The Tick

7.2
200122m

Based on Ben Edlund's cult comic, a mysterious blue avenger teams up with an odd group of superheroes to fight crime.

Production

Logo for Columbia TriStar Television

Seasons

9 Episodes • Premiered 2001

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1. Pilot

10.0

The Tick moves to the City and meets superhero wannabe Arthur, who helps battle an archival Soviet robot programmed to kill Jimmy Carter.

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2. The Funeral

A superhero dies on a book tour while in the, um, care of Captain Liberty, who initiates a coverup, with Batmanuel playing impostor, while Arthur and the Tick deal with the body.

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3. Couples

A crimefighting duo's teamwork impresses the Tick, but Arthur detects an underlying tension between the pair.

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4. The License

Tick's inability to account for his past prompts a search for his identity; Captain Liberty dates a man who thinks she's a civilian.

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5. Arthur Needs Space

The Tick assumes he's invited along when Arthur has a date with the girl he worshipped in high school; old nude photos haunt Captain Liberty, who faces a disciplinary hearing.

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6. The Big Leagues

The all-male League of Superheroes invites Tick and Arthur to join, prompting Captain Liberty to sue for discrimination.

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7. The Tick vs. Justice

Tick is jailed for contempt after testifying against a supervillain, who counsels his guard Captain Liberty on her love life.

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8. Arthur, Interrupted

Arthur's mom and sister hire a deprogrammer after he tells them of his choice to be a superhero and his partnership with Tick.

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9. The Terror

Irked by Tick's enthusiasm, Liberty baits him into fighting an archvillain, who happens to be bedridden and 112 years old.

Cast

Photo of Liz Vassey

Liz Vassey

Captain Liberty

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