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  • FOX
  • Nov 8, 2001
  • FOX
  • Nov 8, 2001
The Tick

Summary "I am the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good... and not-so good. Together, with my stalwart sidekick, Arthur, and the magnanimous help of some other folks I know, we form the yin to villainy's malevolent yang. Destiny has chosen us. Wicked men! You face...The Tick!" The life of a superhero is not ea...

Created By: Ben Edlund

  • FOX
  • Nov 8, 2001
  • FOX
  • Nov 8, 2001
The Tick
Season 1
Season Premiere: Nov 8, 2001
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
must-watch
82
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 13 User Ratings
8.5
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Summary "I am the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good... and not-so good. Together, with my stalwart sidekick, Arthur, and the magnanimous help of some other folks I know, we form the yin to villainy's malevolent yang. Destiny has chosen us. Wicked men! You face...The Tick!" The life of a superhero is not ea...

Created By: Ben Edlund

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Nov 8, 2001 • 22 m
Pilot
The Tick recruits an amateur sleuth.
Episode 2 • Nov 15, 2001 • 22 m
The Funeral
The amazing Immortal arrives, but doesn't live up to his name.
Episode 3 • Dec 5, 2001 • 22 m
Couples
The Tick and Arthur run into Fiery Blaze and Friendly Fire. Batmanuel buys a dog for Captain Liberty.
Episode 4 • Dec 6, 2001 • 23 m
The License
The Tick applies for his superhero license but is turned away when he doesn't recall his true identity. On his quest to solve his identity crisis, he attracts the attention of a woman who says he's her missing husband.
Episode 5 • Dec 13, 2001 • 23 m
Arthur Needs Space
The Tick jeopardizes Arthur's efforts to romance an old classmate.
Episode 6 • Dec 21, 2001 • 23 m
The Big Leagues
The Tick and Arthur are recruited by the League of Superheroes.
Episode 7 • Jan 17, 2002 • 23 m
The Tick vs. Justice
The team is asked to testify against Destroyo, and Captain Liberty is assigned to guard him.
Episode 8 • Jan 24, 2002 • 23 m
Arthur, Interrupted
Arthur's family has him committed.
Episode 9 • Jan 31, 2002 • 23 m
The Terror
Arthur questions his superhero roots. This is Tick's one year anniversary party and is "relived" in flashbacks of The Tick's time with Arthur, Captain Liberty, and Batmanuel.

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
82
96% Positive
25 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
4% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
82
96% Positive
25 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review

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100
Jun 10, 2015
The Tick made me laugh out loud enough to miss the next laugh line. And that doesn't happen often in these TV times of tired old, same old sitcoms. [4 Nov 2001, p.2]
By Ann Hodges FULL REVIEW
90
Jun 10, 2015
Delightful. [8 Nov 2001, p.45]
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
90
Jun 10, 2015
No matter how The Tick fares, Warburton is giving a show-stopping, larger-than-life performance that should send his career zooming. Stand back and watch him go for as long as he can.
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW
88
Jun 10, 2015
It's cleverly written, slickly produced and features a sidesplitting star turn by Seinfeld's Patrick Warburton as the big, blue, well-padded superhero with scene-stealing antennae. But the best thing I can say also is the simplest: It made me laugh. A lot.
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 10, 2015
Absurdity is the only real agenda here, and The Tick hits that target. Whether that is enough remains to be seen. The daffiest shows sometimes flame out early, and in its aggressive incongruity The Tick is certainly a descendant of "Police Squad," an experimental classic that lasted just a few episodes.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 10, 2015
An instant cult classic will be born when The Tick arrives at 8:30 tonight on Fox, a rambunctiously clever human cartoon rarin' to tickle your funnybone with unhinged satiric glee. [8 Nov 2001, p.4G]
By Mike Duffy FULL REVIEW
0
Jun 10, 2015
The focus on excretory subjects makes you wonder if the show's writers aren't overdue for a tuneup at their shrinks.
By Adam Buckman FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 13 User Ratings
8.5
92% Positive
12 Ratings
8% Mixed
1 Rating
0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 13 User Ratings
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92% Positive
12 Ratings
8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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