The Tick

Season 1

2001 · 9 episodes · 3h 18m in all · 10.0/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Pilot

   8 Nov 2001 · 22 min · 10.0/10

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

2. 

   2. The Funeral

   15 Nov 2001 · 22 min

   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.

3. 

   3. Couples

   5 Dec 2001 · 22 min

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

4. 

   4. The License

   6 Dec 2001 · 22 min

   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.

5. 

   5. Arthur Needs Space

   13 Dec 2001 · 22 min

   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.

6. 

   6. The Big Leagues

   21 Dec 2001 · 22 min

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

7. 

   7. The Tick vs. Justice

   17 Jan 2002 · 22 min

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

8. 

   8. Arthur, Interrupted

   24 Jan 2002 · 22 min

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

9. 

   9. The Terror

   31 Jan 2002 · 22 min

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