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The Tick - Episode Guide

Season 1

The Tick vs. The Idea Men

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 10, 1994

The Tick vs. The Idea Men

The Tick arrives in 'The City' and shortly after meeting Arthur, his side-kick to be, is called into action to foil the evil plans of the 'Idea Men'. Tick and Arthur manage to thwart the Idea Men's plan to blow up the City Dam.

The Tick vs. Chairface Chippendale

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 17, 1994

The Tick vs. Chairface Chippendale

The Tick and Arthur are on patrol, and spot some suspicious activity. The get involved, blowing American Maid's plan to follow the thugs. Luckily they find an invitation to Chairface Chippendale's birthday party. Unlike other criminals, Chairface doesn't want to make his mark on the world...

The Tick vs. Dinosaur Neil

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Sep 24, 1994

The Tick vs. Dinosaur Neil

Dinosaur Neil talks about dinosaurs at his job, but when he is eating his lunch in the lab (even though a sign clearly states "Don't Eat in the Lab"), he accidentally ingests Dinosaur DNA, becomes a dinosaur, and rampages through the city.

The Tick vs. Mr. Mental

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1994

The Tick vs. Mr. Mental

Mr. Mental invites the Tick and Arthur to his stage show at the Evil Eye so that he can hypnotize the Tick to steal a device that will allow him to take over the world.

The Tick vs. the Breadmaster

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1994

The Tick vs. the Breadmaster

The Breadmaster and his sidekick, Buttery Pat, plot to conquer The City by baking a giant Lemon Dessert Souffle and only The Tick and Arthur can stop him. The Tick uses the Human Cannon's cannon to fire himself, create a sonic boom, and collapse the Souffle before it can crush The City.

The Tick vs. El Seed

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1994

The Tick vs. El Seed

El Seed has mobilized the plants to help him take over the world. Arthur and The Tick infiltrate his army; when asked what kind of corn soldiers they are, Arthur says they are "kernels/colonels".

The Tick vs. the Tick

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1994

The Tick vs. the Tick

The Tick, Arthur, Die Fliedermaus, and Sewer Urchin visit The Comet Club in Dot's car. Arthur is denied entry by "The Doorman", as he is a sidekick. The heroes are shocked to learn of The Tick, as they know a different The Tick, Barry. As those two fight, The Evil Midnight Bomber what Bombs at Midnight is seeding The Comet Club with bombs, which no superhero seems to notice...

The Tick vs. the Uncommon Cold

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Oct 29, 1994

The Tick vs. the Uncommon Cold

The Tick falls prey to an uncommon cold and is a less then subtle sufferer - Arthur while tending him goes next door and is kidnapped by Thrakkorzog, evil ruler of Dimension 14B. Thrak plans to conquer Earth with an army of Tick clones, but all that an Arthur-clone can get in the way of Tick's cell samples is mucus from his handkerchiefs. This leads to the creation of Mucus Tick, whom The Tick must battle for the sake of the world!

The Tick vs. Brainchild

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1994

The Tick vs. Brainchild

While shopping, the Tick and Arthur run afoul of Charles, aka Brainchild - a 9-year old with his brain in a transparent dome on his head. Assisted by his cyborg dog Skippy, Charles uses his multi-mega-destructor cannon to smash the Moon into the Earth, and only the Tick can save the day!

The Tick vs. Pineapple Pokopo

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1994

The Tick vs. Pineapple Pokopo

The government asks the Tick and Arthur to help when a space capsule with a monkey (with super smarts due to exposure with cosmic rays) crash lands in Pokoponesia - the heroes must recover the monkey. The two plus American Maid go there and find themselves in battle with the country's evil ruler, Pineapple Pokopo.

The Tick vs. the Mole-men

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1994

The Tick vs. the Mole-men

The Mole Men come to the surface on vacation and the Tick ends up being their tour guide and protector - they meet supermodel Mindy Moleford and pursue her romantically. Complicating matters is the arrival of the Lava Man, who tries to kill the Mole King.

The Tick vs. the Proto Clown

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1995

The Tick vs. the Proto Clown

As The Tick and Arthur return to The City from a trip, The City is too quiet. Soon, they learn that a clown is terrorizing the city. Unfortunately, The Tick is knocked into his own mind, for a journey of discovery.

Season 2

The Little Wooden Boy and the Belly of Love

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 9, 1995

The Little Wooden Boy and the Belly of Love

Arthur falls for a new flying girl, Carmelita, so the Tick carves himself a new sidekick. In the mean time, the city is in the path of the giant whale Blow Hole who is running across the country.

Alone Together

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Sep 16, 1995

Alone Together

The Tick spends time with a world-eating menace while lost in space. Meanwhile, Arthur tries partnering with different superheroes.

Armless but Not Harmless

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1995

Armless but Not Harmless

The Tick and Arthur defeat Venus and Milo with the help of the janitor. The villains later disarm our heroes, and use the arms to make robots that (sorta) look like our heroes.

Coach Fussell's Lament

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Sep 30, 1995

Coach Fussell's Lament

The evil Brainchild returns and using his Nanny-of-the-Apocalypse, captures the Tick and transforms him into a two-headed bird that speaks bad French. Thus rendered powerless, The Tick is auctioned off by Brainchild, and it's up to the other heroes to sneak into the villain gathering and save him.

Bloomsday

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1995

Bloomsday

El Seed has returned and this time he wants to destroy the whole city by making a 400 year flower bloom in ""the bad way"". This flower will bloom in this ""bad way"", when there is no gentle music around.

Evil Sits Down for a Moment

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Nov 4, 1995

Evil Sits Down for a Moment

A villain who can animate furniture and make it do her bidding falls in love with Die Fledermaus and tries to take over The City, with hilarious consequences and sexy results.

Heroes

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1995

Heroes

A camera crew follows the Tick and Arthur around for a day of crime fighting as they do battle with a unique villain.

Ants in Pants!

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1995

Ants in Pants!

Betty, Queen of the Ants, leads the ants of the City in revolt - it loses its major defender when the Tick is thoroughly creeped out and checks himself into Captain Sanity's Superhero Sanitarium. 

The Tick Loves Santa!

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Nov 25, 1995

The Tick Loves Santa!

A small-time bank robber in a stolen Santa Claus costume is chased into an electric billboard, gaining miraculous powers. He becomes Multiple Santa, a villain able to create electric clones of himself. The Tick, Arthur, and their superhero friends are called upon to rid The City of this Christmas menace.

Tick vs. the Big Nothing

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1996

Tick vs. the Big Nothing

An alien race called the "Whats" kidnap the Tick and Arthur to attempt to thwart their nemesis' the "Heys" from destroying the universe.

Tick vs. Reno, Nevada

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Feb 10, 1996

Tick vs. Reno, Nevada

Sister and brother performers, Fred and Soren, beg for Arthur's help after their dolphin, Mr. Smarty Pants, is kidnapped by The Cult of the Fin, which has sinister plans for Reno, Nevada.

Grandpa Wore Tights

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1996

Grandpa Wore Tights

The Tick and Arthur visit a home for retired superheroes, and hear the story of the Desire-O-Vac. Arthur doesn't believe a word of it, but the old super-villain The Terror wants it, and is using his son to find out all about it.

Season 3

That Mustache Feeling

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Sep 14, 1996

That Mustache Feeling

The Tick wakes up with a full-grown mustache that has its own agenda. The Tick is pleased with the change and adopts a new, hipper attitude, but a group of specialists are tracking the mustache and cause problems at the bachelor party for Dinosaur Neil's upcoming nuptials. The mustache changes hosts and escapes the party, only to meet its destiny.

Tick vs. Dot and Neil's Wedding

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Sep 21, 1996

Tick vs. Dot and Neil's Wedding

Dot and Dinosaur Neil are to get married, but Chairface messes with Neil's medication, so he becomes a dinosaur again.

Sidekicks Don't Kiss

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Sep 28, 1996

Sidekicks Don't Kiss

While on a date with Carmelita, Arthur is kidnapped by the Deertown Aztecs. The Tick teams up with Carmelita to find and rescue Arthur and, in the process, gets a pet capybara named Speak.

Tick vs. Arthur

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 5, 1996

Tick vs. Arthur

Arthur confiscates a belt from a new super-villain which allows him to become bigger, stronger and not so nice.

Devil in Diapers

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 6, 1996

Devil in Diapers

Mr. Mental steals a device from Dr. Pendecker that lets him hypnotize Arthur and the Tick into thinking he's a baby so they'll protect him. Unfortunately, Mental leaves the device in the taxi and has to recover it.

Tick vs. Filth

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 26, 1996

Tick vs. Filth

The Tick and Arthur gain a newfound respect for the Sewer Urchin, who shines beneath the streets of The City as a super villain unleashes an army of intelligent filth.

Tick vs. Europe

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Nov 2, 1996

Tick vs. Europe

The Tick is sent to Antwerp, Belgium on a superhero exchange program to sip flavored coffees, dance until dawn and... oh, yeah... contend with Octopaganini and the Eastern Bloc Robot Cowboy while his Belgian counterpart Eclair helps Arthur deal with the Breadmaster.

Tick vs. Science

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Nov 9, 1996

Tick vs. Science

The mad scientists have a science fair to show off their work. A personality swapper is used to cover a theft. Arthur manages to kiss Carmelilta, only to find out that The Tick is still in Carmelita's body.

Tick vs. Prehistory

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Nov 16, 1996

Tick vs. Prehistory

The Tick and Arthur travel back in time over 3 million years, join a tribe of Australopithecines and work in a restaurant for time travelers from the distant, distant future.

Tick vs. Education

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Nov 24, 1996

Tick vs. Education

The Tick and Arthur become teacher and teacher's aid at an Extension Class for people who want to become Superheroes. While on a field trip, they encounter Mr. Creamy, a disgruntled former employee of an ice cream company on a mission.

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