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...
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.
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.
The "American Gods" star credits amazing co-stars and killer special effects for his mind-bending performance.
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Title: The Tick (1994–1997)
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| Series cast summary: | |||
| Townsend Coleman | ... | The Tick 36 episodes, 1994-1996 | |
| Rob Paulsen | ... | Arthur / ... 34 episodes, 1994-1996 | |
| Cam Clarke | ... | Die Fledermaus / ... 29 episodes, 1994-1996 | |
| Jess Harnell | ... | Sewer Urchin / ... 29 episodes, 1994-1996 | |
| Kay Lenz | ... | American Maid 25 episodes, 1994-1996 | |
| Pat Fraley | ... | Mayor Blank / ... 19 episodes, 1994-1996 | |
| Roger Rose | ... | Brian Pinhead / ... 19 episodes, 1994-1996 | |
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Kevin Schon | ... | Feral Boy / ... 17 episodes, 1994-1996 |
| Jim Cummings | ... | Mr. Mental / ... 15 episodes, 1994-1996 | |
After "crashing" the super hero convention in Reno, the nigh invulnerable blue-clad super hero, the Tick, is deemed the protector of "The City." On his first patrol he runs (more like "falls") into Arthur, an accountant in a moth costume. They soon strike up a partnership. When the villainous and muffled idea men threaten to flood The City, the Tick and Arthur come to the rescue. Along the way we meet Die Fledermaus, American Maid, and the Caped Chameleon. The Human Bullet cameos. Written by Kevin Gillease <gillease@scf-fs.usc.edu>
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The Tick, the cartoon adaptation of the comic book that didn't see nearly enough comic stores. From an Australian perspective, the Tick cartoon series was the first tier of the Tick empire (spanning comic books to live action TV shows) that we experienced, and I must say that the cartoon series 'made it' for me.
With the addition of animation, a comic series has a whole new layer added to it, and in the case of the Tick, the layer only improved what was a solid comic performance. The voices are perfectly cast and the animation (while repetitive or slow at times) captures the illogical (and often insane) nature of the Tick's world.
I would say (after reading the comics and seeing the live action attempts) that the cartoon series stands at the top of the heap, bringing motion of intercharacter relationships to the mix, while still remaining true to the original ideas of the author (without becoming too corny). There is nothing like hearing one of the Tick's rants going on and on and making little to no sense and just laughing it off at the end. This sort of comedy ran into trouble in the comic form, having page upon page of text without action and in the live action form by having static actors on screen who could just not sustain the melodrama needed for this kind of satire.
In all, if you want to see heroic satire through the Tick, then the cartoon is the best medium to obtain it.