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1994 [[Animated Series]], a casual but incisive send-up of [[Superhero]] shows (based on an independent comic by Ben Edlund written in the early 90s), featuring as its title character a super-strong, "[[Nigh Invulnerability|Nigh Invulnerable]]" (or so he says), and <s>probably</s> insane moron with a hypertrophied sense of justice and [[Melodrama]], given to bold, thoughtless action and near-incomprehensible [[An Aesop|Aesop]]-[[Spoof Aesop|like]] pronouncements. Assisting [[Cloudcuckoolander|the Tick]] in his daily struggle against the forces of Evil is [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Arthur]], a former accountant, now moth-themed [[Sidekick]]. Frequently joining their adventures are [[Handsome Lech|Die Fledermaus]] and [[Action Girl|American Maid]], two fellow crimefighters [[Expy|who bear a funhouse-mirror resemblance]] to a pair of well-known characters from [[The DCU]].

* [[Alien Among Us]]: Tick and Arthur get new neighbors in one episode: Thrakkorzog, some normal guy, and Thrakkorzog's brain-eating tongue.

* [[All Psychology Is Freudian]] - In one episode, [[Cloudcuckoolander|The Tick]] goes to see a psychiatrist. His "therapy" consists of being forced to wrestle the psychiatrist's assisstant <s> Shaft</s> [[Expy|Taft]] in various disguises.

''[[Cloudcuckoolander|Tick]]:'' No, you're not! You're Taft! }}

* [[Animal-Themed Superbeing]]: The Tick... even if he doesn't actually suck blood. Also, Arthur is not a bunny.

* [[Body Horror]]: "ARTHUR! My mustache is touching ''my brain''!" [[Real Life|Actually possible]] - a little bit of your brain actually does protrude into your sinuses (that's how you can smell). Also, The Ticks transformation in ''Coach Fussels Lament''.

** In the animated episode "Armless But Not Harmless", the Tick and Arthur are struck by a ray [[Bloodless Carnage|that causes their arms to fall off]]. The Tick takes his sudden debrachiation in stride. Arthur…not so much:

'''Arthur''': ''(screams again)'' }}

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Authur is pretty competent in a variety of things, once you look past he's in a giant moth suit all the time.

* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: Yank.

* [[Evil Plan]]: Parodied in the pilot episode, when the heroes catch one of the Idea Men and demand he tells them his scheme:

'''Tick:''' You ''cads!'' }}

* [[Esperanto, the Universal Language]]: "Actually, Tick, I've taught myself to speak all your Earth languages. Except Esperanto. * chuckles* You could see ''that'' one was going nowhere."

* [[I Am Not Weasel]]: Arthur's moth costume is confused for a rabbit rabbit.

* [[Ice Cream Koan]]: Many quotes by The Tick and The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs At Midnight.

''SURF'S UP, SPACE PONIES! I'M MAKING GRAVY WITHOUT THE LUMPS!'' }}

* [[Idea Bulb]]: The terrorist group Idea Men have a light bulb logo.

* [[Nested Mouths]]: Thrakkorzog has a little face on his tongue that talks about eating brains.

* [[Nineties Anti-Hero]]: Parodied with Big Shot.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Sewer Urchin has Dustin Hoffman's "Rainman" voice.

** Die Fladermaus acts like the [[Adam West]] [[Batman (TV series)|Batman]].

** For that matter, the "Rive Droite" bank whose fitting slogan is "The Right Bank for You"

* [[Reinventing the Telephone]]: Parodying the Bat Signal

* [[Retro Rocket]]: A miniature one was used as a [[Jet Pack]] by [[Action Girl|The Suffragette]] during her hero career.

* [[Robot Dog]]: Brainchild has one.

* [[Sapient Cetaceans]]: "The Tick vs Nevada" featured a dolphin who, like Blowhole, wanted to conquer mankind rather than amuse it.

* [[Sarcasm Blind]]:

'''Tick:''' Neat! }}

* [[Screams Like a Little Girl]]: Arthur in the live action series, making The Tick think it's a [[Distressed Damsel]].

* [[The Talk]]

* [[This Looks Like a Job For Aquaman]]: Sewer Urchin, normally somewhat useless and meek, becomes a Badass in the episode where they have to battle his sewer-based archnemesis. Here, he is largely unflappable with just the right tools for the job and a pretty cool base of operations.

'''Sewer Urchin:''' (revealing that he heard Arthur just fine) "Down here I'm the apotheosis of cool." }}

* [[The Unintelligible]]: The Idea Men, while theyre helmets are closed anyway.