The Tick
The Tick may be dim-witted, prone to making long-winded, nonsensical soliloquies and may be the most unintentionally destructive hero since Sledge Hammer, but he also has a heart of gold and is willing to stand up to any challenge. Whether it’s stopping petty crooks or throttling an uncooperative coffee machine, the Tick is just the hero The City needs… whether they like it or not! Joining the Tick in his quest for justice are loyal but nebbish moth man Arthur (David Burke), tough cookie Captain Liberty (Liz Vassey), and blasé ladies’ man Bat Manuel.
Like many TV shows, the live action version of “The Tick” suffered an early death on the Fox network, but it has thankfully become a cult classic. To see flesh-and-blood adult actors dressed in these ridiculous costumes, uttering ludicrous lines (”Abso-doodle!”) and fighting comical villains (Apocolypse Cow, Destroyo), makes “The Tick” so literal and so rewardingly hilarious. (Courtesy of Columbia TriStar Televsion and Hulu.com)
Batmanuel, Captain Liberty and Arthur surprise Tick on the rooftops with a celebratory cake, marking their one year anniversary. Arthur begins questioning his super hero roots, just like when he first encountered Tick. 
Captain Liberty encourages Arthur to come out to his family as the superhero he really is. The only problem is, his mother and sister don’t take the news very well, and admit him into a psychiatric hospital, where they supposedly turn superheroes into “normal” people. 
The Tick, Arthur and Batmanuel are all called to testify at the trial of an evil and intimidating supervillain. 
When the Tick and Arthur are invited to join the Legion of Heroes. Captain Liberty and Batmanuel feel excluded from the pro-white, anti feminist league and decide to take action. 
Arthur’s chances at dating an old high school classmate are jeopardized by The Tick; Captain Liberty struggles to stop some nude photographs of her from being published.
The need for a superhero license reveals that The Tick doesn’t know anything about his past. The Tick doesn’t know his date of birth, his social security number or his real name. In a quest to find out who he really is, Arthur does a search, which unites The Tick with a woman who claims to be his wife.
A dysfunctional superhero/sidekick team leads Arthur to question his relationship with The Tick. Friendly takes him out to meet other underestimated sidekicks, but Arthur insists he’s not a sidekick; he’s part of a duo. Finally, Fiery shows up drunk asking for Friendly to go back to him, and Tick and Arthur establish that no one wears the pants in their house. 
When a famous superhero dies during their tryst, Captain Liberty enlists Batmanuel to don his costume. 
Pilot Episode of the comic book adaptation of The Tick. A mild mannered accountant leaves hiss boring life behind to become a superhero under the tutelage of The Tick. Taking Arthur under his wing The Tick begins to teach Arthur the ropes of how to become a super hero, which proves to be one giant disillusion.
