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  • 2001
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  • 2001
  • TV-14
  • FOX
The Tick

Summary "I am the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good... and not-so good. Together, with my stalwart sidekick, Arthur, and the magnanimous help of some other folks I know, we form the yin to villainy's malevolent yang. Destiny has chosen us. Wicked men! You face...The Tick!" The life of a superhero is not ea...

Created By: Ben Edlund

  • 2001
  • TV-14
  • FOX
  • 2001
  • TV-14
  • FOX

The Tick

Season 1 Premiere: Nov 1, 2001
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
must-watch
82
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 19 User Ratings
7.9
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Summary "I am the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good... and not-so good. Together, with my stalwart sidekick, Arthur, and the magnanimous help of some other folks I know, we form the yin to villainy's malevolent yang. Destiny has chosen us. Wicked men! You face...The Tick!" The life of a superhero is not ea...

Created By: Ben Edlund

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
82
96% Positive
25 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
4% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 26 Critic Reviews
82
96% Positive
25 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review

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100
Jun 10, 2015
The Tick made me laugh out loud enough to miss the next laugh line. And that doesn't happen often in these TV times of tired old, same old sitcoms. [4 Nov 2001, p.2]
By Ann Hodges
90
Jun 10, 2015
Delightful. [8 Nov 2001, p.45]
By Matt Zoller Seitz
90
Jun 10, 2015
No matter how The Tick fares, Warburton is giving a show-stopping, larger-than-life performance that should send his career zooming. Stand back and watch him go for as long as he can.
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW
88
Jun 10, 2015
It's cleverly written, slickly produced and features a sidesplitting star turn by Seinfeld's Patrick Warburton as the big, blue, well-padded superhero with scene-stealing antennae. But the best thing I can say also is the simplest: It made me laugh. A lot.
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 10, 2015
Absurdity is the only real agenda here, and The Tick hits that target. Whether that is enough remains to be seen. The daffiest shows sometimes flame out early, and in its aggressive incongruity The Tick is certainly a descendant of "Police Squad," an experimental classic that lasted just a few episodes.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 10, 2015
An instant cult classic will be born when The Tick arrives at 8:30 tonight on Fox, a rambunctiously clever human cartoon rarin' to tickle your funnybone with unhinged satiric glee. [8 Nov 2001, p.4G]
By Mike Duffy
0
Jun 10, 2015
The focus on excretory subjects makes you wonder if the show's writers aren't overdue for a tuneup at their shrinks.
By Adam Buckman FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 19 User Ratings
7.9
79% Positive
15 Ratings
21% Mixed
4 Ratings
0% Negative
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21% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Columbia TriStar Television
  • Sonnenfeld Josephson Worldwide Entertainment
Initial Release Date: Nov 1, 2001
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Costume Designers Guild Awards
• 1 Nomination

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