History WesternAnimation / TheTick

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: Brian Pinhead (pih-NAYD) of Channel 17 News.

* BadassMustache: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZWXRIlAl9w This excerpt]] has [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} the Tick]] have one find its way onto his face. He seeks moustache advice from Taft, a man with a BadassMoustache [[CaptainErsatz who is totally not]] Film/{{Shaft}}.

* ItIsPronouncedTropay: Brian Pinhead (pih-NAYD) of Channel 17 News.

In 2001, Creator/{{FOX}} attempted to revive the series in a live-action format with Creator/PatrickWarburton as The Tick, details are [[Series/TheTick2001 here]].

*** Baby-boomerangutang: "It's okay to play with dolls!

** American Maid: "I vote for JUSTICE!"

* MaliciousMisnaming: In "The Tick vs the Uncommon Cold", the Tick gets Thrakkorzog's goat by purposefully mis-pronouncing his name. A somewhat intelligent burn on Tick's part, as he starts with somewhat-justified misnames until he finally rubs in that he's doing it by calling him "Susan."

'''Tick''': ''[spots a {{phone booth}}]'' Ah... come along, Arthur! We'll call for assistance!\\

* ChristmasEpisode: “The Tick Loves Santa!” is, naturally, set at Christmastime. It features the debut of [[BadSanta Multiple Santa]], a bank robber who gains electricity-based SelfDuplication powers after running into a neon sign and [[LightningCanDoAnything being electrocuted]]. The Tick wrestles with his love of Santa and the need to stop him from flooding the streets with his clones after he [[BigDamPlot hijacks the local hydroelectric dam]] -- until the ''real'' Santa shows up and snaps him out of it.

* ChristmasEpisode: “The Tick Loves Santa!” is, naturally, set at Christmastime. It features the debut of [[BadSanta Multiple Santa]], a bank robber who gains electricity-based SelfDuplication powers after running into a neon sign and [[LightningCanDoAnything being electrocuted]]. The Tick wrestles with his love of Santa and the need to stop him from flooding the streets with his clones after he [[BigDamPlot hijacks the local hydroelectric dam]].

* CaptainGeographic: American Maid.

* ChefOfIron[=/=]EvilChef: The Breadmaster.
* ChristmasEpisode: “The Tick Loves Santa!” is, naturally, set at Christmastime.

** American Maid, compared to Die Fliedermaus and most of the rest of the cast.

* UsefulNotes/EsperantoTheUniversalLanguage: "Actually, Tick, I've taught myself to speak all your Earth languages. Except Esperanto. (''chuckles'') You could see ''that'' one was going nowhere." (See also TakeThat below.)

'''EMBWBAM''': ''"AN OBJECT AT REST, CANNOT BE STOPPED!"''\\

* TakeThat: Tick is [[AlienAbduction abducted by aliens]] who can only speak one word. "What?" except for their official translator who has "taught myself to speak all your Earth languages. Except Esperanto. (''chuckles'') You could see ''that'' one was going nowhere." (See also UsefulNotes/EsperantoTheUniversalLanguage.)

* SuperHero

* TheTalk

* {{Adorkable}}: Arthur.

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->''"Yes, evil comes in many forms, whether it be a man-eating cow or UsefulNotes/JosefStalin, but you can't let the package hide the pudding! Evil is just plain bad! You don't cotton to it. You gotta smack it in the nose with the rolled-up newspaper of goodness! Bad dog! Bad dog!"''
-->-- '''The Tick'''

** Die Fladermaus acts like the Creator/AdamWest Series/{{Batman|1966}}.

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

A Recap/{{Recap}} page is in progress [[Recap/TheTick here]].

* LineOfSightName: Tick is thinking of a good BattleCry and realizes he's got a spoon in his hand, so...
** In a more straight-forward example, Tick has to think of an alias when checking into a hotel and comes up with Nick Soapdish after seeing a soap dish.

* ViewersAreGeniuses: You don't ''have'' to know the then-obscure[[note]]this was a few years before the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' creators popularised the story and turned it into a musical[[/note]] historical footnote concerning the Donner Party and their descent into cannibalism, when they were trapped in the Rocky Mountains in the winter of 1846 on the way to California. But it helps your appreciation of Keith [[NoPartyLikeADonnerParty Donner]], cannibal villain. [[note]]And of course a "doner" is also a style of kebab, made from what you hope is meat.[[/note]]

* DumbDinos: Upon transforming into his dinosaur form, Neil loses his human intelligence and becomes a rampaging monster.

* BadassGrandpa: The retired superheroes from "Grandpa Wore Tights," who despite their advanced age and failing powers, put up quite a fight against [[GiantMook The Human Ton]] and [[CompanionCube Handy,]] and actually manage to defeat him.

* CombatStilettos: [[ActionGirl American Maid]] wears them and actually uses them in combat [[ImprobableWeaponUser as throwing weapons]].

* RetroRocket: A miniature one was used as a JetPack by [[ActionGirl The Suffragette]] during her hero career.

** Die Fladermaus acts like the Creator/AdamWest Series/{{Batman}}.

* {{Feghoot}}: The episode "The Tick Loves Santa." Dear GOD, the episode "The Tick Loves Santa."