This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Looney Toons: I grabbed a copy of the Tick image and put in a different URL to it, just to avoid that weird relay through Google images.
Looney Toons: "Deflator Mouse" vs. "Die Fleidermaus". Long, long ago, I was soundly informed that the proper spelling, despite all sense, was the former — because the character didn't know the right way to spell it. IMDB uses the latter, but that's no guarantee. Can someone please confirm one way or the other?
Red Shoe: I'm hardly a canonical source, but my understanding was always that the former was the character's name, being a pun on the latter.
Drop Dead Gorgias: I always thought it was Die Fledermaus, with heavy references to the Opera of the same name. The only surefire way I can think is either to get a subtitled copy of the cartoon (unlikely), or to check out the official comic books, which would naturally have to spell the name out. If I run across either of those any time soon I'll let you know.
Looney Toons: (after research) It looks like the authentic German spelling wins, if the The Tick FAQ can be trusted.
Kendra Kirai: Somewhat understandable...considering it means 'The Bat'. Hee. Though the fact he's such a coward would suggest he's a deflatable mouse at heart. :)
BT The P: Yeah, it's a nice little double pun. The thing about looking for him in the comics, he's not in the comics. In fact, apart from The Tick, Arthur, and a few villains, there are no shared characters. Thus, the characters from the cartoon weren't included in the licensing deal that created the live-action show, and that's why Captain Liberty and Batmanuel had to be created. I like them better, anyway.
Cort Jstr: The deal with Fox was that any character who appeared in the comic first belonged to NEC, any character who appeared in the show first belonged to Fox. This lead to confusion when the live action show, which aired on Fox but wasn't produced by Fox, couldn't use American Maid or TEMBWBAM. Many characters appeared on in the comic and cartoon: Chairface, Man-Eating Cow (a hero with her own title in the comic), and Barry (the other Tick), and several background characters spring immediately to mind.
Seven Seals: Did The Tick ever provide examples of An Aesop, as in, a straight moral? I only recall the Spoof Aesops, but that may be because they were so much more memorable.
Cort Jstr: Good point. Off of the top of my head I can only remember vague platitudes about Evil being crumbs in the bed of life and such. The closest true one I can recall is follow-your-dream-and-be-yourself which plays out with Arthur's interactions with his sister, but I dont't know if that's spelled out explicitly enough to qualify.
Tongpu: Anyone have any idea why there's a link to Global Frequency here?
Uknown Troper: Ben Edlund wrote The Tick. He is also working on Global Frequency. The page mentions he made The Tick. Link explained.
Mr Guy: Would "The Tick Vs. Filth" count as A Day in the Limelight for Sewer Urchin?
