History Series / TheTick2001

** First, Destroyo confesses to killing witnesses in front of Captain Liberty (and implies he intends to kill The Tick and Arthur too), but since he's acting as his own attorney and he was talking to himself, the confession was privileged communication and therefore could not be used against him. (It was implied he knew she would find out anyway and so decided to say it in such a way that she wouldn't be allowed to tell anyone.) However, in the lawsuit ''Clark v. The United States'' it was determined that if attorney-client communication is used to commit fraud or further a crime then it is ''not'' subject to attorney-client privilege law. In other words, Captain Liberty totally could have reported it, and added even ''more'' charges to the list of Destroyo's offenses, and there would have been nothing Destroyo could do about it.

** Third, although not actually something Destroyo did, the way the group finally get him convicted, [[spoiler:by baiting him into attacking Arthur in the middle of the courtroom, thereby showing the court his true colors]]. In reality that would likely have resulted in an immediate mistrial and everyone involved would have been arrested on the spot.

* ItsAllAboutMe: In the episode "The Tick vs. Justice", a car accident between Batmanuel and a supervillain named Destroyo reveals the villain's trunk is full of [[NoodleImplements ransom letters, nuclear weapons, and very strong rope]]. Despite an obvious threat to national security Batmanuel spends the entire episode worried about his insurance premiums, even turning his statement to the court into a plea for them to lower his deductible.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Arthur. He was quite a competent accountant aside from the "dressed as a moth" thing. It was almost a literal use of the trope, as his suit is often mistaken for a rabbit.

* HollywoodLaw: In "The Tick vs. Justice", a few of Destroyo's {{Courtroom Antic}}s, blatantly attempting to get himself OffOnATechnicality, would never fly in a real court.

-->'''Arthur:''' You're all a bunch of self-centered, egotistical, sexually frustrated kindergarteners. No offense intended.\\

* EverythingsBetterWithCows: The [[TakeOurWordForIt off-screen]] [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever fifty-foot]] [[KillItWithFire fire-lactating]] bovine known as Apocalypse Cow.

... which all occur offscreen due to budget trouble. Most of the shows deal with their downtime, being described as "''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' in tights". Much of the animated show's style and wit was retained, along with different humor and comedic deconstrunctions. It was canceled before it could run a whole season. ''Where's the siege?!'' (Probably didn't help anything that the last Episode, ''The Terror'' was scheduled to run on 9/11/2001.)

* AdaptationalDumbass: Between lengthy conversations with clogged toilets and not understanding the concept of death, this is the Tick at his absolute dumbest. This is likely because of the show's differing format. His gung-ho heroic personality doesn't have an outlet, so his smarts are dialled down to better bounce off of for comedic purposes.

** Batmanuel is based off of a bat, obviously.

* MythologyGag: Batmanuel is referred to as "Little Fledermaus" by Destroyo in "The Tick vs Justice", a reference to the character that Batmanuel is based off of: Die Fledermaus.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: Between lengthy conversations with clogged toilets and not understanding the concept of death, this is the Tick at his absolute dumbest. This is likely because of the show's differing format. His gung-ho heroic personality doesn't have an outlet, so his smarts are dialled down to better bounce off of for comedic purposes.

* AnimalThemedSuperbeing

** The episode "Arthur, Interrupted," compares superherodom to homosexuality. Arthur is told by his fellow heroes that he should "come out" to his family, that being "closeted" is a bad thing (both are terms commonly used in regards to homosexuality). After he does he's taken away to be "cured" (attempting to "cure" homosexuality is a controversial yet common thing in America and many other parts of the world). He's sent to an insane asylum where he discovers that the creepy, effeminate psychiatrist secretly has a superhero fetish (a reference to how many anti-gay crusaders are eventually outed as having gay tendencies).

* HollywoodLaw: In "The Tick vs. Justice" a few of Destroyo's {{Courtroom Antic}}s, blatantly attempting to get himself OffOnATechnicality, would never fly in a real court.

* MythologyGag: Batmanuel is referred to as "Little Fledermaus" by Destroyo in "The Tick vs Justice," a reference to the character that Batmanuel is based off of: Die Fledermaus.

* ThePerryMasonMethod: Inverted in "The Tick Versus Justice." Destroyo, acting as his own attorney, asks witness Arthur a loaded question, which Arthur answers in such a way as to provoke a VillainousBreakdown in Destroyo.

* SuperHero: All of the main cast

* WhatIsThisFeeling: In "The Tick vs. Justice", he has his first headache, due to the frustration of Destroyo's impeding discharge despite obvious evidence of his crime.
-->'''The Tick:''' What is this awful pounding in my head! If feels like my head is having a baby!\\

'''The Tick:''' Its got a name now!?

*** Number 1: The legal doctrine at play here is the "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree" which states that evidence gained illegally is inadmissible if it was gained (even indirectly) through means that violate the suspect's rights. The "tree" of the investigation is tainted, therefore its "fruit" is no good. However, this only counts if the suspect's rights were violated ''by law enforcement officials.'' Regardless of whether The Tick and Arthur were in the right or not, they are not police officers or detectives and so their actions don't count for the purposes of the fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine.