Episode
The Tick: Arthur, Interrupted
Overview
Arthur's mom and sister hire a deprogrammer after he tells them of his choice to be a superhero and his partnership with Tick.
Details
- Series
- The Tick
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2002-01-24
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Arthur, Interrupted is Episode 8 in Season 1 of The Tick. It aired on 2002-01-24. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 7: The Tick vs. Justice
Tick is jailed for contempt after testifying against a supervillain, who counsels his guard Captain Liberty on her love life.
Episode 9: The Terror
Irked by Tick's enthusiasm, Liberty baits him into fighting an archvillain, who happens to be bedridden and 112 years old.
More episodes from this season
Episode 6: The Big Leagues
The all-male League of Superheroes invites Tick and Arthur to join, prompting Captain Liberty to sue for discrimination.
Episode 5: Arthur Needs Space
The Tick assumes he's invited along when Arthur has a date with the girl he worshipped in high school; old nude photos haunt Captain Liberty, who faces a disciplinary hearing.
Episode 4: The License
Tick's inability to account for his past prompts a search for his identity; Captain Liberty dates a man who thinks she's a civilian.
Episode 3: Couples
A crimefighting duo's teamwork impresses the Tick, but Arthur detects an underlying tension between the pair.
Episode 2: The Funeral
A superhero dies on a book tour while in the, um, care of Captain Liberty, who initiates a coverup, with Batmanuel playing impostor, while Arthur and the Tick deal with the body.
Episode 1: Pilot
The Tick moves to the City and meets superhero wannabe Arthur, who helps battle an archival Soviet robot programmed to kill Jimmy Carter.