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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Tick Season 1 Episode 11 - The Tick vs. The Mole-Men
    7.2/10(85 votes)

    #1 - The Tick vs. The Mole-Men

    S1:E11

    The King of the Mole People and his ministers come to the surface for a vacation.

    Director:Art Vitello
    Writer:Christopher McCulloch

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  2. The Tick Season 3 Episode 5 - Devil in Diapers
    7.3/10(64 votes)

    #2 - Devil in Diapers

    S3:E5

    Mr. Mental steals a device from Dr. Pendecker that lets him hypnotize Arthur and the Tick into thinking he's a baby so they'll protect him. Unfortunately, Mental leaves the device in the taxi and has to recover it.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writers:Christopher McCulloch, Randolph Heard

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  3. The Tick Season 2 Episode 3 - Armless But Not Harmless
    7.4/10(86 votes)

    #3 - Armless But Not Harmless

    S2:E3

    The Tick and Arthur run afoul of Venus, a portly but alluring love goddess/villain, and her sycophantic sidekick, Milo. The villains successfully remove The Tick and Arthur's arms and attach them to a pair of crude lookalike robots. Venus begins a crime spree with the help of the heroes' arms, while The Tick and Arthur evade a police manhunt and try to reclaim their errant extremities and save the day.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  4. The Tick Season 2 Episode 5 - Leonardo da Vinci and His Fightin' Genius Time Commandos!
    7.4/10(82 votes)

    #4 - Leonardo da Vinci and His Fightin' Genius Time Commandos!

    S2:E5

    A flunky of air conditioner repair school makes a time machine and goes back and kidnaps the greatest inventors of all time so he can go back in time and reinvent everything.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writer:Michael Rubiner

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  5. The Tick Season 1 Episode 3 - The Tick vs. Dinosaur Neil
    7.5/10(138 votes)

    #5 - The Tick vs. Dinosaur Neil

    S1:E3

    Mutant Dino-Park scientist Neil proves to be a major headache.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  6. The Tick Season 1 Episode 4 - The Tick vs. Mr. Mental
    7.5/10(122 votes)

    #6 - The Tick vs. Mr. Mental

    S1:E4

    Mr. Mental hypnotizes The Tick and sends him to steal the Thinking Cap from Pendecker Labs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  7. The Tick Season 2 Episode 6 - Bloomsday
    7.5/10(82 votes)

    #7 - Bloomsday

    S2:E6

    El Seed has returned and this time he wants to destroy the whole city by making a 400 year flower bloom in ""the bad way"". This flower will bloom in this ""bad way"", when there is no gentle music around. But when Professor Ichibana, owner of this rare & amazing flower, switches flowers with The Tick and Arthur, these accursed superheroes are tossed in El Seed's salad once again. El Seed creates Rosebud, who manages to steal the flower from Arthur. El Seed makes the flower bloom in ""the bad way"", but even he cannot control it's powers. Only the Tick's opera singing can save the City now...

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  8. The Tick Season 2 Episode 12 - Tick vs. Reno, Nevada
    7.5/10(73 votes)

    #8 - Tick vs. Reno, Nevada

    S2:E12

    When Reno entertainers Soren and Frederica lose their prized animal, a trained dolphin, they call upon Arthur (they know his parents), and he and the Tick come to their aid. Little do they know that the dolphin, The Fin, plans to rule the world with his newly-invented Fish Magnet, with which he plans to bury the city in fish. The Tick must cope with his newfound weakness - gambling addiction - but manages to overcome it and beat The Fin by holding his breath longer.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writers:Pippin Parker, Andy Yerkes

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  9. The Tick Season 1 Episode 2 - The Tick vs. Chairface Chippendale
    7.6/10(157 votes)

    #9 - The Tick vs. Chairface Chippendale

    S1:E2

    A criminal mastermind with an evil plan and a face only an interior decorator could love.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  10. The Tick Season 1 Episode 10 - The Tick vs. Pineapple Pokopo
    7.6/10(93 votes)

    #10 - The Tick vs. Pineapple Pokopo

    S1:E10

    Arthur and The Tick try to rescue Yank, a super-genius, space monkey, captured by an evil ruler.

    Director:Art Vitello
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  11. The Tick Season 2 Episode 4 - Coach Fussell's Lament
    7.6/10(85 votes)

    #11 - Coach Fussell's Lament

    S2:E4

    The evil Brainchild returns and using his Nanny-of-the-Apocalypse, captures the Tick and transforms him into a two-headed bird that speaks bad French. Thus rendered powerless, The Tick is auctioned off by Brainchild, and it's up to the other heroes to sneak into the villain gathering and save him.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writers:Pippin Parker, Andy Yerkes

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  12. The Tick Season 3 Episode 8 - Tick vs. Science
    7.6/10(63 votes)

    #12 - Tick vs. Science

    S3:E8

    The Tick and Arthur are invited to the Mad Scientist Fair to help Dr. Vahtoss try out his mind-transference device. Hilarity ensues when the two switch bodies. Chairface Chippendale moves in to try and steal the device and soon everyone is switching with everyone.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writers:Christopher McCulloch, Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  13. The Tick Season 1 Episode 6 - The Tick vs. El Seed
    7.7/10(112 votes)

    #13 - The Tick vs. El Seed

    S1:E6

    El Seed hopes to take over the city by bringing all of the plants and trees to life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  14. The Tick Season 1 Episode 9 - The Tick vs. Brainchild
    7.7/10(102 votes)

    #14 - The Tick vs. Brainchild

    S1:E9

    While Charles's parents discuss child-rearing with no punishinment, their Branchild is ending Earth!

    Director:Art Vitello
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Art Vitello

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  15. The Tick Season 1 Episode 12 - The Tick vs. The Proto-Clown
    7.7/10(101 votes)

    #15 - The Tick vs. The Proto-Clown

    S1:E12

    A clown with a major hang-up. Laugh at him and you'll pay the price.

    Director:Art Vitello
    Writer:Henry Gilroy

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  16. The Tick Season 3 Episode 9 - Tick vs. Prehistory
    7.7/10(61 votes)

    #16 - Tick vs. Prehistory

    S3:E9

    The Tick and Arthur end up in the distant past and uncover a diabolical plot by the Hotel Manager, a man from the future using prehistoric man as staff for his Hotel at the beginning of the universe. They manage to defeat him and free man's ancestors from a life of low-paying minimum wage jobs.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writer:Randolph Heard

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  17. The Tick Season 1 Episode 5 - The Tick vs. The Breadmaster
    7.8/10(119 votes)

    #17 - The Tick vs. The Breadmaster

    S1:E5

    The Breadmaster is an evil baker that uses baked goods to terrorize The City.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Martin Pasko, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  18. The Tick Season 2 Episode 8 - Heroes
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    #18 - Heroes

    S2:E8

    A camera crew follows the Tick and Arthur around for a day of crime fighting as they do battle with a unique villain.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Randolph Heard

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  19. The Tick Season 3 Episode 10 - Tick vs. Education
    7.8/10(73 votes)

    #19 - Tick vs. Education

    S3:E10

    The Tick and Arthur are chosen to teach Superhero School and a classroom of unlikely heroes. They must rush into action to take on Uncle Creamy, a corporate mascot turned into a evil ice cream cone who strikes out at the company who made him. Meanwhile Uncle Creamy II attacks, trying to kill Uncle Creamy before he tells the heroes what the company is up to.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  20. The Tick Season 1 Episode 1 - The Tick vs. The Idea Men
    7.9/10(178 votes)

    #20 - The Tick vs. The Idea Men

    S1:E1

    Tick and Arthur reveal their superhero origin story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  21. The Tick Season 2 Episode 7 - Evil Sits Down for a Moment
    7.9/10(84 votes)

    #21 - Evil Sits Down for a Moment

    S2:E7

    A villain who can animate furniture and make it do her bidding falls in love with Die Fledermaus and tries to take over The City, with hilarious consequences and sexy results.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writer:Jed Spingarn

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  22. The Tick Season 2 Episode 11 - Tick vs. The Big Nothing
    7.9/10(80 votes)

    #22 - Tick vs. The Big Nothing

    S2:E11

    An alien race called the ""Whats"" kidnap the Tick and Arthur to attempt to thwart their nemesis' the ""Heys"" from destroying the universe.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  23. The Tick Season 2 Episode 13 - Grandpa Wore Tights
    7.9/10(77 votes)

    #23 - Grandpa Wore Tights

    S2:E13

    The Terror sends his so-so villainous son Terry to recover his Desire-O-Vac - he lost it in an epic battle against the Decency Squad decades ago. The Tick is there listening to the old-time Squadders' tales and eventually gets involved, but it's a rebellious Terry and the aged Decency Squad members who save the day.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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  24. The Tick Season 2 Episode 9 - Ants in Pants!
    8.0/10(88 votes)

    #24 - Ants in Pants!

    S2:E9

    Betty, Queen of the Ants, leads the ants of the City in revolt - it loses its major defender when the Tick is thoroughly creeped out and checks himself into Captain Sanity's Superhero Sanitarium. Betty and her minions capture the other heroes and lock them up in a giant People Farm, then collect enough glass to build a giant magnifying glass and use sunlight to fry them. Fortunately the Tick regains his (normal) sanity in the nick of time and saves the day.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writer:Ralph Soll

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  25. The Tick Season 2 Episode 10 - The Tick Loves Santa!
    8.0/10(98 votes)

    #25 - The Tick Loves Santa!

    S2:E10

    A small-time bank robber in a stolen Santa Claus costume is chased into an electric billboard, gaining miraculous powers. He becomes Multiple Santa, a villain able to create electric clones of himself. The Tick, Arthur, and their superhero friends are called upon to rid The City of this Christmas menace.

    Director:Hank Tucker
    Writers:Ben Edlund, Richard Liebmann-Smith

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Tick vs. The Mole-Men" is the worst rated episode of "The Tick". It scored 7.2/10 based on 85 votes. Directed by Art Vitello and written by Christopher McCulloch, it aired on 11/19/1994. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Devil in Diapers".