Series from 2001
This live-action version of the cartoon series of the same name follows the adventures of the 7-foot, 400-pound superhero with nigh-invulnerability, s…
Arthur, a regular accountant, decided to quit his boring but meant to be job and become what he believes is his true calling: a superhero. Arthur is not taken seriously by anyone, and questions his choices. But he meets The Tick (a muscular blue man that just arrived in town) when he accidentally walks in a Soviet conspiracy to release the lethal weapon known as The Red Scare. Arthur is tired of all the superhero shenanigans and decides to quit, but The Tick won't let him: they have to stop The Red Scare from killing former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. In one of the most dangerous situations of his life, Arthur sees himself with only one way of saving Jimmy: flying out of the falling elevator, where The Tick and The Red Scare are confronting each other. Arthur succeeds, and they celebrate the newly formed partnership with other two superheroes: Batmanuel and Captain Liberty.
A superhero known as The Tick recruits an amateur sleuth for his fight against crime.
After his family commits Arthur to a deprogramming facility, it's up to The Tick to rescue him.
The need for a superhero license reveals that The Tick doesn't know anything about his past.
Arthur's chances at dating an old high school classmate are jeopardized by The Tick; Captain Liberty struggles to stop some nude photographs of her from being published.
A dysfunctional superhero/sidekick team leads Arthur to question his relationship with The Tick.
