"Tick vs. Education" is an episode of the animated television series The Tick.
Synopsis[]
The Tick teaches a class in superheroing and must face an ice cream-based villain.
Plot[]
The Tick addresses his class of aspiring superheroes.
In another part of The City, Uncle Creamy the ice cream mascot is doused with an unstable new ice cream flavor which alters his molecular structure due to the carelessness of Mr. Fleener, the head of the Uncle Creamy Ice Cream Company.
Back at The Tick's classroom, each of his students introduces themselves and explains their superhuman ability. They encounter Uncle Creamy, whose body is now made of ice cream and can generate more of it at will. Uncle Creamy has a vendetta against the ice cream company and attacks one of their trucks. He dispatches the heroes and escapes.
Mr. Fleener is angry about Uncle Creamy's vendetta against the company and recruits a mercenary to be the new mascot.
The Tick, Arthur, and the students convene at Arthur's apartment and plan their next move. Once of the students - Flying Squirrel - is unsure that Uncle Creamy is actually a villain. The heroes plan to stake out the Uncle Creamy Company Picnic in the The City Park the next day and see if Uncle Creamy will attempt to disrupt it.
Uncle Creamy arrives and faces the new, more dangerous Uncle Creamy. The heroes all engage the villains and use their talents with varying degrees of effectiveness. The new Uncle Creamy is defeated and Mr. Fleener is arrested. The students are receive the Tick's praise.
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
Supporting Characters[]
- Speak
- Sarcastro
- Flying Squirrel
- Babyboomerangutan (Larry Hafner)
- Gezundtitan
- Mr. Exciting
Antagonists[]
- Uncle Creamy
- Mr. Fleener
- Ivan Brubek, the New Uncle Creamy
Other Characters[]
- Sprinkles
- Ice-Creamgineer
- Uncle Creamy Board Members
- Henderson
- Unnamed Children
Locations[]
- The Lonely Annex Adult Education Center
- Uncle Creamy Ice Cream Inc.
- Arthur's apartment
- City Park
Notes[]
- Final episode of the animated series.
- When Mr. Fleener is arrested, he says "I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling superheroes!". This is a parody of a sentiment often expressed by the criminals in the various incarnations of the Scooby-Doo franchise.
- This episode features voice performances by Laraine Newman and Jim Belushi, both of whom had been in the cast of the long-running late-night sketch comedy TV show Saturday Night Live (though not at the same time).