The Tick Grandpa Wore Tights (Season 2, Episode 13)
TV-Y7
TV Episode | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Tick

Grandpa Wore Tights (Season 2, Episode 13)

TV-Y7

TV Episode | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Tick and Arthur visit a home for retired superheroes, and hear the story of the Desire-O-Vac. Arthur doesn't believe a word of it, but the old super-villain The Terror wants it, and is using his son to find out all about it.

Director

Hank Tucker

Writers

Ben Edlund (created by) (written by) (story editor) | Richard Liebmann-Smith (written by)

Producer

Hank Tucker

Composer

Doug Katsaros

Editors

Rob Desales | Peter Grives (as Pete Grives)

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 17, 1996

Release date

Feb 17, 1996 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 10 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Townsend Coleman The Tick (voice) The Tick (voice) See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Rob Paulsen Arthur (voice) Arthur (voice) See fewer	Animaniacs (1993)
Jess Harnell Sewer Urchin (voice) Sewer Urchin (voice) See fewer	Transformers: Dark of the Moon (I) (2011)
Cam Clarke Die Fledermaus (voice) Die Fledermaus (voice) See fewer	Akira (1988)
Kay Lenz American Maid (voice) American Maid (voice) See fewer	House (1985)
Pat Fraley Visual Eye (voice) Visual Eye (voice) See fewer	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Maurice LaMarche Human Ton / Handy (voice) (as Maurice La Marche) Human Ton / Handy (voice) (as Maurice La Marche) See fewer	Futurama (1999)
David Ossman Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	A Bug's Life (1998)
Jim Cummings Joseph Stalin / Captain Decency (voice) Joseph Stalin / Captain Decency (voice) See fewer	Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Kevin Schon Living Doll (voice) Living Doll (voice) See fewer	The Lion Guard (2015)
Susan Blu Suffragette (voice) Suffragette (voice) See fewer	The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Peter Bergman Terry (voice) (as Peter Paul Bergman) Terry (voice) (as Peter Paul Bergman) See fewer	Everything You Know Is Wrong (1975)