Did anybody ever see this show? I was reading the synopsis of the show and was laughing, too bad I missed this show when it was on!
10. "The Tick" (FOX)
Premiered: November 2001
Cancelled: January 2002
The earliest trailers for FOX's outlandish live action version of Ben Edlund's comic book and animated TV series telegraphed the show's slim chances: It was too absurd, too wacky, and, yep, too friggin' funny to ever make it on network prime time. Grown men and women dressing in superhero costumes and acting like it was the most normal of acts? Sadly, America just wasn't ready for "The Tick," but that didn't stop the sitcom from winning a devoted cult audience over the course of only nine episodes. The show tells the story of The Tick (dry, stupidly hysterical Patrick Warburton, best known as Puddy from "Seinfeld"), who, equipped with a bright blue insect costume and a limited understanding of human behavior, defends The City from injustice and evil. Helping our clueless hero is his sidekick Arthur, a former accountant who deems himself The Moth. If the country wasn't ready for a tongue-in-cheek superhero comedy, it definitely wasn't prepared for the sidesplitting homoerotic undertones that fueled Arthur's relationship with The Tick. FOX was baffled too, shuffling its time slot so many times, even fans couldn't find it. Happily, all nine episodes are now available on DVD.