The Tick (1994)

Original Air Date: 1994-1996

Network: FOX

"SPOOOOOOOON!" Nuff said? Probably. But for those of you who've never seen The Tick, or read the Ben Edlund comic book series that it's based on, you sure missed out on some rich chocolate, because it was the first great lampooning of the superhero genre. Sure, we've read Spider-Ham and Groo the Wanderer, but they didn't hit the nail on the head like The Tick. Combining the comedy stylings of Mel Brooks, Monty Python and... we dunno, maybe Emo Phillips... the Tick was ready to protect "The City" at all costs. Which city? Why, the one with all the ridiculously costumed heroes and villains of course. Like a guy who dressed up like a giant blue tick, and yet exhibits no powers or abilities that have to do with ticks. Or the dude who's got a chair for a face and is named Chairface. But the best part of this show was the Tick's own personal harebrained hero rhetoric. Some of our favorites include "Mucal invader! Is there no end to your oozing?" and "Evil is out there making hand-crafted mischief for the swap meet of villainy! And you can't strike a good deal with evil. No matter how much you haggle!" And of course... "You wouldn't lie to me, would you, Little Wooden Boy?"