Townsend Coleman: The Tick

Quotes 

• The Flying Squirrel : My superhero name is The Flying Squirrel.

  The Tick : Oh, boss! Then you can fly. A classic superpower.

  The Flying Squirrel : N-no, I just like squirrels.

  The Tick : Oh, then you must have some fantastic origin: A feral child raised by twitchy rodents in the wilderness.

  The Flying Squirrel : N-no, I just like squirrels. Oh! And, my life is empty.

  Sarcastro : Oh gee, and I had you pegged for a real firecracker.

• The Tick : Well I can't think of a higher mark than the bitter confession of a villain being hauled off to jail. Congratulations, class!

  [Mr. Exciting says "Woo!"] 

  The Tick : But what have we REALLY learned? Well, for one thing, not everyone can know everything. Some people don't know ANYTHING. I myself don't know much, but I do know THIS... that uh, well, the thing I just said. I also know that, you've all passed the course! Except for Sarcastro... who passed with highest honors!

  Sarcastro : I, I do?

  The Tick : [chuckles]  Yeah, right.

• The Tick : [teaching a class, The Tick writes "Evil" on the blackboard]  Evil. If you're gonna be a superhero, there's your problem in a nutshell. Evil, gathering like lint in the navel of the body public. Evil, making vile and hasty its dark works, like termites pushing their wretched larvaes through that mighty oak tree we call clean living! And, it's up to you, the superheroes of the future, to hang the tire swing of nice-nice on the highest branches and swing for justice! Swing!

  [pounds fist] 

  The Tick : Swing!

  [pounds fist] 

  The Tick : Swiiiing!