document.write('Tick vs. Proto-Clown, The: (Episode 12) Upon returning from Wheatland, The Tick and Arthur find themselves in an almost completely evacuated The City. The disaster is explained to our heroes by the Civic Minded Five, Sewer Urchin, and Die Fledermaus, who were just about to evacuate themselves. The threat was a big "It" of a monster later revealed to be "Proto-Clown", a creature of immense strength and destructive tendencies. The Tick unwittingly took on the rampaging monster but was batted into orbit by the bus-wielding clown.
The Tick, while floating in space, was dragged into his own conscience by an entity that claimed to be his mind. The Tick\'s Mind guided The Tick through his conscience on a journey of self discovery. Meanwhile, American Maid arrived on the scene with Proto-Clown\'s creator, clowning expert Bud Frontier, to help Arthur\'s band of heroes subdue the angered beast. Dr. Frontier tried to reason with Proto-Clown but was almost smashed in the process. The group decided to retreat to the Civic Minded Five Headquarters to regroup and think of a plan. American Maid stayed behind to ensure their retreat and, surprisingly, Die Fledermaus stayed as well. It was at the Civic Minded Five Headquarters that Frontier explained the origin of his creation. Proto-Clown was the product in an experiment of clowning, and was the only one to survive the process. This will to survive must have had an effect on Proto-Clown because he soon burst through the door of the Headquarters causing a second retreat into the garage.
The Tick, after visiting his conscience, was returned to our reality after he remembered why he was there in the first place. Re-entry may have had something to do with his awakening as well. Picking up speed in his descent, The Tick crashed through the Civic Minded Five\'s garage and landed directly on Proto-Clown, knocking him silly. Bud Frontier decided to take Proto-Clown back to his lab and make him less funny, probably by disconnecting the squeaky nose that caused everyone so much trouble throughout the episode.
[Written by: Henry Gilroy Directed by: Art Vitello]');