Devil In Diapers

Mr. Mental, fresh from an escape from Pendecker laboratories, was being pursued. He had stolen Julius Pendecker's Mental plasma device on his way out of the labs and Pendecker wanted it back. Mental decided the best place to hide from his pursuers was in the watchful eye of his biggest enemy, the Tick. Arthur's apartment was the perfect place for Mental to hide. He hypnotized the tick and Arthur into believing that he was an abandoned baby and they took him in. To Mr. Mental's dismay, he found out that he had left the silver briefcase with the device in a taxi cab.

The Tick decided a trip to the park was just what baby Mel needed. Little did he know that Julius Pendecker was creating a scheme to retrieve his device. He sent a few of his best men to the park to intercept Mr.Mental. They disguised themselves as dingoes by using one of Julius' inventions. They attacked Mental. The Tick went frantic because it looked like dingoes were attacking his baby so he took matters into his own hands.

In desperation, while hiding in a tire play-structure, Mr. Mental contacted his former assistant Minda and asked her to retrieve the device for him. After a bit of pleading and coaxing, she agreed but only if he never bothered her again.

Later, Minda arrived at Arthur's apartment with the briefcase. Mr. Mental took the device and locked himself in Arthur's bedroom. The Tick was proud of his baby's advanced learning. Mental quickly completed the device's assembly. Julius Pendecker wouldn't quit though. He used one of his belts to create his own baby illusion and walked into the apartment to confront his enemy.

Julius and Mental struggled over the device and both of their covers were blown. It didn't matter to Mental because he already had the device and it was ready to use. He created a mental plasm monster and retreated to the roof leaving Julius in the cradled arms of the Tick. Everyone climbed to the roof for a final confrontation with Mr. Mental. The Tick battled with the monster while Julius attempted an escape by helicopter. He made one last grab at the device He made one last grab at the device and they struggled more, breaking Mental's concentration on the battle. As The Tick struggled with the thought made flesh, Arthur bit through the umbilical cord that attached the monster to Mental's mind, thereby defeating him. Julius flew off in the helicopter cursing Mr. Mental. Afterwards, the Tick lectured Mr. Mental about how he "could forgive [Mental] for trying to take over the world, but not for stealing [the Tick's] heart."

The Tick, Arthur, Die Fledermaus, Sewer Urchin, Mr. Mental, Mynda, Dr. Julius Pendecker, Chuck, Cab Driver