# Is the Tick moonlighting as Captain America?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-tick-moonlighting-as-captain-america/93061>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 13, 2001, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-tick-moonlighting-as-captain-america/93061 "2001-11-13T03:47:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-tick-moonlighting-as-captain-america/93061/1 "2001-11-13T03:47:27Z")

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In the Got Milk? commercial where the milk man accidentally goes to the Superhero tryouts, is Putty the guy in the Captain America costume?

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**Author:** ![Show\_Biz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Show\_Biz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Show_Biz)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-tick-moonlighting-as-captain-america/93061/2 "2001-11-13T04:16:03Z")

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Putty seemed ok in that show, but what can they do for a second and third episode? It ran out of novelty during the first one.

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**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2001, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-tick-moonlighting-as-captain-america/93061/3 "2001-11-13T04:19:48Z")

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I’m gonna say no, because I usually recognize him when I see him and go “Puddy!” and I never have during that commercial. But then, what do I know?