The Cross-Time Adventures of Colonel Tick-Tock

The Colonel Tick Tock title banner as depicted in the Original Graphic Novel.

The fey Colonel Tick-Tock polices the fractured timeline for Her Majesty's Royal Chrono Patrol, interrupting not-always-terribly-well-researched historical moments and facing down the occasional villain, including the Greenwich Meanie, Auntie Meridian and the occasional dinosaur, from pre-history and all that. Pip Pip!

The Colonel has a wife, Constance, and, perhaps more importantly, a moustache. He works for Queen Victoria.

Episode Guide

• Gilbert & Sullivan (TAH #16)
• Electric Rivalries (TAH #31)
• An Odd Couple (TAH #45)
• The Wilde Party (TAH #73)
• Electric Park (TAH #87)
• Hey Caesar! (TAH #100)
• Mrs. Parker and the Doctaparatorious Paradox (TAH #120)

Other Appearances

Colonel Tick-Tock and Harry Houdini appear together in episode 50 of Comedy Bang! Bang!, released April 23, 2010.

Opening Theme Song Lyrics

Colonel Tick Tock's theme, closing theme and extended closing theme were written by Ben Acker, Ben Blacker and Andy Paley.

Colonel Tick Tock Additional Theme Song Lyrics

Get set, to travel through yesterday

You bet, adventure's right round the way

Forget, your cares 'cause fun's here to stay

It's Colonel TickTock time

Take a mind-bending trip to anywhen

With the royal chrono-patrol

Up is down, squares are round, and now is then

When you travel via time hole

Marco Polo’s on a cell phone

Tutankahmun rides the Cyclone

And Al Capone guns down his clone for copping his calzone!

You'll see, that you can meet anyone

Take tea, with Atilla the Hun

Feel free, to set your watches for fun!

It's Colonel TickTock time.

Closing Theme Song Lyrics

So cheers, it’s been a marvelous trip

Seems years since I’ve had such a pip

My dears, I trust your lids did a flip

It’s Colonel TickTock time.

A decade, a year might well disappear

A fantastical magical trick

What’s a month here or there, I’ve got oodles to spare!

That’s what make Colonel TickTock tick

Tock

Tick

Tock

Hooray! For the Man of the Hour

Parades, and garlands of flowers

Make way, for chronological power!

It’s Colonel TickTock

With my trick clock!

Colonel TickTock time!

It's Colonel TickTock time!

Behind the Scenes

In the M Bar days of the Thrilling Adventure Hour, long before it was podcast, The Cross-Time Adventure of Colonel Tick-Tock was more theme song than segment. It would feature a long opening, then Colonel Tick-Tock would very quickly solve a problem with time travel, then go into the closing theme, which had several false stops that would only cut into even more closing theme.