The Critic

The Critic

1994 2 Seasons ⭐ 7.32
Animation Comedy Drama

Jay Sherman is a TV movie critic who is forced to review the most pathetic films which he always rates as "It stinks." In addition to the film parodies, the show also deals with his personal life: working for a tyrannical media mogul boss, his lovelife and his family.

Seasons

1. Pilot

1994-01-26

Film critic Jay Sherman falls in love with actress Valerie Fox. Jay's family and friends worry that Valerie is using him to get a good movie review. Does she truly care for him?

2. Marty's First Date

1994-02-02

Marty invites his Jay to career day at his school where Marty develops a crush on a Cuban girl named Carmen. They go on a date but when Carmen decides to fly back to Cuba, Marty f…

3. Dial 'M' For Mother

1994-02-09

Jay is considered to be one of the most unpopular men on Earth (ranking even worse than Adolph Hitler) so Duke attempts to spruce up the show to get more people interested. When t…

4. Miserable

1994-02-16

Jay, noticing everyone in New York has a fiancee except him, begins to feel unloved. Things change when he goes to review the movie, Indecent Proposal II, and falls in love with t…

5. A Little Deb Will Do You

1994-02-23

Eleanor is determined to have her daughter, Margo, attend the annual debutantes ball as it is a tradition in her family. When Margo is reluctantly forced into it, Jay decides to a…

6. Eyes on the Prize

1994-03-02

Jay celebrates his 1000th episode but the episode is less than successful. Ratings get worse so Jay seeks image consultant, Adolph Hitmaker, for advice. The advice is unsuccessful…

7. Every Doris Has Her Day

1994-06-01

Jay befriends his make-up lady Doris after they attend a musical adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and thinks that she may be the mother who gave him up for adoption year…

8. Marathon Mensch

1994-06-08

When the studio catches fire during Jay's show, he collapses and must be rescued from the fire by Doris. When the news reports Jay's being rescued, he gets a reputation as being a…

9. L.A. Jay

1994-06-22

Jay is offered to write the screenplay for a new movie, Ghostchasers III, so he takes a break from his show to go to L.A. to write the new movie and experience Hollywood life but …

10. Dr. Jay

1994-06-29

Jay's boss, Duke, has just made a new invention, "Phillips-o-Vision" which alters movies to make them more "like-able". Jay is disgusted with Duke's invention but when Duke is dis…

11. A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera

1994-07-06

After Marty fails to win an event at his school field day, he is feeling very low so Jay tries to improve his self-confidence by getting him interested in playing guitar and putti…

12. Uneasy Rider

1994-07-13

After refusing to plug chewing tobacco on his show, Jay quits his job and becomes a truck driver.

13. A Pig Boy and His Dog

1994-07-20

"A Pig-Boy and His Dog" is the 13th episode of The Critic. This was the final episode to air on ABC.

Top Cast

Jon Lovitz
Jon Lovitz
Christine Cavanaugh
Christine Cavanaugh
Park Overall
Park Overall
Russi Taylor
Russi Taylor
Charles Napier
Charles Napier
Judith Ivey
Judith Ivey
Gerrit Graham
Gerrit Graham
Nancy Cartwright
Nancy Cartwright
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Doris Grau
Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche
Nick Jameson
Nick Jameson

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