The Critic
TV-PG
7.8
1994
Animation
, Drama
, Comedy
The Critic is an American prime time animated series created by writing partners Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had previously worked as writers and showrunners on The Simpsons. The show follows the life of a 36-year-old film critic from New York named Jay Sherman, voiced by Jon Lovitz. 23 episodes were produced, first broadcast on ABC in 1994 and finishing its original run on Fox in 1995.
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- Cast:
- Jon Lovitz , Christine Cavanaugh , Park Overall , Russi Taylor , Charles Napier , Judith Ivey , Gerrit Graham
Episode 13 : A Pig-Boy and His Dog
July. 20,1994
"A Pig-Boy and His Dog" is the 13th episode of The Critic. This was the final episode to air on ABC.
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Episode 12 : Uneasy Rider
July. 13,1994
After refusing to plug chewing tobacco on his show, Jay quits his job and becomes a truck driver.
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Episode 11 : A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera
July. 06,1994
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 putting him in the school talent show. Meanwhile, Them Magazine names Jay "the wittiest man alive" so Duke offers to pay everyone who doesn't laugh at Jay's show $100 which doesn't go over very well.
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Episode 10 : Dr. Jay
June. 29,1994
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 discovered to have a fatal disease, Jay must find a cure for Duke's ailment.
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Episode 9 : L.A. Jay
June. 22,1994
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 the movie producer isn't satisfied with Jay's script.
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Episode 8 : Marathon Mensch
June. 08,1994
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 wimp so he tries to prove his manliness by running in the New York marathon which tends to be more tiresome than it seems.
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Episode 7 : Every Doris Has Her Day
June. 01,1994
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 years ago.
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Episode 6 : Eyes on the Prize
March. 02,1994
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 and Jay is fired. Jay gets a new job on a show which teaches English for cab drivers but Jay is unhappy so he decides to win himself another Pulitzer Prize.
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Episode 5 : A Little Deb Will Do You
February. 23,1994
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 accompany her. Meanwhile, Jay competes in his time slot against children's idol Humphrey the Hippo.
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Episode 3 : Dial 'M' For Mother
February. 16,1994
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 this doesn't work, Jay decides to soften his image by going on the "Geraldo Show" with his mother but Jay gets an even worse reputation when his mother embarrasses him to the point where he tells her to "shut up".
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