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The Critic

1994 Ended 22m episodes

7.4/10 134 votes

AnimationComedyDrama

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.

Created by:: Mike Reiss, Al Jean
Cast:: Jon Lovitz, Christine Cavanaugh, Park Overall, Russi Taylor
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America
Network:: ABC, FOX

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Season 2

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E01

Episode 1

Sherman, Woman and Child

1995-03-05 · 22m

Jay's ratings are not doing very well and Duke is about to fire him so Jay is feeling depressed. His feelings become better when he meets a new girlfriend named Alice and her daughter Penny. Alice gives Jay tips on how to improve his show and her advice works. Jay wants to get to know Alice better but discovers she has a boyfriend whom she wants to reject but can't.

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E02

Episode 2

Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice

1995-03-12 · 22m

After Jay attends the Academy Awards, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert break up and each rope Jay to be their new partner.

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E03

Episode 3

Lady Hawke

1995-03-19 · 22m

When Jeremy Hawke's sister, Olivia Newton Hawke, visits New York, Jay meets her and is smitten with her which puts his relationship with Alice on the line when she begins to feel left out. So Jay then must decide who he really loves.

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E04

Episode 4

A Song for Margo

1995-03-26 · 22m

Margo gets a new neighbor, Johnny Wrath, who is the lead singer in the rock group, "Nuns in a Blender". Margo falls in love with him but doesn't feel the relationship is right when she finds him with another girl. Meanwhile Alice tries to find a suitable preschool for Penny.

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E05

Episode 5

From Chunk to Hunk

1995-04-02 · 22m

Jay and Marty begin to feel a little big so they enroll in a weight loss camp. Marty loses a remarkable amount of weight which makes him feel more self- confident but when he is placed as the star in a school play, he doesn't feel his skinny self is right for him. Meanwhile, Jay receives a death threat from Belgian actor Jean Paul Le Pope whose movie he panned.

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E06

Episode 6

All the Duke's Men

1995-04-23 · 22m

When Jay helps Marty become class president, Duke decides to have Jay help him become US President.

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E07

Episode 7

Sherman of Arabia

1995-04-30 · 22m

At Marty's slumber party, Jay is asked to tell his story in which he got caught up in the Gulf War. Jay tells how he was attending an Iraqi film festival and eventually was thrown in jail where he escaped and lead a troop of men across the desert.

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E08

Episode 8

Frankie and Ellie Get Lost

1995-05-07 · 22m

Franklin and Eleanor celebrate their 40th anniversary by going on vacation but the plane crashes and Franklin and Eleanor find themselves marooned on an island. Back in New York, Margo and Jay find out about their disappearance and discover they have willed Jay their entire fortune which Jay decides to put to use by cleaning up New York.

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Episode 9

Dukerella

1995-05-14 · 22m

Alice's sister, Miranda, comes to visit them which Alice is not comfortable with. Miranda must find work in New York so she joins "Mattress in an Hour" delivering mattresses. When everybody attends a party held by Duke, Miranda falls in love with Duke but is shy because of a wrinkle. She runs out on Duke at midnight and Duke must find the woman who fits her slipper. When it turns out to be Doris, Jay must get Duke and Miranda reunited.

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Episode 10

I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show

1995-05-21 · 22m

Jay is hosting his 10th anniversary show held at Carnegie Hall where he showcases a number of movie clips from old episodes such as Jurassic Park 2, Every Which Way but Lucid, and Rabbi P.I. The show is later held hostage by a number of terrorists who threaten to blow the place up with a bomb tied to Jay's waist. Fortunately, everybody is eventually rescued by Milton Berle.

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