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From the producers of The Simpsons, The Critic followed the life of Jay Sherman, an overweight balding New York-based film critic with a lowly-rated cable TV show. Jay's show provided ample opportunities for the writers to introduce movie parodies, which Jay always hated (often using his catchphrase "it stinks!"). Other characters include Jay's parents, Franklin and Eleanor, his son Marty, his sister Margo, his Ted Turner-like station owner Duke Phillips, his makeup lady Doris, his Australian actor friend Jeremy, restauranteur Vlada, and, in later episodes, his love interest Alice and her daughter Penny.

The series was bounced from ABC after a short run, and it didn't last much longer on FOX. The series was revived briefly on AtomFilms.com several years later in a series of "webisodes." It was barely recognizable, though, since every character but Jay was removed, and the new shows featured only movie parodies, Jay, and his new young makeup lady.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Billed Cast
Jon Lovitz	Jay Sherman	1	2	3
Nancy Cartwright	Margo Sherman	1	2
Christine Cavanaugh	Marty Sherman	1	2
Gerrit Graham	Franklin Sherman	1	2
Doris Grau	Doris Grossman	1	2
Judith Ivey	Eleanor Sherman	1	2
Nick Jameson	Vlada	1	2
Maurice LaMarche	Jeremy Hawke	1	2
Charles Napier	Duke Phillips	1	2
Park Overall	Alice Tompkins	1	2
Russi Taylor	Penny Tompkins	1	2

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
ABC
Season One	January 26, 1994	July 20, 1994	13
FOX
Season Two	March 5, 1995	May 21, 1995	10
AtomFilms.com
Webisodes	2000	2001	10

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Complete Series
The Critic: The Complete Series	January 27, 2004	3

[edit] External Sites

• The Critic at the Internet Movie Database
• The Critic TV Listings, Episode Guide, Photos, Message Board, Cast and More at TVGuide.com