The Critic

Jon Lovitz is Jay Sherman, film critic, in this animated showbiz satire.
New articles appear Sundays at 3 PM ET

Current Season: 1 - Total Episodes: 13

“A Pig Boy And His Dog”

by Nathan Rabin March 4, 2012 -

“There’s a reason there’s a banana in my ear. I’m trying to lure the monkey out of my head!”

“Uneasy Rider”

by Nathan Rabin February 26, 2012 -

Jay gets his motor running and heads out on the highway for a mildly disappointing episode

“Dr. Jay”

by Nathan Rabin February 19, 2012 -

In an inspired riff on Lorenzo’s Oil, Jay saves his boss from certain death.

“A Day At The Races And A Night At The Opera”

by Nathan Rabin February 12, 2012 -

“I did chuckle a bit when you tried to eat that bird and fell off that cliff.”

Ep. 13, Season 1
“A Pig Boy And His Dog”
Ep. 12, Season 1
“Uneasy Rider”
Ep. 10, Season 1
“Dr. Jay”
Ep. 11, Season 1
“A Day At The Races And A Night At The Opera”

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“A Pig Boy And His Dog”
Episode 13

“There’s a reason there’s a banana in my ear. I’m trying to lure the monkey out of my head!”
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“Uneasy Rider”
Episode 12

Jay gets his motor running and heads out on the highway for a mildly disappointing episode
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“A Day At The Races And A Night At The Opera”
Episode 11

“I did chuckle a bit when you tried to eat that bird and fell off that cliff.”
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“Dr. Jay”
Episode 10

In an inspired riff on Lorenzo’s Oil, Jay saves his boss from certain death.
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“L.A. Jay”
Episode 9

“We’re not making I, Claudius here, well, we are, but we’re calling it Claudia Schiffer’s Toga Party”
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“Marathon Mensch”
Episode 8

“Man, you’ve got it all. Handsome as Beavis, funny as Buttthead”
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“Every Doris Has Her Day”
Episode 7

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“Eyes On The Prize”
Episode 6

“If you stop going to bad movies, they’ll stop making bad movies.”
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“A Little Deb Will Do You”
Episode 5

"Margo, I’ve told you a thousand times. Don’t bring in the lawn gnome. Oh, it’s you."
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Miserable”
Episode 4

"You seem to have a psychotic obsession with me. I like that in a woman!"
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“Dial ‘M’ For Mother”
Episode 3

Jay tests worse than Hitler.
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“Marty’s First Date”
Episode 2

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