The Critic: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

From the producers of "The Simpsons"! Jon Lovitz is the animated Jay Sherman, 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.

Series details

• Title: The Critic
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1994-01-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-09-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Atom.com
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 22 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 697

Cast and credited roles

• Jon Lovitz — Jay Sherman
• Charles Napier — Duke Phillips
• Christine Cavanaugh — Marty Sherman
• Doris Grau — Doris Grossman
• Gerrit Graham — Franklin Sherman
• Judith Ivey — Eleanor Sherman
• Maurice LaMarche — Jeremy Hawke
• Kath Soucie — Additional Voices
• Nancy Cartwright — Additional Voices
• Nick Jameson — Additional Voices
• Nancy Cartwright — Margo Sherman
• Nick Jameson — Vlada Veramirovich

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-01-26; final listed air date 1994-07-20; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 1995-03-05; final listed air date 1995-05-21; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2000-12-01; final listed air date 2001-09-01; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Critic on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.