The Critic

About The Critic

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.

The Critic is an animation and comedy series made for ABC and FOX. Jon Lovitz leads the cast as Jay Sherman (voice), Christine Cavanaugh as Marty Sherman (voice), Park Overall as Alice Tompkins (voice), and Russi Taylor as Penny Tompkins (voice).

Its 2 seasons and 23 episodes were broadcast from January 1994 to May 1995. That is around 12 episodes a season.

It streams on Howdy Amazon Channel in the United States. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 130 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-PG rating.