The Critic
It stinks!
Created by Mike Reiss, Al Jean
A fast-paced, irreverent animated comedy built on pop-culture satire and film parody, balancing workplace frustration and romantic fumbling with high-energy absurdist humor.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Jon Lovitz
Jay Sherman (voice)
Christine Cavanaugh
Marty Sherman (voice)
Park Overall
Alice Tompkins (voice)
Russi Taylor
Penny Tompkins (voice)
Charles Napier
Duke Phillips (voice)
Judith Ivey
Eleanor Sherman (voice)
Gerrit Graham
Franklin Sherman (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
Margo Sherman (voice)
Doris Grau
Doris Grossman (voice)
Maurice LaMarche
Jeremy Hawke (voice)
Nick Jameson
Vlada Veramirovich (voice)
Rhea Perlman
Ardeth (voice)
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