Episode guide
The Critic: Season 1
13 episodes · first aired Jan 26, 1994
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- 1 Pilot Jan 26, 1994 · 22m Film critic Jay Sherman falls in love with actress Valerie Fox. Jay's family and friends worry that Valerie is using him to get a good movie review. Does she truly care for him?
- 2 Marty's First Date Feb 2, 1994 · 22m Marty invites his Jay to career day at his school where Marty develops a crush on a Cuban girl named Carmen. They go on a date but when Carmen decides to fly back to Cuba, Marty follows…
- 3 Dial 'M' For Mother Feb 9, 1994 · 22m Jay is considered to be one of the most unpopular men on Earth (ranking even worse than Adolph Hitler) so Duke attempts to spruce up the show to get more people interested. When this…
- 4 Miserable Feb 16, 1994 · 22m Jay, noticing everyone in New York has a fiancee except him, begins to feel unloved. Things change when he goes to review the movie, Indecent Proposal II, and falls in love with the…
- 5 A Little Deb Will Do You Feb 23, 1994 · 22m Eleanor is determined to have her daughter, Margo, attend the annual debutantes ball as it is a tradition in her family. When Margo is reluctantly forced into it, Jay decides to accompany…
- 6 Eyes on the Prize Mar 2, 1994 · 22m Jay celebrates his 1000th episode but the episode is less than successful. Ratings get worse so Jay seeks image consultant, Adolph Hitmaker, for advice. The advice is unsuccessful and Jay…
- 7 Every Doris Has Her Day Jun 1, 1994 · 22m Jay befriends his make-up lady Doris after they attend a musical adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and thinks that she may be the mother who gave him up for adoption years ago.
- 8 Marathon Mensch Jun 8, 1994 · 22m When the studio catches fire during Jay's show, he collapses and must be rescued from the fire by Doris. When the news reports Jay's being rescued, he gets a reputation as being a wimp so…
- 9 L.A. Jay Jun 22, 1994 · 22m Jay is offered to write the screenplay for a new movie, Ghostchasers III, so he takes a break from his show to go to L.A. to write the new movie and experience Hollywood life but the movie…
- 10 Dr. Jay Jun 29, 1994 · 22m Jay's boss, Duke, has just made a new invention, "Phillips-o-Vision" which alters movies to make them more "like-able". Jay is disgusted with Duke's invention but when Duke is discovered…
- 11 A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera Jul 6, 1994 · 22m After Marty fails to win an event at his school field day, he is feeling very low so Jay tries to improve his self-confidence by getting him interested in playing guitar and putting him in…
- 12 Uneasy Rider Jul 13, 1994 · 22m After refusing to plug chewing tobacco on his show, Jay quits his job and becomes a truck driver.
- 13 A Pig Boy and His Dog Jul 20, 1994 · 22m "A Pig-Boy and His Dog" is the 13th episode of The Critic. This was the final episode to air on ABC.