Seasons & Episodes
Pilot
Film critic Jay Sherman falls in love with actress Valerie Fox. Jay's family and friends worry that Valerie is using hi
Marty's First Date
Marty invites his Jay to career day at his school where Marty develops a crush on a Cuban girl named Carmen. They go on
Dial 'M' For Mother
Jay is considered to be one of the most unpopular men on Earth (ranking even worse than Adolph Hitler) so Duke attempts
Miserable
Jay, noticing everyone in New York has a fiancee except him, begins to feel unloved. Things change when he goes to revie
A Little Deb Will Do You
Eleanor is determined to have her daughter, Margo, attend the annual debutantes ball as it is a tradition in her family.
Eyes on the Prize
Jay celebrates his 1000th episode but the episode is less than successful. Ratings get worse so Jay seeks image consulta
Every Doris Has Her Day
Jay befriends his make-up lady Doris after they attend a musical adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and thinks t
Marathon Mensch
When the studio catches fire during Jay's show, he collapses and must be rescued from the fire by Doris. When the news r
L.A. Jay
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
Dr. Jay
Jay's boss, Duke, has just made a new invention, "Phillips-o-Vision" which alters movies to make them more "like-able".
A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera
After Marty fails to win an event at his school field day, he is feeling very low so Jay tries to improve his self-confi
Uneasy Rider
After refusing to plug chewing tobacco on his show, Jay quits his job and becomes a truck driver.
A Pig Boy and His Dog
"A Pig-Boy and His Dog" is the 13th episode of The Critic. This was the final episode to air on ABC.
Sherman, Woman and Child
Jay's ratings are not doing very well and Duke is about to fire him so Jay is feeling depressed. His feelings become bet
Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice
After Jay attends the Academy Awards, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert break up and each rope Jay to be their new partner.
Lady Hawke
When Jeremy Hawke's sister, Olivia Newton Hawke, visits New York, Jay meets her and is smitten with her which puts his r
A Song for Margo
Margo gets a new neighbor, Johnny Wrath, who is the lead singer in the rock group, "Nuns in a Blender". Margo falls in l
From Chunk to Hunk
Jay and Marty begin to feel a little big so they enroll in a weight loss camp. Marty loses a remarkable amount of weight
All the Duke's Men
When Jay helps Marty become class president, Duke decides to have Jay help him become US President.
Sherman of Arabia
At Marty's slumber party, Jay is asked to tell his story in which he got caught up in the Gulf War. Jay tells how he was
Frankie and Ellie Get Lost
Franklin and Eleanor celebrate their 40th anniversary by going on vacation but the plane crashes and Franklin and Eleano
Dukerella
Alice's sister, Miranda, comes to visit them which Alice is not comfortable with. Miranda must find work in New York so
I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show
Jay is hosting his 10th anniversary show held at Carnegie Hall where he showcases a number of movie clips from old episo
