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1	This is the list of episodes for the animated series ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', which aired on Creator/{{ABC}} from January 26, 1994 to July 20, 1994. After which it then moved to Creator/{{Fox}}, where it aired from March 5, 1995 to May 21, 1995. After which, it had a brief revival as {{Webisode}}s on Atom Films/Shockwave, which aired from December 2000 to September 2001.
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3	The series centers on Jay Sherman, a fat, ugly, miserably divorced film critic trying to be a good father to his son, Marty, a good son to his adopted parents, and stay sane in a world where people's taste in entertainment is spiraling the drain.
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8	[[folder:Season One (1994)]]
9	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E1Pilot Pilot]]": A short, balding, overweight, divorced film critic named Jay Sherman gets a second chance at love when a gorgeous movie star named Valerie Fox falls for him, but it may all go to pieces if Jay doesn't give Valerie a glowing review for her latest movie, the ''Basic Instinct''-inspired erotic thriller, ''Kiss of Death''.
10	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E2Miserable Miserable]]": Jay has a relationship with a film projectionist, who ends up abducting him.
11	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E3MartysFirstDate Marty's First Date]]": While at career day with Jay, Marty falls for a Cuban girl named Carmen.
12	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E4DialMForMother Dial 'M' For Mother]]": To improve his image with TV audiences, Jay is featured in a TV special, but things fall apart when he yells at his mother.
13	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E5ALittleDebWillDoYa A Little Deb Will Do Ya]]": Margo is forced into participating in a debutante ball. Jay gets into a ratings war with Humphrey the Hippo.
14	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E6EyesOnThePrize Eyes on the Prize]]": After getting fired, Jay attempts to save his career by winning the Pulitzer Prize.
15	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E7EveryDorisHasHerDay Every Doris Has Her Day]]": Jay befriends his make-up artist Doris, and the two wonder if she's the mother that gave him up for adoption.
16	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E8MarathonMensch Marathon Mensch]]": After his masculinity is called into question when Doris rescues him from a burning building, Jay participates in the New York Marathon.
17	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E9LAJay L.A. Jay]]": After writing a screenplay, Jay heads to Los Angeles to get it pitched, but the executive who buys his screenplay (voiced by Creator/BillyCrystal) wants him to write the third part to the famed ''Ghostchasers'' franchise.
18	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E10DrJay Dr. Jay]]": Jay must find a cure for Duke after he's been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
19	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E11ADayAtTheRacesAndANightAtTheOpera A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera]]": After Marty bombs during field day at school, he takes up guitar.
20	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E12UneasyRider Uneasy Rider]]": After being forced to plug chewing tobacco on his show, Jay quits ''Coming Attractions'' to be a truck driver.
21	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS1E13APigBoyAndHisDog A Pig Boy and His Dog]]": In the first season finale, Eleanor (who feels her life has become dull and meaningless) writes a children's book called "The Fat Little Pig," featuring a character based on Jay. Meanwhile, Jay adopts a Great Dane puppy, who grows up too fast and becomes a nuisance.
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25	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS2E1ShermanWomanAndChild Sherman, Woman and Child]]": In the second season premiere, Jay worries that he may be fired due to ''Coming Attraction'''s low ratings and Duke suddenly being nice to him. He then befriends a single mother from The South named Alice, and develops feelings for her after she tries to help him improve his life (and he, hers). However, Alice's adulterous, country-singing husband Cyrus has returned and wants her back.
26	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS2E2ShermanOfArabia Sherman of Arabia]]": At Marty's slumber party, Jay tells the story about his experiences in Iraq during UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar (the early 1990s one).
27	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS2E3ASongForMargo A Song for Margo]]": Margo starts dating rock star Johnny Wrath. Alice tries to find a new preschool for Penny.
28	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS2E4FromChunkToHunk From Chunk to Hunk]]": At weight-loss camp, Marty loses a tremendous amount of weight, which makes him one of the most popular kids in school. Meanwhile, Jay fears for his life when an action star threatens to kill him.
29	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS2E5LadyHawk Lady Hawke]]": Jay dates Jeremy Hawke's sister Olivia, which causes some strain in his relationship with Alice, whom realizes she loves Jay.
30	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS2E6FrankieAndEllieGetLost Frankie and Ellie Get Lost]]": After Frank and Eleanor are presumed dead in a plane crash, Jay uses the inheritance money to make New York a better place.
31	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS2E7SiskelAndEbertAndJayAndAlice Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice]]": Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert split up, and both attempt to rope Jay into being their partners.
32	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS2E8AllTheDukesMen All the Duke's Men]]": After Jay helps Marty win student council president with his speech, Duke decides to run for President of the United States[[note]]even though, at the time, it was odd for a businessman with no political experience to run[[/note]].
33	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS2E9Dukerella Dukerella]]": Alice's sister, a Southern belle named Miranda moves to New York to find a rich man to marry, where she meets Duke at a costume ball[[note]]even though "I Can't Believe It's A Clip Show" is broadcast as the final episode, this is actually the final episode produced. "I Can't Believe It's A Clip Show" was temporarily banned because of the Oklahoma City bombing[[/note]].
34	# "[[Recap/TheCriticS2E10ICantBelieveItsAClipShow I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show]]": A ClipShow where Jay hosts a 10th anniversary show for ''Coming Attractions'', where everyone gets held hostage by terrorists.
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39	# "X-Men": Jay discusses the rise and fall in his career and introduces his new make-up woman, Jennifer.
40	# "Mission: Impossible 2, Gladiator, Gone in 60 Seconds": In a beach theme show, Jay reviews the best movies from 2000 and Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger stops by.
41	# "Pokemon 2000, The Patriot": Jay shows a nicer side so he can get a date with Jennifer while reviewing movies with [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pikachu]].
42	# "Perfect Storm, Star Wars, Titanic, The Sixth Sense": Jay takes Jennifer on a date where he talks about the movies he missed out on reviewing.
43	# "Out of Africa, Silence Of The Lambs, On the Waterfront": Jay gives his take on [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward the Oscars.]]
44	# "Sleepy Hollow, Pulp Fiction": Jay discuss ''Film/SleepyHollow1999'' and ''Film/PulpFiction'' with Jennifer at her apartment.
45	# "Cast Away, The Legend of Bagger Vance": Jay reviews the best movies of 2000.
46	# "Harry Potter, Planet of the Apes": Jay talks about upcoming films and goes on a nice romantic date with Jennifer.
47	# "Broadway": Jay gives his take on shows on Broadway.
48	# "Pearl Harbor": Waiting in line at a theater, Jay reviews ''Film/PearlHarbor'' and gets mistaken for ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}''.
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