The Critic

[Dolphin Lundgren]

Vive Jay Sherman. Vive Quebec.

 

[Dolphin Lundgren]

 

[DietCherry]

This show was always a favourite of mine. It deserved better.

 

[Preferred Penne]

I know. Not that they couldn'd find someone else to be here otherwise (it worked on The Simpsons I think), but yeah, I always digged Doris Grau's perforances.

"You're old enough to be my mother!"
"And you're fat enough to be my car."

Also, I wish I could find the billboard that Jay's ex-wife Ardeth put up outside his window that reads "Jay Owes Me This Much In Alimony Payments" with a rapidly rising counter.

 

[UnKillFill]

Aw man, I loved this show... But I was not a fan of the shitty live action version they tried to make a few years back...

Spoiler

 

[InactionMan]

I can't be the only one who thinks this.

The Critic had one of the best intro opening songs in cartoon history. It always relaxed me and put me in a good mood. And when Comedy Central aired it in the middle of the night it usually would calm me.

I agree. I watched this show when it was originally airing. At the time, I didn't think much of it, because I thought a lot of the gags were failed Simpsons jokes.

But it's really grown on me in the meantime. In retrospect, this is one of my favorite cartoon shows. The banter between Jay and Duke is priceless.

And as everyone else has said, the Siskel & Ebert episode is pure gold.

"This from the guy that liked Cop and a Half?"
"Hey, you liked Carnosaur!"

 

[Trilby]

I agree. I watched this show when it was originally airing. At the time, I didn't think much of it, because I thought a lot of the gags were failed Simpsons jokes.

I'm sure especially for those that were already familiar with The Simpsons, this was especially true (even one episode had a Simpsons cameo just because).

But it's really grown on me in the meantime. In retrospect, this is one of my favorite cartoon shows. The banter between Jay and Duke is priceless.

And as everyone else has said, the Siskel & Ebert episode is pure gold.

I'm glad they were able to do one at all.

 

[Someone in a Tree]

I think a lot of people unfairly criticize Family Guy for ripping off The Simpsons, but I think a legitimate case could be made that Family Guy ripped off The Critic, with their non sequiturs in place of the movie parodies.

 

[Trilby]

I think a lot of people unfairly criticize Family Guy for ripping off The Simpsons, but I think a legitimate case could be made that Family Guy ripped off The Critic, with their non sequiturs in place of the movie parodies.

The cutaways certainly came from The Critic.

 

[Mola Ram]

Gobless The Critic. Gobless.

From before it was a meme (and oh Lord is this a 1990s era NYC joke):

 

[Trilby]

Gobless The Critic. Gobless.

From before it was a meme (and oh Lord is this a 1990s era NYC joke):

Thank goodness we never had a Cats sequel!

 

[LN 910]

This show could've been bigger than the Badger Blaster.

 

[drtoboggan]

Green pea-ness is all I have to say.

 

[Preferred Penne]

Green pea-ness is all I have to say.

Wait, that's terrible. I quit!

 

[CWCissey]

They're even better RAW!

 

[LN 910]

"Can I rub your hump for luck?"

@UnKillFill

 

[XYZpdq]

"Can I rub your hump for luck?"

@UnKillFill

So after that we got Disney's Hunchback. How many times since Critic has their jokes turned real?

 

[CWCissey]

So after that we got Disney's Hunchback. How many times since Critic has their jokes turned real?

A pretty big one with Duke running for President.

 

[XYZpdq]

A pretty big one with Duke running for President.

Duke was more Ted Turner, though.

 

[Guts Gets Some]

Literally the only thing I remember about this show is Sherman panting and body thrusting during a slow dance like a starved manatee. No idea why. Some horrifying things like that just stick with you, I guess.