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ArthurBea t1_je6c3is wrote

I am surprised this isn’t a 15 year old article. That Cracked still exists, and they have brand new oral history of The Critic.

Anyways, The Critic was great.

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2th t1_je7z6jb wrote

Excuse me, but in the wise words of Jay Sherman, "IT STINKS!"

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KneeHighMischief t1_je6lxk6 wrote

This ran for only 23 episodes but it feels like it was on longer because it was just absolutely stuffed with jokes. Every episode had so many memorable bits so its impact seems bigger. One of my favorite bits was a President James Monroe film in the style of James Bond

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donsanedrin t1_je6yx7x wrote

What alot of people forget is that, this show may not have been as funny as the Simpsons, but it was going up against the absolute best seasons of the Simpsons.

So, The Critic was still funnier than 98% of everything else on television at the time.

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shust89 t1_je85q3t wrote

It was also created by Simpson writers!

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Classic1987 t1_je6f5vw wrote

‘Well, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…who are you people?’

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krazy_kat_laddie t1_je6hrjt wrote

It stinks!

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RPDRNick t1_je6na5s wrote

As much as I've enjoyed The Critic, it always annoyed me that the writers could never seem to settle on who the character of Jay was supposed to be.

He was either a smart film critic with integrity trapped in a world too ignorant to appreciate him, or he was a pretentious blowhard who didn't actually know what he was talking about. Which they decided to go with changed from episode to episode dependent solely upon whatever the plot called for him to be.

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GHQuinn t1_je6xqmz wrote

I never stopped laughing long enough to even contemplate something like that.

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oopsifell t1_je71v1x wrote

That's a good point. I also vastly enjoy season one more than two and I think it's because in S1 it was much more about his relationship with his son and his family and his focus on his career. The love interest angle always felt forced to me in S2. It reminded me when they gave the Perfect Strangers girlfriends and changed the vibe of the show. They were supposed to be undateable morons. Similarly Jay was supposed to be undateable for various other reasons.

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OldUncleCharlie t1_je6n6cf wrote

This show really spoke to me, as a person who seems to attract pigeons with the sound of their vo-ARGHDH

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theamp18 t1_je8cppf wrote

When my daughter was in Kindergarten she got in trouble for quoting The Critic. I was never prouder. Also, maybe she was a little too young. Oh well :)

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BabaYagaOfKaliYuga t1_jea5elv wrote

Rosebud. Rosebud frozen peas. Full of country goodness and green pea-ness.

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violue t1_je8aavx wrote

"His Prod?" "His PRIDE."

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ACardAttack t1_je9qbim wrote

One of my favorite shows, would love a reboot

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autographking t1_jeclesi wrote

This and Duckman are probably my two favorite criminally underrated animated shows.

Mission Hill was also great.

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BoobsGal t1_jecbd0v wrote

I stopped liking the critic when he said McGyver was gay

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