COMMENTS
We are pleased to offer fans of “THE CRITIC” one last opportunity to purchase this rare hand painted limited edition animation cel, which was created as a gift of appreciation for the many hard working employees, friends and supporters connected with the show. The cel measures 12.5 x 10.5" inches, and ALL of the characters are hand painted onto celluloid.

The Critic was a short-lived prime-time animated series that featured Jon Lovitz as the voice of the titular critic. It was created by Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who were also writers for The Simpsons. It was launched on ABC in 1994, where it was cancelled after a month, but brought back in the summer to air the rest of its 13 episodes. It was picked up by FOX the following year, where it ran for a 10-episode second season.

ABOUT THE SHOW:
The show follows the life of a 36-year-old film critic from New York named Jay Sherman. His televised review show is called Coming Attractions, which airs on the Philips Broadcasting cable network. He is widely considered to be "cold, mean-spirited, and elitist". His signature line, upon seeing a terrible film, is "It stinks!" Each episode is full of film references and parodies. Some of the secondary characters that are a part of Jay's story include his nutty adoptive father, his well-meaning son Marty, the Australian film star Jeremy Hawke, Margo—the 17-year-old biological child of his adoptive parents, his snide make-up lady Doris, and his boss Duke Phillips. In the second season, Jay acquired a love interest: a Southern woman named Alice Tompkins, who later became his long-term girlfriend.