The Critic: Season 1, Episode 9

L.A. Jay (22 Jun. 1994)

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After writing a screenplay, Jay takes leave from his job and moves to Hollywood, where he is hired to write a sequel to a movie he hated.

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Jay Sherman (voice)
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Marty Sherman (voice)
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Eleanor Sherman (voice)
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After writing a screenplay, Jay takes leave from his job and moves to Hollywood, where he is hired to write a sequel to a movie he hated.

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The establishing shot of Jay Sherman's plane trip to L.A. shows his face pressed up against the window on the left side of the plane. Then on the inside of the plane, he is sitting in the aisle seat on the right side. See more »

Quotes

Jay Sherman: All right, it's just you and me. What did you think of my script?
Gary Grossman: It was excrement.
Jay Sherman: Did you say "it was excellent?"
Gary Grossman: It was crummy.
Jay Sherman: Did you say "it was yummy?"
Gary Grossman: It was an awful piece of junk that made me want to puke all night.
Jay Sherman: Did you say "it was an awesome piece of spunk that you want to shoot tonight?"
Gary Grossman: It was a bilious piece of dirt that made me want to cry out in pain.
Jay Sherman: Did you say "it was a brilliant piece of work, and you'll fly me to Spain? Where we'll meet King Juan Carlos and drink ...
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