Ed Wood Caulfield 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 How many of you are fans of The Critic? I am a die-hard Critic fan. I've seen all the episodes and believe it to be hilarious. One of the best shows ever made and another great show that, like Mystery Science Theater 3000, never became a hit with the general public. I'm pissed that the show only had 23 episodes. It was great, it deserved more, damnit! All the characters were funny, especially Jay Sherman. I can't pick one episode I loved the best. I loved them all. That show has so many funny moments that I still think about and laugh at to this day. That shows how funny the show is. If you can see it 10 years later and still find it funny. So many moments. Like when that demon samurai is in the guitar shop playing "Big girls don't cry." Or when Marty is in the talent show and shows off his flexible stomach. The Orson Welles scenes were awesome too. As was any appearance by the kid from Stonehedge. Particulary the scene in the Gulf War episode where the kid has trouble getting into the apartment, then sits on the stoop and mopes. I think the one moment I laughed at the most was the episode when Jay was in Hollywood, and there is a scene where he is relaxing by a pool and taps glasses with (I think) his agent. The tap causes an earthquake to happen which causes the H in the Hollywood sign to fall down. There is a man living underneath the Hollywood sign and when he sees the H falls he utters the classic line. "What the H?" The H crushes his home just as he runs away. That moment cracked me up the most since it came out of nowhere. That is the funniest Critic moment, IMO. I can't believe Fox and ABC BOTH cancelled this show. It truly deserved better treatment. So, if you are a fan of The Critic, this is your thread. Post your favorite episodes, favorite moments, characters. Let's all look back at this awesome show. I'll post more of my favorite moments later. I leave with this: Penguins can't fly. PEGUINS CAN'T FLY! and Roaches aren't edible. ROACHES AREN'T EDIBLE. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 Can't you just create on big "Are You A Fan Of Theses Shows?" thread? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 Duke Phillips was awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted December 31, 2003 All hail Duke. Duke is life. All hail Duke. Duke is life. All Hai..munch munch munch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 God I love that show. All I want is all the episodes on DVD, I will be happy then. "I'm Orson Welles. Tonights episode is brought to you by Mrs. Phelps' frozen fishsticks. MMMMM....they're even better raw!" "I'm not going to let you cook my dog!" "What do you suggest I do, serve him raw?" "I wonder what she looks like naked! Oh crap, I said that outloud, better cover. I wonder what she COOKS like...naked." "I've found a wife for you son, her name is Barbie. Now, she has a boyfriend named Ken, but he isn't much of a man, I've checked." "Hava Nagila...baby." "Doris, what do people your age do for fun?" "Die. And square dance." "It's times like this that I wish I had tear ducts." "Don't mind my father, he had a stroke." "No, he didn't! That's just what we tell people." "A peanut is neither a pea, nor a nut.....wait...it IS a nut!" God, I could go on for hours. That's all off the top of my head. Such a trmenedously funny show with quotable non sequitors everywhere. It puts Family Guy to shame (and I LIKE family guy!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 "I'm not wearing this wig anymore!" *Rips hair off* "Dad, you don't wear a wig" "I will from now on." I laughed the whole commercial break cause of that one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cerebus Report post Posted December 31, 2003 It had its moments, but it really spent too much time making fun of pop culture and other silly things to be truly successful imho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Human Fly 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 God I love that show. All I want is all the episodes on DVD, I will be happy then. 1/27/04 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Young 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 *orgasms* I'm getting a DVD player this week. I must own that. I have nearly every episode on tape, but still... You guys have listed most of the great quotes I can remember at the moment. However, what may have been my favorite moment ever on the show was when Duke fired Jay and Jay set out to win another Pulitzer prize. When he finally did, it showed Duke watching on TV, and he simply muttered, "Well, I guess the jig is up!" and leapt out the window. I laughed my ass off for a good five minutes after that one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 God I love that show. All I want is all the episodes on DVD, I will be happy then. 1/27/04 Buy my DVD....Buy my DVD.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Midnight Rocking Warrior Report post Posted December 31, 2003 That was an awesome show Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 my favorite two lines...from the episode where Margo Sherman falls in love with the lead singer of the rock band...Johnny whatever... *Jay looks to ceiling...sees silverware glued up there as well as the cat* Jay: Dad...I understand the silverware...but why the cat? Dad: You understand the silverware? Cucko Cucko... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 Jay's dad, Franklin Sherman, was one of the funniest character's ever. I suck when it comes to quoting lines from t.v. shows or movies but his character never failed to make me laugh and stole every scene. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 Rosebud green peas: full of country goodness and green peaness. Wait, that's terrible, I quit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 Rosebud green peas: full of country goodness and green peaness. Wait, that's terrible, I quit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlackFlagg 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 "I just have one thing to say.....who are you people?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Olympic Slam Report post Posted December 31, 2003 It had its moments, but it really spent too much time making fun of pop culture and other silly things to be truly successful imho. I used to love the show, but the Pop Culture humor sooooooo doesn't hold up today. I mean, Forrest Gump? Ross Perot? The Piano? Jurrasic Park? 1993 called, they want their "jokes" back. EDIT: Although I DIE of laughter everytime I see that "He-Haw: The Next Generation" gag. When Warf gets down, I lose it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 "I'm not wearing pants. I was wearing pants, but then they split and now I'm not wearing any." And yes, I have used that line in real life. I have to check the price of that DVD set, it must be mine. ALL MINE! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ted the Poster 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 Damn, there are too many great quotes from that show to list. Thank God for Comedy Central. Here are some of my favorites: Penguin: Wak wak wak wak wak! Franklin: No, I will not pray with you. Jay: There's Holly Hunter talking to Marlee Matlin. Keep it down you two! Jay: Eggs don't ripen! EGGS DON'T RIPEN! Duke: Son, I only spent three days with a young man named Bill CLinton and look how he turned out. Jay: Maybe you should've taken four. Duke: Yeah... (In the hall of Presidents) Jay: That's not Clinton; that's just one of your old hillbilly bears! Duke: Yeah, but so far nobody's noticed. Jay: "I can't die like this! I have holes in my Little Mermaid underwear!" Eleanor: "Franklin, my life is an endless grey corridor." Franklin: "I've been there too. Usually there's a midget making googly eyes at me. I call him Mr. Pickalini." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notJames 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 Too bad the DVD doesn't include the one thing that it should: commentary by Jon Lovitz. I think I'll pass on this one and just watch the episodes that I taped. "... green peaness." Priceless! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 At times I thought the show could be pretty funny, but for the most part I didn't care for it. I'd just watch it thinking sooner or later it would have to get better. But most of the jokes just didn't work for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boner Kawanger 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 "I'm not wearing pants. I was wearing pants, but then they split and now I'm not wearing any." Son loves mother Sweet romance Poor old father Has no pants And for the mechanical bears... We're the bears who sing for Duke Do-da Do-da Drinkin' moonshine 'til we puke Oh the do-day day And the best song on the show... Peeepeee Peeepeee Peepee Poooopie Peeepeee Peeepeee Peepee Poooopie *laughter* Please! It's about the plight and struggles of my people! *silence* Peeepeee Peeepeee Peepee Poooopie *laughter* Go The Critic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the pinjockey 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 Favorite moments that I quote still: - The aforementioned singing bears - "If I could be a vegetable, I'd be a carrot" - "Nilknarf" - "Kabong" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Wood Caulfield 0 Report post Posted December 31, 2003 The Jay Sherman mechanical thing that said "Buy my book! Buy my book! Buy my book!" Jay's Australlian friend rescues him from the psycho fan then afterwards bumps into the mechinal Jay. "Jay": Buy my book! Buy my book! Buy my book! Buy my book! Buy my-- He shoots the mechinal Jay with his gun. Australian: Sorry Jay. I did it for it's own good. Jay: Why you do that for? All he said was "Buy my book! Buy my book! Buy my book! Buy my book! Buy my book!" A gun is pointed at Jay. Jay: I'll stop now. And that one episode where Jay remembers the night he won the Pulitzer Prize and was at the nightclub. Jay: That was a sad memory. So, now let's look through it through the power of illusion! And they do the same scene but Jay is breakdancing and gets the girl. "If the movie stinks. Just don't go!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Jay: "I'm not going to stop loving you after I've been decaying in the ground for 200 years." Eleanor (Jay's mother): *Angrily* "Can't one dinner go by where we don't talk about your rotting corpse?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted January 2, 2004 Penguin: Wak Wak Wak Wak Wak Wak Wak... Franklin: I don't care how many stewardesses you've bagged, you're still a rotten pilot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted January 2, 2004 It's a gun not a bloody xerox machine. ::gun goes off and shoots Jay in the leg:: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted January 3, 2004 It's a gun not a bloody xerox machine. ::gun goes off and shoots Jay in the leg:: My favorite: Jay: I'm worse than HITLER? Duke: No, just less cute and lovable. Or something like that. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2004 Jay: "I'm not going to stop loving you after I've been decaying in the ground for 200 years." Eleanor (Jay's mother): *Angrily* "Can't one dinner go by where we don't talk about your rotting corpse?" Best. Quote. Ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2004 Take a look at the avatar and subtitle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
