The Critic - Season 1 - Eps 11: A Day at the Races and a Night at the Opera
After Marty fails to win an event at his school field day, he is feeling very low so Jay tries to improve his self-confidence by getting him interested in playing guitar and putting him in the school talent show. Meanwhile, Them Magazine names Jay "the wittiest man alive" so Duke offers to pay everyone who doesn't laugh at Jay's show $100 which doesn't go over very well.
About The Critic

Title: The Critic
First Air Date: 1994-01-26
Last Air Date: 1995-05-21
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 110 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 23
Network: ABC FOX
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Production Companies: Gracie Films, Film Roman, Columbia Pictures Television
Synopsis
The Critic is an American prime time animated series created by writing partners Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had previously worked as writers and showrunners on The Simpsons. The show follows the life of a 36-year-old film critic from New York named Jay Sherman, voiced by Jon Lovitz. 23 episodes were produced, first broadcast on ABC in 1994 and finishing its original run on Fox in 1995.
Cast

Jon Lovitz
Jay Sherman (voice)

Christine Cavanaugh
Marty Sherman (voice)

Park Overall
Alice Tompkins (voice)

Russi Taylor
Penny Tompkins (voice)

Charles Napier
Duke Phillips (voice)

Judith Ivey
Eleanor Sherman (voice)

Gerrit Graham
Franklin Sherman (voice)

Nancy Cartwright
Margo Sherman (voice)

Doris Grau
Doris Grossman (voice)

Maurice LaMarche
Jeremy Hawke (voice)