<TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"><P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="10" COLOR="#0B333C" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">The Critic is an American animated series that was originally broadcast on ABC in 1994 (later on FOX in 1995). The show was created by Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who were the show runners on The Simpsons for two years. The show was produced by Gracie Films in association with Columbia Pictures Television, and was animated by Film Roman. The series revolves around the life of movie critic Jay Sherman. Each episode featured at least one or two short movie parodies based on current or recent films. Many of these parodies were featured on Jay&apos;s show Coming Attractions. Notable examples include Howard Stern&apos;s End (Howard&apos;s End), Honey, I Ate the Kids (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids/The Silence of the Lambs), The Cockroach King (The Lion King), Abe Lincoln: Pet Detective (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective), Ghandi with the Wind (Ghandi and Gone With the Wind), and Scent of a Jackass (Scent of a Woman). It also made parodies of old but well known movies such as Willy Wonka &amp; the Chocolate Factory and The Godfather.</FONT></P></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"><P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="10" COLOR="#0B333C" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"></FONT></P></TEXTFORMAT><TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2"><P ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="10" COLOR="#0B333C" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">The show was canceled after two years, though nine scripts were written for the would be new network UPN and ten brief Internet only &quot;webisodes&quot; were produced later on and were included as a bonus on the DVD box set.</FONT></P></TEXTFORMAT>