Jay Sherman is a TV movie critic who is forced to review the most pathetic films which he always rates as "It stinks." In addition to the film parodies, the show also deals with his personal life: working for a tyrannical media mogul boss, his lovelife and his family.
Jay Sherman is a TV movie critic who is forced to review the most pathetic films which he always rates as "It stinks." In addition to the film parodies, the show also deals with his personal life: working for a tyrannical media mogul boss, his lovelife and his family.
Season 2 episodes
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Jay's ratings are not doing very well and Duke is about to fire him so Jay is feeling depressed. His feelings become better when he meets a new girlfriend named Alice and her daughter Penny. Alice gives Jay tips on how to improve his show and her advice works. Jay wants to get to know Alice better but discovers she has a boyfriend whom she wants to reject but can't.
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Directed by Bret HaalandWritten by Al Jean, Mike ReissGuest stars Rhea Perlman, Sam McMurray
When Jeremy Hawke's sister, Olivia Newton Hawke, visits New York, Jay meets her and is smitten with her which puts his relationship with Alice on the line when she begins to feel left out. So Jay then must decide who he really loves.
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Directed by Rich MooreWritten by Tom BradyGuest stars Morwenna Banks, Queen Latifah, Ricki Lake
Margo gets a new neighbor, Johnny Wrath, who is the lead singer in the rock group, "Nuns in a Blender". Margo falls in love with him but doesn't feel the relationship is right when she finds him with another girl. Meanwhile Alice tries to find a suitable preschool for Penny.
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Directed by Tom MazzoccoWritten by Jennifer Ventimilia, Joshua SterninGuest stars Jimmy Breslin, Todd Louiso
Jay and Marty begin to feel a little big so they enroll in a weight loss camp. Marty loses a remarkable amount of weight which makes him feel more self- confident but when he is placed as the star in a school play, he doesn't feel his skinny self is right for him. Meanwhile, Jay receives a death threat from Belgian actor Jean Paul Le Pope whose movie he panned.
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Directed by Steven Dean MooreWritten by Steve TompkinsGuest stars Tress MacNeille, Rhea Perlman
At Marty's slumber party, Jay is asked to tell his story in which he got caught up in the Gulf War. Jay tells how he was attending an Iraqi film festival and eventually was thrown in jail where he escaped and lead a troop of men across the desert.
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Directed by Brian SheesleyWritten by Richard DoctorowGuest stars Tress MacNeille
Franklin and Eleanor celebrate their 40th anniversary by going on vacation but the plane crashes and Franklin and Eleanor find themselves marooned on an island. Back in New York, Margo and Jay find out about their disappearance and discover they have willed Jay their entire fortune which Jay decides to put to use by cleaning up New York.
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Directed by David CutlerWritten by Judd Apatow, Richard Doctorow
Alice's sister, Miranda, comes to visit them which Alice is not comfortable with. Miranda must find work in New York so she joins "Mattress in an Hour" delivering mattresses. When everybody attends a party held by Duke, Miranda falls in love with Duke but is shy because of a wrinkle. She runs out on Duke at midnight and Duke must find the woman who fits her slipper. When it turns out to be Doris, Jay must get Duke and Miranda reunited.
Jay is hosting his 10th anniversary show held at Carnegie Hall where he showcases a number of movie clips from old episodes such as Jurassic Park 2, Every Which Way but Lucid, and Rabbi P.I. The show is later held hostage by a number of terrorists who threaten to blow the place up with a bomb tied to Jay's waist. Fortunately, everybody is eventually rescued by Milton Berle.
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Directed by Rich Moore, Lauren MacMullan, David CutlerWritten by Jennifer Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin, Steve Tompkins, Ken Keeler, Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jon Vitti, Tom Brady, Patric M. Verrone, Richard DoctorowGuest stars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milton Berle
Mike Reiss, Al Jean, Steve Tompkins, Jon Vitti, Tom Brady, Ken Keeler, Patric M. Verrone, Jennifer Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin, Steven Levitan, Richard Doctorow, Judd Apatow, Nell Scovell, Tom Gammill, Max Pross, Richard Doctorow, Judd Apatow
