The Critic - starring Jon Lovitz
 
The Critic - starring Jon Lovitz
 
starring Jon Lovitz
Dr. Jay

Episode:  10
Production Number:  110
Original Airdate:  June 29, 1994

Written by:   Jon Vitti
Directed by:  Dan Jeup

Special Guest:  Rod McKuen as Himself


Summary

Jay's boss, Duke, has just made a new invention,
"PHILLIPSVISION", which alters movies to make them more "likeable".  Jay is disgusted with Duke's invention but when Duke is discovered to have a fatal disease, Jay must find a cure for Duke's ailment.


Opening Phone Gag


                        "Hello Jay, this is the devil.  Despite what you think I am not the reason Cher won an oscar.  I am the
                         reason Marisa Tomei won an oscar. (evil laugh)"



Opening TV Gag


                        A monkey bangs on a rock vending machine with a bone.  Out drops a can of  "Pensa Cola" which the
                        monkey drinks.  (Parody of 2001: A Space Odyssey .)



End Theater Gag



                       Jay says "Is the snackbar still open ?"




Movie Parodies

•  Casablanca
•  Smokey and the Spartacus
•  One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
•  Jurassic Park II


Movie References

•  Marty impersonates Sylvester Stallone from Rocky.
•  Duke says if he wants Citizen Kane's last word to be "Shwing" then that's the way it's going to be.  He then falls over and
    says "Rosebud.  I mean Shwing !".
•  Jay refers to Lorenzo's Oil as "Phantacrap".
•  Jay wants Gone with the Wind, My Left Foot, Terms of Endearment, Love Story, and Bambi original endings restored.


Did You Notice

•  The small hill on the beach Jay stands on is really Marlon Brando buried.
•  Adolf Hitler's dog's name is Shnitzi.
•  Frances kid's cartoon hero is Winey Jacques.
•  Jay stays at the Carlton International hotel.
•  Jay's walking style in Duke's hotel is known as the elephant walk.
•  PHILLIPSVISION is the name of Duke's movie changing invention.
•  The New York Chronicle newspaper reads "Phillips Stock Soars on Death Rumors".
•  Rod McKuen and Duke met at a cat lovers convention.
•  In the scrabble game Duke invents the word "Quyzbuk" other words he previously made up were "Dukeliscous", and  
    "Duketastrafy".
•  Duke's building sign reads "Phillips Broadcasting Formerly Duke Phillips' House of Chicken and Waffles".
•  Duke worships "Pan the goat god".
•  Device used to kill patients is called "The Suicide Machine" with a sign of an old lady that says "You have to be as sick as
   me to use the Suicide Machine".
•  There are 32 Jays when Duke has kaleidoscope vision.
•  Cryogenics sign reads "Cryogenics Institute Home of the Corpsicle".
•  Franklin invents the Fishma Baby Whirlamajig.
•  Party sign reads "Duke Phillips' 'Hey Death, Get a Life' Party".


Created by:
  Al Jean & Mike Reiss
Co-Producer:  Steve Tompkins, J. Michael Mendel
Produced by:  Rich Moore, Richard Raynis
Executive Producers:  James L. Brooks, Al Jean, Mike Reiss

Starring:
  Jon Lovitz, Nancy Cartwright, Christine Cavanaugh, Gerrit Graham, Doris Grau, Judith Ivey, Nick Jameson,
                Maurice La Marche, Charles Napier, and Kath Soucie.

Music by:
  Alf Clausen
Theme by:  Hans Zimmer
Animation Produced by:  Film Roman, INC







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Television Episode Capsule
Dr. Jay - Episode 10
Opening Phone Gag
Opening TV Gag
End Theater Gag