The Critic - Season 1 (1994)

Jay's romance with a projectionist goes bad after she ties him to a bed and plans to kill him.

Eleanor forces Margo to attend a débutante ball, to which Jay accompanies her; meanwhile, Jay's show is losing viewers to a children's show called "Humphrey the Hippo."

After Jay gets fired due to low ratings, his goal is to rebuild his career by winning a second Pulitzer Prize.

Jay becomes friends with Doris the makeup lady and eventually comes to believe that she is his birth mother.

After being mocked for his poor physical condition, Jay decides to run the New York Marathon to prove he is a man.

After writing a screenplay, Jay takes leave from his job and moves to Hollywood, where he is hired to write a sequel to a movie he hated.

Duke wants to give up on life after learning he has only four years to live, but Jay tries to find a cure for his ailment.

Jay tries to help Marty find something he is good at, and Duke promises viewers $100 each if Jay can't make them laugh.

Jay quits his job as a critic and becomes a truck driver.

Eleanor writes a children's book whose main character is based on Jay.