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They left after season four to create The Critic, an animated show about film critic Jay Sherman ( voiced by Jon Lovitz ); the show was executive produced by The Simpsons co-developer James L. Brooks.

It was first broadcast on ABC in January 1994 and was well received by critics, but did not catch on with viewers and was put on hiatus after six weeks.

It returned in June 1994 and completed airing its initial production run.

For the second season of The Critic, Brooks cut a deal with the Fox network to have the series switch over.