| God, the Devil and Bob | |
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| Format | Animated sitcom |
| Created by | Matthew Carlson |
| Voices of | James Garner Alan Cumming French Stewart Nancy Cartwright Jeff Doucette Laurie Metcalf Kath Soucie |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Vanity Logo Productions NBC Studios Carsey-Werner Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC (2000)[1] Adult Swim (2011) |
| Picture format | 4:3 SDTV |
| Original run | March 9, 2000 – March 28, 2000; January 8, 2011 – March 26, 2011 |
God, the Devil and Bob is an animated sitcom which premiered on NBC on March 9, 2000 and ended on March 28, 2000, leaving nine episodes unaired. It was created by Matthew Carlson. It is currently broadcast on the Philippine channel Maxxx. The entire series was released on Region 1 DVD in the United States on January 4, 2005. Reruns of the series began airing on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim, on January 1, 2011 with the network airing the nine remaining episodes of the series from January 8 to March 26, 2011.[2][3]
Thirteen episodes were made, but only four were broadcast in the United States before the series was canceled due to a combination of low ratings and pressure from religious activists.[4] The show, however, was well received in places such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Latin America (including Brazil), where BBC Two, RTE, and Fox, respectively, aired the entire series.
God, the Devil and Bob was canceled in the United States after the first four episodes aired on NBC (although the entire season of 13 episodes was shown overseas), after network executives received an alarming number of complaints about its potentially offensive religious material.[5][6][7]
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The series was based on God (voiced by James Garner) and the Devil (voiced by Alan Cumming) making a bet over the fate of the world. God wants to wipe humanity off the face of the planet and start over, but He realizes that He's "not that kind of God." The devil gets to choose one person, and if that person does not prove they have made the world a better place, God will destroy the world. The devil chooses Bob Alman (voiced by French Stewart), a beer-drinking, porno-watching auto plant worker from the suburbs of Detroit who, when asked to save humanity from complete annihilation, asks "What's in it for me?" After saving humanity in the pilot episode, the series revolves around Bob being God's "Go-To Guy" whenever He gets a great idea to help out the world.[8][9]
| # | Title | Original airdate | Prod. code |
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| 1 | "In the Beginning" | March 9, 2000 | 101 |
| Being disappointed in the world God considers destroying it. God decides to give the world a second chance by convincing Bob to show him the world is worth saving. Bob is unsure how to do so. | |||
| 2 | "Andy Runs Away" | March 14, 2000 | 105 |
| When God refuses to show himself in front of Andy's friends, Andy runs away to Canada. The Devil tries being nicer to Smeck. Megan gets a crush on Donna's college classmate. | |||
| 3 | "Date from Hell" | March 21, 2000 | 103 |
| The Devil doesn't believe that Bob is taking him seriously. As a result, he decides to teach Bob a lesson by dating his daughter. | |||
| 4 | "The Devil's Birthday" | March 28, 2000 | 106 |
| The Devil goes to hell with all the world's evil when God forgets his birthday. | |||
| 5 | "Neighbor's Keeper" | January 8, 2011 | 102 |
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Bob helps save his neighbors' marriage. Donna decides to return to college after 14 years. Note: This is the only episode which Smeck does not appear in. |
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| 6 | "God's Favorite" | January 22, 2011 | 104 |
| Bob believes he is indestructible, and can not die. The Devil feels neglected when God doesn't call him about their golf outing. | |||
| 7 | "Bob Gets Committed" | February 12, 2011 | 107 |
| When Bob defaces a billboard along the freeway, he gets arrested. And when he tells the police he's Gods messenger, he gets committed. | |||
| 8 | "Lonely at the Top" | February 19, 2011 | 108 |
| God decides to pose as "Arthur from Ipsilanti" to live a day in the life of an average person. But God doesn't fit in with Bob's friends. | |||
| 9 | "Bob Gets Greedy" | February 26, 2011 | 109 |
| Bob finds future sports scores on the devil's palm pilot and considers it a blessing when he gambles and wins | |||
| 10 | "There's Too Much Sex on TV" | March 5, 2011 | 110 |
| God sends Bob to Hollywood to do something about all the sex on TV. | |||
| 11 | "Bob's Father" | March 12, 2011 | 111 |
| Bob goes to see his dying father in the hospital with the hopes of making amends, but he ends up telling the angry and abusive old man to go to Hell. | |||
| 12 | "God's Girlfriend" | March 19, 2011 | 112 |
| While Bob is out with family, God bumps into an old girlfriend who invites him to dinner. God wants to cancel the date; meanwhile, the Devil attempts to cause chaos in Heaven. | |||
| 13 | "Bob Gets Involved" | March 26, 2011 | 113 |
| Series finale. Bob leads a rather clueless vigilante group determined to fight against the evils of society-totally unaware of his actions will impact his family. | |||
20th Century Fox has released the complete series on DVD in Region 1. The 2-disc set features an extensive array of special features including commentaries, interviews and audition tapes.
| Cover | DVD Name | Ep # |
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| Complete Series | 13 | January 4, 2005 |
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