Series synopsis
God, the Devil and Bob is an American comedy animation television series that premiered on NBC on March 9, 2000. It ended on March 5, 2011. It was created by Matthew Carlson. It stars James Garner, Alan Cumming, French Stewart and Laurie Metcalf.
God strikes a wager with the Devil: if just one person can convince him that the world is worth saving, he'll spare humanity from destruction, if not, God will scrap all of creation and start over. The Devil is allowed to choose the candidate, and true to form, he picks the least likely person to determine the fate of the world--self-centered, slow-witted Detroit autoworker Bob Alman, an icon of mediocrity. Reluctantly, Bob accepts God's challenge, and has to live a decent life with no hints fro ...
Premise
God strikes a wager with the Devil: if just one person can convince him that the world is worth saving, he'll spare humanity from destruction, if not, God will scrap all of creation and start over. The Devil is allowed to choose the candidate, and true to form, he picks the least likely person to determine the fate of the world--self-centered, slow-witted Detroit autoworker Bob Alman, an icon of mediocrity. Reluctantly, Bob accepts God's challenge, and has to live a decent life with no hints from God and constant temptation from the Devil. Caught between the forces of divinity and deviance, with the weight of the world on his shoulders, there's nothing left to do but laugh.
Premise: One divine comedy. One helluva show.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- James Garner as God (voice)
- Alan Cumming as The Devil (voice)
- French Stewart as Bob Alman (voice)
- Laurie Metcalf as Donna Alman (voice)
- Kath Soucie as Andy Alman (voice)
- Nancy Cartwright as Megan Alman (voice)
- Jeff Doucette as Smeck (voice)
Guest cast
- Ken Hudson Campbell as Barry (voice)
- Charles Napier as Rev. Nat Potterson (voice)
- Kerrigan Mahan
- Michael Milhoan
- Wendell Pierce as Mike (voice)
- Matt Ballard
- Tim DeKay
- Jackie Gonneau
- Alex Veadov
- David Kaufman
- Cam Clarke as DMV Photographer (voice)
- Chi McBride as Mike (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | March 9, 2000 | March 5, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In the Beginning Somewhere after those first heady days in the Garden of Eden, mankind jumped onto a slippery slope of bad behavior, making one wrong moral choice after another. Small wonder, then, that God's disappointed and considering destroying the whole thing. But he has a soft spot for his failed experiment and decides to give it one last shot: If he can find one person to convince him the universe is worth saving, he will. Just like that. And being a sporting deity, he lets the Devil chose, and so he does: Bob Alman, an autoworker whose goal in life seems to be to just sliding through. And never has there been a more unlikely, or more reluctant, person for the job. Fear convinces Bob to accept the mission, but God's vague instructions are no help. And the Devil, who figures he only has one soul to focus on now, is a formidable obstacle. On the job or at home with his family, Bob is forever changed. How can you watch a hockey game when the fate of the world is in your hands? |
March 9, 2000 |
| 2 |
Andy Runs Away Andy is proud that his father can talk to God and he attempts to brag about it to his friends. But when they want to actually see it, he asks his father if he can talk to God in front of his friends. Bob agrees, but when he fails to get God to show up, Andy decides to run away. Will Bob be able to find Andy before something bad happens to him, and what about God who ignored Bob's attempts to speak with him? |
March 14, 2000 |
| 3 |
Date From Hell Bob doesn't take the Devil seriously, so to get back at Bob, the devil poses as a teenager and begins to court Bob's daughter Megan. |
March 21, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 9, 2000 |
| Last aired | March 5, 2011 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 20:30:00 |