God, the Devil and Bob (2000– )

God has made a bet with the Devil: if one human of the Devil's choosing can't prove that humanity is decent, God will scrap all of creation and start over. The Devil chooses Detroit car ... See full summary »

Creator:

Matthew Carlson

Stars:

Alan Cumming, James Garner, French Stewart

Cast

Series cast summary:
Alan Cumming	...	The Devil (13 episodes, 2000-2001)
James Garner	...	God (13 episodes, 2000-2001)
French Stewart	...	Bob Allman (13 episodes, 2000-2001)
Laurie Metcalf	...	Donna Allman (13 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kath Soucie	...	Andy Allman (13 episodes, 2000-2001)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Megan Allman (13 episodes, 2000-2001)
Jeff Doucette	...	Smeck (13 episodes, 2000-2001)

Storyline

God has made a bet with the Devil: if one human of the Devil's choosing can't prove that humanity is decent, God will scrap all of creation and start over. The Devil chooses Detroit car assembly line worker Bob Alman. Now Bob has to live a decent life with no hints from God and constant temptation from the Devil.

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Plot Keywords:

devil | the devil | lucifer | short lived | depiction of god | 

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Taglines:

God and the Devil have a new battleground. His name is Bob.

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Genres:

Comedy | Animation

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dieu, le diable et Bob

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carsey-Werner Company, Fil-Cartoons, Vanity Logo Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Thirteen episodes were made but only three were aired in the USA. The show came under fire from religious groups, nine NBC affiliates refused to air the show in prime time (reruns of "F·r·i·e·n·d·s" were substituted in its place; several affiliates offered to air the show late night but NBC declined), promotion was minimal and, after the debut, ratings were minuscule so NBC canceled the series less than two weeks after it premiered.

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Quotes

God: Bob, don't air-quote. It only annoys people.

User Reviews

Shame it finished

i have to agree with the above comment it was a real shame it was so short lived and fought by small minded people who have nothing better to moan about. I'm a Christian and in the great scheme of things there are a lot of things worse than this show the people who campaigned against it would have spent their time better by going out and acting like Christians helping other people. i actually thought it was really good and portrayed God in the way i like to think of him, fun, loving and with a good sense of humour. The plots were good and funny and so relevant to life today, i really hope it comes out on DVD soon as it is well worth watching for a bit of light hearted fun.