What About Joan 

Joan Gallagher is a high school teacher who depends on the daily support, counsel, and friendship of her two best friends Ruby, a psychiatrist, and Betsy, a music teacher at the school. ... See full summary »

Creator:

Gwen Macsai

Stars:

Joan Cusack, Kyle Chandler, Donna Murphy

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Joan Cusack	...	Joan Gallagher 21 episodes, 2000-2001
Kyle Chandler	...	Jake Evans 21 episodes, 2000-2001
Donna Murphy	...	Dr. Ruby Stern 21 episodes, 2000-2001
Kellie Shanygne Williams	...	Alice Adams 21 episodes, 2000-2001
Wallace Langham	...	Mark Ludlow 21 episodes, 2000-2001
Phil Tyler	...	James 21 episodes, 2000-2001
Jessica Hecht	...	Betsy Morgan / ... 13 episodes, 2001
Jessica Lynn		9 episodes, 2001

Storyline

Joan Gallagher is a high school teacher who depends on the daily support, counsel, and friendship of her two best friends Ruby, a psychiatrist, and Betsy, a music teacher at the school. Although Ruby appears to be the picture of strength and stability, she allows herself to be taken advantage of by Betsy, who is locked into an on-again, off-again relationship with fellow teacher Mark. Joan also bonds with Alice Adams, who is a new student teacher at the high school. The series focuses on the private lives of an intimate group of high school teachers and explores the complexity and endurance of close friendships among women, as well as the challenging relationship between Joan and Jake two bright, independent, experienced people as they blunder toward intimacy.

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | boyfriend | argument | sex | infidelity | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Joan

Filming Locations:

Chicago Studio City - 5660 W. Taylor Street, Austin, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia TriStar Television, Gracie Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (19 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of Joan Cusack's conditions for starring in this show was that it had to be produced in Chicago so she would not have to leave her family.

User Reviews

Pretty good ABC sitcom

"WHAT ABOUT JOAN," is my opinion, is a pretty good ABC sitcom. I don't think I've seen every episode, but I still enjoyed it. It's hard to say which episode was my favorite. However, I think it was always funny when a mishap occurred. I always laughed at that. Despite the fact that it was a short-lived series, it was nice that all the main characters stayed with the show throughout its entire run. It seems that no one stays with a show throughout its entire run. Everyone always gave a good performance, the production design was spectacular, the characters and everything about them were well-designed, and the writing was always very strong. In conclusion, I hope some network brings it back on the air for fans of the show to see.