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
Jessica Hecht	...	Betsy Morgan / ... 13 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:

illinois | female protagonist | 2000s | high school | teacher | 

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Taglines:

Life has rules. She's the exception.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

During the first season (while video streaming was still in its infancy) the crew had to provide a live feed from Chicago so executive producer James L. Brooks could give his input from L.A.

User Reviews

Too bad..

This show could really have been something. It has got good actors/actresses, especially Joan Cusack and Kyle Chandler, but the writing is lousy! I didn't laugh a single time when I watched an episode of this show. Sure, you might think that it is too early to decide about a show after one episode, but I'm telling you, I won't watch another episode without a fat paycheck. Don't waste your time on this one!

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