| God, the Devil and Bob | |
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| Genre | Animated sitcom |
| Created by | Matthew Carlson |
| Voices of | James Garner Alan Cumming French Stewart Nancy Cartwright Jeff Doucette Laurie Metcalf Kath Soucie |
| Composer | Sean Murray |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | Vanity Logo Productions NBC Studios The Carsey-Werner Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC[1] |
| Release | March 9 – March 28, 2000 |
| Network | Adult Swim |
| Release | January 8 – March 26, 2011 |
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God, the Devil and Bob is an American animated sitcom which aired on NBC from March 9 to March 28, 2000, leaving nine episodes unaired.[2] It was created by Matthew Carlson. 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 sister time-sharing network, Adult Swim, on January 1, 2011, with the network airing the nine remaining episodes of the series from January 8 to March 26, 2011.[3][4]
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, despite receiving mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.[5][6][7][8]
James Garner wrote in his memoirs that "It's a shame we went out of business so soon because I loved playing God."[9]
The show, however, was well received in places such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Latin America (including Brazil), where BBC Two, RTÉ, and Fox, respectively, aired the entire series. It was once broadcast on the now-defunct Philippine channel Maxxx.
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- ^ Braxton, Greg (1999-05-17). "Carsey-Werner Raises 'The Devil'". LA Times. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 378–379. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ "Schedule Update - 11/22/10 - Adult Swim Message Boards". Boards.adultswim.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ "Schedule". Adult Swim. 2014-07-14. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
- ^ "God, the Devil and Bob". Entertainment Weekly. January 10, 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "God, the Devil and a boycott". BBC. 2000-03-18. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Wells, Matt (2000-10-19). "BBC buys animated sitcom that shook US". London: Guardian. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Viewers find nbc's 'god' offensive". New York Daily News. 2000-03-13. Retrieved 2010-08-29. [dead link]
- ^ Garner, James; Winokur, Jon (2011). The Garner Files: A Memoir. Simon & Schuster. p. 266.