Series Description:

The Joan of Arcadia TV show was a 60 minute dramatic fantasy series on CBS about a High School girl who could talk to God. God approached her through many different human-form personalities such as teachers, fellow students, construction workers, etc. God gave Joan different tasks to perform each week. Usually, they were something that she had no desire to do and had no obvious purpose. In the end, however, her accomplishments of the task would result in helping another human being. The series also followed Joan's relationships with friends, family, and her boyfriend. Another interesting aspect of the show was that even Joan was sometimes confused as to whether she was really speaking with God or whether she might be insane.

Cast Members:

Amber Tamblyn .............. Joan Girardi
Joe Mantegna ............... Will Girardi
Mary Steenburgen ........... Helen Girardi
Jason Ritter ............... Kevin Girardi
Michael Welch .............. Luke Girardi
Chris Marquette ............ Adam Rove
Becky Wahlstrom ............ Grace Polk
Mageina Tovah .............. Glynis Figliola

Theme Song Lyrics

Title: "One Of Us"

Written & Performed By: "Joan Osborne"

What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home.

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

Pilot (9/26/2003)
The Fire and the Wood (10/3/2003)
Touch Move (10/10/2003)
The Boat (10/17/2003)
Just Say No (10/24/2003)
Bringeth It On (10/31/2003)
Death Be Not Whatever (11/7/2003)
The Devil Made Me Do It (11/14/2003)
St. Joan (11/21/2003)
Drive, He Said (12/5/2003)
The Uncertainty Principle (12/12/2003)
Jump (1/9/2004)
Recreation (1/16/2004)
State of Grace (2/6/2004)
Night Without Stars (2/13/2004)
Double Dutch (2/20/2004)
No Bad Guy (2/27/2004)
Requiem for a Third Grade Ashtray (3/12/2004)
Do the Math (4/2/2004)
Anonymous (4/30/2004)
Vanity, Thy Name Is Human (5/7/2004)
The Gift (5/14/2004)
Silence (5/21/2004)

The Second Season

Only Connect (9/24/2004)
Out of Sight (10/1/2004)
Back to the Garden (10/8/2004)
The Cat (10/15/2004)
The Election (10/22/2004)
Wealth of Nations (10/29/2004)
P.O.V. (11/5/2004)
Friday Night (11/12/2004)
No Future (11/19/2004)
The Book of Questions (11/26/2004)
Dive (12/10/2004)
Game Theory (1/7/2005)
Queen of the Zombies (1/14/2005)
The Rise & Fall of Joan Girardi (1/28/2005)
Romancing the Joan (2/11/2005)
Independence Day (2/18/2005)
Shadows and Light (2/25/2005)
Secret Service (3/4/2005)
Trial and Error (4/1/2005)
Spring Cleaning (4/8/2005)
Common Thread (4/15/2005)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (4/22/2005)