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God, the Devil and Bob (2000) was a short-lived American animated series with only 3 episodes out of 13 shown in its first run; it was Too Good to Last. The show opens as God decides that Humans Are Bastards and he's going to end the world; The Devil, of course, is delighted with His decision. God eventually has second thoughts about the idea, though -- saying that He's "not that kind of God" -- and He decides to give the world one last chance: if a single person can somehow prove that humanity as a whole is worth saving, God will put off smiting the entire world. The Devil is none too happy about this, so God decides to make things fair by letting The Devil choose the person. Enter the third titular character: Detroit's own Bob Alman, an under-educated, beer-drinking, swearing, selfish pe

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  • God, the Devil and Bob (2000) was a short-lived American animated series with only 3 episodes out of 13 shown in its first run; it was Too Good to Last. The show opens as God decides that Humans Are Bastards and he's going to end the world; The Devil, of course, is delighted with His decision. God eventually has second thoughts about the idea, though -- saying that He's "not that kind of God" -- and He decides to give the world one last chance: if a single person can somehow prove that humanity as a whole is worth saving, God will put off smiting the entire world. The Devil is none too happy about this, so God decides to make things fair by letting The Devil choose the person. Enter the third titular character: Detroit's own Bob Alman, an under-educated, beer-drinking, swearing, selfish pe
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  • God, the Devil and Bob (2000) was a short-lived American animated series with only 3 episodes out of 13 shown in its first run; it was Too Good to Last. The show opens as God decides that Humans Are Bastards and he's going to end the world; The Devil, of course, is delighted with His decision. God eventually has second thoughts about the idea, though -- saying that He's "not that kind of God" -- and He decides to give the world one last chance: if a single person can somehow prove that humanity as a whole is worth saving, God will put off smiting the entire world. The Devil is none too happy about this, so God decides to make things fair by letting The Devil choose the person. Enter the third titular character: Detroit's own Bob Alman, an under-educated, beer-drinking, swearing, selfish person who -- by his own admission -- downloads a lot of porn from the Internet. In the first episode, Bob manages to redeem humanity, and for the rest of the series, he becomes God's "go-to guy" for new ideas on how to help humanity further redeem itself -- all while The Devil tries to interfere with God's plans. Side characters include Bob's wife Donna, their kids Megan (a teenager) and Andy (a six-year-old), Bob's work buddies (a white pervert and a black guy/occasional Deadpan Snarker), and Smeck (The Devil's demon henchman/Chew Toy). The show touched on many family issues, including a family member dying, bullies, and puberty (amongst others); it also caused a good deal of controversy due to its presumed mocking of the Christian faith, a largely inaccurate accusation leveled almost entirely by people who had never actually seen -- and indeed refused to watch -- the show (see also Monty Python's Life of Brian and The Last Temptation of Christ). Ironically, the show's creator was an ordained clergyman with a not-surprisingly favorable attitude towards the faith. It eventually made it to DVD in the US, several overseas markets did air the full series, and in 2011, the show's full run made its way into the Adult Swim lineup.
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