Joan Girardi has begun acting a little strange since her family moved to the city of Arcadia. No one knows that various people keep introducing themselves as God, and then giving the teenager specific directions to do things. Unsure of what God wants, and if she's even sane, Joan tentatively begins to follow God's cryptic directives, all the while trying to retain a "normal" teen-aged existence.
Joan Girardi has begun acting a little strange since her family moved to the city of Arcadia. No one knows that various people keep introducing themselves as God, and then giving the teenager specific directions to do things. Unsure of what God wants, and if she's even sane, Joan tentatively begins to follow God's cryptic directives, all the while trying to retain a "normal" teen-aged existence.
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After a summer of therapy and with school resuming Joan tries to return to a ""normal"" life even as she ignores God, who keeps reappearing; Will is sued for emotional distress by Andy Baker, whose drunk driving caused the accident that paralyzed Kevin; Luke and Grace try to adjust to their relationship.
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Directed by James HaymanWritten by Barbara HallGuest stars Tara Lynne Barr, Patrick Breen, Elaine Hendrix, Juliette Goglia, Aaron Himelstein, Mageina Tovah, Christopher Cousins, Kathryn Joosten
Judith, a wild friend of Joan's from summer camp, starts school at Arcadia High; Will investigates a drive-by shooting; Kevin confronts Andy about the on-going lawsuit.
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Directed by Rob MorrowWritten by Stephen NathanGuest stars Sprague Grayden, Dayo Ade, Jeffrey Licon, Aaron Himelstein, Mageina Tovah, Kathryn Joosten, Jack Plotnick, Riley Smith
After God suggests she be part of a growth process, Joan decides her science project will be to plant a garden in an inhospitable area to see if it can survive.
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Directed by Kevin DowlingWritten by Joy GregoryGuest stars Sprague Grayden, Elaine Hendrix, Aaron Himelstein, Diane Delano, Mageina Tovah, Christopher Cousins, John Patrick Amedori, Jack Plotnick
God has Joan adopt a wild cat; Helen's Aunt Olive has a stroke while visiting; Will calls Internal Affairs to investigate for corrupt cops.
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Directed by Steve GomerGuest stars Sprague Grayden, Annie Potts, Allyce Beasley, Aaron Himelstein, Aaron Frazier, Mark Totty, Derek Morgan, Richard Penn
Things get dirty in a student council election as God instructs Joan to support a candidate; Helen must deal with a student who protests another students work of art.
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Directed by Rob MorrowWritten by Ellie HermanGuest stars Sprague Grayden, Annie Potts, Kristy Wu, Megan Henning, Mike Erwin, Corri English, Aaron Himelstein, Sam Murphy
Gods tells Joan to help her mother collect clothes for the homeless; Kevin attempts stand-up comedy in order to impress Beth; Will wants to counter-sue the Bakers.
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Directed by Kevin DowlingWritten by Tom GarrigusGuest stars Sprague Grayden, Annie Potts, Trevor Einhorn, Rick Overton, Iqbal Theba, Aaron Himelstein, Kimberly McCullough, Robert Pine
Joan struggles with the pressures of Junior year; God assigns Joan to work on a videography; Adam and Judith work on a project together; Will, Kevin, and Helen meet with a lawyer to discuss a counter-lawsuit.
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Directed by Graeme CliffordGuest stars Sprague Grayden, Annie Potts, Patrick Fabian, Zachary Quinto, Aaron Himelstein, Evan Handler, Constance Zimmer, Louis Mustillo
After being prodded by Judith to go on a real date, Joan and Adam nervously prepare for a romantic night at a fancy French restaurant. Little do they know that Judith has subsequently made some misguided plans for herself for that evening, which later causes the guilt-ridden Joan to wonder if she could have prevented her friend's misfortune.
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Directed by Elodie KeeneWritten by Stephen NathanGuest stars Sprague Grayden, Annie Potts, Russ Tamblyn, Jayne Atkinson, Aaron Himelstein, Charlie Koznick, Michael Chinyamurindi, Clement von Franckenstein
As the Girardis are deposed for the lawsuit against them regarding the car accident that disabled Kevin, they look back on their memories of that horrible day.
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Directed by James HaymanWritten by Barbara HallGuest stars Annie Potts, Rae Allen, Patrick Fabian, Aaron Himelstein, Kimberly McCullough, Evan Handler, Mageina Tovah, Kitty Swink
While helping Grace shop for a dress for the occasion, Joan is delighted to finally meet Grace's seemingly perfect mother, Sarah. However, when Sarah's drinking problem becomes evident, Joan begins to understand why Grace is so private – and why she's long been avoiding having her bat mitzvah. Meanwhile, Luke racks his brain to come up with a meaningful bat mitzvah gift for Grace. Additionally, Adam and Joan have different ways of coping with Judith's death. Will supports Lucy's less-than-legal means of trying to get one of Judith's friends to describe Judith's on-the-run killer, and Kevin's ex-girlfriend is deposed for the trial.
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Directed by Steve GomerWritten by Ellie HermanGuest stars Christy Carlson Romano, Annie Potts, Paul Sand, Mike Starr, Petrea Burchard, Aaron Himelstein, Kimberly McCullough, Charlie Koznick
As Joan tries to work her way up to the high dive despite her acrophobia, Luke attempts to overcome his paralyzing fear of undertaking an activity at which he might fail. Meanwhile, Will continues his quest to find Judith's killer, and Kevin goes on a date with Beth. Additionally, while reflecting on Judith's death and Kevin's accident, Helen becomes overwhelmed with concern about her family being in harm's way.
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Directed by Martha MitchellGuest stars Sprague Grayden, Sam Horrigan, Annie Potts, Kimberly McCullough, Diane Delano, Mageina Tovah, Matthew McKane, Constance Zimmer
Despite everyone's protests, Joan allows her snobby, Ivy League-educated guidance counselor to advise her against applying to college. However, after Joan relays her plans to Roger, an engaging college student on the campus she's visiting, he tells her that college is attainable and persuades her to hire him as a tutor. Meanwhile, Adam becomes jealous of Joan's rapport with Roger; Will sees a dark side of Lucy; Helen questions her commitment to Catholicism, and Beth finds it difficult to resume a relationship with the wheelchair-bound Kevin.
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Directed by Gloria MuzioWritten by Tom GarrigusGuest stars Annie Potts, John Marshall Jones, Jeffrey Licon, Aaron Himelstein, Kimberly McCullough, Mageina Tovah, Jack Plotnick, Constance Zimmer
Joan gets a chorus role in the school musical per God's request and is elated when Adam agrees to design and build the play's elaborate sets.
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Directed by Graeme CliffordWritten by Joy GregoryGuest stars Corri English, Aaron Himelstein, Mageina Tovah, Riley Smith, Catherine Petra Villalobos, Sonya Eddy, Alissa Archer, Mike Damus
After saving a girl's life Joan suddenly becomes famous but she soon learns fame is fleeting and can even turn against you; Adam has a job interview that doesn't quite go the way he wants; tension builds between Lucy and Will; as Luke prepares to get his drivers license Grace tries to educate him on the harmful impact vehicles have on the enviroment.
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Directed by Martha MitchellGuest stars Annie Potts, Lauren C. Mayhew, Veanne Cox, Patrick Fabian, Juliette Goglia, Aaron Himelstein, Tyler Kain, Hilary Duff
God tells Joan to do an extra credit English assignment on romance poets, which causes her to question her own love life.
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Directed by Joanna KernsWritten by Barbara HallGuest stars Annie Potts, Elaine Hendrix, Mike Starr, Haylie Duff, Juliette Goglia, Aaron Himelstein, Constance Zimmer, Mark Totty
Incensed that Will and Helen have forbidden her to go to a concert with Adam and stay overnight with him in his father's camper, Joan goes anyway. After Joan has a conversation with God about free will, she decides to use it as a rationale for lying to her mother in order to go on the trip as she's convinced that Helen simply wants her to remain a dependent little girl. Meanwhile, Luke is shocked when the nerdy, girl-obsessed Friedman rebuffs the advances of the surprisingly infatuated Stevie.
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Directed by James HaymanWritten by Stephen Nathan, Ellie HermanGuest stars James DuMont, Jeffrey Licon, will.i.am, Haylie Duff, Aaron Himelstein, Kathryn Joosten, Riley Smith, Mark Totty
Joan is convinced that she's meant to help Stevie keep her part-time job with Adam, despite Stevie's mother's order that she quit. In an effort to supply Stevie with the Social Security number that Stevie's mother is withholding, Joan gets Kevin to use his investigative reporting skills. Kevin's findings end up leading Will to make a discovery that quickly turns Stevie's world upside-down. Meanwhile, Adam is upset with Joan for telling Helen that he tried to have sex with her, and Kevin is conflicted when the local television station asks him to do a report that pertains to paralysis.
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Directed by Kevin DowlingWritten by Tom GarrigusGuest stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Al Mancini, Kate Norby, Haylie Duff, Nancy Lenehan, Mageina Tovah, Sarah Lilly, Mark Totty
After Price discovers Joan holding an empty egg carton near his freshly egged car, he wrongly assumes she's the culprit and punishes her with a weekend of community service. Without more direction from God than to rise above the injustice, Joan tries to figure out if she's meant to help a bitter former nun, Lilly, who is overseeing the service project, or one of the social outcasts who are serving as a result of their own offenses. Meanwhile, Joan's also upset that her reluctance to begin a sexual relationship with Adam is driving a wedge between them. Also, Adam meets a troubled artist at the community center; Joan gets Luke a job at the bookstore; Kevin has another car accident.
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Directed by Michael FrescoWritten by Joy GregoryGuest stars Austin Pendleton, Jeffrey Licon, Patrick Fabian, Elaine Hendrix, Mike Starr, Alexis Dziena, Aaron Himelstein, Mageina Tovah
Joan prepares to prosecute a case for a mock trial at school, per God's request, while enthusiastically planning a way to celebrate her one-year anniversary with Adam, who has secretly betrayed her. Joan surprises everyone with her passion in prosecuting a mock case against the equally motivated defense attorney, Grace. Meanwhile, while trying to hide his guilt from Joan as she plans a special anniversary night out with him, Adam decides to confess his wrongdoing to an appalled Grace. Meanwhile, Will investigates the murder of an eight-year-old girl and Helen continues her study of catholicism.
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Directed by Neal IsraelGuest stars James Russo, Alexis Dziena, Adam Wylie, Mageina Tovah, Armin Shimerman, Kathryn Joosten, Joyce Guy, Constance Zimmer
In the wake of Joan’s breakup with Adam, God tells her to do some house cleaning, which puts her in the middle of a school scandal.
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Directed by Bethany RooneyWritten by Lyla OliverGuest stars Patrick Fabian, Elaine Hendrix, Mike Starr, Aaron Himelstein, Mark L. Taylor, Courtney Hope, Constance Zimmer, Kevin Rahm
Joan and Grace fear the worst when, on the heels of failed attempts to reconnect with Joan, the emotionally fragile Adam goes missing during a hike... Despite Grace's attempts to foster a more comfortable rapport between her friends, Joan is intent on hurting Adam with her rebuffs, which she regrets when it appears that his life may be in danger. Meanwhile, Helen is shocked when a priest tells her that the man who raped her 25 years ago would like her to visit his deathbed so he may apologize. Also, Luke is dismayed and intrigued when he learns that Friedman has been getting stoned.
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Directed by Elodie KeeneWritten by Stephen NathanGuest stars Michael Badalucco, David Marciano, Aaron Himelstein, Wentworth Miller, Kathryn Joosten, J. Marvin Campbell, Shelly Cole, David Grammer
God tells Joan that the last two years were a spiritual boot camp for her greatest challenge yet, pitting her against a man with a sinister agenda.
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Directed by James HaymanWritten by Barbara HallGuest stars Sprague Grayden, Jeffrey Licon, Paul Sand, Juliette Goglia, Aaron Himelstein, Mageina Tovah, Wentworth Miller, Constance Zimmer
