If you blinked at all in the middle of NBC’s 2000 season, you probably missed the very short run of the irreverently funny primetime animated series God the Devil and Bob. Now’s your chance to see all 13 episodes as Fox Home Entertainment finally releases the complete series as a two-disc DVD set.
God, the Devil and Bob was created by The Wonder Years and Malcolm in the Middle producer Matthew Carlson. As the show begins, the Almighty is upset with the state of mankind and seriously considers wiping the slate clean and starting all over unless he can find one human worth saving. God allows Satan to choose who that one person should be and rough-around-the-edges Detroit autoworker Bob Alman becomes mankind’s last hope for salvation.
Despite a star-studded cast that included James Garner (God), Alan Cumming (The Devil), French Stewart (Bob) and The Simpsons’ Nancy Cartwright (Bob’s daughter), the show struggled to find an audience right out of the gate. To make matters worse, religious groups upset over the cartoon depiction of God convinced 22 affiliates to refuse to air it and the network canceled the series after just four episodes.
DVD features include audio commentary on selected episodes, a series overview making-of featurette and a character interview featurette titled Revealed. The disc set lists for $26.98.
If you like your cartoons a little less controversial, you can pick up SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple. The Paramount Home Entertainment release features eight episodes from the first two seasons of the hugely successful Nickelodeon series. Featured installments include “Home Sweet Pineapple,” “Band Geeks,” “Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm,” “Ripped Pants,” “Sandy’s Rocket,” “Culture Shock,” “MuscleBob BuffPants” and “Employee of the Month.” The disc offers 95 minutes of Bikini Bottom fun for just $16.99.
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