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Forms:
- Cute Boy God, played by Kris Lemche
- Cafeteria Woman God, played by Baadja-Lyne Odums
- Newscaster God, played by Roark Critchlow
- Sweeper Driver God, played by James Martin Kelly
- Little Girl God, played by Juliette Goglia
- Linesman God, played by Robert Clendenin
- Mime God - Mailwoman God, played by Wendy Worthington
- Chess Player God, played by John Marshall Jones
- Navy Officer God, played by Phill Lewis
- Old Lady God, played by Kathryn Joosten
- Housewife God, played by Candy Azzara
- Businessman God, played by David Doty
- Homeless Man God, played by Larry Hankin
- Hot Dog God, played by Chris Hogan
- Substitute Teacher God, played by Jane Morris
- Flight Attendant God, played by Mia Cottet
- Power-Walking Woman God, played by Dendrie Taylor
- Big Kid God, played by Kyle Sabihy
- Security Guard God, played by Henry G. Sanders
- Gardener God, played by Nelson Mashita
- Domestic Worker God, played by Maricela Ochoa
- Painter God, played by Bill Camp
- Plumber God, played by Steven Cole Cragg
- DMV Clerk God, played by Sherri Shepherd
- Proctor God, played by Oliver Muirhead
- Jeffrey Licon, played by Goth Kid God
- DJ God - Creepy Guy God, played by Thomas Kopache
- Dr. Halliwell God, played by Ted Rooney
- Liquor Store Clerk God, played by Gary Anthony Williams
- Security Guard God, played by Curtis Armstrong
- Computer Girl God, played by Lindsay Hollister
- Butcher God, played by Adam Richman
- Dog Walker God, played by Russ Tamblyn
- Concession Stand Worker God, played by Baadja-Lyne Odums
- Street Guitarist God
- Pizza Delivery God, played by Fred Stoller
- Mascot God, played by Trevor Einhorn
- Exchange Student God, played by Anastasia Baranova
- Doctor God, played by Michael Chinyamurindi
- Locksmith God, played by John Del Regno
- Cashier God, played by Brian Klugman
- Piano Tuner God, played by Maury Ginsberg
- Custodian God, played by Louis Mustillo
- Balloon Sculptor God, played by Joel Murray
- Cheerleader God, played by Erin Chambers
- French Waiter God, played by Michael Wyle
- Rich Woman God, played by Susan Sullivan
- Twin Girls God, played by Kylie and Keaton Tyndall
Barbara Hall Notes:
Cute Boy God - Challenges to Joan: To join chess
club; to get involved in others' lives, even when it hurts;
but first, above all, to believe he's God. Joan: "Let's see
a miracle." God (pointing): "How about that?" Joan (unimpressed):
"That's a tree." God: "Let's see you make one." - Word
of God: "I don't look like this. I don't look like anything
you'd recognize. You can't see me. I don't sound like anything
you'd recognize. You see, I'm beyond your experience. I took
this form because it's something you're comfortable with.
It makes sense to you and if I'm snippy with you, it's because
you understand snippy. You get it?" - Hall says: Cute
Boy God was the first deity to reveal himself, so she wanted
a character Joan would listen to - in this case, an attractive
guy. "He tells her things that are difficult to hear."
Cafeteria Worker God - Challenge to Joan: To
get a job at a bookstore. - Word of God: "Just do what
I tell you and we won't have to discuss it. Couldn't be easier.
Move on, now. You're holding up the line." To the next student:
"What you need, Sugar?" - Rosenberg says: "I love the
turn that she did," switching gears from God confronting Joan
to sweet-talking the next student in the cafeteria line.
Sweeper Driver God - Challenge to Joan: That
she should apply herself in school. "Stop squandering the
potential I gave you. Have some pride." Joan: "Pride? What
happened to humility?" God: "Humility is not actually humility
unless you're good enough at something to be humble." - Word
of God: After Joan's dad turns off Anchorman God, Sweeper
God says: "He shall spend eternity burning in hell. ... I'm
kidding. There's no penalty for turning me off. Free will
is one of my better innovations." - Rosenberg says:
"When you have four Gods in an episode, you want to be careful
not to have anybody that resembles another."
Linesman God - Challenge to Joan: Be a catalyst
for change. That leads Joan to a stronger friendship with
a schoolmate, which results in a car with hand controls for
her paraplegic brother, Kevin. Word of God: Joan explains,
and God interjects, "News flash, Joan. I don't need you to
let me in on your thinking process. I'm omniscient." Rosenberg
says: "His face is interesting. He's not average-looking."
Flight Attendant God Actor: Mia Cottet Challenge to Joan:
Assist those who need help but don't ask for it. A forewarned
Joan, meeting a desperate working mother, offers badly needed
babysitting services. Word of God: "Work is a spiritual exercise:
keeps things moving along, prevents stasis, builds character.
Most of all, the point of working is to help." Hall says:
The slightly kooky flight attendant is "a humorous God. The
first-act God is almost always for humor." Little Girl God
Actor: Juliette Goglia Challenge to Joan: Spread your help
around. Joan offers a supportive ear to her babysitting charge,
who has a serious illness. Word of God: After Joan pleads
to let her paraplegic brother Kevin (Jason Ritter) walk, God
replies, "People ask me to do things. Big things, little things,
millions of times every day. I put a lot of thought into the
universe and came up with the rules. It sets a bad example
if I break them. It shows favoritism. It's better when we
abide by the rules." Rosenberg says: "The hardest Gods to
cast are the child Gods. It has to be a child who has an old
soul. With Juliette, it's the voice, the intelligence and
the fact that she's not a commercial-saccharine kid." Chess
Master God Actor: John Marshall Jones Challenge to Joan: Do
what's right for you and don't be bullied into wrong actions
by others - meaning the high school social clique. Joan rejects
the clique and supports her brother and friend. Word of God:
"... Actions have consequences. It's a causal universe." Hall
says: "He's definitely a third-act God. Very philosophical."
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