Broken Lens

16 year old Joan Girardi is approached by someone claiming to be God. He gives her a mission, get a job. Will Girardi, Joan's dad and new chief of police for Arcadia, is trying to solve the case of a serial killer.

Director

Jack Bender, James Hayman

Written By

Barbara Hall

Guest Stars

Spencer Redford

Leslie

Patrick Breen

Sammy

Deborah Theaker

Mrs. Marx

Ivonne Coll

Marlene

Kimberly Kevon Williams

Elyse

Dee Nelson

Mrs. Dorsett

David Burke

Father Ken Mallory

Erik Palladino

Lt. Michael Daghlian

Kris Lemche

Cute Boy God

Justin Scot

Officer Eicher

Morocco Omari

Principal Stephen Chadwick

Stephi Lineburg

Sophie

Baadja-Lyne Odums

Cafeteria Woman God

Noah Bean

Officer Osbourne

Larkin Campbell

Man in Army Boots

Billy Mayo

Desk Sgt. Drake

Ruth Silveira

Patti

Joan enrolls in advanced-placement chemistry, after God asks her to stop being an underachiever; Will ruffles feathers during an arson investigation.

Director

James Hayman

Written By

Hart Hanson

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Roark Critchlow

Newscaster God

Patrick Fabian

Gavin Price

John Kassir

Mime God

Elaine Hendrix

Ms. Lischak

Juliette Goglia

Little Girl God

Louan Gideon

Val Wyatt (uncredited)

Tiffany Dupont

Drive-Thru Girl / Barbie

John Getz

D.A. Gabe Fellowes

Bob Clendenin

Linesman God

Erik Palladino

Lt. Michael Daghlian

Barbara Evans

Jeanne

David Grammer

Carl Rove

Derek Morgan

Undersheriff Roy Roebuck

Conor O'Farrell

Fire Chief Thomas Wyatt

James Martin Kelly

Sweeper God

God encourages Joan to learn how to play chess; Will must work with a psychic on a missing toddler case; Helen hopes a miracle will enable Kevin to walk again.

Written By

Barbara Hall

Helen fears Joan is becoming eccentric when she enthusiastically tackles her boat-building project; Will encourages Kevin to join a wheelchair basketball team.

Director

Kevin Dowling

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Joel McKinnon Miller

Don 'Wood Man' Bicke

Sarah Aldrich

Janet Milner

Patrick Fabian

Gavin Price

Ricardo Chavira

Sgt. Eddie Fosberg

Alex Fernandez

Sgt. Bob Crowley

Mitch Longley

Barry 'The Bear' Caldwell

Phill Lewis

Naval Officer God

Kathryn Joosten

Old Lady God

Erik Palladino

Lt. Michael Daghlian

Edward Edwards

Charlie Marx

Gabriel Cordell

Wheelchair Athlete

Robert Dolan

Archie Branson

Michael Matera

Lenny Sams

Chris Covics

God on the Radio

Joan learns from God that she's holding a garage sale on Saturday, which doesn't leave her much time to sort through her family's unwanted belongings. Among the items she unearths are paintings created by Helen during a dark period in her life. Elsewhere, Will goes to bat for a rape victim even though the district attorney feels the case isn't strong enough. Also, Joan catches the interest of a class charmer and a newspaper job falls right into Kevin's lap.

Director

Steve Gomer

Written By

Tom Garrigus

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Kara Zediker

Sara Bonner

Candice Azzara

Housewife God

Elaine Hendrix

Ms. Lischak

Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Rebecca Askew

John Getz

D.A. Gabe Fellowes

Nate Dushku

Clay Fisher

Jan Devereaux

Lisa Van Horn

Erik Palladino

Lt. Michael Daghlian

Jeremy Garrett

Todd Bainbridge

David Doty

Businessman God

Daniel Edward Mora

Deliveryman God

Andrew Ableson

Andy Rees

Barbara Evans

Jeanne

Andy Forrest

Shopper

Scott Damian

Reporter

Catherine Petra Villalobos

Skater Girl (uncredited)

Joan gets a lesson in popularity when God tells her to try out for the cheerleading squad, and her efforts to impress two pom-pom girls pay off with an invite to hang out together outside of school. Meanwhile, Will's first case working with Det. Toni Williams involves an abandoned newborn left in a trash bin, presumably by a student from Arcadia High. Another story line has a classmate sensing a gay vibe in Luke.

Director

David Petrarca

Written By

Joy Gregory

God's mysterious ways once again bewilder Joan, when He asks her to volunteer at the high-school art show, so that she can keep Adam Rove's sculpture from being exhibited. Elsewhere, Will feels pressure from the DA's office to call a man a hero after he shoots and kills a home intruder. Meanwhile, Kevin grows weary of receiving special treatment because he uses a wheelchair.

Director

James Hayman

Written By

Hart Hanson

God wants Joan to score an ""A"" on a test about French saint Joan of Arc. As the teen hits the books, she draws comparisons to the life of the young heroine who claimed to hear divine voices and was burnt at the stake. Helen finds her daughter's newest obsession troublesome and urges Will to have the entire family visit a therapist. Meanwhile, Will is unjustly raked over the coals for shutting down a crack house.

Director

Martha Mitchell

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Patrick Fabian

Gavin Price

Patrick Breen

Sammy

Dan Desmond

Mr. Paul Dreisbach

April Grace

Sergeant Toni Williams

Michael Lawson

Steven Zakheim

John Getz

D.A. Gabe Fellowes

Nelson Mashita

Gardener God

Laura Niemi

Female customer

Catherine Petra Villalobos

Skater Girl (uncredited)

Morocco Omari

Principal Stephen Chadwick

Derek Morgan

Undersheriff Roy Roebuck

Lily Knight

Kathleen Sundberg

Maricela Ochoa

Domestic Worker God

Bill Camp

Painter God

Rachel Avery

Terry Ann Costello

James Edson

Steve Thompson

Mark Stefanich

SWAT Leader

Each of the Girardis deal with crises of varying seriousness, the worst of which puts Will at the mercy of a crazed gunman. The day also finds Helen reacting with mixed emotions after getting a positive result on a home-pregnancy test. Meanwhile, Joan dreads having to take her driver's exam, and Luke is presented with a major distraction just before he's supposed to compete in a high-stakes competition.

Director

Ron Lagomarsino

Written By

Tom Garrigus

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Evan Jones

Bob Morrisson

Ivonne Coll

Marlene

Sherri Shepherd

MVA Clerk God

Aaron Himelstein

Friedman

April Grace

Sergeant Toni Williams

Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Rebecca Askew

Oliver Muirhead

Proctor God

Steven Cragg

Plumber God

Karen-Eileen Gordon

Flag Woman

Maurice Sherbanee

Driving Tester

God instructs Joan to ask a troublemaker to the winter formal. Will uncovers secrets that could prove unfavorable to the former Chief of Police and other members of the city's government.

Director

Helen Shaver

Written By

Joy Gregory

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Jeffrey Licon

Goth Kid God

Patrick Fabian

Gavin Price

Elaine Hendrix

Ms. Lischak

Aaron Himelstein

Friedman

Mageina Tovah

Glynis Figliola

April Grace

Sergeant Toni Williams

John Getz

D.A. Gabe Fellowes

Kathryn Joosten

Old Lady God

Frederick Koehler

Steve Ramsay

Barbara Evans

Jeanne

Derek Morgan

Undersheriff Roy Roebuck

Alphonso McAuley

DJ God

Joan is saddened when she learns Rocky (Death Be Not Whatever) has passed away, causing her to further question God about life and death. Will loses his job when his discovery, and whistle blowing, of a political conspiracy causes the town government, and police department, to be desolved. While Luke continues to work on his science project and his growing attraction to Grace and Kevin is injured in a game of basketball.

Director

Timothy Busfield

Written By

Hart Hanson

At Helen's insistance, she and Will take a getaway to a spa, but all does not go well when Will cannot forget about his job. And with the parents away, the kids are up to a little recreation of their own; Kevin and his boss, Rebecca, find it hard to ignore their mutual attraction; Joan, as she is trying to sort out her feelings for Adam, is instructed by God to throw a party while her parents are way; Luke helps Joan pull off a successful party.

Director

Elodie Keene

Written By

Barbara Hall

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Jay Thomas

Obnoxious Investor at Spa

Patrick Fabian

Gavin Price

Aaron Himelstein

Friedman

Mageina Tovah

Glynis Figliola

April Grace

Sergeant Toni Williams

Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Rebecca Askew

Gary Anthony Williams

Liquor Store Clerk God

David Clennon

Health Spa Owner

Kris Lemche

Cute Boy God

Mark Totty

Det. Carlisle

Derek Morgan

Undersheriff Roy Roebuck

Ted Rooney

Dr. Halliwell God

Brandon Kaplan

Nerdy Boy God

Tricia Nickell

Newscaster

Chris J Nelson

Partier

God tells Joan to join the debate team, where her partner has a stuttering problem. A new security system is implemented at Arcadia High School. After the art teacher quits, Helen wonders if she would be right for the job. Both Kevin and Luke seperately deal with the aftermath of a kiss. And Will and Toni deal with a case involving a reverend accussed of child molestation.

Director

Steve Gomer

Written By

Joshua Ravetch

Joan's newest mission from God is to work with kids, so she volunteers to help babysit children of abused mothers; Joan becomes jealous when Adam falls for one of the volunteers; Kevin starts to get cocky again and sleeps with his girlfriend, Rebecca; previous events emotionally catch up with Will; and Luke makes a shocking admission to Kevin.

Director

Kevin Dowling

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Russ Tamblyn

Dog Walker God

Laura Marano

Emily

Elaine Hendrix

Ms. Lischak

Misti Traya

Iris

Juliette Goglia

Little Girl God

Aaron Himelstein

Friedman

Mitch Longley

Barry 'The Bear' Caldwell

Mageina Tovah

Glynis Figliola

April Grace

Sergeant Toni Williams

Sydney Tamiia Poitier

Rebecca Askew

Greg McClure

Fan

Derek Morgan

Undersheriff Roy Roebuck

Baadja-Lyne Odums

Concession Stand Worker God

Austin Marques

Kid #1

Deborah Landis

Concession Stand Lady

Fifi Larue

Self - Music (Kiss to Kill)

Damien Midkiff

Tyler

God tells Joan to learn to jump rope with a group of inner-city teens, one of whom Joan discovers is homeless. Kevin goes on a date, but not with who you think.

Director

Alan Myerson

Written By

Tom Garrigus

After Joan stands up for one of her classmates being bullied, an embarrassing picture of Joan, taken with a picture phone, is rapidly spread around school. God instructs Joan to join the band. Will must deal with an elderly driver who accidentally killed several people.

Director

James Hayman

God instructs Joan to help out with the a chaotic Girardi household; Adam has his first art show; Will and Toni witness a carjacking. Will and Toni, while making an arrest, get stuck in an elevator with a pregnant woman who is about to give birth; Kevin believes he might be recovering some sensation in his stomach area and gets an EMG (a nerve conduction) test done.

Director

Kevin Dowling

Written By

Joy Gregory

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Todd Louiso

Mr. Smith

Jeffrey Licon

Goth Kid God

Paul Sand

Rabbi Polonski

Misti Traya

Iris

Aaron Himelstein

Friedman

Mageina Tovah

Glynis Figliola

April Grace

Sergeant Toni Williams

Mark Totty

Det. Carlisle

Jessica Webster

Art Student

Ben Siegler

Dr. Rodney Hughes

Brian Klugman

Cashier God

Juan Pope

Poet

Darin Heames

Hipster Guy

Xhercis Mendez

Maria

Dave Fennoy

Poet

Michele Orlando

Waitress

God tells Joan to take piano lessons; Joan helps her piano teacher deal with her past; Joan learns a painful secret Will and Helen have been keeping from the family; Iris becomes suspicious of Adam and Joan closeness.

Director

Rob Morrow

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Russ Tamblyn

Dog Walker God

John Ross Bowie

Mr. Campbell

Louise Fletcher

Eva Garrison

Misti Traya

Iris

Mitch Longley

Barry 'The Bear' Caldwell

Maury Ginsberg

Piano Tuner God

Bradley White

Dr. Richard Girardi

Ben Siegler

Dr. Rodney Hughes

Joan joins the yearbook staff, per God's request, and decides to use this assignment as a means of impressing Adam... Feeling threatened that Iris and Adam continue to share a bond over their passion for art, Joan vows to discover a hidden talent that Adam will admire. However, her disastrous attempt to be the yearbook's star photographer soon adds to her insecurities about losing him. Meanwhile, Will and Toni attempt to set up a sting for a man who is planning to hire a hitman to murder his wife.

Director

Steve Gomer

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

George D. Wallace

Old Man Walker God

Lindsay Hollister

Library Girl God

Misti Traya

Iris

Aaron Himelstein

Friedman

Mageina Tovah

Glynis Figliola

April Grace

Sergeant Toni Williams

Mark Totty

Det. Carlisle

Louis Mustillo

Garbage Man God

Jared Hillman

Brian Beaumont

Derek Morgan

Undersheriff Roy Roebuck

David Starzyk

Robert Higgins

Jerry Kernion

Jerry

Jordan Hagan

Brad 'Best Personality'

Shawn-Caulin Young

Philip

Joan takes a cosmetics class, per God's request, and Kevin doesn't react well to crossing paths with the last girlfriend he dated before his disabling accident... Glynis' flattering makeover attracts a great deal of positive attention at school, which only adds to Joan's disappointment when Adam fails to notice her own new look. Meanwhile, Kevin, who remains bitter with the belief that he had been dumped by Beth because he had become a paraplegic, harshly rebuffs her efforts to make peace with him.

Director

Jerry Levine

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Shelley Long

Miss Candy

Jeffrey Licon

Goth Kid God

Erin Chambers

Majorette God

David Ruprecht

Bill Cummins

Elaine Hendrix

Ms. Lischak

Aaron Himelstein

Friedman

Kimberly McCullough

Beth Reinhart

John Fleck

Ken Thompson

Mageina Tovah

Glynis Figliola

Joel Murray

Balloon Sculptor God

Mark Totty

Det. Carlisle

Josip Kuchan

Tall Man

Derek Morgan

Undersheriff Roy Roebuck

Ping Wu

Pharmacist

Andrea Ana Persun

Croatian Woman

Nicholas Sarullo

Kid in Park

After God tells Joan to give Adam a gift, she finds something that leads her to wonder if God's suggesting she have sex with him... While secretly searching through Adam's backpack for gift ideas, Joan is stunned to find a condom there. She soon wonders if sex is the ""gift"" God had in mind, and she nervously ponders whether or not she'd be ready for such a big step. Meanwhile, Kevin begins covering court proceedings for the paper and ends up causing a stir in one of Will's cases.

Director

Martha Mitchell

Written By

Stephen Nathan

Guest Stars

Christopher Rodriguez Marquette

Adam Rove

Becky Wahlstrom

Grace Polk

Aaron Himelstein

Friedman

Susan Sullivan

Rich Woman God

Diane Delano

Coach Carol Keady

Mageina Tovah

Glynis Figliola

April Grace

Sergeant Toni Williams

Kris Lemche

Cute Boy God

Christian J. Meoli

Ben Pollack

Michael Wyle

French Waiter God

Dennis Cockrum

Roger Franz

Pamela Roberts

Judge

John C. Moskoff

Mr. Petrov

Elizabeth Liang

Erica Stevenson

Corey Michael Blake

Henry Taschen

Helen Watson

PD Carly Menkin

When the hospitalized Joan is diagnosed with Lyme disease, she begins to question if she's been seeing God or merely experiencing the hallucinations that can be symptomatic of her condition... Upon hearing that Joan may have been suffering from the symptoms of Lyme Disease for months, a somewhat relieved Will and Helen believe this news may explain Joan's mood swings and atypical behavior, while a concerned Adam wonders if Joan will be different upon her recovery. Meanwhile, the hospitalized Joan experiences a crisis of faith -- and considers revealing to someone close to her that she's been talking to God. In separate circumstances, Helen and Will begin to rethink their belief systems after, respectively, experiencing spiritual dreams and miraculous events.

Director

James Hayman

Written By

Barbara Hall

Joan of Arcadia

Season 1

Episodes

1.Pilot

Guest Stars

2.The Fire and the Wood

Guest Stars

3.Touch Move

Guest Stars

4.The Boat

Guest Stars

5.Just Say No

Guest Stars

6.Bringeth It On

Guest Stars

7.Death Be Not Whatever

Guest Stars

8.The Devil Made Me Do It

Guest Stars

9.St. Joan

Guest Stars

10.Drive, He Said

Guest Stars

11.The Uncertainty Principle

Guest Stars

12.Jump

Guest Stars

13.Recreation

Guest Stars

14.State of Grace

Guest Stars

15.Night Without Stars

Guest Stars

16.Double Dutch

Guest Stars

17.No Bad Guy

Guest Stars

18.Requiem for a Third Grade Ashtray

Guest Stars

19.Do the Math

Guest Stars

20.Anonymous

Guest Stars

21.Vanity, Thy Name Is Human

Guest Stars

22.The Gift

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23.Silence

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