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Joan of Arcadia
S2.E14
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The Rise & Fall of Joan Girardi

  • Episode aired Jan 28, 2005
  • TV-PG
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Hilary Duff and Amber Tamblyn in Joan of Arcadia (2003)
ComedyCrimeDramaFantasy

Joan saves one of the mean girls at school from being hit by a truck and suddenly becomes popular. Kevin uses the opportunity to do a TV interview with Joan as a tryout for the local news. T... Read allJoan saves one of the mean girls at school from being hit by a truck and suddenly becomes popular. Kevin uses the opportunity to do a TV interview with Joan as a tryout for the local news. The student tries to befriend Joan afterwards, but during an award presentation, she will n... Read allJoan saves one of the mean girls at school from being hit by a truck and suddenly becomes popular. Kevin uses the opportunity to do a TV interview with Joan as a tryout for the local news. The student tries to befriend Joan afterwards, but during an award presentation, she will not confirm whether Joan saved her life. Will becomes increasingly suspicious of Lucy's int... Read all

  • Director
    • Martha Mitchell
  • Writers
    • Barbara Hall
    • Lindsay Sturman
  • Stars
    • Joe Mantegna
    • Mary Steenburgen
    • Amber Tamblyn
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.7/10
    104
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    • Director
      • Martha Mitchell
    • Writers
      • Barbara Hall
      • Lindsay Sturman
    • Stars
      • Joe Mantegna
      • Mary Steenburgen
      • Amber Tamblyn
    • 1User review
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    Joe Mantegna
    Joe Mantegna
    • Will Girardi
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Helen Girardi
    Amber Tamblyn
    Amber Tamblyn
    • Joan Girardi
    Jason Ritter
    Jason Ritter
    • Kevin Girardi
    Michael Welch
    Michael Welch
    • Luke Girardi
    Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
    Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
    • Adam Rove
    • (as Christopher Marquette)
    Becky Wahlstrom
    Becky Wahlstrom
    • Grace Polk
    Keith Bogart
    Keith Bogart
    • Storm Summers
    Veanne Cox
    Veanne Cox
    • Personable Woman God
    Hilary Duff
    Hilary Duff
    • Dylan Samuels
    Patrick Fabian
    Patrick Fabian
    • Gavin Price
    Kim Fifield
    Kim Fifield
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    Juliette Goglia
    Juliette Goglia
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    Mark Hames
    Mark Hames
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    Jared Hillman
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    Aaron Himelstein
    Aaron Himelstein
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    Tyler Kain
    Tyler Kain
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    Cheselka Leigh
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      • Lindsay Sturman
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    Joan of Arcadia: The Rise and Fall of Joan Girardi

    I liked this episode of Joan of Arcadia because Hilarys in it... Not only that, In it she's evil and a bitch and Hilz never been like that in any of her movies so far which makes it different 'n i like that!! In all her movies so far she's been the sweet nice girl that she is in real life. It seems strange seeing her act like a bitch! i Just could never imagine her been like this in real life... I hope to see some movies with her acting eviler rather than been adorable/nice, i ain't complaining i mean i love all her movies it would just be a change to see her acting different. I'd love to see her in a thriller... A House of wax sorta thing because thats not scary its just a little jumpy (I don't really like proper horrors!!):).

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      Luke Girardi: I'm sixteen, Grace. I've been waiting to drive my whole life.

      Grace Polk: Dude, you're contributing to global warming, and you're handing over vital personal information to the CIA. And when they take that picture, that's really a retinal scan.

      Luke Girardi: Yeah, I'm... I'm getting my license, Grace. I'm not starting a covert war.

      Joan Girardi: Is this like pillow talk for you two?

      Grace Polk: Fighting for the environment is not a war.

      Luke Girardi: I just wanna drive a big machine.

      Grace Polk: Is that really all that men are about?

      Joan Girardi: Apparently.

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      References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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    • Release date
      • January 28, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Barbara Hall Productions
      • CBS Productions
      • Sony Pictures Television
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      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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