The series was based on God (voiced by James Garner) and the Devil (voiced by Alan Cumming) making a bet over the fate of the world. God wants to wipe humanity off the face of the planet and start over, but He realizes that He's not that kind of God. The Devil gets to choose one person, and if that person does not prove they have made the world a better place, God will destroy the world. The Devil chooses Bob Alman (voiced by French Stewart), a porno-watching auto plant worker from Detroit who, when asked to save humanity from complete annihilation, asks "What's in it for me?". After saving humanity in the pilot episode, the series revolves around Bob being God's "Go-To Guy" whenever He gets a great idea to help out the world. Thirteen episodes were made but only four were broadcast in the United States, before the series was cancelled, due to a combination of low ratings and, in particular, mounting pressure from right-wing Christian groups.