Nine US TV stations have banned a new NBC cartoon called “God, the Devil and Bob,” in order to avoid provoking religious groups. The main concern seems to be that God bears too close a resemblance to Jerry Garcia, late singer of the Grateful Dead. “God wears dark glasses and has the amiable countenance and demeanor of Garcia (who for a sizeable number of his fans, the Deadheads, was God anyway).” – The Age (Melbourne) (The Guardian) 03/17/00