What About Joan?

What About Joan?
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Gwen Macsai
Written by	Paige Bernhardt; Chris Downey
Directed by	Ed Weinberger
Starring	Joan Cusack; Kyle Chandler; Donna Murphy; Jessica Lynn; Bruce Jarchow; Lora Starkman ; Kellie Shanygne Williams
Composer	James S. Levine
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	21 (10 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	James L. Brooks; David Richardson; Richard Sakai
Producer	Josh Greene
Editor	Deborah Gavlak
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Gracie Films; Columbia TriStar Television
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	March 27 –; October 9, 2001

What About Joan? is an American sitcom that aired on ABC for two seasons in 2001. It starred Joan Cusack as Joan Gallagher, a Chicago schoolteacher and the comedy of her day-to-day life. It co-starred Kyle Chandler. It was produced by James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, David Richardson, and Ed Weinberger.

Synopsis

Joan Cusack played a high school teacher on the verge of a deepening relationship with Chandler. It was filmed before a live studio audience in Chicago and edited in Los Angeles. Joan's apartment was supposed to be located in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago.

Cast

Joan Cusack as Joan Gallagher
Kyle Chandler as Jake Evans
Donna Murphy as Dr. Ruby Stern
Kellie Shanygne Williams as Alice Adams
Wallace Langham as Mark Ludlow
Phil Tyler as James
Jessica Hecht as Betsy Morgan (season 1)

Episodes

Season 1: 2001

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Pilot"	Michael Lembeck	Gwen Macsai	March 27, 2001
2	2	"Sex Talk"	TBA	TBA	April 3, 2001
3	3	"The Proposal"	TBA	TBA	April 10, 2001
4	4	"Joan Meets the Parents"	TBA	TBA	April 17, 2001
5	5	"Free Speech"	TBA	TBA	April 24, 2001
6	6	"Joan's Sister Visits"	TBA	TBA	May 1, 2001
7	7	"Maeve"	TBA	TBA	May 8, 2001
8	8	"Ruby Doobie Doo"	TBA	TBA	May 15, 2001
9	9	"Betsy's Wedding"	TBA	TBA	May 22, 2001
10	10	"Mr. Roboto"	TBA	TBA	Unaired
11	11	"Quid Pro Quo"	TBA	TBA	Unaired
12	12	"Joan Sets Up Alice"	TBA	TBA	Unaired
13	13	"The Curse of the Sweater"	TBA	TBA	Unaired

Season 2: 2001

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
14	1	"My Dinner with Jake"	Terry Hughes	Katherine Green	October 2, 2001
15	2	"Quiet Time"	TBA	TBA	October 9, 2001
16	3	"No Bar Is an Island"	TBA	TBA	Unaired
17	4	"Testing, Testing"	TBA	TBA	Unaired
18	5	"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Joan"	TBA	TBA	Unaired
19	6	"Green Bay"	TBA	TBA	Unaired
20	7	"You Can't Go Home Again"	TBA	TBA	Unaired
21	8	"Jake's Dilemma"	TBA	TBA	Unaired