Joan of Arcadia (TV Series)

The Rise & Fall of Joan Girardi (2005)

Jason Ritter: Kevin Girardi

Quotes 

• Will Girardi : [reading Kevin's article]  "And in a heroic moment, Ms. Girardi tackled her friend, knocking her from the path of an oncoming truck."

  Kevin Girardi : Nice, huh?

  Joan Girardi : You made me sound like Catwoman.

  Helen Girardi : I thought it was an SUV.

  Luke Girardi : Actually, the Transportation Safety Administration classifies all SUVs as light trucks. Taking my driver's test Thursday.

• Will Girardi : You used the word "hero" seven times.

  Helen Girardi : In the Metro section? Thought you said last night they'd bury it on the comics page.

  Kevin Girardi : Well, my editor thought Joan the Hero was too good for "Hagar the Horrible".

  Joan Girardi : It was more like a momentary loss of brain function.

  Luke Girardi : Well, bravery can be seen as having a correlation of impaired judgment. Napoleon marching on Moscow...

  Joan Girardi : Grace going out with you.

• Joan Girardi : You forgot to mention my face-full of latte, and Dylan Samuels is not my friend. She's a total skank.

  Kevin Girardi : I highlighted the parts of the story that the readers want to see. That's how journalism works. The public wants heroes.

  Joan Girardi : Couldn't they find someone better than me?

  Helen Girardi : Honey, what you did was incredible. I'm so proud of you. If you ever do it again, I will kill you.