Act of God
A character thinks God spoke to them, usually during a near-death experience. Most of the time it turns out to be something else.
WKRP in Cincinnati
Appearances
- WKRP in Cincinnati: Season 2, episode 13, "God Talks to Johnny" (1979). Johnny wakes up in the middle of the night and thinks he hears God speaking to him, but he doesn't understand what God says.
- Newhart: Season 4, episode 13, "Larry's Dead, Long Live Larry" (1986). While Harley is repairing the jukebox in the Minuteman Café, he accidentally electrocutes Larry, making his heart stop momentarily. When he comes to, he tells the gang that he met God, that God looked like Tootie from The Facts of Life, and that Tootie told him she was bringing him back to life so he could do something important for Dick and Joanna.
- Night Court: Season 5, episode 3, "Death of a Bailiff" (1987). While helping Art install some cables on the roof, Bull gets struck by lightning and his heart stops momentarily. When he comes to, he tells the gang that God spoke to him and told him to give away all his possessions, so he starts handing out money to random people in the courtroom, until he finds out the voice was just Art telling him they needed more cable.
- My Name is Earl: Season 2, episode 6, "Made a Lady Think I Was God" (2006). When Earl and randy are trying out their new walkie talkies, their mean, nasty neighbor, Millie, hears Earl in her hearing aid and thinks he's God. So Earl takes advantage of it and tells her to do things like wax his car and bring all her silverware to him and Joy.