Rude Awakening (Season 1)

Unemployed alcoholic ex-soap-opera actress Billie Frank tries to go sober and become a writer but continues to struggle with her self-destructive habits; her relationships with other members of Addictions Anonymous, her neighbor Dave, and her mother Trudy are explored.

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    Naked Again (Episode 1)

    Writer: Claudia Lonow

    Air date: 1998-08-01

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Soap actress-turned-writer Billie Frank confronts her problems with her addictions. She finds herself in Addictions Anonymous (AA) following a DWI accident and an embarrassing interview on a tabloid TV show.

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    Vagina (Episode 2)

    Writer: Claudia Lonow

    Air date: 1998-08-08

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Trudy's contemptuous nickname for her pregnant daughter-in-law Tish is revealed. Dave drags Billie along to another AA meeting. Tish offers to help Billie by cleaning her apartment but Billie's tales of her past escapades with a woman alienate Tish.

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    Lesbians on the Moon (Episode 3)

    Writer: Darrell Vickers

    Air date: 1998-08-15

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Jackie and her new ex-con girlfriend move in with Billie.

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    Filling the Wrong Hole (Episode 4)

    Writer: Pamela Norris

    Air date: 1998-08-22

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Billie starts overindulging in coffee, tobacco, and shopping.

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    Black and Bitter (Episode 5)

    Writer: Andrea Abbate

    Air date: 1998-08-29

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Billie tries to get out of coffee duty at Addictions Anonymous.

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    Hello, This is Addictions Anonymous (Episode 6)

    Writer: Claudia Lonow

    Air date: 1998-09-05

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Billie and Dave work the AA hotline.

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    Don't Fuck the Stripper (Episode 7)

    Writer: Ritch Shydner

    Air date: 1998-09-12

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Billie and Dave's relationship stumbles when Billie finds out Dave is sleeping with a stripper.

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    Lucky for Me Her Breast Exploded (Episode 8)

    Writer: Marc Cherry

    Air date: 1998-09-26

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Billie regrets taking the lead in a movie when the script turns out to have gratuitous nudity. Trudy has an affair with a younger man.

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    What Ever Happened to Billie Frank (Episode 9)

    Writer: Casey Maxwell Clair

    Air date: 1998-10-03

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Billie asks Jackie to go to the birthday party her parents are throwing, and Dave plans a surprise party for Billie.

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    TV Mom (Episode 10)

    Writer: Pamela Eells

    Air date: 1998-10-17

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Billie visits her TV mom Colleen Woods.

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    An Embarrassment of Ritch's (Episode 11)

    Writer: Julie Brown

    Air date: 1998-10-24

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: One of Billie's old flings returns, threatening her sobriety.

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    The Cheese Stands Alone (Episode 12)

    Writer: Jim Vallely

    Air date: 1998-10-31

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Billie comes down from an acid trip days before getting her 60 day chip.

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    That's Why They Call It Dope (Episode 13)

    Writer: Claudia Lonow

    Air date: 1998-11-07

    Runtime: 60 min

    Overview: Billie accidentally feeds Tish's Christian friends marijuana brownies at her baby shower.

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