Rude Awakening(1998)
Comedy
First Air Date: 1998-08-01
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 6.6
Votes: 5
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 55
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.
Keywords
self-destructionlos angeles, californiaalcohol abuserecovering alcoholicalcoholics anonymoussoap opera actresssingle camera
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 13E01
Naked Again
Air Date: 1998-08-01
Soap actress-turned-writer Billie Frank confronts her problems with her addictions. She finds herself in Addictions A...
E02
Vagina
Air Date: 1998-08-08
Trudy's contemptuous nickname for her pregnant daughter-in-law Tish is revealed. Dave drags Billie along to another A...
E03
Lesbians on the Moon
Air Date: 1998-08-15
Jackie and her new ex-con girlfriend move in with Billie.
E04
Filling the Wrong Hole
Air Date: 1998-08-22
Billie starts overindulging in coffee, tobacco, and shopping.
E05
Black and Bitter
Air Date: 1998-08-29
Billie tries to get out of coffee duty at Addictions Anonymous.
E06
Hello, This is Addictions Anonymous
Air Date: 1998-09-05
Billie and Dave work the AA hotline.
E07
Don't Fuck the Stripper
Air Date: 1998-09-12
Billie and Dave's relationship stumbles when Billie finds out Dave is sleeping with a stripper.
E08
Lucky for Me Her Breast Exploded
Air Date: 1998-09-26
Billie regrets taking the lead in a movie when the script turns out to have gratuitous nudity. Trudy has an affair wi...
E09
What Ever Happened to Billie Frank
Air Date: 1998-10-03
Billie asks Jackie to go to the birthday party her parents are throwing, and Dave plans a surprise party for Billie.
E10
TV Mom
Air Date: 1998-10-17
Billie visits her TV mom Colleen Woods.
E11
An Embarrassment of Ritch's
Air Date: 1998-10-24
One of Billie's old flings returns, threatening her sobriety.
E12
The Cheese Stands Alone
Air Date: 1998-10-31
Billie comes down from an acid trip days before getting her 60 day chip.
E13
That's Why They Call It Dope
Air Date: 1998-11-07
Billie accidentally feeds Tish's Christian friends marijuana brownies at her baby shower.
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