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Rude Awakening.

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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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Created by Claudia Lonow

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Season 1.

Naked Again

1998-08-01 · 1h 0m

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.

Vagina

1998-08-08 · 1h 0m

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.

Lesbians on the Moon

1998-08-15 · 1h 0m

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

Filling the Wrong Hole

1998-08-22 · 1h 0m

Billie starts overindulging in coffee, tobacco, and shopping.

Black and Bitter

1998-08-29 · 1h 0m

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

Hello, This is Addictions Anonymous

1998-09-05 · 1h 0m

Billie and Dave work the AA hotline.

Don't Fuck the Stripper

1998-09-12 · 1h 0m

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

Lucky for Me Her Breast Exploded

1998-09-26 · 1h 0m

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.

What Ever Happened to Billie Frank

1998-10-03 · 1h 0m

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

TV Mom

1998-10-17 · 1h 0m

Billie visits her TV mom Colleen Woods.

An Embarrassment of Ritch's

1998-10-24 · 1h 0m

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

The Cheese Stands Alone

1998-10-31 · 1h 0m

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

That's Why They Call It Dope

1998-11-07 · 1h 0m

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

Cast.

Sherilyn Fenn

Sherilyn Fenn

Wilhelmina 'Billie' Frank

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Trudy Frank

Jonathan Penner

Jonathan Penner

Dave Parelli

Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

Marcus Adams

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