Rude Awakening
1998 · 3 seasons · 30m · ★ 6.6
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.
Start from S1E1 · Naked Again
Official trailer
Episodes
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1. Naked Again
1998 · 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.
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2. Vagina
1998 · 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.
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3. Lesbians on the Moon
1998 · 1h 0m
Jackie and her new ex-con girlfriend move in with Billie.
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4. Filling the Wrong Hole
1998 · 1h 0m
Billie starts overindulging in coffee, tobacco, and shopping.
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5. Black and Bitter
1998 · 1h 0m
Billie tries to get out of coffee duty at Addictions Anonymous.
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6. Hello, This is Addictions Anonymous
1998 · 1h 0m
Billie and Dave work the AA hotline.
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7. Don't Fuck the Stripper
1998 · 1h 0m
Billie and Dave's relationship stumbles when Billie finds out Dave is sleeping with a stripper.
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8. Lucky for Me Her Breast Exploded
1998 · 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.
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9. What Ever Happened to Billie Frank
1998 · 1h 0m
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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10. TV Mom
1998 · 1h 0m
Billie visits her TV mom Colleen Woods.
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11. An Embarrassment of Ritch's
1998 · 1h 0m
One of Billie's old flings returns, threatening her sobriety.
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12. The Cheese Stands Alone
1998 · 1h 0m
Billie comes down from an acid trip days before getting her 60 day chip.
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13. That's Why They Call It Dope
1998 · 1h 0m
Billie accidentally feeds Tish's Christian friends marijuana brownies at her baby shower.
Cast
Sherilyn Fenn
Wilhelmina 'Billie' Frank
Lynn Redgrave
Trudy Frank
Jonathan Penner
Dave Parelli
Mario Van Peebles
Marcus Adams