Rude Awakening
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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Rude Awakening | Season 2 Intro
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Naked Again
01-08-19981hSoap 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 inte...
- Ep 2
2.Vagina
08-08-19981hTrudy'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...
- Ep 3
3.Lesbians on the Moon
15-08-19981hJackie and her new ex-con girlfriend move in with Billie.
- Ep 4
4.Filling the Wrong Hole
22-08-19981hBillie starts overindulging in coffee, tobacco, and shopping.
- Ep 5
5.Black and Bitter
29-08-19981hBillie tries to get out of coffee duty at Addictions Anonymous.
- Ep 6
6.Hello, This is Addictions Anonymous
05-09-19981hBillie and Dave work the AA hotline.
- Ep 7
7.Don't Fuck the Stripper
12-09-19981hBillie and Dave's relationship stumbles when Billie finds out Dave is sleeping with a stripper.
- Ep 8
8.Lucky for Me Her Breast Exploded
26-09-19981hBillie regrets taking the lead in a movie when the script turns out to have gratuitous nudity. Trudy has an affair with a younger man.
- Ep 9
9.What Ever Happened to Billie Frank
03-10-19981hBillie asks Jackie to go to the birthday party her parents are throwing, and Dave plans a surprise party for Billie.
- Ep 10
10.TV Mom
17-10-19981hBillie visits her TV mom Colleen Woods.
- Ep 11
11.An Embarrassment of Ritch's
24-10-19981hOne of Billie's old flings returns, threatening her sobriety.
- Ep 12
12.The Cheese Stands Alone
31-10-19981hBillie comes down from an acid trip days before getting her 60 day chip.
- Ep 13
13.That's Why They Call It Dope
07-11-19981hBillie accidentally feeds Tish's Christian friends marijuana brownies at her baby shower.
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