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.
Seasons
1. Naked Again
Air Date: 1998-08-01
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.
2. 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 AA meeting. Tish offers to help Billie by cleaning her apartment but Billie's tales of her past escapades with a woman alienate Tish.
3. Lesbians on the Moon
Air Date: 1998-08-15
Jackie and her new ex-con girlfriend move in with Billie.
4. Filling the Wrong Hole
Air Date: 1998-08-22
Billie starts overindulging in coffee, tobacco, and shopping.
5. Black and Bitter
Air Date: 1998-08-29
Billie tries to get out of coffee duty at Addictions Anonymous.
6. Hello, This is Addictions Anonymous
Air Date: 1998-09-05
Billie and Dave work the AA hotline.
7. 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.
8. 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 with a younger man.
9. 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.
10. TV Mom
Air Date: 1998-10-17
Billie visits her TV mom Colleen Woods.
11. An Embarrassment of Ritch's
Air Date: 1998-10-24
One of Billie's old flings returns, threatening her sobriety.
12. The Cheese Stands Alone
Air Date: 1998-10-31
Billie comes down from an acid trip days before getting her 60 day chip.
13. 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.
1. The Grateful Living
Air Date: 1999-06-26
Billie and Dave almost relapse after meeting Jackie's mom. Meanwhile, Trudy breaks her toe.
2. One Birthday at a Time
Air Date: 1999-07-03
Dave gives Jackie an ultimatum after she wakes from her coma.
3. And Now a Word from Our Sponsor
Air Date: 1999-07-10
Billie's sponsor quits.
4. To Bris or Not to Bris
Air Date: 1999-07-17
A surprise bris is planned for Tish's baby, but she doesn't want to get him circumcised.
5. The Fix Up
Air Date: 1999-07-24
Trudy sets up Billie with another alcoholic former child star. Dave and Jackie fall for the same woman.
6. Between a Rock Star and a Hard Place
Air Date: 1999-07-31
Billie accidentally reveale a famous musician's anonymity after he comes to an AA meeting.
7. Dude Awakening
Air Date: 1999-08-07
Dave sponsors a surfer who soon falls for Billie.
8. Powerless Over the What?
Air Date: 1999-08-14
Trudy and Dave compete over who gets custody of the AA meeting.
9. Bite Me
Air Date: 1999-08-21
Billie and Dave decide to start seeing other people.
10. Trude Awakening
Air Date: 1999-08-28
Trudy goes to AA because she thinks Billie talks about her too much at the meetings. Dave goes to jail.
11. Bosses, Burglars & Back Street Babes
Air Date: 1999-09-04
Billie tries to prove herself to her new boss. Trudy tries to catch her maid stealing. Dave becomes Nobby's sponsor.
12. 1-900-BIG-SLUT
Air Date: 1999-09-11
Billie starts a phone sex line for extra money. Trudy gets sued by her maid.
13. The 35-Year Itch
Air Date: 1999-09-18
Billie needs to make a toast at Max and Trudy's wedding anniversary, even though she knows Trudy is leaving with Martin. Dave performs at open mic night.
14. Bad Will Hunting
Air Date: 1999-11-27
Billie discovers that her parents' will gives everything to her brother instead of her.
15. Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Air Date: 1999-12-04
Billie tries to wait four dates before sleeping with the new man she's seeing.
16. Jackie Oh...
Air Date: 1999-12-11
Billie keeps lying to Sydney. Dave starts a suggestion box at the coffee shop. Jackie has bigger problems.
17. Slackula
Air Date: 1999-12-18
After losing a fellow member, Billie gets lost in her work producing a movie with Sydney. Dave goes to Milt's apartment.
18. On the Rocks with a Twist of Limey
Air Date: 2000-02-19
Dave helps Nobby at his first sober concert. Billie and Maureen become each other's sponsors.
19. Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Air Date: 2000-02-26
Billie takes her nephew to Mike's Bar. Nobby wants Dave to help him stay sober while on tour.
20. Star 80 Proof
Air Date: 2000-03-04
Billie has a chance to act in an Emerald Bluff reunion film but is pressured into having a drink with a co-star. Dave starts seeing Juanita.
21. Full House
Air Date: 2000-03-11
Trudy catches Martin cheating on her, and asks Billie for help getting back together with Max. Dave gets too into poker.
22. Plastered
Air Date: 2000-03-18
After a night of drinking, Billie breaks her arm and lies to her friends about it. Dave discovers the truth. Jerry stages an intervention for Billie.
1. If I Could See Me Now (1)
Air Date: 2000-06-29
Now unemployed, Billie spends her days drinking and doing cocaine with Maureen. When she finds herself in need of cash to pay her overdue electric bill, no one – not even her mother – will assist unless she seeks help. Meanwhile, Dave invites his friend Marcus to stay with him after his wife kicks him out.
2. If I Could See Me Now (2)
Air Date: 2000-06-29
Billie is served an eviction notice and Maureen has an idea. But what Maureen has in mind could result in something even worse, which leads Billie to rock bottom and ready to admit she has a problem.
3. To Love and to Serve
Air Date: 2000-07-06
Billie, now recovering, gets a job with Trudy's lawyer boyfriend. Her first task is to serve Marcus divorce papers.
4. Relation-slips
Air Date: 2000-07-13
Billie tries to figure out her relationship with Dave. Marcus tries to lose himself in his work after being served.
5. Truth Don't Fail Me Now
Air Date: 2000-07-20
Billie wonders if she should tell Dave that she slept with Marcus.
6. Me, Myself, and I
Air Date: 2000-07-27
Billie and Dave hit a rough patch after her affair with Marcus is revealed.
7. Judging Billie
Air Date: 2000-08-03
At jury duty, the other jurors try to get Billie removed. Marcus faces a lawsuit and an assault charge.
8. How Was Your Date?
Air Date: 2000-08-10
Marcus asks Billie out. Dave becomes attracted to Raquel.
9. Do the Right Thing
Air Date: 2000-08-17
Marcus feels excluded from Billie's life, so she invites him to an AA meeting. Billie has a difficult time with her new responsibilities as the AA group secretary.
10. The Casting Ouch
Air Date: 2000-08-24
Billie learns that Marcus has an interview with a prominent director and tries to set up a meeting of her own. Clark wants to hold AA at Dave's restaurant.
11. Three Men in a Womb
Air Date: 2000-08-31
Clark and Henry ask Billie to carry their baby, but Marcus doesn't agree. Dave suffers from chronic tiredness since dating a female athlete who beats him soundly at every sport they try.
12. All's Well That Amends Well
Air Date: 2000-09-07
Dave and Marcus attend a party at the Perfect 10 mansion without telling Billie and Raquel. Invitation-less Billie and Raquel hatch a plan to get even. Meanwhile, Nobby Clegg makes amends with a playmate.
13. Telltale Heart
Air Date: 2000-09-14
Trudy enters the hospital for plastic surgery, but the doctor refuses to do the operation because her alcoholism has led to a life-threatening heart condition. Martin tells Billie he is leaving Trudy.
14. Throw Mama from the Apartment
Air Date: 2001-01-04
Trudy moves in with Billie in an effort to adopt a more sober lifestyle. Dave and Marcus shoot a video to send to Raquel in Australia.
15. Ode to Billie and Joe
Air Date: 2001-01-11
Marcus' demanding father visits, unaware that his son is getting divorced and that he and Billie are dating. Pregnant Haley asks Dave to act as her husband at a college reunion because she doesn't want anyone to know she's a surrogate for a gay couple.
16. Kiss, Kiss, Kiss...
Air Date: 2001-01-18
Billie gets a small role in a new film. She's attracted to her co-star, whom she has to kiss. Dave and Haley share an awkward lip-lock, while Marcus spends the night with Nancy, whose mother has just died.
17. Duck
Air Date: 2001-01-25
Dave tries to tell Billy that Marcus is involved with Nancy again. Dave initially gives the wrong impression when he attempts to warn Billie, but things come to a head when Marcus arrives to his own surprise party with Nancy.
18. Blessings and Dead Guys
Air Date: 2001-02-01
Billie goes on a date with movie star Jake Newman, but he dies during the date, and Billie is asked to speak at his funeral service. Dave accidentally proposes to Raquel when she tells him her VISA has expired.
19. Dawg Daze Afternoon
Air Date: 2001-02-08
Dave is caught up in a jewelry store robbery with Billie on the day of his bachelor party while shopping for a wedding ring for Raquel. Trudy wakes up in the arms of a handsome man who turns out to be an expensive gigolo.
20. Altar Ego
Air Date: 2001-02-15
Billie takes extreme measures to prevent Dave from marrying Raquel, including seeking out a medicine woman to place a curse on the ceremony. Marcus and Nancy reconcile.
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Rating
6.6/10
Release Date
1998-08-01
Episodes
55 (3 seasons)
Status
Ended
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Production Companies
Mandalay Television
Lionsgate Television
Columbia TriStar Television
Showtime Networks