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Rude Awakening
Rude Awakening

Rude Awakening

★ 6.6•1998•3 Seasons•ANIME
Comedy

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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Top 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

Episodes

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1. Naked Again

60m

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.

Aired: 8/1/1998
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2. Vagina

60m

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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Aired: 8/8/1998
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3. Lesbians on the Moon

60m

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

Aired: 8/15/1998
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4. Filling the Wrong Hole

60m

Billie starts overindulging in coffee, tobacco, and shopping.

Aired: 8/22/1998
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5. Black and Bitter

60m

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

Aired: 8/29/1998
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6. Hello, This is Addictions Anonymous

60m

Billie and Dave work the AA hotline.

Aired: 9/5/1998
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7. Don't Fuck the Stripper

60m

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

Aired: 9/12/1998
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8. Lucky for Me Her Breast Exploded

60m

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.

Aired: 9/26/1998
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9. What Ever Happened to Billie Frank

60m

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

Aired: 10/3/1998
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10. TV Mom

60m

Billie visits her TV mom Colleen Woods.

Aired: 10/17/1998
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11. An Embarrassment of Ritch's

60m

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

Aired: 10/24/1998
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12. The Cheese Stands Alone

60m

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

Aired: 10/31/1998
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13. That's Why They Call It Dope

60m

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

Aired: 11/7/1998