Rude Awakening
Rude Awakening

Rude Awakening

1998 3 Seasons 55 Episodes ⭐ 6.6 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.

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 & Episodes

EP 1

Naked Again

Soap actress-turned-writer Billie Frank confronts her problems with her addictions. She finds herself in Addictions Anon

EP 2

Vagina

Trudy's contemptuous nickname for her pregnant daughter-in-law Tish is revealed. Dave drags Billie along to another AA m

EP 3

Lesbians on the Moon

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

EP 4

Filling the Wrong Hole

Billie starts overindulging in coffee, tobacco, and shopping.

EP 5

Black and Bitter

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

EP 6

Hello, This is Addictions Anonymous

Billie and Dave work the AA hotline.

EP 7

Don't Fuck the Stripper

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

EP 8

Lucky for Me Her Breast Exploded

Billie regrets taking the lead in a movie when the script turns out to have gratuitous nudity. Trudy has an affair with

EP 9

What Ever Happened to Billie Frank

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

EP 10

TV Mom

Billie visits her TV mom Colleen Woods.

EP 11

An Embarrassment of Ritch's

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

EP 12

The Cheese Stands Alone

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

EP 13

That's Why They Call It Dope

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

EP 1

The Grateful Living

Billie and Dave almost relapse after meeting Jackie's mom. Meanwhile, Trudy breaks her toe.

EP 2

One Birthday at a Time

Dave gives Jackie an ultimatum after she wakes from her coma.

EP 3

And Now a Word from Our Sponsor

Billie's sponsor quits.

EP 4

To Bris or Not to Bris

A surprise bris is planned for Tish's baby, but she doesn't want to get him circumcised.

EP 5

The Fix Up

Trudy sets up Billie with another alcoholic former child star. Dave and Jackie fall for the same woman.

EP 6

Between a Rock Star and a Hard Place

Billie accidentally reveale a famous musician's anonymity after he comes to an AA meeting.

EP 7

Dude Awakening

Dave sponsors a surfer who soon falls for Billie.

EP 8

Powerless Over the What?

Trudy and Dave compete over who gets custody of the AA meeting.

EP 9

Bite Me

Billie and Dave decide to start seeing other people.

EP 10

Trude Awakening

Trudy goes to AA because she thinks Billie talks about her too much at the meetings. Dave goes to jail.

EP 11

Bosses, Burglars & Back Street Babes

Billie tries to prove herself to her new boss. Trudy tries to catch her maid stealing. Dave becomes Nobby's sponsor.

EP 12

1-900-BIG-SLUT

Billie starts a phone sex line for extra money. Trudy gets sued by her maid.

EP 13

The 35-Year Itch

Billie needs to make a toast at Max and Trudy's wedding anniversary, even though she knows Trudy is leaving with Martin.

EP 14

Bad Will Hunting

Billie discovers that her parents' will gives everything to her brother instead of her.

EP 15

Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Billie tries to wait four dates before sleeping with the new man she's seeing.

EP 16

Jackie Oh...

Billie keeps lying to Sydney. Dave starts a suggestion box at the coffee shop. Jackie has bigger problems.

EP 17

Slackula

After losing a fellow member, Billie gets lost in her work producing a movie with Sydney. Dave goes to Milt's apartment.

EP 18

On the Rocks with a Twist of Limey

Dave helps Nobby at his first sober concert. Billie and Maureen become each other's sponsors.

EP 19

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Billie takes her nephew to Mike's Bar. Nobby wants Dave to help him stay sober while on tour.

EP 20

Star 80 Proof

Billie has a chance to act in an Emerald Bluff reunion film but is pressured into having a drink with a co-star. Dave st

EP 21

Full House

Trudy catches Martin cheating on her, and asks Billie for help getting back together with Max. Dave gets too into poker.

EP 22

Plastered

After a night of drinking, Billie breaks her arm and lies to her friends about it. Dave discovers the truth. Jerry stage

EP 1

If I Could See Me Now (1)

Now unemployed, Billie spends her days drinking and doing cocaine with Maureen. When she finds herself in need of cash t

EP 2

If I Could See Me Now (2)

Billie is served an eviction notice and Maureen has an idea. But what Maureen has in mind could result in something even

EP 3

To Love and to Serve

Billie, now recovering, gets a job with Trudy's lawyer boyfriend. Her first task is to serve Marcus divorce papers.

EP 4

Relation-slips

Billie tries to figure out her relationship with Dave. Marcus tries to lose himself in his work after being served.

EP 5

Truth Don't Fail Me Now

Billie wonders if she should tell Dave that she slept with Marcus.

EP 6

Me, Myself, and I

Billie and Dave hit a rough patch after her affair with Marcus is revealed.

EP 7

Judging Billie

At jury duty, the other jurors try to get Billie removed. Marcus faces a lawsuit and an assault charge.

EP 8

How Was Your Date?

Marcus asks Billie out. Dave becomes attracted to Raquel.

EP 9

Do the Right Thing

Marcus feels excluded from Billie's life, so she invites him to an AA meeting. Billie has a difficult time with her new

EP 10

The Casting Ouch

Billie learns that Marcus has an interview with a prominent director and tries to set up a meeting of her own. Clark wan

EP 11

Three Men in a Womb

Clark and Henry ask Billie to carry their baby, but Marcus doesn't agree. Dave suffers from chronic tiredness since dati

EP 12

All's Well That Amends Well

Dave and Marcus attend a party at the Perfect 10 mansion without telling Billie and Raquel. Invitation-less Billie and R

EP 13

Telltale Heart

Trudy enters the hospital for plastic surgery, but the doctor refuses to do the operation because her alcoholism has led

EP 14

Throw Mama from the Apartment

Trudy moves in with Billie in an effort to adopt a more sober lifestyle. Dave and Marcus shoot a video to send to Raquel

EP 15

Ode to Billie and Joe

Marcus' demanding father visits, unaware that his son is getting divorced and that he and Billie are dating. Pregnant Ha

EP 16

Kiss, Kiss, Kiss...

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 aw

EP 17

Duck

Dave tries to tell Billy that Marcus is involved with Nancy again. Dave initially gives the wrong impression when he att

EP 18

Blessings and Dead Guys

Billie goes on a date with movie star Jake Newman, but he dies during the date, and Billie is asked to speak at his fune

EP 19

Dawg Daze Afternoon

Dave is caught up in a jewelry store robbery with Billie on the day of his bachelor party while shopping for a wedding r

EP 20

Altar Ego

Billie takes extreme measures to prevent Dave from marrying Raquel, including seeking out a medicine woman to place a cu

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