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.
Showtime · Mandalay Television · Lionsgate Television · Columbia TriStar Television · Showtime Networks
Runtime
30 min/ep
Age rating
TV-MA
Release
01/08/1998
Score
6.6 / 10 (5)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
13 episodes · 1998
Episode 1. Naked Again
1998-08-01 · 60 min
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.
Episode 2. Vagina
1998-08-08 · 60 min
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…
Episode 3. Lesbians on the Moon
1998-08-15 · 60 min
Jackie and her new ex-con girlfriend move in with Billie.
Episode 4. Filling the Wrong Hole
1998-08-22 · 60 min
Billie starts overindulging in coffee, tobacco, and shopping.
Episode 5. Black and Bitter
1998-08-29 · 60 min
Billie tries to get out of coffee duty at Addictions Anonymous.
Episode 6. Hello, This is Addictions Anonymous
1998-09-05 · 60 min
Billie and Dave work the AA hotline.
Episode 7. Don't Fuck the Stripper
1998-09-12 · 60 min
Billie and Dave's relationship stumbles when Billie finds out Dave is sleeping with a stripper.
Episode 8. Lucky for Me Her Breast Exploded
1998-09-26 · 60 min
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.
Episode 9. What Ever Happened to Billie Frank
1998-10-03 · 60 min
Billie asks Jackie to go to the birthday party her parents are throwing, and Dave plans a surprise party for Billie.
Episode 10. TV Mom
1998-10-17 · 60 min
Billie visits her TV mom Colleen Woods.
Episode 11. An Embarrassment of Ritch's
1998-10-24 · 60 min
One of Billie's old flings returns, threatening her sobriety.
Episode 12. The Cheese Stands Alone
1998-10-31 · 60 min
Billie comes down from an acid trip days before getting her 60 day chip.
Episode 13. That's Why They Call It Dope
1998-11-07 · 60 min
Billie accidentally feeds Tish's Christian friends marijuana brownies at her baby shower.
