Rude Awakening is a TV series created by Claudia Lonow, aired by Showtime on 55 30-min episodes for 3 seasons (1998-2001).

Story

*Rude Awakening*
Rude Awakening
	File:Rudeawakening.jpg Sherilyn Fenn, Jonathan Penner and Mario Van Peebles
Created by	Claudia Lonow
Starring	Sherilyn Fenn; Lynn Redgrave; Jonathan Penner; Mario Van Peebles
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	55
Production
Running time	approx. 0:30 (per episode)
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	August 1, 1998 –; February 15, 2001

This bittersweet series tells the story of Billie Frank, an actress going down from star-system because an alcoholic problem and adiction to sex. The show relates all the relations with her partners at AA, and mainly with her neighbour Dave and her mother, Trudy.

Cast

Sherilyn Fenn as Billie Frank
Lynn Redgrave as Trudy Frank
Jonathan Penner as Dave Parelli
Mario Van Peebles as Marcus Adams
Salli Richardson as Nancy Adams
Rain Pryor as Jackie
Corinne Bohrer as Tish
Roger E. Mosley as Milt Johnson
Jack Plotnick as Clark

Episode listing

1st Season 1998

Prod # Air Date Episode Title

101 1 August 1998 Naked Again
102 8 August 1998 Vagina
103 15 August 1998 Lesbians on the Moon (aka Three Dykes and You're Out)
104 22 August 1998 Filling the Wrong Hole
105 29 August 1998 Black and Bitter
106 5 September 1998 Hello, This Is Addictions Anonymous
107 12 September 1998 Don't Fuck the Stripper
109 26 September 1998 Lucky for Me Her Breast Exploded
108 3 October 1998 What Ever Happened to Billie Frank
110 17 October 1998 TV Mom
111 24 October 1998 An Embarrassment of Ritch's
112 31 October 1998 The Cheese Stands Alone
113 7 November 1998 That's Why They Call It Dope

2nd Season 1999

Prod # Air Date Episode Title

201 26 June 1999 The Grateful Living
202 3 July 1999 One Birthday at a Time
203 10 July 1999 And Now a Word From Our Sponsor
204 17 July 1999 To Bris or Not to Bris
205 24 July 1999 The Fix Up
206 31 July 1999 Between a Rock Star and a Hard Place
207 7 August 1999 Dude Awakening
208 14 August 1999 Powerless Over the What?
209 21 August 1999 Bite Me
210 28 August 1999 Trude Awakening
211 4 September 1999 Bosses, Burglars & Back Street Babes
212 11 September 1999 1-900-BIG-SLUT
213 18 September 1999 The 35-Year Itch
214 27 November 1999 Bad Will Hunting
217 4 December 1999 Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
215 11 December 1999 Jackie Oh ...
216 18 December 1999 Slakula
218 19 February 2000 On the Rocks with a Twist of Limey
219 26 February 2000 Yes Sir, That's My Baby
220 4 March 2000 Star 80 Proof
221 11 March 2000 Full House
222 18 March 2000 Plastered

3rd Season 2000

Prod # Air Date Episode Title

301 29 June 2000 If I Could See Me Now (1)
302 29 June 2000 If I Could See Me Now (2)
303 6 July 2000 To Love and To Serve
304 13 July 2000 Relation-slips
305 20 July 2000 Truth Don't Fail Me Now
306 27 July 2000 Me, Myself, and I
307 3 August 2000 Judging Billie
308 10 August 2000 How Was Your Date?
309 17 August 2000 Do the Right Thing
310 24 August 2000 The Casting Ouch
311 31 August 2000 Three Men in a Womb
313 7 September 2000 All's Well That Amends Well
312 14 September 2000 Telltale Heart
314 4 January 2001 Throw Mama from the Apartment
315 11 January 2001 Ode to Billie and Joe
316 18 January 2001 Kiss, Kiss, Kiss...
317 25 January 2001 Duck
318 1 February 2001 Blessings and Dead Guys
319 8 February 2001 Dawg Daze Afternoon
320 15 February 2001 Altar Ego

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