The following is an episode list for the American television sitcom Rude Awakening , which ran from August 1, 1998 until February 15, 2001. A total of 55 episodes were produced.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Naked Again" | Alan Myerson | Claudia Lonow | August 1, 1998 | |
Actress-turned-writer Billie Frank confronts her problems with her addictions. She finds herself in Addictions Anonymous after a DWI accident and an embarrassing interview on an Entertainment Tonight type TV show. | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Vagina" | Alan Myerson | Claudia Lonow | August 8, 1998 | |
Trudy's contemptuous nickname for her pregnant daughter-in-law Tish is revealed. Dave drags Billie along to another A.A. meeting. Tish offers to help Billie by cleaning her apartment but Billie's tales of her past escapades with a woman alienate Tish. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "Lesbians on the Moon" | Amanda Bearse | Andrew Nicholls & Darrell Vickers | August 15, 1998 | |
4 | 4 | "Filling the Wrong Hole" | Robert Berlinger | Pamela Norris | August 22, 1998 | |
5 | 5 | "Black and Bitter" | Robert Berlinger | Andrea Abbate | August 29, 1998 | |
6 | 6 | "Hello, This Is Addictions Anonymous" | Alan Myerson | Claudia Lonow | September 5, 1998 | |
7 | 7 | "Don't Fuck the Stripper" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Ritch Shydner | September 12, 1998 | |
8 | 8 | "Lucky for Me Her Breast Exploded" | Jonathan Prince | Marc Cherry | September 26, 1998 | |
9 | 9 | "What Ever Happened to Billie Frank" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Casey Clair | October 3, 1998 | |
10 | 10 | "TV Mom" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Pamela Eells | October 17, 1998 | |
11 | 11 | "An Embarrassment of Ritch's" | Amanda Bearse | Julie Brown | October 24, 1998 | |
12 | 12 | "The Cheese Stands Alone" | James Hampton | James Vallely | October 31, 1998 | |
13 | 13 | "That's Why They Call It Dope" | Jonathan Prince | Claudia Lonow & Andrea Abbate | November 7, 1998 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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14 | 1 | "The Grateful Living" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Claudia Lonow | June 26, 1999 |
15 | 2 | "One Birthday at a Time" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Pamela Eells | July 3, 1999 |
16 | 3 | "And Now a Word From Our Sponsor" | Robert Berlinger | Andrew Nicholls & Darrell Vickers | July 10, 1999 |
17 | 4 | "To Bris or Not to Bris" | Robert Berlinger | Steve Armogida & Jim Armogida | July 17, 1999 |
18 | 5 | "The Fix Up" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Dan Signer | July 24, 1999 |
19 | 6 | "Between a Rock Star and a Hard Place" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Andrew Nicholls & Darrell Vickers | July 31, 1999 |
20 | 7 | "Dude Awakening" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Ron Zimmerman | August 7, 1999 |
21 | 8 | "Powerless Over the What?" | Lillah McCarthy | Claudia Lonow | August 14, 1999 |
22 | 9 | "Bite Me" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Sally Lapiduss | August 21, 1999 |
23 | 10 | "Trude Awakening" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Andrew Nicholls & Darrell Vickers | August 28, 1999 |
24 | 11 | "Bosses, Burglars & Back Street Babes" | J.D. Lobue | Stephen Lloyd | September 4, 1999 |
25 | 12 | "1-900-BIG-SLUT" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Emily Cutler | September 11, 1999 |
26 | 13 | "The 35-Year Itch" | J.D. Lobue | Emily Cutler | September 18, 1999 |
27 | 14 | "Bad Will Hunting" | Unknown | Dan Signer | November 27, 1999 |
28 | 15 | "Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder" | J.D. Lobue | Pamela Eells | December 4, 1999 |
29 | 16 | "Jackie Oh..." | Robert Berlinger | Claudia Lonow & Andrea Abbate | December 11, 1999 |
30 | 17 | "Slakula" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Stephen Lloyd & Dan Signer | December 18, 1999 |
31 | 18 | "On the Rocks with a Twist of Limey" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Jim Gerkin | February 19, 2000 |
32 | 19 | "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Emily Cutler | February 26, 2000 |
33 | 20 | "Star 80 Proof" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Chuck Snyder & John Hunter | March 4, 2000 |
34 | 21 | "Full House" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Stephen Lloyd | March 11, 2000 |
35 | 22 | "Plastered" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Claudia Lonow & Andrea Abbate | March 18, 2000 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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36 | 1 | "If I Could See Me Now: Parts 1 & 2" | Timothy Busfield | Claudia Lonow & Andrea Abbate | June 29, 2000 | |
37 | 2 | |||||
38 | 3 | "To Love and To Serve" | J.D. Lobue | Stephen Lloyd | July 6, 2000 | |
39 | 4 | "Relation-slips" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Andrea Frazer & Herbert C. Goss | July 13, 2000 | |
40 | 5 | "Truth Don't Fail Me Now" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Chuck Snyder & John Hunter | July 20, 2000 | |
41 | 6 | "Me, Myself and I" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Tim Hightower | July 27, 2000 | |
42 | 7 | "Judging Billie" | William Russ | Pam Veasey | August 3, 2000 | |
43 | 8 | "How Was Your Date?" | Matthew Diamond | Claudia Lonow & Andrea Abbate | August 10, 2000 | |
44 | 9 | "Do the Right Thing" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Chuck Snyder & John Hunter | August 17, 2000 | |
Marcus has a difficult time sharing Billie with the program and feels excluded from her life. Billie invites Marcus to an AA meeting, but he decides to write an article about it. Billie has difficulties taking on her new responsibilities as the AA group secretary. | ||||||
45 | 10 | "The Casting Ouch" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Dan Signer | August 24, 2000 | |
Billie learns that Marcus has set up an interview with a prominent director and tries to set up a meeting of her own. Clark wants to hold an AA meeting at Dave's restaurant. | ||||||
46 | 11 | "Three Men and a Womb" | J.D. Lobue | Andrea Frazer & Herbert C. Goss | August 31, 2000 | |
Clark and Henry ask Billie to carry their baby, but Marcus doesn't think it's such a good idea. Dave suffers from chronic tiredness since he began dating a female athlete who beats him soundly at every sport they try. | ||||||
47 | 12 | "All's Well That Amends Well" | Jonathan Schmock | Stephen Lloyd | September 7, 2000 | |
Dave and Marcus attend a party at the "Perfect 10" mansion without telling Billie and Raquel. Invitationless Billie and Raquel hatch a plan to get even with Dave and Marcus. Nobby Clegg makes amends with a playmate. | ||||||
48 | 13 | "Telltale Heart" | Gordon Hunt | Claudia Lonow & Andrea Abbate | September 14, 2000 | |
Trudy enters the hospital for plastic surgery, but the doctor refuses to do the operation because her drink problem has led to a life-threatening heart condition. Martin tells Billie he is leaving Trudy. | ||||||
49 | 14 | "Throw Mama from the Apartment" | Timothy Busfield | Andrea Frazer & Herbert C. Goss | January 4, 2001 | |
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. | ||||||
50 | 15 | "Ode to Billie and Joe" | J.D. Lobue | Shawn Schepps | January 11, 2001 | |
Marcus' demanding father visits, not knowing 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 mother for a gay couple. | ||||||
51 | 16 | "Kiss, Kiss, Kiss..." | Timothy Busfield | Mark Silver | January 18, 2001 | |
Billie gets a small role in a new film. She is attracted to her co-star, whom she has to kiss. Dave and Haley share an awkward kiss. Marcus spends the night with Nancy, whose mother has just died. | ||||||
52 | 17 | "Duck" | David Grossman | Stephen Lloyd | January 25, 2001 | |
Dave tries to tell Billy that Marcus is involved with Nancy again. Dave first gives the wrong impression when he attempts to warn Billie, but things come to a head when Marcus shows up at his own surprise party with Nancy. | ||||||
53 | 18 | "Blessings and Dead Guys" | David Grossman | Emily Cutler | February 1, 2001 | |
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. | ||||||
54 | 19 | "Dawg Daze Afternoon" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Shawn Schepps | February 8, 2001 | |
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. | ||||||
55 | 20 | "Altar Ego" | Ellen Gittelsohn | Claudia Lonow & Andrea Abbate | February 15, 2001 | |
Billie tries to stop Dave's wedding. She takes extreme measures to prevent Dave from marrying Raquel, including seeking out a medicine woman to place a curse on the ceremony. Marcus reconciles with Nancy. |
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