Rude Awakening
Jonathan Penner, Sherilyn Fenn and Mario Van Peebles
Format	Sitcom
Created by	Claudia Lonow
Starring	Sherilyn Fenn Lynn Redgrave Jonathan Penner Rain Pryor Mario Van Peebles
Opening theme	"Another Rude Awakening" by Alana Davis (seasons 1-2) and Roger Daltrey (season 3)
Country of origin	USA
No. of episodes	55
Production
Executive producer(s)	Claudia Lonow
Running time	approx. 0:30 (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel	Showtime
Original run	August 1, 1998 – February 15, 2001
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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

Story

This bittersweet series tells the story of Billie Frank, an actress whose star is sinking because of alcoholism and sex-addiction. The show depicts her relations with other members of AA, her neighbour Dave, and her mother, Trudy.

Cast

Main cast

• Sherilyn Fenn as Billie Frank
• Lynn Redgrave as Trudy Frank
• Jonathan Penner as Dave Parelli
• Rain Pryor as Jackie
• Mario Van Peebles as Marcus Adams

Recurring

• Paul Ben-Victor as Carl
• Corinne Bohrer as Tish
• Tom Gallop
• George Katt as Zack
• Richard Lewis as Harve Schwartz
• Mark Lonow as Max
• Ana Mercedes as Antonia
• Roger E. Mosley as Milt Johnson
• Jack Plotnick as Jack
• Salli Richardson as Nancy Adams
• Jenny Robertson as Haley

Notable guest stars

• Karen Black, as Jackie's mother
• Jennifer Coolidge
• Tim Curry
• Roger Daltrey
• Beverly D'Angelo
• Taylor Dayne
• Dan Finnerty
• CCH Pounder

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

External links

• Rude Awakening at the Internet Movie Database
• Rude Awakening at TV.com
• The Rude Awakening site
• Rude Awakening at SeriesLive.com
• Rude Awakening article ("Awakening offers laughs, ray of hope")