About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. Naked Again
Aired 1 August 1998 • 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.
2. Vagina
Aired 8 August 1998 • 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 alienate Tish.
3. Lesbians on the Moon
Aired 15 August 1998 • 60 min
Jackie and her new ex-con girlfriend move in with Billie.
4. Filling the Wrong Hole
Aired 22 August 1998 • 60 min
Billie starts overindulging in coffee, tobacco, and shopping.
5. Black and Bitter
Aired 29 August 1998 • 60 min
Billie tries to get out of coffee duty at Addictions Anonymous.
6. Hello, This is Addictions Anonymous
Aired 5 September 1998 • 60 min
Billie and Dave work the AA hotline.
7. Don't Fuck the Stripper
Aired 12 September 1998 • 60 min
Billie and Dave's relationship stumbles when Billie finds out Dave is sleeping with a stripper.
8. Lucky for Me Her Breast Exploded
Aired 26 September 1998 • 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.
9. What Ever Happened to Billie Frank
Aired 3 October 1998 • 60 min
Billie asks Jackie to go to the birthday party her parents are throwing, and Dave plans a surprise party for Billie.
10. TV Mom
Aired 17 October 1998 • 60 min
Billie visits her TV mom Colleen Woods.
11. An Embarrassment of Ritch's
Aired 24 October 1998 • 60 min
One of Billie's old flings returns, threatening her sobriety.
12. The Cheese Stands Alone
Aired 31 October 1998 • 60 min
Billie comes down from an acid trip days before getting her 60 day chip.
13. That's Why They Call It Dope
Aired 7 November 1998 • 60 min
Billie accidentally feeds Tish's Christian friends marijuana brownies at her baby shower.