Rude Awakening (TV series)

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Rude Awakening
Rude Awakening opening title
GenreComedy
Created byClaudia Lonow
StarringSherilyn Fenn
Lynn Redgrave
Jonathan Penner
Rain Pryor
Roger E. Mosley
Mario Van Peebles
Opening theme"Another Rude Awakening" by Alana Davis (seasons 1–2) and Roger Daltrey (season 3)
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes55 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersClaudia Lonow
Scott Sanders
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesMandalay Television
Lions Gate Television
(1999–2001)
(seasons 2–3)
Columbia TriStar Television Distribution
Showtime Networks
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseAugust 1, 1998 (1998-08-01) –
February 15, 2001 (2001-02-15)

Rude Awakening is an American television sitcom series created by Claudia Lonow, that aired on Showtime over fifty-five 22-minute episodes spanning three seasons from August 1, 1998 to February 15, 2001.

Story

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Rude Awakening tells the story of Billie Frank, an out of work alcoholic ex-soap-opera actress. She tries to go sober and become a writer but continues to struggle with her self-destructive habits. The show depicts her relations with other members of Addictions Anonymous,[a] her neighbor Dave, and her mother, Trudy.

Episodes

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113August 1, 1998November 7, 1998
222June 26, 1999March 18, 2000
320June 29, 2000February 15, 2001

Cast

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Main

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Recurring

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Notable guest stars

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Notes

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  1. ^ name used on-air for the group, a nod to Alcoholics Anonymous[1]

References

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  1. ^ Brook, Vincent (2003). "8: Post-Jewishness? The Third Phase of the Jewish Sitcom Trend". Something Ain't Kosher Here: The Rise of the "Jewish" Sitcom. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. p. 165. ISBN 0-8135-3210-8. Retrieved 2024-11-20 – via Google Books. The Addictions Anonymous group's sessions (a sort of Twelve Steps, sans religious overtones)...
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