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Anger Management Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2012 - 2012
Episode 1
Charlie Goes Back to Therapy
Thu, Jun 28, 201222 mins
When Charlie almost beats his ex-wife's boyfriend (Brian Austin Green) with a lamp after an anger relapse, he decides he needs to go back to therapy. Unfortunately, he is currently having sex with the only therapist he trusts: his best friend Kate. Since the number-one rule of therapy is not to have sexual relations with patients, Charlie must choose between his love of sex and his need for help.
Episode 2
Charlie and the Slumpbuster
Thu, Jun 28, 201222 mins
Charlie is visited by a troubled woman ('Kerri Kenney-Silver') he had a one-night stand with while playing in the minor leagues. Wracked with the guilt of using her as his "slumpbuster", he pretends to date her and realizes she acts like less of a girlfriend and more of an obsessed stalker.
Episode 3
Charlie Tries Sleep Deprivation
Thu, Jul 5, 201222 mins
Finding that sleep deprivation works like a truth serum on his ex Jennifer, Charlie reads up on it and decides to conduct his own study, hopefully to be published, on its use in therapy. His group reluctantly agrees to go without sleep at his home for three days until the next session. His own rest is comprised as lover Kate, who agreed to take over meanwhile, has other priorities. The candor is clearly easy to achieve, but how therapeutic is its effect?
Episode 4
Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Patient
Thu, Jul 12, 201222 mins
Gay patient Patrick feel utterly ignored, even by Charlie, hence decides to quit group. Charlie's lover-therapist Kate keeps losing bets about psychiatric theory, but finds revenge stealing Patrick as patient. Eliminating the violence from his prison group's advice, Charlie decides to lure the personal shipper back at Patrick's department store job, posing as clothes client. Charlie makes fun of his ex Jennifer Goodson's Civil War period 'steamy' novel, yet learns seduction tips from it, but neither parents is amused when they find teen daughter Sam got inspired to brag about her alleged sexual experience in the study group she founded to prepare years ahead to get into an Ivy league college.
Episode 5
Charlie Tries to Prove Therapy Is Legit
Thu, Jul 19, 201221 mins
Charlie falls for Jen's hot new business partner, Lori (Denise Richards) only to find she thinks therapy is a scam. In the therapy group, Patrick asks Charlie to counsel the angry ghost of his mother, who he believes is haunting his apartment.
Episode 6
Charlie Dates Kate's Patient
Thu, Jul 26, 201222 mins
Inflamed by Kate's comment that he's only "nouveau smart", Charlie starts covertly dating a brilliant coffee-shop barista ('Kristen Renton'). The only problem is that the woman is turned on by sex where there's a chance of getting caught - and she's Kate's patient.
Episode 7
Charlie's Patient Gets Out of Jail
Thu, Aug 2, 201222 mins
Charlie and his ex, Jennifer, are having an issue with how Charlie still tries to manage her life when Cleo - one of Charlie's patients from his prison anger therapy group - shows up on his doorstep, fresh out on parole. Jennifer decides to get back at Charlie by dating the ex-con.
Episode 8
Charlie Outs a Patient
Thu, Aug 9, 201222 mins
Charlie just can't stand by as softy patient Nolan is obviously abused by his extremely domineering girl Athena, who convinces him to leave group for 'inappropriate meddling in his private life'. Later Nolan calls for help, having sought unorthodox refuge in a women's shelter, and Charlie promises to come get him, but is stuck with daughter Sam's sleepover girls, who must be bribed and babysat by unreliable neighbor Michael, or as that fails taken along for the ride. When Athena threatens him again, even nightmare group mate Lacey comes to the rescue, but sparing her motivates smitten Nolan to step up himself.
Episode 9
Charlie's Dad Visits
Thu, Aug 16, 201222 mins
In an attempt to control Lacey's road rage, Charlie gets her to hire (at mother's expense) old Ed as driver, but their tempers soon clash out of control. Charlie prepares everyone for the arrival of his hated father, describing him as a rude, uncaring tyrant, but Martin Goodson suddenly does everything right as grandpa and apparently loving father, which drives Charlie crazy, as he even has explanations for everything after accepting to a therapy session with Kate. Ultimately Charlie finds proof that's all lies and why Martin came from Ohio.
Episode 10
Charlie Gets Romantic
Thu, Aug 23, 201222 mins
After Charlie and Kate have sex, he innocently asks her if she wants to go to a movie. Kate interprets this as a romantic gesture, rushes to fix him up on a date the next day with someone else and the two are forced to examine the nature of their odd relationship. At home, Sam kisses a girl at school and a picture of it ends up on Facebook. Charlie and Jennifer have worries that their daughter is a lesbian.
