Bruce Helford
Director
Anger Management (2012)
Season 1
Charlie is a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice and he performs pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Prior to his career as a therapist, he was a major league baseball player whose career was put on the shelf for good by his own struggle with anger issues.
Released June 28, 2012
Episode 22 min
14+
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Watch Providers: Tubi TV, The CW, The Roku Channel, Plex, Xumo Play + 2 more, Plex Channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Mohawk Productions, Revolution Studios, Estevez/Sheen Productions, Twisted Television, Debmar-Mercury + 2 more, Lionsgate Television, Twisted Pictures
Network: FX
Country: United States
Languages:
English
5.5
S1E1 - Charlie Goes Back to Therapy
Charlie - a baseball player with anger issues turned anger management therapist - decides to return to therapy after a bad run-in with his ex-wife's new boyfriend. The only problem is he just happens to be sleeping with the one therapist he trusts: his best friend, Kate.
June 28, 2012, midnight
7.0
S1E2 - Charlie and the Slumpbuster
The new "evolved" Charlie has to deal with a ghost from his old carousing, baseball-playing days when a unattractive woman he slept with just to break a batting slump shows up as a new patient in group therapy.
June 28, 2012, midnight
7.7
S1E3 - Charlie Tries Sleep Deprivation
Charlie's plan backfires when he attempts to remedy his group with sleep-deprivation therapy.
July 5, 2012, midnight
5.3
S1E4 - Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Patient
Kate steals a patient from Charlie, fueling the competitive rivalry between the two therapists.
July 12, 2012, midnight
6.0
S1E5 - Charlie Tries to Prove Therapy Is Legit
Charlie falls for Jen's hot new business partner, Lori - played by Charlie's real-life ex, 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.
July 19, 2012, midnight
7.0
S1E6 - Charlie Dates Kate's Patient
Inflamed by Kate's comment that he's only "nouveau smart", Charlie starts covertly dating a brilliant coffee-shop barista. 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.
July 26, 2012, midnight
6.0
S1E7 - Charlie's Patient Gets Out of Jail
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.
Aug. 2, 2012, midnight
7.0
S1E8 - Charlie Outs A Patient
Charlie has to evaluate the depth of his involvement in his patient's lives when he accidentally helps his patient who vicariously enjoys other people's anger hook up with a crazy woman.
Aug. 9, 2012, midnight
6.3
S1E9 - Charlie's Dad Visits
Charlie gets an unexpected visit from his hyper-critical, bullying father. In the therapy group, Charlie attempts to help Lacey with road rage.
Aug. 16, 2012, midnight
5.5
S1E10 - Charlie Gets Romantic
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 exam the nature of their odd relationship. At home, Sam kisses a girl at school and a picture of it ends up on Facebook.
Aug. 23, 2012, midnight
Network: FX
Episode Runtime: 22 min.
Season Runtime: 2200 min.
Released: June 28, 2012
Last Air Date: Dec. 22, 2014, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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