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MONEY
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3 seasons · 55 episodes total · ~18 per season.
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Rude Awakening
1998 3 seasons · 55 eps English
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SOLID
★6.6TMDB · 5
Comedy
Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Sherilyn Fenn
Wilhelmina 'Billie' Frank
Lynn Redgrave
Trudy Frank
Jonathan Penner
Dave Parelli
Mario Van Peebles
Marcus Adams
Created by
Claudia Lonow
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CRAFT
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Roughly 28 hours end-to-end — 4 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Aired from 1998 to 2001 — a 3-year run.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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WORLD
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Show type: Scripted.
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AWARDS
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Created by Claudia Lonow.
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CAST
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Airs on Showtime.
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The technical file
- Seasons
- 3
- Total episodes
- 55
- Avg episode length
- 30 min
- Premiered
- 1998-08-01
- Last aired
- 2001-02-15
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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