Californication: Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Hank spends a wild evening with a fetching surfer girl, and later must deal with unwanted attention from Mia. Meanwhile, Becca knocks 'em out in her school's Battle of the Bands; and Marcy almost nabs Charlie in flagrante with his assistant.

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9.3/10 (15 Votes cast)

Episode Info

Episode number: 1x6
Airdate: Monday September 17th, 2007

Director: Ken Whittingham
Writer: Tom Kapinos, Eric Weinberg

Alternate Airdates:

AU (Eleven)	Oct 01, 2007
UK (Fiver)	Nov 15, 2007
NL (Comedy Central)	Oct 06, 2009

Guest Stars

Lance Barber As Mia's Teacher Recurring	Michelle Lombardo As Venice Beach Girl Recurring
Pamela Adlon As Marcy Runkle Recurring	Rachel Miner As Dani Recurring

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Music

Artist	Song Title	Played When
Gus Black	Paranoid
Madeleine Martin	Don't Let Us Get Sick
Pat Guadango	Don't Let Us Get Sick
Sea Wolf	The Garden That You Planted

Episode Quotes

Karen: What would you do if our little spawn actually became, like, a rock star?
Hank: I would be really proud of her.
Karen: You would?
Hank: And I would be there to help pump her stomach when she OD'd.

Hank: What is your name, by the way?
Venice Beach Girl: Wouldn't you rather just fuck me and never know?
Hank: Oh, fuck. Who says romance is dead?!

Venice Beach Girl: Do you know anything about wine?
Hank: Wine is fine but whiskey is quicker.

Episode Goofs

During the opening scene, the beads of the necklace on the Venice Beach Girl change positions between shots.

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