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Californication Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Pilot

First aired: Aug/13/2007
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Guest star: Michele Nordin (Nun / Heather), Camille Langfield (Sandy), Amy Price Francis (Meredith (as Amy Price-Francis)), Pamela Adlon (Marcy), Craig T. Kelly (Threesome Guy), Philip Shahbaz (Persian Man On Cellphone), Alison Mei Lan (Hot Woman), Miriam T. Green (Penny Lyons), Chase Penny (Tattooed Millionaire), Stephen Sowan (Drunk Kid), Michael H. Barnett (Gawky Dweeb)

Hank Moody is a thirtysomething sex addicted author. During his many affairs with women of all ages and walks of life, Moody has to keep contact with his ex-wife Karen, who may still be in love with him, and their 12-year old daughter, Madeline. Though mature for her age, Madeline starts to have a sex life, which scares both her parents, especially her father despite his addiction.



2 :01x02 - Hell-A-Woman

First aired: Aug/20/2007
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Scott Winant
Guest star: Lucy Davis (Nora), Pamela Adlon (Marcy Runkle), Rachel Miner (Assistant to Charlie), Paula Marshall (Sonja), Damian Young (Bill Lewis), Brooke Banner (The Blonde)

Hank begins his blogging job at Hell-A-Magazine. Karen is able to set Hank up with her friend Sonja by disguising the get together as a family dinner. At dinner, Becca reveals how Hank met Karen.



3 :01x03 - The Whore of Babylon

First aired: Aug/27/2007
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Scott Winant
Guest star: Chris Williams (Todd Carr), Robert Merrill (Jonathan Mandel), Kathy Christopherson (Nikki Mandel), Damian Young (Bill Lewis), Amy Price Francis (Meredith), Rachel Miner (Dani)

At a book signing, Hank gets into a scrap with the disgruntled director of the film based on his novel, and later runs into a woman whom he embarrassed and insulted on a blind date; Mia attempts to steal some of Hank's work to use for her high-school creative-writing class.



4 :01x04 - Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser

First aired: Sep/03/2007
Writer: Daisy Gardner
Director: Michael Lembeck
Guest star: Kathy Christopherson (Nikki Mandel), Robert Merrill (Jonathan Mandel), Amy Price Francis (Meredtih), Camille Langfield (Sandy Carr), Damian Young (Bill Lewis), Chris Williams (Todd Carr), John Scarangello (Hollywood Jerk), Rachel Miner (Dani)

Hank escorts Meredith to an environmental fundraiser that is also being attended by Karen, and he winds up defending his ex's honor; Hank interrupts Charlie's romantic interlude with his assistant.



5 :01x05 - LOL

First aired: Sep/10/2007
Writer: Susan McMartin
Director: Bart Freundlich
Guest star: Amy Okuda (Mia's Classmate), Joaquin Pastor (Dave), Amy Price Francis (Meredith), Camille Langfield (Sandy Carr), Damian Young (Bill Lewis), Lance Barber (Mia's Teacher), Pamela Adlon (Marcy Runkle), Henry Rollins (Himself)

Hank accepts Bill's invitation to speak at Mia's high-school creative-writing class---but there's a catch; at an appearance on a radio show hosted by Henry Rollins (as himself), Hank rants about the Internet and its negative impact on the written word.



6 :01x06 - Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

First aired: Sep/17/2007
Writer: Tom Kapinos, Eric Weinberg
Director: Ken Whittingham
Guest star: Lance Barber (Mia's Teacher), Michelle Lombardo (Venice Beach Girl), Pamela Adlon (Marcy Runkle), Rachel Miner (Dani)

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.



7 :01x07 - Girls, Interrupted

First aired: Sep/24/2007
Writer: Gina Fattore
Director: Tucker Gates
Guest star: Pamela Adlon (Marcy Runkle), Rachel Miner (Dani), Lance Barber (Mia's Teacher), Chris Williams (Todd Carr)

Hank deals with the aftermath of sharing a passionate moment with Karen, and is bothered by Becca's negative outlook regarding the concept of happy endings.



8 :01x08 - California Son

First aired: Oct/01/2007
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Scott Winant
Guest star: Amber Heard (Amber Heard), Chris Williams (Todd Carr), Nicholas Barnes (Tom), Kathryn Adams (Katie), Judy Greer (Trixie), Mark Margolis (Al Moody)

Hank is depressed when Al, his father, dies. To ignore his pain, Hank shacks up with Trixie, a hooker, but he ends up thinking about his estranged relationship with his father.



9 :01x09 - Filthy Lucre

First aired: Oct/08/2007
Writer: Ildy Modrovich
Director: Scott Burns
Guest star: Damian Young (Bill Lewis), Rachel Miner (Dani), Pamela Adlon (Marcy Runkle)

Hank takes Becca out to buy a new guitar. Charlie talks Hank into buying a new car. During the test-drive, Hank is thrilled with both the car and the saleswoman.



10 :01x10 - The Devil's Threesome

First aired: Oct/15/2007
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: John Dahl
Guest star: Laura Niles (Laura), Rachel Miner (Dani), Pamela Adlon (Marcy Runkle)

Hank and Charlie get chummy with a woman they meet at the gym, but not before she gives Hank a thrashing in the ring. Reeling from their respective relationships, Karen and Marcy plan a girls' night out, and when they decide to drop in on Hank and Charlie, they catch the guys in a full-contact“workout” with their new sparring partner.



11 :01x11 - Turn The Page

First aired: Oct/22/2007
Writer: Gina Fattore, Eric Weinberg
Director: David Von Ancken
Guest star: Mo Collins (Victoria), Damian Young (Bill Lewis), Rachel Miner (Dani), Mike Metz (Temp)

Becca surprises Karen with news that she wants to move in with her father; Dani demands that Charlie fast-track Mia's book, which Charlie knows is really Hank's work, and when Hank learns the truth, he is furious and confronts Mia.



12 :01x12 - The Last Waltz

First aired: Oct/29/2007
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Scott Winant
Guest star: John McLaughlin (Irish Catholic Priest), Lynn A. Henderson (Female Minister), Charlie Mattera (Burly Husband), Damian Young (Bill Lewis), Pamela Adlon (Marcy Runkle), Shira Kreitenberg (Band Member (3)), Jory Glick (Band Member (2)), Robert Gilling (Band Member (1)), Myles Trifon (Band Guy)

As Karen's wedding to Bill nears, Hank struggles with accepting what appears to be inevitable; Bill informs Mia that he will not allow her book to be published; Hank has a unique solution to dealing with Becca's surprise visitor.



13 :02x01 - Slip of the Tongue

First aired: Sep/28/2008
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: David Duchovny
Guest star: Sheri Moon Zombie (Nurse), Brian Posehn (Scooter Man), Pete Wentz (Himself), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby), Angus MacFadyen (Julian), Paula Marshall (Sonja), Michelle Lombardo (Surfer Girl)

After reuniting at the end of Season One, Hank and Karen decide to pack up and head to New York. As part of the reconciliation, Hank undergoes a grueling vasectomy at Karen’s request.

That night, Hank and Karen meet Charlie and Marcy for drinks. They wind up bumping into Sonja, the vomiting Scientologist from season one, who’s now pregnant, and her new boyfriend Julian, a renowned self-help guru.

The group heads to a party at the home of legendary record producer Lew Ashby, where Hank has an accident when he confuses a partygoer for Karen. On the ride home, Hank gets arrested for driving under the influence and assaulting an officer.



14 :02x02 - The Great Ashby

First aired: Oct/05/2008
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: David Von Ancken
Guest star: Alexis Arquette (Paul Rae), Rachel Miner (Dani), Carla Gallo (Daisy), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby), Paula Marshall (Sonja)

Hank finds himself in jail after assaulting a mouthy police officer. Karen, still upset at Hank for his accident at the party, refuses to bail him out.

In prison, Hank is reintroduced to fellow inmate Lew Ashby, who proposes that Hank write Ashby’s long-awaited biography. When Hank refuses, Ashby bails them both out and tells Hank a story of the girl he loved and lost.

Meanwhile, Charlie gets fired after his former assistant, Dani, plays the agency president a montage of Charlie’s self-pleasuring office sessions.



15 :02x03 - No Way to Treat a Lady

First aired: Oct/12/2008
Writer: Gina Fattore
Director: John Dahl
Guest star: Judy Greer (Trixie), Carla Gallo (Daisy), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby), Angus MacFadyen (Julian), Paula Marshall (Sonja)

On Hank’s first day as biographer to Lew Ashby, he’s reintroduced to Trixie, the hooker with a heart of gold, who stirs up trouble by claiming that Hank is better in bed than Ashby.When Karen and Sonja meet to discuss a renovation project, Julian interrupts to work his guru magic on Karen.

Becca grudgingly starts her first day at Mia’s private school, where she meets an unexpected friend, Damien.

Meanwhile, Charlie spots one of Marcy’s clients, a porn actress named Daisy. While pitching himself as her agent, Charlie hops a ride with Daisy only to realize that he’s in the middle of an impromptu porn shoot.



16 :02x04 - The Raw & the Cooked

First aired: Oct/19/2008
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: David Von Ancken
Guest star: Paula Marshall (Sonja), Angus MacFadyen (Julian), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby)

Hank and Karen throw a dinner party for a few close friends: Charlie and Marcy, Ashby, Sonja, Julian and Mia. Becca and her new boyfriend Damien round out the group.



17 :02x05 - Vaginatown

First aired: Oct/26/2008
Writer: Jay Dyer
Director: Ken Whittingham
Guest star: Hal Ozsan (Ronny Praeger), Meredith Monroe (Chloe Metz), Carla Gallo (Daisy), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby)

In order to distract Hank from his heartbreak, Ashby arranges a sex session with popular, yet incredibly annoying, celebrity chef, Chloe Metz.

Meanwhile, Charlie takes on a new client, Daisy, who’s eager to land the lead in a porn film called Vaginatown, a remake of Roman Polanski’s Chinatown. Charlie meets with the film’s director, Ronny Praeger, and secures her the part, but only after investing $100,000 of his own savings.



18 :02x06 - Coke Dick & the First Kick

First aired: Nov/02/2008
Writer: Gina Fattore, Gabriel Roth
Director: Michael Lehmann
Guest star: Carly Pope (Annika Staley), Madchen Amick (Janie Jones), Carla Gallo (Daisy), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby), Angus MacFadyen (Julian), Paula Marshall (Sonja)

Hank decides to seek out Lew Ashby’s long lost love, Janie Jones. He discovers she’s now a Beverly Hills wife and mother.

Later, Hank accidentally walks in on Julian going at it with a rocker chick he’s “mentoring”. When Hank confronts Sonja about the discovery, she reveals that, much to her frustration, they have an open relationship.

Mia spends the day trailed by Rolling Stone reporter Annika Staley. After finagling their way into Ashby Manor, Hank takes a liking to Staley, but is shocked to discover Mia leaving Ashby’s bedroom later that night.

Meanwhile, when a location falls through, the Runkle residence is transformed into the set of Vaginatown. The lead actor’s failings force Charlie to step in for the money shot.



19 :02x07 - In a Lonely Place

First aired: Nov/09/2008
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Jake Kasdan
Guest star: Big Spence (Big), Tehmina Sunny (Beautiful Barmaid), Madchen Amick (Janie Jones), Ezra Miller (Damien), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby), Carla Gallo (Daisy)

Hank has found a new love interest, Becca's English teacher, who he discovers is the mother of his daughter's boyfriend. Charlie finds out that Marcy has been hiding a financial secret from him, one which may devastate them.



20 :02x08 - Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills

First aired: Nov/16/2008
Writer: Daisy Gardner
Director: Daniel Duchovny
Guest star: Michaela Watkins (Executive), Paola Turbay (Rosario), Vincent Angel (Ron Jones), Carla Gallo (Daisy), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby), Madchen Amick (Janie Jones)

Marcy goes to her mother for a detox, Hank goes to Lew's former love to find out more about their relationship and Karen goes to Lew because he's dating Mia.



21 :02x09 - La Ronde

First aired: Nov/23/2008
Writer: Gina Fattore
Director: Adam Bernstein
Guest star: Stephen Hale (Steve the Regular Guy), Samantha Maloney (Samantha), Madchen Amick (Janie Jones), Carla Gallo (Daisy), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby), Angus MacFadyen (Julian), Paula Marshall (Sonja)

Hank turns down an offer of sex which is unthinkable (for him). Karen gives in to Ashby's asking and agrees to date him. Charlie and Daisy have a bonding moment over the film Dirty Dancing, while Marcy is still in rehab.



22 :02x10 - In Utero

First aired: Nov/30/2008
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: David Von Ancken
Guest star: Paul Lieber (Dr. Eli Reiss), Carla Gallo (Daisy), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby)

In episode 210, Hank nervously awaits medical test results while reflecting on the early days of his romance with Karen, which coincided with a famous grunge rocker's overdose; Charlie begs Daisy not to move out.



23 :02x11 - Blues from Laurel Canyon

First aired: Dec/07/2008
Writer: Gina Fattore
Director: Michael Lehmann
Guest star: Cristin Michele (Partygirl), Hal Ozsan (Ronny Praeger), Carly Pope (Annika Staley), Ezra Miller (Damien), Rachel Miner (Dani), Madchen Amick (Janie Jones), Carla Gallo (Daisy), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby)

Ashby celebrates the publication of Mia's book by hosting a party. Charlie asks Marcie for a divorce, now that he has completed rehab. And, Becca feels devastated by Damien's cheating.



24 :02x12 - La Petite Mort

First aired: Dec/14/2008
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Bart Freundlich
Guest star: Lordan Napoli (Doula), Nicholas Massouh (Sales Manager), Nick Steele (Gus), Michelle Lombardo (Surfer Girl), Ezra Miller (Damien), Carla Gallo (Daisy), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby), Angus MacFadyen (Julian), Paula Marshall (Sonja)

Hank finishes up Ashby's biography. Charlie takes a job at a car dealership since he has not been able to find one as an agent. Meanwhile, Sonja has her baby; and Hank and Becca face difficult decisions when Karen decides to move to New York.



25 :03x01 - Wish You Were Here

First aired: Sep/27/2009
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: David Duchovny
Guest star: Jason Beghe (Richard Bates), Peter Gallagher (Stacy Koons), Kathleen Turner (Sue Collini), Diane Farr (Jill Robinson), Ellen Woglom (Chelsea Koons), Embeth Davidtz (Felicia), Kristine Blackport (Kristine), Bruce Katzman (Marv the Mediator), Luenell (Rhonda)

Following Karen's move to New York, Hank Moody does his best to raise daughter Becca by himself. But being a single dad isn't easy, especially with Becca starting to question his authority more than ever. To make matters worse, Becca's new best friend Chelsea has a fondness for sex, drugs and trouble. After a run-in with Chelsea's straight-laced mother Felicia, a teacher at a local university, Hank reluctantly accepts a dinner invitation. Hank does his best to tolerate the various academics in attendance, including Felicia's stuffy hubby Stacy Koons, the Dean of the university. Things get a bit out of hand when Hank insists on having drinks with a teetotaling professor… Meanwhile, Charlie moves back in with soon-to-be-ex-wife Marcy as they sort out the details of their impending divorce. And on the employment front, Charlie sets up shop at a talent agency owned by fading super-agent Sue Collini.



26 :03x02 - The Land Of Rape And Honey

First aired: Oct/04/2009
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Bart Freundlich, David Von Ancken
Guest star: Kathleen Turner (Sue Collini), Eva Amurri (Jackie), Embeth Davidtz (Felicia Koons), Diane Farr (Jill Robinson), Peter Gallagher (Stacy Koons), Ed Westwick (Balt), Billy Brown (Marcy's Date), Maggie Reid (Politically Correct Student), K.T. Tatara (Pretentious Student)

Newly anointed (and decidedly reluctant) professor Hank Moody grapples with teaching an undergrad creative writing course. A brutally honest assessment of a student's (ED WESTWICK) work lands Hank in hot water. In order to placate the Dean (PETER GALLAGHER) and maintain his position, Hank visits the student to make amends. Damage controlled, Hank ends up giving gorgeous and talented writing student Jackie (EVA AMURRI) a ride to her surprising place of employment. Meanwhile, Charlie overly concerns himself with roommate Marcy's dating life to disastrous results.



27 :03x03 - Verities & Balderdash

First aired: Oct/11/2009
Writer: Gina Fattore
Director: David Von Ancken
Guest star: Greg Bond (Jill's Date / Fireman), Ellen Woglom (Chelsea Koons), Rick Springfield (Himself), Peter Gallagher (Stacy Koons), Diane Farr (Jill Robinson), Embeth Davidtz (Felicia Koons), Eva Amurri (Jackie), Kathleen Turner (Sue Collini)

Hank and Becca attend the annual English Department Fall Mixer hosted by Dean Koons (PETER GALLAGHER) and wife Felicia (EMBETH DAVIDTZ). After flirtatious exchanges with student Jackie (EVA AMURRI) and Felicia, Hank finds himself consoling his jilted teacher's aide Jill (DIANE FARR) the best way he knows how. Meanwhile, Becca and Chelsea (ELLEN DAVIS WOGLOM) sneak out to discuss life, love, and the finer points of psychedelic mushrooms.
Charlie tries to coax Marcy into celebrating his first signing at the new agency, teen idol Rick Springfield. When Marcy passes, Charlie finds a modicum of comfort in the arms of his new boss, Sue Collini (KATHLEEN TURNER)...



28 :03x04 - Zoso

First aired: Oct/18/2009
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Bart Freundlich
Guest star: Sonny Kang (Young Husband), Pamela Guest (Real Estate Lady), Fiona Gubelmann (Young Wife), Elaine Loh (Saleswoman), Eva Amurri (Jackie), Embeth Davidtz (Felicia Koons), Ellen Woglom (Chelsea Koons), Diane Farr (Jill Robinson), Kathleen Turner (Sue Collini)

Becca drags Hank to a trendy shopping boutique to pick out some more grown-up attire. But Hank isn't so sure he likes the "new" Becca's makeover. At work, Hank juggles sexual encounters with teacher's aide Jill (DIANE FARR) and boss Felicia (EMBETH DAVIDTZ). And finally, in an attempt to figure out why talented writer Jackie (EVA AMURRI) is missing class, Hank drags Charlie to the strip club where she works. Unfortunately, temptation gets the better of Hank. Charlie and Marcy attempt to sell their house, but an unexpected surprise chases the buyers away.



29 :03x05 - Slow Happy Boys

First aired: Oct/25/2009
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: David Von Ancken
Guest star: Eva Amurri (Jackie), Carla Gallo (Daisy), Stephen Root (Ricardo Collini), Kevin Corrigan (Mike Zlosowski), Kathleen Turner (Sue Collini), Diana Terranova (Diana), Tim Sitarz (Bouncer), Suzanne Freeman (Suzanne), Heather Chadwell (Heather)

Hank has the apartment all to his bad self when Becca visits Karen in New York for the weekend. Meanwhile, Hank's old buddy from Long Island, Mike Zlosowski, pays a visit. Hank shows Zlos an epic time, inviting him to a swanky party hosted by Sue Collini and her eccentric husband Dickie. The weekend culminates in a night of debauchery where Hank and his talented pupil Jackie take their student / teacher relationship to the next level. Upon picking up Becca at LAX, Hank's surprised to see his daughter isn't traveling alone. Charlie and Marcy are finally hitting the sheets again, but it's coitus interruptus after Charlie reveals a dirty little secret involving ex-flame Daisy.



30 :03x06 - Glass Houses

First aired: Nov/01/2009
Writer: Gina Fattore
Director: Michael Lehmann
Guest star: Rick Springfield (Himself), Peter Gallagher (Dean Stacy Koons), Kathleen Turner (Sue Collini), Diane Farr (Jill Robinson), Eva Amurri (Jackie), Embeth Davidtz (Felicia Koons), Ellen Woglom (Chelsea Koons)

Back in L.A. for a short visit, Karen hatches a plan to move the family back to New York for good. Hank's mighty pleased, but Becca's crestfallen about leaving her new best friend, Chelsea. After inviting herself to Hank's class, Karen meets the comely ladies of the university: T.A. Jill Robinson and sexpot student Jackie. Later on, tempers flare when Becca and Chelsea get into some serious trouble and Hank and Karen are forced to pay a tense visit to Chelsea's parents. Charlie is crushed when Marcy loudly consummates her girlhood-crush on Rick Springfield. But Sue Collini thinks up a creative way to restore Charlie's confidence.



31 :03x07 - So Here's The Thing ...

First aired: Nov/08/2009
Writer: Daisy Gardner
Director: John Dahl
Guest star: Peter Fonda (Himself), Luenell (Rhonda), Ken Marino (David Wilder), Brian Jarvis (Jack), Kathleen Turner (Sue Collini), Diane Farr (Jill Robinson), Embeth Davidtz (Felicia Koons), Peter Gallagher (Dean Stacy Koons), Ellen Woglom (Chelsea Koons), Eva Amurri (Jackie)

Eager to set things right with Karen again, Hank tries to distance himself from the ladies of the university. But after Dean Koons catches Hank in an intimate moment with Jackie, Hank finds himself more entangled than ever. Meanwhile, his attempts to cool things off with Felicia and Jill begin to backfire. Adding insult to injury, Becca calls Hank out on the awful example he's been setting for her. Charlie fights to keep Sue Collini's favorite client from leaving the agency. Later, Sue asks Charlie for a most curious favor.



32 :03x08 - The Apartment

First aired: Nov/15/2009
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Adam Bernstein
Guest star: Ellen Woglom (Chelsea Koons), Rick Springfield (Himself), Eva Amurri (Jackie), Peter Gallagher (Dean Stacy Koons), Embeth Davidtz (Felicia Koons), Diane Farr (Jill Robinson), Alyssa Leblanc (Betty), Bridgetta Tomarchio (Veronica)

Hank's in for a hedonistic night to remember when Jackie and two stripper friends arrive at his doorstep, unannounced. The next morning, before Hank can escort his new friends from the apartment, Charlie shows up with a verbally abusive Rick Springfield. Hank’s forced to hide the hung-over party girls all over the house after Jill and Felicia pay surprise visits. The charade reaches its boiling point when Dean Koons arrives on the scene, resulting in a messy catharsis by fire.



33 :03x09 - Mr. Bad Example

First aired: Nov/22/2009
Writer: Gina Fattore, Matt Patterson
Director: John Dahl
Guest star: Kathleen Turner (Sue Collini), Ellen Woglom (Chelsea Koons), Embeth Davidtz (Felicia Koons), Peter Gallagher (Dean Stacy Koons), Rick Springfield (Himself)

After Becca and Chelsea get into a brawl at school, Hank and Karen are called into the principal’s office along with Felicia and Peter Koons. Karen’s disgusted after the Dean offhandedly airs Hank and Felicia’s indiscretions. Later, Hank gets up close and personal with campus security when a distraught Charlie storms the college in search of cocaine for high-maintenance client Rick Springfield. Felicia flexes her power to help save Hank from his own bad judgment. Meanwhile, Karen encourages Becca to make amends with Chelsea. As Marcy becomes increasingly infatuated with coke fiend Rick Springfield, Charlie valiantly tries to protect her from a relapse, jeopardizing his agent/client relationship in the process.



34 :03x10 - Dogtown

First aired: Nov/29/2009
Writer: Gina Fattore, Tom Kapinos
Director: Seith Mann
Guest star: Kathleen Turner (Sue Collini), Jonah Wharton (Street Kid #2), Philip Tan (Kim), Mario Orozco (Street Kid), Joseph Bucaro, III (Rude Guy)

Hank takes Charlie out on the town to drown his sorrows after Sue Collini fires him for causing client Rick Springfield to leave the agency. Meanwhile, Karen, still miffed by Hank's dalliance with Felicia organizes a girls' night out with Becca and Marcy. Drunk and up to no good, Hank and Charlie have a near-death experience when they confront a couple of thieving hoodlums in a convenience store. The night ends with Charlie realizing he made a questionable body art decision and Hank having the breakfast of his life with the woman he loves.



35 :03x11 - Comings & Goings

First aired: Dec/06/2009
Writer: Gina Fattore, Daisy Gardner
Director: David Von Ancken
Guest star: Peter Gallagher (Stacy Koons), Embeth Davidtz (Felicia Koons), Ellen Woglom (Chelsea Koons), Jason Beghe (Richard Bates), Eva Amurri (Jackie), Diane Farr (Jill Robinson)

Karen drags Hank to an end of the semester goodbye luncheon at Felicia’s. Hank realizes he’s walked into a hornet’s nest as Felicia, Jackie and Jill all gang up on him. The Hank bashing is interrupted when Richard Bates, the novelist / professor Hank replaced at the college, pays a surprise visit. Hank’s none too pleased to learn that Bates and Karen share some intimate history. Finally, a drunken Dean Koons storms the lunch in full Civil War re-enactment regalia, challenging Hank to a sloppy duel that ends in catharsis. Marcy and Charlie get an offer on their house the same day their divorce papers arrive. While hooking up once more for old time’s sake, Charlie has a nasty sex accident and Marcy discovers his new tramp stamp.



36 :03x12 - Mia Culpa

First aired: Dec/13/2009
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Guest star: Kathleen Turner (Sue Collini), Madeline Zima (Mia Lewis), Embeth Davidtz (Felicia), James Frain (Paul Rider), Diane Farr (Jill Robinson), Ellen Woglom (Chelsea Koons), Bryan Friday (Cop #1), Eva Amurri (Jackie), Michael Deyermond (Bookstore Owner), Brett Gelman (Annoying Hipster)

As the Moodys at last prepare to move to New York, Becca tells Hank about an intimate coming of age experience she had. Hank’s stunned when Mia shows up at the house unannounced, in town with her slimy boyfriend / manager PAUL for a book signing. Hank fails to prevent Mia and Paul from hatching a devious publicity stunt, forcing Hank to finally share the long-buried heartbreaking secret with Karen. gives Charlie a career opportunity of a lifetime, but Charlie must confront the fact that he might be losing Marcy for good.



37 :04x01 - Exile On Main St.

First aired: Jan/09/2011
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: David Von Ancken
Guest star: Jonathan Kasdan (Director), Alison Becker (TKU Rep), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Addison Timlin (Sasha Bingham), Carla Gugino (Abby Rhoads), Matt Manser (Bookish Creep), Omega Kayne (Detective #1), Angela Patterson (Waitress (as Angie Patterson)), Chuck Williams (Detective #2)

Hank is bailed out of jail to find that his literary sex scandal has made him the toast of Hollywood and the target of a lawsuit - as well as estranged him from Karen and Becca.



38 :04x02 - Suicide Solution

First aired: Jan/16/2011
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: David Duchovny
Guest star: Addison Timlin (Sasha Bingham), Carla Gugino (Abby Rhoads), Rob Lowe (Eddie Nero), Zakk Wylde (Guitar Guy), Summer Crosley (Girl with Charlie), Cordelia Sonnenschein (5 Year Old Becca)

Hank polishes off a day of flaky neediness with a creative meeting about his potential new movie that ends with him hiding in a starlet's bathroom and accidentally overdosing on booze and sleeping pills.



39 :04x03 - Home Sweet Home

First aired: Jan/23/2011
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Adam Bernstein
Guest star: Camille Chen (Heather Tracy), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs)

Hank takes advantage of the misperception that he tried to commit suicide and moves back home with Karen and Becca, but his daughter knows the truth; Charlie sets out to reach a sexual benchmark while a wealthy producer pursues Marcy.



40 :04x04 - Monkey Business

First aired: Jan/30/2011
Writer: Gabriel Roth, Matt Patterson
Director: Bart Freundlich
Guest star: Zoe Kravitz (Pearl), Sammi Maben (Corinne), Michael Ealy (Ben), Fisher Stevens (Zig Semetauer), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Megan Blake Stevenson (Tabby), Carla Gugino (Abby Rhoads)

A meeting to discuss Hank's recently completed movie script ends with a billionaire dead in a bathroom; Marcy suspects that she might be pregnant; Karen meets a potential new boyfriend in the artist father of one of Becca's bandmates.



41 :04x05 - Freeze Frame

First aired: Feb/06/2011
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Beth McCarthy Miller
Guest star: Josh Gad (Doctor), Michael Ealy (Ben), Addison Timlin (Sasha Bingham), Madeline Zima (Mia Lewis), Zoe Kravitz (Pearl), Carla Gugino (Abby Rhoads), Melissa McFail (Peaches), Glenna Gasparian (Dylan), Stephanie Hunt (Alice), Fahim Anwar (Young Hollywood Douchebag #2), Adam Pally (Young Hollywood Douchebag), Jacquie Barnbrook (Secretary (Patti))

After a personal grooming mishap, Charlie discovers that his vasectomy was botched and that Marcy's baby could be his; Hank's relationship with lawyer Abby gets more personal but a good deed yields a compromising photo that could ruin Hank's life.



42 :04x06 - Lawyers, Guns and Money

First aired: Feb/13/2011
Writer: Vanessa Reisen
Director: John Dahl
Guest star: Zoe Kravitz (Pearl), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Addison Timlin (Sasha Bingham), Rob Lowe (Eddie Nero), Carla Gugino (Abby Rhoads), Billy Morrison (Tattoo Artist), Melissa McFail (Peaches), Glenna Gasparian (Dylan), Lucy Mae Sunday (Pretty College Girl), Stephanie Hunt (Alice), Jacquie Barnbrook (Secretary (Patti)), Ana Rey (Irma)

A sensational photo derails Hank's case and threatens to destroy his movie project until his sincere love for Becca rescues his career, while Karen resuscitates her ex-husband's relationship with his beautiful lawyer.



43 :04x07 - The Recused

First aired: Feb/20/2011
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Michael Weaver
Guest star: Zoe Kravitz (Pearl), Jacquie Barnbrook (Patti), Allison McAtee (Roberta Greenblatt), Alan Dale (Lloyd Alan Philips Jr.), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Michael Ealy (Ben), Carla Gugino (Abby Rhoads), Glenna Gasparian (Dylan), Rob Welsh (Staffer)

Forced by her relationship with Hank to recuse herself as his lawyer, Abby pitches the case to a senior partner on the golf course; Hank is dismayed by Karen's growing relationship with artist Ben; Marcy and Stu ask Charlie to help them pitch a TV project.



44 :04x08 - Lights. Camera. Asshole.

First aired: Feb/27/2011
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Adam Bernstein
Guest star: Callie Thorne (Ms. Bingham), Melissa Stephens (Peggy), Todd Louiso (Director), Zoe Kravitz (Pearl), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Addison Timlin (Sasha Bingham), Darlene Bel Grayson (Nurse), Kelley Robins (Set P.A. (as Kelley Robin Hicks)), Alison White (Receptionist), Ana Rey (Irma), Melissa McFail (Peaches), Tommy Lee (Himself), Stephanie Hunt (Alice)

Hank takes a gig rewriting dialogue on a zombie sequel but threatens his job when he hooks up with a sexy woman with close ties to the film's female lead; Marcy tells Stu she's pregnant but not that the baby may be Charlie's.



45 :04x09 - Another Perfect Day

First aired: Mar/06/2011
Writer: Gabriel Roth, Tom Kapinos
Director: Michael Lehmann
Guest star: Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Michael Ealy (Ben), Zoe Kravitz (Pearl), Melissa Stephens (Peggy), Carla Gugino (Abby Rhoads), Ana Rey (Irma), Erika Rankin (Hotel Clerk)

Evicted from his apartment, Hank moves back in with Karen and Becca while he prepares for his trial and teaches his daughter to drive; while Karen's out on a date with Ben, Becca and Pearl steal the Porsche and wreck it.



46 :04x10 - The Trial

First aired: Mar/13/2011
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Seith Mann
Guest star: Madeline Zima (Mia Lewis), Chris Williams (Todd Carr), Larry Poindexter (Prosecutor), Damian Young (Bill Lewis), Carla Gugino (Abby Rhoads), Michael Keeley (Security Guard), Teddy Lane, Jr. (Bailiff), Angela Bullock (Judge), Camille Langfield (Sandy (Sandy Carr))

A nervous Hank discovers that he's got good reason to panic when his trial turns into an all-out character assassination, with even friendly witnesses Charlie and Karen unable to portray him as anything other than a drunken, oversexed lout.



47 :04x11 - The Last Supper

First aired: Mar/20/2011
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: John Dahl
Guest star: Michele Nordin (Nun / Heather), Judy Greer (Trixie), Melissa Stephens (Peggy), Carla Gugino (Abby Rhoads), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Sergio Cilli (Obnoxious Agent)

Found guilty of statutory rape, Hank buys a used Porsche and considers fleeing from Los Angeles, but instead enjoys one last night in the company of his friends and family.



48 :04x12 - ...And Justice for All

First aired: Mar/27/2011
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Adam Bernstein
Guest star: Madeline Zima (Mia Lewis), Dawn Olivieri (Actress Karen), Jonathan Kasdan (Director), Larry Poindexter (Prosecutor), Rob Lowe (Eddie Nero), Addison Timlin (Sasha Bingham), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Melissa Stephens (Peggy), Michael Ealy (Ben), Carla Gugino (Abby Rhoads), Danielle Soibelman (Actress Becca), Angela Bullock (Judge), Ana Rey (Irma)

As Hank awaits sentencing, the lines between his real life and the movie based on his life blur as the film's star hits on his ex-wife and he feels stirrings of passion for the actress hired to play Karen.



49 :05x01 - JFK to LAX

First aired: Jan/08/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: John Dahl
Guest star: Meagan Good (Kali), Jason Beghe (Richard Bates), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Scott M. Foster (Tyler), Natalie Zea (Carrie), RZA (Samurai Apocalypse), Annie Abbott (Ruth), Quin Baron (Stuart Runkle), Reed Baron (Stuart Runkle), David Anthony Higgins (John), Sonni Laine (Ginger), Ana Rey (Irma), Jim Tavaré (Alfred)

A few years have passed and Hank is living in New York but looking for a ticket out of town after his latest breakup. He accepts an invitation from Charlie to come to Los Angeles for a job writing a film starring rapper/actor Samurai Apolcaypse, then reunites with Karen, her former professor and now-husband Richard, and his daughter Becca, who now has a boyfriend named Tyler that is the spitting image of Hank himself ... in the worst possible way.



50 :05x02 - The Way Of The Fist

First aired: Jan/15/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: David Duchovny
Guest star: Meagan Good (Kali), Jason Beghe (Richard Bates), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Scott M. Foster (Tyler), Camilla Luddington (Lizzie), Vanessa Angel (Alison), Peter Berg (Himself), RZA (Samurai Apocalypse), Jim Calloway (Big Jim (as Big Jim Calloway)), Fatso Fasano (Fatso), Sara Targum (Ava), Maia Tarin (Teacher), Jim Tavaré (Alfred)

Hank passes on writing Samurai Apocalypse's new movie but Sam won't take no for an answer and drags Hank to a meeting with director Peter Berg, where they discover that Hank and Peter have shared more than just a love of the written word. Sam takes it on himself to get rid of Tyler, which makes things worse between Hank and Becca. Co-parents Charlie, Marcy and Stu have their hands full when Little Stuart exposes himself to a preschool classmate, and Charlie takes it upon himself to mend fences with the offended girl's attractive mother.



51 :05x03 - Boys & Girls

First aired: Jan/22/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Seith Mann
Guest star: Meagan Good (Kali), Jason Beghe (Richard Bates), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Scott M. Foster (Tyler), Camilla Luddington (Lizzie), Jake Hoffman (Lumberjack), RZA (Samurai Apocalypse), Reed Baron (Stuart Runkle), Quin Baron (Stuart Runkle)

Hank delivers a completed draft of "Santa Monica Cop" to Samurai Apocalypse but his attempts to leave town are once again thwarted when he's asked to show a night on the town to Kali, his "acquaintance" from the flight to Los Angles; Tyler crashes with Karen and Becca while he recovers from his injuries; things get unprofessional fast when Charlie is saved from a serious parental crisis by his son's nanny, Lizzie.



52 :05x04 - Waiting For The Miracle

First aired: Jan/29/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Bart Freundlich
Guest star: Jason Beghe (Richard Bates), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Camilla Luddington (Lizzie), Gillian Vigman (Mary), Natalie Zea (Carrie)

Hank receives an unwelcome surprise in the form of Carrie, ex-girlfriend and arsonist that he's forced to invite along when Karen and Becca show up to invite him to a dinner party. Stu, Marcy and Bates' talk of sexual proclivities leaves the Moodys searching for the nearest exit, but the party gets even more out of control when Carrie has a realization about Hank. Meanwhile, Charlie goes on a blind date with Mary, a "nice girl" who's more than a little inexperienced.



53 :05x05 - The Ride-Along

First aired: Feb/05/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Millicent Shelton
Guest star: Meagan Good (Kali), Jason Beghe (Richard Bates), Scott M. Foster (Tyler), Bryan Callen (Police Officer), Ciera Payton (Hooker), Sinqua Walls (Kali's date), RZA (Samurai Apocalypse)

Charlie's boyhood dream is realized and Hank's worst nightmare comes true when Samurai Apocalypse invites the boys on a ride-along with the Santa Monica Police Department and takes them on a joyride that goes sexually awry for Charlie; Richard hits the bottle at a crowded Venice restaurant but Hank and the boys arrive to save the day for Karen and Becca, and Tyler realizes he's seen Sam somewhere before.



54 :05x06 - Love Song

First aired: Feb/12/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Eric Stoltz
Guest star: Meagan Good (Kali), Jason Beghe (Richard Bates), Analeis Lorig (Allie Andrews), RZA (Samurai Apocalypse)

When Samurai Apocalypse hits a lyrical roadblock with his protege, he calls on the best writer he knows: Hank Moody, who unites with Kali to imbibe, bear his soul, and write a song that takes Hank back in time to an era when he, Karen and Charlie were happier and life was simpler before "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love." But the present comes roaring back when Karen shows up at Hank's door, worried that she made a mistake.



55 :05x07 - Here I Go Again

First aired: Feb/19/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Michael Weaver
Guest star: Drea de Matteo (Holly), Jason Beghe (Richard Bates), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Scott M. Foster (Tyler), Camilla Luddington (Lizzie)

Hank saves Karen from embarrassment with a drunk Richard, then covers for Richard by pretending to be dating a stripper named Holly, who takes a liking to Tyler and offends his girlfriend, Becca. Meanwhile, when she's fired after an inappropriate encounter with Stu, nanny Lizzie calls on Charlie and allows their relationship to progress, only to have Marcy beg for her return.



56 :05x08 - Raw

First aired: Mar/04/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Bart Freundlich
Guest star: Rob Lowe (Eddie Nero), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Scott M. Foster (Tyler Stevens), Lea DeLaria (Debbie), Camilla Luddington (Lizzie), Melora Walters (Lisa), RZA (Samurai Apocalypse)

Hank is stuck reading Tyler's screenplay but discovers some talent under that head of hair, even though the script appears to be disturbingly autobiographical account of the author's relationship with Becca. Charlie and Lizzie's love quadrangle with Stu and Marcy heats up, but when their bedroom games hit too close to home for Charlie, it may be off to therapy for all four of them.



57 :05x09 - At the Movies

First aired: Mar/11/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Helen Hunt
Guest star: Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Scott M. Foster (Tyler Stevens), Camilla Luddington (Lizzie), Jonathan Kasdan (Director), Sarah Power (The Girl), RZA (Samurai Apocalypse), Brian Thompson (Mr. Scary), Fatso Fasano (Fatso), Jim Calloway (Big Jim)

On the first day of production on Hank Moody's latest movie "Santa Monica Cop," Stu has brought back his "F--king and Punching" director in hopes of creating a cinematic masterpiece, but Hank's rendezvous with the film's leading lady puts his relationship with Sam in jeopardy. Luckily for Hank, Stu and the production's crew, Charlie has a backup plan.



58 :05x10 - Perverts & Whores

First aired: Mar/18/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Bart Freundlich
Guest star: Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Judy Greer (Trixie), Scott M. Foster (Tyler Stevens), Camilla Luddington (Lizzie), Clement von Franckenstein (Lars), Daniel Benzali (Larry), Jenny Lin (Hooker)

Minus one agent and best friend, Hank crashes with his two favorite ladies, Karen and Becca. Looking for new representation, he meets with Hollywood power agent Larry Levine, who quickly sets a meeting with world-class filmmaker and Hank Moody idol Lars Manderhoff. It may be a match made in heaven when Lars surprises Hank with one of his favorite working girls, Trixie (guest star Judy Greer). Distraught over his personal losses, Charlie seeks comfort from Marcy while Lizzie enjoys her big break, a part in "Santa Monica Cop" courtesy of Stu.



59 :05x11 - The Party

First aired: Mar/25/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Michael Lehmann
Guest star: Meagan Good (Kali), Jason Beghe (Richard Bates), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Scott M. Foster (Tyler Stevens), Patrick Fischler (Gabriel), Camilla Luddington (Lizzie), RZA (Samurai Apocalypse), Quin Baron (Stuart Runkle), Reed Baron (Stuart Runkle)

Hank overstays his welcome at the house of Karen and Richard and hits the road with one last stop at Malibar, where he runs into Lizzie, who uses her newly acquired acting chops to lure him back to the Runkle Manor. Once there, Hank is surprised by everyone he loves and loathes: Karen, Becca, Charlie, Marcy, Stu, Richard and his creepy sponsor, Gabriel. Even Sam and Kali show up, but it's not a party until someone gets hurt and luckily for these partygoers, Hank has it in him for one final run-in with Tyler.



60 :05x12 - Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be

First aired: Apr/01/2012
Writer: Tom Kapinos
Director: Adam Bernstein
Guest star: Meagan Good (Kali), Jason Beghe (Richard Bates), Stephen Tobolowsky (Stu Baggs), Scott M. Foster (Tyler Stevens), Jonathan Kasdan (Director), Camilla Luddington (Lizzie), Natalie Zea (Carrie), RZA (Samurai Apocalypse), Callum Keith Rennie (Lew Ashby), Quin Baron (Stuart Runkle), Reed Baron (Stuart Runkle), Ana Rey (Irma), Mike Gaines (Partner)

Hank discovers the bartender at a local watering hole is his late friend Lew Ashby and wonders if he's in Hell. Richard makes a startling announcement about Hank and Karen. Hank tries to make things right with Becca, but her news about Tyler leaves him stunned. On the set of "Santa Monica Cop," Sam's jealousy and fondness for firearms give Charlie an opportunity to show how much he loves his best friend and number-one client; Hank's arsonist ex-girlfriend surprises him with a way for them to be together forever.



61 :06x01 - The Unforgiven

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62 :06x02 - Quitters

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63 :06x03 - Dead Rock Stars

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64 :06x04 - Hell Bent for Leather

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65 :06x05 - Rock and a Hard Place

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