Anger Management: Season 1
2012 · 10 episodes · ★ 6.8
What Season 1 of Anger Management
Charlie Goodson was a minor league baseball player. Now he's a anger management therapist in Los Angeles, but his own temper doesn't leave him alone outside the office. He's divorced from Jennifer, and they share custody of Sam, their teenage daughter with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The infidelities from his playing days weigh on him, although the two still see each other for their daughter's sake. Among patients who can't manage their rage, Charlie struggles to hold back his impulses and to be a good father and a good single man. Kate, also a therapist, is his best friend and professional rival.
Season 1 Episodes
1x01 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.
Starring: Brett Butler, Michael Boatman, Brian Austin Green, Nancy DeMars
1x02 Charlie and the Slumpbuster
The new "evolved" Charlie has to deal with a ghost from his old carousing, baseball-playing days when an unattractive woman he slept with just to break a batting slump shows up as a new patient in group therapy.
Directing: Gerry Cohen · Writer: Kristy Grant · Starring: Brett Butler, Mikaela Hoover, Kerri Kenney
1x03 Charlie Tries Sleep Deprivation
Charlie's plan backfires when he attempts to remedy his group with sleep-deprivation therapy.
Directed by: Bob Koherr
1x04 Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Patient
Kate steals a patient from Charlie, fueling the competitive rivalry between the two therapists.
Writer: Bob Kushell · Starring: Darius McCrary, Katlin Mastandrea, Hannah Zeile, James Black
1x05 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.
Starring: Denise Richards, Jay Johnston
1x06 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.
Directing: Sam Simon · Starring: Michael Boatman, Kristen Renton, Michael Swan, Brent Picha
1x07 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.
Directing: Gerry Cohen · Starring: Brett Butler, Michael Boatman, Darius McCrary, Rigo Obezo
1x08 Charlie Outs a Patient
Charlie has to evaluate the depth of his involvement in his patients' lives when he accidentally helps his patient, who vicariously enjoys other people's anger, hook up with a crazy woman.
Writing: Brian Posehn · Starring: Brett Butler, Michael Boatman, Alexandra Ella, Katlin Mastandrea
1x09 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.
Directing: Bob Koherr · Writer: Kristy Grant · Starring: Brett Butler, Michael Boatman, Martin Sheen
1x10 Charlie Gets Romantic Season Finale
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.
Directing: Bob Koherr · Writing: Janae Bakken · Starring: Brett Butler, Michael Boatman, Christine Estabrook, Aldo Gonzalez
Season 1 Cast
Daniela BobadillaSam Goodson10 episodes
Noureen DeWulfLacey10 episodes
Michael ArdenPatrick10 episodes
Barry CorbinEd10 episodes
Brett ButlerBrett6 episodes
Stephen Monroe TaylorWayne4 episodes
Darius McCraryDonovan3 episodes
James BlackCleo3 episodes
Mikaela HooverDaytona2 episodes
Kerri KenneyMel2 episodes
Katlin MastandreaOlivia2 episodes
Hannah ZeileRuby2 episodes
Aldo GonzalezErnesto2 episodes
Martin SheenMartin GoodsonEpisode 1
Brian Austin GreenSeanEpisode 1
Jay JohnstonRodneyEpisode 1
Kristen RentonAllieEpisode 1Where to Watch Season 1 of Anger Management
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Episodes Are in Anger Management Season 1?
Season 1 of Anger Management has 10 episodes.
When did season 1 of Anger Management premiere?
Released June 28, 2012.
Where to Watch Anger Management Season 1
By subscription, on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads (availability may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 1?
According to the audience rating on TMDB, episode 1x10, "Charlie Gets Romantic", with a 6.3.