Anger Management

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2012-06-28

Last Air Date: 2014-12-22

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 100

Created By: Bruce Helford

Networks: FX

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Top Cast

Charlie Sheen as Charlie Goodson
Shawnee Smith as Jennifer Goodson
Noureen DeWulf as Lacey
Michael Arden as Patrick
Derek Richardson as Jack Nolan
Barry Corbin as Ed
Brian Austin Green as Sean
Daniela Bobadilla as Sam Goodson
Laura Bell Bundy as Dr. Jordan Denby
James Black as Cleo

Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Charlie Goes Back to Therapy (2012-06-28)

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.
Ep. 2: Charlie and the Slumpbuster (2012-06-28)

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.
Ep. 3: Charlie Tries Sleep Deprivation (2012-07-05)

Charlie's plan backfires when he attempts to remedy his group with sleep-deprivation therapy.
Ep. 4: Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Patient (2012-07-12)

Kate steals a patient from Charlie, fueling the competitive rivalry between the two therapists.
Ep. 5: Charlie Tries to Prove Therapy Is Legit (2012-07-19)

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.
Ep. 6: Charlie Dates Kate's Patient (2012-07-26)

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.
Ep. 7: Charlie's Patient Gets Out of Jail (2012-08-02)

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.
Ep. 8: Charlie Outs A Patient (2012-08-09)

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.
Ep. 9: Charlie's Dad Visits (2012-08-16)

Charlie gets an unexpected visit from his hyper-critical, bullying father. In the therapy group, Charlie attempts to help Lacey with road rage.
Ep. 10: Charlie Gets Romantic (2012-08-23)

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.