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Season 1 – Anger Management

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Following his tumultuous, and highly publicized, departure from hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men," Charlie Sheen returns to series television in this comedy loosely based on the 2003 Adam Sandler film "Anger Management." Sheen stars as Charlie, a former professional baseball player whose career was ended by an injury caused by his anger issues. Charlie went back to school after his playing career ended and now works as a therapist who specializes in anger management. In addition to weekly sessions with his primary group of patients, Charlie does pro bono counseling for a group of inmates at a state prison. Even though he now helps others control their anger problems, Charlie continues to battle his own anger issues. Complicating his life are his relationships with his own therapist -- his ex-wife, whose positive outlook frustrates Charlie -- and his teenage daughter, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Anger Management is aggressively so-so, with thin characters and a few groan-worthy gags for every good one.

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John Griffiths Us Weekly Charlie Sheen hasn't lost his chops. It helps that his new agreeable-enough comedy on FX, Anger Management, mirrors his previous one, Two and a Half Men. Rated: 3/5 Sep 14, 2017 Full Review Lori Rackl Chicago Sun-Times "Anger Management" is a so-so sitcom peppered with equal parts funny lines and groaners. Rated: 2/4 Jun 28, 2012 Full Review Sarah Rodman Boston Globe If the series was actually a disaster, that might at least be captivating, but as is, "Anger Management" is just an average sitcom with a few good laugh lines here and there. Jun 28, 2012 Full Review Kevin Fitzpatrick ScreenCrush You know everything you need to know about this series. It's Charlie Sheen in a laugh-tracked three-camera sitcom, which is different for FX, but not really taking advantage of cable boundaries in the ways that Two and a Half Men couldn't. Jun 11, 2018 Full Review Glenn Garvin Miami Herald Anger Management, [Charlie Sheen's] new sitcom, is kind of a mirror image of Sheen: scabrously, outrageously funny at times and monotonously one-note at others. Jun 28, 2012 Full Review Ed Bark Uncle Barky The jokes tend to be ribald, of course. And the situations exaggerated. Rated: C+ Jun 28, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I think the show was funny, not at the level of two men and half, but really I missed Charlie Sheen a lot in that show, and this is a different take that somewhat reminds me of that show, while being wildly different in many ways. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review steve d So so comedy that crashed once Blair was thrown off. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Predictably unfunny sitcom. Dirty jokes for the sake of being dirty. If you're a big Sheen fan you might find something here, but I found myself groaning throughout. Most jokes are structured around one character reacting to the ridiculousness of another character. Lazy, lazy writing. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Anger Management does offer a few laughs here and there. (Sometimes you laugh because there's a laugh track to remind you that there's been a joke. Otherwise you woudn't.)You'd enjoy some parts of the show. It is not a complete failure but still, it is a disappointment for the fans of Charlie Sheen who would've expected more. In fact if it isn't for Charlie Sheen, it would have been Bye-Bye Birdie after first few episodes. Watch it if you're his hardcore fan. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member FX's Anger Management is a weaker version of Two and a Half Men, even if the two shows don't share too many similarities, the creators try to capture the same humor by making Charlie a man-slut and somewhat of a drunk, but it still has enough laughs and clever jokes to entertain. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Charlie Sheen

Charlie Goodson

Selma Blair

Kate Wales

Shawnee Smith

Jennifer Goodson

Daniela Bobadilla

Sam Goodson

Michael Arden

Patrick

Noureen DeWulf

Lacey

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 28, 2012 Charlie Goes Back to Therapy Charlie, a baseball player with anger issues decides to return to therapy after a bad run-in with his ex-wife's new boyfriend. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 28, 2012 Charlie and the Slumpbuster The new Charlie deals with a ghost from his baseball-playing days when an unattractive woman he slept with shows up as a new patient. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 5, 2012 Charlie Tries Sleep Deprivation Charlie challenges his group to do 36 hours of sleep-deprivation therapy so that their inhibitions come down. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 12, 2012 Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Patient A long-standing rivalry over who's a better therapist leads to Kate stealing one of Charlie's group patients. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 19, 2012 Charlie Proves Therapy Is Legit Charlie falls for Jen's hot new business partner only to find she thinks therapy is a scam; Patrick asks Charlie to counsel the angry ghost of his mother. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 26, 2012 Charlie Dates Kate's Patient Charlie starts covertly dating a brilliant coffee-shop barista who is a patient of Kate's; Charlie encourages his therapy group to call each other when facing moments of weakness. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 2, 2012 Charlie's Patient Gets Out of Jail One of Charlie's patients from his prison anger therapy group shows up on his doorstep; Jennifer gets back at Charlie by dating an ex-con. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 9, 2012 Charlie Outs a Patient Charlie evaluates the depth of his involvement in his patient's lives when he accidentally helps his patient hook up with a crazy woman. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 16, 2012 Charlie's Dad Visits Charlie gets an unexpected visit from his hypercritical father; Charlie attempts to help Lacey with road rage. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 23, 2012 Charlie Gets Romantic Charlie and Kate's sexual episode leads to complications when he innocently asks her to a movie; Sam kisses a girl and the picture winds up on a social media site. Details

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Season Info

Director
Bob Koherr, Andy Cadiff, Gerry Cohen, Rob Schiller, Sam Simon
Executive Producer
Bruce Helford, Joe Roth, Mark Burg, Dave Caplan
Screenwriter
Brian Posehn, Kristy Grant, Daley Haggar, Bob Kushell, Bruce Helford, Shauna McGarry, Dave Caplan, Michael Loftus, Janae Bakken
Network
FX
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 28, 2012