6.9/10744 votes#1 - Charlie Goes Back to Therapy
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/28/2012
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.7/10557 votes#2 - Charlie and the Slumpbuster
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/28/2012
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.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Kristy Grant
6.8/10464 votes#3 - Charlie Tries Sleep Deprivation
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/5/2012
Charlie's plan backfires when he attempts to remedy his group with sleep-deprivation therapy.
Director: Bob Koherr
Writer: N/A
6.7/10425 votes#4 - Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Patient
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2012
Kate steals a patient from Charlie, fueling the competitive rivalry between the two therapists.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Kushell
6.9/10407 votes#5 - Charlie Tries to Prove Therapy Is Legit
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/19/2012
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/10412 votes#6 - Charlie Dates Kate's Patient
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/26/2012
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.
Director: Sam Simon
Writer: N/A
6.8/10362 votes#7 - Charlie's Patient Gets Out of Jail
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/2/2012
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.
Director: Gerry Cohen
Writer: N/A
6.7/10364 votes#8 - Charlie Outs A Patient
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/9/2012
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brian Posehn
6.9/10380 votes#9 - Charlie's Dad Visits
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/16/2012
Charlie gets an unexpected visit from his hyper-critical, bullying father. In the therapy group, Charlie attempts to help Lacey with road rage.
Director: Bob Koherr
Writer: N/A
6.7/10356 votes#10 - Charlie Gets Romantic
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/23/2012
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.
Director: Bob Koherr
Writer: Janae Bakken
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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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:FX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Charlie Goes Back to Therapy" is the best rated episode of "Anger Management" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 744 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/28/2012. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Charlie and the Slumpbuster".