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Californication Season 1 |
| Californication Season 1 : |
| Novelist Hank Moody struggles to help raise his 13-year-old daughter while carrying a torch for his ex-girlfriend Karen. His obsession with honesty and his self-destructive behavior are simultaneously destroying and enriching his career. . . all this in the city he loathes the most: Los Angeles. |
| Episode 1 - [Pilot] |
| Details : A transplanted author suffers from writer's block and is disappointed that his novel has been turned into a romantic comedy for the big screen. He also learns his ex is engaged and that their 12-year-old daughter is acting on her “emerging sexuality.” |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Camille Langfield as Sandy Carr | Amy Price-Francis as Meredith | Michele Nordin as Nun / Heather | Philip Shahbaz as Man on Cell Phone | Chase Penny as Tattooed Millionaire | Miriam T. Green as Penny Lyons | Alison Mei Lan as Hot Woman | Stephen Sowan as Drunk Kid | Michael H. Barnett as Gawky Dweeb | Don Abernathy as Restaurant Patron | Pamela Adlon as Marcy Runkle | Director : Stephen Hopkins | Writer : Tom Kapinos | |
| Air Date : Aug. 13, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Hell-A Woman] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lucy Davis as Nora | Paula Marshall as Sonja | Rachel Miner as Dani | Damian Young as Bill Lewis | Brooke Banner as The Blonde | E.C. McMullen Jr. as Party Attendee | Pamela Adlon as Marcy Runkle | Director : Scott Winant | Writer : Tom Kapinos | |
| Air Date : Aug. 20, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [The Whore Of Babylon] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Robert Merrill as Jonathan Mandel | Chris Williams as Todd Carr | Paula Marshall as Sonja | Kathy Christopherson as Nikki Mandel | Rachel Miner as Dani | Damian Young as Bill Lewis | Amy Price-Francis as Meredith | Director : Scott Winant | Writer : Tom Kapinos | |
| Air Date : Aug. 27, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Fear And Loathing At The Fundraiser] |
| Details : Meredith convinces Hank to escort her to an environmental fundraiser. Coincidentally Bill and Karen are at the same event where Karen makes a scene. Also Hank runs into Dani and Charlie while they are in his office. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Robert Merrill as Jonathan Mandel | Camille Langfield as Sandy Carr | Chris Williams as Todd Carr | Kathy Christopherson as Nikki Mandel | Rachel Miner as Dani | Damian Young as Bill Lewis | Amy Price-Francis as Meredith | John Scarangello as Hollywood Jerk | Ouija Whittemore as Pretty Party Girl | Emily Wilson as P.Y.T. | Writer : Daisy Gardner | Director : Michael Lembeck | |
| Air Date : Sep. 03, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [Lol] |
| Details : Bill asks Hank to step in as a guest speaker at Mia's creative writing class. During a radio interview Hank talks about his writing and motivations. Meanwhile Becca develops a crush on her guitar teacher Dave but he ends up with Mia. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Henry Rollins as Radio Show Host | Lance Barber as Nick Lowry | Amy Okuda as Mia's Classmate | Rachel Miner as Dani | Damian Young as Bill Lewis | Amy Price-Francis as Meredith | Joaquin Pastor as Dave | Cornelia Brown as Prep School Girl | Kat Rogers as High School Student | Pamela Adlon as Marcy Runkle | Director : Bart Freundlich | Writer : Susan McMartin | |
| Air Date : Sep. 10, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder] |
| Details : Hank spends the night with a sexy surfer girl and in return she robs him. Mia wants more of Hank's writing to pass her class instead he offers her to help her with her own writing. Charlie wants to spice up the sex life with his wife but she is not as fond of spanking as Dani is. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Michelle Lombardo as Surfer Girl | Lance Barber as Nick Lowry | Rachel Miner as Dani | Daisy Gardner as Crusty Cashier | Robert Gilling as Band Member | Jory Glick as Band Member | Shira Kreitenberg as Band Member | Chelsea Blaine as Mia's friend | Myles Trifon as Band Member | Dana Woods as Emcee | Pamela Adlon as Marcy Runkle | Director : Ken Whittingham | Writer : Tom Kapinos | Writer : Eric Weinberg | |
| Air Date : Sep. 17, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [Girls Interrupted] |
| Details : Hank is disturbed by Becca's negative reaction towards the concept of happy endings even more so when he finds out that it is partially his fault. Marcy comes up with the idea of a threesome with Charlie and Dani but it ends unexpectedly. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lance Barber as Nick Lowry | Chris Williams as Todd Carr | Rachel Miner as Dani | Pamela Adlon as Marcy Runkle | Writer : Gina Fattore | Director : Tucker Gates | |
| Air Date : Sep. 24, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [California Son] |
| Details : Hank's father dies. Despite the memories of his father floating to the surface he doesn't want to go to the funeral. To ease his pain he goes to bed with a hooker named Trixie despite the fact he doesn't have enough money to pay her. Meanwhile Karen does her best to help him overcome the pain. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Amber Heard as Amber | Judy Greer as Trixie | Chris Williams as Todd Carr | Mark Margolis as Al Moody | Kathryn Adams as Katie | Cooper Barnes as Tom | Director : Scott Winant | Writer : Tom Kapinos | |
| Air Date : Oct. 01, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [Filthy Lucre] |
| Details : After the funeral of Hank's father Al Hank comes back to L.A. with a new manuscript that he wants Karen to read. After receiving a bonus paycheck he buys a new car for himself and a new guitar for Becca. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rachel Miner as Dani | Brigitte Bako as Car Dealer | Damian Young as Bill Lewis | Jory Glick as Band Member | Shira Kreitenberg as Band Member | Ronnie Gene Blevins as Guitar Center Employee | Johnny D'Agostino as Rocker Dude | Lou Fusaro as Ferrari Guy | Sara Wells as Girl with Ferrari Guy | Luis Moncada as Carjacker | Alicia Sixtos as Girl with Carjacker | Jonathan Carr as Band Member | Myles Trifon as Band Member | Andre Alexsen as Porsche Dealer | Pamela Adlon as Marcy Runkle | Writer : Ildy Modrovich | Director : Scott Z. Burns | |
| Air Date : Oct. 08, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [The Devil's Threesome] |
| Details : A new threesome including Hank and Charlie evolves from a meeting at the gym while Karen and Marcy have a girl's night out at which they decide to surprise Hank and Charlie. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rachel Miner as Dani | Laura Niles as Laura | Luis Moncada as Carjacker | Pamela Adlon as Marcy Runkle | Writer : Tom Kapinos | Director : John Dahl | |
| Air Date : Oct. 15, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [Turn The Page] |
| Details : Charlie and Dani represent Mia after she wrote a book that seems to have come out of Hank's feather. Becca decides to move out of Bill and Karen's home to live with her dad Hank. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mo Collins as Victoria | Rachel Miner as Dani | Damian Young as Bill Lewis | Mike B. Metz as Temp | Writer : Gina Fattore | Director : David Von Ancken | Writer : Eric Weinberg | |
| Air Date : Oct. 22, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [The Last Waltz] |
| Details : 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 and Hank has a unique solution to dealing with Becca's surprise visitor. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Damian Young as Bill Lewis | Christen Sussin as Tampon Lady | Robert Gilling as Band Member | Jory Glick as Band Member | Shira Kreitenberg as Band Member | Myles Trifon as Band Member | Lyn Alicia Henderson as Female Minister | John C. McLaughlin as Irish Catholic Priest | Serena Shen as Wedding Planner | Charlie Mattera as Burly Husband | Pamela Adlon as Marcy Runkle | Director : Scott Winant | Writer : Tom Kapinos | |
| Air Date : Oct. 29, 2007 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |