List of Californication episodes
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The following is a list of episodes from the Showtime series Californication. This list is ordered by episode's air dates.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1: 2007
| Title | Writer (s) | Director | Original airdate | # | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Californication" | Tom Kapinos | Stephen Hopkins | August 13, 2007 | 1 | |
| A one-night-stand causes Hank Moody to be late in meeting twelve-year-old daughter Becca at home, much to the disgust of ex-girlfriend Karen. Then, a romp with a hot bookstore shopper will upend Hank's life in ways he could never imagine. After Becca sneaks out to a party, Hank and Karen go in search of their daughter. Later, Hank and Karen have a heart-to-heart where he admits he wants her back, but she reveals she's engaged and moving on. | |||||
| "Hell-A Woman" | Tom Kapinos | Scott Winant | August 20, 2007 | 2 | |
| After receiving encouragement from all sides, Hank starts his blogging gig at Hell-A Magazine. Plus, under the guise of inviting Hank to family dinner at her and Bill's (Damian Young) house, Karen sets up Hank with her friend Sonja (Paula Marshall). At dinner, Becca reveals how Hank met Karen. | |||||
| "The Whore of Babylon" | Tom Kapinos | Scott Winant | August 27, 2007 | 3 | |
| Hank’s book signing is interrupted when Todd Carr, the director of "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love," arrives screaming about character defamation – Hank has blamed him in print and elsewhere for the failure of the novel-to-film adaptation. The two fight, Hank is arrested and Bill arrives with bail and a plea for Hank to continue the blogging job for the sake of the family. | |||||
| "Fear And Loathing At The Fundraiser" | Daisy Gardner | Michael Lembeck | September 03, 2007 | 4 | |
| In a bid to spark more than a vertical relationship with Hank, Meredith convinces him to escort her to an environmental fundraiser. Before the event, Hank stops off at Karen's to deliver a gift for Becca and learns Karen is off coincidentally to the same function. | |||||
| "LOL" | Susan McMartin | Bart Freundlich | September 10, 2007 | 5 | |
| Bill arrives at Hank's asking for a favor - will Hank speak at Mia's creative writing class? Hank relents, but not without taking something in exchange. Hank wins over the sexy students at Mia's all-girl school and also learns some surprising things about her teacher. Plus, Becca's pre-teen crush on her guitar teacher ends in her first heartbreak. The episode reveals the titles of three books Hank has written: South of Heaven, Seasons in the Abyss and God Hates Us All. They are also Slayer album titles. | |||||
| "Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder" | Tom Kapinos & Eric Weinberg | Ken Whittingham | September 17, 2007 | 6 | |
| Hank meets sexy Surfer Girl at the market. After a night getting high while listening to vintage rock LPs and having sex with her, Hank awakens to Mia, who needs more of Hank's writing to pass off in her class. | |||||
| "Girls Interrupted" | Gina Fattore | Tucker Gates | September 24, 2007 | 7 | |
| Hank attempts to disprove Becca’s theory about the non-existence of happy endings by landing Karen a job and setting up an intimate dinner for the three of them. Charlie and Marcy decide to give a threesome a try with Charlie’s assistant, Dani. Mia finds herself in a compromising situation with her teacher. | |||||
| "California Son" | Tom Kapinos | Scott Winant | October 01, 2007 | 8 | |
| Hank falls into a spiral of despair when his father, Al, dies. Holing up with a hooker named Trixie to numb his pain Hank recalls his estranged relationship with his father. In a series of flashbacks, we see Al's last visit with Hank. | |||||
| "Filthy Lucre" | Ildy Modrovich | Scott Burns | October 08, 2007 | 9 | |
| Hank returns from his father's funeral having written a new manuscript that he wants Karen to read. Charlie presents Hank with a production bonus check. Bill and Karen have last minute wedding jitters. Charlie tries to patch things up with Marcy after their threesome debacle with Dani. | |||||
| "The Devil's Threesome" | Tom Kapinos | John Dahl | October 15, 2007 | 10 | |
| Newly minted roommates Hank and Charlie meet a girl at the gym who knows Hank from a past incident and when Hank can’t quite remember her, she beats him up in the ring. Each reeling from relationship woes, Karen and Marcy decide to have a girl’s night out. Back at UTK, Dani meets with Mia regarding a novel she has written. Karen and Marcy decide to pay Hank and Charlie a surprise visit, but get more than they bargained for when they walk in on them and the girl from the boxing gym. | |||||
| "Turn The Page" | Gina Fattore & Eric Weinberg | David Von Ancken | October 22, 2007 | 11 | |
| As Karen is fitted for her wedding dress, Becca drops the news that she wants to live with Hank. Dani informs Charlie that she wants Mia’s book fast-tracked or else. Hank discovers through Charlie that it’s his work Mia’s been peddling. Furious, he tries to stop her, but she threatens to reveal their one night stand. Charlie finds out from Hank about Mia. Becca moves in with Hank and Karen stops by later that night, feeling that maybe this is where she belongs. | |||||
| "The Last Waltz" | Tom Kapinos | Scott Winant | October 29, 2007 | 12 | |
| Hank struggles with the onrushing reality of Karen’s wedding to Bill. Becca receives an unexpected visitor prompting some vintage Hank Moody problem solving. Bill, meanwhile, breaks it to Mia that he has no intention of allowing her book to be published. | |||||
