Episode guide
Californication: Season 1
12 episodes · first aired Aug 13, 2007
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.
- 1 Pilot Aug 13, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 7.7 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…
- 2 Hell-A Woman Aug 20, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 7.8 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…
- 3 The Whore of Babylon Aug 27, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 7.5 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…
- 4 Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser Sep 3, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 7.7 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…
- 5 LOL Sep 10, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 7.6 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…
- 6 Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder Sep 17, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 7.9 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…
- 7 Girls, Interrupted Sep 24, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 7.4 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…
- 8 California Son Oct 1, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 8.0 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…
- 9 Filthy Lucre Oct 8, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 7.9 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…
- 10 The Devil's Threesome Oct 15, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 7.5 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.
- 11 Turn the Page Oct 22, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 8.1 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.
- 12 The Last Waltz Oct 29, 2007 · 28m · TMDB 8.2 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…