Californication

In the series premiere, Hank is dismayed when he sees the film version of his acclaimed novel. He agrees to a blind date arranged by his agent that goes horribly awry, and learns that his ex-girlfriend Karen is engaged to another man.

Hank reluctantly accepts a blogger gig for a hip L.A. web site, and endures a dinner party with Karen and her fiance, Bill, that yields a scandalous romp with a sexy Scientologist.

Hank ponders whether or not to continue his blogging job after he discovers the identity of the web site's owner. Charlie's relationship with his assistant takes a surprising turn.

The fiercely apolitical Hank is dragged to an environmental fundraiser at Charlie's agency, where he briefly displays his gallant side to both Meredith and Karen, and inadvertently discovers his agent's dirty little assistant secret.

A point of modern linguistic style comes between Meredith and Hank. Becca and Karen both have a crush on a cool guitar teacher but Mia breaks both their hearts.

Becca's impressive musical performance at a rock concert leads to a romantic, booze-fueled moment for Hank and Karen, but it doesn't last. Charlie's dalliance with his assistant is nearly discovered by Marcy.

Hank makes peace with his archenemy, Todd, and lands Karen a designing gig in the process, but a dilemma with Mia interrupts their temporary domestic bliss. Charlie attempts a disastrous threesome with his wife and assistant.

Hank receives bad news about his father and embarks on a grief-stricken bender of booze, drugs, and even a prostitute, as he remembers the last time they saw each other.

A manuscript for a new novel and a royalty check from his movie inspire Hank to go on a spending spree, but his purchases don't have the desired effect on his life.

A boxing movie turns into a mini-orgy for Hank and his new roommate Charlie, but their ecstasy soon turns to agony.

Bombshells start dropping on all fronts: Hank discovers Mia is peddling his book as her own, and she threatens to reveal their one-night stand if he reclaims his work; Becca tells Karen she wants to go live with her father.

In the season finale, the wedding of Karen and Bill provides the impetus for emotional crises and revelations that threaten to derail the entire ceremony, unless Hank can put everything right.

Hank and Karen plan to move back to New York together, but their reunion is short-lived thanks to a series of drunken incidents and Hank's subsequent arrest.

Hank befriends a legendary record producer in jail and considers writing the man's biography. Charlie loses his job when his scheming former assistant Dani betrays him.

Hank's first day as Lew Ashby's biographer is complicated when a hooker acquainted with both men claims that Hank is better in bed. Karen comes under the spell of a self-help guru while Charlie pitches himself as agent to a porn actress.

Hank and Karen's dinner party is derailed by Hank's botched marriage proposal to Karen, the revelation that Hank is likely the father of their friend Sonja's baby, and Lew's near-death from an allergic reaction to sushi.

The newly-single-again Hank moves into Lew's mansion, where his host arranges a sexual encounter for him with an annoying celebrity chef. Charlie becomes a major investor in a porn movie.

Hank sets out to track down Lew's long-lost first love, and discovers that Sonja and her self-help guru boyfriend Julian have an open relationship. Mia spends a day trailed by a Rolling Stone reporter while Charlie's house becomes a porn set.

Hank meets an attractive new love interest in Becca's English teacher, but it turns out she's also the mother of Becca's boyfriend. Charlie discovers that Marcy has been hiding a financially devastating secret.

Hank tries to get the truth about Ashby from his former flame, while Karen confronts the record producer about his relationship with Mia.

Hank declines an offer of sex, while Karen goes on a date with Ashby. Charlie and Daisy bond over Dirty Dancing while Marcy remains on the mend in rehab.

Hank nervously awaits medical test results while reflecting on the early days of his romance with Karen, which coincided with a famous grunge rocker's overdose.

Ashby hosts a party to celebrate the publication of Mia's book. Charlie announces to Marcy, who has just completed rehab, that he wants a divorce. Becca is devastated to catch Damien cheating on her.

Hank completes his biography of Ashby while Charlie is reduced to working at a car dealership. Karen accepts a job offer back home in New York.

Following Karen's move to New York, Hank Moody does his best to raise daughter Becca by himself. But being a single dad isn't easy, especially with Becca starting to question his authority more than ever. Meanwhile, Charlie moves back in with soon-to-be-ex-wife Marcy as they sort out the details of their impending divorce.

Newly anointed (and decidedly reluctant) professor Hank Moody grapples with teaching an undergrad creative writing course. A brutally honest assessment of a student's work lands Hank in hot water. Meanwhile, Charlie overly concerns himself with roommate Marcy's dating life to disastrous results.

Hank and Becca attend the annual English Department Fall Mixer hosted by Dean Koons and wife Felicia. After flirtatious exchanges with student Jackie and Felicia, Hank finds himself consoling his jilted teacher's aide Jill the best way he knows how. Meanwhile, Becca and Chelsea sneak out to discuss life, love, and the finer points of psychedelic mushrooms. Charlie tries to coax Marcy into celebrating his first signing at the new agency, teen idol Rick Springfield.

Becca drags Hank to a trendy shopping boutique to pick out some more grown-up attire. But Hank isn't so sure he likes the new Becca's makeover. At work, Hank juggles sexual encounters with teacher's aide Jill and boss Felicia.

Hank has the apartment all to his bad self when Becca visits Karen in New York for the weekend. Meanwhile, Hank's old buddy from Long Island pays a visit. The weekend culminates in a night of debauchery where Hank and his talented pupil Jackie take their student/teacher relationship to the next level.

Back in L.A. for a short visit, Karen hatches a plan to move the family back to New York for good. Hank's mighty pleased, but Becca's crestfallen about leaving her new best friend, Chelsea.

Eager to set things right with Karen again, Hank tries to distance himself from the ladies of the university. But after Dean Koons catches Hank in an intimate moment with Jackie, Hank finds himself more entangled than ever.

Hank's in for a hedonistic night to remember when Jackie and two stripper friends arrive at his doorstep, unannounced. The next morning, before Hank can escort his new friends from the apartment, Charlie shows up with a verbally abusive Rick Springfield.

After Becca and Chelsea get into a brawl at school, Hank and Karen are called into the principal's office along with Felicia and Peter Koons. Later, Hank gets up close and personal with campus security when a distraught Charlie storms the college in search of cocaine for a high-maintenance client.

Hank takes Charlie out on the town to drown his sorrows after Sue Collini fires him for causing client Rick Springfield to leave the agency. Meanwhile, Karen, still miffed by Hank's dalliance with Felicia, organizes a girls' night out with Becca and Marcy.

Karen drags Hank to an end of the semester goodbye luncheon at Felicia's. Hank realizes he's walked into a hornet's nest as Felicia, Jackie and Jill all gang up on him. Marcy and Charlie get an offer on their house the same day their divorce papers arrive.

As the Moodys at last prepare to move to New York, Becca tells Hank about an intimate coming of age experience she had. Hank's stunned when Mia shows up at the house unannounced, in town with her slimy boyfriend/manager for a book signing.

In the season four premiere, Hank is bailed out of jail to find that his literary sex scandal has made him the toast of Hollywood and the target of a lawsuit, as well as estranged him from Karen and Becca.

Hank polishes off a day of flaky neediness with a creative meeting about his potential new movie that ends with him hiding in a starlet's bathroom and accidentally overdosing on booze and sleeping pills.

Hank takes advantage of the misperception that he tried to commit suicide and moves back home with Karen and Becca, but his daughter knows the truth. Charlie sets out to reach a sexual benchmark while a wealthy producer pursues Marcy.

A meeting to discuss Hank's recently completed movie script ends with a billionaire dead in a bathroom. Marcy suspects that she might be pregnant, and Karen meets a potential new boyfriend in the artist father of one of Becca's bandmates.

After a personal grooming mishap, Charlie discovers that his vasectomy was botched and that Marcy's baby could be his. Hank's relationship with lawyer Abby gets more personal but a good deed yields a compromising photo that could ruin Hank's life.

A sensational photo derails Hank's case and threatens to destroy his movie project until his sincere love for Becca rescues his career, while Karen resuscitates her ex-husband's relationship with his beautiful lawyer.

Forced by her relationship with Hank to recuse herself as his lawyer, Abby pitches the case to a senior partner on the golf course. Hank is dismayed by Karen's growing relationship with artist Ben. Marcy and Stu ask Charlie to help them pitch a TV project.

Hank takes a gig rewriting dialogue on a zombie sequel but threatens his job when he hooks up with a sexy woman with close ties to the film's female lead.

Evicted from his apartment, Hank moves back in with Karen and Becca while he prepares for his trial and teaches his daughter to drive.

A nervous Hank discovers that he's got good reason to panic when his trial turns into an all-out character assassination, with even friendly witnesses Charlie and Karen unable to portray him as anything other than a drunken, oversexed lout.

When the verdict doesn't go Hank's way, he buys a used Porsche and considers fleeing from Los Angeles, but instead enjoys one last night in the company of his friends and family.

In the season four finale, the lines between Hank's real life and the movie based on his life blur. The film's star hits on his ex-wife and he feels stirrings of passion for the actress hired to play Karen.

Season five picks up a few years after we last saw Hank Moody. He's living in New York and has moved on. After the unceremonious dumping of his latest girlfriend, Carrie, Hank's looking for a ticket out of town. Charlie calls with just such a ticket - a job on the Left Coast. Back in LA, Hank and Charlie drop in on the now-married Marcy and Stu Beggs. Stu rushes Hank off to a meeting with megarich hip-hop mogul Samurai Apocalypse.

Eager to return to the East Coast, Hank tries to pass on writing the screenplay for Samurai Apocalypse's latest feature, Santa Monica Cop. Sam won't take no for an answer.

Hank delivers a completed draft of Santa Monica Cop to Samurai Apocalypse, but his attempts to leave town are once again thwarted when he's asked to show Kali a night on the town.

Hank receives an unwelcomed surprise in the form of Carrie, ex-girlfriend. When Karen and Becca show up to invite Hank to a dinner party, he has no choice but to bring Carrie along. While Stu, Marcy and Bates' sex talk leaves the Van der Moody's searching for the nearest exit, the party gets out of control when Carrie makes a realization about Hank.

Charlie's boyhood dream is realized and Hank's worst nightmare comes true when Samurai Apocalypse invites the boys on a ride-along with the Santa Monica Police Department. While at a crowded Venice restaurant, Richard Bates hits the bottle, prompting a return engagement of the 'Glorious Mangina'.

When Samurai Apocalypse hits a lyrical roadblock with his protege, he calls on the best scribe he knows, one Hank Moody. Hank and Kali come together to imbibe, bear their souls, and write a song that takes Hank back in time.

It appears to be just like old times with Karen and Hank, but the moment is ruined by the arrival of a drunk Richard Bates. Hoping to save her from the misery of the situation, Hank quickly kicks Karen out of the house and takes off with Bates to piece together the events of the night before.

Hank finds himself stuck with the unpleasant task of reading Tyler's screenplay. Unfortunately for Hank, Tyler's hiding some talent under that head of hair. Even more unfortunate is the fact that the screenplay references Becca. Charlie and Lizzie's quadrilateral with Stu and Marcy heats up, but when MarStu's bedroom games hit too close to home for Charlie, it may be off to therapy for the four of them.

It's day one of production on Hank Moody's latest movie, Santa Monica Cop and Stu Beggs has brought back his Fu**ing and Punching director in hopes of creating another cinematic masterpiece.

Hank, down an agent and best friend, finds reason to crash with his two favorite ladies - Karen and Becca. There's still money to be made, so it's time for him to find new representation with Hollywood power agent Larry Levine. Lizzie's big break has arrived - a role in Santa Monica Cop, via a special favor from Stu Beggs. Charlie, distraught over his personal losses, seeks comfort from Marcy.

Hank has finally overstayed his welcome at the house of Karen and Richard Bates, so it's time to hit the road. But not before one last stop at Malibar, where he runs into Lizzie, who uses her newly acquired acting chops to lure him back to the Runkle Manor. Once there, Hank is surprised by everyone he loves and loathes - Karen, Becca, Charlie, Marcy, Stu, Bates and his creepy sponsor, Gabriel. Even Samurai Apocalypse and Kali show up. It's not a party until someone gets hurt. Luckily for these party-goers, Hank has it in him for one final run-in with Tyler.

Hank hits the local watering-hole, only something's amiss. Not only does Mr. Moody find himself surrounded by shadowy figures, but the bartender is an old, departed friend. Is Hank dreaming or has he finally made it to hell? Next it's onto the set of Santa Monica Cop where Sam's jealousy - and fondness for firearms - gives Charlie an opportunity to show just how much he loves his best friend and number one client. Later, Hank's ex-girlfriend surprises him with a way for them to be together forever.

Hank Moody may have survived a murder-suicide attempt by his lovelorn ex, Carrie, but she's still haunting his dreams. Charlie takes his best friend and star client to meet rocker Atticus Fetch about giving his book the Broadway treatment.

Hank reluctantly heeds the advice from his family and friends, but muse to many-a-rock-star, Faith may be his light at the end of the tunnel. Charlie finds himself taking drastic action in order to land out-and-proud movie star Robbie Mac at UTK.

Hank and Faith attend a funeral where they meet up with the bereaved's tour manager Krull, grieving widow and childhood pal Atticus Fetch. Later, Hank is found in a compromising position by Karen. Robbie Mac and Ken take Charlie out on the town.

Hank and Charlie meet with Robbie Mac, but the project on the table is a little out of even Hank Moody's wheelhouse. Hank then reconnects with his God Hates Us All executive, Ali Andrews. Marcy, Ophelia and Karen commiserate over dinner.

Ken discovers Charlie's secret. Atticus Fetch sends Hank and Charlie on a hunt, so they enlist the help of Becca, Gabriel, Faith, Shari and a well-connected contact. Marcy makes a decision about Stu that is influenced by the man-hating Ophelia Robbins.

Karen asks Hank to intervene with Becca. Later, the boys board Air Force 69 with Atticus Fetch, to fly to NYC to present the songs for the Broadway adaptation of A Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

Hank returns from his trip to find Becca in need of help. His plan for her backfires when they go to visit Atticus Fetch. Hank has an encounter that puts him in a very awkward position with Karen, and Charlie takes Stuart out for the day.

The reviews are in for the first draft of A Crazy Little Thing Called Love: The Musical. Hank looks for inspiration from Faith. Hank's constructive criticism leaves Becca contemplating alternate careers. Charlie and Stu join forces to win back Marcy.

Atticus throws a party. Faith provides the girls, The Dealer provides the recreation, and Hank's old friend provides the entertainment. Hank gets a taste of his own medicine with Karen.

Hank seeks comfort from Faith, only to find her with Beckett. Hank meets two very important people in Faith's life. On the home front, Becca has some big news.

Hank and Faith join forces to track down Atticus. Surprisingly, Becca is the only person who can really help. Marcy's outing with Ophelia leaves her a little tied up. Charlie's response to a curious message reveals the true feelings between the two exes.

Hank makes a big decision, which affects his future with Faith. Charlie and Marcy also make a decision. Troops must be rallied to ensure Atticus makes it to The Greek Theatre for his co-headlining gig with MARILYN MANSON.

After his short-lived tour with Atticus, Hank Moody is eager to reunite with the love of his life, but things don't go as planned with Karen. Hank meets with Stu and The Director on the TV adaptation of Santa Monica Cop and gets hired by showrunner Rick Rath. A reporter, Levon, asks to interview Hank for his college paper. Charlie's performance anxiety leaves Marcy (PAMELA ADLON) wondering what she got herself back into.

Hank's first day in the Santa Monica Cop writer's room brings aggravation by his new co-workers. Hank is surprised during a visit to Levon's apartment. Things start looking up for Charlie and Marcy when he meets Rath's new assistant. Karen gets an unexpected surprise.

Hank sits in on a casting session while Levon tries to bond with Rath's assistant, Melanie. Hank gets his first episode assignment, much to the chagrin of co-workers Terry and Hugh. Charlie hopes to fix things with Marcy, while Karen is ready to throw in the towel with Hank.

Hank, Levon and Julia celebrate Julia's new role. Levon hopes for some alone time with Melanie, but three's a crowd with The Director in the way. Money troubles add to Charlie and Marcy's marital unrest, but new client Goldie may put Charlie back in the black.

While Julia is with Rath, Hank and Levon have a night out. Levon has the best night of his life with Nikki, while Karen, Hank and Marcy are forced to endure the company of Nikki's creepy friend. Charlie may have gotten in over his head with his new client Goldie.

It's the Santa Monica Cop kickoff party at Rath's. Hank has an intimate notes session with the show's female lead, Amy Taylor Walsh, while the male lead, Hashtag Black has his eye on Julia. While Charlie manages head-case client Goldie, Stu makes him an offer. The party ends early when Levon breaks Rath's cardinal rule.

Rath demands a rewrite of Hank's script. Julia's boss Dr. Dan gives career advice, but Hank and Levon have other ideas. Charlie and Marcy consider Stu's offer, while Atticus' old rock 'n roll butler Krull offers an alternative solution to their money woes.

On Hank's episode of Santa Monica Cop, he encounters problems with Hashtag Black, so The Director leaves Hank to get things back on track. Julia proves to be a distraction. Levon gets a big opportunity. News of Stu's offer leads to fisticuffs.

Hank flashes back to turbulent times with Karen, a confused young Becca and their days with a happier Charlie and Marcy. Hank's run-in with a nun helps him put things into perspective.

Hank entices Karen into dinner at an old place, but Julia interrupts their romantic evening. Later, Charlie, Marcy, Krull, and Levon -- accompanied by his new "friend" Mi Suk Kok -- bring even more drama. Rath shows up with Eddie Nero, currently in "research mode" for his upcoming appearance on Santa Monica Cop. Stu's assault on Charlie's manhood sends the night into chaos.

The ratings are in for Santa Monica Cop. Hank may be out of a job, which sends Charlie reeling. With their revenue stream drying up Marcy decides to accept Stu's offer. Karen arrives with a special guest - Becca, who makes a big announcement. However, Karen's plans for a family reunion are spoiled by Levon.

Hank is still not on board with Becca's plans, but Karen massages the situation. At Malibar, Hank and Levon reconnect with Hank's old student, Tara. Later, Hank reassures Julia and invites her to a special dinner. Hank urges Charlie to save Marcy. Hank makes a life-altering decision.