Mom (TV series) / Season 1

Season 1 of Mom
Original title	Mom - Season 1
Episodes	22nd
Country of production	United States
First broadcast	September 23, 2013 - April 14, 2014 on CBS
German-language first broadcast	September 2, 2014 - November 18, 2014 on ProSieben
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The first season of the US sitcom mom celebrated its premiere on 23 September 2013 the transmitter CBS . The German-language premiere was broadcast from September 2 to November 18, 2014 on the German free TV channel ProSieben .

actor

main actor

Role name	actor	Voice actor
Christy Jolene Plunkett	Anna Faris	Marie Bierstedt
Bonnie Plunkett	Allison Janney	Traudel Haas
Violet Plunkett	Sadie Calvano	Marie Christin Morgenstern
Gabriel	Nate Corddry	Marius Götze-Clarén
Baxter	Matt L. Jones	Tommy Morgenstern
Chef Rudy	French Stewart	Michael Pan
hatch	Spencer Daniels	Yoshi Grimm
Roscoe Plunkett	Blake Garrett Rosenthal	Carlos Fanselow

supporting cast

Role name	actor	Voice actor
Claudia	Courtney Henggeler	Julia Kaufmann
Paul	Reggie De Leon	-
Marjorie Armstrong	Mimi Kennedy	Isabella Grothe
Regina Thompkins	Octavia Spencer	Almut Zydra
Alvin Biletnikoff	Kevin Pollak	Lutz Schnell
Steve Casper	Don McManus	Detlef Bierstedt

Episodes

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)	Director	script	Odds (USA)
1	1	New beginning	pilot	23 Sep 2013	Sep 2 2014	Pamela Fryman	Chuck Lorre , Eddie Gorodetsky & Gemma Baker	7.99 million
Christy, a single mother of two children and two fathers, tries to get her life back on track after becoming addicted to alcohol and other drugs . She works as a waitress in a restaurant and has a relationship with her boss Gabriel. When she comes home one evening, she discovers that her 16-year-old daughter Violet has a boyfriend and is sleeping with him too. At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, she meets her mother, Bonnie, from whom she has not heard from for over two years. Her ex-husband Baxter, the father of her son Roscoe, does not pay any alimony for him because he is constantly broke and tries to pump her up to buy drugs. Christy learns from Bonnie that she has been in contact with Violet for a long time, and that she has been with her boyfriend Luke for a year. After an argument with her daughter, Christy apologizes to her mother, who then shows up at her home and begins to interfere in her life. Christy also needs to learn from Bonnie that Violet is likely pregnant.
2	2	The better mother	A Pee Stick and an Asian Raccoon	Sep 30 2013	Sep 2 2014	Gary Halvorson	Chuck Lorre & Eddie Gorodetsky Idea: Nick Bakay & Gemma Baker	7.00 million
A pregnancy test confirms that Violet is really pregnant. After a short period of time, she decides to have the child. But she needs the support of her mother Christy. So she in turn needs the support of her mother Bonnie. In addition, Violet has to tell her friend Luke, who is sometimes a little difficult to understand. But the three women are sure that if they stand together, they can do it.
3	3	The date with Adam	A Small Nervous Meltdown and a Misplaced Fork	Oct 7, 2013	Sep 9 2014	Gary Halvorson	Nick Bakay & Gemma Baker Idea: Chuck Lorre & Eddie Gorodetsky	6.86 million
Christy meets Adam ( Justin Long ) in the restaurant and arranges a date with him. Since this is the first time since she was dry, she is accordingly nervous and inhibited. When it comes to ordering before dinner, Christy Adam has to admit that she no longer drinks alcohol because she was addicted. Then she leaves the restaurant, but Adam finds her in her car. When she then goes home, she drives up to Gabriel in front of her house, who has been jealously waiting for her. Meanwhile, Bonnie looks after Roscoe and plays with him seventeen and four for money. Soon the boy is broke and when his father happens to drop by, he tries to pump him up. But Baxter wants to play and Roscoe notices that Bonnie cheated while playing.
4th	4th	Anger in the stomach	Loathing and Tube Socks	Oct 14, 2013	Sep 9 2014	Jeff Greenstein	Chuck Lorre & Nick Bakay Idea: Eddie Gorodetsky & Gemma Baker	7.44 million
Christy is not doing well, everyone seems to have conspired against her. She has problems with her mother, her children, shopping and dining. At the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, she starts a conversation with Marjorie and tells her about her worries. Marjorie advises her to think about whether it is really always up to the other person, or maybe it is up to you. Then Christy goes inside and realizes that it is true. She begins to apologize and gets understanding from all sides. When she tells Marjorie about her experiences at the next meeting, her mother joins them, and it turns out that Marjorie and Bonnie must have known each other for a long time and are not on good terms with each other.
5	5	Three women and a bed	Six Thousand Bootleg T-Shirts and a Prada Handbag	Oct 21, 2013	16 Sep 2014	James Widdoes	Eddie Gorodetsky & Gemma Baker Idea: Chuck Lorre & Nick Bakay	7.28 million
Christy's car breaks down and she has no money to pay for it to be repaired. She asks Baxter if he can give her back the $ 3,000 on loan, but he invested her in a project with counterfeit Viagra from Mexico that he plans to sell on golf courses. At the Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Christy meets Regina, who appears to be in trouble. She therefore invites her to her home and offers her to spend the night here. It turns out that Regina has cheated her investors out of a lot of money and is probably wanted by the police. She offers Christy money to pay for her repairs, but since it's stolen money, she doesn't want it. The next day, Baxter comes by and brings her the borrowed money, his plan worked.
6th	6th	Hut magic	Abstinence and pudding	Oct 28, 2013	16 Sep 2014	Jeff Greenstein	Chuck Lorre & Eddie Gorodetsky Idea: Nick Bakay & Gemma Baker	6.64 million
When Christy meets with Adam again, they arrange to go on a hike. She wants to take the relationship slow and finds support from Marjorie. But Bonnie has a different understanding of slow and interferes. When they are surprised by a thunderstorm while hiking, they take refuge in a hut. Christy is torn whether she really wants to take it slow. Violet has a problem with Luke, he doesn't want to sleep with her anymore because he's afraid he might injure the embryo. She asks her mother for advice on how to explain to Luke that it doesn't matter, but Christy has trouble explaining this to her daughter herself.
7th	7th	Menopause	Estrogen and a Hearty Breakfast	Nov 4, 2013	23 Sep 2014	James Widdoes	Chuck Lorre, Nick Bakay & Alissa Neubauer Idea: Eddie Gorodetsky & Gemma Baker	7.38 million
Bonnie calls Christy in the middle of the night because she thinks she is pregnant. But after an examination at the gynecologist the next morning, it turns out that she is in the menopause . This gives her a hard time. Even a short adventure with a motorcyclist doesn't help. Eventually she finds a new role for herself as a loyal grandmother and mother. Christy learns from Violet that Luke has not yet told his parents about the pregnancy. So she invites them over to talk to them about it, but realizes that Luke's parents are pretty old-fashioned. It is only when Luke and Violet run away that Luke's father realizes that his son needs his support.
8th	8th	In love and lost	Big Sur and Strawberry Lube	Nov 11, 2013	23 Sep 2014	Jeff Greenstein	Nick Bakay, Gemma Baker & Christine Zander Idea: Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky & Alissa Neubauer	6.96 million
Adam invites Christy to Big Sur for a weekend , where a friend is getting married. Christy gets very nervous because she knows that is when they will have sex for the first time. But when the time comes, she tries to flee because she has discovered that she is not ready for a relationship yet. Claudia believes that Gabriel is cheating on her and talks to Christy about it. She doesn't know what to say because she had a relationship with him. But he manages to dispel Claudia's concerns and persuades her that she has a drinking problem. She seeks help from Christy because Gabriel told her that she had the same problem.
9	9	Therapy lesson	Zombies and Cobb Salad	Nov 18, 2013	Sep 30 2014	Betsy Thomas	Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky & Gemma Baker Idea: Nick Bakay, Christine Zander & Alissa Neubauer	6.82 million
Bonnie has lost her job and her apartment and can no longer continue. In the middle of the night she climbs drunk through the window into Christy's bedroom. She is pissed off at her mother and asks Marjorie and Regina for help. But Bonnie does not recognize the seriousness of the situation at first and wallows in self-pity. Only when she realizes how much she has let her daughter down does she try to make amends. To do this, however, she also needs Christy's approval.
10	10	The ex-husband in the driveway	Belgian Waffles and Bathroom Privileges	Nov 25, 2013	Sep 30 2014	Jeff Greenstein	Eddie Gorodetsky, Nick Bakay & Gemma Baker Idea: Chuck Lorre, Christine Zander & Alissa Neubauer	7.36 million
Bonnie does everything she can to win Christy's trust back, she makes breakfast, takes care of Violet and Roscoe and the laundry. But Christy now has another problem, she lacks the chaos in her life. Baxter takes care of that, who wants to camp with his van in the driveway in front of the house because one of them no longer has an apartment. When Christy visits him outside, they spontaneously have sex. But the joy is short-lived. When the police pull up in front of the house, Christy says they're coming to see Baxter, but it's Bonnie who is fleeing. When she wants to talk to Baxter about it, she finds out that he has another woman visiting.
11	11	Cancer and cats	Cotton Candy and Blended Fish	Dec 2, 2013	Oct 14, 2014	Jeff Greenstein	Eddie Gorodetsky & Nick Bakay Idea: Chuck Lorre, Gemma Baker & Alissa Neubauer	7.68 million
When Christy and Bonnie found out from Marjorie that she had breast cancer , they found it difficult to deal with at first. While Christy tries everything to help Marjorie, Bonnie tries to keep everything as normal as possible. Christy also visits Marjorie's son Jerry to inform him about his mother's illness. But he doesn't want anything more to do with her. Christy tells him that you have to stick together in such situations, she experienced the same thing with her mother. Finally, Jerry calls his mother with a text message . Violet has a problem with the fact that she no longer looks sexy during pregnancy because the tight jeans no longer fit her.
12	12	A culinary affair	Corned beef and handcuffs	Dec 16, 2013	Oct 14, 2014	Jon Cryer	Chuck Lorre, Nick Bakay & Alissa Neubauer Idea: Eddie Gorodetsky, Gemma Baker & Christine Zander	7.44 million
Christy and Bonnie run into the chef Rudy from Christy's restaurant, whereupon Bonnie shows interest in him and lets the sparks fly. After the two spent a hot night together, Bonnie firmly believes that something special is going on between her and Rudy. However, when Christy talks to Rudy with her mother over the night, he makes it clear to her that he has no feelings for her mother. When Bonnie finds out, she goes to Rudy's apartment and destroys his wine collection to get back at him. Sex addict Rudy finds Bonnie's passion appealing and the two spend another night together.
13	13	It doesn't work without help	Hot soup and shingles	Jan. 13, 2014	Oct 21, 2014	Anthony Rich	Eddie Gorodetsky & Nick Bakay Idea: Chuck Lorre & Hayley Mortison	8.50 million
Christy slipped in the rain and injured his foot. Now that she is no longer so mobile, she asks her ex-husband Baxter to repair her roof because it was leaking from the rain. When she climbs onto the roof with her sprained foot to check that everything is okay, the ladder tips over and Christy injures his hand. Since Christy does not want to forego her wages, she goes to work despite her injuries, from which she is sent away because she can no longer serve orders properly. In her helplessness, Christy blames her mother for everything, but she shows herself to be helpful, whereupon the two make up again.
14th	14th	The amnesty pact	Leather Cribs and Medieval Rack	Jan. 20, 2014	Oct 21, 2014	Ted Wass	Chuck Lorre, Nick Bakay & Gemma Baker Idea: Eddie Gorodetsky, Alissa Neubauer & Sheldon Bull	8.27 million
Bonnie, who has been sleeping on the couch for several months, finds out that it can be folded out, whereupon she no longer speaks to Christy. When Christy finds out that Bonnie is carrying around $ 4,000, the two talk to each other and decide to reveal everything they have been hiding up to then. During the conversation, Bonnie tells her daughter that her father is no stranger, but a car dealership owner who lives nearby. Since Christy has always wanted a father, she can't wait to get to know him. When she stands before him, however, she loses courage and she does not tell him that she is his daughter.
15th	15th	My beloved raven father	Fireballs and Bullet Holes	Jan. 27, 2014	Oct 28, 2014	Ted Wass	Eddie Gorodetsky, Alissa Neubauer & Marco Pennette Idea: Chuck Lorre & Nick Bakay	9.58 million
After Christy failed to tell Alvin that he was her father the first time, she decides to go to him a second time and this time to tell the truth. When Alvin learns that he has a daughter, he initially reacts disturbed and dismissive, but after a while he manages to tell his new family about Christy. To make up with Christy, he gives her a car and introduces her to her brothers.
16	16	Hotter than the fire department allows	Nietzsche and a Beer Run	Feb 3, 2014	Oct 28, 2014	Ted Wass	Eddie Gorodetsky, Nick Bakay & Gemma Baker Idea: Chuck Lorre	9.12 million
Christy meets David at work, who uses a charming trick to get her to go home with him. David, the firefighter with a PhD in philosophy, is a dream come true in Christy's eyes, except for the fact that he has a thing for parties, alcohol and other drugs. After the two have spent a night together, Christy resolves not to see him again so that she does not become addicted to alcohol again. However, this venture quickly fails because she cannot keep her hands off him.
17th	17th	An advocate for Regina	Jail, Jail and Japanese Porn	Feb. 24, 2014	Nov 4, 2014	James Widdoes	Nick Bakay, Alissa Neubauer & Marco Pennette Idea: Chuck Lorre & Eddie Gorodetsky	7.25 million
So that Christy can spend more time with her boyfriend David, she neglects her family and her job. When she catches David kissing another woman, she is deeply hurt and almost misses her friend Regina's court date, where she is to testify as an advocate for her. When she shows up stressed at the court date, she tells the judge about her problems, and thus does not improve Regina's situation. Regina is found guilty and sentenced to four years in prison.
18th	18th	Baby blues	Sonograms and Tube Tops	3rd Mar 2014	Nov 4, 2014	Jeff Greenstein	Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky & Marco Pennette Idea: Nick Bakay, Gemma Baker & Sheldon Bull	8.42 million
Violet abandoned her motherly feelings shortly before the birth, and she considered putting the child up for adoption . Christy doesn't want to know about it and organizes a baby party for Violet. Bonnie is meanwhile looking for a job and is getting advice from the employment office. Thanks to her good negotiating skills, she manages to win her counselor at the employment office as clients for her life counseling.
19th	19th	Off to jail	Toilet Wine and the Earl of Sandwich	17th Mar 2014	Nov 11, 2014	Jeff Greenstein	Gemma Baker & Alissa Neubauer Idea: Chuck Lorre	7.05 million
Before Regina goes to prison, she and Marjorie, Bonnie, meet for a farewell dinner in Christy's restaurant. When Bonnie and Christy want to leave the next day to drive to prison with Marjorie Regina, Alvin turns up for a spontaneous visit. He stays anyway and gets to know his grandchildren. While he quickly finds a rapport with Roscoe, Violet is very dismissive to him, especially since he wants to talk into her conscience about the adoption. On the way, Marjorie asks Regina if she could say goodbye to her son. But her husband has forbidden her to interact with her. Since they live nearby, the four women make a detour and with a trick they can give Regina the opportunity to say goodbye to her son after all. Roscoe learns from Alvin that Violet is putting her child up for adoption and is disappointed that he won't become an uncle now.
20th	20th	The perfect parents	Clumsy Monkeys and a Tilted Uterus	24 Mar 2014	Nov 11, 2014	Jeff Greenstein	Alissa Neubauer & Marco Pennette Idea: Chuck Lorre & Gemma Baker	7.35 million
Violet is looking for suitable adoptive parents and finds a couple in the documents that she seems to like very much. Christy and Bonnie get to know Steve at the AA meeting, who is a lawyer and assures them support with the adoption case. The first thing to do is to get the father's approval. But Violet is no longer in contact with Luke. So Christy goes to his place of work to talk to him. Shortly afterwards he actually shows up when the couple who want to adopt the baby are visiting. However, he says he can't do that and runs away. Violet is desperate, but Luke changes his mind and signs the waiver agreement. So nothing stands in the way of an adoption.
21st	21st	What hates each other loves each other	Broken Dreams and Blocked Arteries	31 Mar 2014	Nov 18, 2014	James Widdoes	Chuck Lorre & Eddie Gorodetsky Idea: Nick Bakay & Marco Pennette	7.27 million
Christy and Bonnie look for a prom dress for Violet, but at first she doesn't like anything. Alvin promises her a fancy limousine for the ride to the ball, Bonnie thinks he just wants to be with his granddaughter. When the time comes, Violet doesn't want to go because she has to fart all the time. But Christy and Bonnie have a solution for that too. When the first contractions start at the ball, she and Luke rush to the hospital. Bonnie and Christy want to go too, but Christy can't find her car key. Bonnie smashes the window of the car with a baseball bat, exactly at the moment when Christy still finds the key. But the contractions were a false alarm and everyone is returning home. When Alvin looks at the damage to the car, Bonnie starts arguing with him. He collapses and in the hospital it is discovered that he has had a minor heart attack. Since someone has to take care of Alvin, Christy asks Bonnie to do so, but she doesn't want to. Then Christy realizes that Bonnie is still in love with Alvin.
22nd	22nd	All's well that ends well	Smokey Taylor and a Deathbed Confession	Apr 14, 2014	Nov 18, 2014	Jeff Greenstein	Chuck Lorre & Alissa Neubauer Idea: Gemma Baker & Marco Pennette	6.86 million
Alvin is still in the hospital, Bonnie refuses to admit that Christy is right. Violet is already waiting for her back home because her water has burst. So they take her to the hospital, while Christy takes care of Violet, Bonnie goes to Alvin again. He apologizes for what happened in the past, but she is still hesitant. Violet drives the whole hospital crazy and wants to run away. Bonnie forgives Alvin and they kiss deeply. Luke has arrived in the meantime, but can't find Violet because he's high. During the birth, Violet suddenly says that she wants to keep the child after all. Christy wants to tell the adoptive parents, but Bonnie comes along because Violet has already changed her mind. Roscoe is still sad because he won't be an uncle. His father has to comfort him and tells him that not everything went well for him either. When the baby arrives - a girl - Violet takes her in her arms to say goodbye to him.

DVD release

In the United States , the DVD for the first season was released on September 23, 2014. In Germany , the DVD for the first season was released on December 4, 2014.

Web links

• Episode list of the first season of Mom at fernsehserien.de
• Voice actor for Mom at synchronkartei.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mom: Season 1 . In: Zap2it.com . Retrieved March 12, 2015.
2. ↑ Mom: Broadcast dates for the television series on ProSieben . In: Fernsehserien.de . Retrieved March 12, 2015.
3. ↑ Mom: Season One Ratings . In: TVSeriesFinale.com . April 15, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.