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"Anger Management" Charlie Tries to Prove Therapy Is Legit (2012)

"Anger Management' - "Charlie Tries to Prove Therapy is Legit" - July 19, 2012

Tonight's special guest star is none other than ex-Mrs. Charlie Sheen herself, Denise Richard. The two actually have nice chemistry.

The episode opens in group where they are tackling Patrick's anger problems with his boyfriend Scott, whose clothes he has set on fire. (Ed wants to know if this why gays are called "flamers" and claims he's just trying to learn.) Nolan is sad he can't quip. Patrick also thinks his mother Mona's ghost is haunting his apartment.

Jennifer has her friend Laurie coming over to Charlie's to pitch his investment in a small business: Vanicurist- a manicurist on wheels. Charlie thinks it's a terrible idea until he opens the door and sees Laurie, who is beautiful (Richards.) He says he supports Jen totally. Laurie says her ex can be a little difficult, nuts, a maniac, a wackjob. Charlie says he gets it.

Later at Jen's house, Charlie asks Jen for Laurie's number. Jen says no and says he wouldn't like her since he only dates young airheads. He says he's trying to change and find someone more substantial. Jen finally relents.

Charlie and Laurie go on a date and it goes very well, they're both surprised with how much they like each other. She turns him down for going back to his place on his first date. She says being a therapist must be fun and basically puts it down and compares it to her uncle being a magician.

Jen comes over to pick up Sam and gives him Laurie's report card that she had a great time and thought he was funny. Jen wonders what she put in her drink. She also confirms that Laurie doesn't "believe" in therapy.

Later Charlie and Laurie have a Skype date while she's in Chicago. She confirms on their next date they will be bumping uglies. Charlie says he knows she doesn't believe in therapy but thinks her healthy sexuality is the result of a good, close-knit family. She blows off his analysis and says she just wants to have sex.

Kate comes over at the end of the date and he turns down sex with her since the rules of their relationship which state that if one of them is close to a real relationship they have to suspend sex. She says she'll see him Thursday. He says he thinks this one might work and he's going to prove to her that therapy is real and then they will have a great relationship. Kate is highly skeptical.

Charlie has Laurie sit in on a group therapy meeting with him and he brings in a guest, a former patient he "cured." It backfires on him when after a nice calm chat the guy goes off the deep end and rants about his girlfriend cheating on him and he attacks Bobo at Charlie's behest. She leaves, mocking Charlie on the way out.

We cut to Charlie getting in bed with Kate...on Friday. She tells him a story her mom used to tell about how a fish and a duck couldnt fall in love because they were too differen.... and their sexual organs wouldn't line up. Charlie starts wondering if therapy is just smoke and mirrors and doubting himself. As they're about to get it on, Patrick calls with an emergency.

Charlie heads over and Patrick is in meltdown mode that his mother is haunting him and is very angry because she keeps rattling a fringed lamp. After Charlie talks him through his crisis-- which basically boils down to how cold and cruel his mother was, which Charlie thinks he should bring up in therapy-- he notices that the fringe on the lamp quivers because the AC just kicked on. Patrick realizes his error and is embarrassed but grateful. He reassures Charlie that he is a good therapist.

Charlie meets Laurie out for a drink and says he doesn't care if she's a fish and he's a duck they can make their genitals line up. Laurie agrees she can get past not believing in what he does for a living because she likes him too. But when he learns that she also believes in astrology,ghosts, and that Paula Abdul should be called "the great Paula Abdul" but not therapy or birth control, he ditches her and heads to Kate's. He declares he "made it to Saturday."