The WORST episodes of Anger Management

Every episode of Anger Management ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Anger Management!

In Anger Management, Sheen stars as "Charlie," a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. Selma Blair, Shawnee Smith, Daniela Bobadilla, Michael Arden, and Noureen DeWulf co-star. He has a successful private practice, holding sessions with his group of primary patients each week, as well as performing pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Charlie thrives on the chaos in his life while still battling his own anger issues. His life is complicated by his relationships with his own therapist/best friend, an ex-wife whose positive outlook but poor choice in men frustrates Charlie, and their 13-year-old daughter who has obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Last Updated: 3/25/2024Network: FXStatus: Ended
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Charlie Goes Back to Therapy
star
7.15
3435 votes

#1 - Charlie Goes Back to Therapy

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/28/2012

Charlie, a baseball player with anger issues decides to return to therapy after a bad run-in with his ex-wife's new boyfriend.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Charlie and the Slumpbuster
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7.24
2936 votes

#2 - Charlie and the Slumpbuster

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/28/2012

The new Charlie deals with a ghost from his baseball-playing days when an unattractive woman he slept with shows up as a new patient.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Kristy Grant
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Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits
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7.26
1115 votes

#3 - Charlie and His New Friend with Benefits

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/13/2013

Charlie starts a friends with benefits relationship with a hot woman from the sex study. Nolan dates an old woman who also a friend of Patrick.

Directors: Kevin Sullivan
Writer: Bob Kushell
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Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Patient
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7.38
2482 votes

#4 - Charlie and Kate Battle Over a Patient

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2012

Kate starts a war when she steals one of Charlie's group patients.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
Writer: Bob Kushell
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Charlie's Patient Gets Out of Jail
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7.39
2152 votes

#5 - Charlie's Patient Gets Out of Jail

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/2/2012

One of Charlie's patients from his prison anger therapy group shows up on his doorstep. Jennifer gets back at Charlie by dating an ex-con.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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Charlie Tries to Prove Therapy Is Legit
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7.39
2519 votes

#6 - Charlie Tries to Prove Therapy Is Legit

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/19/2012

Charlie falls for Jen's hot new business partner only to find she thinks therapy is a scam. Patrick asks Charlie to counsel the angry ghost of his mother.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Writer: Daley Haggar
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Charlie Has a Threesome
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7.42
690 votes

#7 - Charlie Has a Threesome

Season 2 - Episode 64 - Aired 8/4/2014

Charlie's girlfriend brings home a hot friend.

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Charlie's Dad Breaks Bad
star
7.43
1416 votes

#8 - Charlie's Dad Breaks Bad

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2013

Charlie's dad falls in with a bad crowd.

Directors: Bob Koherr
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Charlie Tries Sleep Deprivation
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7.44
2764 votes

#9 - Charlie Tries Sleep Deprivation

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/5/2012

Charlie challenges his group to do 36 hours of sleep-deprivation therapy so that their inhibitions come down.

Directors: Bob Koherr
Writer: Dave Kaplan
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Charlie & Catholicism
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7.46
1598 votes

#10 - Charlie & Catholicism

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2013

Martin has Charlie's daughter baptized behind Charlie's back.

Directors: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Dave Caplan
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Charlie & Jen Together Again
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7.46
1511 votes

#11 - Charlie & Jen Together Again

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2013

Jennifer moves in with Charlie temporarily and Kate gets jealous.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Bob Kushell
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Charlie Dates Kate's Patient
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7.48
2304 votes

#12 - Charlie Dates Kate's Patient

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/26/2012

Charlie starts covertly dating a brilliant coffee-shop barista who is a patient of Kate's.

Directors: Sam Simon
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Charlie and the Secret Gigolo
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7.51
855 votes

#13 - Charlie and the Secret Gigolo

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/10/2013

Sean is sentenced to anger therapy after decking someone, who reveals to Charlie that he used to be an escort, he tries to figure out a way to tell Jennifer without breaking confidentiality. Ed continues his stay in Patrick's home, but has issues when he gets rid of his TV set.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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Charlie and Lacey Piss Off the Neighborhood
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7.51
1425 votes

#14 - Charlie and Lacey Piss Off the Neighborhood

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/18/2013

Charlie's neighborhood is up in arms when they find out he's been having clients with anger issues meeting at his home.

Directors: Bob Koherr
Writer: Daley Haggar
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Charlie's Dad Visits
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7.53
2053 votes

#15 - Charlie's Dad Visits

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/16/2012

Charlie gets an unexpected visit from his hypercritical father. Charlie attempts to help Lacey with road rage.

Directors: Bob Koherr
Writer: Daley Haggar
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Charlie and Sean's Twisted Sister
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7.53
740 votes

#16 - Charlie and Sean's Twisted Sister

Season 2 - Episode 63 - Aired 8/4/2014

Charlie tries to resist temptations from Sean's hot younger sister.

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Charlie Sets Jordan Up with a Serial Killer
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7.54
736 votes

#17 - Charlie Sets Jordan Up with a Serial Killer

Season 2 - Episode 48 - Aired 1/30/2014

Charlie gets Jordan to pose as his prison patient's fiancé.

Directors: Bob Koherr
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Charlie Lets Kate Take Charge
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7.54
1330 votes

#18 - Charlie Lets Kate Take Charge

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/9/2013

Charlie lets his father help him coach a high school baseball team with bad results.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
Writer: Dave Caplan
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Charlie and Deception Therapy
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7.54
1585 votes

#19 - Charlie and Deception Therapy

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2013

Charlie tries to help his patient with a placebo pill that supposedly reduces anger.

Directors: Andy Cadiff
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Charlie Outs a Patient
star
7.55
2227 votes

#20 - Charlie Outs a Patient

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/9/2012

Charlie evaluates the depth of his involvement in his patient's lives when he accidentally helps his patient hook up with a crazy woman.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Writer: Brian Posehn
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Charlie Plays Hide and Go Cheat
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7.55
640 votes

#21 - Charlie Plays Hide and Go Cheat

Season 2 - Episode 75 - Aired 11/3/2014

Charlie finds himself in a contest with a female private investigator to prove that he could cheat on her without getting caught.

Directors: Bob Koherr
Writer: Dave Caplan
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Charlie Is an Expert Witness
star
7.55
1460 votes

#22 - Charlie Is an Expert Witness

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2013

Charlie and Kate face off as expert witnesses in the same trial.

Directors: Gerry Cohen
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Charlie Does Time with the Hot Warden
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7.55
664 votes

#23 - Charlie Does Time with the Hot Warden

Season 2 - Episode 69 - Aired 8/25/2014

Charlie gets in hot water with his prison group when he sleeps with the attractive new warden.

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Charlie Pledges a Sorority Sister
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7.56
622 votes

#24 - Charlie Pledges a Sorority Sister

Season 2 - Episode 74 - Aired 9/8/2014

Charlie falls into trap when Jordan sets him up with a heartbreaker.

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Charlie Gets Romantic
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7.56
1824 votes

#25 - Charlie Gets Romantic

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/23/2012

Charlie and Kate's sexual episode leads to complications when he innocently asks her to a movie. Sam kisses a girl and the picture winds up on a social media site.

Directors: Bob Koherr
Writer: Janae Bakken
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