Anger Management

Overview

Charlie Goodson is a one-time minor league baseball player who struggled to take the next step because of his recurring anger issues. Thanks to a therapist, Dr. Kate Wales, Charlie was able to get his issues under control and finally make it to the major leagues. But he had a relapse during a big league game, breaking a bat over his knee in anger and causing a career-ending injury.

The incident inspired Charlie to return to school and become an anger management therapist. Charlie is divorced from his former wife Jennifer, on whom he cheated multiple times during his baseball-playing days. The two still see a lot of each other because they share joint custody of their teenage daughter Sam, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Charlie has a complicated relationship with Kate, who is not only his therapist, but also his “sex buddy”. He holds regular group sessions for court-directed anger-management patients in his home, and also does group sessions at an area prison.

Queer Plotline Timeline

While the characters listed might be queer, their queerness is subjective and generally not included in continuity (meaning, it will be mentioned once and never again).

Notable Queer-Centric Episodes

Season 1, Episode 10 “Charlie Gets Romantic” – Charlie and Jennifer think their daughter might be gay. Jennifer reveals she had an affair with a woman, while married to Charlie. Sam explains she was kissing a girl to make a boy jealous.
Season 2, Episode 01 “Charlie Looses It At a Baby Shower” – Brett says she was a lesbian in college, and could be so again.
Season 2, Episode 3 “Charlie and the Ex-Patient” – Charlie and three other therapists want to date Hope, an attractive ex-patient they all worked with. Rita was her feminist therapist.