Mom (season 2)

Christy starts having recurring nightmares about relapsing and on Marjorie's advice takes new attendee Jill (Jaime Pressly) under her wing. When Bonnie learns from the landlord that Christy is three months behind on rent, Christy admits she gambled away what little money they had trying to win enough for the rent. Bonnie and Marjorie come up with enough money for one month's rent to keep the landlord at bay, but Christy, hearing Chef Rudy place a bet on a college football game, can't resist trying to multiply one month's rent into three months' rent: she wins her bet, but gets mugged after cashing in, forcing the family out of the house and into a motel.

First appearance of: Jaime Pressly as Jill
Absent: Matt L. Jones as Baxter and Spencer Daniels as Luke

The family becomes essentially homeless, after an incident in the motel room two doors down drives them out. Alvin goes to visit Christy at the old house and finds it abandoned, except for Baxter who is using the shower. The landlord shows up and says Christy fled in the middle of the night, which irritates Alvin.

Christy and Bonnie meet a woman at an AA meeting who rents them a beautiful house in the country at a ridiculous discount. After avoiding the issue, the realtor finally admits that three people and a dog were murdered in the house. Meanwhile, Bonnie plays mediator between Alvin and Christy, as well as the two eventually make up.

Absent: Nate Corddry as Gabriel, French Stewart as Chef Rudy and Spencer Daniels as Luke

Christy worries when Violet's behaviour starts mirroring her own from her drinking days. She reminds Violet that the reason she gave up her baby was to commit herself to school and build a future, but Violet says she can't do that while not knowing if her baby is safe. The two visit the Taylors and Violet sees that her child is being well cared for. Meanwhile, Bonnie tries unsuccessfully to lie her way into several jobs before finally getting one as a building manager, which also will provide the family with a free apartment.

Absent: Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Matt L. Jones as Baxter, French Stewart as Chef Rudy and Spencer Daniels as Luke

Christy has ambivalent feelings about Baxter's new wealthy girlfriend Candace (Sara Rue), which start to turn negative when Roscoe starts bragging about all the things Candace gives him that Christy cannot. Meanwhile, Bonnie and Alvin's relationship begins to heat up, but a conversation with Marjorie convinces Bonnie that she should slow things down.

Absent: Sadie Calvano as Violet, Nate Corddry as Gabriel, French Stewart as Chef Rudy and Spencer Daniels as Luke

Bonnie and Christy are catapulted into the lap of luxury when Jill, Christy's wealthy sponsee, asks them to keep her company in her expensive home during her recent release from rehab, but they soon discover that Jill's frequent relapses might be too much for them to handle.

Absent: Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Matt L. Jones as Baxter, French Stewart as Chef Rudy and Spencer Daniels as Luke

While trying to right some of her past wrongs, Christy takes a lot of frustration out on Baxter until Violet helps her realize that despite his faults, Baxter was there for her and Roscoe when Christy couldn't be. Taking a cue from her daughter, Bonnie tries to come clean with Alvin about her own past.

Absent: Spencer Daniels as Luke

When Bonnie and Christy catch Violet cheating on Luke, they get her to visit a therapist to deal with her acting out, but a painful family secret comes out when they are invited to join Violet's therapy session.

Absent: Nate Corddry as Gabriel, French Stewart as Chef Rudy and Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie

Christy's evening alone takes an unexpected turn when she meets her attractive, single neighbor, Andy (Colin Hanks). Also, Bonnie and Alvin's romantic plans are derailed by Alvin's ex-wife, Lorraine (Beverly D'Angelo).

Absent: Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Matt L. Jones as Baxter, French Stewart as Chef Rudy, Spencer Daniels as Luke and Blake Garrett Rosenthal as Roscoe

After realizing she's been a waitress longer than she planned, Christy takes steps towards a new career. Taking advantage of a chance encounter in her AA group, she agrees to intern for a competent but creepy lawyer. Also, Bonnie and Alvin try to recapture their youth.

Absent: Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Matt L. Jones as Baxter, French Stewart as Chef Rudy, Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie and Spencer Daniels as Luke

Just as Alvin and Bonnie take a big step toward a committed relationship, with Alvin moving into the apartment across the courtyard, his unexpected death rocks the Plunkett household.

Absent: Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Matt L. Jones as Baxter, French Stewart as Chef Rudy and Spencer Daniels as Luke

While trying to cope with her own grief after Alvin's death, Christy is forced to perform damage control when Bonnie begins acting out and the rivalry between her and Lorraine intensifies to ridiculous degrees.

Absent: Matt L. Jones as Baxter, Spencer Daniels as Luke and Blake Garrett Rosenthal as Roscoe

Christy is concerned with the way Bonnie is processing Alvin's death and tries to get her professional help, but things become more difficult when a tow truck driver named Bill (Toby Huss), who bears a resemblance to Alvin, comes into their lives.

Absent: Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Matt L. Jones as Baxter, French Stewart as Chef Rudy, Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie and Spencer Daniels as Luke

When Christy suddenly gets promoted to manager of the restaurant, she discovers that being the boss comes with its own set of problems. Also, Bonnie has a nemesis in the building who tries to get her fired.

Absent: Matt L. Jones as Baxter, Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie and Spencer Daniels as Luke

After hiding from Claudia in a suitcase in Gabriel's motel room, Christy discovers that she enjoys sex most when there's a risk of getting caught. Meanwhile, Marjorie nominates Bonnie to be the next secretary of the women's meeting, but Bonnie takes the role a little too seriously.

First appearance of: Beth Hall as Wendy
Absent: Sadie Calvano as Violet and Spencer Daniels as Luke

While visiting their friend Regina in prison where she is getting paroled early, Christy and Bonnie are shocked at how prison has changed her into a religious fanatic. Christy is also quite relieved when Regina quickly forgives her for gambling away the stolen money she had given Christy for safe keeping.

Absent: Sadie Calvano as Violet, Nate Corddry as Gabriel, French Stewart as Chef Rudy, Spencer Daniels as Luke and Blake Garret Rosenthal as Roscoe

Christy and Bonnie start getting worried when they discover that Violet is dating a psychology professor who is more than twenty years older than her. Their anxieties start to intensify after he asks them for her hand in marriage, and things come to a head after Violet gets engaged to him.

Absent: Nate Corddry as Gabriel, French Stewart as Chef Rudy, Mimi Kennedy as Marjorie and Spencer Daniels as Luke

Christy and Bonnie face temptation when Bonnie is prescribed pain medication for a back injury; Bonnie succumbs, and the episode ends with a To Be Continued screen.

Absent: Sadie Calvano as Violet, Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Matt L. Jones as Baxter, French Stewart as Chef Rudy, Spencer Daniels as Luke and Blake Garret Rosenthal as Roscoe
Note: Allison Janney won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for this episode.

Bonnie begins relapsing in secret, but is soon found out, leading to a great rift between her and Christy. Christy gets a call from Bonnie late that night, with Bonnie saying she got a DUI and asking to be bailed out; Christy tells Bonnie to wait in jail until the next morning. The episode ends with a To Be Continued screen.

Absent: Sadie Calvano as Violet, Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Matt L. Jones as Baxter, French Stewart as Chef Rudy and Spencer Daniels as Luke

After Bonnie's relapse, the women from her meeting rally around to help her through withdrawal and get sober again, but a still-furious Christy wants no part of it.

Absent: Sadie Calvano as Violet, Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Matt L. Jones as Baxter, French Stewart as Chef Rudy, Spencer Daniels as Luke and Blake Garret Rosenthal as Roscoe

Christy and Bonnie's contentious relationship makes them unwelcome guests wherever they go.

Absent: Nate Corddry as Gabriel, Matt L. Jones as Baxter, French Stewart as Chef Rudy and Spencer Daniels as Luke

When Roscoe announces that he wants to live with his father in his new house, Christy's world starts to collapse and her resentment against Bonnie comes to a head, making her turn her back on Bonnie and attempt to move away; however, she is forced into reconciling with Bonnie after all her attempts to move out backfire.

Absent: Nate Corddry as Gabriel and Spencer Daniels as Luke