Mom Broken Dreams and Blocked Arteries (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV-14
TV Episode | 20 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Mom

Broken Dreams and Blocked Arteries (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV-14

TV Episode | 20 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Christy is caught in the middle when tensions rise between Bonnie and Alvin. Meanwhile, a very pregnant Violet is apprehensive about going to her senior prom.

Showrunner

Gemma Baker

Director

James Widdoes

Writers

Chuck Lorre (created by) (teleplay by) | Eddie Gorodetsky (created by) (creator) (teleplay by) | Gemma Baker (created by) (creator) | Nick Bakay (story by) | Marco Pennette (story by)

Producers

Gemma Baker | Mary Fitzgerald | Kelly Lee (as Kelly-Anne Lee) | Alissa Neubauer

Cinematographer

Steven V. Silver

Editor

Patricia Barnett (as Pat Barnett)

Casting Directors

Ken Miller | Peter Pappas (casting associate) | Nikki Valko

Production Designer

John Shaffner

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 31, 2014

Release date

Mar 31, 2014 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 10 wins & 46 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
Anna Faris Christy Plunkett Christy Plunkett See fewer	The House Bunny (2008)
Allison Janney Bonnie Plunkett Bonnie Plunkett See fewer	The Help (2011)
Sadie Calvano Violet Plunkett Violet Plunkett See fewer	Mom (2013)
Nate Corddry Gabriel (credit only) Gabriel (credit only) See fewer	The Circle (I) (2017)
Matt Jones Baxter (credit only) Baxter (credit only) See fewer	Bob Hearts Abishola (2019)
French Stewart Rudy (credit only) Rudy (credit only) See fewer	3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
Spencer Daniels Luke Luke See fewer	Star Trek (2009)
Blake Garrett Rosenthal Roscoe Roscoe See fewer	Bridesmaids (I) (2011)
Kevin Pollak Alvin Alvin See fewer	The Usual Suspects (1995)
Ryan Cartwright Jeff Jeff See fewer	Bones (2005)
Melissa Tang Suzanne Suzanne See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Wayne Wilderson Dr. Butler Dr. Butler See fewer	The Mick (2017)
Ericka Kreutz Emma Emma See fewer	Dead to Me (2019)
Stacy Arnell Gail Gail See fewer	Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Rob Busch Neal Neal See fewer	Miracle (2004)
Sherilyn Henderson Senior Prom Attendee (uncredited) Senior Prom Attendee (uncredited) See fewer	Video Game High School (2012)