"Ugly Betty" (2006)TV series 2006-????

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Ugly is the new beautiful.

Plot:

Betty Suarez is smart, sweet and hard working. The only problem is that she's not thin and beautiful like all her coworkers at Mode...

Plot Keywords:

Power | Fashion | Father Daughter Relationship | Queens New York | Model

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 30 wins & 37 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. May 22

8:00 PM

ABC

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Cast

America Ferrera	...	Betty Suarez (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Eric Mabius	...	Daniel Meade (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tony Plana	...	Ignacio Suarez (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Ana Ortiz	...	Hilda Suarez (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Ashley Jensen	...	Christina McKinney (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Becki Newton	...	Amanda Tanen / ... (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Mark Indelicato	...	Justin Suarez (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michael Urie	...	Marc St. James (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Vanessa Williams	...	Wilhelmina Slater (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Alan Dale	...	Bradford Meade (36 episodes, 2006-2008)
Christopher Gorham	...	Henry Grubstick / ... (30 episodes, 2006-2008)
Rebecca Romijn	...	Alexis Meade / ... (29 episodes, 2007-2008)
Judith Light	...	Claire Meade (27 episodes, 2006-2008)
Kevin Sussman	...	Walter (20 episodes, 2006-2007)

Also Known As:

Betty the Ugly (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) | Australia:M (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-11 (DVD) | USA:TV-14 (two episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

On Betty's nightstand sits a copy of the book The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. America Ferrera plays Carmen in the film version of the book.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Henry: It's just something I know.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Manay po 2: Overload (2008)

Loved the pilot

I enjoyed this new comedy. It's a little predictable and naive in a fairy-tale style, but what the heck, it's an 8:00 family entertainment! Easy to let yourself absorbed by this simple pleasure. And it is refreshing to see a wits vs. looks sitcom, so better realized than "Almost perfect". And socially appropriate, when many Latino-American girls only have models such as Jennifer Lopez. As to the actors, I loved most of them, particularly America Ferrera (who is not ugly at all, amazing how they were able to make her realistically unattractive!). Also a particular mention for Gina Gershon, very convincing as the pretentious Italian fashion queen Fabia, a parody of Donatella Versace. Hope it will go on in the same style.