"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:

New York City | Editor | Soap | Sister | Interracial Relationship

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 30 wins & 37 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. May 15	8:00 PM	ABC	The Kids Are Alright	#2.17
Thur. May 22	8:00 PM	ABC	Jump	#2.18

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

Show creator Silvio Horta, who is openly gay, addressed rumors about Justin's sexuality by confirming (in a February 2007 USA Today interview) that as Justin ages, he will experience "the journey." Horta also said, "I see myself in him. Growing up, I certainly felt like an outsider at times. But there's this sweet innocence in Justin that sees the positive." In 2008, Horta expanded on this statement, telling a different interviewer that when he started to create the character of Justin, "it really just popped into my head....I tried five different types of kids, and they all felt the same. Then suddenly, I thought - What if you had a little gay kid? I wrote him that way, and it was like: This is fun! This is interesting and different."

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Degrassi: The Next Generation: Pass the Dutchie (#7.10)" (2008)

Ugly Betty: A Diamond In The Rough

I fell in love with this show! Executively produced by Salma Hayek and starring the always lovely America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, a young woman who breaks into the fashion industry as an assistant to the editor-in-chief of Mode magazine Daniel Meade (sexy Eric Mabius). Betty is sweet, smart, and always on top of things, but of course she is not the most beautiful girl, but when they say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder they were not kidding. Squaring off against Daniel Meade is the conniving Wilhemina (Vanessa Williams...I smell Emmy) who covets the title of editor-in-chief. I just saw the pilot episode and this show is a winner and I hope it stays on the air because of America Ferrera who is lovely and spirited as Betty. She is without question the female heroine that all young women need in times where women are expected to be sexy and beautiful under superficial means.