Series Description:

The Ugly Betty TV show is a 60 minute comedy/drama series on ABC. In the superficial world of high fashion, image is everything. Styles come and go, and the only constants are the wafer-thin beauties who wear them. How can an ordinary girl (a slightly plump plain-Jane from Queens) possibly fit in? If you took a moment to get to know Betty Suarez, you'd see how sweet, intelligent and hard-working she is. But few people do because, in the world of fashion, Betty is the oversized square peg in the petite round hole. When publishing mogul Bradford Meade hands the reigns of his fashion magazine, Mode, over to his son, Daniel, he specifically hires Betty as his son's new assistant - mostly because she's the only woman in NYC Daniel won't sleep with. Though this "player" is reluctant to accept her at first, Betty's indomitable spirit and bright ideas will eventually win him over. Neither of them really knows the ins and outs of the fashion world, but the two of them are a formidable team against the label-wearing sharks who will do anything to see them fail.

Ugly Betty TV Show Cast:

America Ferrera ............... Betty Suarez
Eric Mabius ................... Daniel Bradford
Vanessa Williams .............. Wilhelmina Slater
Tony Plana .................... Ignacio Suarez
Alan Dale ..................... Bradford Meade
Ashley Jensen ................. Christina
Ana Ortiz ..................... Hilda
Becki Newton .................. Amanda
Mark Indelicato ............... Justin

Ugly Betty Theme Song Lyrics:

Title: "The Beauty in Ugly"

Previously Titled: "Plain Jane"

By: "Jason Mraz"

She’s so big hearted
But not so remarkable
Just an ordinary humble girl
Expecting nothing as we’re made to think
It’s a pretty person’s world

But you are beautiful
And you better go show it
So go look again
You gotta be true to your own
If you really wanna go to the top
Do you really wanna win
Don’t believe in leaving normal
Just to satisfy demand

Well if you wanna get free
And if you wanna do the passionate thing
And if you wanna get smart
For the sake of your heart and all
You should own your name
And stand up tall and get real
And see the beauty in ugly

Well you are fresh
Your face is fabulous
Don’t forget you’re one of a kind
When nobody’s checking the deeds you’ve done
And nobody’s hearing your cries
You make all the fashion statements
Just by dressing up your mind

And if you wanna get free
And if you wanna do the passionate thing
And if you wanna get smart
For the sake of your heart and all
You should own your name
And stand up tall and get real
And see the beauty in ugly
See the beauty in ugly

Well if you wanna get free
And if you wanna do the passionate thing
And if you wanna get smart
For the sake of your heart and all
You should own your name
And stand up tall and get real
And see the beauty in ugly

Ugly Betty Trivia:

The Ugly Betty TV show was based on the popular Colombian soap opera, "Yo Soy Betty La Fea" ("I am Betty, the Ugly One" in English) and modified for U.S. audiences by producer Salma Hayek! Yo Soy Betty La Fea was so successfull in Columbia that the show has been adapted and aired in numerous nations including India, Brasil, Germany, Malaysia, the Philippines, Holland, Hungary, Israel, Greece, the Czech Republic, and China! A Mexican version of Ugly Betty titled, "La fea mas bella (The most beautiful ugly woman)" debuted in the U.S. on "Univision" before the English version, airing its first episode on April 24, 2006.

Ugly Betty was preliminarily titled, "Betty the Ugly" (a slightly Americanized version of the literal translation of the Columbian soap opera) but the name was changed early in pre-production so that it would make even more sense to U.S viewers.

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Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

Pilot (9/28/2006) at 8 PM (Eastern) on ABC
The Box and the Bunny (10/5/2006)
Queens for a Day (10/12/2006)
Fey's Sleigh Ride (10/19/2006)
The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe (10/26/2006)
Trust, Lust and Must (11/2/2006)
After Hours (11/9/2006)
Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral (11/16/2006)
Lose the Boss? (11/23/2006)
Fake Plastic Snow (11/30/2006)
Swag (1/4/2007)
Sofia's Choice (1/11/2007)
In or Out (1/18/2007)
I'm Coming Out (2/1/2007)
Brothers (2/8/2007)
Derailed (2/15/2007)
Icing on the Cake (3/15/2007)
Don't Ask, Don't Tell (3/22/2007)
Punch Out (4/19/2007)
Petra-gate (4/26/2007)
Secretaries Day (5/3/2007)
A Tree Grows in Guadalajara (5/10/2007)
East Side Story (5/17/2007)

The Second Season

How Betty Got Her Grieve Back (9/27/2007)
Family/Affair (10/4/2007)
Betty's Wait Problem (10/11/2007)
Grin and Bear It (10/18/2007)
A League of Their Own (10/25/2007)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (11/1/2007)
A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding (11/8/2007)
I See Me, I.C.U. (11/15/2007)
Giving Up the Ghost (11/22/2007)
Bananas for Betty (12/6/2007)
Zero Worship (1/10/2008)
Odor in the Court (1/17/2008)
A Thousand Words By Friday (1/24/2008)
Twenty-Four Candles (4/24/2008)
Burning Questions (5/1/2008)
Betty's Baby Bump (5/8/2008)
The Kids Are Alright (5/15/2008)
Jump (5/22/2008)

The Third Season

The Manhattan Project (9/25/2008)
Filing for the Enemy (10/2/2008)
Crimes of Fashion (10/9/2008)
Betty Suarez Land (10/16/2008)
Granny Pants (10/23/2008)
Ugly Berry (10/30/2008)
Crush'd (11/6/2008)
Tornado Girl (11/13/2008)
When Betty Met YETI (11/20/2008)
Bad Amanda (12/4/2008)
Dress For Success (1/8/2009)
Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1/22/2009)
Kissed Off (2/5/2009)
The Courtship of Betty's Father (2/12/2009)
There's No Place Like Mode (2/19/2009)
Things Fall Apart (2/26/2009)
Sugar Daddy (3/5/2009)
A Mother of a Problem (3/12/2009)
The Sex Issue (3/19/2009)
Rabbit Test (4/30/2009)
The Born Identity (5/7/2009)
In the Stars (5/14/2009)
Curveball (5/21/2009)
The Fall Issue (5/21/2009)

The Fourth Season

The Butterfly Effect - Part 1 (10/16/2009)
The Butterfly Effect - Part 2 (10/16/2009)
Blue on Blue (10/23/2009)
The Wiener, the Bun and the Boob (10/30/2009)
Plus None (11/6/2009)
Backseat Betty (11/13/2009)
Level 7 With Me (11/27/2009)
The Bahamas Triangle (12/4/2009)
Be-Shure (12/11/2009)
The Passion of the Betty (1/6/2010)
Back In Her Place (1/13/2010)
Blackout! (1/20/2010)
Chica and the Man (2/3/2010)
Smokin' Hot (2/10/2010)

TV Special

The Beautiful World of Ugly Betty (4/12/2007)