Ugly Betty (season 1)

The first season of the American dramedy television series Ugly Betty began airing on September 28, 2006 and concluded on May 17, 2007.

Ugly Betty
Season 1
Promotional poster
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	23
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 28, 2006 – May 17, 2007
Season chronology

In addition to the twenty-three regular episodes in season one, a special, "The Beautiful World of Ugly Betty", was aired on April 12, 2007. Another special, which was a half-hour update recapping the first ten episodes, aired during the month of January 2007 on local ABC affiliates and various cable networks.

Being produced in Los Angeles, the success of the season would lead to the production of the show's second season.

Cast

For the first season of Ugly Betty, nine characters were initially included in the main cast. Michael Urie and Kevin Sussman were originally credited as Special Guest Stars but were upgraded to regulars mid-season. However, Kevin Sussman's character was written off the show in the fifteenth episode but was still credited as a regular for the rest of the season. Rebecca Romijn's character was introduced in the middle of the season and was immediately credited as Starring.

Regular cast

• America Ferrera as Betty Suarez
• Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade
• Alan Dale as Bradford Meade
• Tony Plana as Ignacio Suarez
• Ana Ortiz as Hilda Suarez
• Ashley Jensen as Christina McKinney
• Becki Newton as Amanda Tanen
• Mark Indelicato as Justin Suarez
• Vanessa L. Williams as Wilhelmina Slater
• Michael Urie as Marc St. James
• Kevin Sussman as Walter
• Rebecca Romijn as Alexis Meade

Guest cast

• Christopher Gorham as Henry Grubstick
• Judith Light as Claire Meade
• Stelio Savante as Steve
• Ava Gaudet as Gina Gambarro
• Salma Hayek as Sofia Reyes
• Kevin Alejandro as Santos
• Jowharah Jones as Nico Slater
• Octavia Spencer as Constance Grady
• Gina Gershon as Fabia
• Jayma Mays as Charlie
• Bailey Chase as Beckett 'Becks' Scott
• Max Greenfield as Nick Pepper
• Liz Torres as Evelyn
• Lucy Liu as Grace Chin
• Angélica Vale as Angelica

Plot

The first season of Ugly Betty follows Betty Suarez, a recent college graduate from a struggling Latino family in Queens consisting of her supportive widower father Ignacio, her sassy older sister Hilda, and her fashion-obsessed nephew Justin. Betty is rejected for an entry-level position at Meade Publications due to her homely appearance. However, company CEO Bradford Meade spots her and has her hired as an executive assistant to his son Daniel Meade, the newly installed editor-in-chief at Mode magazine. Daniel is succeeding Fey Sommers, the much-revered former editor-in-chief of Mode, who died under mysterious circumstances.

Although Daniel is initially dismayed to be working with Betty, the two eventually come to terms and Betty finds herself helping Daniel on a personal and professional level. Daniel has always been unfavorably compared to his older brother Alex Meade, who died before the beginning of the series. He has no confidence in his own abilities, except as a lothario and fears that he will never be taken seriously. Much of Daniel's insecurity also comes from the fact that Wilhelmina Slater, Mode's creative director is conspiring to oust him and become editor-in-chief herself. Meanwhile, Betty struggles to fit in at Mode and her only friend is seamstress-fashion designer Christina McKinney. Betty and Christina are often teased by Mode receptionist Amanda Tanen and Wilhelmina's assistant, Marc St. James. Despite Amanda and Marc's animosity towards Betty, they do eventually come to respect her and enlist her help to solve their problems.

Daniel falls in love with Sofia Reyes, the publisher of Modern Young Woman (MYW), a new Meade Publications magazine. Sofia entices Betty to come work for her, promising her the respect and responsibility that she would never see at Mode. Betty agrees but at MYW, she discovers Sofia's plot to make Daniel propose to her as part of a MYW cover story. Betty attempts to warn Daniel, but Sofia announces their engagement and how it was all part of her story, and then publicly breaks up with Daniel. Daniel is devastated but welcomes Betty back to Mode.

As Fey Sommers' estate is put to rest, Bradford attempts to cover up his affair with Fey and possible involvement in her death. Wilhelmina frequently meets with a mysterious Masked Woman, who wants to help Wilhelmina take over Mode and ruin Bradford. Midway through the season, the Masked Woman is revealed to be Alex Meade, who has undergone gender reassignment surgery and is now known as "Alexis Meade." Bradford rejected Alexis when she announced her intention to transition and as revenge, Alexis faked her death and enlisted Wilhelmina to frame Bradford for Fey Sommers' death. Wilhelmina promises Christina a spot at Mode's Fashion Week show in exchange for dropping off a package at the police station. The package turns out to contain evidence linking Bradford to Fey's death and Bradford is publicly arrested at Fashion Week as Alexis publicly reveals herself for the first time. Claire Meade, the Meade family matriarch, is pleased to have Alexis back but Daniel is in shock, especially since Alexis is conspiring with Wilhelmina.

Now in prison, Bradford demands Daniel hire lawyer Grace Chin for his defense. Daniel is dismayed to discover that he previously stood up Grace in college because she was ugly. Now a beautiful adult woman, Grace remembers how Daniel mistreated her but ultimately forgives him, agrees to take Bradford's case, and the two begin a sexual relationship. Meanwhile, a drunken Claire confesses to Betty that she killed Fey because Bradford was having an affair with her. When Alexis discovers Daniel's relationship with Grace, she threatens to ruin Grace's career if she stays on the case so Grace recuses herself. Angrily, Daniel reveals to her that Claire is the actual murderer. Claire attempts to flee the country, but after talking with Betty, she decides to turn herself into the authorities to protect Bradford.

While being detoxed at a hospital as she prepares to face murder charges, Claire names Alexis as Mode's co-editor-in-chief in an attempt to improve the relationship between her children and her husband. It is revealed that Claire is Mode's actual owner, after Bradford started the magazine under her name to evade taxes. Alexis decides to try to reconcile with her family, believing they have changed and tells Wilhelmina that she will no longer help her take over Mode. Wilhelmina is angry, especially Wilhelmina comforted Alexis after Alexis was rejected by her former friends. She then decides to focus on driving a wedge between Alexis and Daniel, and seduces Bradford. She manipulates him into divorcing Claire and proposing marriage, so Wilhelmina can take over Meade Publications. The scheme makes Claire furious, prompting her to team up with a fellow inmate Yoga to break out of prison in order to stop the wedding. Alexis becomes angry at Bradford when she learns he paid off a Mode Brazil editor to seduce Alexis and convince her to leave Meade Publications so Alexis hires a hitman to kill Bradford.

Meanwhile, Amanda becomes one of Daniel's many paramours, until she realizes that he will never commit to her. She briefly has a relationship with a fashion designer named Tavares, who is pretending to be gay so he can get his designs noticed. When Tavares behaves rudely to Amanda at a party, Marc encourages Amanda to dump him and publicly humiliate him. While stealing clothes from the Mode closet to cheer herself up, Amanda stumbles upon Fey's secret "Love Dungeon", where she discovers baby pictures of herself and a birth certificate that shows Fey Sommers is Amanda's birth mother.

At the Suarez home, Ignacio's HMO will no longer cover his medication. When Betty speaks to an HMO representative, she and Hilda discover that Ignacio is an illegal immigrant who fled Mexico after killing his wife Rosa's abusive ex-husband. Ignacio is assigned an immigration casework, Constance Grady, who quickly develops a romantic obsession with Ignacio. Ignacio plays along with Constance's flirtations for fear that she would sabotage his case. The family then discovers Constance was fired for being too involved in her clients and after confronting her, Ignacio's case is fast tracked for review. Ignacio is ordered to return to Mexico and then legally re-enter the country in order to be eligible for a visa. The Suarez family travels to Mexico together but Ignacio is ordered to stay in Mexico as his visa application is reviewed. Unbeknownst to him, Rosa's ex-husband survived and plans to take revenge on Ignacio.

When Hilda's Herbalux business is discontinued, she tries to find a new job that fits her skills. After several setbacks, including being scammed by a fake immigration attorney who takes the family's savings, Hilda discovers her talent for cosmetology. Hilda also reconciles with her ex-boyfriend and Justin's father, Santos. The two begin dating again, eventually becoming engaged as Santos develops a paternal relationship with Justin. On the night of Justin's school musical, Santos is shot while trying to foil an armed robbery.

Betty's love life also undergoes significant development. At the beginning of the season, Betty discovers that her long-time boyfriend Walter has cheated on her with her next-door neighbor Gina Gambarro. Betty reluctantly takes him back, but eventually realizes that they have become different people and they ultimately part ways. Betty develops a mutual attraction with Henry Grubstick, an accountant at Meade Publications. However, Henry's on-again/off-again girlfriend Charlie from Arizona shows up, prompting Betty to hold off on her pursuit of Henry. When Betty returns from Mexico, she declares her love for Henry and they two agree to date. Charlie then reveals she is pregnant and Betty's relationship with Henry is halted. Betty discovers that Charlie cheated on Henry and there is the possibility that he is not the father of her unborn child. Still, Betty decides not to speak up and Henry prepares to go to Arizona with Charlie.

After Daniel is nearly scammed by a mother/daughter team who seduced him and then attempted to blackmail Daniel in exchange for a Mode cover, Betty tells Daniel that he might be a sex addict and urges him to seek help. A sex therapist advises Daniel to find a new outlet when he wants sex, suggesting drugs. Daniel quickly develops an addiction and overdoses on pills. Alexis finds him and drives him to the hospital in Bradford's car. Unbeknownst to Alexis, the hitman she hired cut Bradford's car's brakes. The car crashes and Alexis and Daniel are left unconscious.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Richard Shepard	Silvio Horta	September 28, 2006	16.32
Betty lands a job as an assistant at a fashion magazine, but her employer wants to make sure her first week on the job will be her last.
2	2	"The Box and the Bunny"	Sheree Folkson	Silvio Horta	October 5, 2006	14.26
Betty must find the mock-up of the magazine cover featuring a movie star; Bradford becomes more interested in the private life of the supposedly deceased Fey.
3	3	"Queens for a Day"	James Hayman	Marco Pennette	October 12, 2006	13.95
Betty uses her Queens connections to lure an in-demand photographer for a series of shoots; Bradford seeks out the car that killed Fey; Wilhelmina prepares for a big date.
4	4	"Fey's Sleigh Ride"	Tricia Brock	Sheila Lawrence	October 19, 2006	13.17
Betty reluctantly teams up with Marc and Amanda to find out who leaked the ideas for a Christmas photo shoot to a rival magazine; Daniel and Wilhelmina are forced to pair up in order to beat the magazine's deadline; Justin visits MODE for a school project.
5	5	"The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe"	Rodman Flender	Donald Todd	October 26, 2006	13.14
Betty is the only one in the office to dress for Halloween; Wilhelmina tries to squeeze into a dress that doesn't fit her; Daniel visits his mother and questions his father about his affair with Fey.
6	6	"Trust, Lust, and Must"	Jamie Babbit	Cameron Litvack	November 2, 2006	13.62
After Daniel falls in lust with a beauty in the MODE lobby (played by Salma Hayek in the first of a seven-episode arc), he asks Betty to find out who the mysterious woman is. In the meantime, Wilhelmina has to deal with the strong character of her daughter after she comes home from boarding school, while Betty and Hilda get unexpected news as the sisters try to raise cash for a special cause.
7	7	"After Hours"	James Hayman	Dailyn Rodriguez	November 9, 2006	12.81
Betty takes a break from her escalating family troubles when she's assigned to review a posh new hotel. Meanwhile, Daniel is dismayed when Sofia Reyes and her team take up residence in the MODE conference room, and Wilhelmina prepares to go a little bit country to woo a mega rich Texan to advertise his stores in MODE.
8	8	"Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral"	Sarah Pia Anderson	Marco Pennette	November 16, 2006	12.95
Daniel, to his dismay, must attend his family's Thanksgiving gathering at the Country Club along with Claire (who was just released from the institution), Bradford. ..and Sofia. Amanda and Marc decide to create their own festive gatherings at MODE. There is also a dinner at The Suarezs', where Santos, Justin's father, will be in attendance as he brings gifts to his kid that would please all boys his age. Meanwhile Betty does a little more investigating on lawyer Leah Stillman before she hires her to represent Ignacio. And Wilhelmina hosts a Thanksgiving dinner as well but her feast doesn't look as good as it does in the magazine pictures she envisions.
9	9	"Lose the Boss"	Ken Whittingham	Oliver Goldstick	November 23, 2006	8.74
Betty is left alone during an important photo shoot during which the photographer, Bruno, has come up with questionable concepts. Meanwhile, Daniel spends the day with Betty's family helping to decorate their Christmas tree while also recovering from a hangover. Mr. Green interrogates a mortician about the remains of a client. Ignacio gets in trouble with Immigration and Customs.
10	10	"Fake Plastic Snow"	James Hayman	Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka	November 30, 2006	13.02
It's Christmas time at MODE, as Betty questions her relationship with Walter and her feelings for Henry. Daniel, on the other hand, is sure of his love for Sofia (Salma Hayek), despite her doubt, and Marc frantically tries to win over Wilhelmina in fear of losing his life. Meanwhile, Amanda vies for Betty's position as Daniel's new assistant by planning and executing a perfect MODE holiday party that fills the office with styrofoam snow and holiday wishes.
11	11	"Swag"	Tamra Davis	James D. Parriott	January 4, 2007	11.65
Betty helps Daniel entertain a Japanese designer who is visiting the magazine; Christina's swag giveaway causes mayhem among the employees; Wilhelmina is targeted by the accounting department and from behind the scenes.
12	12	"Sofia's Choice"	James Hayman	Silvio Horta	January 11, 2007	13.49
Betty discovers that Sofia's other assistant (portrayed by Becki Newton) looks like a dead ringer for Betty; Surprises await at a strip club; Ignacio gets a caseworker; Wilhelmina starts showing her nice side after Ted returns.
13	13	"In or Out"	Michael Spiller	Myra Jo Martino	January 18, 2007	14.10
Betty consoles a heartbroken Daniel by setting him up with a supermodel, as Wilhelmina starts setting things up to take Daniel's job away... and along with that, Christina and Amanda's as well; Hilda goes into business for herself after Herbalux is recalled; the "mystery woman" is revealed.
14	14	"I'm Coming Out"	Wendey Stanzler	James D. Parriott	February 1, 2007	14.00
As Fashion Week nears, Betty is stunned that Daniel has hired Hilda to help with the preparations, while Daniel is stunned over Bradford's plans to hand over Meade Publications; an old friend causes Daniel to return to old habits (after Daniel tries to seduce her); Christina prepares to test the designer waters; Wilhelmina tests out a new line of cosmetic products; Amanda and Marc set their sights on a sought-after designer outfit; a bombshell will be dropped, affecting all parties involved.
15	15	"Brothers"	Lev L. Spiro	Shelia Lawrence	February 8, 2007	14.27
Everyone is in for a shocking reaction as Alexis shows up and drops more surprises for those involved, especially the Meades (who are now fighting among themselves), Betty (who has to play mediator for the dysfunctional clan) and Wilhelmina (who's using this backdrop as part of her expanded plans); Betty is asked out on a date by Henry and is in for a surprsing announcement from Walter; Hilda learns that Justin was in a fight at school and is surprised to learn that Santos now wants to be more involved in Justin's upbringing.
16	16	"Derailed"	James Hayman	Cameron Litvack	February 15, 2007	13.66
A blizzard in New York City could derail Christina's plans to create a designer gown for a high-profile celebrity; Betty and Walter finally go their separate ways, but Betty's way to Henry's heart is stopped at the tracks by his visiting girlfriend, Charlie; Claire is suspected by Betty in Fey's death; Santos returns to prove to Justin that he can be a father; Daniel and Alexis become co-EICs at MODE, a move that makes Wilhelmina furious and suspicious.
17	17	"Icing on the Cake"	Jeff Melman	Dailyn Rodriguez	March 15, 2007	10.80
Betty asks her orthodontist (played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson) out for a date after she is invited by Henry to Charlie's birthday party; Wilhelmina resorts to plan B as she tries to have Daniel and Alexis turn on each other; Daniel tries to keep Alexis from finding out about hiring Grace Chin (Lucy Liu) as Alexis keeps Bradford from leaving jail; Amanda is amused when a designer makes her his "muse" and sends her a silver rubber hobble dress named after her.
18	18	"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"	Tricia Brock	Sarah Kucserka, Veronica Becker & Marco Pennette	March 22, 2007	10.41
Marc, promising to help Betty with inside info for Daniel, convinces her to pretend to be his "girlfriend" when his suspicious mom, Mrs. Weiner (Tony winner Patti LuPone), arrives in town. Things go from bad to worse when Mrs. Weiner invites herself to dinner at the Suarez home and Betty's whole family has to play along with the charade. Meanwhile, Daniel and Alexis struggle to work together after their mom - who actually owns MODE - names them co-editors-in-chief of the magazine.
19	19	"Punch Out"	Miguel Arteta	Oliver Goldstick	April 19, 2007	9.46
Betty attempts to keep Daniel focused on his work, but he's tempted to return to his partying ways; Fey's secret diaries becomes a sought-after prize, thanks to Wilhelmina, Alexis and a tell-all writer who has the books in her possession; Constance pressures Ignacio into restarting their 'romance' again.
20	20	"Petra-Gate"	Paul Lazarus	Harry Werksman & Gabrielle Stanton	April 26, 2007	9.62
Betty finds herself alone after learning the truth about Daniel, Christina and Henry; Daniel tries to get over his latest breakup; For the first time as a woman, Alexis is asked out by a guy; Amanda flirts with a designer she thinks is gay; Wilhelmina attracts an unlikely suitor; Santos is ready to surprise Hilda.
21	21	"Secretaries' Day"	Victor Nelli, Jr.	Henry Alonso Myers	May 3, 2007	10.68
Betty juggles her task of bailing her family out of legal problems while setting things up for MODE's assistants' party, but the place she picks to hold the event could bring back memories for Amanda in more ways than one; Alexis ponders about accepting Rodrigo's offer; Daniel seeks Betty's help for his sexual addiction; Hilda prepares for her exam; Wilhelmina makes her bold move to take over MODE.
22	22	"A Tree Grows in Guadalajara"	Lev L. Spiro	Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally	May 10, 2007	9.63
The Suarezes travel to Mexico in an effort to help Ignacio obtain a visa, and at the same time reconnect with more lost relatives, who could provide Betty with the answers about her late mother and Ignacio's real identity; Alexis' former flame from her former life as Alex has now fallen for brother Daniel; Marc becomes jealous over Amanda's new gay friend; Wilhelmina tries to makeover her latest beau; Another "fea" shows up.
23	23	"East Side Story"	James Hayman	Silvio Horta & Marco Pennette	May 17, 2007	10.50
Betty and Henry's romance heats up, but then hits a stumbling block when Charlie announces she is pregnant. Henry and Charlie return to Arizona, but Betty later learns that Charlie cheated on Henry and the child may not be his. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina plans her wedding to Bradford, while Daniel descends further in a drug-induced downward spiral. Justin plays the lead in his school's production of West Side Story, while Santos is shot in a convenience-store robbery (and presumed killed). Claire makes a break from prison, while Daniel and Alexis are involved in an accident, where the brake lines of their car were purposely cut by the man Alexis hired to kill her father.

Notes:

• "Swag" was originally scheduled to be aired as the 4th episode, but was moved to 11th by the network. The change resulted in a number of continuity problems, which were "fixed" by making most of the episode a flashback and adding scenes with Betty telling Christina the bulk of the story. In Italy, Denmark, Spain, India and the Philippines, the episode is retained as the 4th episode.[1]
• On the season 1 DVD box set, "Swag" is listed as episode 4, without the scenes of Betty talking to Christina in a flashback. Other noticeable changes on the DVD were the reversed order of the show's episode chronology: "The Box and the Bunny", which is the second episode, is listed as the third episode, having swapped places with "Queens for a Day". However, "The Box and the Bunny" should be the second episode.

Ratings

United States

In the following summary, "Rating" is the estimated percentage of all televisions tuned to the show, and "Share" is the percentage of all televisions in use that are tuned in, "viewers" is the estimated number of actual people watching, in millions, while "ranking" is the approximate ranking of the show against all prime-time TV shows for the week (Sunday to Saturday).

Episode	Title	Airdate	Rating[2]	Share[3]	18-49[4]	Viewers	Rank[5]
1	"Pilot (aka I Am Not Going to Sell Herbalux)"	September 28, 2006	10.7	17	5.5	16.32	#9
2	"The Box and the Bunny"	October 5, 2006	9.5	15	4.9	14.26	#18
3	"Queens for a Day"	October 12, 2006	9.3	15	4.4	13.95	#21
4	"Swag"	January 4, 2007	7.8	12	3.9	11.65	#22
5	"Fey's Sleigh Ride"	October 19, 2006	8.9	14	4.3	13.17	#21
6	"The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe"	October 26, 2006	8.9	14	4.3	13.14	#21
7	"Trust, Lust, and Must"	November 2, 2006	9.3	14	4.4	13.62	#22
8	"After Hours"	November 9, 2006	8.6	13	4.1	12.81	#27
9	"Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral"	November 16, 2006	8.9	14	3.9	12.95	#23
10	"Lose the Boss?"	November 23, 2006	5.3	11	2.9	8.74	#48
11	"Fake Plastic Snow"	November 30, 2006	9.0	14	4.3	13.02	#21
12	"Sofia's Choice"	January 11, 2007	10.4	16	4.4	13.49	#14
13	"In or Out"	January 18, 2007	9.5	15	4.5	14.10	#14
14	"I'm Coming Out"	February 1, 2007	9.3	14	4.8	14.00	#13
15	"Brothers"	February 8, 2007	9.1	14	4.7	14.27	#20
16	"Derailed"	February 15, 2007	9.1	14	4.5	13.66	#19
17	"Icing on the Cake"	March 15, 2007	7.4	12	3.5	10.80	#19
18	"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"	March 22, 2007	7.4	13	3.2	10.41	#24
19	"Punch Out"	April 19, 2007	6.7	12	3.0	9.46	#25
20	"Petra-Gate"	April 26, 2007	6.8	12	3.1	9.62	#29
21	"Secretaries' Day"	May 3, 2007	7.1	12	3.6	10.68	#27
22	"A Tree Grows in Guadalajara"	May 10, 2007	6.6	12	2.9	9.63	#32
23	"East Side Story"	May 17, 2007	7.1	13	3.5	10.50	#25

United Kingdom

Ugly Betty was aired on Channel 4 on a usual time of Fridays at 9.00pm.

Episode #	Title	Airdate	Rating (Millions)[6]	Rank
1	"Pilot (aka I Am Not Going to Sell Herbalux)"	January 5, 2007	4.89m	#4
2	"The Box and the Bunny"	January 12, 2007	3.53m	#13
3	"Queens for a Day"	January 19, 2007	5.27m	#5
4	"Swag"	March 23, 2007	2.20m	#16
5	"Fey's Sleigh Ride"	January 26, 2007	4.07m	#9
6	"The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe"	February 2, 2007	3.42m	#8
7	"Trust, Lust, and Must"	February 9, 2007	3.30m	#10
8	"After Hours"	February 16, 2007	3.12m	#8
9	"Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral"	February 23, 2007	3.32m	#3
10	"Lose the Boss"	March 2, 2007	2.98m	#8
11	"Fake Plastic Snow"	March 9, 2007	2.71m	#9
12	"Sofia's Choice"	March 30, 2007	2.36m	#12
13	"In or Out"	April 6, 2007	2.16m	#12
14	"I'm Coming Out"	April 13, 2007	2.48m	#5
15	"Brothers"	April 20, 2007	2.58m	#5
16	"Derailed"	April 27, 2007	2.25m	#15
17	"Icing on the Cake"	May 4, 2007	2.34m	#7
18	"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"	May 11, 2007	2.24m	#13
19	"Punch Out"	May 18, 2007	2.63m	#10
20	"Petra-Gate"	May 25, 2007	2.51m	#6
21	"Secretaries' Day"	May 25, 2007	2.60m	#4
22	"A Tree Grows in Guadalajara"	June 1, 2007	2.59m	#11
23	"East Side Story"	June 8, 2007	3.28m	#9

DVD release

DVD name	Ep #	Release dates			Additional Features
		Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
The Complete First Season - The Bettyfied Edition	23	August 21, 2007	September 24, 2007	October 31, 2007	This six disc box set contains all 23 episodes from the first season.

The 23 episodes, along with bonus footage and unaired extras, are featured in "Ugly Betty: The Complete First Season — The Bettyfied Edition", which is distributed internationally by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. According to TV Shows on DVD, BVHE released the six-disc set on August 21, 2007 and is available in regions 1 (United States and Canada), 2 (European territories) and 4 (Asia and Australia). The features include a look at the show's best and worst fashions, a Spanish audio track, a discussion with the cast on the show's origins, and a behind-the-scenes documentary with commentary from the production, set, and costume designers on the program. The discs are presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and have a total running time of 992 minutes/946 minutes R4.

Among the features:

• "Becoming Ugly"
  • America Ferrera and the cast discuss what it means to get Bettyfied
• "A La MODE"
  • Behind-the-scenes with production, set and costume designers to discover how the world of MODE was created
• "Green is the New Black"
  • See the high fashion of Manhattan and coziness of Queens all created on a Hollywood sound stage
• Deleted scenes
• Audio commentaries
• Bloopers

Soundtrack

Despite never having a physical or digital release a soundtrack of the series. This music was used during the first season of the series.

• Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall
• I Like It A Lot by Princess Superstar
• She Works Hard for the Money by Donna Summer
• Wanna Fly by Vassy
• In The Car Crash by Swayzak
• Love Me or Hate Me by Lady Sovereign
• Buttons by Pussycat Dolls
• Hips Don't Lie by Shakira
• La Cubanita by Los Ninos De Sara
• Keep Ya Body Movin' by Dance Dance Revolution
• Can I Get Get Get by Junior Senior
• Beauty and the Beast by Angela Lansbury
• Right Back Where We Started From by Maxine Nightingale
• Machine Gun by The Commodores
• Latin Lover by Lemon
• Season of the Witch by Luna
• Bad Girls by Donna Summuer
• The Glamorous Life by Sheila E
• A Marshmallow World by Dean Martin
• Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town by The Chipmunks
• Mambo Santa Mambo by The Enchanters
• Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Red Baron Remix) by Berlin Symphony Orchestra
• Love Theme by Jeff Beal
• Broken heart by Jeff Beal
• Bebot by Black Eyed Peas
• We Share Our Mother's Health by The Knife
• 9 to 5 by Lady Sovereign
• The Weekend by Michael Gray
• I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher
• Lovely 2 C U by Goldfrapp
• Because I'm Awesome by The Dollyrots
• Fame by David Bowie
• Shake by Mainline
• Ooh by Scissor Sisters
• I Know What Boys Like by The Waitresses
• Kiss And Say Goodbye by Steve Brookstein
• Tomorrow by Aileen Quinn
• What Goes Around...Comes Around by Justin Timberlake
• Super Freak by Rick James
• You Give Me Something by James Morrison
• Do Right Man by Aretha Franklin
• Turn to Real Life by Shiny Toy Guns
• Boys Wanna Be Her by Peaches
• Orange Sky by Alexi Murdoch
• Chariots of Fire by Vangelis
• I Am Ready by Counting Crows
• Colorblind by Counting Crows
• Grace Kelly by Mika
• Here I Come by Fergie
• Hot Like Wow by Space Cowboy Feat. Nadia Oh
• Running Away by Space Cowboy Feat. Nadia Oh
• Glamorous (Space Cowboy Remix) by Fergie
• We Luv You by Unkle Jam
• Mas Que Nada by Sergio Mendes feat. The Black Eyed Peas
• Departure by William Bradford Mersereau Jr.
• Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
• This is Not a Test by Oppenheimer
• We Will Rock You by Queen
• Sonido Total by Pinker Tones
• La Gallina by Ozomatli
• The Way We Were by Dave Koz feat. Vanessa L. Williams

References

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