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UGLY BETTY
Air Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#315) "There's No Place Like Mode"
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FASHION WEEK BRINGS CHAOS TO THE MODIES, ON ABC'S "UGLY BETTY"

"There's No Place Like Mode" Fashion Week brings chaos to the Modies, as Betty copes with simultaneously putting on a show for a bizarre new designer named Heinrich and with an assignment from YETI to partner up with Matt (guest star Daniel Eric Gold), who works at a sports magazine, to learn about each other's jobs. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina fears she's lost her edge in the fashion world because she's been spending too much time with Conner, Daniel tries giving Molly a makeover, and a new member of the Mode team makes a dramatic entrance, on ABC's "Ugly Betty," THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Ugly Betty" stars America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Ana Ortiz as Hilda, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda, Mark Indelicato as Justin, Michael Urie as Marc, Judith Light as Claire Meade and Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater. Rebecca Romijn is a recurring guest star as Alexis Meade.

Guest starring are Bernadette Peters as Jodie, Grant Bowler as Connor Owens, Sarah Lafleur as Molly, Lauren Velez as Elena, Daniel Eric Gold as Matt, Alec Mapa as Suzuki St. Pierre and Michael Stuhlbarg as Heinrich.

"There's No Place Like Mode" was written by Sheila Lawrence and directed by Bethany Rooney.

"Ugly Betty" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP. A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.

This episode of "Ugly Betty" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.







UGLY BETTY (ABC)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/28/06 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2009)
TIME SLOT:
fridays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
4 (??? episodes)
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DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC's web site, March 2009) In the superficial world of high fashion, image is everything. Styles come and go, and the only constants are the super thin beauties who wear them. How can an ordinary girl 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 (if a bit fashion-challenged). When publishing mogul Bradford Meade handed the reigns of Mode, the bible of the fashion industry, over to his son, Daniel, he specifically hired Betty as his son's new assistant -- mostly because she was the only woman Daniel wouldn't sleep with. Both outsiders in their own way, Daniel and Betty form an unlikely team, each helping the other navigate the choppy waters of NYC's fashion scene. Everyone predicted Betty would fail. Instead, she thrived in the ultra-competitive environment. But now she faces new challenges. Diva fashionista Wilhelmina Slater, fed up with trying to earn the job of editor, has devised a new strategy -- she's engaged to marry Bradford and hopes to wrest control of the magazine that way. Will Daniel (and Betty) be able to retain their places at Mode if Willie becomes step-mommy dearest? Meanwhile, Wilhelmina (with loyal assistant Marc St. James) is planning the wedding of the millennium -- who knows who'll turn up when she takes a walk down the aisle? Betty's personal life is about to become even more complicated as former flame Henry abruptly returns to Mode in order to earn money (and get medical insurance) for his pregnant girlfriend. Can Betty stand the heartbreak of seeing the guy she really loves (but can't have) every day in the elevator? Then there's a new man on the Mode scene, Gio, the sandwich cart guy, who both irritates and fascinates Betty. In other Mode and Meade developments, sister (formerly brother) Alexis Meade is still dealing with the consequences of faking her death and getting a sex change. Claire Meade is still MIA after breaking out of prison, where she was serving time for the murder of legendary Mode editrix, Fey Sommers. Her family has no idea where she is, but she knows their every move -- and she's vowed to stop Wilhelmina from marrying Bradford. Fey may be gone, but she's not forgotten. Amanda is reeling from the revelation the fashion icon was her mother. With BFF Marc's help, she sets out to claim her rightful place in fashion society... and to find out her father's identity. Away from the office, Betty will need to help her family through the many changes they'll face, especially with family patriarch Ignacio still stranded in Mexico. Ugly Betty stars America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade, Tony Plana as Ignacio, Ana Ortiz as Hilda, Ashley Jensen as Christina, Becki Newton as Amanda, Mark Indelicato as Justin, Michael Urie as Marc, Judith Light as Claire Meade, Christopher Gorham as Henry Rebecca Romijn as Alexis and Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater. Freddy Rodriguez is a recurring guest star as Gio. Based on Yo Soy Betty La Fea, the groundbreaking Colombian telenovela that became an international phenomenon, Ugly Betty is from ABC Studios. This past season the series was awarded Golden Globe, Peabody, NAACP, ALMA and Imagen Awards, and earned 11 Emmy nominations, the most for any comedy series on any network. Academy Award-nominee and Emmy Award winner Salma Hayek is executive producer, along with Silvio Horta (Urban Legend), Marco Pennette (Caroline in the City), Jose Tamez (The Maldonado Miracle) and James Hayman (Joan of Arcadia).
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· America Ferrera as Betty Suarez
· Ana Ortiz as Hilda
· Ashley Jensen as Christina
· Becki Newton as Amanda
· Eric Mabius as Daniel Meade
· Judith Light as Claire Meade
· Mark Indelicato as Justin
· Michael Urie as Marc
· Tony Plana as Ignacio
· Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ben Silverman as EP
· Bill Wrubel as CO-EP
· Chris Black as CO-EP
· Henry Alonso Myers as CO-EP
· Jeremy Beim as PROD
· Jim Klever-Weis as PROD
· Joel Fields as EP
· Jon Kinnally as CO-EP
· Jose Tamez as EP
· Peter Elkoff as SP
· Richard Heus as EP
· Richard Shepard as DIR (Pilot)
· Salma Hayek as EP
· Sheila Lawrence as CO-EP
· Silvio Horta as EP
· Silvio Horta as WRTR (Pilot)
· Teri Weinberg as EP
· Tracy Poust as CO-EP
· Victor Nelli, Jr. as CO-EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ABC Studios
· Reveille
· Silent H Productions
· Ventanarosa