When Betty Met YETI
"When Betty Met YETI" | |||
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Ugly Betty episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 9 | ||
Directed by | Victor Neili, Jr. | ||
Written by | Brian Tanen | ||
Production code | 309 | ||
Original air date | November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20) | ||
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Ugly Betty season 3 | |||
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"When Betty Met YETI" is the ninth episode in the third season, the 50th episode overall, of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on November 20, 2008. The episode was directed by Victor Neili, Jr.
Plot
Former Mode employee Nick Pepper has come to Mode one last time to boast about his achievement of being a high-paid newspaper employee, thanks to YETI which causes Betty to think about her future. Although Betty is facing a rivalry with Marc to get into YETI, Justin's friendship with Randy is endangered due to peer pressure.
Comparisons
Around the time this episode aired, its Philippine counterpart I ♥ Betty La Fea had a storyline in which the titular character was preparing to launch a similar magazine that was also called B. This case of similarities can also be contributed to the Filipino version using some of the elements from the American version, as well as from Yo soy Betty, la fea, from which the Filipino and American versions derived their ideas.[1]
Reception
In a review from zap2it's Hahn Nguyen, "For anyone who has struggled to break out of their entry level position, does Ugly Betty have an episode for you. I kinda loved this part [Betty's attempt to get into YETI] of the episode."[2]
The episode's take on affirmative action, especially on racial and homosexual stereotyping, didn't go unnoticed in this review from Television Without Pity.[3]
Entertainment Weekly's Tanner Stransky notes that the scenes involving Betty and Marc were among the best in this episode.[4]
Ratings
The episode ran second in most categories at 8 o'clock with a 5.4/9 rating, a 2.5/7 in 18-49s and 8.3 million viewers overall. However it was off by 900,000 viewers (down 10 percent) from the previous episode after several weeks of rating increases.[5][6][7]
Also starring
- Grant Bowler as Connor Owens
- Sarah LaFleur as Molly
- Max Greenfield as Nick Pepper
- Max Ehrich as Randy
Guest starring
- Timothy J. Cox as Magazine Editor
- Mark Badgley as himself
- James Mischka as himself
References
- ^ original "From Ugly is the new Beautiful website
- ^ "'Ugly Betty' hunts down the YETI" from zap2it (November 21, 2008)
- ^ "I Dare You To Be Offended By This Week's Ugly Betty" from Television Without Pity (November 21, 2008)
- ^ "'Ugly Betty' Bites: Lots more Marc (of course)" From EW.com (November 21, 2008)
- ^ "CBS wins another Thursday" From Variety (November 21, 2008)
- ^ "TV Ratings: CBS Easily Wins Another Thursday" From zap2it (November 21, 2008)
- ^ "Ratings: Big Turnout for Smallville Wedding" From TV Guide (November 21, 2008)
See also
- Ugly Betty
- Ugly Betty season 3
- v
- t
- e
- "Pilot"
- "The Box and the Bunny"
- "Queens for a Day"
- "Fey's Sleigh Ride"
- "The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe"
- "Trust, Lust, and Must"
- "After Hours"
- "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral"
- "Lose the Boss"
- "Fake Plastic Snow"
- "Swag"
- "Sofia's Choice"
- "In or Out"
- "I'm Coming Out"
- "Brothers"
- "Derailed"
- "Icing on the Cake"
- "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
- "Punch Out"
- "Petra-Gate"
- "Secretaries' Day"
- "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara"
- "East Side Story"
- "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back"
- "Family/Affair"
- "Betty's Wait Problem"
- "Grin and Bear It"
- "A League of Their Own"
- "Something Wicked This Way Comes"
- "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding"
- "I See Me, I.C.U."
- "Giving Up the Ghost"
- "Bananas for Betty"
- "Zero Worship"
- "Odor in the Court"
- "A Thousand Words Before Friday"
- "Twenty Four Candles"
- "Burning Questions"
- "Betty's Baby Bump"
- "The Kids Are Alright"
- "Jump"
- "The Manahattan Project"
- "Filing for the Enemy"
- "Crimes of Fashion"
- "Betty Suarez Land"
- "Granny Pants"
- "Ugly Berry"
- "Crush'd"
- "Tornado Girl"
- "When Betty Met YETI"
- "Bad Amanda"
- "Dressed for Success"
- "Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
- "Kissed Off"
- "The Courtship of Betty's Father"
- "There's No Place Like Mode"
- "Things Fall Apart"
- "Sugar Daddy"
- "A Mother of a Problem"
- "The Sex Issue"
- "Rabbit Test"
- "The Born Identity"
- "In the Stars"
- "Curveball"
- "The Fall Issue"
- "The Butterfly Effect"
- "Blue on Blue"
- "The Weiner, the Bun, and the Boob"
- "Plus None"
- "Backseat Betty"
- "Level (7) with Me"
- "The Bahamas Triangle"
- "Be-Shure"
- "The Passion of the Betty"
- "Back in Her Place"
- "Blackout!"
- "Chica and the Man"
- "Smokin' Hot"
- "Fire and Nice"
- "All the World's a Stage"
- "Million Dollar Smile"
- "London Calling"
- "The Past Presents the Future"
- "Hello Goodbye"