Backseat Betty
| "Backseat Betty" | |
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| Ugly Betty episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 6 |
| Directed by | John Putch |
| Written by | Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally |
| Production code | 406 |
| Original air date | November 13, 2009 |
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"Backseat Betty" is an episode from the dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on November 13, 2009. It is the sixth episode from Season 4, and the 71st episode overall.
It is Saturday morning and during breakfast Betty shows off her new tattoo to Ignacio and Hilda as she talks about enjoying the single life. When Justin breaks the news that he is going to assist the cheerleaders at the homecoming prom (based on Marc's advice to befriend popular girls to make it through high school) and he needs help, the family blows up because Ignacio's experience when he refused to let Hilda go to her prom when she was pregnant have come back (It turned out that Hilda was named homecoming queen the year she was pregnant). While they talk about Justin after they left the house, they run into an old friend named Bobby Talercio, whom Hilda once had feelings for and Betty had a crush on. Bobby is the school driver's education teacher, which happens to be his second job (he also works at an auto dealership).
At the school, Marc helps Justin out with the uniforms for the cheerleaders, when a couple of guys come over to make fun of him. Marc sees him get humiliated and tells Justin that its time to try something different by helping out the "mean girls", with their routines, starting with Ava the head cheerleader. As the visit the house, they show off a routine they want to show to the cheerleaders at the homecoming, for which Justin tells the family that he's been invited to be a part of.
At work, Betty and Daniel talk about The Community of the Phoenix, who Daniel believes is helping him in more ways than one, especially now that he is drinking their bottled water, wearing beads and going on a diet with Natalie. Betty and Claire becomes curious about his behavior. As Daniel runs into Amanda at the reception desk on a Saturday, Daniel convinces Amanda to go to the seminar as a way to change her life. Amanda, who now sees Daniel as somewhat of a friend, takes him up on the offer. At the get-together, Amanda starts to question the group's motives to Daniel after Natalie, who after secretly talking to Bennett when Daniel mentions recruiting people like Amanda but they see her as a problem, lashes out at Amanda because she doesn't have the "energy". Amanda tells Daniel that it's not too late to change his mind, but Daniel tells Amanda to go. When Bennett comes over to talk to him, he asks him that it's time to go to the next phase, which is "Level 5", in which Daniel will be able to communicate with his late wife Molly. A skeptical Daniel thinks about it. During a tea drinking, Bennett pours a cup to give to Natalie and Daniel. After Natalie takes a sip and coughs saying it tastes bitter, Bennett squeezes a couple of lemons to make it taste better and they watch Daniel drink the tea.
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