Bananas for Betty

"**Bananas for Betty**"
"Bananas for Betty"
Ugly Betty episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 10
Directed by	Michael Spiller
Written by	Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally
Production code	210
Original air date	December 6, 2007
Guest appearance
	Betty White
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Giving Up the Ghost"	Next →; "Zero Worship"
	List of episodes

Last updated April 04, 2024

"Bananas for Betty" is the tenth episode in the second season, and the 33rd episode overall, of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty , which aired on December 6, 2007. The episode was written by Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally and directed by Michael Spiller. The episode is the last appearance of Alan Dale on the series.

Plot

A video message recorded by Bradford for Alexis and Daniel specifying who will run Meade Publications causes conflict between the siblings after a technical error prevents them from finding out who, so they decide to settle it out in a paintball war. Slater is having trouble getting off the ground due to lack of financial support and Wilhelmina's insistence on looking younger. Hilda sets up her own beauty salon with help from Gio and Henry, but after Betty hears Gio's romantic approach to how he would spend his last days with someone, she begins to think she and Henry are not doing enough with their time left together.

Reception

In a review from Zap2it, Hanh Nguyen welcome the comedic elements back to the show: "Ugly Betty gets past the grimness of Bradford's death to return to a more cheerful, wackier time. Alexis and Daniel get their sibling rivalry on, Betty and Henry go on a double date with Hilda and Gio and Wilhelmina tries to change her cutthroat image in order to woo investors. Oh yeah, and a Golden Girl!"^[1]

At the same time, there was criticism over the product placement for "27 Dresses".^[2]

Ratings

The episode was seen by 9.3 million in the United States and scored a 6.4 rating/10 share^[3]^[4] and placed 26th in the December 3rd-9th, 2007 nielsens.^[5]

Surprisingly in Chicago, the episode (which aired on ABC O&O WLS-TV) managed to beat an NFL game between the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins that was airing on WPWR-TV.^[6]

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References

Also starring

Max Greenfield as Nick Pepper
John Cho as Kenny
Freddy Rodriguez as Giovanni "Gio" Rossi
Alec Mapa as Suzuki St. Pierre

Guest stars

Betty White as herself
Ted Lyde as Security guard
Ian Gregory as Bradford's attorney
Patrick Cavanaugh as Morgue director

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[1] Betty White throws down on 'Ugly Betty' - It Happened Last Night - Zap2it

[2] Ellen Gray | 'Aliens' takes a cheap shot against Christianity | Philadelphia Daily News | 12/10/2007

[3] From Zap2it (December 7, 2007)

[4] From The Futon Critic (December 7, 2007)

[5] From Google

[6] From The Chicago Tribune (December 8, 2007)

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v t e Ugly Betty episodes
Season 1	"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"
Season 2	"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"
Season 3	"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"
Season 4	"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"