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The Worst Episodes of Ugly Betty

Betty Suarez is smart, tough and tenacious, but also sensitive and loving. She hopes these skills will help her to get a job within the...

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  1. Background image for A Tree Grows in Guadalajara
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #1 - A Tree Grows in Guadalajara

    S1:E22

    The Suarez family travel to Mexico in a effort to help Ignacio obtain a US Visa and find out more about their true family roots, especially Ignacio's real identity.

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  2. Background image for All The World's A Stage
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #2 - All The World's A Stage

    S4:E16

    Justin is enjoying his acting class with his eccentric teacher, Lena Korvinka. When Betty thinks there might be a problem with him and his friends, Austin and Lilly, she drops by the class to check up on him. Betty gets sidetracked when a playwright called Zachary is introduced to the class. Betty tells Hilda about Zachary and believes his speech about reinvention was aimed at her.

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  3. Background image for I'm Coming Out
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #3 - I'm Coming Out

    S1:E14

    Betty has her job cut out for her getting prepared for Mode's huge event during New York City's Fashion Week. Meanwhile, Marc and Amanda can't delay getting their hands on something everybody desires, Christina wishes to create her mark in the design world and Daniel calls for Hilda to grant her sister a hand.

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  4. Background image for A League of Their Own
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - A League of Their Own

    S2:E5

    Betty tries internet dating and she gets asked out; Marc attracts the attention of a photographer that Marc doesn't see as attractive; Wilhelmina tries to prove to the skeptical Daniel and Alexis that she can be part of the Meade family; Hilda is unaware that Justin has become a changed teen when he starts hanging with the wrong crowd and skips school.

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  5. Background image for Betty's Baby Bump
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Betty's Baby Bump

    S2:E16

    Betty decides to patch things up with Charlie by throwing her an unforgettable baby shower. Meanwhile, Hilda decides to confront Justin's teacher after learning that he is failing gym class and Christina learns who the father of Wilhelmina's baby really is.

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    Director:Linda Mendoza
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Level (7) With Me
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Level (7) With Me

    S4:E7

    Daniel hands over the power to the Community of the Phoenix to run Mode. Betty steps in to help Daniel with Bennet. She comes up with an cunning plan with the help of Claire. Wilhemina goes out in public wearing sweats creating mayhem with the media trying to get a scoop.

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  8. Background image for The Passion of The Betty
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #7 - The Passion of The Betty

    S4:E10

    When Betty becomes concerned that she and Matt are spending too much time together, she tries to give him something else to be passionate about -- a surprise gallery showing of his art work -- with unintended results. Meanwhile, Marc is horrified that his one-night stand, Troy, is falling for him, since Marc was Troy's "first", Hilda grapples with whether or not to tell Bobby that he's the father of her unborn child, and Cal officially replaces Wilhelmina with Denise.

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    Director:Unknown
  9. Background image for Chica and the Man
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Chica and the Man

    S4:E13

    Wilhemina is livid when she lays eyes on drag queen impersonator - Wilhediva Hater. Betty and Daniel go through a rough patch as she wins an award for her blog. Daniel has the press hot on his heels. While Marc is pleased with himself when a famous director does a photo shoot with him.

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    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Smokin' Hot
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Smokin' Hot

    S4:E14

    Daniel helps Betty to cover a low-priority show. Betty discovers a new designer, Marisa, and decides to promote her however she faces stiff competition from Marc. Amanda struggles to persuade Marc or Betty to vouch for her to Wilhemina about her clothing line. Tyler tries to find Claire in New York.

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    Director:John Scott
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for How Betty Got Her Grieve Back
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - How Betty Got Her Grieve Back

    S2:E1

    Betty's life is turned into turmoil after the numerous upsetting events that have recently occurred. Despite all this, she refuses to accept the fact that Henry's leaving has deeply affected her. Meanwhile, Amanda has a hard time coping with the news she recently discovered about who her real mother is and Wilhelmina plans to use all the recent tragedies to her advantage.

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  12. Background image for Family/Affair
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Family/Affair

    S2:E2

    Betty gets a little overwhelmed about Wilhelmina's brand new hunky bodyguard. Plus, Henry returns to pay for insurance, which has Betty concerned about their relationship. Because of the fatal crash, Alexis gets amnesia and Bradford uses it to his advantage. Hilda comes to terms with recent events. And Amanda gets a surprise inheritance from her late biological mother.

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  13. Background image for Giving Up the Ghost
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Giving Up the Ghost

    S2:E9

    A crisis caused by Wilhelmina has the team at Mode struggling to meet a deadline under extreme time constraints. Consequently, Alexis is forced to flirt with the printer for an extension, and Betty and Daniel try to free a teen star out of rehabilitation for a re-shoot.

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  14. Background image for A Thousand Words by Friday
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #13 - A Thousand Words by Friday

    S2:E13

    Betty is assigned to interview a novelist. Amanda and Marc may have uncovered who Amanda's biological father is. Daniel unknowingly dates Wilhelmina's sister.

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  15. Background image for Burning Questions
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Burning Questions

    S2:E15

    Renee becomes convinced that Betty is in love with Daniel and thus starts a rivalry between the two for his affections. In the meantime, Gina returns to Queens to flash her new life and rich husband before Hilda's face.

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  16. Background image for The Butterfly Effect (2)
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - The Butterfly Effect (2)

    S4:E2

    Betty gets to run her own Mode photo shoot at the United Nations to promote their anti-malaria initiative, "Nothing but Nets," but her big opportunity becomes a baptism by fire when Daniel's neediness takes its toll, and Matt openly demoralizes her. Meanwhile, Amanda does some soul-searching when she bonds with Daniel's new temp, Helen, a career receptionist as fabulous as Amanda is. Wili makes it her personal mission to protect a loved one, and Hilda reaches out to Marc to figure out how to help Justin.

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  17. Background image for Blue On Blue
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Blue On Blue

    S4:E3

    Betty tries to get a scoop with Gucci's new designer, Evan York, through Hilda's customer, Sammy. Marc tries to stop her by getting Amanda and Matt to stage a showdown at Ignacio's restaurant. Daniel goes to a bereavement group and meets Natalie who shows him an interesting night. Wilhelmina flies to Bermuda to try and find Connor.

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  18. Background image for The Weiner, The Bun, and The Boob
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #17 - The Weiner, The Bun, and The Boob

    S4:E4

    Betty has Marc as be her temporary assistant thanks to Wilhelmina. Betty ends up covering the worst jobs in New York as an assignment but she needs to dress up as a hot dog and perform a Bollywood style dance. Marc has insecurities about how his idol at Vogue magazine will perceive him. Daniel is targeted by the leader of the Community.

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Back in Her Place
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Back in Her Place

    S4:E11

    A battered but unbowed Betty recounts her worst week EVER to Mr. Z as the show flashes back to her horrible last few days. Frustrated over the frivolous assignments Wilhelmina gives her at Mode, and inspired by Audrey Hepburn's memoir, Betty creates her own blog about amazing charitable ventures that inspire her. However, as her hobby enriches her, her job is nearly killing her, since Wilhelmina tortures Betty with beauty experiments for future stories. Meanwhile, Daniel fears Marc is sabotaging him -- and he is; Bobby treats a hormonal Hilda to some pampering during "Hilda Week," which goes awry, and Wilhelmina makes a long-term commitment to the incarcerated Connor.

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  20. Background image for Million Dollar Smile
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Million Dollar Smile

    S4:E17

    In the episode, Betty Suarez finally has her braces removed, but only after she enters a dream sequence in which she sees what her life would be like if she had had perfect teeth. At the same time, Justin Suarez tries to contact Austin, who he kissed in the previous episode and Daniel Meade secures the Million Dollar Bra for a MODE cover shoot. Meanwhile Amanda Tanen reveals that her relationship with Tyler is getting serious.

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  21. Background image for Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral

    S1:E8

    To his dismay, Daniel must attend his family's Thanksgiving gathering at the Country Club. Meanwhile, Amanda and Marc create their own gathering at Mode and there is also a dinner at Betty's house where Santos, Justin's father, is in attendance. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina also hosts a Thanksgiving dinner as well but her feast doesn't look as good as it does in magazine pictures.

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  22. Background image for In or Out
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - In or Out

    S1:E13

    While Daniel is still suffering from his break up with Sofia, Betty is doing her best to get him back to work and over Sofia. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina decides who will continue to work at Mode once her ambitions to be named Editor-in-Chief are realized.

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  23. Background image for Brothers
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Brothers

    S1:E15

    Alexis' shocking announcement causes great commotion at both Mode and the Meade home. Betty tries to maintain the peace and order at Mode, however, she is about to face her own personal turmoil when Henry asks her out on a date and Walter tells her he's got a big surprise in store. Meanwhile, Whilhelmina plots her next move to conquer Mode and Justin gets sent home from school for fighting.

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  24. Background image for Icing on the Cake
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Icing on the Cake

    S1:E17

    Daniel keeps secret from Alexis the fact that he is the one who hired Grace to defend their father, something which Wilhelmina uses to bring the siblings apart. Meanwhile, when invited by Henry to Charlie's birthday party, a desperate Betty asks Dr. Farkas, her orthodontist, to be her date. Finally, Amanda catches the eye of an unusual designer who claims that she is his muse.

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  25. Background image for Don't Ask, Don't Tell
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    S1:E18

    Betty is in for some wild drama when Marc's mother stops by, given that the latter doesn't seem to know that her son is gay and Betty acts as his girlfriend to help him keep his secret. Meanwhile, Daniel and Alexis are forced to work together when Claire names them both co-editors-in-chief.

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  26. Background image for Petra-Gate
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Petra-Gate

    S1:E20

    After seeing her working relationship with Daniel, her close friendship with Christina, and her chance to date Henry all fall apart, Betty is left with no choice but to turn her back on all three. Meanwhile, romance is in the air: At MODE, Alexis catches the attention of a guy and he asks her out; Amanda flirts with a designer who she believes is gay; and Wilhelmina finds her latest advances very tiring. Over at the Suarez's, Santos gives Hilda a little surprise.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" is the worst rated episode of "Ugly Betty". It scored 5.5/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Lev L. Spiro and written by Tracy Poust, Jon Kinnally, it aired on 5/10/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "All The World's A Stage".