The Devil Wears Prada
Ugly Betty
Twentieth Century Fox
ABC
New York City girl Andy Sachs interviews at top fashion magazine Runway. Despite her frumpish look, her spunky attitude impresses editor Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), who gives her a shot.
New York City girl Betty Suarez interviews at top fashion magazine Mode. Despite her frumpish look, her spunky attitude impresses publisher Bradford Meade (Alan Dale), who gives her a shot.
Andy arrives to her first day of work as assistant to the editor in chief wearing a ridiculously lumpy "cerulean" blue sweater, thought by Miranda to have been picked up in a clearance bin. Andy is later fitted with a bright orange poncho.
Betty arrives to her first day of work as assistant to the editor in chief wearing a ridiculously lumpy, red and yellow "Guadalajara" poncho.
Snooty co-worker Nigel's (Stanley Tucci) rude assessment of Andy's appearance: "Are we doing a before-and-after piece I don't know about?"
Snooty receptionist Amanda's (Becki Newton) rude assessment of Betty's appearance: "You the 'before'? ... Before and after (for) the photo shoot?"
Andy is befriended by Nigel, the wardrobe master, who rates her size 6 dress size as "the new 14."
Betty is befriended by Christina (Ashley Jensen), the wardrobe mistress, who works with "size 0" clothes.
Abusive boss Miranda orders Andy to pick up her lunch from a steakhouse that is not yet open, then doesn't eat it.
Abusive boss Daniel (Eric Mabius) orders Betty to pick up his lunch, then asks her to remove all the cabbage from his coleslaw.
.Miranda tries to get Andy to quit by asking her to obtain an advance copy of the unreleased Harry Potter book
Photographer suggests trying to get Betty to quit by asking her to pose in a skimpy vinyl outfit.
Andy is ordered to perform a series of demeaning tasks, including walking her boss's dog, schlepping lattes and getting the brakes checked on the boss's car.
Betty is ordered to perform a series of demeaning tasks, including walking her boss's dog, schlepping lattes and pulling gum off the boss's shoes.
When a work assignment runs late, Andy misses boyfriend Nate's (Adrian Grenier) birthday celebration.
When a work assignment runs late, Betty misses father Ignacio's (Tony Plana) birthday celebration.
"Salma" is mentioned in a meeting as a possible Runway cover girl.
Salma Hayek is credited as executive producer of the series. She also makes a cameo on screen as a telenovela actress.
The song Suddenly I See by K.T. Tunstall opens the film.
The song Suddenly I See by K.T. Tunstall closes the pilot episode.
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