Weeds (2005–2012)

Comedy about a suburban mother turned marijuana dealer.

Creator:

Jenji Kohan

Stars:

Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 68 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Nancy Botwin (102 episodes, 2005-2012)
Hunter Parrish	...	Silas Botwin (102 episodes, 2005-2012)
Alexander Gould	...	Shane Botwin (102 episodes, 2005-2012)
Kevin Nealon	...	Doug Wilson (102 episodes, 2005-2012)
Justin Kirk	...	Andy Botwin (99 episodes, 2005-2012)
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Celia Hodes (63 episodes, 2005-2009)
Allie Grant	...	Isabelle Hodes (57 episodes, 2005-2009)
Andy Milder	...	Dean Hodes (57 episodes, 2005-2012)
Tonye Patano	...	Heylia James (41 episodes, 2005-2011)

Storyline

After her husband's unexpected death and subsequent financial woes, suburban mom Nancy Botwin (Parker) embraces a new profession: the neighborhood pot dealer. As it seems like everyone secretly wants what she's selling -- even city councilman Doug Wilson (Nealon) -- Nancy is faced with keeping her family life in check and her enterprise a secret from her neighbor/pseudo-friend/PTA president, Celia Hodes (Perkins).

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Plot Keywords:

pot | cannabis | neighborhood | marijuana | city councilman | 

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Taglines:

The buzz is back.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Showtime [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

7 August 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Erva

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lions Gate Television, Tilted Productions, Weeds Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Due to product placement deals, Nancy often carries an "It's a Grind Coffee House" beverage. A Starbucks in Calabasas, California, fills in for "It's a Grind," in the opening credits.

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Goofs

During seasons 2 through 5, several episodes feature a DEA agent named Roy Till with the rank of Captain. The Drug Enforcement Administration, a federal agency within the Department of Justice, has no such rank.

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Quotes

Andy Botwin: Hey, Pants.
Nancy Botwin: Please tell me I didn't just hear that you had cyber sex with a fifteen-year-old deaf girl.

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #26.194 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Little Boxes"
(theme song)
Written by Malvina Reynolds

User Reviews

A daring comedy with heart

Weeds is a hilarious comedy, following other trend-setting shows like The Sopranos and Six Feet Under that deal with real life issues (using real life language). Sometimes wonderfully dark, and sometimes very blunt, the humour seems to suit each episode's general mood.

The quickly progressing story lines provide plenty of interest and we quickly develop a sympathy for the main characters through some genuinely emotional dilemmas, especially Nancy, but this is no doubt helped by the fact that she is a gorgeous soccer mum in distress.

The small number of episodes in each series might be a little disappointing, but is easily forgiven in helping to maintain the high quality and originality of each episode. I can't wait for season 2.