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:

There's no business like grow business.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Showtime [us]

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

Aside from the main cast (Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, Justin Kirk and Kevin Nealon), Andy Milder is the only actor who appeared in every season.

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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

Celia Hodes: When you stop being cute and funny and clean at home and start spending your afternoons with your head buried in the snatch of the tennis pro, yeah, you're a piece of shit.

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Quarterfinal 6 (2010)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Addictive Comedy

Weeds is about Nancy Botwin a working mum and housewife who gets into the darkest situations when her husband unexpectedly drops dead and she is left to raise two kids, a brother-in-law and rustic area's secret addiction to home-grown weed. Using this; as a way of dealing with her emotional collapse, in return for providing for the family by dealing marijuana to neighbours and spacey school-kids. Nancy is played with perfect pokerfaced- untelling-drug-seller mum by Mary-Louise Parker, ex-West Wing star who talks on a less political and more social tasks of day to day life. She is groomed for any social eventuality. Alongside the mum of two is youngest Shane (Alexander Gould) who played the voice of Nemo in 'Finding Nemo' who is less stutter and more into the wild flights of fancy. Older bro Silas (Hunter Parrish) who is eager to get his school life on the OC-type list by doing anything or anyone possible.

Yes, selling drugs makes good TV? Weeds outshines the morally ambiguous judgement on drugs. Some of the people who do drugs are good, some are bad. But it's the person we judge, not the substance. While it seems a bit Desperate Housewives, it's got a lot more going for it. With bitchy neighbour Elizabeth Perkins who makes the typical rich mum attitude take a leap forward.

Verdict:

With its entwined spontaneity, this is addictive and yet bizarrely enjoyable. Like most TV shows trying today: firmly planted in reality.