Weeds: Season 1
Showtime Networks (2005)
TV Series  /  Comedy, Drama, Crime
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IMDB   7.9
283 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   US - TV-MA
Mary-Louise Parker Nancy Botwin
Alexander Gould Shane Botwin
Kevin Nealon Doug Wilson
Elizabeth Perkins Celia Hodes
Romany Malco Conrad Shepard
Hunter Parrish Silas Botwin
Andy Milder Dean Hodes
Tonye Patano Heylia James
Renee Victor Lupita
Justin Kirk Andy Botwin
Indigo Vaneeta
Shoshannah Stern Megan
Tressa DiFiglia Maggie
Shawn Schepps Alison
Allie Grant Isabelle Hodes
Becky Thyre Pam
Vincent Laresca Alejandro
Maulik Pancholy Sanjay
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Judah Botwin
Martin Donovan Peter Scottson
Director
Brian Dannelly
Arlene Sanford
Burr Steers
Craig Zisk
Producer Mark A. Burley
Jenji Kohan
Matthew Salsberg
Devon Shepard
Writer Jenji Kohan
Barry Safchik
Michael Platt
Roberto Benabib
Cinematography Bobby Bukowski
Feliks Parnell
Musician Joey Santiago
John Dragonetti


Is the grass really greener on the other side? Yes, and it smells better, too! So when Nancy Botwin (Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker) faces both sudden widowhood and poverty, she's determined to do anything to keep her kids in suburbia, including taking a job as the neighborhood pot dealer. Subversive, satirical and hilarious, the first season of this groundbreaking Showtime hit is guaranteed to spark laughter!
Episodes
 30 mins    8/7/2005  1.  You Can't Miss the Bear
In the series debut, housewife Nancy Botwin struggles to deal with the sudden death of her husband, while her best friend and neighbour Celia Hodes learns a devastating secret when she tries to catch her daughter in the act with Nancy's son.
Director:  Brian Dannelly  Writer:  Jenji Kohan 
Guest starring:  Haley Hudson, Adam Taylor Gordon
 30 mins    8/15/2005  2.  Free Goat
As Celia deals with the other woman in her marriage, Nancy contemplates creating an enterprise to solve the cash-only financial issues caused by her drug dealing. Silas has to come to terms with his girlfriend's sudden departure, while Shane tries to come to terms with missing his Dad.
Director:  Brian Dannelly  Writer:  Jenji Kohan 
Guest starring:  Jina Song, Paul St. Denis,  Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cindy Lu,  Becky Thyre, Shawn Shepps, Tyrone Mitchell
 30 mins    8/22/2005  3.  Good Shit Lollipop
A mountain lion is on the prowl in Agrestic, but it's the medical marijuana facility that is causing the most havoc in Nancy's life. Faced with the dilemma of having to compete, Nancy has to get cooking. Silas makes a move on Megan causing him some colourful problems of his own and Celia and Isabel's war over weight issues gets dirty.
Director:  Craig Zisk  Writer:  Roberto Benabib 
Guest starring:  Craig X Rubin, Joey Capone, Devon Gearhart, Joey Gray, Jina Song,  Becky ThyreShawn Schepps, Jesse Head,  Shoshannah SternSoledad St. HilaireDavid Pressman
 30 mins    8/29/2005  4.  Fashion of the Christ
Nancy gets a rude awakening when her brother-in-law Andy comes for a surprise visit. Doug has an idea for a location for the faux bakery, which Nancy may need more than ever with Andy in the way. While Andy wreaks havoc in the Botwins' lives, Nancy is introduced to "The Candy Man" in order to help meet her customers' needs, and Celia drops a bomb.
Director:  Burr Steers  Writer:  Jenji Kohan 
Guest starring:  Indrajit Sarkar,  Shoshannah SternJane LynchShawn ScheppsBecky ThyreDavid Doty
 30 mins    9/5/2005  5.  Lude Awakening
Nancy gets a reality check about what a life of crime can entail. Andy acts like a fool and gets arrested. Celia tries alternative methods to deal with her breast cancer. She also steps out of her box and bonds with children. Shane gets in trouble at school. Again.
Director:  Lee Rose  Writer:  Devon K. Shepard  / Devon Shepard 
Guest starring:  Becky ThyreShawn Schepps, Joey Gray,  David PressmanSoledad St. HilaireAllison Janney, Ayla Kell,  Shoshannah Stern, Lochlyn Munro
 30 mins    9/12/2005  6.  Dead in the Nethers
Nancy attempt to play around in an effort to relieve some stress. Nancy, Celia, and Conrad go out to a club where Celia and Conrad "snuggle up." Meanwhile Andy meets a woman who he lies to like he would anyone else and Lupita starts investigating so as to gain the upper hand in her employee/employer relationship.
Director:  Arlene Sanford  Writer:  Michael Platt  /  Barry Safchik 
Guest starring:  Yvonne DeLarosa, Brooke Langton
 30 mins    9/19/2005  7.  Higher Education
Nancy hires an employee, and becomes known to a rival in the process. Shane makes a new friend, and Andy gets to know the new friend's mother. Celia's mother comes to visit after Celia's surgery.
Director:  Tucker Gates  Writer:  Shawn Schepps 
Guest starring:  Gelbert Coloma,  Maulik Pancholy, Clare Carey
 30 mins    9/26/2005  8.  The Punishment Light
Uncle Andy acts foolish at a ceremony for Judah. Shane gets in trouble again. Celia and Dean duke it out. Nancy finds out who it is that has been "delivering" pennies onto her car and fountain and she deals with them. Andy and Doug team up to bring more trouble into Nancy's home while trying to flush out the infestation of a rat. Nancy turns down an interested single father. And Uncle Andy exposes too much of himself yet again.
Director:  Robert Berlinger  Writer:  Rolin Jones 
Guest starring:  Stephon Fuller, Matt Nolan,  Maulik Pancholy
 30 mins    10/3/2005  9.  The Punishment Lighter
Nancy gets busted and Heylia teaches her about a $14,000 lesson. Doug and Celia make kitchen talk. The kids have daddy problems during diversity week. Bread-sticks and Scones, Nancy's bakery, opens and doesn't start off so well. And Celia retakes the PTA by way of a technicality.
Director:  Paul Feig  Writer:  Matthew Salsberg 
Guest starring:  Stephon Fuller, Matt Nolan,  Maulik Pancholy
 30 mins    10/10/2005  10.  The Godmother
Isabelle experiments, Andy gets drafted, Peter may not be who Nancy thinks he is, Silas gets high, and Nancy cuts out the middleman.
Director:  Lev L. Spiro  Writer:  Jenji Kohan 
Guest starring:  Maulik Pancholy
Edition Details
Edition Season One
Series Weeds
Distributor Lions Gate
Release Date 7/11/2006
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Discs/Tapes 2
Personal Details
Links IMDB
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Features
Disc 01 Smoke And Mirrors Original Marijuana Mockumentary Smokey Snippets Six Commentaries with Cast and Crew Showtime Original Content Including Special on Suburbia Agrestic Herbal Recipes Music Video: "More Than A Friend" by All Too Much Interactive Menus