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COLLECTION · Series · 2000

Bette

Bette is a CBS television show which premiered on October 11, 2000, and was the debut of the entertainer Bette Midler in a lead TV series role. A "one-season wonder", 16 episodes were aired on CBS, with its final telecast on March 7, 2001. Eighteen episodes in total were produced, with the final two broadcast on HDTV simulcasting and in foreign markets. Bette was created by Jeffrey Lane, with Midler serving as one of the executive producers.

Source: TMDB
* 7.8 (8)Comedy
Creators
Jeffrey Lane
Studios
CBS
Runtime
30 min/ep
Release
11/10/2000
Score
7.8 / 10 (8)

Awards and nominations

  • Golden Globe (2001) – Nominated – "Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series – Comedy/Musical" – Bette Midler
  • People's Choice Awards (2001) – Won – "Favorite Female Performer in a New Television Series" – Bette Midler
  • TV Guide Awards (2001) – Won – "Actress of the Year in a New Series" – Bette Midler
  • TV Guide Awards (2001) – Nominated – "New Series of the Year"
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
18 episodes · 2000
Episode 1. Pilot
2000-10-11 · 30 min

When Danny DeVito asks Bette to play his mother in his TV show and when Roy falls asleep on her, Bette begins to thinks she's getting old.

Episode 2. And the Winner Is...
2000-10-18 · 30 min

When Bette forgets to thank Roy in a speech after she won an award she works hard to win another one. She ends up as Woman Of the Year for an airline.

Episode 3. Halloween
2000-10-25 · 30 min

Bette wants to go trick-or-treating with Rose, who is less than thrilled about going out for Halloween with her mother. After wrecking the set of Dolly Parton's TV special, which she's guest starring in, Bette steals one of Dolly's…

Episode 4. Silent But Deadly
2000-11-01 · 30 min

Bette gets laryngitis after pushing herself too hard but refuses to admit to Roy that he was right when he suggested that she take it easy.

Episode 5. Two Days at a Time
2000-11-08 · 30 min

Bette is asked to participate in Oprah's book club but, because of her hectic schedule, never has time to actually read the book she is to discuss on television.

Episode 6. Color of Roses
2000-11-15 · 30 min

After firing her record producer, Bette is under pressure to record her new single. She agrees to give Oscar a shot at producing, but keeps changing her ideas of what the song should sound like, not giving Oscar the chance to do it the…

Episode 7. In My Life
2000-11-22 · 30 min

Throughout the episode, Bette plays the piano singing the theme to the series ""Nobody Else But You"" as Connie, Roy, Oscar, and Rose one-by-one begin to join her, she reminisces about how she first met them... Connie - 1980 Bette…

Episode 8. I Love This Game
2000-11-29 · 30 min

Bette tells Roy that she got him Lakers tickets for his birthday present. Bette now has to find a way to get the tickets. Turns out, Oscar has been working on a jingle for Kobe Bryant's new basketball shoe, and Bette forces Oscar to take…

Episode 9. ... Or Not to Be
2000-12-13 · 30 min

When Bette finds out that Tim Curry is in town doing a stage production of William Shakespeare's ""Hamlet,"" she pushes her way into the production, playing the part of his mother, Gertrude. Oscar can't stand Mr. Curry, due to an…

Episode 10. Diva, Interrupted
2000-12-20 · 30 min

Bette fails to make People magazine's list of ""The 50 Hottest People in Hollywood"" and realizes she needs to come up with a clever career gimmick. A high-powered, trendy publicist concocts the perfect comeback plan for her, but all…

Episode 11. True Story
2001-01-03 · 30 min

Bette appears on The View. Bette's happy to sing on the show and promote her latest CD, but she doesn't look forward to chatting with the girls because she simply can't think of any new stories to tell. When it's time to talk, Bette tries…

Episode 12. Of Men and Meatballs
2001-01-10 · 30 min

Bette takes Connie out to find her a date, and the two finally realize things could be worse -- she could end up with one of the losers they encounter.

Episode 13. Big Business
2001-01-24 · 30 min

Bette sets out to help Rose with a report on women in business by designing her own clothing line and selling it on QVC.

Episode 14. The Invisible Mom
2001-02-07 · 30 min

Bette finds a letter in the recycling bin, and shows up at Rose's school as a volunteer mom on the same day Olivia Newton-John is helping out. Olivia spends the day avoiding Bette, since (unknown to Bette) Olivia's held a grudge ever…

Episode 15. Polterguest
2001-02-28 · 30 min

Jon Lovitz shows up at Bette's front door and announces that he is her new next-door neighbor. Unfortunately, his new home is being remodeled and he needs a place to stay for a few days. Bette suggests a hotel, but the manipulative Lovitz…

Episode 16. A Brand New Roy
2001-03-07 · 30 min

Roy and Bette's plans for a romantic evening are ruined by. . .well, everyone. So Roy decides to whisk his wife away for an evening in Paris -- but flight delays cause them to be stuck at the airport with an assortment of weirdos who…

Episode 17. The Grammy Pre-show
30 min

Mishaps abound, including the loss of a borrowed diamond earring, as Bette gets ready to attend the Grammy Awards.

Episode 18. A Method to Her Madness
30 min

To research into one of her upcoming movie roles, Bette takes a job as a waitress at a sleazy diner, at first Bette is not very good at actually being a waitress which leads to her almost being fired, so Bette soon learns the trick of the…

Cast by season
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Bette
Kevin Dunn
Kevin Dunn
Roy
Robert Hays
Robert Hays
Roy
Joanna Gleason
Joanna Gleason
Connie Randolph
James Dreyfus
James Dreyfus
Oscar
?
Marina Malota
Rose
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