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Season 1 – Weeds

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Season 1 – Weeds

2005

Comedy

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79%

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28 Reviews

97%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Widowed suburbanite Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) starts growing and selling marijuana to make enough money to support her family after her husband's unexpected death leaves her in big debt. Nancy has associates in her pot-growing business, which include Andy, who is her brother-in-law, and pot-smoking City Councilman Doug Wilson. Then there's the business of trying to keep the whole thing secret from people like her neighbor Celia.

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Critics Consensus

A cheeky comedy about big trouble in a little suburb, Weeds is a dark -- sometimes overly so -- satire centered around an uproarious cast led by a never-better Mary-Louise Parker.

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

Kohan mostly resists the temptation to get too cutesy about her dope-pushing widow, and the exceptionally versatile Parker makes her seem level-headed, resourceful, and real. In other words, a pretty cool mom.

Rated: B+

Nov 19, 2018

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Timothy Gunatilaka

Entertainment Weekly

Weeds caustically satirizes suburbia while peeking into a fringe family business. But unlike its predecessors, Showtime's series deals in a realism that's wincingly close to home.

Rated: B+

Nov 19, 2018

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James Poniewozik

TIME Magazine

The best comic suburban soap on TV, ounce for ounce.

Sep 10, 2018

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Matt Paproth

PopMatters

Light in tone, and it lays the groundwork for many of the themes and issues that the series explores in later seasons. The recent death of Nancy's husband lends some emotional weight to the episodes.

Nov 19, 2018

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Seth Freilich

Pajiba

I didn't think it would be so good that it would blow "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Extras" out of the water as my favorite cable comedy. But that's just what it did.

May 25, 2018

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Betsy Bozdech

Common Sense Media

Raising kids (and more...) in the 'burbs. Adults only.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 12, 2013

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Greg M

Season one is pretty good. It's unique and reminiscent of Breaking Bad in a build up sort of way. The show doesn't maintain this level of writing throughout the 8 seasons. By the last couple seasons it has all but lost its place. Give it a try, but don't expect it to keep you coming back in the long run. I give it 5 stars as an overall to the whole show, recognizing that in the end, I did watch the whole thing. I won't rate the other seasons though. That's by own blend of balance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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C F

Enough to cut the onions, and has one wondering about what leader is providing general Welfare.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/23

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Kasso M

Decent. It reminds me of a female Breaking Bad precursor but with weed and more focus on the kids. I'm not invested in every plot line. Some are abruptly dropped, and the pacing can be weird. And it's less serious with fewer attempts to be plausible.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Jason C

Great show ever and great season

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Regal R

90/100 - great show in the early seasons, worth watching. cool stoner tv show to watch and follow along with.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/05/23

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/03/22

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Jenji Kohan

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Mary-Louise Parker

Nancy Botwin

Elizabeth Perkins

Celia Hodes

Kevin Nealon

Doug Wilson

Tonye Patano

Heylia James

Romany Malco

Conrad Shepard

Episode 1

Aired Aug 7, 2005

You Can't Miss the Bear

Housewife Nancy Botwin struggles to deal with the sudden death of her husband, while her best friend and neighbor, Celia Hodes, learns a devastating secret.

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Episode 2

Aired Aug 15, 2005

Free Goat

In order to avoid paying bills with cash, Doug suggests creating a legitimate business; Celia confronts her husband's mistress.

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Episode 3

Aired Aug 22, 2005

Good S... Lollipop

Nancy hits upon a new idea for selling her produce; Silas has an encounter with the deaf girl with a bad reputation.

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Episode 4

Aired Aug 29, 2005

Fashion of the Christ

Nancy's brother-in-law soon has the town's Christians hot and bothered; Doug helps find a location for the bakery; Celia has some shattering news.

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Episode 5

Aired Sep 5, 2005

Lude Awakening

Celia deals with her cancer in her own unique way; Andy starts a business to rival Nancy's and soon needs a pot-smoking lawyer to rescue him.

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Episode 6

Aired Sep 12, 2005

Dead in the Nethers

Nancy has to leave her car and her ring with her dealer so she can buy more stock; Celia's out to cheat on her cheating husband.

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Episode 7

Aired Sep 19, 2005

Higher Education

Nancy takes a risk by recruiting Silas' tutor to sell pot for her on his college campus; Celia's surgery gives her a new outlook.

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Episode 8

Aired Sep 26, 2005

The Punishment Light

Celia's infidelity confession has unexpected consequences for her marriage; Nancy has a fiery confrontation with a rival dealer.

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Episode 9

Aired Oct 3, 2005

The Punishment Lighter

An anonymous source protects Nancy; Silas and Shane continue to have problems dealing with the death of their father.

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Episode 10

Aired Oct 10, 2005

The Godmother

Nancy goes into business with Conrad; Silas gets high on Ecstasy; Nancy's relationship with Peter becomes complicated.

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