

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.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Pilot
11-10-200030mWhen 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.
- Ep 2
2.And the Winner Is...
18-10-200030mWhen 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.
- Ep 3
3.Halloween
25-10-200030mBette 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...
- Ep 4
4.Silent But Deadly
01-11-200030mBette 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.
- Ep 5
5.Two Days at a Time
08-11-200030mBette 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.
- Ep 6
6.Color of Roses
15-11-200030mAfter 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 shou...
- Ep 7
7.In My Life
22-11-200030mThroughout 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 a...
- Ep 8
8.I Love This Game
29-11-200030mBette 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 Bry...
- Ep 9
9.... Or Not to Be
13-12-200030mWhen 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,...
- Ep 10
10.Diva, Interrupted
20-12-200030mBette 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 publicis...
- Ep 11
11.True Story
03-01-200130mBette 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 an...
- Ep 12
12.Of Men and Meatballs
10-01-200130mBette 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.
- Ep 13
13.Big Business
24-01-200130mBette sets out to help Rose with a report on women in business by designing her own clothing line and selling it on QVC.
- Ep 14
14.The Invisible Mom
07-02-200130mBette 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...
- Ep 15
15.Polterguest
28-02-200130mJon 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...
- Ep 16
16.A Brand New Roy
07-03-200130mRoy 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...
- Ep 17
17.The Grammy Pre-show
TBA30mMishaps abound, including the loss of a borrowed diamond earring, as Bette gets ready to attend the Grammy Awards.
- Ep 18
18.A Method to Her Madness
TBA30mTo 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...
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