Weeds
A Modest Proposal
TV Flash files “A Modest Proposal” as hour 56 of 102 in the TV Flash guide — Weeds (2005–2012) on Showtime, season 5, episode 6, aired 2009-07-13, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E06: listed hour 56 of 102 in the Weeds guide, hour 6 of 13 in season 5. It aired 2009-07-13 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Van Nuys” (S05E05). Next is “Where the Sidewalk Ends” (S05E07).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
It's six months since we last saw everyone and Nancy is in full bloom. Esteban proposes, and all seems right with the world until Nancy discovers there's another woman in Esteban's life. Andy, meanwhile, has gone on a spending spree and let himself go. Now he must come to terms with the new order of things. Celia, unhappy in her job at the mall, discovers an opportunity in the world of cosmetics. Shane spends an eye opening day with Ignacio. Silas and Doug's medical marijuana dispensary is in full operation, but Deputy C.P. Jones continues his meddling ways.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Modest Proposal sit in the Weeds guide?
S05E06 is listed hour 56 of 102 — hour 6 of 13 in season 5, season 5 episode 6.
When did Weeds S05E06 air?
A Modest Proposal aired 2009-07-13 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do Weeds later seasons keep the suburban satire?
Early seasons nail PTA-and-pot satire; the premise mutates into broader criminal plotting and empire farce. That escalation is Kohan's design, and a fan argument.
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Why this series still plays
After her husband's death, suburban mom Nancy Botwin deals marijuana to keep her family afloat. Jenji Kohan's Showtime comedy-drama made Mary-Louise Parker a premium-cable icon of wry panic — PTA politics meeting cartel gravity, a folk-song smile, eight seasons of character spiral.
Flash: a suburban lawn, a folk-song smile, and a widow who starts dealing marijuana like it's a PTA side hustle. After her husband's death, Nancy Botwin keeps the family afloat — picket-fence crime with cartel weather creeping into the carpool lane. Jenji Kohan premiered *Weeds* on Showtime on August 7, 2005; eight seasons through 2012, 102 episodes. Mary-Louise Parker became a premium-cable icon of wry panic beside Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould, Kevin Nealon, Elizabeth Perkins, and Justin Kirk. Season by…
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- Mary-Louise Parker as Nancy Botwin
Mary-Louise Parker dealt the suburbs as Nancy Botwin on Weeds — a husband’s death, marijuana to keep the family afloat, Jenji Kohan’s Showtime comedy-drama, PTA politics meeting cartel gravity. Folk-song smile, eight seasons of character…
- Hunter Parrish as Silas Botwin
Hunter Parrish's Silas Botwin grew up inside Weeds — suburban mom Nancy dealing marijuana after a husband's death, Jenji Kohan's Showtime comedy-drama, PTA politics meeting cartel gravity, a folk-song smile, eight seasons of character…
- Alexander Gould as Shane Botwin
Alexander Gould’s Shane Botwin grew up inside Weeds’ suburban-to-cartel spiral — Mary-Louise Parker’s wry panic, PTA politics meeting gravity, a folk-song smile, eight seasons of character weather after a husband’s death. Showtime…
- Kevin Nealon as Doug Wilson
Kevin Nealon's Doug Wilson watched Weeds from the suburban sideline — Jenji Kohan's Showtime comedy-drama, PTA politics meeting cartel gravity, Mary-Louise Parker's wry panic as the engine. Eight seasons of character spiral. TV Flash…
- Elizabeth Perkins as Celia Hodes
Elizabeth Perkins played Celia Hodes on Weeds — PTA politics, suburban knives, and Jenji Kohan's Showtime comedy-drama that sent Mary-Louise Parker's Nancy into cartel gravity. A neighbor who made the cul-de-sac feel like a cartel waiting…
- Justin Kirk as Andy Botwin
Justin Kirk’s Andy Botwin kept Weeds a family spiral — suburban mom Nancy dealing marijuana after a husband’s death, Jenji Kohan’s Showtime comedy-drama, Mary-Louise Parker as premium-cable wry panic. PTA politics meeting cartel gravity,…