Weeds
Glue
TV Flash files “Glue” as hour 62 of 102 in the TV Flash guide — Weeds (2005–2012) on Showtime, season 5, episode 12, aired 2009-08-24, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E12: listed hour 62 of 102 in the Weeds guide, hour 12 of 13 in season 5. It aired 2009-08-24 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Ducks and Tigers” (S05E11). Next is “All About My Mom” (S05E13).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Nancy, Andy and Cesar team up to look for Esteban when he goes missing. In the meantime, Dean and Doug start their scheme of revenge against Celia, while Silas and Shane develop a need to protect their new stepsister.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Glue sit in the Weeds guide?
S05E12 is listed hour 62 of 102 — hour 12 of 13 in season 5, season 5 episode 12.
When did Weeds S05E12 air?
Glue aired 2009-08-24 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.
In the series
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…
Filed against
- 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,…