"Backseat Betty" is an episode from the dramedy series ''

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'', which aired on November 13, 2009. It is the sixth episode from

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, and the 71st episode overall.

Plot

Hilda's badboy high school flame and Betty's schoolgirl crush, Bobby Talercio (Adam Rodriguez), teaches at Justin's school, causing the sisters to both doubt their feelings for "nice guys". Justin is struggling to fit in at high school, so Marc advises him to befriend the mean girl type cheerleaders. When Justin is invited to Homecoming, he becomes the victim of another prank as he is jokingly awarded as "Homecoming Queen" but Justin takes Marc's advice and manages to turn the prank back at his bullies. Meanwhile, Daniel introduces Amanda to the Community of the Phoenix, as he's lured deeper into its clutches by the leader, Bennett (Dylan Baker) and his teammate Natalie. Wilhelmina takes a drastic step to find money for Nico's blackmail payment but when she finds out that Connor is dead, she cries, knowing that her life is slowly shutting down.

Notes

*The episode, despite the excellent critical reception, pulled in a 3.0/5 overall, with a 1.3/4 among 18-49s and 4.5 million tuning in, down slightly from the previous outing. *The episode received good reviews. ''

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called this episode "exceptionally funny, moving, gutsy", called

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' performance Emmy-worthy and also praised

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and

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for their performances. ''EW'''s Tanner Stransky also praised this episode as well. *This episode introduces

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(Bobby Talercio) as a recurring star.

References

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