‘Ugly Betty’ is a pinata full of diverse pleasures - ABC stepped outside the box with quirky characters and madcap style — and found a winner.

“It’s a good thing Betty Suarez’s poncho is roomy.

Under that billowing bright-red garment, which she wore in the first episode of ABC’s Ugly Betty, Suarez sneaked in the tools of a television revolution.

The success of the Thursday-night show, one of the few real hits of the new season, has upended as many rules of television as you care to count.
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