Ugly Betty/Trivia

Actor Allusion: Zachary Boule dated a Gossip Girl. So did his actor, canonically.
Fake American: Alan Dale (Bradford Meade) is a New Zealander.
Friday Night Death Slot: When the show aired for the first half of the fourth season -- it escaped to Wednesdays, only to get canceled anyway.
Hey, It's That Guy!: Ugly Betty's dad is Manny Calavera.
- It's Maggie, Mel and Dawn!
- Charlie lives! And she's hanging around with Harrison John!
The Other Darrin: Wilhelmina's daughter in Season 4. Marc lampshades this by complimenting her on her nose job.
Playing Against Type: Fabia, the hilariously camp cosmetics mogul is played by... Gina Gershon???
- Also, Betty's Italian VA would later go on to voice a character in another show with a very similar premise, despite it being basically more of a Soap Opera for kids; the Playing Against Type part kicks in after you realize that the same person who voiced Betty voiced the Alpha Bitch of the other show, that is, the one harassing the main character. Wow.