Official ABC Synopsis:
In the superficial world of high fashion, image is everything. Styles come and go, and the only constants are the super thin beauties who wear them. How can an ordinary girl from Queens possibly fit in?

If you took a moment to get to know Betty Suarez, you'd see how sweet, intelligent and hard-working she is (if a bit fashion-challenged). When publishing mogul Bradford Meade handed the reigns of Mode, the bible of the fashion industry, over to this son, Daniel, he specifically hired Betty as his son's new assistant mostly because she was the only woman Daniel wouldn't sleep with. Both outsiders in their own way, Daniel and Betty form an unlikely team, each helping the other navigate the choppy waters of NYC's fashion scene. Everyone predicted Betty would fail. Instead, she thrived in the ultra-competitive environment.

In the Mode tube, there are shelves which contain a different set objects pretty much every episode. Sometimes they're related to the plot, sometimes they're just generic Mode-y things. There have been:
white purses (1x01)
Fishbowls (1x02)
Masks (1x04)
Autumn leaves (1x05)
Golden Turkeys (1x08)
Ice skates (1x10)
Mirrors (1x11)
Flower Pots (1x13)
Silhouettes (1x14)
Miniature Dog Statuettes (1x15)
Multi-colored figures (1x17)
Bird cages (1x18)
Carrots (1x19)
Topiaries (1x20)
Colored phones (1x21)
Airplane models (1x22)
Shoes with multi-colored backgrounds (1x23)
Blue and green statuettes (2x01)
Black and white accessories (2x03)
Cages filled with clocks (I guess, that's what it looks like) (2x04)
Black and white photographs (2x05)
Black metal tree frame with apple ornaments (2x06)
Black and white desk lamps (2x07)
Vintage TV sets (2x08)
Shoes and purses on pedestals (2x09)
Accessories and clowns (2x10)
Mannequin heads with sunglasses (2x11)
Large, multicolored daisies in flowerpots (2x12)
Neon books and shoes (2x13)
Multicolored figurines (2x14)

Until the third season, Ugly Betty was filmed in Los Angeles. They used some ridiculous green-screening to make it look like they were actually in New York. And they did a better job of it than other shows attempting to do the same thing (Heroes, I'm looking at you.) Nevertheless, at the start of its third season Ugly Betty announced it was moving production to New York.

Season 2
How Betty Got Her Grieve Back (9/27/2007)
Family/Affair (10/4/2007)
Betty's Wait Problem (10/11/2007)
Grin and Bear It (10/18/2007)
A League of Their Own (10/25/2007)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (11/1/2007)
A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding (11/8/2007)
I See Me, I.C.U. (11/15/2007)
Giving Up the Ghost (11/22/2007)
Bananas for Betty (12/6/2007)
Zero Worship (1/10/2008)
Odor in the Court (1/17/2008)
A Thousand Words By Friday (1/24/2008)
Twenty-Four Candles (4/24/2008)
Burning Questions (5/1/2008)
Here Today, Corn Tamales (5/8/2008)

America Ferrera ... Betty Suarez
Eric Mabius ... Daniel Meade
Alan Dale ... Bradford Meade
Tony Plana ... Ignacio Suarez
Ana Ortiz ... Hilda Suarez
Ashley Jensen ... Christina McKinney
Becki Newton ... Amanda Tanen
Mark Indelicato ... Justin Suarez
Michael Urie ... Marc St. James
Vanessa Williams ... Wilhelmina