EPISODETPThe Punishment Lighter2005
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The Punishment Lighter
From Weeds
A 30-minute drugs episode from Weeds, Season 1, Episode 9.
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Series Progress: Episode 13 of 1558% Completed
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Alejandro (Vincent Laresca) seems to have gone quickly from threatening Nancy (Mary-Louise Parker) to courting her, much to her dismay. Nancy puts Andy (Justin Kirk) in charge of opening day at the front bakery, or as he puts it, her "fakery." She heads over to Valley State to meet with Sanjay (Maulik Pancholy), who, apparently now a user as well as a dealer, professes his love for her. This is interrupted by Cash (Todd Stashwick), a hulking campus security guard. Sanjay runs off, leaving Nancy to take the heat. Cash agrees to let her go without involving the police. She just has to promise never to set foot on his campus again. Oh, and leave all her pot with him. When a distraught Nancy later tells her story to Heylia (Tonye Patano) and company, Conrad (Romany Malco) surmises that Cash is probably a dealer himself, and clarifies the situation for Nancy. "You didn't get busted," he tells her, "you just got jacked." Later, Nancy corrals the contrite Sanjay into working at the bakery, but when Alejandro shows up with a new business proposal, Sanjay runs away again. Meanwhile, Celia (Elizabeth Perkins) is going through her own power struggle with the Agrestic PTA, and Shane (Alexander Gould) and Silas (Hunter Parrish) have a falling out over a purloined lighter.
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FAQ
How long is The Punishment Lighter?
The Punishment Lighter runs for 30m for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under drugs, Crime, comedy-drama.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 155 episodes across 8 seasons.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 77 hours 37 minutes (155 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Epic Binge A massive saga. Set aside dedicated weekends for this run.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 155 days
3 episodes/day: 52 days
5 episodes/day: 31 days
Episodes (155)
- S01E01 - You Can't Miss the Bear
- S01E10 - The Godmother
- S01E02 - Free Goat
- S01E03 - 3. Bölüm
- S01E03 - Épisode 3
- S01E03 - Good S. Lollipop
- S01E03 - Afsnit 3
- S01E04 - Fashion of the Christ
- S01E05 - Lude Awakening
- S01E06 - Dead in the Nethers
- S01E07 - Higher Education
- S01E08 - The Punishment Light
- S01E09 - The Punishment Lighter Viewing
- S02E01 - Corn Snake
- S02E10 - Mile Deep and a Foot Wide
- S02E11 - Yeah, Like Tomatoes
- S02E12 - Pittsburgh
- S02E02 - Cooking with Jesus
- S02E03 - Last Tango in Agrestic
- S02E04 - AKA The Plant
- S02E05 - Mrs. Botwin's Neighborhood
- S02E06 - Crush Girl Love Panic
- S02E07 - Must Find Toes
- S02E08 - MILF Money
- S02E09 - Afsnit 9
- S02E09 - Épisode 9
- S02E09 - 9. Bölüm
- S03E01 - Doing the Backstroke
- S03E10 - Roy Till Called
- S03E11 - Cankles
- S03E12 - The Dark Time
- S03E13 - Épisode 13
- S03E13 - Afsnit 13
- S03E13 - Risk
- S03E13 - 13. Bölüm
- S03E14 - Protection
- S03E15 - Go
- S03E02 - A Pool and His Money
- S03E03 - The Brick Dance
- S03E04 - Sh*t Highway
- S03E05 - Bill Sussman
- S03E06 - Grasshopper
- S03E07 - He Taught Me How to Drive-By
- S03E08 - The Two Mrs. Scottsons
- S03E09 - Épisode 9
- S03E09 - 9. Bölüm
- S03E09 - Release the Hounds
- S03E09 - Afsnit 9
- S04E01 - Mother Thinks the Birds Are After Her
- S04E10 - The Love Circle Overlap
- S04E11 - Head Cheese
- S04E12 - 'Till We Meet Again
- S04E12 - Épisode 12
- S04E12 - 12. Bölüm
- S04E12 - Afsnit 12
- S04E13 - If You Work for a Living, Why Do You Kill Yourself Working?
- S04E02 - Épisode 2
- S04E02 - 2. Bölüm
- S04E02 - Afsnit 2
- S04E02 - Lady's a Charm
- S04E03 - The Whole Blah Damn Thing
- S04E04 - The Three Coolers
- S04E05 - Épisode 5
- S04E05 - No Man Is Pudding
- S04E05 - 5. Bölüm
- S04E05 - Afsnit 5
- S04E06 - 6. Bölüm
- S04E06 - Excellent Treasures
- S04E06 - Épisode 6
- S04E06 - Afsnit 6
- S04E07 - Yes I Can
- S04E08 - I Am the Table
- S04E09 - Little Boats
- S05E01 - Wonderful Wonderful
- S05E10 - Perro Insano
- S05E11 - Ducks and Tigers
- S05E12 - Glue
- S05E13 - All About My Mom
- S05E02 - Machetes Up Top
- S05E03 - Su-Su-Sucio
- S05E04 - Super Lucky Happy
- S05E05 - Van Nuys
- S05E06 - A Modest Proposal
- S05E07 - Where the Sidewalk Ends
- S05E08 - A Distinctive Horn
- S05E09 - Suck n Spit
- S06E01 - 1. Bölüm
- S06E01 - Épisode 1
- S06E01 - Thwack
- S06E01 - Afsnit 1
- S06E10 - Épisode 10
- S06E10 - Afsnit 10
- S06E10 - 10. Bölüm
- S06E10 - Dearborn-Again
- S06E11 - Viking Pride
- S06E12 - Fran Tarkenton
- S06E13 - Theoretical Love Is Not Dead
- S06E02 - Felling and Swamping
- S06E03 - A Yippity Sippity
- S06E04 - Bliss
- S06E05 - Boomerang
- S06E06 - A Shoe for a Shoe
- S06E07 - Pinwheels and Whirligigs
- S06E08 - Gentle Puppies
- S06E09 - Épisode 9
- S06E09 - To Moscow, and Quickly
- S06E09 - Afsnit 9
- S06E09 - 9. Bölüm
- S07E01 - Bags
- S07E10 - System Overhead
- S07E11 - Épisode 11
- S07E11 - 11. Bölüm
- S07E11 - Afsnit 11
- S07E11 - Une Mére Que J'aimerias B.
- S07E13 - Do Her/Don't Do Her
- S07E02 - From Trauma Cometh Something
- S07E03 - Game-Played
- S07E04 - A Hole in Her Niqab
- S07E05 - Fingers Only Meat Banquet
- S07E06 - Object Impermanence
- S07E07 - Vehement v. Vigorous
- S07E07 - Afsnit 7
- S07E07 - 7. Bölüm
- S07E07 - Épisode 7
- S07E08 - Synthetics
- S07E09 - Cats! Cats! Cats!
- S08E01 - Messy
- S08E10 - Threshold
- S08E11 - 11. Bölüm
- S08E11 - God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise
- S08E11 - Afsnit 11
- S08E11 - Épisode 11
- S08E12 - È ora - I parte
- S08E12 - It's Time
- S08E12 - Afsnit 12
- S08E12 - 12. Bölüm
- S08E12 - Épisode 12
- S08E12 - It's Time, Part 1
- S08E13 - It's Time
- S08E02 - Afsnit 2
- S08E02 - A Beam of Sunshine
- S08E02 - 2. Bölüm
- S08E03 - Épisode 3
- S08E03 - See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die
- S08E03 - 3. Bölüm
- S08E03 - Afsnit 3
- S08E04 - Only Judy Can Judge
- S08E05 - Red in Tooth and Claw
- S08E06 - Allosaurus Crush Castle
- S08E07 - Unfreeze
- S08E08 - Five Miles From Yetzer Hara
- S08E09 - 9. Bölüm
- S08E09 - Saplings
- S08E09 - Épisode 9
- S08E09 - Afsnit 9
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