Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives
The Complete Guide
Contents
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Overview
1.1
Desperate Housewives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1.1
Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1.2
Series synopses and episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1.3
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1.4
Other media and merchandise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1.5
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.1.6
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of awards and nominations received by Desperate Housewives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.2.1
By Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.2.2
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of Desperate Housewives cast members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.3.1
Main cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.3.2
Guest cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.3.3
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Marc Cherry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.4.1
Early life and career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.4.2
Desperate Housewives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.4.3
Lawsuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.4.4
Other credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.4.5
Political aliation
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1.4.6
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.2
1.3
1.4
Amas de Casa Desesperadas
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2.1
Amas de Casa Desesperadas (Argentine TV series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.1.1
Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.1.2
Origins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.1.3
Cast and characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.1.4
Filming locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.1.5
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Amas de Casa Desesperadas (Colombian-Ecuadorian TV series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2.1
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2.2
Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2
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2.3
2.2.3
Writers and directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2.4
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2.5
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Amas de Casa Desesperadas (US TV series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3.1
Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3.2
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3.3
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Characters
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3.1
Acquaintances of Gabrielle Solis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.1.1
Main characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.1.2
Secondary characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.1.3
Recurring characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.1.4
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Susan Mayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.2.1
Development and casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.2.2
Personality and characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.2.3
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.2.4
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.2.5
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.2.6
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Lynette Scavo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.3.1
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.3.2
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Bree Van de Kamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.4.1
Character prole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.4.2
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.4.3
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.4.4
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.4.5
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.4.6
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Gabrielle Solis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.5.1
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.5.2
Trivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.5.3
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Edie Britt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.6.1
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3.6.2
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.6.3
Trivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.6.4
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Carlos Solis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.7.1
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3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
Early life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.7.2
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.7.3
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Tom Scavo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.8.1
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.8.2
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Orson Hodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.9.1
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3.9.2
History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.9.3
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.9.4
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.10 Katherine Mayfair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.10.1 Development and casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.10.2 Personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.10.3 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.10.4 Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.10.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.10.6 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.11 Angie Bolen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.8
3.9
3.11.1 Development and departure
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3.11.2 Personality and characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.11.3 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.11.4 Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.11.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.12 Mary Alice Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.12.1 Development and casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.12.2 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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3.12.3 Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

3.12.4 Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
3.12.5 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
3.13 Mike Delno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
3.13.1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
3.13.2 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
3.14 Julie Mayer (Desperate Housewives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
3.14.1 Development and casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
3.14.2 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
3.14.3 Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
3.14.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
3.15 Andrew Van de Kamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
3.15.1 Storylines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
3.15.2 Characterization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
3.15.3 Critical reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
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3.15.4 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
3.15.5 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
3.16 Karen McCluskey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
3.16.1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
3.16.2 Behind the scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
3.16.3 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Acquaintances
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
Acquaintances of Gabrielle Solis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

4.1.1
Main characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
4.1.2
Secondary characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
4.1.3
Recurring characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
4.1.4
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

4.2.1
Main characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.4
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

4.3.1
Main characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
4.3.2
4.3.3
4.3.4
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

4.4.1
Main characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Seasons and episodes

5.1
5.2
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Desperate Housewives (season 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

5.1.1
Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
5.1.2
Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
5.1.3
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
5.1.4
Episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
5.1.5
DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
5.1.6
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
5.1.7
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

5.2.1
Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
5.2.2
Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
5.2.3
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
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5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.2.4
Episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
5.2.5
DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
5.2.6
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

5.3.1
Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
5.3.2
Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
5.3.3
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
5.3.4
Episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
5.3.5
DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
5.3.6
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

5.4.1
Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
5.4.2
Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
5.4.3
Episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
5.4.4
Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
5.4.5
Season debuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
5.4.6
DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
5.4.7
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
5.4.8
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

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Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
5.5.2
Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
5.5.3
Episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
5.5.4
Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
5.5.5
DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
5.5.6
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
5.5.7
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

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Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
5.6.2
Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
5.6.3
Episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
5.6.4
International Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
5.6.5
Detailed International Schedules and Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
5.6.6
DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
5.6.7
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

5.7.1
Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
5.7.2
Cast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
5.7.3
Episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
5.7.4
DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
5.7.5
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
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5.8
List of Desperate Housewives episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

5.8.1
Series overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
5.8.2
Season ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
5.8.3
Episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
5.8.4
Specials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
5.8.5
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Miscellany
246
6.1
List of Desperate Housewives DVD releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

6.1.1
Season 1
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6.1.2
Season 2
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6.1.3
Season 3
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
6.1.4
Season 4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
6.1.5
Season 5
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6.1.6
Season 6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
6.1.7
Season 7
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
6.1.8
Season 8
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
6.1.9
The Complete Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
6.1.10 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

6.2
6.3
6.4
Desperate Housewives: The Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

6.2.1
Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
6.2.2
Timescale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
6.2.3
Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
6.2.4
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
6.2.5
Endings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
6.2.6
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
6.2.7
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

6.3.1
Track listing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
6.3.2
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
6.3.3
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Wisteria Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

6.4.1
Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
6.4.2
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
6.4.3
Residents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
6.4.4
Ocial Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
6.4.5
See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
6.4.6
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
6.4.7
External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses

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Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
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Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
7.3
Content license . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Chapter 1
Overview
1.1 Desperate Housewives
placed #56 on Entertainment Weekly 's New TV Classics list.[9]
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedydrama-mystery series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired
Sundays at 9 P.M. Eastern/8 P.M. Central, on ABC from
October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012. Executive producer
Cherry served as showrunner. Other executive producers
since the fourth season included Bob Daily, George W.
Perkins, John Pardee, Joey Murphy, David Grossman,
and Larry Shaw.
Desperate Housewives was ocially renewed by ABC

on May 17, 2011 for an eighth season.[10] The season
premiere episode was broadcast on Sunday, September 25.[11] The eighth season was the shows nal
season.[12][13] The series concluded on May 13, 2012. By
the end of the series, it had surpassed Charmed as the
longest running hour-long television series featuring all
female leads by two episodes. Housewives was also the
most watched series nale of 2012.
The main setting of the show was Wisteria Lane, a street

in the ctional American town of 'Fairview' in the ctional 'Eagle State'. The show followed the lives of a
group of women as seen through the eyes of a dead neighbor who committed suicide in the very rst episode. The
storyline covers thirteen years of the womens lives over
eight seasons, set between the years 20042008, and later
20132017 (the story arc included a 5 year passage of
time). They worked through domestic struggles and family life, while facing the secrets, crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their at the surface beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood.
1.1.1 Production
The idea for the series was conceived as Marc Cherry
and his mother were watching a news report on Andrea
Yates.[14] Prior to Desperate Housewives, Cherry was best
known for producing and writing episodes of Touchstone
Television's hit comedy series The Golden Girls and its
successor, The Golden Palace. In addition, he had created or co-created three sitcoms: The 5 Mrs. Buchanans,
The Crew and Some of My Best Friends, none of which
lasted longer than a year. Cherry had diculty in getting any television network interested in his new series; HBO, CBS, NBC, Fox, Showtime, and Lifetime all
turned the show down.[15] Finally, two new executives
at ABC, Lloyd Braun and Susan Lyne, chose to greenlight it,[16] reportedly after The O.C. on Fox premiered
in 2003 and showed that a soap opera could succeed in
prime time.[17] Shortly thereafter, Disney had both Braun
and Lyne red, following their approval of another new
drama series: Lost.[18]
The show featured an ensemble cast, headed by Teri

Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Human as Lynette
Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp, and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis. Brenda Strong narrated the show
as the deceased Mary Alice Young, appearing sporadically in ashbacks or dream sequences.[2]
The series was well received by viewers and critics alike.
The show is a multiple Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe
and Screen Actors Guild Award winner. The series premiere drew 21.6 million viewers[3] and the shows rst
season nale attracted over 30 million viewers. In 2007,
it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with an audience of approximately
120 million[4] and was also reported that the series is the
third most watched TV show in a study of ratings in 20
countries.[5] In 2012, it remained as the most-watched
comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide, which measured ratings across ve
continents;[6] it has held this position since 2006.[7] Moreover, it was the third-highest revenue earning show for
2010, with US$2.74 million per half hour.[8] The show
The ABC executives were not initially satised with the

name of the new show, suggesting Wisteria Lane and The
Secret Lives of Housewives instead.[19][20] However, on
October 23, 2003, Desperate Housewives was announced
by ABC, presented as a prime time soap opera created
by Charles Pratt, Jr. of Melrose Place fame, and Marc
Cherry, who declared the new show to be a mix of Knots
Landing and American Beauty with a little bit of Twin
Peaks.[21] While Cherry continued his work on the show,
Pratt was credited as executive producer for the pilot
episode only, remaining linked to the show as a consulting
producer during the rst two seasons.
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CHAPTER 1. OVERVIEW
On May 18, 2004, ABC announced the 20042005

lineup, with Desperate Housewives in the Sunday at 9:00
10:00 p.m. ET slot,[22] which it held all through the run
of the show. After only three episodes were broadcast, on
October 20, ABC announced that Desperate Housewives,
along with Lost, had been picked up for a full season.[23]
A couple of weeks later after Housewives premiered the
owners of NBC called to see who had passed on the series
due to its ratings success.
Desperate Housewives was produced by creator Marc
Cherry (Cherry Productions), Austin Bagley and, since
2007, ABC Studios. From 2004 to 2007, Desperate
Housewives was produced in association with Touchstone
Television.
The residence of Mary Alice Young (as seen in the premiere

episode of Desperate Housewives), on Wisteria Lane.
Production crew
Cherry, Tom Spezialy and Michael Edelstein served as
executive producers for the rst two seasons on the show.
Spezialy, who also served as a sta writer, left his previous position as writer and executive producer for Dead
Like Me to join the crew on Desperate Housewives. He
had also worked as writer and co-executive producer on
several shows, among them Ed, Jack and Jill, and Parker
Lewis Can't Lose, while Edelstein had been the executive
producer of Threat Matrix and Hope & Faith.
Second season conicts arose among the executive producers. Subsequent to this, Edelstein left the show midseason, and by the seasons end, so did Spezialy.[24]
For the third year, Cherry was joined by award-winning
writer and producer Joe Keenanof Frasier fameand
television movie producer George W. Perkins, who had
been a crew member of Desperate Housewives since the
shows conception. Although receiving praise for his
work on the show, Keenan chose to leave Desperate
Housewives after one season to pursue other projects.[25]
Replacing him as executive producer for the fourth season of the show was Bob Daily, who had joined the
crew as a writer and co-executive producer during the
third season. Dailys previous work include writing for
the animated series Rugrats, as for Frasier. Also joining
Cherry, Perkins and Daily for the fourth season were John
Pardee and Joey Murphy, who had been with the series
since the beginning.[26] Both had also worked on Cherrys
previous show The Crew in 1995, as well as on the sitcom
Cybill.
standard and 16:9 widescreen high denition, though it

was framed for the 4:3 aspect ratio[28] until the nal season.
The set for Wisteria Lane, consisting mainly of facades
but also of some proper houses, was located on the
Universal Studios Hollywood back lot. It was referred
to by lm crews as Colonial Street, and has been used
for several motion pictures and television shows since
the mid-1940s.[29] Notable productions that were lmed
here include: So Goes My Love, Leave it to Beaver, The
'Burbs, Providence, Deep Impact, Bedtime for Bonzo, The
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Gremlins, The Munsters,
Psycho, and Buy the Vampire Slayer.[29] For the second
season of Desperate Housewives, the street went through
some heavy changes. Among the most noticeable of
these changes was the removal of a church facade and
a mansion in order to make room for Edies house and a
park.[30][31]
Interior sets were built on sound stages at Universal Studios Hollywood, some of which were duplicated in some
form on the Wisteria Lane back lot for lming when conditions required it.[32]
Filming for the series ended April 26, 2012.
Opening sequence
The initial idea for the show opening sequence was

Cherrys. After asking sixteen companies to come up
In the rst four seasons, Larry Shaw and David Grossman with suggestions for how best to realize it, the producers
have been the most prolic directors, together directing nally hired Hollywood-based yU+co to provide the nal
more than half of the episodes.
version.[33] According to the yU+cos ocial website, the
idea behind the sequence is, to evoke the shows quirky
spirit and playful outing of womens traditional role in
Filming
society.[34] The images featured are taken from eight
pieces of art, portraying domesticity and male-female reSee also: Wisteria Lane and Colonial Street
[35]
Desperate Housewives was lmed on Panavision 35 lations through the ages.
mm cameras (except for the nal season, which was The music for the opening is composed by Danny Elfshot digitally on the Arri Alexa).[27] It was broadcast in man, and has been awarded both a Primetime Emmy
1.1. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

Award and the BMI TV Music Award.[36] In 2005 it was
included on the album Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives. When an episode runs long, only
the rst sequence (the falling apple) is kept. From the
episode "Now You Know" onwards, only the main chorus of the theme is heard, which is the falling apple scene,
and the photograph of the four lead actresses, crediting
Marc Cherry as creator.
Music
In addition to the theme composed by Danny Elfman, the
series underscore music, composed by Steve Jablonsky
since the second episode of the rst season, denes the
overall sound of the show by creating a musical counterpoint to the writing style. The score is electronic-based,
but every scoring session incorporates a live string ensemble. Jablonsky incorporates recurring themes for events
and characters into the score.[37] Hollywood Records produced the rst soundtrack album, Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives distributed by Universal
Records. Several of those songs have been used in subsequent seasons.
Housewives 's unique style combined with the heavy dialogue and a quick-re writing style limits the amount of
popular music used within the series. The series music
supervisor, David Sibley, works closely with the producers to integrate these musical needs into the show. In
addition to featured performances by central characters
such as Susan Mayer singing along with Rose Royce's
"Car Wash" and Lynettes rendition of "Boogie Shoes",
several characters have been accomplished musicians,
such as Betty Applewhite (a concert pianist) and Dylan
Mayfair (a prodigy cellist).
3
In October 2009, Cherry signed a two-year deal with
ABC that could keep Desperate Housewives on the air until 2013.[39] The stars of Desperate Housewives nalized
new deals to make way for Season 8,[40][41] and signed at
the price of $12 million.[42]
Originally, Marc Cherry hinted that Desperate Housewives would end in 2013[43] and in April 2011, Eva Longoria conrmed that there would denitely be an eighth
season and expressed hopes for a ninth.[44] Desperate
Housewives was ocially renewed by ABC on May 17,
2011 for an eighth season.[10]
Final season
In August 2011, it was conrmed that Season 8 of Desperate Housewives would be the nal season.[12][13] Eva
Longoria commented about the end of Desperate Housewives on her Twitter account:
Its conrmed! We are lming our last season of Desperate Housewives! I am so grateful
for what the show has given me! We always
knew we wanted to end on top and I thank ABC
for giving us our victory lap! And a special
thanks to Marc Cherry who forever changed
my life![45]
Marc Cherry, the shows creator, made a cameo as a
mover in the last scene of the nal episode.
1.1.2 Series synopses and episodes

See also: List of Desperate Housewives episodes
The rst season premiered on October 3, 2004, and introduces the four central characters of the show: Susan
Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de Kamp and Gabrielle
In August 2009, Marc Cherry said that Desperate HouseSolis, as well as their families and neighbors on Wisteria
wives would be on television for a few more years, stating
Lane. The main mystery of the season is the unexpected
that the series still has a lot of life left in it. He told The
suicide of Mary Alice Young, and the involvement of her
Wrap:
husband Paul Young (Mark Moses) and their son Zach
(Cody Kasch) in the events leading up to it. Susan ghts
Steve McPherson (ABC Entertainment
Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan) for the aection of new
president) and I agree that we shouldn't keep
neighbor Mike Delno (James Denton), Lynette strugthe show going for more than a couple [of]
gles to cope with her demanding children, Bree ghts to
years past my seven-year initial contract. We
save her marriage to Rex Van de Kamp (Steven Culp),
don't want it to just fade away. We've been in
and Gabrielle tries to prevent her husband Carlos Solis
negotiations. I expect to sign my new deal soon
(Ricardo Antonio Chavira) from discovering that she is
to set up a future scenario for the show. Somehaving an aair with their gardener, John Rowland (Jesse
one else will run the show after season seven
Metcalfe).
and I will serve as executive producer from a
The second season premiered on September 25, 2005 and
distance.
its central mystery is that of new neighbor Betty AppleHe went on to explain that he felt the program had been white (Alfre Woodard), who moved onto Wisteria Lane
revitalized by the ve-year leap forward for season ve, in the middle of the night. Throughout the season, Bree
saying: Yes, I think it worked well. It was a way to start tries to cope with being a widow, unknowingly begins dating the man who poisoned her husband, ghts alcoholism,
fresh and let everyone start from scratch in a way.[38]
Later seasons
CHAPTER 1. OVERVIEW
to raise her teenage daughters illegitimate child as her
own; and Edie schemes to hold on to her new love, Carlos. A gay couple from Chicago Lee McDermott (Kevin
Rahm) and Bob Hunter (Tuc Watkins) become residents of Wisteria Lane. A tornado threatens to destroy
everything, and everyone, that the housewives hold dear.
In the closing minute the characters and their story have
ashed forward by ve years.
The Applewhite house, focus of Desperate Housewives seasonlong mystery from 2005 to 2006
and is unable to prevent the gap between her and her son
Andrew Van de Kamp (Shawn Pyfrom) from growing to
extremes. Susans love life becomes even more complicated as her ex-husband Karl Mayer (Richard Burgi) is
engaged to Edie and is also started to incline towards Susan. Lynette goes back to her career in advertising while
her husband Tom Scavo (Doug Savant) becomes a stayat-home father, and Gabrielle decides to be faithful to
Carlos, and begins preparations to have a child. Paul is
framed and sent to jail not for the murder he committed
in the previous season, but for a fake one.
The third season premiered on September 24, 2006.
In the third season, Bree marries Orson Hodge (Kyle
MacLachlan), whose past and involvement with a recently discovered dead body becomes the main mystery
of the season. Meanwhile, Lynette has to adjust to the arrival of Toms previously unknown daughter to the home.
The Scavos also experience tension as Tom wants to start
a pizzeria. Gabrielle goes through a rough divorce, but
nally nds new love in Fairviews new mayor. After being run over by Orson in the previous season nale, Mike
falls into coma and suers from amnesia when he wakes
up. Edie sees her chance to make her move on Mike,
and her family relations are explored throughout the season. Susan loses hope that Mikes memory will return
and in the process moves on to a handsome Englishman
whose wife is also in a coma, while her daughter Julie
Mayer (Andrea Bowen) starts dating Edies nephew. Elderly neighbor Karen McCluskey (Kathryn Joosten) hides
something in her freezer. A shooting at the local grocery
store leaves two characters dead and changes everyones
lives forever.
The fourth season premiered on September 30, 2007,[46]
and its main mystery revolves around new neighbor
Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany) and her family, who
return to Wisteria Lane after twelve years away. Lynette
battles cancer; the newlywed but unhappy Gabrielle
starts an aair with her ex-husband Carlos; Susan and
Mike enjoy life as a married couple and learn that they
are expecting a child; Bree fakes a pregnancy and plans
The house of Katherine Mayfair on Wisteria Lane, as seen on

Desperate Housewives from 2007 to 2010.
The fth season premiered on September 28, 2008, with

the time period jumping ve years after the previous
season, with some ashbacks to events which happened
between the two periods. The season mystery revolves
around Edies new husband, Dave Williams (Neal McDonough), who is looking for revenge on someone on
Wisteria Lane (later revealed to be Mike). Susan deals
with being a single mother and having a new romance
with her painter, while Mike starts dating Katherine.
Lynette and Tom learn that their now teenage son is having an aair with a married woman whose husbands
nightclub burns down with all of Wisteria Lanes neighbors inside. Gabrielle struggles with Carloss blindness,
two young daughters, and a nancial crisis. Bree and Orson have marriage problems because Bree has become
too focused on her career as a successful cookbook writer
and caterer. Edie dies of electrocution after a car crash,
before she can expose Dave moments after she discovers
his secret.
The sixth season premiered on Sunday, September 27,
2009 at 9pm.[47] The main mystery of this season is surrounding new neighbor Angie Bolen (Drea de Matteo)
and her family. The rst half of the season consists of
Julie being strangled by an unknown person, the conict between Gabrielle and her niece Ana Solis (Maiara
Walsh), Lynettes attempt to sue her new boss Carlos,
Katherines eventual breakdown at losing Mike to Susan,
and Brees aair with Karl, which ends tragically when
Karls hired plane crashes into a building with the two of
them and Orson inside. The second half of the season
focuses on Katherine experimenting with her sexuality,
Lynette inviting the Fairview strangler to stay with them
before discovering the truth, the conict between Bree To bring the series to conclusion, there was a wedding, a
and a son of Rex whom he had before meeting Bree, and birth, and a death, and the future of the four main housethe solving of the Bolen mystery.
wives was revealed.
The seventh season premiered on September 26, 2010[48]
and its main mystery is Pauls return to Wisteria Lane
with a new wife and with plans of punishing the residents for shunning him during his incarceration, while
an old nemesis of his still plans to get her own revenge
on him. Lynettes best friend from college Renee Perry
(Vanessa Williams) moves to the lane and stirs things
up among the other housewives. Gabrielle and Carlos
learn an unsettling fact about their daughter Juanita Solis (Madison De La Garza), which ultimately takes them
back to Gabrielles home town of Las Colinas. A now divorced Bree starts dating her contractor, and reveals the
truth about the death of Carloss mother, consequently
ending the friendship between the Solis family and Bree.
Due to nancial problems, Susan and her family have
moved o the lane, and Susan is forced to earn money by
somewhat untraditional means. Following a major riot on
the lane, Susan is put on the waiting list for a vital organ
donation. Lynette persuades Tom to take an exciting new
job, which leads to unprecedented problems in their marriage.
The eighth and nal season premiered on Sunday,
September 25, 2011.[49] The main mystery of the season
is the death of Gabrielles perverted stepfather Alejandro
Perez (Tony Plana) at Carloss hands, and its cover-up
by the four housewives, which occurred in the previous
season nale. After the murder, Bree receives a blackmail letter from an unknown person similar to the one
Mary Alice had received in the 1st season. Due to her relationship with detective Chuck Vance (Jonathan Cake),
Bree becomes the main character aected by the coverup of Alejandros murder, and is eventually accused of
killing Alejandro herself. A new neighbor, Ben Faulkner
(Charles Mesure), moves into the lane, attracting Renee
along the way. Ben is going through severe nancial problems, and resorts to a dangerous and unruly loan shark to
bail him out. Mike meddles in the business of Bens loan
shark in an attempt to protect Renee, but he pays the ultimate price. During the rst half of the season, Susan
struggles with the guilt of her involvement in the Alejandro case, and during the second half, she tries to deal with
both Julies unexpected pregnancy and Mikes death. Following the cover-up of Alejandros murder, Carlos develops an alcohol problem, but Gabrielle persuades him
to recover in rehab, which eventually results in Gabrielle
and Carlos switching house roles. Tom moves out of the
family home, and Lynette struggles to come to terms with
how quickly Tom seems to have moved on, until she accepts that she is still in love with him, and decides she will
try to win him back. Mrs. McCluskey receives worrying
news about her health and decides to end it all, but Bree
manages to convince her otherwise.
Main cast
See also: List of Desperate Housewives cast members
and List of Desperate Housewives characters
During its premiere season the show featured thirteen
starring actors, all credited in the opening sequence. For
the shows second year, several actors, mainly child and
teenage ones, who had guest starred during the rst season, were promoted to series regulars without having their
names included in the opening sequence. Instead they
were billed as also starring during the rst minutes of
each episode, together with episode guest stars. This
practice continued for season three and four.
1.1.3 Reception
US Ratings
Premiere year
The show was the biggest success of the 20042005 television season, being well received by both critics and
viewers. The pilot episode had 21.3 million viewers making it the best new drama for the year, the highest rated
show of the week, and the best performance by a pilot for
ABC, since Spin City in 1996.[76]
Along with Lost and Greys Anatomy, Desperate Housewives was credited to have turned around ABCs declining fortunes.[77] Many critics agreed with Cherrys initial
comparison to the popular black comedy lm American
Beauty,[78] while its themes and appeal to female viewers were compared to those of the award winning TV
show Sex and the City,[79] and its mysteries were said
to resemble those of David Lynch's classic TV series
Twin Peaks.[80] In its rst review, USA Today proclaimed
the show to be refreshingly original, bracingly adult
and thoroughly delightful and naming it to be sort of
Knots Landing meets The Golden Girls by way of Twin
Peaks".[81]
Following the initial success of the show, the term desperate housewives became a cultural phenomenon. This
warranted real-life desperate housewives features in
TV shows, including The Dr. Phil Show,[82] and in
magazines.[83][84] Among the more prominent names to
declare themselves fans of the show were Oprah Winfrey,[85] who also dedicated an episode of The Oprah
Winfrey Show to her visit at the lm set; and the former
First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush, who, in a
The two-hour series nale which aired on Sunday, May comedic speech during a dinner with White House Corre13, 2012, featured the conclusion of Brees court case. spondents Association on April 30, 2005, stated, Ladies
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and gentlemen, I am a desperate housewife, referring to ABC drama and beating popular medical drama Greys
the show.[86]
Anatomy after falling behind it for the rst time in the
third
season. It also became for the rst time the #1
The show ended up being the fourth most watched in the
scripted
show, beating CSI. Although ratings were down
United States during the 20042005 season, with 23.7
for
the
fth
season, along with every single scripted se[87][88]
million viewers each week.
The rst season nale
ries
on
television,
Desperate Housewives was still the most
was watched by 30.62 million American viewers becomwatched
scripted
series
on ABC, consistently beating the
[89]
ing the most watched episode of the series.
other ABC agship shows, Lost and Greys Anatomy, although the latter is still number one in the 1849 demographic, followed by Housewives.
Later years
Similar to the fth season, ratings were down for the sixth
For its second year, the show still maintained its ratings season because of heavy competition in many airings,
with 22.2 million viewers, it reclaimed its position as the but the show still managed to remain the second most
number four most watched show.[90][91] The second sea- watched scripted show on ABC and the eleventh most
sons premiere was watched by 28.4 million viewers.[92] watched scripted show of all broadcast television. The
The episode drew in the second largest audience for the series continued to hit lower ratings, because of competiseries in its history. However, several critics started to tion like the 67th Golden Globe Awards, 2010 Grammy
notice a declining quality of the shows script,[93][94] and Awards, 2010 Winter Olympics, and the new CBS realUSA Today's Robert Bianco suggested that the part of the ity series Undercover Boss. Nevertheless, the sixth seashow getting less good was that showrunner Cherry had son managed to nish in the top twenty overall, both in
left much of the series writing in the hands of others.[95] total viewers and 18-49 demographic audiences. Among
it still ranked inside the top 10, in both
Midway through the season executive producer Michael scripted shows,
[106][107][108][109][110]
categories.
Edenstein left the show due to conicts with Cherry and
in May 2006, just a couple of weeks prior to the second
season nale, so did Tom Spezialy.[24] After the end of
the season, Cherry agreed that the second years script
had been weaker and also agreed that it had been a mistake to let go too much of the show. He now stated that he
was back full-time, claiming that both he and the writing
sta had learned from their mistakes.[96][97][98]
The critics generally agreed on the improved quality for
the third year,[99][100][101] but the overall ratings fell notably from previous seasons. Due to complications from
her pregnancy Marcia Cross was put on bed rest. After lming one episode from her own personal bedroom
she was forced to take maternity leave with eight episodes
of season three still remaining. It was predicted that the
ratings would be down by over 25% since the premiere
year.[102] However, for the last three episodes of the season, the rating turned somewhat, and the season ended
up with 17.5 million viewers, falling from number four to
number ten on the list of most watched shows.[103] While
Crosss departure allowed for the much-underused Edie
to have more story, fans noticed a decline in the stories
during Crosss departure. Stories such as Lynettes emotional aair with restaurant manager Rick, proved unpopular. Furthermore, Susans contrived triangle with Ian
and Mike seemed tiresome to many viewers, particularly
in an episode where Susan is lost in the woods. Notable,
however, was that the shows rating among viewers age
1824 increased from the previous season.[104]
For its fourth season, the series proved to have staying power.[105] The series averaged 18.2 million viewers.
Ratings peaked in Episode 9 where 20.6 million viewers
tuned in to see the heavily marketed tornado episode. The
show once again moved back up into the top 5 highest
rated programs in the 20072008 season, being the #1
The seventh season premiered on September 26, 2010

and averaged 11.85 million viewers. The season saw new
lows for the series reaching for the rst time below 10
million viewers, and saw lows of 2.7 in the 18-49 demographic. For the rst half of the season, ratings started
o strong averaging 12.3 million viewers and 3.9 in the
18-49 demographic which is similar to the second half of
the sixth season. However, ratings declined in the second half of the season, after two continuous episodes had
to rst compete against the 68th Golden Globe Awards
and then the 2011 Grammy Awards. The show failed to
recover back to viewer levels hit in the rst half of the
season, and continued to receive 9 - 10 million viewers
and 2.7 - 3.1 in the 18-49 demographic. This was the
rst time in its history that Desperate Housewives would
not place in the 20 most watched shows of the season,
although it would place in the 20 most watched scripted
shows.
Season 8 continued to see declines in the shows ratings.
The season premiered to 9.93 million viewers and a 3.2
in the demo making it the least watched season premiere
in the shows history. The season started o averaging
ratings similar to those of the latter half of season 7, averaging 89 million viewers and between a 2.8 to 3.0 in the
18-49 demographic. However after the mid-season nale
the ratings returned lower, hitting the 7 million viewer
mark and a 2.2-2.5 in the demo. Season 8 also saw the
lowest ratings in the shows eight-year run. Opposite the
2012 Grammy Awards, which featured a tribute to the
recently deceased Whitney Houston, and the mid season
premiere of The Walking Dead on AMC, the show fell to
a 1.8 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.4 million viewers.[111]
However unlike season 7, the shows ratings slightly recovered after the series low and leveled around the 8 mil-
lion viewer mark and a 2.6 in the demo. Despite the series lows, the season nale was able to go out on a season
high in the ratings and the highest rated episode in over
a year and a half, since March 2011 with "Searching".
The series nale titled "Finishing the Hat" aired May 13,
2012 was viewed by 11.12 million viewers and a 3.2 in the
demo.[112] Despite the lows in the ratings the show managed to remain in the Top 25 watched shows in the 1849 demographic, placing in at 25th. However the show
dropped out of the Top 30 most watched shows in total
viewers, coming in at 35th place.[113] No other series has
shown success in the timeslot since Housewives leaving
the air in 2012.
In 2006, the American cable network Bravo launched
their reality series, The Real Housewives of..., in
the footsteps of the real life desperate housewives
phenomenon.[114] That program has taken place in areas
such as Orange County, California, Atlanta, and two series within the New York-Tri-State Region, within the
City itself and the New Jersey suburbs. According to a
survey of twenty countries conducted in 2006 by Informa
Telecoms and Media, Desperate Housewives was the third
most viewed TV show in the world, after fellow American series CSI: Miami and Lost.[115] During a fund raising
auction for the British child charity ChildLine in December 2006, a walk-on part in Desperate Housewives had the
highest bid, 17,000, beating Daniel Craig's James Bond
tuxedo from Casino Royale.[116][117]
Dana Delany, Teri Hatcher, Brenda Strong and Andrea Bowen

at the 2009 GLAAD Media Awards
Dougall for his direction of the pilot episode, Danny Elfman's theme music, the picture editing of the pilot, and
the casting of the series. The entire cast was awarded the
Screen Actors Guild Award, and Nicollette Sheridan was
In Fall 2013, North Korea allegedly executed 80 people
nominated the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting
for watching banned South Korean soap operas, DesperActress Series, Miniseries, or Television Film.
ate Housewives being the most common soap opera. Desperate Housewives was being secretly watched by mp3 In 2006, the show continued to receive several nominations. It was awarded with yet another Golden Globe
players, hard drives, and DVDs.[118]
Award for Best TV Series Musical or Comedy, and all
the four leading women received Golden Globe Award
nominations, although none of them won. The cast enAwards and nominations
semble was awarded with another Screen Actors Guild
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Award, as was Felicity Human. Primetime Emmy
Award nominations included, among others, guest actress
For its premiere season, the show was awarded six Shirley Knight and supporting actress Alfre Woodard, although none of the resulted in an actual award. It was
Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards
and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. The nominations nominated for the Pioneer Award at the BAFTAs but lost
to Doctor Who, which at the time was recently revamped.
of all of the leading actresses except Eva Longoria for
both the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy The show did continue to be nominated in 2007 Felicity
Award received some media interest. While Longoria Human was granted an Primetime Emmy Award nomseemingly wasn't bothered, stating for the press that I'm ination for the second time, and guest actresses Laurie
new. I just arrived. I didn't expect at all to be in the minds Metcalf and Dixie Carter also received Primetime Emmy
of the Academy, Marc Cherry regarded them being left Award nominations. The show, along with actresses
out as a horrendous error.[119] In the end, the Prime- Marcia Cross and Felicity Human, received Golden
time Emmy Award went to Felicity Human, while Teri Globe Award nominations, and Human and the cast enHatcher received the Golden Globe Award, as well as the semble were also nominated for the Screen Actors Guild.
Screen Actors Guild Award.
None of the Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe
The shows second Golden Globe Award for its rst year Award, or Screen Actors Guild Award nominations rewas for Best TV Series Musical or Comedy, while the sulted in any actual awards.
other Primetime Emmy Awards went to Kathryn Joosten 2008 yielded the least nominations with none at the
for her guest role as Karen McCluskey (beating, among Golden Globe Awards and only the cast being nominated
others, fellow cast member Lupe Ontiveros), Charles Mc- at the Screen Actors Guild Award. The show was nom-
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inated for four Primetime Emmy Awards, including act- ries had 723,000 unique viewers in December 2008.[127]
ing nods towards Polly Bergen and Kathryn Joosten for Desperate Housewives was the seventh most-pirated teleOutstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Joosten vision show of 2009.[128]
won the shows seventh Primetime Emmy Award and rst
since its debut year.
Nominations continued to decline in later years. Notable nominations included nods towards Beau Bridges
and Kathryn Joosten in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Additionally, Brenda Strong received her rst Primetime
Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Voice-Over
Performance in 2011, a notable feat for a category usually dominated by animated series. Strong and Joosten
received Primetime Emmy Award nominations again in
2012 for the shows eight and nal season.
1.1.4 Other media and merchandise

DVD releases
Main article:
releases
List of Desperate Housewives DVD
Games
Other notable awards include the 2005 Peoples Choice
Award for Favorite New Television Drama, the Future
In 2005, UK company Re:creation published Desperate
Classic Award at the 2005 TV Land Awards, the 2006 TP
Housewives Dirty Laundry Game, a board game based
de Oro for Best Foreign Series, and the Golden Nymph
on season three of Desperate Housewives.[140] Players at[120]
at the 2007 Monte-Carlo TV Festival, among others.
tempt to guess their opponents secrets by answering trivia
questions, while keeping clues to their own secrets concealed.
Foreign productions and translations
On February 26, 2007, The Walt Disney Company announced that four South American versions of the show
were about to begin production: one for Argentina, one
for Colombia, one for Brazil and one for Ecuador.[121]
Later on, the Colombian and Ecuadorean productions
merged, leaving three Latin American shows:
The Argentine version, called Amas de Casa Desesperadas, began being broadcast in 2006. The rst year
proved successful enough for a second season to begin production.[122] The rst season of the version for
Colombia (RCN TV) and Ecuador (Teleamazonas), also
titled Amas de Casa Desesperadas, began being broadcast in Ecuador on May 2007, and is broadcast ve days
a week.[123] The Brazilian version, Donas de Casa Desesperadas began being broadcast on RedeTV! in August 2007.[124] Its Turkish version called "Umutsuz Ev
Kadnlar" has been airing on Kanal D in Turkey since
2011.[125]
In addition, a second US version is being developed for
the Spanish television network Univision. Just as the two
previous Spanish versions, it is to be named Amas de Casa
Desesperadas, and the production began in July 2007.[126]
On fall 2013, the Disney Media Distribution and the
Nigerian television network, EbonyLife TV, announced
that they were producing an African version of Desperate
Housewives. The series is titled Desperate Housewives
Africa and it is to premiere summer 2014 on EbonyLife
TV.
2006 saw the release of two video games: Buena Vista

Games released the sim computer game Desperate Housewives: The Game, featuring an original storyline spanning 12 episodes.[141] The game is set on Wisteria Lane,
but the player does not play as any of the housewives, although they frequently appear.
A couple of months later, Gameloft released a mobile
game based on the series.[142] The inspiration for
Gamelofts take on Desperate Housewives comes from
the most unlikely place, too the original Mario Party
on the Nintendo 64.[143]
Soundtrack and literature

In September 2005, Hollywood Records released a CD
(distributed by Universal Music), Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives, featuring music inspired by the series, as well as sound clips taken from
the rst season of the show. The songs included have
been described as promoting "girl power", and among the
artists appearing all being female were LeAnn Rimes,
Gloria Estefan and Shania Twain.[144] Controversially, no
originally composed music from the show is included on
the CD.
Two books have been ocially released within the

Desperate Housewives franchise. In September 2005
ABCs sister company Hyperion Books released Desperate Housewives: Behind Closed Doors (ISBN 9781-4013-0826-1), a companion to the rst season of
the show, written by the production team behind the
series.[145] One year later, in October 2006, Hyperion
Internet ratings
published The Desperate Housewives Cookbook Juicy
In its rst public release of online individual TV program Dishes and Saucy Bits (ISBN 978-1-4013-0277-1).[146]
rankings, The Nielsen Company announced that the se- In addition, ocial wall calendars, featuring shots taken
from the series, were published by Andrews McMeel Ask Desperate Housewives
Publishing for 2006, 2007 and 2008.[147]
For the sixth season of the series, ABC created Ask DesFour unauthorized books written from dierent points
perate Housewives to promote their website abc.go.com.
of view were released in 2006. Delicious Housewives,
It was presented and sponsored by Sprint, and it was
A Novel of Erotica, by International best-selling author
hosted by series creator, Marc Cherry. In each special,
Tamarias Tyree (ISBN 978-0-930865-79-5), from RSVP
Marc Cherry and an actress/actor of the series would anPress, is an erotic parody of the popular TV series feaswer questions that fans submitted to abc.go.com.
turing the housewives sexual misadventures which eventually lead them to an appearance on the Jerry Springer
Show ... Reading 'Desperate Housewives: Beyond the Social Media
White Picket Fence (ISBN 978-1-84511-220-2), from I.B.
Tauris, is an academic look at the show by lm stud- Like many TV shows, Desperate Housewives is present
ies lecturers Janet McCabe and Kim Akassm,[148] Wel- on popular social media sites such as Facebook and Twitcome to Wisteria Lane: On Americas Favorite Desper- ter. It is the second most 'liked' ABC show on Facebook,
ate Housewives (ISBN 978-1-932100-79-2), published with 12 million 'likes, which exceeds that of other popby BenBella Books, consists of seventeen essays writ- ular ABC shows such as Modern Family, Once Upon A
ten from a feminist perspective,[149] and in Chalice Press Time, Dancing with the Stars, and Lost. On Facebook,
Not-so-desperate: Fantasy, Fact And Faith on Wisteria the show can be found under the title Desperate HouseLane (ISBN 0-8272-2513-X) author Shawnthea Mon- wives with a blue check mark to conrm that it is the
roe is giving a Christian interpretation of the show.[150] ocial page. On Twitter, Desperate Housewives is listed
Also, following the real life desperate housewives phe- as desperateABC and has more than 200,000 followers;
nomenon, several books have been released dealing with again, a blue check mark is present as conrmation that
life strategies for contemporary women.
it is ocial page. Desperate Housewives ocial website
is abc.go.com/desperatehousewives, but entering desperatehousewives.com will also locate the page. The website
Fashion dolls
features character bios, quizzes, and episode descriptions.
When Desperate Housewives was on the air the last ve
In December 2006, it was announced that the characters episodes would be available on the shows site or on the
of Bree, Gabrielle, Edie, Susan and Lynette were to be ABC Player App (now known as 'Watch ABC'). Despermade into 16 inches (41 cm) tall fashion dolls, produced ate Housewives is one of the few shows that has remained
by Madame Alexander.[151] In 2007, they were released on the ABC website after its conclusion.
in a limited edition of 300 pieces each.[152] A perfume
was also released, named Forbidden Fruit.[153]
1.1.5 References
Another Desperate Housewife commercials

In conjunction with season six, Marc Cherry was commissioned to write eight mini-episodes entitled Another
Desperate Housewife. The episodes were written after
the previous seasons extensive product placement proved
unpopular with the fans. The mini-episodes were written to advertise mobile phone company Sprint and involve just three characters.[154] The two main characters are Stephanie (played by Rebecca Staab) and Lance
(played by David Chisum) who have moved into the former house of Edie Britt after her death. The third character, Elsa, was Stephanies friend. It is eventually revealed that Lance and Elsa have been having an aair.
Stephanie nds out and tells Lance to break it o. Elsa
suggests killing Stephanie, but Lance gets a text message
indicating hes seeing another woman and a furious Elsa
shoots him. In truth, Stephanie had sent the message
herself. The nal mini-episode has Elsa being arrested
and Stephanie attracted to a handsome policeman at the
scene. Each episode ends with a Mary Alice-like narration saying things such as This is suspicion on the Now
Network or This is betrayal on the Now Network.[155]
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Beuna Vista
1.2 List of awards and nominations

received by Desperate Housewives
This is the list of awards and nominations for the TV series Desperate Housewives (20042012).
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1.2.1
CHAPTER 1. OVERVIEW
By Awards
AFI Awards
NAACP Image Awards

2 wins, 4 nominations.
ALMA Awards
Imagen Foundation Awards
1 win, 6 nominations.
3 nominations.
American Cinema Editors
ADG Excellence in Production Design Award
BET Awards
Monte Carlo TV Festival

7 wins.
BMI Film and TV Awards
Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards
3 wins.
2 nominations.
Ban Television Festival

Bambi Awards
National Television Awards

4 nominations.
New York International Film and TV Festival
Casting Society of America

PGA Awards
Peoples Choice Awards
Cinema Audio Society Awards
Costume Designers Guild Awards

Prism Awards
3 nominations.
Directors Guild of America Award
3 nominations.
Satellite Awards
Emmy Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards

GLAAD Media Awards

Teen Choice Awards

Goldene Kamera
Golden Globe Awards
Television Critics Association Awards
1.3. LIST OF DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES CAST MEMBERS

TV Land Awards
TV Quick and Choice Awards
2 wins.
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^7 NaShawn Kearse was credited as Also Starring from
episode 2x08 to 2x24, replacing Page Kennedey. However he was credited as Nashawn Kearse in episodes 2x08,
2x09 and 2x10.
^8 Josh Henderson was credited as Also Starring from

episode 3x01 to 3x16.
Writers Guild of America
^9 Jerey Nordling wasn't credited in episode 6x06.
3 nominations.
1.3.2 Guest cast

Young Artist Awards
Contents :
Top
1.2.2
References
1.3 List of Desperate Housewives

cast members
09
A
B
C
This is a list of recurring actors on the US television

show Desperate Housewives. Every actor credited in two
episodes or more is included in the article.
1.3.1
Main cast
D
E
F
G
Characters are listed in the order they were rst credited

in the series.
Starring
Also Starring
^1 In season six Andrea Bowen, Kathryn Joosten and
Beau Mircho were only credited in the episodes they appear in.
I
K
L
M
N
^2 Kathryn Joosten was credited as Also Starring in sea-
son six, except for episode 6x23 in which she was credited
as Starring.
^2 In season seven Kathryn Joosten, Kevin Rahm, Tuc
Watkins, Charlie Carver, Joshua Logan Moore, Darcy

Rose Byrnes, Madison De La Garza and Mason Vale Cotton were only credited in the episodes they appear in,
although Madison De La Garza was credited in episode
7x05 in which she didn't appear.
^4 Joy Lauren and Rachel Fox weren't credited in episode

4x01.
S
T
U
V
^5 Roger Bart was credited as Also Starring from episode
2x02 to 2x09 and as a Special Guest Star in episode 2x24.
^6 Page Kennedey was credited as Also Starring in

episodes 2x03, 2x05, 2x06 and 2x07, before being replaced by NaShawn Kearse.
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Z
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C
Marie Caldare - Lila Dash (4 episodes, season 5)
Isabella Acres - Jenny Hunter-McDermott (3

episodes, seasons 7-8)
Scott Allan Campbell - Detective Sloan (2 episodes,

season 2)
Jillian Armenante - Rachel (2 episodes, season 8)
Ridge Canipe - Danny Farrell (2 episodes, seasons

1 and 3)
Rochelle Aytes - Amber James (3 episodes, season

7)
Ryan Carnes - Justin (11 episodes, seasons 12)
Anthony Azizi - Robert Falati (2 episodes, season 3)
Dixie Carter - Gloria Hodge (7 episodes, season 3)

Christina Chang - D.A. Emily Stone (3 episodes,
season 8)
B
Charlie Babcock - Stu Durber (6 episodes, seasons
2 and 5)
Jake Cherry - Travers McLain (5 episodes, season

3)
Scott Bakula - Trip Weston (5 episodes, season 8)
Nick Chinlund - Detective Sullivan (5 episodes, seasons 1-2)
Cecilia Balagot - Grace Sanchez (4 episodes, season

7)
Emily Christine - Ashley Bukowski (2 episodes, season 1)
Daniella Baltodano - Celia Solis (50 episodes, seasons 4-8)
Christine Clayburg - Reporter (6 episodes, seasons

3, 6 and 8)
Gary Cole - Wayne Davis (6 episodes, season 4)
John Barrowman - Patrick Logan (6 episodes, season 6)
Maria Cominis - Mona Clarke (11 episodes, seasons

1-3, 5-6 and 8)
Justine Bateman - Ellie Leonard (5 episodes, season

4 and 8)
Frances Conroy - Virginia Hildebrand (3 episodes,

season 5)
Orson Bean - Roy Bender (23 episodes, seasons 6-8)
Brett Cullen - Detective Burnett (2 episodes, season

1)
Polly Bergen - Stella Wingeld (10 episodes, seasons

3-5, and 7)
Emily Bergl - Beth Young (14 episodes, seasons 7-8)
Julie Benz - Robin Gallagher (6 episodes, season 6)
D
Gregg Daniel - Dr. Sicher (2 episodes, season 1)
Mark Deklin - Bill Pearce (2 episodes, season 3)
Daniela Bobadilla - Marisa Sanchez (2 episodes,

season 8)
Michael Dempsey - Detective Murphy (8 episodes,

seasons 6-8)
John Bobek - Tucker (2 episodes, season 3)
Reed Diamond - Gregg Limon (2 episodes, season

8)
Michael Bofshever - Kenny Stevens (2 episodes, season 3)

Lesley Boone - Lucy Blackburn (2 episodes, season
5)
Terry Bozeman - Dr. Lee Craig (6 episodes, seasons
1-3)
Paul Dooley - Addison Prudy (3 episodes, season 2)

Je Doucette - Father Crowley (10 episodes, seasons 1-6)
Nike Doukas - Natalie Klein (3 episodes, seasons 1
and 8)
Shawn Doyle - Mr. Hartley (2 episodes, season 1)
Jill Brennan - Tish Atherton (5 episodes, seasons 13)
Jennifer Dundas - Rebecca Shepherd (2 episodes,

season 3)
Pat Crawford Brown - Ida Greenberg (24 episodes,

seasons 1-4)
Michael Durrell - Myron Katzburg (3 episodes, season 3)

E
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H
Edward Edwards - Dan Peterson (2 episodes, season
1)
Larry Hagman - Frank Kaminsky (2 episodes, season 7)
Jayne Entwistle - Marilyn (3 episodes, season 8)
Melinda Page Hamilton - Sister Mary Bernard (3

episodes, season 2)
Christine Estabrook - Martha Huber (10 episodes,

seasons 1, 5, 7-8)
Jay Harrington - Dr. Ron McCready (7 episodes,

season 2)
Harriet Sansom Harris - Felicia Tilman (28
episodes, seasons 12 and 7)
F
Patrick Fabian - Frank (2 episodes, season 8)
Gale Harold - Jackson Braddock (14 episodes, seasons 4-5)
Stephanie Faracy - Miss Charlotte (2 episodes, season 7)
Kathryn Harrold - Helen Rowland (3 episodes, seasons 12)
Mike Farrell - Milton Lang (3 episodes, seasons 3-4)
Megan Hilty - Shayla Grove (2 episodes, season 5)

Nichole Hiltz - Libby Collins (3 episodes, season 2)
Miguel Ferrer - Andre Zeller (5 episodes, season 8)
Ernie Hudson - Detective Ridley (7 episodes, season

3)
Nathan Fillion - Adam Mayfair (12 episodes, season

4)
Joely Fisher - Nina Fletcher (5 episodes, season 2)
I
Michael Ironside - Curtis Curt Monroe (2
episodes, season 2)
Kurt Fuller - Detective Barton (5 episodes, season

2)
Gregory Itzin - Dick Barrows (2 episodes, season 7)

G
J
Albert Garcia - Luis (2 episodes, season 2)
Bruce Jarchow - Sam Bormanis (4 episodes, season

2)
Jason Gedrick - Rick Coletti (6 episodes, seasons

3-4)
Peter Jason - Je (2 episodes, season 3)
Ellen Geer - Lillian Simms (4 episodes, seasons 3-4

and 8)
Jolie Jenkins - Deirdre Taylor (2 episodes, season 1)

Carla Jimenez - Carmen Sanchez (4 episodes, season 7)
Mary Pat Gleason - Elenora Butters (2 episodes, seasons 1 and 5)
Leslie Jordan - Felix Bergman (2 episodes, season

8)
Juliette Goglia - Amy Pearce (2 episodes, season 3)

Currie Graham - Ed Ferrara (9 episodes, seasons 23)
Brian Austin Green - Keith Watson (15 episodes,
season 7)
K
John Kapelos - Eugene Beale (4 episodes, season 2)
Lainie Kazan - Maxine Rosen (5 episodes, season 7)
Melissa Greenspan - Cindy (4 episodes, seasons 7-8)
Dagney Kerr - Ruth Ann Heisel (3 episodes, seasons

1-2)
Todd Grinnell - Alex Cominis (6 episodes, seasons

5 and 7)
Brian Kerwin - Harvey Bigsby (2 episodes, season

3)
Bob Gunton - Noah Taylor (10 episodes, seasons

12)
Shirley Knight - Phyllis Van de Kamp (5 episodes,

seasons 2 and 4)
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Eddie McClintock - Frank Helm (3 episodes, season
2)
L
John Lacy - Detective Beckerman (2 episodes, season 1)
Melinda McGraw - Annabel Foster (3 episodes, season 1)
Sal Landi - Donny the Loan Shark (5 episodes, season 8)
Laurie Metcalf - Carolyn Bigsby (4 episodes, season

3)
Sharon Lawrence - Maisy Gibbons (3 episodes, season 1)
Rolando Molina - Hector Sanchez (3 episodes, season 7)
Scotty Leavenworth - Kirby Schilling (2 episodes,

season 5)
Tim Monsion - Dr. Cunningham (2 episodes, season

2)
Gloria LeRoy - Rose Kemper (2 episodes, season 5)
Felice Heather Monteith - Nurse Marcy (2 episodes,

season 3)
Mary Margaret Lewis - Renee (2 episodes, season

3)
Chlo Grace Moretz - Sheri Maltby (2 episodes, season 3)
Ruby Lewis - Chloe Carlson (2 episodes, sseason 8)
Betty Murphy - Alberta Fromme (5 episodes, seasons 1-3)
Beth Littleford - Dana (2 episodes, seasons 7-8)

Sam Lloyd - Dr. Albert Goldne (8 episodes, seasons 1-2)
Wayne Lopez - Clyde (3 episodes, seasons 3) and
Air Marshal (1 episode, season 2)
Harry S. Murphy - Mr. Lentz (3 episodes, seasons

1-2)
N
Aaron Lustig - Craig Lynwood (3 episodes, season

7)
Bob Newhart - Morty Flickman (3 episodes, seasons

12)
Jennifer Lyons - Cecile (2 episodes, season 2)
John Haymes Newton - Jonathan Lithgow (2

episodes, season 1)
M
Justina Machado - Claudia Sanchez (2 episodes, season 8)
Tanner Maguire - Zach Young, age 4 (4 episodes,

seasons 12)
Valerie Mahaey - Alma Hodge (8 episodes, season
3 and 8)
Carol Mansell - Pat Ziegler (4 episodes, season 2)
Alec Mapa - Vern (5 episodes, seasons 23)
John Mariano - Oliver Weston (2 episodes, season
2)
Dakin Matthews - Reverend Sykes (7 episodes, seasons 1-4, 6-8)
Conor O'Farrell - Detective Copeland (3 episodes,

season 1)
Gail O'Grady - Anne Schilling (4 episodes, season
5)
Shannon O'Hurley - Mrs. Truesdale (2 episodes,
seasons 1-2)
Peter Onorati - Warren Schilling (2 episodes, season
5)
Lupe Ontiveros - Juanita Mama Solis (8 episodes,
seasons 1 and 8)
Ion Overman - Maria Scott (3 episodes, season 5)
Helena Mattsson - Irina Korsakov (3 episodes, sea- P

son 6)
Billy Mayo - Detective Lyons (5 episodes, seasons
4-5)
James Luca McBride - Al Kaminsky (3 episodes,
season 4) and Cop at Applewhites (1 episode, season 2)
Sam Page - Sam Allen (7 episodes, season 6)

Dougald Park - Xiao-Meis doctor (3 episodes, seasons 2-3)
Andrea Parker - Jane Carlson (11 episodes, season
8)
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Adrian Pasdar - David Bradley (3 episodes, season

2)
Mindy Sterling - Mitzi Kinsky (6 episodes, season

6-7)
Alejandro Patino - Ralph (5 episodes, season 2)
Lindsey Stoddart - Melissa (2 episodes, season 8)
Tony Plana - Alejandro Perez (5 episodes, seasons

7-8)
Elizabeth Storm - Janie Peterson (2 episodes, season

1)
Jerey Stubbleeld - Jerome (2 episodes, season 3)
Kevin Symons - Jack Pinkham (3 episodes, seasons

6-7)
R
Alyson Reed - Judge Conti (3 episodes, season 8)
Matt Roth - Art Shepherd (4 episodes, season 3)
Richard Roundtree - Jerry Shaw (5 episodes, season

1)
Mark L. Taylor - Mr. Steinberg (2 episodes, season

1)
Jeremy Rowley - Nurse Erik (2 episodes, season 8)
Lee Tergesen - Peter McMillan (5 episodes, season

2)
John Rubinstein - Principal Hobson (7 episodes,

seasons 5-8)
Lily Tomlin - Roberta Simmons (6 episodes, season

5)
Nancy Travis - Mary Wagner (2 episodes, season 7)
Stacey Travis - Jordana Geist (3 episodes, seasons 1

and 3)
John Schneider - Richard Watson (4 episodes, season 7)

Dougray Scott - Ian Hainsworth (18 episodes, seaU
son 3)
Sayeed Shahidi - Charlie James (3 episodes, season V
7)
Joyce Van Patten - Carol Prudy (2 episodes, season

2)
James Shanklin - Detective Morgan (2 episodes,

season 2)
Mitch Silpa - Jerry (3 episodes, seasons 2-3)
John Slattery - Victor Lang (14 episodes, seasons 34)
Lois Smith - Allison Scavo (2 episodes, season 7)
Marla Sokolo - Claire (3 episodes, season 1)
Jake Soldera - Benjamin Katz (3 episodes, seasons
5, 7-8)
Lucille Soong - Yao Lin (7 episodes, seasons 1 and
5)
Kylie Sparks - Kim (3 episodes, season 3)
Stephen Spinella - Dr. Samuel Heller (4 episodes,
season 5)
David Starzyk - Bradley Scott (5 episodes, seasons
5 and 8)
Heather Stephens - Kendra Taylor (2 episodes, season 1)
W
Dale Waddington Horowitz - Nurse Voorhees (6
episodes, seasons 2-3 and 6-7)
Melora Walters - Sylvia Greene (3 episodes, season
4)
Kiersten Warren - Nora Huntington (9 episodes,
seasons 23 and 8)
Lesley Ann Warren - Sophie Bremmer (6 episodes,
seasons 12, 7)
Cheyenne Wilbur - Edwin Mullins (3 episodes, season 1)
Matt Winston - Lazaro (2 episodes, season 8)
Wendy Worthington - Nurse Parker (2 episodes,
season 3)
Becky Wu - Amy Yamada (4 episodes, season 8)
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middle class suburban women. After HBO, FOX, CBS,

NBC, Showtime, and Lifetime all passed on the show,
Y
Cherry got his big break when his agent was arrested and
sent to jail for embezzlement. His new agents brought the
Gwendoline Yeo - Xiao-Mei (9 episodes, seasons 2 show to ABC, which decided to pick it up. The series,
3)
Desperate Housewives, was an immediate ratings smash
and generated enormous national (and subsequently, in Kathleen York - Monique Polier (3 episodes, season
ternational) debate. Cherry received several lucrative of3)
fers from various parties, but chose to sign a long-term
deal with Touchstone, since their network had shown faith
in Desperate Housewives when no one else would.
Z
Cherry has featured several actors on Housewives that
Josh Zuckerman - Eddie Orlofsky - (11 episodes, he has worked with before; Mark Moses, who played
season 6)
Paul Young, and Harriet Sansom Harris, who played
Felicia Tilman, were both cast members of The 5 Mrs.
Buchanans. In season three, Cherry cast former boss
1.3.3 References
Dixie Carter in the role of Gloria Hodge, Orsons unhinged mother. Actor Alec Mapa, who appeared in Some
1.4 Marc Cherry
of My Best Friends, appears on Housewives in a recurring role as Gabrielles stylist.
Marc Cherry (born March 23, 1962) is an American Cherry appeared in a cameo as one of Susans moving
television writer and producer. He is best known for cre- men on the nal episode of Desperate Housewives.
ating the ABC dramedy series Desperate Housewives and
the Lifetime dramedy series Devious Maids.
1.4.1
Early life and career
Marc Cherry was born in Long Beach and lived briey in

Oklahoma. His father was an accountant which required
the family to relocate to California. After graduating
from Troy High School in Fullerton, California, Cherry
graduated from California State University, Fullerton's
theater program and initially considered a career in performance. After winning $15,000 as a contestant on The
$100,000 Pyramid in 1986,[1] he decided to move to Hollywood and pursue writing work. His move came at a
bad time; the 1988 writers strike hit as soon as Cherry
arrived. Cherry broke into the industry by working as
Designing Women star Dixie Carter's personal assistant.[2]
1.4.3 Lawsuit
On April 5, 2010, former Desperate Housewives cast
member Nicollette Sheridan led a $20 million lawsuit
against Cherry and ABC, alleging that he had assaulted
her on set and wrongfully terminated her contract. Sheridan also alleged in her lawsuit that Cherry was abusive
to other actors and writers on the show. ABC said in a
statement that they had investigated similar claims made
by Sheridan and found them to be of no merit.[3][4]
The stars of Desperate Housewives (Teri Hatcher, Felicity

Human, Marcia Cross and Eva Longoria) pledged their
support to Cherry in his battle against assault allegations
In 1990, he became a writer and producer for the long- made by Sheridan.[5][6][7] At the end of 2010, Sheridan
running hit sitcom The Golden Girls. Cherry wrote for removed abuse claims from the suit.[8][9]
the show, and its short lived spino The Golden Palace.
The case nally went to trial in February 2012. On March
When those shows concluded, Cherry co-created The 5 13, 2012, the judge dismissed the battery charge against
Mrs. Buchanans. The concept of the show centered Cherry due to lack of evidence, and Cherry was no longer
around the matriarch of the family (played by Eileen a defendant in the lawsuit which then focused solely
Heckart) and the wives of her four sons. The show had a on Sheridans alleged wrongful termination by ABC.[10]
brief run on CBS during the 1994-1995 season.
Closing arguments were heard in the case on March 14,
Cherry also co-created The Crew (1995). On his own, he 2012 and the jury began their deliberations. By March
later created Some of My Best Friends, a 2001 sitcom that 19, 2012, the twelve members of the jury had failed to
reach a verdict and a mistrial was declared. A retrial was
was based in part on the lm Kiss Me, Guido.
scheduled to begin on September 10, 2012, but on August 16, 2012, the Los Angeles Court of Appeal determined that Sheridan had not been wrongfully red and
1.4.2 Desperate Housewives
dismissed the retrial. A further appeal made by Sheridan
In 2002, a conversation with his mother inspired him to to the California Supreme Court was rejected on Novemdevelop a show about the fractured lives of four upper ber 16, 2012.[11]
1.4. MARC CHERRY
1.4.4
Other credits
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[14] Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Makes Strong Case for

Equality at Log Cabin Republicans Dinner in Los Angeles
Cherry appeared as himself in Righteous Brothers

episode of Arrested Development, which was created by
fellow Golden Girls writer Mitchell Hurwitz.
1.4.5
Political aliation
Cherry was described in an article about him in Newsweek

as a somewhat conservative, gay Republican.[12] Cherry
is a registered Republican. [13]
On June 29, 2006, Cherry accepted Log Cabin Republicans' American Visibility Award at a dinner in Hollywood
where the main award recipient was California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who received the clubs
Courage To Lead Award.[14]
1.4.6
References
[1] Produced By 2009 - Marc Cherry. Producers Guild of

America. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
[2] http://www.wga.org/writtenby/writtenbysub.aspx?id=
1762 www.wga.org
[3] Matthew Belloni (April 5, 2010). Nicollette Sheridan
Sues Desperate Housewives Creator. ABC.com. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
[4] Victoria Kim (April 6, 2010). Former 'Desperate Housewives actress sues shows creator, ABC. LA Times. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
[5] "Desperate Housewives Stars Unite Against Nicollette
Sheridan, Metro.co.uk, April 14, 2010
[6] Housewives Stand Behind Cherry in Assault Battle, San
Francisco Chronicle, April 14, 2010
[7] "'Desperate Housewives Stars Potential Witnesses In
Nicollette Sheridan Suit. CBS Los Angeles. February 15,
2012. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
[8] Nicollette Sheridan Drops Abuse Claims From Desperate Housewives Lawsuit, TV Guide, December 18, 2010
[9] Nicollette Sheridan Amends Housewives Suit Again,
Oh, the Scandal!, January 13, 2011
[10] Cunningham, Todd (March 13, 2012). "'Desperate
Housewives Trial: Closing Arguments Wednesday. The
Wrap. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
[11] Patten, Dominic (November 17, 2012). Nicollette Sheridans 'Housewives Appeal Denied By State Supreme
Court. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 18,
2012.
[12] Sex and the Suburbs - Newsweek Entertainment MSNBC.com
[13] http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/
emmys-devious-maids-second-life-after-its-death-at-abc-creator-marc-cherry-qa/
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Chapter 2
Amas de Casa Desesperadas

2.1 Amas de Casa Desesperadas
(Argentine TV series)
the mystery surrounding their deceased friend.

Season 2 (2007-2008)
Amas de Casa Desesperadas is an Argentine television

series, that debuted on Canal 13 on August 30, 2006. Set
in the ctional Manzanares Street, a suburb surrounding
Buenos Aires, the series follows the lives of four housewives and the domestic problems and daily mysteries surrounding their husbands, friends and neighbors, which
can be more sinister than they appear. The series tone
combines elements of drama, comedy, mystery, farce,
soap opera and satire.
Based on the American television series, Desperate
Housewives, it was developed for Argentina by Buena
Vista International and Pol-Ka Producciones. The shows
rst season was broadcast by Canal 13 on Argentina, and
also by other networks on Uruguay and Paraguay. On October 2006, Canal 13 renewed Amas de Casa Desesperadas for a second season, that will start lming on August
2007.
2.1.1
Plot
On October 2006, Canal 13 announced that it has renewed Amas de Casa Desesperadas for a second season,
due to premiere in September 2007. It was nally cancelled because of the scheduling conicts of the main
stars.
2.1.2 Origins
Buena Vista International, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company (which also owns ABC, the channel on
which Desperate Housewives airs in the United States),
searched in Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina and Colombia to
nd a production company capable of adapting the series
for the Spanish-speaking market. Adrian Suar and Fernando Blancos Pol-Ka Producciones in Argentina was selected. Immediately, the actresses were chosen and the
construction of Manzanares Street began on the town of
Pilar, Buenos Aires.
Season 1 (2006-2007)
2.1.3 Cast and characters
Season one premiered on August 30, 2006 and featured

a total of 23 episodes. The show opens with the mysterious suicide of housewife Alicia Oviedo on a beautiful
day in the suburbs, on a street called Manzanares. Alicia, who narrates the show from the afterlife, had four
friends: Vera Sherer, the seemingly perfect mother of two
teenagers struggling to save her marriage; La Salgar, the
mother of four whose husband is always away on business; Susana Martini, the divorced mother in search of
love, who nds it in the form of her new neighbour Miguel
Delno, who has a secret of his own; and Gabriela Sols,
the materialistic ex-runway model who cheats on her husband. While trying to be good wives and mothers, the
four friends also try to nd out why their friend committed suicide. The discovery of a blackmail note among
Alicias belongings, a therapy session tape in which she
admits her real name was Angela, and her widowed husbands strange behaviour really make them wonder about
This is a list of the major characters of the series, as well

as their counterpart in the original, American, series and
the actors portraying them.
2.1.4 Filming locations

The set of the street, some of which is made up of real
houses, is located on a studio of Pol-ka, in Pilar, Buenos
Aires, which was land due to be turned into an upscale
gated community. Manzanares was specially built for the
production of the three Desperate Housewives versions:
the Argentine, Latin (USA), Colombian-Ecuadorian and
Brazilian versions.
According to Marcos Carnevale, the writer of the Argentine version, Manzanares was the hardest thing to adapt.
The houses had to look more Latin, but still remain
similar to the original shows street, so the houses were
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2.3. AMAS DE CASA DESESPERADAS (US TV SERIES)

painted in a more Latino style (for example, the Solises
house is red instead of yellow).
From the outside, Veras home has a set of windows either
side of the front porch. However indoors, windows can
only be seen on one side of the front door. This is because
the inside of Veras house is actually shot on a soundstage.
Along with the houses of La, Marta Hidalgo, Carla and
Alicia, is just a faade.
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Geraldine Zivic as Lina Yepes (Season 1)
Sofa Vergara as Alicia Oviedo
Lorena Meritano as Veronica Villa
Marisol Romero as Gabriela Solis
Carolina Gmez as Eugenia de Koppel (Season 2)
Flora Martnez as Lina Yepes (Season 2)
There is a 10th house on the street, that is hidden (next

to Elvira Reinosos house) and can only be seen when the
2.2.3 Writers and directors
camera pulls away on the ending of the rst episode. The
production house is used by the crew as an oce.
Production: Buena Vista International Television
Latin America
At the end of Manzanares, by Carlas house, there is a culde-sac. However, cars are seen both entering and leaving
Producer: Pol-ka Productions
the neighborhood from there.
Countries: Colombia, Ecuador
After Carlas house was burned down in the rst episode,
her new house started being built next to her old. The old
Colombian Executive Producers: Jaime Snchez
house faade was kept, repainted, and the interior was reCristo and Sofa Vergara
constructed and was used on episode 21 as the Obligados
Ecuadorean Executive Producers: Sebastin Corral
house (Mullins in the original show).
and Claudia Crdenas
2.1.5
External links
Direction: Sebastian Pivotto, Martin Desalvo

General Direction: Vctor Mallarino
Amas de Casa Desesperadas - Ocial Website
Executive Production: Diego Andrasnik
Amas de Casa Desesperadas at the Internet Movie

Database
Executive Production Buena Vista International

Television: Leonardo Aranguibel and Fernando
Barbosa

(Colombian-Ecuadorian TV se Amas de Casa Desesperadas
ries)
at the Internet Movie
Database
Amas de Casa Desesperadas (The ColombianEcuadorean TV show) is one of the Latin-tailored 2.2.5 References
versions of Desperate Housewives, the Emmy and Golden
Globe award-winning American television comedy- [1] eluniverso.com - Con mirada latina, Amas de casa desesperadas, en Quito - May. 18, 2007 - EN SINTONA
drama series created by Marc Cherry. It debuted on 21
[1]
May 2007 on Teleamazonas and on 1 October 2007
on RCN TV.
2.2.1
Basic settings
The show takes place on the ctional street of Manzanares. It follows the lives of four women, seen through
the eyes of their dead neighbor - as they work through
domestic struggles while several mysteries unfold in the
background.
2.2.2
Cast
Ana Maria Orozco as Susana Martinez

Ruddy Rodrguez as Eugenia de Koppel (Season 1)

(US TV series)
Amas de Casa Desesperadas is a telenovela dramedy,
which debuted on Univision on January 10, 2008. Set
in the ctional Manzanares Street, the series follows the
lives of four housewives and the domestic problems and
daily mysteries surrounding their husbands, friends and
neighbors, which can be more sinister than they appear.
The series tone combines elements of drama, comedy,
mystery, farce, soap opera and satire.
Based on the United States television series Desperate
Housewives, it was developed for Latinos by DisneyABC
International Television and Pol-Ka Producciones.
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2.3.1
CHAPTER 2. AMAS DE CASA DESESPERADAS
Plot
Season 1 (2008-2009)
Season one began airing on January 10, 2008 and featured a total of 24 episodes. The show opens with the
mysterious suicide of housewife Alicia Arizmendi on a
beautiful day in the suburbs, on a street called Manzanares. Alicia, who narrates the show from the afterlife, had four friends: Regina Sotomayor, the seeminglyperfect mother of two teenagers struggling to save her
marriage; Leonor Guerrero, the mother of four whose
husband is always away on business; Susana Martinez, the
divorced mother in search of love, who nds it in the form
of her new neighbour Miguel Santini, who has a secret of
his own; and Gabriela Sols, the materialistic ex-runway
model who cheats on her husband. While trying to be
good wives and mothers, the four friends also try to nd
out why their friend committed suicide. The discovery
of a blackmail note among Alicias belongings, a therapy
session tape in which she admits her real name was Angela, and her widowed husbands strange behaviour really
make them wonder about the mystery surrounding their
deceased friend.
Origins
on May 14, 2007, Univision signed a deal with The Walt
Disney Company and ABC to produce programs for the
network, including Amas de Casa Desesperadas.[1]
Cast and characters
This is a list of the major characters of the series, as well
as their counterpart in the original, American, series and
the actors portraying them.
2.3.2
References
[1] Disney-ABC International Television Latin America

and Univision Sign Unprecedented Strategic Production
Agreement
2.3.3
External links
Ocial website
Amas de Casa Desesperadas at the Internet Movie
Database
Chapter 3
Characters
3.1 Acquaintances of Gabrielle Solis
Susan Mayer
Main article: Susan Mayer
Lynette Scavo
Main article: Lynette Scavo
Bree Van de Kamp

Main article: Bree Van de Kamp
Original and partial cast of Desperate Housewives, from left

to right: Paul Young, Martha Huber, Mary Alice Young,
Zach Young, Bree Van de Kamp, Rex Van de Kamp, Lynette
Scavo, Tom Scavo, Susan Delno, Julie Mayer, John Rowland,
Gabrielle Solis, Carlos Solis, Edie Britt, and Mike Delno.
Desperate Housewives is an American comedy-drama series that aired on ABC (American Broadcasting Company). It focuses on the residents living on the ctional Wisteria Lane as narrated by their deceased neighbor, Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong). Specically,
the series follows four protagonists and Mary Alices
friends, Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), Lynette Scavo
(Felicity Human), Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross),
and Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria). Desperate Housewives features an ensemble cast, which also includes the
womens husbands, children, love interests, neighbors,
and other acquaintances.
3.1.1
Main characters
Gabrielle Solis
Main article: Gabrielle Solis
Edie Britt
Main article: Edie Britt
Mike Delno
Main article: Mike Delno
Rex Van de Kamp

Main article: Rex Van de Kamp
The following are characters whose portrayer received

Starring billing at any point of the series. They are Carlos Solis
sorted in the order in which they were introduced to the
main cast, and not by episode count, screen time or pop- Main article: Carlos Solis
ularity.
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Paul Young
Main article: Paul Young (Desperate Housewives)
Mary Alice Young

Main article: Mary Alice Young
CHAPTER 3. CHARACTERS
Zach returns in season seven, shooting Paul at the end of
the episode Down the Block Theres a Riot, though he
is not seen. He rst appears as a delivery guy delivering
owers to Bree. Later in the episode, a gun matching the
one used to shoot Paul popped up on Brees couch after
Zach planted it there to implicate either Bree or one of
the housewives for Pauls attempted murder. It is revealed
that Zach has lost himself to drugs and gambling, and lost
his entire fortune. Both Paul and Mike momentarily put
their dierences aside to help Zach by placing him in a
rehab clinic for treatment.
Julie Mayer
Main article: Julie Mayer (Desperate Housewives)
Betty Applewhite
Main article: Betty Applewhite
John Rowland
Main article: John Rowland (Desperate Housewives)
Tom Scavo
Main article: Tom Scavo
Zach Young
Zachary Zach Young, formerly Dana Taylor (Cody Karl Mayer
Kasch) is the adopted son of Paul and Mary Alice.
Zachs birth parents are Deirdre Taylor and Mike Delno. Main article: Karl Mayer
However, Zachs true identity is not revealed until "One
Wonderful Day".
In season one, Zach is depressed by the sudden suicide of
Mary Alice, so Paul puts him in a mental home. During
his stay, Julie sneaks in his room to speak with him. Then
Zach runs away and goes to Julies house where they start
dating against Susans will until Zach becomes creepily in
love with Julie. After holding Susan hostage in the rst
season nale, Zach goes into hiding. He reappears in the
second season after Mike and Susan are looking for him.
Susan tells him that she wants to help until he says he
hopes he and Julie would reconcile. Susan, visibly shaken
by this, suggests he should go to Utah and nd Paul and
gives him money to get there. Months later, after Felicia Tilman frames Paul for her murder, Paul begs Zach
to ask his grandfather, Noah Taylor, for money to pay a
lawyer, claiming it is for a car. Noah refuses, telling Zach
that he would not inherit his fortune because of Zachs
supposed lack of bravery. Wanting to prove him wrong,
Zach turns o Noahs respirator and nds that he has inherited a vast fortune and no longer wants anything to do
with Paul. Zach moves to his grandfathers mansion.
Orson Hodge
Main article: Orson Hodge
Katherine Mayfair
Main article: Katherine Mayfair
Dave Williams
Main article: Dave Williams (Desperate Housewives)
Andrew Van de Kamp
Zach reappears in season three as Gabrielles secret ad- Main article: Andrew Van de Kamp
mirer. Zach unsuccessfully tries to impress Gabrielle
with luxurious gifts and his wealth. After intoxicating
Gabrielle, Zach leads her to believe that they had sex,
which she cannot remember. Gabrielle then asks Car- Angie Bolen
los to scare Zach o. Zach proposes to Gabrielle at the
Scavos Pizzeria, but Gabrielle tells him that she does not Main article: Angie Bolen
want a relationship with him.
3.1. ACQUAINTANCES OF GABRIELLE SOLIS

Ana Solis
Ana Solis (Maiara Walsh) is the granddaughter of Carloss Aunt Connie. Ana arrives to Wisteria Lane in the
fth season nale to live with Carlos and his family, as
her grandmother had stated she was dying and could not
take care of Ana anymore. Gabrielle soon realizes Ana is
a very supercial, scheming young girl who uses her good
looks to get what she wants. In the sixth season, Carlos
wants Gabrielle to sign the legal papers that would dene
them as Anas legal guardians, but Gabrielle is not willing
to. Ana overhears their conversation and starts acting out
even more on purpose to get back at her. When Gabrielle
learns this, she immediately signs the papers to keep Ana
at ease, 24/7.
Ana reveals she has a thing for Danny Bolen, and when
Julie is strangled and sent to the hospital, he asks her to
make up an alibi for him. Later, Ana gets a job working for John Rowland, Gabrielles ex-lover, and develops a crush on him, but John leads Ana on only to get
to Gabrielle. When Gabrielle confronts him, he kisses
her, and Ana witnesses the kiss. Ana runs home, infuriated, and prepares to tell Carlos, but Gabrielle reassures
her that Carlos knows about her past aair with John, and
that she is so happy with Carlos right now. She begs Ana
not to do anything that would ruin their happiness. Ana
keeps quiet, and quits her job.
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When Juanita Solis calls the police and tells them Bree is
trying to kill her and Celia (after Carlos tells her Brees involvement in her grandmothers death), Chuck responds
to the call at Brees home. After the misunderstanding,
Chuck gives Bree his number twice, and Bree agrees to
go out on a date with him. When Bree tells this to Renee, Renee runs a background check on Chuck and reveals to Bree he is still married, though he had led for
divorce a year ago. At dinner, Bree confronts Chuck
with this information but Chuck retaliates by telling her
he had also ran a background check on her. Oended,
Bree abruptly ends their date. As Chuck drives her home,
Chuck catches a hooker in the street and tells that she can
turn her life around, pretending to reveal Bree once was a
prostitute and she had turned over a new leaf by going to
school and starting a massive catering company. Moved
by Chucks whole-heartedly words, Bree gives Chuck a
second chance. In the seventh season nale, Lee tells
Bree he recognizes Chuck as a gay man he has seen in
local gay bars. Bree drops in on him at the police station,
and her suspicions deepen, leading her to believe Chucks
marriage has broken down because he is gay. After a dinner date, Bree insists Chuck take her to a gay bar, where
several patrons and a waiter recognize him. Chuck tells
her he had worked undercover in the bar, and discloses
his marriage broke down because his wife had been having an aair with his police partner. Chuck is one of the
attendees to the progressive party that takes place during
the night in which Alejandro Perez is accidentally killed
by Carlos. Bree and the other housewives helped hide
Alejandros body.
Ana and Danny begin to date, but Gabrielle sends Ana to

New York for a while after hearing Angie and Nick argue
about their cover. Danny tracks down Ana to tell her the
real reason her aunt sent her away because Gabrielle did
not want them to be together. By the end of season 6, In the eighth season, Bree continues her relation with
Ana remains in New York City, and Danny leaves on a Chuck but she fears that he might discover what happened with Alejandro, so she dumps him the same night
bus there, presumably to be with Ana.
in which Chuck planned to propose to her. Later, at his
oce, Chuck is given a missing person report for Alejandro. Chuck starts an investigation and recalls seeing AleRenee Perry
jandro at Wisteria Lane the night of the progressive party,
so he guesses that Bree is involved in the case. Chuck
Main article: Renee Perry
harasses Bree as well as her friends, in an attempt to get
revenge and make Bree suer. Chuck is close to discover
the truth until he is run over and killed by Orson. Chuck
Karen McCluskey
appeared amongst other deceased characters in the series
nale.
Main article: Karen McCluskey
Ben Faulkner
Bob Hunter and Lee McDermott
Ben Faulkner (Charles Mesure) is an Australian real estate

developer who moves to Wisteria Lane in the nal
Main article: Bob Hunter and Lee McDermott
season. He attracts Renees attention, but initially he rejects her. Ben hires Mike as a plumber in his project, so
Renee pumps Mike for information about Ben and he reveals that he helps out old people. Renee goes and acts
Chuck Vance
nice to Karen in front of Ben in hopes that he will ask
Chuck Vance (Jonathan Cake) is introduced in the sev- her out, which he does. For their date, he takes her to a
enth season as the investigator in charge of keeping an homeless shelter and once she gures out that he is mockeye on Felicia Tilman who has moved back onto the lane. ing her, she is furious, but they bond over the fact that they
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were both poor as small children. Bree comes to volunteer at Bens soup kitchen, and helps him get the right to
build his houses for the poor in the woods, but she later
nds out that it is the same place that she and the girls
buried Alejandro. Bree rst tries to prevent Ben from
building the houses there, but after Ben nds the corpse,
Bree decides to reveal the secret to him, and asks Mike
to bury it under the concrete foundations at the site. Ben
clashes with Chuck when he sees the detective harassing Bree, while Renee gets suspicious of Ben and Brees
friendship. Chuck purposely plants the idea on Renee that
Ben is having an aair with Bree, but this soon ends when
Renee discovers that Bree is about to commit suicide, and
when Chuck is killed.
ever, he keeps this a secret from Gabrielle, not wanting

to lose the daughter they have been raising the last several years, but after Bree accidentally runs over Juanita,
Carlos decides to tell Gabrielle the truth. Gabrielle then
tracks down her biological daughter, Grace. Unaware of
the truth, Juanita is jealous of the attention her mother bestows on Grace. When Juanitas biological parents turn
out to be illegal immigrants, Grace is forced to leave
with them, causing Gabrielle to be heartbroken. She tries
to get through her feelings by writing a note to Grace
but Juanita nds it and discovers the truth. She yells at
Gabrielle and even shoves her down before eeing the
house, ending up in the back of Lees car during the riot
caused by Paul. When the car is attacked as part of a riot,
Juanita is nearly hurt, but is rescued by Gabrielle and CarBen has a nancial crisis and decides to do business with
a loan shark, which is discovered by Mike. Mike then re- los and appears ready to forgive her parents.
veals that Renee got twelve million dollars in her divorce, De La Garza is promoted to Starring status in the eighth
so Ben, who had been ignoring Renee, suddenly begins season, but only in the episodes she appears in. However,
treating her nicer and even plans to propose to her, but her role is not dierent from that of the previous seasons
refrains from doing so and admits to her that he wanted and is not involved in any major plot; instead, she continto marry her for her money. Ben nally takes the money ues to provide comic relief.
from the loan shark, but later has trouble paying him back
and even has a stress-related attack, and ends being taken
to hospital. Mike tells Renee about the situation, so she 3.1.2 Secondary characters
pays o the loan shark behind Bens back. Ben attends
Mikes funeral (he was murdered by the loan shark) as an The following are characters whose portrayer received
Also starring billing at any point of the series, but never
usher.
received Starring billing. They are sorted in the order in
Renee waits for another proposal from Ben and when he
which they were introduced to the cast, and not by episode
nally pops the question, he gets arrested as the police
count, screen time or popularity.
found Alejandros body at his construction site. Renee
gets the ring on her nger before he is taken in for questioning. Ben is let go, but when Bree is thanking Ben for Danielle Van de Kamp
covering up the murder for her, the cops are listening in
to their phone call. Renee nds out that Ben is on the Danielle Van de Kamp (formerly Katz; Joy Lauren)
witness list for Brees trial, and that Ben is keeping a se- is the daughter of Bree and Rex Van de Kamp. She is
cret about the dead body, so she confronts him but Ben also Andrews younger sister. Danielle appears to need a
tells her he cannot tell her because he does not want to boyfriend in order to feel good about herself, and is preput her at risk. Ben goes to the trial, but refuses to speak. occupied with her looks. During her sophomore year,
He is thrown to prison until he speaks, and the prosecutor Danielle was the head of her high schools abstinence
threatens Renee with sending him back to Australia un- club. However, Danielle is planning to lose her virginless she confesses what she saw at the progressive party ity to her ex-boyfriend, John Rowland, to lure him back
during which Alejandro was killed. In the end, Bree is to her, but John permanently ends the relationship at
exonerated, and Ben nally marries Renee.
Brees request, leaving Danielle devastated and heartbroJuanita Solis
Juanita Solis (Madison De La Garza) is the legal daughter of Gabrielle and Carlos born in the 5-year gap between seasons 4 and 5. She is named after Carloss late
mother. Juanita provides comic relief in most of her appearances; however, she constantly gives her mother trouble and causes mischief.
In Season 7, Carlos learns that Juanita was switched
at birth with Grace Sanchez (Cecilia Balagot), and that
her biological parents are Hector and Carmen Sanchez
(Ronaldo Molina and Carla Jimenez, respectively). How-
ken. This is also the rst step towards Danielle acting

more strained around her mother because she thinks she
will get more attention from her parents if she behaves
like her brother.
Danielle soon nds love in Matthew Applewhite, who has
recently moved to Wisteria Lane. Danielle is an accomplice to Matthews scheme to have Caleb put down so
that he and his mother would not have to move. After Betty locks Matthew in the basement as punishment,
Danielle frees him and the two run away. After it is revealed that Matthew, not Caleb, was responsible for the
murder that has haunted the Applewhite family, Betty and
Bree race to stop Danielle and Matthew, who break into
the Van de Kamp house to steal money. When Bree con-
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fronts the kids, Matthew threatens to kill Bree, as Danielle Caleb and Matthew Applewhite
pleads for her mothers life. Matthew is later shot and
Bree and Danielle tentatively reconcile.
Later, Bree discovers that Danielle has been sleeping with
her history teacher, and attempts to sabotage the relationship. When Danielle is dumped by him, she reveals their
aair to her teachers wife, going as far as to get him red
and possibly criminally charged. Soon afterward it is revealed that Austin McCann and Danielle are sleeping together behind Julies back. Danielle blackmails Austin,
threatening that she will tell Julie about their relationship
if he tries to end it. When Danielle discovers she is pregnant with Austins child, Bree and Orson take Danielle to
a convent, and tell others that Danielle is studying abroad.
After they get back from their honeymoon, Bree pretends
she is pregnant, intending to raise her grandchild herself.
Danielle decides she wants to keep the baby and raise it
at the home so in an attempt to change Danielles mind,
Bree allows Danielle to attend a big party college in Miami and gives her a convertible. In "Now I Know, Don't
Be Scared", Danielle attends a Halloween party dressed
as a clone of Bree. While Bree is yelling at her for attending the party, her water breaks. The Van de Kamps do not
have time to get to the hospital, so Danielle gives birth at
home to a baby boy named Benjamin. The next morning,
after giving Bree the baby, Danielle leaves Wisteria Lane
to attend college in Miami.
After the ve-year gap in the series, Danielle has returned for her son, leaving Bree devastated. She remains estranged from her mother for several years but
eventually agrees to bring her son and new husband,
Leo Katz, a lawyer, to visit. Bree constantly criticizes
the way Danielle is raising Benjamin, including their
vegetarianism, homeschooling, and practicing Judaism.
An angry Danielle departs early along with her family,
leaving her relationship with her mother strained once
again. In Season Six, Danielle appears in the episode "My
Two Young Men" at the family meal Bree organizes for
her half brother, Sam Allen. It is revealed near the end
of the sixth season that a drunken Danielle has told Sam
that their brother, Andrew, ran over Carlos Soliss mother
a decade earlier (Season One).
In Season Seven, Danielle and Benjamin come to visit
Bree, unknown that their visit was a plot orchestrated by
Renee to embarrass Bree in front of her new love interest,
Keith, over the fact that she is a grandmother. Danielle
states that Renee told her that she was devastated over Orson leaving her. They appear to have achieved a happy relationship as Danielle and Benjamin embrace Bree upon
their arrival. Danielle returned in Season 8 with Benjamin. She mentioned to Bree, Leo had left her. After wallowing in self-pity, she tells Bree she is starting an
Internet business selling exercise equipment. Bree soon
discovers she is selling sex swings and while angry, she
decides eventually to support her daughter in hopes of
bridging the gap between them.
Caleb (Page Kennedy, replaced by NaShawn Kearse) and

Matthew Applewhite (Mehcad Brooks; in ashbacks,
Hendrix Henrie-Erhahon) are Betty Applewhites sons.
Through conversations and ashbacks, it is revealed that
prior to moving to Fairview, Matthew was dating a young
woman named Melanie Foster. He had tried to break up
with her, but Melanie asked him to meet her at a lumber yard. Caleb arrived rst, and after telling Melanie he
loves her, he tried to kiss her, but she slapped him then hit
him with a pole. Frightened, Caleb took the pole and hit
Melanie in the head. When she fell to the ground, Caleb
ed, thinking he had killed her. Matthew arrived later
to nd Melanie injured but alive. He tried to convince
her that Caleb acted out of fear and would not intentionally hurt her, but she told him she would go to the police unless Matthew agreed to resume their relationship.
As she walked away, he bludgeoned her with the pole,
killing her. However, because Caleb arrived home rst
with blood on his hands, Betty is convinced it is he that
murdered Melanie.
In Fairview, Betty insists on keeping Caleb locked in
the basement, wanting to protect him from the authorities. One day, however, Caleb manages to escape and
sneaks into Gabrielles house. While searching for Caleb,
Matthew meets Danielle Van de Kamp, who irts with
him and suggests they date. Knowing he himself is really
Melanies killer and wanting to help his brother, Matthew
tries to convince Betty to allow Caleb to live upstairs. As
Gabrielle has admitted Caleb had the chance but chose
not to hurt her, and that his only crime was stealing a
bowl of ice cream, Betty eventually concedes. Bree is displeased with Matthew and Danielles relationship when
she learns about Melanies murder from Betty. Forbidden
to see each other, Matthew and Danielle decide Caleb is
the problem and devise a plan to get him out of their way.
Matthew tells Caleb that Danielle likes him and wants to
kiss him. Caleb goes to the Van De Kamp house and into
Danielles room, where Danielle screams for Bree. Bree
enters with her gun and frightens Caleb away. Betty realizes she cannot control Caleb and decides to kill him
peacefully by crushing pills into a bowl of ice cream. As
Caleb eats the ice cream, he tells his mother that Matthew
had told him to go to Danielles room. Furious, Betty
takes the ice cream from Caleb and locks Matthew in
the basement, but soon he is freed by Danielle. Betty
learns that Matthew is really Melanies killer and informs
Bree, who rushes home to nd Danielle and Matthew with
money they have just taken from her safe. Betty alerts
the police, while a stando ensues between Matthew and
Bree. After Matthew threatens to kill Bree, he is shot in
the heart by a police sniper before he can pull the trigger. Following Matthews death, Betty and Caleb leave
Wisteria Lane.
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Preston and Porter Scavo
get chicken pox. Parker gets curious about human sexuality, asking several girls to see their vaginas, including
Preston and Porter Scavo (Brent and Shane Kinsman Mrs. McCluskey. Parker proves to be the most sensitive
seasons 1 to 4, Max and Charlie Carver seasons 5 to 8) of Lynettes three boys as he is shocked when he nds out
are Lynettes oldest twin sons. They are shown to be very that his mother was shot and refuses to let her out of the
rebellious, much to the distress of their parents, particu- house.
larly Lynette as at this point she is a stay at home mother. He gets along very well with his half-sister, Kayla, and
Their uncontrollable nature leads to hints that they may is most connected to McCluskey, especially when she is
have ADHD. The twins are often in trouble, particularly victim of rumors that she killed her husband, convincin season one, when they had a more prominent role in ing her to tell everybody the truth. He gets buried alive
the show.
in McCluskeys house during the tornado and is the secIn Season 5, they have continued their mischievous ways
but in forms such as under age drinking, smoking, and
joyrides in their familys cars. However it appears that
the twins are showing signs of growing up and following
their parents rules. It is discovered later in the season that
Porter was having an aair with his best friends mother,
Anne Schilling. She ultimately leaves town and Porter
is accused of starting the re at Warren Schillings club,
although the charges are later dropped.
ond one to be pulled out of it. He was disgusted to learn

his parents were still having sex after they tell the family
Lynette is pregnant again. In "Lovely" he and his friends
are doing a peeping tom on Robin in the shower. It is later
revealed that he oered money to sleep with her, which
she declined. His parents later had a talk with him, with
Tom reassuring Parker that he will have sex when the time
is right.
In Season 6, Preston is planning to put o college and

backpack in Europe for a year, whilst Porter will continue
living at home to attend Fairview Community College.
Preston returns in the episode "Chromolume No. 7" with
a ancee from Russia named Irina Korsakov, prompting
Lynette to worry that her son is being taken advantage
of. Lynette eventually discovers that Irina is already married to another man, and divorced from one whom she
has stolen from. They break up and Lynette tells Preston
she knows he is mad at her but hopes he will forgive her
eventually. After the twins wake up Lynette and bring
home girls in the middle of the night, Lynette and Tom
agree that it is time for them to nd their own place. The
boys nd a house soon after and say goodbye to Tom and
Lynette. However, it transpires that the twins 'new house'
is just across the street with Mrs. McCluskey. Eager to
get them out, Lynette brings them a keg of beer and suggests they have a party. Inevitably, McCluskeys house is
trashed and she kicks the twins out.
George Williams
In the nal season, it is announced that Porter is the father

of Julies baby. In "Finishing the Hat", Porter goes to
Renee and Bens wedding to get Tom and Lynette to tell
them that his and Julies baby is being born.
Parker Scavo
Parker Scavo (Zane Huett seasons 1 to 4, Joshua Logan
Moore season 5 to 8)[1] is the youngest son of Lynette
and Tom. He, just like all of Lynettes kids, drives her
crazy with his unrudelyness and rebellious nature. In the
rst season, Parker stays at home while his brothers are
in school. In season two, Parker starts school but is upset
when he nds out that his mother cannot go with him because of her new job and her mean boss. Thanks to his
mothers absence, he grows very fond of an imaginary
baby-sitter and her umbrella. He and his brothers also
George Williams (Roger Bart) is a pharmacist who begins a relationship with Bree after her discovery of her
husbands extramarital aair with the neighborhood prostitute, Maisy Gibbons. Their relationship goes well until
Bree accidentally res a handgun at Georges foot, causing him to lose a toe. He returns after a short absence
and begins to lust after Bree. Rex takes oense to this,
and it culminates with George being pushed into a pool
at Carloss going-away party. Motivated by his obsession
for Bree, George begins replacing Rexs heart medication
with dangerous amounts of potassium, causing the latters
death in "One Wonderful Day".
After Rexs death, George attempts to move his relationship with Bree forward. While on vacation with
her, George drugs her by talking her into mixing
antihistamines with alcohol. George decides against taking advantage of Bree in this way but when she wakes
up, he tells her he will not wait much longer, thereby nally getting Bree into bed. George proposes to her. She
feels pressured into agreeing. After Bree tells George
about her chat with Dr. Goldne in which he suggested
she and George were taking their relationship too fast,
George attacks Dr. Goldne and throws him over a
bridge. Goldne is injured but survives. Later, George
becomes more possessive. He objects to Brees reluctance to wear her engagement ring; Bree, in turn, becomes annoyed when she sees her engagement to George
announced in the newspaper. This announcement brings
Georges ex-ance to Brees house, where she warns
Bree that George is unstable. Bree dismisses her, refusing
to believe. Later, while Bree and George are out having
dinner, they meet Brees old college boyfriend, Ty Grant.
He asks Bree to dance and she agrees. Georges overreaction to this leads Bree to end her relationship with
George. In retaliation, George steals Tys valet ticket
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from his jacket, speeds o in his car, takes it out to some Dylan one evening and discovers the truth, while Dylan
remote location, and sets it on re.
and Wayne were planning to tell Katherine that they have
George then nds out the police are closing in on him and been meeting. Wayne later discovers that Dylan is not his
have also searched his house after Bree went to the po- biological daughter after watching home videos of Dylan
lice, suspecting George was involved in Dr. Goldnes when she was young: while his daughter had a scar from
attack. George retreats to a hotel room (in the same ho- a bike accident that needed 11 stitches, this Dylans skin
tel where Bree is co-hosting a charity event) and has a is unmarked. Katherine has no choice but to tell Dylan
bellman give her a note. He then overdoses on sleeping the truth about all the secrets: Katherine says that Wayne
abused her, so she planned to leave town with the original
pills which ultimately leads to his death. George makes
his nal appearance in series nale, as one of the ghosts Dylan. One day, Katherine has gone out for the evening
and when she returns, Mary Alice (who was babysitting
watching over Susan as she leaves Wisteria Lane.
Dylan) tells her that Wayne came by and gave Dylan a
doll, which the little girl would not let go of. Katherine
takes the doll and puts it on top of a bookcase. Dylan tries
Austin McCann
to get the doll and the wardrobe falls on top of her, killing
Austin McCann (Josh Henderson) is Edies troubled her. Katherine feels like she cannot go to the police beteenage nephew. When Edie catches him trying to break cause she believes Wayne will nd a way to pin Dylans
into her house, she lets him stay with her for some time death on her, so she buries her daughter in the woods.
instead of going to Mexico like he was planning to, Katherine ies to a Romanian orphanage and adopts a girl
since he fought his mothers boyfriend, but she chose her who bears a striking resemblance to Dylan, to assume the
boyfriend instead of Austin. He is instantly attracted to identity of her deceased daughter.
Julie, and they spend some time playing cat and mouse
After the ve-year jump in the Season 4 nale, Dylan
but begin a relationship after both being held hostage
leaves a message for Katherine saying she has just reby Carolyn Bigsby. In episode "No Fits, No Fights, No
turned from Paris, where her ance proposed under the
Feuds", Julie gives up her virginity to Austin. Shortly
Eiel Tower. In the fth season Katherine reveals that
afterwards, it is revealed that Austin had been sleeping
Dylan has married and that she and her husband, Bradley,
with Danielle Van De Kamp. Austin plans to break it o
have had a baby. It is learned that Dylan and her family
with her to keep Julie from nding out, but it ends with
live in Baltimore.
Danielle threatening to reveal their relationship to Julie
if Austin quits having sex with her. However, the next She makes her return to Wisteria Lane in Season 6, when
episode, Edie and Susan catch Austin and Danielle hav- her mother intentionally stabs herself. Susan realizes that
ing sex and, at the end of the episode, Susan tells Julie Katherine needs serious mental help, and upon learning
about Austin and Danielle, which end Julies relationship that only a family member can commit someone to a menwith Austin and her friendship with Danielle. Austin gets tal institution, she calls Dylan, pretending to be a doctor,
a job at the Scavo Pizzeria, but is red by Lynette for and tells her she should come to Fairview. At rst, Dysmoking marijuana on the job. Tom hired him back be- lan not only believes Susan attacked her mother, but also
cause teenage girls think hes hot...he'll bring in all the thinks Katherine is married to Mike; however, after Suhigh school girls and half the mens chorus. Later on san shows Dylan her wedding album, Dylan realizes that
he discovers that he got Danielle pregnant just when he her mother has been lying to her and living in delusion.
managed to mend his relationship with Julie. Orson tells When Dylan visits Katherine, she confronts her mother.
Austin he would need to leave town. Although Austin re- Katherine goes into a full blown meltdown and both Sufused, Andrew pointed out that sooner or later he would san and Dylan watch as she is restrained.
just hurt Julie again. Austin agreed to leave.
Dylan Mayfair
Dylan Mayfair (Lyndsy Fonseca) is Katherines daughter. Dylan has no memory of her early years, and
throughout Season 4, she unearths surprising news about
her past, including her unknown friendship with Julie
Mayer, whom she had never actually met since it was
Katherines original daughter, Dylan Davis, who was
Julies friend. One day, Dylan is driving, and a police
ocer pulls her over for speeding. Later, she nds out he
is her father, Wayne, who she always thought had died.
Wayne asks Dylan not to tell Katherine that they have
met. Dylan meets Wayne a few times for dinner, telling
Katherine that she is out on a date. Katherine follows
Kayla Huntington Scavo

Kayla Scavo (Rachel Fox; ne Huntington) is the
daughter of Tom Scavo and Nora Huntington, and stepdaughter of Lynette. Tom reveals that he has just found
out that a one-night stand twelve years prior had resulted
in the birth of Kayla. Lynette tries to include Kayla in
their family, but it becomes increasingly dicult due to
Noras hostility. Kaylas true sociopathic personality does
not emerge until after Noras death, which causes Kayla
to move in with the Scavos full-time.
In season four, Kayla seems to be closer to Lynette and
ts in perfectly with the rest of the Scavo family. Later
on in the season, however, she becomes more crafty and
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psychotic when she persuades Porter and Preston to set
re to Rick Colettis rival pizza joint, and tricks one
of the twins into jumping o the roof of the house by
pretending that she had safely done so herself by using
an umbrella as a parachute. Lynette takes Kayla to a
therapist, who tells Lynette that she and Kayla should
spend more time together, so Lynette takes her shopping.
Kayla blackmails her to get what she wants in the store,
and she then threatens to hurt Penny, causing Lynette to
slap her. Later, Kayla calls her therapist and tells him
that Lynette has repeatedly hit her many times before.
These accusations bring Child Protective Services to the
Scavo home. After intentionally overhearing the conversation between the Scavos and their lawyer, she hears that
Lynette could jeopardize her rights of parental custody
over her children. Kayla precedes by burning herself with
a curling iron, claiming Lynette did it to her, and leading
to Lynettes indenite arrest. Later that night Tom makes
Kayla confess everything, her therapist listening to their
conversation the entire time. Kayla persists that Tom has
to let her stay within the family household, but Tom decides to call Noras parents, and Kayla is forced to move
away and live with her grandparents.
Penny Scavo
with Julie. Nick is later shown talking to some girls at
Danny and Porters party, and Danny confronts his father
by telling him he knows about his aair with Julie. Nick
hassles Julie, wanting to get back together with her, she
refuses. Lynette walks in as they are having a ght and
Nick leaves. Later, Lynette and Tom go to the police and
tell them that Nick was sleeping with Julie and that he
is a possible suspect for her strangling. Angie has found
out about the aair due to the police calling her; she lied
and told them that Nick was with her the entire night and,
as she knows they are stuck together due to their secret,
Angie forgives him after punching him in the face. Angie
is angry when waitress Emily Portsmith brushes crumbs
from his shirt and quickly confronts him, he asks her if
that is how it will be from now on whenever he talks to
another woman, she conrms it. Later, at the coee cup,
Nick takes out a pre-paid phone and makes a proposition with an agent, telling him that he might be ready to
return if she (Angie) is let o the hook; the call ceases
and he sees Emily, he asks her if she was eavesdropping
on him and she denies it, Nick leaves. The waitress is
strangled to death. Nick tells Angie, once the news has
spread of Emilys death, that he was the last person to
leave the night she was murdered; he suggests that they
pack up and leave but Angie refuses, hoping that they
will get lucky, Nick wonders how much luck they have
left. When Patrick Logan arrives to Wisteria Lane, he
runs Nick over. Gabrielle visits Nick in the hospital and
shows him the note that Angie left her saying that she and
Danny are held hostage. Nick now knows that Patrick is
behind it and leaves the hospital with Gabrielle. However,
Nick passes out in Gabrielles car due to the inuence of
pain pills. After Patrick is killed, Nick and Angie leave
Wisteria Lane and move to Atlanta.
Penelope Lynne Scavo[2] (Dylan and Jordan Cline season 1; Darien and Kerstin Pinkerton - seasons 2, 3
and 4; Kendall Applegate - season 5 and 6; Darcy Rose
Byrnes - season 7 and 8) is Lynette and Toms fourth child
and rst daughter. She has her rst line in the season
three episode "God, Thats Good". She is the most wellbehaved out of Lynettes children. Lynette wanted Penny
to be Gabrielles ower girl at her wedding, but due to her
having zero charisma, Gabrielle chose Victors housekeepers daughter who resembled herself.
Danny Bolen
Penny plays a more active role in the series after the 5year jump between seasons 4 and 5. She learns she is
going to be a big sister when Lynette becomes pregnant
again in season 6, and becomes jealous of the new baby.
In the episode "The Chase" she celebrated her 11 birthday, but Tom and Lynette forgot it, resulting in a birthday
dinner with only half the family there, and her cake had
the name Polly on it. Penny then used her parents credit
card to check herself in a hotel. Lynette discovered this
after Penny did not come home from school and after
one of Pennys friends gave her Mom a note to tell she
ran away. When baby Paige is born, Penny has a change
of attitude and even helps Lynette baby sit Paige in "The
Thing That Counts is Whats Inside", taking her to school
with her. Throughout season eight, Penny helps Lynette
try to win Tom back many times.
Danny Bolen (formerly Tyler; Beau Mircho) is the son

of Angie and Nick Bolen. He comments that he did not
want to move to Fairview, to which his mother replied
Oh, honey. Whose fault was that?" He has feelings for
Julie, but is prone to random ts of anger around her, and
thus becomes a suspect after Julie is strangled. Danny
confronts his father after he discovers his fathers aair
with Julie. After Julie tells Danny she will never be with
him, he attempts to commit suicide, but fails. Later at the
hospital, he is being looked after by Nurse Mona Clarke,
who lives on Wisteria Lane. When Mona calls him by
name, a dazed Danny says that his name is Tyler. He
starts dating Ana Solis, which concerns Angie, as she
is afraid that Ana is going to break his heart someday.
He goes to New York City to talk with Ana about her
supposed modeling job and reconnects with his grandmother. It also revealed that Patrick Logan is his biological father, but he does not know this and thinks of Nick
Nick Bolen
as his real dad. Patrick meets Danny Patrick in episode
Nick Bolen (formerly Dominic; Jerey Nordling) is the "We All Deserve to Die", and tells Danny that he is writmanipulative husband of Angie Bolen. He shares a past ing a novel, which in reality is the story of how Patrick and

Angie met. Patrick asks Danny for advice on how to end
the novel and Danny, believing it is all ction, suggests
that the main character kill the girl, for taking away the
main characters kid (who takes the role of Danny). When
Patrick runs Nick over, Angie tells Danny to escape, and
though she reveals Patricks past as an eco-terrorist, she
misses out the important fact of their relationship. Danny
is about to leave town, but is tricked by Patrick into returning, and is held hostage along with Angie. Patrick
reveals to Danny the truth about his paternity. Patrick attempts to kill Danny by making Angie build a bomb and
placing it in the Bolens house; however, Angie planted
the bomb within the detonator and Patrick is killed, while
Danny is saved by Gabrielle. Later, while Angie and Nick
relocate to Atlanta, Danny is seen relocating to New York
to be with his grandmother and Ana.
M.J. Delno
Maynard James M.J. Delno (Mason Vale Cotton)
is Susan and Mikes son. He is born on Mothers Day in
the fourth season episode "Mother Said", shortly before
the ve-year time jump. His rst name honors Mikes
grandfather.[3]
M.J. is shy, quiet, and like his mother when she was
younger, is an underachiever who struggles in school due
to his lack of intelligence and common sense, prompting Susan and Mike to enroll him in private school.[4][5]
When Mike begins dating Katherine, M.J. resents their
relationship;[6] however, he grows fond of Katherine as
her romance with Mike progresses.[7] M.J. becomes the
target of a murder scheme when Dave Williams wants revenge for Susan for killing his wife and daughter in a car
accident several years earlier.[8] However, Dave spares
M.J.'s life after experiencing overwhelming guilt.[9]
After Susan and Mike remarry, M.J. has never been happier. Katherine tells M.J. that Susan stole Mike away
from Katherine which angers Mike. M.J. loves playing
with his T-Rex which Susan accidentally sold to Roy Benders deaf grandson. In season seven, M.J. is sad when
he has to leave Wisteria Lane and move into an apartment. M.J. hates when Mike goes to work in an oil plant
in Alaska.
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those relevant characters that appeared in two or more
seasons, or in a major story arc during one season, are included. They are sorted rst by the season in which they
were introduced and then by the episode in which they
rst appeared.
Adam Mayfair
Adam Mayfair (Nathan Fillion) is a gynecologist and
Katherines second husband, who knows something of
Katherines past in Wisteria Lane.[10] Katherine is very
jealous of any attention other women pay to her husband, and it is often implied that he has a history as a
womanizer. It eventually comes to light that the couple
left Chicago because of a lawsuit initiated by a patient
named Sylvia Greene (Melora Walters) against Adam.
The case had been settled out of court, with Adam allowing his wife to believe the patient was a nymphomaniac.
When Sylvia arrives in Fairview hoping to rekindle a relationship with Adam, Katherine is furious and asks him
to leave. While packing, he nds the note that Katherines Aunt Lillian left for Dylan, which reveals Katherines true mystery, and he decides he wants to leave her.
In "Sunday, Dylan asks to meet with Adam to learn the
truth about her father. Katherine rst meets with Adam,
who agrees to talk to Dylan in the interest of learning what
she already knows but promises he will not reveal Katherines secrets. Katherine tells him she wants to work on
their marriage, but Adam says he is nished. In the fourth
season nale, Adam tells Katherine that, though he is still
nished with her, he is not nished with Dylan and wants
to protect her from Wayne. He and Katherine attend Dylans cello recital, with Adam planning to take Dylan and
Katherine away afterward on a vacation. Wayne also attends the recital, unbeknownst to Adam, who had neither
met nor seen a photo of Wayne. During the intermission, Wayne elicits Adams help with a at tire. Wayne
knocks Adam unconscious with a tire iron, drives him
to an abandoned shack, and beats him until he believes
Adam is dead. Adam, who had only feigned death to get
Wayne to stop, steals a car and rushes to save Katherine. He arrives as Wayne is preparing to shoot Katherine and struggles with him, taking his gun. Later, Bree
takes Adam to nurse his wounds and he comforts Katherine after she shoots Wayne to death. This is Adams last
appearance.
The eighth and nal season sees Mike being killed and
M.J. and Susan dealing with the loss. M.J. is generally
depicted in a bad temper because he feels like the other
children at school think of him as a weird kid for not
having a father anymore. M.J. and his family eventually Albert Goldne
leave Wisteria Lane in the series nale, due to his halfDr. Albert Goldne (Sam Lloyd) is hailed as the numsister Julies new baby.
ber one marriage counsellor in Fairview. Rex and Bree
begin seeing him in the second episode of Season 1, "Ah,
But Underneath". During appointments, Bree frequently
3.1.3 Recurring characters
makes small talk with Dr. Goldne, and during a private
The following are characters whose portrayer received session, she xes a loose a button on his jacket. Goldne
Guest starring billing at any point of the series, but becomes captivated by her domesticity and later asks Rex
never received Starring or Also starring billing. Only if he has ever thanked Bree for the things she does around
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the house, to Rexs chagrin. In episode "Love is in the
Air", he encourages Bree to ask Rex about his true sexual feelings, refusing to divulge Rexs desire for domination despite being ustered by Brees openness about her
love of sex. He returns in the second season when Bree
needs advice regarding her feelings about being widowed
and about her relationship with George Williams. When
George nds out that Goldne has been advising Bree to
take their relationship slowly, he lies in wait for Goldne,
slamming his head into a concrete barrier and throwing
him over a bridge. Goldne survives and informs Bree
his attacker had a blue bike. When Bree recalls she had
seen George with a blue bike earlier that day, she realize
the depths of Georges obsession with her.
Alejandro Perez
Alex Cominis
Dr. Alex Cominis (Todd Grinnell) is Andrews exhusband. He is a plastic surgeon and resides with Andrew on Wisteria Lane, in a house which Bree purchased
for them. He is quick to point out Brees selshness,
which Bree has come to appreciate. Alex appeared in
the gay porn lm Rear Deployment while putting himself through medical school. Alex is not seen in season
six, but it is revealed that Andrew cheated on him. Alex
leaves Andrew in season seven, due to Andrews severe
drinking problem.
Alma Hodge
Alma Hodge (Valerie Mahaey) was Orsons rst wife.
Alma tricked him into marrying her by getting pregnant,
thinking that having a baby together would make Orson
fall in love with her. Unfortunately she had a miscarriage
and had trapped herself in a loveless marriage. When
Alma found out that Orson had an aair with Monique
Polier (Kathleen York), she leaves Orson and disappears
to make people think Orson murdered her.
Alejandro Perez, aka Ramon Sanchez (Tony Plana) is

the stepfather of Gabrielle who was sexually abusive towards her when she was a child. He is the second husband
of Gabrielles mother, Lucia Marquez (Mara Conchita
Alonso). When Gabrielle told Lucia what Alejandro did
to her, Lucia believed that Gabrielle seduced Alejandro, Alma suddenly arrives to Wisteria Lane, and Bree tries
causing Gabrielle to run away from home.
to have a good relationship with her. However, Alma
Gabrielle believed Alejandro to be dead, so in the seventh buys herself the old Applewhite house, so Bree wants
season she went to her home town to read a letter over Orson to get rid of her. Orson tries to convince Alma
his grave; but she ended up not going to it. Towards the to leave, but she blackmails him, threatening to reveal
end of the season, however, Alejandro appears in Wiste- that it was he who ran over Mike Delno in his car and
ria Lane stalking Gabrielle. In the season nale, Alejan- buried Monique. Bree then proceeds to visit her to tell
dro confronts Gabrielle because he believed he had put her to move away, but she discovers a picture of Orhis past behind him, and Gabrielles return to her home- son and Monique and a bag containing Moniques teeth
town may have put an end to that. Gabrielle almost kills hidden under the linoleum, where they were planted by
him once but cannot go through with it, telling Alejandro Alma. Bree gives Orson the teeth, who plants them back
never to come back. When Alejandro returns and touches in Almas house, stating that she will not nd them and
Gabrielle inappropriately, Carlos hits him over the head, that she will now leave them alone, or else he will call the
accidentally killing him. The housewives cover up the police and tell them that Alma murdered Monique and
incident by burying the body in the forest.
kept her teeth. Later, Orsons mother Gloria and Alma
The main mystery of the eighth and nal season of the se- trick Orson into believing Alma was going to commit suiries is the result of the murder of Alejandro. Carlos and cide. When Orson arrives to Almas house, he is drugged
the housewives all deal with the guilt, and Mike and Ben by Gloria so that Alma could forcibly have sex with him.
also become involved when Alejandros body is moved The morning after, Bree tells Orson that Alma raped him,
from the forest and buried by Mike in Bens construction and he nally tells her the truth about what happened with
site. Susan tries to overcome guilt of her involvement in Monique. Orson then goes to Almas to tell her that he
Alejandros murder, so she decides to look for his family does not need to worry about her anymore. She tells him
to make sure they are okay. It is revealed that sometime she may be pregnant, to which he responds that he does
after Gabrielle left Alejandro and Lucias home, Alejan- not care. Alma then realizes that there is nothing else she
dro left Lucia, changed his name to Ramon Sanchez, can do to make Orson love her. Gloria, however, does
and married Claudia Sanchez (Justina Machado), and not give up and locks Alma in the attic and plans to kill
that Alejandro also abused Claudias daughter Marisa Bree. After Alma tries to escape from her attic through
(Daniela Bobadilla). Bree becomes the main suspect of the window, she falls from the roof to her death. Orson
the murder of Alejandro when she dumps her detective discovers her dead body and plants the suicide note and
boyfriend Chuck Vance, and suspicion grows after Chuck the bag containing Moniques teeth in her house, making
is killed. Bree goes to trial and is close to face 20 years to it seem to the police that she killed Monique and comlife sentence until Mrs. McCluskey herself confesses she mitted suicide.
killed Alejandro. All charges dropped against Bree and Alma appeared amongst other deceased characters in the
series nale.
Mrs. McCluskey.

Benjamin Katz
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to be a kidney donor for Susan. With nothing else to live
for, Beth goes to the hospital and makes sure the nurse in
the waiting room les the paperwork ensuring her kidney
will go to Susan. Beth then pulls a gun out of her purse
and shoots herself in the head, leaving her brain dead. At
rst, Paul refuses to give Susan Beths kidney, but later
decides to let Susan have the kidney and mourns his wife.
Benjamin Tyson Katz (formerly Hodge; Jake Soldera)

is Danielles and Austin McCann's son and Brees grandson. However, Bree fakes a pregnancy to make seem like
he is her son by Orson. Danielle gives birth to Benjamin
on Halloween when Dr. Adam Mayfair delivers him in
Brees kitchen, and Bree promptly adopts him to save her Beth appeared amongst other deceased characters in the
family from scandal. Danielle reclaims her son when he series nale.
is three years old. He is later adopted by her husband Leo
Katz.
Carolyn Bigsby
Beth Young
Beth Young (ne Tilman; Emily Bergl) is Paul Youngs
second wife introduced in "You Must Meet My Wife". A
friendly, but troubled and sensitive woman, Beth met Paul
while writing to him in prison where he was serving time
for the apparent murder of Felicia Tilman. When she arrives to Wisteria Lane, Paul wants to nally have their
wedding night, but Beth refuses to have sex, preferring
to take it slowly. In "Truly Content" the housewives invite Beth to their weekly poker game, during which Beth
shares some information about her past and how she met
Paul at prison. Later, Beth learns from Karen McCluskey
that, while Paul was exonerated from the supposed murder of Felicia, everyone blames him for the murder of Felicias sister, Martha Huber. Beth and Paul talk about this,
and she claims that, even if he is really a murderer, she
will remain by his side. However, Beth is worried about
Pauls plans for Wisteria Lane. When his former cellmate
moves into the neighborhood, Beth threatens to tell people he attacked her unless he tells her Pauls plans. She
meets Paul at home in sexy underwear, revealing what she
knows but she supports him, saying she knows all about
revenge.
It is soon revealed that Beth is actually Felicias daughter, aiding her mother in revenge on Paul. After she and
Paul sleep together, Beth questions her mothers sanity
and if she knew for certain Paul killed her sister, so the
two women have a ght. When Paul is shot later in the
season, Beth returns to jail, convinced her mother had
something to do with it but Felicia is honestly surprised
to hear it happened. Unknown to Beth, the detectives
investigating the shooting told Paul how she was Felicias
daughter, making him realize how she has been using him
all along. While Paul develops hatred for Beth, Beth falls
in love with Paul, and has turned against Felicia to support
Paul. He kicks Beth out of the house, but she tries to get
back with Paul, telling him how she believed her mothers
claims of Paul killing her aunt but now that she knows
him, does not believe it. She is thus shocked when Paul
confesses to having killed Martha after all. Beth goes to
see Felicia in prison where her mother berates her for being so stupid as to not get the confession on tape and that
Beth is useless to her, telling the guards to remove her
daughter from the visitor list. Beth then learns is a match
Carolyn Bigsby (Laurie Metcalf) is Orsons former

neighbor. Before his move to Wisteria Lane, Carolyn
had found Orson thoroughly cleaning his house, and upon
learning his wife, Alma, was missing, began to suspect
him of Almas murder. By the time Orson moves to Wisteria Lane, Carolyns suspicion has become an obsession,
and she tries in vain to warn Bree several times. Bree
reaches her limit with Carolyn and retaliates by revealing
the aair between Monique Polier and Carolyns husband
Harvey Bigsby (Brian Kerwin). This results in Carolyn
going to Harveys supermarket with gun, intending to kill
him. Harvey locks himself in the managers oce with
Edie, and Carolyn panics and creates a hostage situation,
in which Carolyn kills Nora Huntington. While Carolyn
is having a discussion with Lynette, a hostage manages to
retrieve a large food can from the oor behind him and
throws it at Carolyns head, and she pulls the trigger before falling to the oor and dropping the gun. Lynette
is wounded in the shoulder. Carolyn attempts to retrieve
the gun, but Austin struggles with her long enough for another hostage to pick up the gun and shoot Carolyn in the
head, killing her instantly.
Celia Solis
Celia Solis (Daniella Baltodano, Karolinah Villarreal as
the 11-year-old Celia Solis in the episode "If..." and Gloria Garayua 25 to 30 years later in the same episode) is
the youngest daughter of Gabrielle and Carlos Solis. Like
her sister Juanita, Celia was born during the ve-yearjump. Though she is often quiet and is not as rebellious
as Juanita, nevertheless Celia gives Gabrielle a hard time
in most of her appearances.
In "Boom Crunch", Celia is attending the Christmas
block party on Wisteria Lane, and is nearly struck by a
crashing plane, when Lynette pulls her out of the way,
so she is taken to the hospital. In the episode "If...",
Gabrielle is convinced that God saved Celia because she
is special. Gabrielle imagines a series of hypothetical
scenarios which involve an older Celia at dierent ages
being forced by Gabrielle to become a television star.
Back in the hospital room, Carlos asks Gabrielle what
their daughter needs to do to be special. Gabrielle replies
Nothing and smiles at Celia, lying in her hospital bed,
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who wakes up just as Gabrielle realizes how special her unpack boxes in her house when she rst moved in; Bree
daughter really is.
gave him some love advice, unaware his aections would
be towards her daughter Danielle; Lynette tried to include
him in the Scavo familys game night to help him t in;
Deirdre Taylor
and Susan paid for him to attend an artists seminar to
encourage his artistic ability. Eddie develops a crush on
Deirdre Taylor (Jolie Jenkins) is Mikes ex-girlfriend. Susan but she rejects him, so he plans to strangle Susan
Her death occurred before the series timeline and plays but mistakenly strangles Julie.
an integral role in the rst season mystery, which focuses
When Barbara discovers that Eddie had strangled a
on Mary Alices suicide. Deirdre came from a wealthy
teenager, she tries to call the police. In a rage, Eddie
family, but rejected it after becoming addicted to drugs
strangles Barbara to death, and minutes later, Lynette inas a young adult.[11] During this time, she dated Mike,
vites him to move into her house. Lynette realizes he is
a drug dealer at the time. Their relationship ended after
the Fairview strangler when she sees a remorseful look on
Mike was incarcerated for killing a corrupt police ocer
his face and he cannot look her in the eyes when she tells
[11]
who attempted to rape Deirdre.
Soon after, Deirdre
him about the police nding his mother in the woods. He
gave birth to Mikes son without his knowledge. She later
locks Lynette in his childhood home. In the season nale,
sold her son to Mary Alice, who worked as a nurse in a reEddie holds the fate of Lynette and her unborn child in
[12]
habilitation facility in Utah. Mary Alice and Paul ed
his hands. In the end he has Lynette call the police and
town and raised Deirdres child as their own. Years later,
he turns himself in, thanks in part to Lynette stepping in
Deirdre tracked down the Young family and attempted to
and saying she believes in him.
take the child, Zach, back, but Mary Alice killed her in
[12]
an attempt to stop her. Mary Alice and Paul chopped
up Deirdres body and buried it underneath the cement of
Father Crowley
their swimming pool.[12]
Although Jenkins did not appear onscreen until the rst
season nale, which was lmed in April 2005, she was
cast in the fall of 2004 because earlier episodes required
photographs of the Deirdre character.[13] Because no material had been written for the character at the time of
casting, Jenkins did not have to audition for the role.[13]
Eddie Orlofsky
Father Crowley (Je Doucette) is the priest at the local Catholic church. Gabrielle is openly rude to him. He
rst appeared on Guilty when he prayed for Mama
Solis, who was in a coma at the time. Father Crowley and Gabrielle clash after John told him about the affair. He then presides Mamas funeral, looking back when
Carlos & Gabrielle were ghting. Gabrielle says to him,
Eyes front, Padre!" He appears on "Fear No More" when
Gabrielle confessed her pregnancy and her unawareness
of who the father is. He tells her to be thankful since
children are a blessing. Father Crowley then appears on
Theres Something About a War when Gabrielle asked
him to transfer Sister Mary. He is the one who informs
Gabrielle in "Silly People" that Xiao-Mei will be staying with them briey. His next appearance is in Season 5 when Gabrielle forces Juanita to work at the soup
kitchen where Father Crowley is volunteering. He appears in season 6 when Gabrielle attempted to get Juanita
into Catholic school, and he is also shown presiding over
Karls funeral.
Eddie Orlofsky (Josh Zuckerman) is the infamous

Fairview Strangler. He is a friend of Dannys, one of
the few that remained friends with him even when Danny
was being accused of assaulting Julie, who was attacked
by Eddie himself. Eddie is shown working at a local caf
where Emily Portsmith, a waitress, becomes his second
known victim. Eddie mentions that he was glad he was
late to work, because he does not think he could have handled discovering Emilys body. Eddie invites Julie and
Danny to watch him do stand up comedy at a local club,
but he performs terribly. Eddie picks up Irina after she is
dumped by Preston Scavo on their wedding night. After
she insults him, Eddie strangles her and buries her in the Felicia Tilman
woods.
The episode "Epiphany" reveals details of Eddies past.
Eddie had such a desperately lonely childhood, because
his father abandoned him and his mother Barbara (Diane
Farr), and Barbara claimed she never loved or wanted him
either. Also, Eddie was always rejected by the women he
was attracted to, so he developed strong hatred towards
the women who rejected him. On the other hand, since he
was a child, Eddie has had a friendly relationship with the
women on Wisteria Lane: Mary Alice befriended Barbara after Eddies father left his family; Gabrielle let him
Felicia Tilman (Harriet Sansom Harris) is Martha Huber's sister. As Felicia informs Edie upon her arrival, she
knows that her sister is dead and has come to Wisteria
Lane to discover who is behind her sisters murder. After
nding and reading Marthas journals, Felicia discovered
that Martha was blackmailing Mary Alice after she discovered her secret. Incidentally, Martha found this out
from Felicia, who had worked in the same rehab center as
Mary Alice did back in Utah. Felicia then realizes that it
was Paul who had murdered her sister as he had obviously
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found out that Martha was blackmailing Mary Alice. After revealing that she knows everything, Felicia tells Paul
to leave town for good or she will expose Zachs true identity and the fact that he murdered Martha. Paul agrees to
go but Felicia then informs him that Zach shall be staying
with her from now on. When Felicia informs Zach about
this, he attacks Felicia with a hockey stick which causes
Felicia to fall down a ight of stairs, causing severe injury
to her neck.
Gloria Hodge
Felicia returns in the seventh season premiere episode. It

emerges that Felicia has been pulled over for speeding
and was arrested for having no identication, prompting
Paul to be freed. Felicia is sent to prison for eighteen
months. In episode "A Humiliating Business", it is revealed that Pauls new wife Beth Young is actually Felicias daughter, when Beth visits her in prison, and that
all this time Felicia has been using her daughter in order to gain proof that Paul did, in fact, murder Martha.
However, not only Beth fails to gain any evidence, but is
eventually discovered by Paul and thus he kicks her out of
his house, so Felicia dismisses her as useless. After Beth
shoots and kills herself, Felicia is told that because of her
personal tragedy, the parole board has granted her a release. She tells Paul that, since the war between them has
claimed her daughters life, it is time for both of them to
put the ght behind them. However, she returns to Wisteria Lane still determined to get back at Paul. Felicia rst
begins to poison Pauls food by sabotaging meals that Susan has been cooking for him, so Paul suspects that Susan
is trying to kill him and has her arrested, but the police
suspect that Felicia was the culprit afterall. After Paul
is convinced of Susans innocence, he decides to move
out of the lane. However, as he is about to leave, he is
knocked unconscious by Felicia, only to awaken bound
to a chair and hooked to an antifreeze drip which slowly
weakens and poisons him. Susan comes by the house in
time to save Paul, but in turn gets attacked by Felicia herself. Paul breaks free, quickly pushes Felicia of Susan
and into the wall, where he begins to strangle her; a scene
eerily similar to Marthas death. However, Susan manages to convince Paul that he is not a killer and Paul nally
lets Felicia go. Felicia then escapes the house with her
daughters ashes avoiding capture from the police. While
driving down the highway the next morning, Beths ashes
spill and Felicia is killed after her car drove head-on with
a semi-truck.
Gloria reappeared after Orson and Brees wedding. She

tried to convince Bree to leave Orson by telling her he was
a bad person and revealing his aair with the deceased
Monique, and then teams up with Alma to separate Orson and Bree. Gloria subsequently gives Orson sleeping
pills combined with Viagra so that he can be raped by
Alma, who thinks having a baby with Orson will get them
back together. However, when Orson tells Alma he does
not care if Alma is pregnant, Alma accepts defeat and
threatens to call the police and implicate everyone. Gloria locks her in an upstairs closet and then attempts to kill
Bree. Orson, after nding out his mothers plan, races
home from the hospital. He nds Gloria trying to slit
Brees wrists in the bathroom (a scene strikingly similar
to the one he found his father in). At this point, he realizes Gloria had killed his father. He stops Gloria from
hurting Bree, but in doing so, causes her to have a stroke,
but instead of calling her an ambulance, he takes Gloria to Almas house. As Orson does so, he nds Alma
herself, killed by a fall from the roof. He leaves Gloria
with Alma in the lawn and returns home. By the time
Ida Greenberg nds Alma and Gloria, Glorias stroke has
caused total paralysis, unable to speak or move (though
her brain remains active).
Gloria Hodge (Dixie Carter) is Orsons scheming

mother. When Orson was a teenager, Gloria killed her
unfaithful husband and staged his death as a suicide. Orson blamed himself for his 'suicide' because he was supposed to be watching over his depressed father but opted
instead to sneak out. Gloria would exploit her sons guilt
to make him do the things she wanted him to do. Gloria
made Orson feel so guilty that he became extremely deIn season two, Mike goes to visit Felicia to see if she
pressed and had to be committed to a mental institution.
knows where Zach is, but Felicia informs Mike that she
does not know where Zach is and that she herself is go- When Gloria discovered Orson was cheating on Alma,
ing back to Utah for a few months to recuperate. Feli- she decided to go to his mistress Moniques house. Gloria
cia then returns to Wisteria Lane to plan a nal act of ended up killing Monique in self-defense when she told
revenge against Paul, by spilling her own blood all over her to stay away from Orson, and Monique attacked her.
Pauls kitchen, cutting o two ngers, and faking her own Orson discovered Gloria standing over Moniques body
death. Paul is arrested for the supposed murder of Feli- and Gloria guilted Orson, with his fathers suicide, to help
cia, while Felicia goes hiding and under the alias of her her hide Moniques body. Orson obliged and after the
deed was done, he sent Gloria to live in a nursing home.
dead sister.
Ian Hainsworth
Ian Hainsworth (Dougray Scott) is Susans British
boyfriend and later ance whose wife, Jane Hainsworth
(Cecily Gambrell), is in a coma following a horseback riding accident. He meets Susan in the hospital after Mike
falls into a coma following a hit-and-run accident.[14] He
pursues Susan, despite her hesitation to abandon her relationship with Mike.[15] When Mike awakens from his
coma with a case of retrograde amnesia, he rejects Susans attempts to rekindle their romance;[16] as a result,
she begins dating Ian once more.[17] When Mike is arrested for the murder of Monique Polier, Susan insists
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Susan insists on keeping their relationship a secret.[32]

However, Mike and M.J. soon learn of the relationship
and are both supportive.[33] Jackson sustains serious injuries in a nightclub re after Dave Williams, who set the
re, traps him in the clubs restroom.[34][35] After recovering, Jackson decides to move to Riverton and pursue
a career opportunity at a college in Riverton and invites
Susan to come with him.[36] Susan ultimately decides not
to go with him.[37] Jackson returns later in the season and
asks Susan to marry him, as his visa has expired and he
must marry an American citizen to avoid being deported
to Canada.[8] Dave fears that Jackson could inform police
of his involvement in the club re and reports him to im[38]
Casting for the role of Ian, a role originally intended migration ocials. Jackson is subsequently deported.
to last only six to eight episodes, took place in June On October 14, 2008, Harold entered intensive care af2006.[24] With the Ian storyline, the writers intended to ter a motorcycle accident. He sustained several injuries,
get [Susan] into a bona de romantic-comedy kind of re- including brain swelling and a fractured shoulder.[39]
lationship that threatens her preexisting relationship with While Desperate Housewives were required to rewrite one
Mike.[25] Scott described the character as bumbling at scene in the episode City on Fire, Gales absence did
time ... He kind of blossoms after he rediscovers his ro- not delay production.[40][41] Originally, the writers had
mantic juices with Susan.[26]
planned to end the characters storyline around midseason, but Harolds accident forced them to push the storylines resolution to the end of the season.[42] FollowIda Greenberg
ing the accident, Harold recorded dialog for an oscreen
speaking part in the January 2009 episode "Home is the
Ida Greenberg (Pat Crawford Brown) is a neighbor on
Place".[43] In April 2009, Harold returned to the series six
Wisteria Lane, who is close friends with Mrs. Mcmonths following the accident to continue his characters
Cluskey. She rst appears in the episode, "Come In,
storyline.[44] While reviewing the fth season, TV Guide
Stranger", as a neighbor at the watch-meeting complain's Matt Roush commented the introduction of Harold, as
ing that somebody was watching her whenever she took
well as other new cast members, make Wisteria Lane
a shower. In season two, Ida has a drinking problem, but
once again an irresistible place to revisit.[45]
that ends because, when she asks for God to end her alcoholism, her bottle is shot due to an event taking place
at Mikes house, and she quits. When Mike awakes from
Jane Carlson
his coma, Idas nephew, Dr. Lee Craig (Terry Bozeman),
tells her about this, and she starts spreading the news
Jane Carlson (Andrea Parker) is rst introduced when
around Wisteria Lane. In season four, Ida has gotten back
Lynette
suspects Tom has a new girlfriend following their
to drinking.[27] When a neighborhood meeting is done for
separation, but she suspects Chloe, who is in fact Janes
elections of the street president, Ida objects against Bob
daughter. At rst, Jane and Lynette are friendly to each
and Lee, not because of their fountain, but because they
other, but when Lynette asks Jane to back o from Tom,
are gay.[28] During the tornado warning, she takes cover in
Jane refuses and hostility between the two women begins.
Mrs. McCluskeys basement with the Scavos, but she dies
Jane and Tom continue to spend time together, leading
sacricing herself to save Lynettes children and husband.
Penny to suspect they will eventually get married, worryAfter her death, it is revealed that Ida was a professional
ing Lynette. Jane and Tom organize a romantic trip to
baseball player during World War II. Her ashes are scatParis, but when Lynette tells Tom about her involvement
tered by Lynette and Mrs. McCluskey at a baseball eld
in the cover of the murder of Alejandro Perez, he decides
where she had her glory days.[29]
to stay for a while. Jane leaves to Paris anyway, and Tom
joins her later. When they return from Paris, Jane and
Tom move together. After Mikes death, Lynette decides
Jackson Braddock
to get Tom back, while Tom realizes he still has feelings
Jackson Braddock (Gale Harold) is Susans boyfriend for Lynette. In "With So Little to Be Sure Of", Jane gives
throughout the fth season. He is briey introduced at Lynette her and Toms divorce papers, which Tom has althe end of the fourth season nale, which ashforwards ready signed but was not ready to give Lynette. Tom then
ve years into the future.[30] The couple continues dat- ghts with Jane about ending his marriage when Tom was
ing in the fth season. The origins of their relation- not ready. In "The People Will Hear", Tom confesses
ship are explained in a ashback in "Mirror, Mirror", that he is still in love with Lynette. Jane is sad because
in which Susan, having just divorced Mike, engages in she actually loved Tom. Jane moves out at the end of the
casual sex with Jackson, her house painter.[31] Initially, episode, heartbroken.
that he is innocent. Frustrated with Susans unwavering commitment to her ex-boyfriend, Ian oers to pay
for Mikes attorney as long as Susan does not speak to
him again.[18] Following Janes passing, Ian and Susan become engaged.[19] Once Mike is acquitted for the murder
charges,[20] he begins to regain the memory of his relationship with Susan. He challenges Ian for Susans aections in a game of poker, which Ian wins.[21] When Susan learns of this betrayal, she banish both men from her
life.[22] Eventually, she chooses to forgive Ian and they
renew their engagement; however, when Ian realizes Susan will never truly stop loving Mike, he breaks up with
her.[23]

Juanita Mama Solis
Juanita Mama Solis (Lupe Ontiveros) is the nosy
mother of Carlos who is convinced that Gabrielle was
cheating on him. Her suspicions proved true when she
discovered Gabrielles aair with John Rowland, and she
manages to obtain photographic evidence of the aair
moments before being accidentally run over by Andrew
Van de Kamp. She remained in a coma for ve months
before awakening, only to fall to her death down a ight of
stairs at the hospital. Before dying, Mama told a nurse of
Gabrielles indelity; however, the nurse could not hear
her because she was wearing headphones and listening
to loud music. Gabrielle and Carlos named their eldest
daughter after her. Mama returns in the series nale
watching Susan as she leaves the lane.
Justin
Justin (Ryan Carnes) is Andrews rst boyfriend. Justin
rst appears in season one as John Rowlands room-mate.
Justin has not yet come to terms with his sexuality and
tries to blackmail Gabrielle into having sex with him to
prove to himself that he is not gay. She, however, refuses
but helps him accept his sexuality. Afterwards, his relationship with Andrew becomes more serious. Ironically,
Justin is later beaten up by Carlos, who mistakenly believes he is having an aair with Gabrielle.
In season two, Andrew condes in Justin that he had to
stop loving his mother because he did not want to get hurt
any more, and that Bree had to be punished, so he forces
Justin to hit him and passes o the bruises as having been
inicted by Bree. Justin tends throughout his screen time
to do whatever Andrew wants, although he often appears
thoroughly embarrassed by Andrews behavior towards
his mother. Justin is heartbroken when he nds out Andrew is planning to move to Rhode Island with his grandparents, and when Bree asks him why, he replies his parents kicked him out when they rst heard he was gay. Andrew told him he should be ashamed of them because they
were too stupid to know how great he was. Justin asks
Bree how she cannot love someone like that. Bree then
persuades Justin to supply her with gay magazines and
videos, which she plants among Andrews things for his
grandparents to nd. They leave Andrew behind and revoke his trust fund. Having seen Justins love for Andrew,
Bree becomes more accepting of their relationship, and
regularly invites him to dinner. Although never stated, it
appears that Andrew and Justin lost contact when Bree
forced Andrew onto the streets.
Keith Watson
Keith Watson (Brian Austin Green) is a contractor who
helps Bree redecorate her house. Bree initially sees him
as just an employee until he calls her hot and she begins
to develop feelings for him. Bree begins to subtly irt
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with Keith. However, Renee also becomes interested in
Keith, so a rivalry between the two women erupts. Keith
dates each of them in dierent occasions, and Bree and
Renee try to sabotage the other until Renee admits defeat
and backs away from Keith. Bree and Keith begin getting
intimate. When Bree reveals that she is exhausted after
many all-nighters of sex with Keiths unrestricted libido,
Keith confesses that he was only trying to impress her
because Bree seemed too conservative and sophisticated
for him. They tell each other that they like each other the
way they are.
Bree is introduced to Keiths parents, Richard Watson (John Schneider) and Mary Wagner (Nancy Travis).
Richard is retired from the army and Mary is Brees gynaecologist for some time, but none of them are aware of
Brees relation with Keith. Richard and Marys relation
is strained, and after a Thanksgiving dinner with Keith
and Bree, Mary declares she wants a divorce. Richard
moves in with Keith following his separation from Mary
and appears to be depressed. Taking pity on him, Bree
invites him out to dinner with her and Keith. This becomes a regular routine, much to Keiths annoyance who
wants to be alone with Bree. Richard later takes a fancy
to Bree, and even tries to kiss her on one occasion. When
Keith nds out, he attacks Richard while the residents of
Wisteria Lane are staging a protest against Paul Youngs
Halfway House. Several protestors mistake Keith for a
convict and attack him, ensuing a riot on the lane.
Later, when Bree discovers Keith actually has a son with a
former girlfriend, she briey hides this from him because
she fears it could jeopardize their relationship. Eventually, though, Bree tells Keith the truth. Keith is upset
when he learns his son is returning to Florida with his
mother and asks Bree to move there with him. Bree refuses and is saddened that Keith has chosen to remain
with Bree rather than be closer to his son. Bree tells Keith
that his child comes rst and the two end the relationship
on loving terms. Keith moves to Florida.
Martha Huber
Martha Huber (ne Tillman) (Christine Estabrook)
lived at 4350 Wisteria Lane. She rst appeared in the
pilot episode as a nosey neighbor who discovered Mary
Alices suicide. When Edies house burns down, Martha
discovers a measuring cup that Edie said was not hers in
the ruins, making Martha curious. When she nds a new
measuring cup in Susans groceries, she realises that Susan burned Edies house down. Martha, currently suering nancial diculties, consequently blackmails Susan.
Susan and her daughter, Julie, break into Marthas home
to retrieve the cup and destroy it.
It is revealed that while on a visit to her sister, Martha
discovered Mary Alices secret. Martha decides to solve
her nancial diculties by blackmailing Mary Alice by
letter, but Mary Alice commits suicide after receiving it.
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Mary Alices friends nd the note when packing up her
belongings and give it to Paul. He hires a private eye/hit
man to discover who was responsible and kill them. Paul
discovers Edie has the same stationery but Edie stole it
while living with Martha. Paul confronts Martha and she
explains that she was desperate for money and Mary Alice killed herself because of what she did to that poor
baby (Zach Young)". In a rage, Paul kills Martha by bludgeoning her with the blender and strangling her. He then
buries her next to a forest hiking trail.
Martha Huber has made few appearances since season
one. In season ve, she appears gossiping to the residents of Wisteria Lane about nding Mary Alice Youngs
body. Martha was seen again in the season seven premiere episode "Remember Paul?" via ashbacks.[46] At
the end of the same season, Paul nally confesses to her
murder and is arrested. She again appeared in the series
nale "Finishing the Hat" in a ashback to when Mary
Alice arrived on the Lane, and later as among a group of
the deceased who watch Susan leave.
Mitzi Kinsky
Mitzi Kinsky (Mindy Sterling) is a resident on Wisteria Lane living at 4347, the house formerly owned by Ida
Greenberg. She has a reputation of being a bitter, cynical and shrewd widow. She is rst seen in "The Glamorous Life", where she is seen having two disputes with
Angie. She is later seen in the season six nale "I Guess
This is Goodbye", this time arguing with both Susan and
Karen. She reappeared in season sevens "Pleasant Little
Kingdom" where Paul Young considers buying her house.
Mitzi considers selling but decides she will not screw over
her neighbors, so she stays on Wisteria Lane. During the
riot, she tells some protestors that Bob and Lee sold their
house to Paul, prompting the protestors to attack them.
Weeks later, Bree asks if Mitzi would be a possible kidney donor for Susan, but Mitzi slams the door in her face.
Later on, Mitzi nally gives in and gets herself tested;
however she is not a match for Susan. In season 8, she
gives Susan and M.J. a basket full of homemade jams after Mike dies.
at a new job. Shortly after a heated confrontation with
Angie at a Christmas block party, Mona is struck by the
wing of a crashing airplane. In the following episode it
is revealed that Mona has fallen into a coma, but she nally succumbs to her injuries and dies. Mona returns in
the series nale as one of the ghosts watching Susan leave
the lane.
Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor (Bob Gunton) is Dierdres father who holds
a vast fortune and heavy inuence over several police ocers in the city. Noah nances Mikes mission to discover
what happened to Dierdre. Throughout the rst season,
he often checks on Mikes progress, and briey res Mike
when he feels his focus has been pulled.[47] He simultaneously discovers that he has a cancerous tumor and only
has one more year to live.[47] Noah is on bed rest as his imminent death draws near.[48] Eventually, Noah learns that
Mike has been keeping Zachs existence a secret.[49] He
demands to see Zach, but Mike stalls until Zach and Paul
can leave town.[50] In retaliation, Noah orders a rogue cop
named Detective Sullivan (Nick Chinlund) to kill Paul,
but he is unsuccessful.[51] When Paul is framed for Felicia
Tilman's murder, Zach attempts to secure his bail money
from Noah, who refuses to provide it. This prompts Zach
to shut o Noahs life support and subsequently inherits
his entire fortune.[52]
The character was named after John Huston's character,
Noah Cross, in the lm Chinatown.[53] Gunton was selected for the role because of his performance as Juan
Pern in the original Broadway production of Evita.[53]
Nora Huntington
Nora Huntington (Kiersten Warren) was dancing on a

cruise where she met Tom. The two ended up having a
one night stand and Nora became pregnant. When Tom
nds out that he has a daughter named Kayla, he meets
Nora in Atlantic City. Lynette thinks the two of them
are having an aair until Tom explains the truth. Nora
asked for back child support which Tom owes. Lynette
nally agrees to give her the money, as long as Nora stays
Mona Clarke
away from their family. But Nora wants the two families
Mona Clarke (Maria Cominis) is a wife and mother together and spends the money on an apartment close to
that lived on Wisteria Lane. She is a registered nurse Wisteria Lane.
who works at Fairview Hospital. Mona has a reputa- When Tom wants to open a pizzeria, Lynette doesn't aption for having a big mouth. On dierent occasions she preciate the idea, but meddling and intrusive Nora is suphas been shown to annoy Lynette, Gabrielle, and Edie. portive. Behind Lynettes back Nora meets Tom at a
Susan and Mike do not invite her to their wedding, un- restaurant and they have dinner together. Nora makes
like most the other residents of Wisteria Lane. In season a move on Tom but he swears he does not want anysix, while caring for Danny Bolen after his attempted sui- thing more and tells her he loves his wife. Nora is very
cide, he awakes, and Mona calls him Danny, to which he upset and leaves. After Tom tells Lynette what hapreplies that his real name is actually Tyler, and tells her pened, Lynette breaks into Noras house and threatens
the truth behind the Bolenss mystery. Mona blackmails that if Nora ever comes near Tom again, she will hurt her.
the Bolens, asking for $67,000 so she can start a new life Nora decides to move to Mexico with Kayla, to work as

a stripper in a dance club. Lynette tries to sue for custody of Kayla. Shopping at Fields Supermarket, she and
Nora run into each other and Nora confronts her about the
custody case. Meanwhile, psychotic Carolyn Bigsby creates a hostage situation, which results in Carolyn shooting
Nora in the chest. Before Nora dies, Lynette promises her
that she will love Kayla like she was her own daughter, and
Nora dies.
Nora appeared among other deceased characters in the
series nale.
Paige and Patrick Scavo
Paige Scavo (Emmett, Hudson and Noah Martin Greenberg in season 6+7, Samantha and Isabel Kahle in season 8, Mindy Montavon as Older Paige in 6x11[54] ) is
the youngest child of Tom and Lynette. Lynette thinks
her cancer has returned in "If Its Only In Your Head"
and goes to the doctor to nd that it is not cancer, but
that she is pregnant with a second set of twins. In the
season 6 episode "If...", Lynette has complications with
her pregnancy and one of her babies needs surgery to
prevent mental and physical damage. The surgery does
not go as expected, and the baby Lynette was going to
name Patrick (Zayne Emory as a teenager and Anthony
Traina as an adult in hypothetical ashforwards) does not
survive. Lynette is still pregnant with Paige. In the 6th
season nale entitled "I Guess This Is Goodbye" Lynette
goes into labor with her daughter while shes held hostage
by Eddie Orlofsky.
Emmett Hudson & Noah Greenberg Samantha and Isabel
Kahle Mindy Montavon Baylie & Rylie Cregut Hannah
and Hayden Jacklin
Parcher & Murphy
Parcher & Murphy is an ad agency in which Lynette
works during seasons two and three. Nina Fletcher
(Joely Fisher) is Lynettes rst boss at Parcher & Murphy. Nina makes it clear to Lynette on her interview
that she despises mothers who put their children above
everything else. When Lynette brings Penny multitasks
by changing a diaper and delivering a business plan at
the same time, Ninas boss Ed Ferrara (Currie Graham)
is very impressed and welcomes her aboard, but Nina is
less welcoming. One night, Nina is caught in an aair
with receptionist Stu Durber[55] (Charlie Babcock) by
Lynette, who oers to keep silent about it if Nina would
be a little nicer on the job. Unfortunately, Nina res Stu,
and Lynette talks to him and ends up uttering something
about a lawsuit. Next time she walks in, the place is in
chaos, as it is found out Stu threatened a lawsuit against
the rm and they paid him o to settle, Ed to re the
majority of sta, including Nina, and promotes Lynette
to her position. Nina then explains to Lynette that being nice was one of many luxuries she gave up to keep
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the rm aoat, and told her that if she thought she was
not seeing her kids enough before, then she will see them
even less now.
Later, Ed hires Tom on "Theres Something About a
War". In the following episode, "Silly People", he and
Tom place bets that Tom could do certain tricks. Lynette
tries to stop all of these games, so Ed tells her if she
could eat a package of raw bacon, they will stop. Lynette
succeeds and Ed and Tom have had a business-like relationship since. But after having marital problems with
his wife Fran (Penelope Ann Miller), he asks Lynette to
send instant messages to her to help him with his sex life.
When Fran gures out it was not Ed, she tells him to re
the person who wrote the IMs or she will leave him; he
res Tom instead. In season three, Ed threatens to re
Lynette after she fakes being ill to help Tom with his pizza
business at a fair. Lynette eventually quits the job to work
at the pizzeria.
In the episode "Back in Business", Stu now works for Bree
for the marketing of her cookbook.
Patrick Logan
Patrick Logan (John Barrowman) is the man Angie has
been on the run from for nearly 20 years. It is revealed
in "Chromolume No. 7", that he is Dannys real father.
Patrick nally nds Angie thanks to her mothers neighbor, whom Patrick later kills. Patrick arrives to Wisteria Lane, and is shown watching Danny leave the house
from his car and then we see him looking at the house,
a mixture of anger, sadness and hate in his expression.
Patrick meets his son Danny for the rst time the following episode, and asks him for inspiration for writing
a novel, which in reality is the story of him, Angie and
Danny, and the two strike up an instant bond. Later,
Patrick runs Nick over, and then holds Angie and Danny
hostage in their own house. He gets Angie to make another bomb by threatening to take Dannys life, but states
that he wants him and Danny to have a traditional father
and son relationship. Danny replies Are you serious?",
showing he wants nothing to do with him. But Patrick
asks him to think about if he wants to live with someone
who spent 20 years searching for him, or someone who
spent 20 years lying to him. Patrick is nally killed in "I
Guess This is Goodbye" when Angie plants the bomb inside the detonator and Patrick activates the bomb without
knowing he is going to commit suicide.
Principal Hobson
Principal Hobson (John Rubinstein) is the head of a
prestigious private elementary school called Oakridge.
Susan takes a job at the school in order to enroll M.J.
and pay his tuition.[5] Later, he makes sporadic appearances. In the seventh season, he res Susan after discovering that she had appeared on a pornographic website.[56]
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Susan fails to convince Principal Hobson to rehire her
some episodes later.[57] His nal appearance is on the nal season, when he tells Gabrielle that Juanita is sexually
harassing a boy named Ryan.
Phyllis Van de Kamp
Phyllis Van de Kamp (Shirley Knight) is Rexs mother.
She has always had a very cold relationship with Bree,
disapproving of her marriage to Rex and accusing her of
making her sons life miserable. After Rexs death, she
continues to disrupt Brees life.
Phyllis rst appears in the second season when she arrives
for Rexs funeral. She clashes with Bree on the stories
the Vicar would tell about Rex, or the tie he was going to
wear. Soon after, Phyllis calls a decective who is looking into Rexs death and informs them that Bree has a
boyfriend. Suspecting foul play, the detectives exhume
Rex to examine his body. When Bree learns what Phyllis
has done, she packs her bags and sends her home.
Phyllis appears in the episode 4.04 at Brees baby party
and discovers that Danielle is actually pregnant and Bree
intends to raise the baby as her own. Phyllis later leaves
but turns up at the end of the episode in the place where
Danielle is staying and takes Danielle to stay with her.
Danielle packs her things right away. However, Andrew
informs Bree that the only reason Danielle wants to stay
with Grandma and raise her baby is because she will
be oered a cushy life. Bree outbids Phyllis and oers
Danielle a convertible which would have been a surprise
for her birthday if she was not living with Phyllis and the
college of her choice. Therefore, Danielle goes home
with Bree and Orson. Bree feels sorry for Phyllis and
tells her that she will be allowed to babysit the child on
weekends.
Reverend Sykes
Reverend Sykes (Dakin Matthews) is reverend at the local Presbyterian church. He rst appeared in the episode
"Live Alone and Like It", when he met with Andrew
about his sexual orientation. Andrew tells him he plans on
getting revenge by rocking Brees world (which Sykes
cannot warn Bree about due to the rules of confession).
Sykes presided over Rexs funeral and was the celebrant
at Bree and Orsons marriage. He is later seen in numerous occasions for the rest of the series, giving Bree advice
whenever she needs some.
After Lynette and Rick are locked in a freezer as a result of the pizzeria being robbed, the two cuddle close
together for warmth and go to sleep. Tom confronts Rick
after seeing a surveillance tape, in which Lynette and
Rick were having dinner before the pizzeria was robbed.
Tom makes a speech about how although his marriage to
Lynette is shaky, it is rock solid and Rick could never
break it up. Tom asks Rick to quit, but Rick says he will
not leave unless Lynette res him, because she doesn't
want him gone. Later, Rick tells Lynette he has feelings
for her, and that it is obvious she has feelings for him.
This enrages Lynette and she res him, pretending it did
not aect her, but she is later seen sobbing in her bathroom, distraught over the loss of Rick. He returns in season four, informing Lynette and Tom that he is opening
a restaurant around the corner from Scavos. It is shown
that Rick still has feelings for Lynette. The restaurant
steals customers from the Pizzeria until it is burned down
by Porter and Preston due to a fear of Rick separating
their parents, and under Kaylas suggestion.
Robin Gallagher
Robin Gallagher (Julie Benz) is a stripper at Double
Ds, a strip club left to Susan when her ex-husband, Karl
Mayer, is killed in the plane crash. When Susan sells her
half of the business she convinces Robin to leave stripping
when she learns that Robin has higher hopes and dreams.
Susan manages to get Robin a job at her school but she is
red after it is revealed she used to be a stripper. Susan
and Mike then invite Robin to stay with them. Robin accepts the oer but the other women of Wisteria Lane are
less than pleased to have their husbands, boyfriends and
sons leering at Robin. This causes them all to judge her
prematurely, but they all later see that Robin is genuinely
a nice person and much more than a reformed stripper.
Robin decides to become roommates with Katherine, and
the two become fast friends. After a night out together,
Robin admits to being a lesbian and kisses Katherine.
This confuses Katherine, but she ends up sleeping with
her. Robin becomes frustrated as Katherine is unwilling to dene their relationship, or show aection in front
of the neighbors. Robin is afraid that Katherine is kicking her out, but instead Katherine suggests they go away
together, so they pack and go to Paris. They pack and
leave that evening. It is revealed in the series nale that
Robin and Katherine broke up three months after arriving
in Paris.
Roy Bender
Rick Coletti
Rick Coletti (Jason Gedrick) is hired by Lynette at Scavo
Pizzeria. He used to be a chef at a four star restaurant. Because of Ricks former cocaine addiction, Tom
does not agree with Lynettes decision to hire him. As
Lynettes marriage starts to shake, she and Rick get closer.
Roy Bender (Orson Bean) is a retired steak salesman,

who begins dating Karen at the start of the sixth season.
Together they discover Julie after she is strangled. He
and Karen later confess that they are in love with each
other. Lynette later hires Roy as a handyman, at Karens
request. It is where Roy is revealed to be a little old fash-
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ioned when it comes to women and does not like that

Lynette bosses Tom around and goes behind her back to
get his approval on things. He and the Scavos later come
to an understanding. He is also hired by Bree to watch
Orson when she fears he will commit suicide. However
instead of watching Orson, Roy leaves him in the laundry
room, puts a broom through Orsons wheelchair spokes
and goes to sleep. By the seventh season, he and Karen
have married. In the nal season, it is revealed that the
name of his rst wife is Miriam, who died two weeks before their 40th anniversary from brain cancer. Roy plays a
vital role in the two hours season nale, by advising Tom
on telling Lynette how much he loves her, and later by
contacting Trip Weston to ask her to get some music for
Karen, which impresses Bree. He is by Karens side when
she dies.
by the thought of portraying the mother to Hatchers character, as there is only an 18 year age dierence between
the actors; however, she was comforted when Cherry
assured her that Sophie would be portrayed as girlish
and irtatious.[64] Entertainment Weekly 's Ann Hodgman criticized Warrens four-episode storyline in the rst
season, opining: Every time shes on screen ... the
show devolves into generic sitcom and becomes an old
Bewitched episode where Endora drops in uninvited.[65]
Hodgman stated that guest actors breach the security of
the claustrophobic, sealed-in quality of the series.[65]
Stransky praised the return of Warren as Sophie in the
seventh season and called her nal scene in the episode
touching.[66]
Sophie Bremmer
Stella Kaminsky (ne Lindquist, formerly Wingeld;

Polly Bergen) is Lynettes mother. She used to be an abusive mother, who frequently beat her girls. She used to get
drunk and abuse drugs very often, and also bring strange
men over to their house. She was almost always absent,
so Lynette had to take care of her little sisters and make
them go to school. Stella had breast cancer when she was
younger.
Sophie Flickman (Lesley Ann Warren; ne Bremmer) is Susans neurotic mother. She is obsessed with
youth,[58] and she often tells others that she and Susan are
sisters.[59][60] She is characterized as a drama queen who
tends to exaggerate.[58] Sophie became pregnant with
Susan as a teenager and raised her alone. Throughout her
childhood, Sophie told Susan that her father was a United
States Merchant Marine who died in the Battle of Hanoi
during the Vietnam War.[61] Prior to the beginning of the
series, Sophie has been married four times, including two
marriages to the same man.[11]
Stella Wingeld
Stella rst appeared on the show in the season three nale,

after learning that Lynette had Hodgkins lymphoma. She
did not want her mother to know, but Lynette needed the
money for chemotherapy, so Tom asked her. Stella arrives to Wisteria Lane and clashes with Lynette, but she
tells her daughter that she would be staying for as long as
Lynette would have to ght cancer to help her look after the Scavo kids. Stella continues to appear in the rst
episodes of the fourth season, still supporting Lynette, but
also causing some trouble. When Lynette is cured from
cancer, she tries to convince her younger sisters Lucy and
Lydia to take Stella with them, but they refuse. Stella
eventually leaves by herself. In episode eight, Lynette
was looking for Stella, and learned that she had broken
into a car and slept in it during one night. She then
talks to her former stepfather, Glen Wingeld (Richard
Chamberlain). Lynette had always thought that it was her
mothers fault that the couple had divorced, but Glen told
her he was gay. After they nd Stella in a park, Glen
agrees to let Stella stay with him, as he misses having her
around.
She rst appears in episode "Children Will Listen". She

decides to stay with Susan indenitely after alleging that
her boyfriend, Morty Flickman (Bob Newhart), became
violent during an argument.[59] Her visit becomes an
imposition for Susan, as Sophie continually irts with
strange men and tries to set up double dates for her and
Susan.[60][62] Eventually, Sophie and Morty reconcile and
become engaged.[11] Their wedding takes place, when Sophie admits to Susan that her father did not die in the
Vietnam War and is actually local businessman Addison
Prudy (Paul Dooley), with whom Sophie had an aair
while working as his secretary.[61] Sophie reappears in
the seventh season episode "Where Do I Belong?", while
Susan is in the hospital awaiting a kidney transplant. Susan feels betrayed when Sophie does not volunteer to be
her kidney donor; however, Susan soon discovers that Sophie has breast cancer and does not want Susan to know In the fth season it is revealed that Lynette has
because she is trying to make up for years of being self- taken Stella to a retirement home after Glens death.
centered.[63]
When Porter left home fearing retribution from Warren
Warren was cast in the role because of her similarities to Schilling, he hid with Stella. After Lynette nds out
Hatcher, who commented, Its almost scary how much where Porter is, she visits Stella but Stella is hostile towe are the same person.[64] Series creator Marc Cherry, wards Lynette. Lynette leaves the home, upset at her
who had become a fan of Warren following her perfor- mothers anger, and is on the phone to Tom when two
mances in Cinderella and Victor Victoria, deemed her vehicles in front of Lynette collide, and that gives her the
the Teri Hatcher of the 1970s.[58] James Denton re- idea to pretend she is in a car accident. This lures Stella
called that Lesley Ann looked at some episodes, came in and Porter to the hospital and to Stellas shock Lynette
and basically is Susan.[64] Warren was initially turned o appears perfectly ne from around the corner. Lynette
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tells Stella her reasons for putting her in the home and
why visiting her is not a pleasant experience. Stella reveals her fear of dying and says she stays angry because
it is all she has left. Lynette agrees that if Stella changes
she will visit at least twice a week and sometimes bring
the children along with her.
ing enough; however, he later accepts the job. Bree begins to develop a crush for Trip and they marry and move
three years after Susan, who was the rst to leave the lane.
Until season 7, Stella was married twice for love but she
ended up brokenhearted and poor. This is why her third
husband Frank Kaminsky (Larry Hagman) is just for the
money. He dies a couple of days later in Scavo house
during their family photo day. A couple of hours later,
Stella legally and nally becomes a rich widow.
Victor Lang (John Slattery) is Gabrielles second husband. He tells his chaueur to intentionally rear-end
Gabrielles car so he can meet her. He tells Gabrielle he
wants to make it up to her by taking her to dinner. Victor and Gabrielle begin to be intimate, though with lots
of problems. After spending a night together at Victors
house, Victor asks Gabrielle to marry him. She does not
give him a straight answer but after a violent press conference emerges from comprising photos of Victor and
Gabrielle in an elevator, Gabrielle comes to Victors rescue and accepts his proposal. When Gabrielle discusses
wedding plans with Victor, she is shocked to learn the
press will be at their wedding and that most of Victors
eorts is all about his image. Gabrielle becomes worried that marrying Victor will be a mistake. In the third
season nale, Victor and Gabrielle get married. Shortly
after they wed, Gabrielle overhears a conversation between Victor and his father, Milton Lang (Mike Farrell),
in which Victor reveals to his father that he only married
Gabrielle so that he could win the Latino vote and that he
plans to run for Governor.
Travers McLain
Travers McLain (Jake Cherry, season 3; Stephen
Lunsford, season 5) is Edies son with her rst husband Charles McLain. He lives with his father full-time.
Though briey mentioned in the pilot, he rst appears until the third season, when Charles left him with Edie while
he went on a Doctors without Borders trip. Edie tries to
leave Travers with Carlos while she goes to a party, but
as Carlos has a date, he declines. Seeing Travers playing
by himself in the street, Carlos brings him to his home
and later criticizes an intoxicated Edie for not supervising her son. She in turn reveals that she did not take custody of him because she did not feel she was capable of
it. Later on Edie uses him as a way to get closer to Carlos. When Charles comes to pick up Travers, Edie tries
to get shared custody of Travers when she suspects Carlos might be losing interest in their relationship. Charles
and Edie get into an argument, and she threatens to hire
a lawyer so she can get full custody of Travers. Carlos
learns of Edies plan and tells her that she should think
of what is best for Travers which is for him to stay with
Charles and not have to go back and forth.
When Edie leaves Wisteria Lane at the end of the fourth
season, she tells Travers she would have to spend a lot
more time with him from now on. Travers is next seen
in season 5 when the Housewives visit him at Beechers
Academy to inform him of his mothers death and to give
him her ashes. While he is sad about his mothers death,
he harbors anger toward her for her abandonment. He
eventually forgives her after a conversation with Karen
McCluskey, and asks the Housewives to dispose of Edies
ashes as they see t.
Trip Weston
Trip Weston (Scott Bakula) is a criminal lawyer who
defends Bree after she is accused of the murder of
Alejandro Perez (aka Ramon Sanchez) and later her third
husband. Bob Hunter, who was initially Brees lawyer,
tells her she needs a criminal lawyer, and suggests Weston
for the job, describing him as a shark. At rst, Weston
refuses to defend Bree, claiming her case is not challeng-
Victor Lang
In the fourth season, Gabrielle tells Victor that she is not

happy and must know where she stands with him, and
she suggests they go away for a week together, but he
refuses due to his tight schedule. Upon learning about
Gabrielles aair with John Rowland, Victor tells Carlos
that if Gabrielle ever did that to him then he would take
care of the man and make him vanish"; this seems to
startle Carlos as he is currently sleeping with Gabrielle.
In "Now I Know, Don't Be Scared" Gabrielle tells Victor she is leaving him, but after Milton bribes her to stay
married to Victor until an election is over as a divorce
will hurt his political image, she agrees. But when she is
picked up in a limo she nds Victor inside and she tells
him to his face but he says he loves her and rips out all
his schedule for the next month so he can spend it with
her. After Gabrielle heads o to do Yoga the next day,
an angry Edie drops by and shows Victor the photos of
Gabrielle and Carlos kissing. In "You Can't Judge a Book
By Its Cover", Victor takes Gabrielle out for a boat ride
and tells her that he knows everything. Gabrielle knocks
Victor o the boat twice (rst by herself and then with
Carlos help), fearing for her safety. Victor is taken to the
hospital, and humiliates Gabrielle by saying, I remember everything. I think I will rest now. I'm gonna need all
my strength.
During a tornado, Victor nds Carlos in his house. Carlos
tells Victor that he and Gabrielle never meant to hurt him,
and Victor answers by shooting at him. Carlos escapes
and Victor tracks him down. Victor and Carlos ght it
out. During the ght, just as Victor is about to kill Carlos
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with a leadpipe, a ying fencepost impales Victor in the

chest, killing him instantly. At Victors funeral, Milton
tells Gabrielle that he knows about the aair and that she
will not get a dime from Victor. Milton orders Gabrielle
to leave the funeral right away or else he will tell everyone about Gabrielles adultery. Gabrielle then leaves the
funeral in tears with all eyes on her.
were indeed having sex. Horried, Gabrielle kicks Carlos out and asks for a divorce but tells Xiao-Mei to stay,
causing tension between them to the point that she runs
away once. Her water breaks at Brees wedding and she
gives birth to a black baby boy as the Solises embryo
was accidentally switched. Eventually Xiao-Mei moves
to Chinatown to work for her friend in her restaurant.
Wayne Davis
3.1.4 References
Wayne Davis (Gary Cole) is a police ocer, Katherines rst husband, and the father of the real Dylan.
It is shown in ashbacks that he beat his wife and also
had a drinking problem, causing Katherine to leave him.
He spent twelve years trying to track Katherine and his
daughter down and discovered Katherine is back on Wisteria Lane. He wanted a relationship with his daughter,
or who he thought to be his daughter, until Katherine informed him that Dylan is not his child. Upon hearing
this, he has a blood test done at the hospital. The test
results come back concluding that he is not Dylans father. He tries everything in his power to nd out what actually happened to his daughter, even threatening to kill
Katherine so she would tell him. He then held Katherine
hostage along with Bree, until Katherine nally told him
what really happened with Dylan (see Dylans section).
When Wayne nds this out from Katherine, he attempts
to kill her, until Adam comes and a ght between the two
ensues, resulting in Adam overpowering Wayne. While
laying on he oor, Wayne threatens Katherine, telling her
he may go to jail, but his friends at the police will help
him get out and that he will come after her again. After
realizing the truth in his statements, Katherine shoots him
in the chest, killing him instantly.
Xiao-Mei
Xiao-Mei (Gwendoline Yeo) is an illegal immigrant from
China, sold by her uncle to Maxine Bennett (Jane Lynch)
as a servant. After being liberated by the authorities, Father Crowley takes her to the Solises. Discovering XiaoMei could not be deported if she was the mother of an
American citizen, Gabrielle suggested Xiao-Mei be their
surrogate. However, Xiao-Mei did not understand the
process Gabrielle and Carlos are proposing and initially
refuses, thinking that she will be worthless if she does
not preserve her virginity until marriage. Gabrielle convinces her that experience is what men want and XiaoMei agrees to have the baby. One day, Xiao-Mei catches
Carlos in the master bath before the appointment at the
fertility clinic, and undresses, preparing for sex. Gabrielle
is unhappy that Xiao-Mei has misunderstood and Carlos
does not correct her misconception. Later on, Gabrielle
suspects Xiao-Mei is sleeping with Carlos and takes her
to the hospital, and it is revealed she is no longer a virgin.
Gabrielle puts baby monitors in the house to check on
Xiao-Mei and Carlos, and eventually discovers that they
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3.2 Susan Mayer

Susan Delno (ne Bremmer, formerly Mayer) is
a ctional character played by Teri Hatcher on the
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television series Desperate Housewives. The character was created by
television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry. She
rst appeared in the pilot episode of the series on October 3, 2004,[6] and appeared in every episode until the
Cherry originally created Susan as a girl next door

archetype and intended for the character to provide an
emotional anchor for the series. When developing the
character, Cherry drew upon his personal experiences as
well as those of single women in his life. The role was
originally written for Mary-Louise Parker, who turned
it down; as a result, Hatcher was cast in early 2004.
Hatchers portrayal of the character is both comedic and
vulnerable. During the series debut season, both the
character and Hatchers performance received positive
critical reception; however, as the series has progressed,
the character has been received less favorably by critics and fans. Hatcher has received both a Golden Globe
Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in the series.
3.2.1 Development and casting

While developing the series, Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry envisioned Susan as a girl next door
and chose her to convey this image.[9] In the original pilot,
the characters surname was spelled Meyer but had to
be changed to Mayer for clearance purposes.[10] Cherry
commented, I knew Susan was going to be my anchor
character, and I didn't really know my take on her at
rst. And then it occurred to me that one of these women
should be divorced ... I thought there was something so
real about a woman saying, 'I don't have much time left,'
and when this available hunky guy moves onto the street,
something in her saying 'Let me at him'".[11] The character is a compendium of single mothers in Cherrys life
desperate to land a man.[12] He also drew upon his own
personal experiences while creating the character.[13]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus expressed interest in the role, but
ABC executives felt she was not right for the part.[14] Actors originally considered for the role include Courteney
Cox,[15] Calista Flockhart,[15][16] Heather Locklear,[15]
Mary-Louise Parker,[15][17] and Sela Ward.[18] Cherry
wrote the part with Parker in mind,[19][20] but she rejected
the oer, later explaining it just didnt feel like I was
gonna [sic] serve it as well as someone else might.[17]
Teri Hatcher auditioned for the role in January 2004 and
impressed Cherry immediately.[21] After a second audition, Hatcher read for the role in front of network executives. Cherry praised her performance, saying it was
the best audition I've ever seen in network.[19] Hatcher
later commented, I don't think they were hot to hire me
for Susan ... I was maybe on a B-list, certainly not an Alist".[22] Despite her reservations, Hatcher was the third
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reported cast member to have been cast in the series on Bremmer (Lesley Ann Warren). She was told her father
February 18, 2004.[23]
was a United States Merchant Marine who died in the
Battle of Hanoi during the Vietnam War.[39] She was a
cheerleader in high school and graduated as valedictorian
3.2.2 Personality and characteristics
of her class.[40][41] She graduated from community college with an art degree.[42][43] Eventually, Susan began
...[I]t was common knowledge on Wisteria Lane [that] writing and illustrating childrens books, the rst of which
where Susan Mayer went, bad luck was sure to follow. was Ants in My Picnic Basket.[44]
Her misfortunes ranged from the commonplace, to the
In her early twenties, Susan married Karl Mayer (Richard
unusual, to the truly bizarre.
Burgi) and gave birth to their daughter, Julie, at age
Mary Alice Young[24]
26.[45] In 1992, the family moved to Wisteria Lane in
Fairview, Eagle State, where Susan befriended Mary Al[46]
Susan
Susan is primarily characterized as the girl next door. ice Young (Brenda Strong), her new neighbor.
became
close
friends
with
Bree
Van
de
Kamp
(Marcia
Teri Hatcher stated Im not exactly her, but I get her.
I get her insecurities, her aws.[25] She called the char- Cross), Lynette Scavo (Felicity Human), and Gabrielle
acter a great representation of what [everyone] deals Solis (Eva Longoria) when they moved to Wisteria Lane.
with daily. Our responsibilities can be overwhelming and In 2003, Karl left Susan for his secretary, Brandi (Anne
[35][47]
The two divorced and agreed to share custhings often don't go as you planned, so you have to roll Dudek).
[48]
[26]
tody
of
Julie,
although she chose to live primarily with
with it. Susan celebrates rolling with it. She is a hope[49]
Susan.
less romantic and often expresses her more openly and
vulnerably than the other characters in the series.[27][28]
The series begins a year after Susans rst divorce, when
she is still emotionally raw. Throughout the series, several other characters have confronted Susan about her inability to live happily and without drama.[29][30][31] Susan has a close relationship with her daughter, Julie Season 1
(Andrea Bowen), who often acts as the parent gure in
the relationship.[8][27][32]
A year after her divorce, Susan takes an interest in Mike
Susans accident-proneness is commonly used throughout Delno (James Denton), a plumber who has recently
the series to provide comic relief.[33][34] Her susceptibil- moved in across the street. Susan begins dating Mike,
ity to bad luck and embarrassing situations have created despite competition from Edie Britt (Nicollette Sherisome of the series most memorable moments, including dan).[35] Meanwhile, Susan begins investigating Mary Alaccidentally burning down Edies house and being locked ices suicide after she and her friends discover a blackout of her own house completely naked.[8][35][36] Susans mail note addressed to her.[35] Later, Susan discovers that
poor cooking skills have also become a running gag in the Mary Alices husband, Paul (Mark Moses), had their son,
series.[27][35][37][38]
Zach (Cody Kasch), committed to a youth mental institution after he broke into the Van de Kamp house and
decorated it for Christmas,[50] Julie begins correspond3.2.3 History
ing with Zach without Susans knowledge and hides him
in her room when he escapes from the institution. When
Past
Susan nds Zach in her home, she and Mike return him
to Paul;[32] however, Julie and Zach continue dating.[51]
Paul fabricates unconvincing lies to thwart Susans eorts
to discover his familys secrets.[52]
As her relationship with Mike progresses, Susan becomes
suspicious of his past, especially when she nds a gun and
large sums of money in his kitchen cabinets.[53] Additionally, evidence connecting Mike to the murder of Wisteria Lane resident, Martha Huber (Christine Estabrook),
surfaces.[54] Susan ends the relationship when police inform her that Mike was convicted of manslaughter and
drug tracking.[55] However, Susan learns the murder
was accidental and the two renew their relationship and
Susan poses with her rst husband, Karl, and their daughter, agree that Mike will move into Susans house.[56][57]
Julie, while having a picnic in a park.
While Mike is away on business, Susan nds Zach, armed
with a handgun, in Mikes house. He vows to kill Mike
Susan Bremmer was raised by single mother Sophie when he comes home as he believes Mike killed Paul.[58]
3.2. SUSAN MAYER

Season 2
When Mike arrives home, Zachs murder scheme backres and he runs away. Mike informs Susan that he recently learned that Zach is his biological son.[59] Susan
agrees to help Mike search for Zach and nds him in a
nearby park. When Zach expresses hope of rekindling his
romance with Julie, she gives him money to look for Paul
in Utah.[60] When Mike nds out about her betrayal, he
ends their relationship.[61] Susan decides to write an autobiography following the break-up. While researching her
father, she learns that her mother lied and her father is local business owner Addison Prudy (Paul Dooley).[39] She
tries to establish a relationship with her reluctant father,
but her attempts are eectively unsuccessful.[62]
Meanwhile, Susan is dismayed to learn that Karl has
moved in with Edie.[63] She begins dating her doctor, Ron
McCready (Jay Harrington), who informs her that she has
a wandering spleen and will need a splenectomy.[64][65]
When Susan learns that her health insurance will not
cover the operation, Karl oers to remarry her for his
medical benets. They agree to keep their sham marriage
a secret from Edie and Ron.[66] While under anesthesia
before her operation, Susan professes her love for Mike
to Ron,[67] which prompts Ron to break up with her.[68]
Soon after, Karl leaves Edie, as his love for Susan has
resurfaced.[69] Upon learning that Susan is the other
woman, Edie intentionally sets Susans house on re.[70]
In this time of need, both Mike and Karl vie for Susans
aections. She chooses to rekindle her relationship with
Mike and Karl signs the divorce papers. Susan and Mike
then make plans to meet for dinner at nearby Torch Lake,
where Mike plans to propose. On his way to dinner,
Mike is a victim of a hit-and-run at the hands of Orson
Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan),[71] a dentist whom Susan had
recently befriended.[30][72]
Season 3
Mike, Susan, and Julie embrace following the couples private

wedding ceremony.
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Scott), a British man whose wife, Jane (Cecily Gambrell), has been in a coma for years.[73][74] When Mike
nally awakens, doctors conclude that he now suers
from retrograde amnesia. While Susan is out of town,
Edie convinces Mike that Susan was horrible to him during their relationship.[75] Mike turns Susan away when
she returns to Fairview.[75][76] Having lost hope, Susan
continues her romance with Ian.[77] Meanwhile, Susan
is suspicious of Orson, who has married Bree and is accused of killing his missing ex-wife, Alma (Valerie Mahaey).[73][74][74] When Mike is arrested for the murder of Monique Polier (Kathleen York), Orsons former
mistress, Edie breaks up with him, leaving him without bail.[78] Susan defends Mike, which frustrates Ian.
He promises to pay for Mikes bail if Susan breaks o
all contact with him.[37] Mike is eventually acquitted for
the crime.[79] Following Janes death, Susan accepts Ians
marriage proposal.[80]
As he slowly regains his memory, Mike recalls his feelings for Susan and challenges Ian for her aections.[81][82]
When Susan learns that the two had made a bet on her in
a game of poker, she calls o the wedding and declares
that she does not want to see either of them again.[83] Realizing that letting both of them go is a mistake, Susan
decides to take Ian back. However, he tells her that he
cannot spend the rest of his life wondering if she is still in
love with Mike, and he leaves.[84] Susan and Mike reunite
and become engaged.[31][85] The couple get married in a
private ceremony in the woods, with Julie as their only
guest.[86]
Season 4
In the fourth season premiere, one month after her wedding, Susan learns that she is pregnant.[87] While looking
into their medical histories for the babys interest, Mike
is forced to tell Susan that he lied about his father being
dead. Susan visits Mikes father, Nick (Robert Forster),
who is in jail for murder. Nick warns Susan that Mike
is still troubled by demons of his past.[45] With the stress
of nances for the baby, Mike begins working overtime,
despite an injury resulting from the hit-and-run over a
year ago. He begins relying heavily on painkillers.[88]
Susan confronts Mike about his addiction, threatening to
leave him if he does not enter rehab; he agrees to admit himself.[89] After a devastating tornado hits Wisteria
Lane, Bree, Orson, and their newborn, Benjamin, move
into Susans house temporarily.[90] During his stay, Orson develops a sleep walking habit and unconsciously admits to running over Mike with his car.[91] Susan feels extremely betrayed and Bree, unable to forgive Orson, asks
him to move out.[92] Shortly after, Susan gives birth to a
boy,[93] whom she names Maynard, after Mikes deceased
grandfather.[94]
As a result of the hit-and-run, Mike falls into a coma.[73]

Having waited six months for Mike to wake up, she reluc- Five-year jump In the ve years that take place betantly enters a relationship with Ian Hainsworth (Dougray tween seasons four and ve, Susan and Mike are involved
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in a car crash that kills a mother and her daughter.[95] Although Susan was driving, Mike takes the blame, as Susan did not have her license with her at the time.[96] Susan
feels incredibly guilty for taking the lives of Lila (Marie
Caldare) and Paige Dash (Madeleine Michelle Dunn), but
Mike insists it was not their fault. The argument over the
topic becomes so great that it results in divorce.[97] Giving up on love, Susan engages in a casual relationship with
her house painter, Jackson Braddock (Gale Harold).[97]
Season 5
While Susan manages to keep her relationship with
Jackson a secret from her friends and her son, nicknamed M.J., Jackson seeks a deeper connection with
her.[95] Soon enough, Mike and M.J. learn about the
relationship.[98] Jackson makes the sudden announcement that he is moving to nearby Riverton for work and
asks Susan to come with him.[99] After much consideration, Susan decides that she is unsure of what she
wants and turns down Jacksons oer.[100] Also, Mike
moves across the street from Susan and begins dating
her close friend and neighbor, Katherine Mayfair (Dana
Delany).[101][102] Realizing she cannot keep Mike from
being happy, she gives the couple her blessing, despite
still feeling uncomfortable.[102] Susan and Mike decide
to enroll M.J. in private school, and Susan takes a job as
an assistant art teacher at the school to help pay for the
tuition.[103] With both Susan and Mike employed, M.J.
spends more time under Katherines care, which makes
Susan uneasy. She is heartbroken to learn that Mike and
Katherine have decided to move in with one another and
become engaged.[104][105]
Season 6
Susan is identied as Mikes bride in the sixth season
premiere.[111][112][113] Her marriage to Mike destroys her
friendship with Katherine. After the wedding, Julie is
strangled outside of Susans home.[111] Julie slips into a
coma following her attack.[114] While waiting for her to
awaken, Susan learns that Julie had dropped out of medical school, was involved with a married man, and had
a pregnancy scare before her attack.[114][115] When Julie
awakens, she refuses to identify the married man she was
seeing.[115] Later in the season, Julies attacker is revealed
to be Eddie Orlofsky (Josh Zuckerman), a local young
adult who is also responsible for a handful of murders in
Fairview.[43][116] Prior to the attack, Susan had taken Eddie on as an art student and he developed a crush on her.
When he discovered that she was remarrying Mike and
that she did not see him as a romantic suitor, he attacked
Julie, mistaking her for Susan.[43]
Katherine continues to pursue Mike, believing that he is

still in love with her.[117] Mike warns her to leave his
family alone and claims he never truly loved her. After he leaves, Katherine calls 9-1-1 asking for an ambulance, and then stabs herself with a knife with Mikes
ngerprints on it.[118] Katherine frames Mike for her
wound. Susan, realizing that Katherine has suered
a total nervous breakdown, calls Katherines daughter,
Dylan (Lyndsy Fonseca), who comes to town and has her
mother committed for psychiatric observation.[119] Susan later forgives Katherine once she recovers from her
breakdown.[120] Soon after, Mike reveals that he has accumulated an immense debt in the past year.[116][121][122]
Unable to balance their debt, Susan and Mike decide
to move o Wisteria Lane and rent their house out
temporarily.[123] They move into an apartment across
town while Paul Young rents their house on Wisteria
Susan attempts to console Edies husband, Dave Williams Lane.[124]
(Neal McDonough), following Edies death. She explains
the truth behind her own accident, completely unaware
that Lila and Paige Dash were Daves wife and daugh- Season 7
ter, respectively, and that he had been seeking revenge
on Mike since moving to Wisteria Lane.[96] Meanwhile, Susan accepts an oer from her landlady, Maxine Rosen
Jackson returns to Fairview and proposes to Susan, re- (Lainie Kazan), to appear on a website in which she does
vealing that his visa has expired and he needs to marry housework in her lingerie in order to make ends meet,
an American citizen.[106] When Susan learns that Mike, though she keeps her new job a secret from her friends
who is engaged to Katherine, will no longer have to and family.[125] Soon after, Maxines site is merged with
pay alimony once she is married, she explains the false a larger company that uses Susans image to advertise the
pretenses of her engagement. Dave, who now under- website on billboards across the country. Susan pays the
stands that Susan was driving the car that killed his fam- company $9,000 to have the billboards removed.[126] As a
ily, overhears this and reports Jackson to immigration result, she begins working for the websites video chatting
ocials.[105] With Jackson out of the picture, Dave in- services to earn back the money. Paul discovers her secret
vites Susan and M.J. on a shing trip,[107] planning to kill and threatens to expose it unless she sells him her home,
M.J. just like Susan killed his own child.[108] Mike dis- in which he now lives with his second wife, Beth (Emily
covers Daves plans and is able to save Susan and M.J. Bergl).[127] Hoping to derail Pauls blackmail scheme, SuAfter the ordeal, Susan and Mike share a brief, yet ro- san tells Mike about her job on the website. Paul retaliates
mantic kiss. Dave is sent to a psychiatric hospital in by spreading the word about Susans involvement with the
Boston and two months later, Mike marries an uniden- website, causing her to lose her teaching job. Strapped
tied bride.[108][109][110]
for money, Mike accepts a job on an oil rig in Alaska and
3.2. SUSAN MAYER

Susan becomes Lynettes nanny.[128][129]
After purchasing a majority of the houses on Wisteria
Lane, Paul announces that he plans to open a halfway
house for ex-convicts on the street. A protest against his
plan escalates into a violent riot and Susan is trampled by
the unruly crowd.[130] As a result, Susan loses a kidney
and learns that her second kidney is deformed and she is
at severe risk of renal failure. Susan reluctantly agrees to
undergo dialysis while waiting for a transplant.[131] After Paul throws her out, Beth submits paperwork indicating that in the event of her death, her kidney would
be given to Susan, and then commits suicide.[132] Despite initial refusal, Paul allows the operation to move forward and he and Susan reconcile.[133] After discovering
that Paul has been depressed following Beths suicide, Susan begins cooking meals for him with the assistance of
Felicia Tilman (Harriet Sansom Harris), Beths mother
and Martha Hubers sister, who secretly adds antifreeze
to the food in an eort to kill him.[134] Paul nearly dies
as a result of the poisoned food. Unaware that Felicia is helping prepare his meals, Paul has Susan arrested
for attempting to kill him.[135] Eventually, Susan is released, Paul confesses to the murder of Martha Huber,
and Felicia presumably dies in a car crash while eeing
town.[136] Susan and her family move back onto Wisteria
Lane. During a dinner party, Gabrielles former stepfather, Alejandro (Tony Plana), who raped her during her
childhood, attempts to harm Gabrielle until her husband,
Carlos Solis (Ricardo Antonio Chavira) kills him. Susan,
Lynette, and Bree agree to help cover up the crime.[137]
Season 8
Susan begins to withdraw from her friends and family out
of guilt for having helped cover up Alejandros death.[138]
She bonds with Carlos over their mutual guilt.[139] When
Mike begins suspecting Susan and Carlos are having an
aair, they agree to tell him the truth about the coverup.[140] Soon after, Susan begins taking an art class with
renowned painter, Andre Zeller (Miguel Ferrer), and discovers that her guilt has given her a renewed artistic
ability.[141] In a series of paintings, Susan depicts the
scene of Alejandros death and subsequent burial, arousing the suspicion of Detective Chuck Vance (Jonathan
Cake), Brees embittered ex-boyfriend assigned to investigate Alejandros disappearance.[142] She briey considers moving to New York to explore new career opportunities, but ultimately decides against it.[143] In an
eort to ease her guilt, Susan visits Alejandros wife
and stepdaughter, Claudia (Justina Machado) and Marisa
(Daniela Bobadilla), respectively, and write them a check
to help their nancial misfortune, which only arouses
Claudias suspicions.[144] Claudia confronts Susan and
Gabrielle about Alejandros disappearance, but agrees to
stop prying after learning that he had been sexually abusing Marisa.[145]
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is six months pregnant and has no relationship with the
babys father. To her dismay, Julie plans to put the child
up for adoption.[146] When Susan discovers that Lynettes
son, Porter (Max Carver), is the father, she supports his
decision to raise the child himself.[147] In "You Take for
Granted", Mike is murdered by a vengeful loan shark.[148]
The nal episodes of the series deal with Susan grieving
and eventually moving on from Mikes death.[149][150][151]
In the series nale, Julie gives birth to a daughter, whom
she now plans on keeping. Susan sells her home on Wisteria Lane and she and M.J. move to help Julie raise the
baby.[152]
3.2.4 Reception
Critical
In the rst season of Desperate Housewives, the character
of Susan was a critics favorite and generally regarded as
the series most prominent role.[153] Hatchers portrayal
as Susan received praise in the series rst year. Tim
Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle called Hatchers
performance in the pilot episode a huge surprise, commenting that she gives self-eacing, disheveled and sadly
hopeless Susan a spirit that makes you root for her.[154]
Robert Bianco of USA Today declared that Hatcher delivered a revelatory performance.[155] Heather Havrilesky
of Salon.com was less enthusiastic, criticizing Hatcher for
overacting.[156] In the series second season, Susan becomes less important as Bree comfortably moves into
position as the shows lead.[157] Many critics noted that
the character suered as a result of the declining quality of the second season. Bianco wrote that the writers
were making Susan too stupid.[158] Hatcher continued
to provide comic relief in the third season.[159][160]
By season four, critics thought that Susans storylines

were the least interesting and that she had not operated at full potential since [her] pivotal role in the debut season.[161] Bianco was more forgiving, stating that
while Susans silliness sometimes spirals out of control,
Teri Hatcher usually manages to keep her likable.[162] As
a result of the ve-year time jump between seasons four
and ve, a new direction was taken with Susans character.
The Stat-Legend's Alan Sepinwall calls Susans character
arc in season ve the least annoying storyline shes had
in at least three years.[163] However, Tanner Stransky of
Entertainment Weekly still felt the character was everannoying.[164] In the series sixth season, Stransky stated
that Susan was still whiny and he would have rather seen
Mike marry Katherine, though he was not surprised when
the mystery bride was revealed to be Susan.[165] Entertainment Weekly named her one of the 21 Most AnnoyIn "Is This What You Call Love?", Susan learns that Julie ing TV Characters Ever.[166]
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Awards
Cultural inuences and merchandise
Main article: Teri Hatcher Awards and nominations
Nicole Parker portrayed Susan in a Desperate Housewives

parody on an episode of MADtv. Susans klutziness is
mocked in the skit.[175] Colette Whitaker voices Susan
in the Desperate Housewives computer game, which was
released in October 2006. In 2007, Madame Alexander
released a line of 16-inch fashion dolls of the series titular
characters, including Susan.[176]
Hatcher won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Comedy Series
in 2005,[167] beating out fellow cast members Marcia
Cross and Felicity Human. Also that year, Hatcher received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding
Performance by an Actress in a Comedy Series.[168] In
2005, Hatcher, along with Cross and Human, received 3.2.5 References
a nomination for a Satellite Award in the Best Television Actress in a Musical or Comedy Series.[169] She
Touchstone Television (2005). Desperate Housewas also nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding
wives: Behind Closed Doors. New York City:
Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,[170] but was beaten
Hyperion. ISBN 1-4013-0826-0.
out by Human.[171] In 2006, Hatcher was once again
nominated for the Golden Globe Award in the same
category, along with Cross, Human, and Eva Longo- Notes
ria. All four Desperate Housewives stars lost to MaryLouise Parker.[167] Hatcher was also nominated for a [1] Julie goes to school at Princeton University, which is located in Princeton, New Jersey, hinting that Susan most
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress and a Peoples
likely moved away to Princeton for her.
Choice Award for Favorite Female TV Star.
[2] House #4 Johnson Home. theStudioTour.com. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
Controversy
[3] Season 2 episode 8 - 10
The producers of 'Desperate Housewives and ABC Studios oer our sincere apologies for any oense caused
by the brief reference in the season premiere. There was
no intent to disparage the integrity of any aspect of the
medical community in the Philippines ... As leaders in
broadcast diversity, we are committed to presenting sensitive and respectful images of all communities featured
in our programs.
[4] Season 1 episode 18, 21 and season 2 episode 8
Apology issued by ABC on October 3, 2007[172]
[8] Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher): Ocial Character Biography. ABC. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
ABC and the Desperate Housewives producers faced criticism following the September 30, 2007[173] fourth season premiere in which the character of Susan made
a controversial remark about Filipino doctors. When
her gynecologist suggests that she may be entering
menopause, Susan responds OK, before we go any
further, can I check these diplomas? Just to make
sure they aren't, like, from some med school in the
Philippines?"[172] Following its broadcast, viewers demanded an apology from the network.[172] ABC issued
an apology on October 3, but the controversy grew to
an international concern and Health Secretary Francisco
Duque III of Manila publicly sought an apology from
the series producers.[172] Protests against the network
and series were staged, prompting ABC to remove the
episode from digital and online platforms in order to apply edits.[172] As a result, the line of controversy was removed from all future broadcasts of the episode, as well
as from DVD productions. However, protests continued
even after this action was taken.[173] The scene with the
line in question is still viewable on YouTube.[174]
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born to Stella Lindquist and her rst husband. After their
fathers death, their mother had a series of unpleasant and
unstable boyfriends, but nally married Glenn Wingeld,
whom Lynette adored. After a short time, Glenn left, and
Lynette blamed her mother for driving him away for a
long time. Stella nally remarries in season seven but is
widowed about a week after their wedding.
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She graduated from Northwestern University. In season
one it is learned that she met Tom when they worked together in Advertising. They married and moved to Wisteria Lane. Lynette has six children with Tom, with the last
pregnancy there was a diculty and one of the twins had
died and not to mention the love child Tom had with a one
night stand twelve years before he met Lynette, which resulted to Tom having a child with Nora Huntington. After
Noras death, Kayla moved in full-time from season three
to the end of season four. Lynette is always willing to do
what is best for her family.
Season 1
Kayla can get to know her father, stepmother and halfsiblings.
Season 3
Lynette has trouble adjusting to Nora and Kayla being
around but does her best. Lynette learns Nora wants Tom
back and warns her to keep her distance. When Nora decides to leave town with Kayla in tow, Lynette and Tom
sue for custody. However, a court date becomes unnecessary when Nora and Lynette are held hostage in a supermarket by Carolyn Bigsby, Nora is shot and killed during the stando. As Nora lays dying, Lynette pledges to
always care for Kayla. Lynette is shot in the arm, but
survives. Lynette and Kayla struggle to get on as Kayla
blames Lynette for her mothers death. When an out-ofwork Tom follows his lifelong dream to open a pizzeria,
Lynette attempts to support him. When a back injury
leaves Tom bedridden and Lynette solely responsible for
the operation of the restaurant, Lynette hires a manager,
Rick, for whom she quickly develops romantic feelings.
Tom, jealous and suspicious, demands that Rick leave the
business but Rick refuses. When he confesses to Lynette
that he is attracted to her, she res him, establishing rmly
that her family matters more than her business. Following a nasty fall out of bed, Lynette undergoes a CAT scan
which reveals swollen lymph nodes. In the season nale,
Lynette tells her sister Lucy that she has been diagnosed
with Hodgkins lymphoma and asks her for a loan. Lucy is
sympathetic but unable to help as her husband has just lost
his job. Tom borrows the money from Lynettes mother,
Stella Wingeld, much to his wifes chagrin. Stella tells
Lynette that she is moving in to help with the family while
Lynette ghts cancer.
As the series begins, Lynette is near to breaking point stuck at home alone with four kids. Her husband is always
away on business trips or at work. Lynette struggled to
cope with her four children until Preston and Porter were
prescribed medication for ADD (attention deciency disorder). Lynette decided not to medicate them and started
taking the medication herself so she could make the costumes for a school play. Realising she was addicted,
Lynette managed to stop taking the pills after she and
Tom hired a nanny. Unfortunately the nanny didn't stay
long as she caught Toms eye a little too much. Her problems got worse when Tom told her that he was oered a
lucrative promotion that would take him away from home
more often, which he refused to discuss with her, so she
made sure that his boss didn't oer him the promotion.
When Tom found out what Lynette had done, he quit his
job, and in the season nale informs her that she will be
going back to work. Lynette also has trouble with Toms
ex-girlfriend, Annabel Foster. So, she talks to an executive of her old rm, and Toms rm, to hire his ex as
the VP of the rm, which she willingly does. When Tom
nds out what Lynette had done, he forgives her, and decides to be a stay-at-home dad, where she has to go back Season 4
to work, and earn the money.
While undergoing chemotherapy, Lynette wears wigs to
conceal her illness and avoid the pity of friends and neighSeason 2
bors. When she nally confesses, her friends are shocked
but supportive. In a t of pique at being served marijuanaLynette got a job at an advertising agency and for much laced brownies, Lynette decides that Stella has to go.
of the season, deals with obstacles at work and col- While she soon changes her mind and asks her mother
leagues. Stu, a bumbling secretary at the agency, is to stay, Stella is hurt and leaves the Scavo home. When
kind to Lynette, often doing her favors or helping her in Lynette learns that Glenn left Stella because he is gay, she
tough situations. Nina is the boss from hell; bitchy, self- tells her mother that she appreciates the time they've spent
centered and neurotic. She causes Lynette many prob- together. Stella, not wanting to ruin the happy memories,
lems and stresses her out with work. Ed, the boss, is the decides not to return and moves in with Glenn. A short
seemingly cool guy but his faults lead to Tom being red time later, a tornado threatens Fairview and Lynette perafter working with her at the agency for a while. Lynette suades her elderly neighbor, Karen McCluskey, to let the
also testies for Bree when she is accused of child abuse Scavos shelter in her cellar. Ida Greenberg and her cat
but makes Bree realise she has a problem with alcohol. At join them but Tom, allergic to cats, starts struggling to
the end of the season, Lynette thinks Tom is cheating on breathe. Lynette attempts to sneak the cat out of the shelher but discovers Tom has another child - resulting from a ter, and Karen follows her into the storm. As the tornado
one night stand before he met Lynette - a daughter, Kayla hits, Karen and Lynette are forced to shelter in a bathHuntington. She and her mother, Nora Huntington, use tub in the Scavo house. After the tornado, Lynette and
the back child support from Tom to move to Fairview so Karen nd the McCluskey house in ruins. Lynettes fam-
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ily is safe, but only because Ida Greenberg died to save
them. Kayla begins a pattern of disrespectful behavior,
which culminates when Lynette slaps her for threatening Penny. Kayla takes revenge by burning herself with a
curling iron and blaming Lynette, who is arrested. While
in jail, Lynette tells Tom what Kayla did. When Kayla
confesses that she lied, Tom sends her to live with her
grandparents. He is sad to send her away, but in time the
family (and Tom and Lynettes marriage) recovers from
the strain placed upon it by Kayla.
Five-year jump Lynette and Tom are still running the

pizzeria, Preston, Porter, and Parker are teenagers and
Penny is nine. Lynettes hair is back and Kayla is gone
and not mentioned at all.
Season 5
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Season 6
In her rst trimester, Lynette is depressed about the
prospect of having twins so late in life and fears she will
not love them. She hides the pregnancy from her boss,
Carlos, so as not to jeopardize her promotion. Gabrielle
soon discovers the truth, and is angry with Lynette for
putting the future of Carloss company at stake. She does
not tell Carlos, although Lynette thought she would, so
reveals her secret to him without knowledge. He tells her
that her options are to move to Miami or to quit. He then
gives her a huge amount of work to do in one night, but
when Lynette attends her daughters Christmas pageant
instead, Carlos subsequently res her. Lynette and Gabys
friendship becomes strained, but is restored when Lynette
saves Celia Solis from being hit by a plane that crashes
on Wisteria Lane. Following the crash, Lynette is in pain
and realizes something is wrong with the babies. Her doctor discovers one of the twins needs circulatory surgery.
While unconscious, Lynette dreams of the struggle of life
with a disabled child. The dream ends with her disabled
sons graduation, where he thanks her for always challenging him. When she awakens, Tom tells her that the
ill baby died but the other survived. Despite her early reluctance to have these twins at all, Lynette sobs for her
lost baby. She has trouble processing her grief until Tom
suggests that she stay home with their daughter after she
is born.
After the ve-year time jump, Tom and Lynette are still
running the pizzeria and having trouble with their twin
sons, now teenagers. Tom is having a mid-life crisis - he
often sides with his disobedient sons, and he starts a band
with the other neighborhood husbands, all to the irritation
Later in the season, Preston returns from Europe with a
of his wife.
Russian woman named Irina. Lynette investigates and
Lynette and Tom discover that Porter is having an aair learns that Irina is a gold digger and prostitute, but Irina
with Anne Shilling, an older married woman. Anne tells is killed by the Fairview Strangler. She invites the trouPorter that she is having his baby and they make plans to bled teen Eddie to live with her family, unaware that he
run away together. When Lynette confronts Anne about is the Fairview Strangler. Eddie becomes protective of
her aair with Porter, they are overheard by Annes abu- Lynette, attacking Porter and nearly attacking Tom when
sive husband Warren. When Lynette later nds Warren each of them treats her in a way Eddie regards as disbeating Anne severely, Warren jeeringly dares the women respectful. Tom and Lynette agree that Eddie must see
to phone the police, because Anne is guilty of statutory a therapist. The therapist suggests that Eddies progress
rape. That evening, when Toms band plays a gig at War- would improve if his mother accompanied him to therrens nightclub, Porter and Warren ght but Lynette inter- apy. However, no one answers the door at Eddies house
venes again. She confronts Warren about hitting women even though his mothers car is still there, and Lynettes
and children. Warren locks the doors, and when Dave suspicions are raised. When she learns that both Irina and
Williams sets re to the club, it causes a panic. The club Eddies mother have been found dead, she confronts Edpatrons escape through a window, but Warren blames die at his house and he traps her inside. With her life at
Porter for the re. Porter is arrested and released on bail. Eddies mercy, Lynette goes into labor. She gives birth to
Lynette pays Anne to leave town without Warren, and her daughter, Paige, with Eddies help. Eddie attempts to
asks to be notied when the baby is born. Anne admits ee, but Lynette begs him to turn himself in, telling him
that there is no baby. After Warren threatens his life, that she would be proud to have a son like him. Eddie
Porter jumps bail and leaves town. Tom and Lynette get asks Lynette to do it for him. Lynette agrees, letting him
Preston to pose as Porter in court. When he is discovered hold the baby while she dials 911.
hiding at his grandmothers nursing home, Porter returns
and the charges are dropped. Unfortunately, legal bills
and the payo to Anne have left the Scavos broke and Season 7
Tom is forced to sell the pizzeria.
Lynette returns to the workforce, working for Carlos Solis. In the nale, Lynette starts feeling ill and fears her
cancer has returned, but she is pregnant with another set
of twins.
While raising their new baby daughter Paige, Tom is diagnosed with male postpartum depression. She invites
her old college roommate, Renee, to stay when she learns
of her on-going divorce. But she is astonished that Renee
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is taking Toms diagnosis seriously. Renee (who is still
staying in the Scavo home) warns Lynette that she should
take Toms concerns more seriously, but Lynette ignores
this. Lynette is especially angered when she learns that
Tom has been conding in Renee, listening to his problems when Lynette will not. One evening, Lynette learns
that the two have gone to dinner but left a message for her
to join them if she wishes. Angry, Lynette meets the two
at a restaurant just as they are discussing Lynettes dismissive behavior towards Tom. Lynette pulls Renee aside
and tells her that it is inappropriate to be so close to Tom
and demands that their current friendship be toned down.
That night, Lynette realizes she needs to be there for her
husband more often and the two decide to simply talk to
each other rather than make love, thus making progress in
their marriage. Renee later apologizes to Lynette and is
forgiven, and reveals that she has just bought Edie Britts
former home on Wisteria Lane. Lynette is hesitant to the
idea, but happy nonetheless. In private, Tom warns Renee
that it may be a bad idea for her to be their neighbor because he is afraid Lynette may nd out about something
that happened between him and Renee years earlier.
Tom gets a new job that provides well and Renee encourages Lynette to spend money more freely but also warns
her that Tom will be spending more time away. Lynette
tries to seduce Tom on an airplane but he insists that he
enjoys his work too much. When Tom attends a conference, Lynette is upset that she is unable to attend any of
the events because shes just a wife, relegated to spa time
and other events with other wives. She tries to encourage
them to ght for their equality but they're all happy with
being out of the business side of things. Lynette steals
one womans ID to attend a talk only to discover she has
the identity of the keynote speaker. Back home, Renee
watches as Tom and Lynette argue, Tom snapping that
after so many years supporting Lynette, it hurts that she
won't do the same for him. Lynette complains to Renee
but she res back that Lynette has to choose whether to
be a good wife or not. Tom hires the duo to decorate his
oce in the style of an arrogant boss but Lynette vetoes
it as she feels its not right for him. Renee overrules her
to give Tom the oce he wants. Lynette confronts Tom
over how this isn't really him but he retorts that its how
he has to be in order to succeed and that Lynette needs
Lynette and Renee start a new business in interior de- to stop thinking of him as the soft man hes been at home
sign, after a little persuasion from Renee. Renee suggests for the last few years.
hiring Susan as Lynettes nanny. Lynette is reluctant, When Tom decides to book a luxurious holiday for the
but eventually agrees. Lynette ends up comforting Susan family and announces it Lynette is annoyed and consults
when she feels bad about not being as nancially stable Tom about why he did not consult her about it rst (since
as her friends. Mike has taken the job in Alaska, and she already informed him a few weeks ago that she had alSusan accepts Lynettes oer to be baby Paiges nanny, ready planned a trip). The two then pitch to the kids what
even though she originally thought she was being hired they think is the best holiday which leads to yet another
to work in Lynette and Renees new business. She over- ght between them; this time however they insult each
hears a new client of Lynette and Renees, and suggests other. Lynette calls Tom a Pompous Ass while Tom
that she ask her daughter for her favorite characters to labels Lynette as a Raging Bitch leaving them to decide
paint on her wall. The woman likes Susans idea. Renee that it is only them who need to spend a holiday together.
gets mad at Susan, while Lynette wonders why her friend The holiday turns out badly and the relationship deteriois acting strange. Susan eventually reveals that she feels rates and becomes extremely awkward. When they return
the nanny job is beneath her, and is shamed to be the home Tom leads Lynette to believe that he will be spendpoor person in her group of friends. Lynette comforts ing a while in an apartment near to his work oces. Beher, saying that money can't change the way she looks in fore Lynette attends a street dinner party, Penny reveals
their eyes. Lynette is shown to be insecure in their mar- to her that Tom had left her a note. Lynette is surprised
riage when Tom complains that she never talks him up and nds that Toms unpacked suitcase from the holiday
to her friends. She admits to him that this is because she is not in the bedroom, convincing her that Tom had left
believes he is so perfect, that she doesn't deserve to be her. After revealing to Susan that she thought Tom had
with him. He tells her that she is the type of person who left her, Lynette walks into her house, nding Tom, chopstill cries when their last child grows out of their onesies, ping up salad ingredients. He tells Lynette that he had
even after raising four other children. Lynette learns that only gone to buy the ingredients. Lynette questions him
Renee and Tom had a one night stand 20 years ago which why it had taken him two hours, leading Tom to reveal
happened right after Tom and Lynette became engaged that he had left but came back when he considered that
and she was visiting her parents (they were on a break). Lynette would have to lie about where Tom was to her
She doesn't take it well, and is of course upset but keeps friends at the dinner party. The two talk for a while and
it quiet and instead begins a series of pranks against Tom Lynette confesses that when she thought Tom had left, she
as payback. When Renee nds out what Lynette is do- felt relieved, leading the pair to nally decide to separate.
ing, she tells Tom about it. Tom confronts Lynette and In the same evening that Lynette decides to separate from
informs her that he wanted to tell her about Renee, but Tom, she, along with Bree and Susan, walk in to Gabys
there was never a good time for it because he did not want living room to nd that Carlos has murdered Alejandro,
to ruin the wonderful life they have together. Lynette then Gabys stepfather. The four ladies agree to cover up the
forgives Tom.
murder to protect Carlos, stung the body in a wooden
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box used as a table at the evenings dinner party.
Season 8
Not only is Lynette suering strain from the murder but
she is also having a tough time with her separation from
Tom. At rst she is reluctant to tell the children, but after she has a one night stand with Tom, he decides to tell
them. They then clash over Tom letting the children have
whatever they want, making Lynette the bad person who
always says No. Lynette talks to Tom about booking
couples therapy to try to heal their relationship. However,
after Renee comments that Tom has been taking care of
himself lately (dressing smartly and working out) and suspects he has been dating someone, Lynette becomes worried. She goes to a gym class with Renee to spy on the
trainer she believes Tom is seeing, but realizes he is actually dating the womans mother, Jane, leaving Lynette
devastated. Terried of what would happen to her children if she is caught by Chuck, Lynette confesses her secret to Tom just as he is about to leave for Paris with Jane.
He decides not to go, leaving his relationship on the rocks,
which leaves him furious with Lynette. Lynette then feels
bad about him having to stay for her, as he thinks that she
might be the one. Lynette then tells him to go to Paris.
This leads Lynette to try to experiment with new dates
herself, and meets a new man, who seems very keen on
her. She nally sleeps with Renees barber and moves on,
though at rst she cries during the sex. She along with
her friends nally nd out that Bree tried to commit suicide because of them, and after Bree rejects them, was
loss for words. Just as Lynette is getting used to single
life, Porter and Preston move back home, needing a place
to stay after losing their apartment. Lynette is already
frazzled when she learns that Porter is the father of Julie
Mayer's baby, making Susan and Lynette grandmothers.
Her world is further shocked when Tom asks for a divorce, and announces that he and Jane will be moving in
together. Lynette is devastated, and her rivalry with Jane
becomes more heated at Pennys birthday party when they
continually try to one up each other. Jane then later
tries to reconcile with Lynette, but then she begins to
choke on a snack. Lynette hesitates to help Jane, but ultimately comes to her aid and saves her. However, Jane is
alarmed at Lynette thinking such an action over believing
she thought of letting Jane die. Then on the day of Mike
Delnos funeral, Tom and Lynette comfort each other as
Jane looks on. Sparks of their marriage appear and while
sitting at the service Lynette thinks back to the day Tom
moved out. Mike tries to understand why Lynette isn't
ghting for her marriage. He then reveals that everyone
in the neighborhood knows that she and Tom belong together. This memory nally causes Lynette to make the
decision to ght for her marriage, win Tom back, and dissolve his romance with Jane. In With So Little to Be Sure
Of Lynette and Tom ocially sign their divorce papers
ending their marriage. When Lynette hears Tom hasn't
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led the papers, she is hopeful but after seeing Tom and
Jane kiss at the oce, she accepts a date from Toms boss.
It goes well at rst but when he plans to transfer Tom to
India, Lynette breaks it o. The boss sardonically insults
Lynette before Tom about her being hung up on another
man and after insults to her, Tom punches him. He and
Jane argue with Jane realizing that Tom still loves Lynette
and they break up. Tom goes to see Lynette but sees her
hugging Lee and (not seeing who it is), thinks Lynette has
moved on. He tells her he is ling but in a later talk, they
realize how much they love each other and reconcile.
Katherine Mayfair comes back to Wisteria Lane, oering Lynette a job at her new food company. Lynette
doesn't want it as she and Tom are together again but
wants to prove herself. At rst taken aback, Tom lets
Lynette know he'll support her no matter what. Its revealed in the nal moments that the two move to New
York, Lynette becoming a successful businesswoman and
eventually watching over six grandchildren.
In the nale, Julie gives birth to Porters daughter, who is
Lynettes granddaughter.
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Cherry (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. Season 8,
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[11] Mentioned in "Remember (Part 2)". Larry Shaw (director), Marc Cherry & Jenna Bans (writers). Desperate
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3.4 Bree Van de Kamp

Bree Van de Kamp (ne Mason; also known in the series as Bree Hodge and Bree Weston) is a ctional character and one of the four protagonists on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. She is played by actress Marcia Cross, who has received multiple awards and
nominations for her portrayal, including an Emmy Award
nomination, three Golden Globe Award nominations, and
two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Crosss portrayal of
Bree has been widely praised by critics and fans.
Cross originally auditioned for the role of Mary Alice
Young, but series creator Marc Cherry thought she was
better suited for the role of Bree. Dana Delany, who
eventually was cast as Katherine Mayfair, was originally
chosen for the role but turned it down, saying it was too
similar to her role in Pasadena.[3] Brees main struggle
throughout the series has been her attempts to maintain a
perfect life despite various obstacles such as widowhood,
divorce, and alcoholism hindering her. She has been married three times; to Rex Van de Kamp (Steven Culp),
Orson Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan) and Trip Weston (Scott
Bakula).
3.4.1
Character prole
Bree is known for her homemaking talents on the level of

Martha Stewart, particularly her gourmet meals, breakfast treats and pineapple bran muns. She is also wellversed in rearm training; she owns four guns and is a
card-carrying member of the National Rie Association.
Bree supports the Republican Party, as stated in the season 3 opener, and is also known for being a member of
the local Presbyterian Church, as shown in the episode
Sunday. Her neighbours Angie Bolen, Gabrielle Solis and
Renee Perry have nicknamed her 'Nancy Reagan' on occasions. She has lived at 4354 Wisteria Lane in Fairview
since 1994 and is also said to have a timeshare residence
in Aspen that she never uses. Bree is based on creator
Marc Cherry's own mother, and the Van de Kamp family is based on the family in which he grew up. Brees
family was based on Marc Cherrys teen years, while
Lynette Scavo's family is based on Marc Cherrys childhood years.[4] Bree and her rst husband, Rex, were both
named after the overtly vain characters on two of Marc
Cherry's previous failed sitcoms, The 5 Mrs. Buchanans
(Bree) and The Crew (Rex).
Both of Brees marriages have broken down and ended
in divorce (Rex, however, passed away before their divorce was nalized). Following the request for divorce,
both of Brees former husbands attempted reconciliation
with her. Rex succeeded, whereas her second husband
Orson Hodge did not. During the breakdown of her second marriage, Bree had an aair with Karl Mayer, her divorce lawyer and ex-husband of her friend, Susan Delno.
Bree, however, did remarry in the series nale to her
lawyer, Trip Weston, making him her third husband.
Bree is the only one of the main four housewives to not
appear in every episode, and the only one to have not been
pregnant over the course of the series (ironic given that
Brees absence from several episodes was due to Crosss
real-life pregnancy). However, Bree was the rst to become a grandmother. Brees hair color has been implied
as not being natural, although several ashbacks seem to
disprove this.
Bree Van de Kamp is one of the four main protagonists

in Desperate Housewives. Bree grew up in Rhode Island
when her father married a woman named Eleanor, after
her mothers death, with whom she did not get along. In
order to escape her stepmothers demands, Bree left for
Lake Forest College near Chicago. Bree also mentioned
on one of Eleanors visits that she had to work for every 3.4.2 Overview
kind word she ever was given from her step-mother. Bree
met Rex Van de Kamp at a meeting of the Young Repub- Season 1
licans. After they graduated, they married and had two
children, Andrew and Danielle, and moved to Fairview. Bree Van de Kamp is introduced in season one as the
Bree is recognized for her perfectionist attitude and work perfect wife and mother. However, it becomes apparethic, which at times border on neurosis and obsessive ent that her emotional coldness and obsession with apcompulsive disorder. While the writers have shied away pearance makes her family resent her.
from an ocial diagnosis, the character is recognised as
suering from obsessivecompulsive personality disorder. The character herself refers to her quirks in terms
of anal retentiveness but Rex once mentioned it by the
name. Brees perfectionism may stem from when her
mother was killed in a hit and run: a 10 year-old Bree
cleaned her blood o the road outside the house. She said
that once everything was spotless, she felt much better.
She insists she and Rex have marriage guidance counselling when he wants a divorce and demands that Andrew and Danielle refuse presents from their father if they
want to continue living with her. Unfortunately, in Andrews case, this leads to him drunk-driving and accidentally knocking down Juanita Solis, leaving her seriously
injured. Rex and Bree conceal this to protect him but are
soon disappointed with his lack of remorse. Determined
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to make him realise that there are still consequences to his
actions, she reveals, in an anonymous tip-o to the coach
of the swimming team, that Andrew keeps marijuana in
his locker. This discovery results in him being removed
from the team.
Bree is determined to keep her family together until Rex
has a heart attack, leading her to discover that he regularly
visited a prostitute. Worse still, the prostitute turns out
to be an acquaintance of hers, Maisy Gibbons, who is
later arrested for living o immoral earnings. Maisy is
persuaded to do a deal with the District Attorney, naming
all her clients, and despite a request from Bree, does not
remove Rexs name. Furious at this, Bree tells Rex he can
have a divorce but is persuaded by Andrew and Danielle
to look after him, while he recuperates. Initially wanting
to hurt him, Bree starts dating local pharmacist, George
Williams, but ends things when Rex asks her to give their
marriage another chance. She and George agree to be
just friends. Wanting to stop Rex visiting prostitutes, she
reluctantly takes part in S&M scenarios with him.
Concerned about Andrews worsening behaviour towards
her, she is cheered when Rex backs her up on one occasion. Unfortunately this doesn't make any real dierence so Rex and Bree feel that they have no choice but
to send Andrew away to a boot camp. While there, Andrew reveals to his parents that he is bisexual. Bree initially tells him that she will always love him regardless but
quietly insists to Rex that they take Andrew home immediately, worried about what he might be doing with the
other boys at night, and promptly asks their vicar to give
Andrew some counselling on the right lifestyle, believing
that his soul is in danger. This has disastrous results, as
Andrew thinks she doesn't love him and deliberately hurts
her. Bree continues conding in George about her family problems but, after Rex makes it clear that Bree will
stay with him, George begins tampering with Rexs medication. This is uncovered when Rex has a second heart
attack. Believing Bree was responsible, Rex writes a note
forgiving her and dies. Brees nal scenes in the season
involve her receiving the bad news and breaking down in
tears.
Season 2
In Season 2, Brees mother-in-law, Phyllis (Shirley
Knight), visits for her sons funeral. She so annoys Bree
with her constant sniping and excessive displays of grief
that Bree tells her that she cannot attend Rexs funeral,
but Andrew persuades her to. The nal straw, however,
is when she discovers Phyllis reported her friendship with
George to the company handling Rexs life insurance.
Bree sends Phyllis home and is questioned by the police
about meddling with Rexs medication. She is cleared
and is furious when she discovers the note Rex had left
her which claimed he thought she murdered him and she
starts dating George. However, George constantly tries
to rush things, making her uneasy.
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When George places an announcement of their engagement in the local paper, an ex-ance of Georges visits
Bree to warn her o him. Bree is horried and sends the
woman away but she is proved right when George loses
his temper with an old school friend of Brees, she ends
their relationship. He tries blackmailing her into a reconciliation by taking some pills and admits killing Rex.
Devastated, Bree says that she has called an ambulance
and it will be there soon, but in reality, she hasn't. She
watches him die and tells Andrew, who tries blackmailing her for his trust fund.
Events with Rex, George and Andrew take their toll and
she starts drinking heavily. She realizes she has a problem when she loses Lynettes children after passing out
while babysitting. Andrew later begins making accusations that Bree is physically abusing him and tries to seek
emancipation rights which Bree refuses. In denial, but
not wanting Andrew to get his trust fund or to give up on
him, Bree joins AA but takes it seriously after passing
out in a shop changing room and not waking up until late
at night. Her AA sponsor, Peter, and a security guard let
her out. Bree also faces more turmoil when she discovers
her new next door neighbours, the Applewhites are hiding from the police and is blackmailed into silence. To
distract herself from her alcoholism, she has a brief relationship with Peter who is addicted to sex. However,
Andrew discovers this and seduces Peter to get revenge
on Bree for denying him of his trust fund. She dumps
Peter and throws Andrew out after discovering that they
slept together and in her bed.
Brees mental health deteriorates rapidly following this
and her behaviour becomes erratic and spirals out of control. Danielle, meanwhile, starts dating Matthew Applewhite and moves out to be with him. However, Matthews
mother, Betty Applewhite, realizes Matthew murdered an
ex-girlfriend, Melanie Foster. She tells Bree, who has
checked herself into a psychiatric unit, and since Bree is
not allowed to leave voluntarily, she escapes. Bree and
Betty rush to Brees house to nd Matthew and Danielle
have taken money from Brees safe. Bree confronts
Matthew about Melanie and refuses to let them leave, so
he threatens to shoot her, but the police, called by Betty,
shoot him rst. Bree then has to console Danielle. Brees
nal scenes involve her beginning a new friendship with
the mysterious Orson Hodge.
Season 3
Season three sees Bree marrying Orson after a six-month
relationship, but their marriage is troubled by the belief
that Orson physically abused his rst wife, Alma (Valerie
Mahaey), and murdered her. Shortly after the wedding,
Orson persuades Andrew to come home and they reconcile.
However, the arrival of Orsons mother, Gloria (Dixie
Carter), and Almas return, cause more trouble. They
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discovers Benjamin is Brees grandson and attempts to
blackmail her. Bree, however, tells the other housewives
the truth, so they all snub Edie.
In the season nale, Katherine saves Brees life by telling
her ex-husband, Wayne, her secrets. When Katherine
kills Wayne, Bree and the other housewives tell the police
that Katherine was terried of a stalker so she doesn't go
to prison.
When the events of the series shift ahead by ve years
in the fourth season nale, it is revealed that Bree is now
a famous cookbook author and her son, Andrew, works
with her as her assistant. Bree and Orson have evidently
worked out their problems and are still together.
Bree and Orson, cutting their wedding cake.
Season 5
drug and rape Orson but Bree intervenes, learning that

Gloria murdered Orsons mistress, Monique Polier, so he
would stay with Alma. Gloria tries to kill Bree but Orson
intervenes. Gloria has a severe stroke after Orson holds
her head under water to get her to let go of the knife about
to be used to kill Bree. Orson carries Glorias body outside and places it next to the lifeless body of Alma who
died after falling from the roof of her house.
The fth season opens with Bree just having published

her own cookbook, and successfully running the catering business. She and Orson reconcile after he went to
prison for running over Mike. A ashback sequence reveals that while Bree awaited Orsons release, Danielle returned and took Benjamin, leaving her completely alone.
Devastated, Bree relapsed into alcoholism but overcame
it, thanks to Katherine.
Danielle, meanwhile, nds herself pregnant by Edies

nephew Austin (Josh Henderson). She is sent away so
the neighborhood won't learn of her pregnancy, and Bree
and Orson decide to fake a pregnancy, so they can raise
Danielles child as their own.
Bree puts her career rst, alienating her friends at times

and causing a rift between her and Orson. In revenge,
Orson begins stealing - initially to punish people who he
feels have been rude, and to hurt Bree. Orson agrees to
stop stealing, but when Bree learns that he was injured
while attempting to rob an old woman (which led to Edie
Britts death) and that he has been trying to convince people that the old woman is senile, she decides she has had
enough. She hires Karl Mayer as her divorce lawyer, who
convinces her to stage a fake burglary so she can hide her
precious/expensive things in a storage unit and not risk
losing them in the divorce proceedings. However, Orson
discovers her plan, threatening to send her to prison for
insurance fraud unless she stays with him. Bree agrees
reluctantly but shares a passionate kiss with Karl.
Bree is not in episodes 3.16 to 3.22 as she is on honeymoon with Orson and Danielle. Bree returns for Gabrielle
and Victors wedding, heavily pregnant or so it seems...
Season 4
In season four, Bree and Orson struggle to make people
think she is pregnant but is dismayed by people wanting
to feel the baby move. Phyllis, Rexs mother, discovers
Brees pregnancy hoax and tries convincing Danielle to
raise the child herself. Bree and Orson, however, persuade Danielle to give them the baby by oering to send
her to college and buy her a convertible. Danielle has a
baby boy and gives him to Bree who names him Benjamin Tyson Hodge (surname later changed to Katz)
and agrees that Bree and Orson will raise him.
Season 6
In the rst episode, Bree is unwilling to sleep with Karl,

despite her marriage being strained. Orson, however, is
determined to salvage their relationship, commenting that
guilt is sometimes necessary for happiness, and defending
Bree develops a rivalry with new neighbor, Katherine his use of blackmail so that she'll stay with him. Bree
Mayfair. Bree and Katherine are very similar, leading to takes this motto as her own and consummates her aair
a series of feuds before eventually becoming friends and with Karl.
go into business together, catering dinner parties.
When Julie is hospitalized after being attacked, Bree worAfter a tornado damages Brees house, she, Orson and
Benjamin stay with Susan, and Orson admits being responsible for putting Mike in a coma. Horried, Bree
kicks him out. During their separation, Edie Britt comes
onto Orson, leading to a feud between her and Bree. Edie
ries that she will lose Susans friendship on hearing that

Susan would hypothetically no longer talk to a friend who
dated Karl. However, Karls fragility convinces Bree he
needs her and she begins falling for him, acknowledging
her feelings when they attend the same event and Karl

brings another woman. This distracts her from her business and only realises the extent of Katherines instability
when an event is ruined. Bree dismisses her and, after
getting to know new neighbour, Angie Bolen, hires her
instead. Meanwhile, Karls romantic gestures make their
aair harder to hide. Suspicious, Orson gets Angie to spy
on Bree. She discovers the tryst but confronts Bree, who
explains that she connects intellectually with Orson but
sexually with Karl, and is worried that their relationship
will only ever be physical, despite his promises to change.
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ates by revealing he knows how Andrew ran over Carloss

mother years before (a drunken Danielle told him). He
threatens to tell the police unless Bree turns over control
of the company to him. Bree agrees to do so and then
says she feels sorry for Sam for losing his chance to be
part of a family and suspects no one will ever truly care
for the man. Orson, who had not known what Andrew
did, calls out Bree on the hypocrisy of demanding he go
to jail for his hit-and-run of Mike but hiding Andrews
crime. He is both appalled and furious at Bree for this
and announces hes moving out. Bree tells Andrew she
Brees fears are realized when Susan also nds out about
her and Karl. They ght, but despite her initial unhap- now knows Orson was right and is seen about to confess
to Gabrielle.
piness, Susan eventually gives them her blessing. In order to get away from Orson, Karl suggests Bree threaten
him, which she does, indicating she has evidence of him Season 7
breaking his parole, and demands a divorce. Stunned,
Orson tells Bree that he wouldn't send her to prison for Bree confesses to covering up the demise of Carloss
fraud and goes to pack, but discovers her aair with Karl. mom Mama Solis (Lupe Ontiveros). Gabrielle chooses
They ght and Bree tries intervening but when an air- not to tell her husband. After discovering her ex-husband
plane crashes into Wisteria Lane, Karl is killed and Or- has a new girlfriend only a week after they separated,
son is paralyzed. Feeling guilty, Bree insists Orson come Bree decides to redecorate the ground oor of her house,
home so she can look after him but he is disgusted by hiring Keith Watson (Brian Austin Green), to help but
her indelity and takes advantage. Angry about his lack nds herself attracted to him. While looking at him from
of manners and personal hygiene, Bree hoses him down her car, she does not see Juanita Solis (Madison De La
but stops when he explains how angry he is with the way Garza) behind her before reversing, leading to Juanita behis life is now. Wanting to help, Bree gets two disabled ing admitted to hospital. Upon nding out that Keith has
men to visit, but Orson asks her to let him kill himself, a girlfriend, she agreed to go out clubbing with Renee
telling her that he wants to die because no one loves him. Perry. She nds out that Keith broke up with his girlWhen asked, Bree can't say the words, but seeing Orson friend, but he is instead going home with Renee. Bree
trying to drown himself at a party of an old married cou- sabotages their night and eventually asks Keith on a date.
ple with such passion causes Bree to realize that she still This begins Bree and Renees ght over Keith.
wants things to work with Orson. She stops him by telling
him how much she cares and wants to recapture what they Later Bree only mentioned to Richard Watson, father
of Keith, that shes nally a divorcee. Learning this,
once had, and they reconcile.
Richard, who has been having feelings for Bree, tries to
A young man named Sam Allen (Sam Page) visits Bree, make a move to destroy Brees and Keiths relationship so
oering himself as a new assistant. Impressed by Sams that he could have Bree instead. Keith attempts to proskills, Bree promotes him to vice-president, much to An- pose to Bree and after the second failed attempt, Keith
drews anger. While visiting Sams home, Bree is stunned begins to question his relationship with Bree. Richard
to see a photo of Rex and Sam. Sam admits Rex was manipulates Keiths mind by warning him that Bree might
his father and that he spent years watching Brees family, be using him as a diversion from her actual feelings after
wondering why Rex chose them over him, and after his her divorce from Orson. As a result, Keith begins to avoid
mothers death, came to see Bree. Shocked by this, Bree Bree. Richard then kisses Bree all of a sudden and after
welcomes Sam into her life but nds herself at odds with he leaves, Bree tells Keith everything about his fathers atAndrew, who suspects Sam has an ulterior motive. Sam tempts to tear them apart. Later, Keith confronts Richard
plots to make Bree re Andrew, which she does, but af- about this and has a stght with him but when rioters,
ter she reveals that she and Andrew have a love-and-hate who are opposing Paul Young's plan to open a halfway
relationship, its likely that Andrew will return. After she house for ex-convicts on Wisteria Lane, see the two ght,
tells Orson about a sabotaged dinner, suspecting Andrew, they mistaken him as an ex-convict due to his tattoos and
Orson says Andrew couldn't be responsible because it was ex-convict-like clothing and begin to beat Keith up. Bree
well planned, making Bree suspect Sams true intentions. breaks up the ght by ring a gun into the sky and this trigShe discovers that Sams mother is still alive and reveals gers fear and panic among the rioters and supporters for
that Sam found a letter from Rex, oering to take full the halfway house alike, thinking this is an assassination
custody of him. Bree confronts Sam about his lies and he attempt, proceed to ee, resulting into a riot that goes out
angrily smashes a vase before leaving. She apologizes to of control.
Andrew but tells him and Orson shes not ring Sam for
Bree is thrown when Orson returns, claiming he was
fear of how he might react.
dumped by his girlfriend. Keith is annoyed at how Bree is
In the season nale, Bree does try ring Sam but he retali- willing to let Orson stay with them. Over dinner, Orson
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makes it clear he doesn't think Keith is a good choice for

Bree as they have nothing in common and Orson understands her more, the two throwing food at one another.
Bree goes to see Orsons ex, who reveals that Orson was
the one who broke up with her as hes still in love with
Bree. She confronts him and Orson confesses how he
feels and thinks Bree is too good for Keith. Keith is angered at Bree continuing to want Orson to stay with them,
saying that shes still in love with Orson. Bree responds
by shoving him down in her manure-covered lawn, getting
herself dirty to prove how much shes changed. When one
of Keiths old girlfriends comes by, Bree is suspicious and
discovers the woman has been raising Keiths son. She
mentions children to Keith, who seems unsure whether he
is father material. Bree goes to the girlfriend, lying about
how Keith doesn't want to know the child. Keith nds her
cutting up her roses as she says you have to be ruthless
to protect what you want. Bree meets the woman later
to lend her money and when she leaves her son in Brees
care, Keith drops by the pizza parlor. Seeing Keith and
the boy instantly bonding, Bree is overcome with guilt and
confesses to Keith that the boy is actually his son. Keith
desperately wants to be with his son, but he doesn't want
to leave Bree, he pitches the idea of moving to Florida
with Bree but she refuses to leave her home and friends.
The next day Bree makes the ultimate decision and tells
Keith that he must go to Florida for his son. She sacrices
their relationship and Keith leaves.
that night and when Bree tells this to Renee, Renee runs
a background check on Chuck and reveals to Bree that
hes still married (though he had led for divorce a year
ago). At dinner, Bree confronts Chuck with this information but Chuck retaliates by telling her that he had
also ran a background check on her, therefore becoming more aware of Brees past. Oended, Bree abruptly
ends their date and as Chuck drives her home, Chuck
catches a hooker in the street and brings her back to the
womens center. There, Chuck tells the hooker (who believes that she'll be a hooker forever) that she can turn
her life around, pretending to reveal that Bree once was a
second chance and the two agree to go out on another
date afterwards.
Bree discovers that Andrew has started drinking again,

so much so that his husband leaves him. She encourages
Andrew to go into rehab but is jarred when he decides
to make amends by telling Carlos about running over his
mother. When Carlos invites Andrew on a camping trip,
Bree and Gabrielle fear the worst and follow them. Seeing Carlos with a bloody towel and a dirty shovel, Bree
blurts out what Andrew did, just before her son enters the
cabin. Carlos is outraged over this but eventually forgives
Andrew. However, when Bree comes to thank him for
not pressing charges, Carlos coldly tells her he won't forgive her for hiding the truth all these years and that they're
no longer friends and that she and Gabby can no longer
be friends. Bree ends up taking Gabby and her daughters
into her house when Gabby leaves Carlos after telling him
that she will not end her friendship with Bree. While the
Solis are staying with Bree she has a run in with Detective Chuck Vance (Jonathan Cake) who was on Wisteria
Lane to check on parolee Felicia Tillman. Juanita Solis
calls the police and tells them that Bree is trying to kill
her and Celia (after Carlos tells her Brees involvement
in her grandmothers death). Chuck responds to the call
at Brees home and Carlos sorts everything out, explaining that the girls misunderstood what he had told them.
Chuck leaves and gives Bree his number and the Solis
move out of Brees and back with Carlos.
Following their agreement to cover up the murder of Alejandro, Brees relationship with Chuck begins to suer.
She nds herself constantly paranoid that he will discover
her involvement, and uses sex as a way to distract him.
She then receives a note exactly like the one Mary Alice
received when she shot herself. She then seeks out the
counsel of Paul Young, asking if he was the one who sent
it. Upset over the fact that Bree may still judge him for
his past he sends her away. However, he later calls her
back urging her to tell the other housewives to spare her
Mary Alices fate, and reveals to her the only other person who he told about the note to was the cop who was
looking into Martha Huber's death, Chuck. At rst suspicious, Bree decides to break up with Chuck when he
tries to propose. He does not take it well, telling her she
is making a big mistake. Danielle returns, having been
dumped by her husband and Bree is at rst supportive
until she nds her daughter is now selling adult swings to
make money.
During the progressive dinner party celebrating Susans

return to Wisteria Lane, Bree (along with Lynette and
Susan) walks in to Gabys house to discover that Carlos
has murdered Alejandro Perez, Gabys stepfather. She
spearheads the decision to cover up the murder to protect
Carlos, thus earning his forgiveness for keeping the secret
about his mothers hit-and-run for all those years.
Season 8
Having avoided church over her guilt in hiding Alejandro, Bree is convinced to help Ben Faulkner in a soup
kitchen. When a passing college student raves over her
cooking, the kitchen is soon home to regular people, not
the homeless and Bree realizes thats wrong. She tells everyone to leave, giving a speech on how this is meant to
help the less fortunate. Ben is impressed and has Bree
Chuck later returns to give Bree his number again af- give a speech to the city council to convince them to let
ter assuming she'd lost it since he hasn't received a call Ben build a homeless shelter in Fairview. At rst happy
from her. Bree then agrees to go out on a date with him about helping, Bree is horried to realize the spot Ben is
about to break ground on is where the girls buried Alejan-

dro. She, Gabrielle and Lynette go to dig the body back
up only to nd it gone. It turns out Ben found it earlier,
thinking he was just a drifter and Bree convinces him to
help keep it quiet. However, Bree soon nds Chuck is suspicious and putting together clues to prove what the girls
did. The pressure soon drives Bree to break her sobriety
and pour herself a drink.
Chuck starts to dig deeper into Gabrielles stepfathers
disappearance. Gabrielle tells Bree that Chuck brought
them in for questioning and Bree snaps, causing her to
head to a motel. When she arrives she sits at a table in
her room, pulls out a bottle of wine and a gun, and begins
talking to the spirit of Mary Alice. Bree asks her asking if
she is happy after having killed herself who replies, I'm
not unhappy. Bree is ready to kill herself when Renee
kicks in the door, mistakenly believing Bree is with Ben.
After yelling, threatening to hit her and telling her shes
nothing more than a skank in a Nancy Reagan nightie,
Renee noticies the gun and the note. After reading it
she takes Bree home and stays there to make sure shes
okay. When Renee says she won't let a friend die, Bree
points out they're not quite friends, hurting Renee. She
confesses to Bree how her own mother committed suicide
and makes Bree see its not the way out. Bree is happy at
rst, more so when she hears Chuck was killed in a hitand-run. However, when she opens her mailbox, she nds
a note saying You're welcome.
Renee takes Bree to a bar, encouraging her to live a little
and Bree ends up going with a man, skinny-dipping in a
pool before the owner of the house comes home. Bree
soon is going to bed with a succession of men which gets
the Reverend concerned about her behavior. Determined
to show hes wrong, Bree comes to the bake sale where
she meets one of her lovers, only to discover hes married. When Karen McCluskey says that they do not know
what Bree is really like, Bree decides to live up her reputation as the new town slut. Bree is soon bed-hopping to
the point where she hits upon a man in a bar without remembering she had gone home with him just two nights
previously. When they hear about Renee taking Bree to
a bar, her friends try and stage an intervention at which
point Bree reaches boiling point and blasts them for their
less than friend like behavior recently. At the bar, shes
approached by a man and realizes how far shes fallen,
ready to go home. The man follows her to the parking
lot, threatening to assault Bree only to be interrupted by
a wheelchair-bound Orson. He uses a taser to knock the
man out, telling Bree her friends called him to help and if
theres one thing they did well together, it was cleaning
up each others messes. Orson soon convinces Bree that
the girls are still angry at her and to go away with him for a
weekend. What Bree doesn't know is that Orson has been
stalking her for months, seeing the girls bury Alejandros
body and he was the one leaving Bree the notes as part of
his warped scheme to win her back. Bree soon discovers the truth while visiting Orsons apartment and despite
his claims he did it all for her, she says she wants nothing
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to do with him. Orson calls her later, claiming that their
love requires sacrice and Bree believes hes going to kill
himself. Instead, Orson mails a folder of evidence to the
Fairview Police.
Bree is surprised when Andrew comes home, engaged to
a woman named Mary Beth. Learning shes an heiress,
Bree suspects Andrew is just marrying her for her money.
Mary Beth tells Bree she knows Andrew is gay but is still
willing to marry him as shes been unlucky in love. Bree
convinces Mary Beth to nd a man who truly loves her and
she breaks up with Andrew. Andrew is upset at losing a
chance at the money but Bree tells him he can stay with
her and accept her help getting back on his feet.
Meanwhile, the police become suspicious of Bree and the
murder of Gabys stepfather and the help of his cover-up,
so they tread carefully in trying to get proof that she is
one of the suspects. They interview her, and she says that
she has nothing to do with it. But as she was drinking her
cup of tea, her ngerprints were on the mug. The ngerprint that the police found on the body, and the ngerprint
on Brees cup match. The police go and talk to Ben, still
about the murder of Alejandro. Ben keeps Brees secret,
and the police leave, with no more evidence than the ngerprint. - But they do not stop there: a detective tracks
down a call of Bree to Ben that night regarding Alejandros murder, and they record it.
In order to defend herself, Bree asks Bob Hunter for legal
advice, but he tells her she needs a crime lawyer. He recommends lawyer Trip Weston, whom he calls a shark.
Bree goes to trial but does not tell Trip all the truth, and
is about to go to prison until Mrs. McCluskey confesses
the murder of Alejandro herself, after Bree and the girls
agree to take care of her during her last days of life. Bree
is acquitted of all charges. In the end, Bree ends up getting married to Trip and moving to Louisville, Kentucky
where she joins a club for conservative women. Later she
is encouraged by Trip to run for the city council, then the
following November she is elected to the Kentucky Legislature.
3.4.3 Reception
Critical
Bree has received positive reviews, both for the characters storylines, and for Cross portrayal.[5] In a review of
the pilot, Tim Goodman from the San Francisco Chronicle called Cross almost too perfect as uptight Bree, and
applauds her for managing to give the character more
shadings than merely insanely perfect.[6] At the commencement of the second season, Bree was widely considered the series most prominent role,[7] following the
rst years emphasis on Susan Mayer.[8] Though a drop
in quality was noted in the second season,[9] Brees battles with alcohol, her teenage son, and her murderous
pharmacist lover, while continuing to deal with the death
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of her husband, were well received, and considered the
focal point of the series in light of the lagging Applewhite mystery. Cross retained her centre-stage position
for the shows third season, which widely focused upon
the mystery surrounding her new husband Orson.[10] Critics noted an improvement in quality from the second season to the third,[11] and many deemed Brees storyline
to be the most satisfying of the season, as well as noting a loss of steam during Cross maternity leave at the
latter part of the season.[12] Season 4s fake pregnancy
storyline continued to satisfy critics, with one calling it
the series most hysterical [storyline] yet, and singling
Cross out for praise.[13][14] Her friction with Katherine
Mayfair was also noted as a highlight. Following the ve
year leap, a new direction was taken with Brees character as she made the transition from housewife to author/businesswoman, a development which received positive reception.[15] This change in character development
was continued into season 6, with another side to Brees
personality being shown, which includes an aair with
Karl Mayer. Critics lauded the comic relief provided
by these developments,[15] as well as the more poignant
and emotional turn mid-season as Bree deals with Orsons paralysis.[16] In Season 7, Bree nds herself newly
divorced and embarks on a relationship with Keith Watson, a move which was praised for allowing the for-solong uptight Bree letting her hair down and having some
fun for a change.[17] By the climax of season 7, Bree is
central in covering up the murder of Gabrielles stepfather, a move which was praised as a sound set up for the
nal season.[18]
Awards
Marcia Cross has received widespread acclaim for her
portrayal of Bree. For her work on the second season
of the show, she garnered the Satellite Award for Best
Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy (her second nomination), and has also received the Screen Actors
Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series twice as part of the cast (being
nominated a further three times).
ment in Comedy in 2005.
Cultural inuences and impact
Bree is spoofed in MADtv's Desperate Housewives
parody,[21] in which they mock the characters plastic exterior and demeanor. In a 2006 interview with Charmed
Magazine, Michelle Staord admitted that her character
Mandi in Charmed episode "Desperate Housewitches"
was almost entirely modeled on Marcia Cross as Bree.
Looking at pictures and episodes of Bree to gain a sense
of her posture and body language, she laughed, I'm just
mimicking her. I'm just ripping her o.
In 2007, Madame Alexander released a line of 16-inch
fashion dolls of the series titular characters, including
Bree.[22]
3.4.4 Notes
Bree is the only housewife who doesn't appear in every episode
Bree has been accused of murder three times:
First with her husband Rex,
then with her ex-boyfriend Chuck Vance
and again with Gabys stepfather Alejandro.
Bree is the only housewife who remains nancially
stable through the entire series.
Bree was the rst housewife to become a grandmother.
Bree has spearheaded the cover-up of a murder three
times:
in Guilty,
Free, and
Come on Over for Dinner
In 2005, Cross was nominated for the Primetime Emmy 3.4.5 References
Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series[19] for her performance in the season one episode, [1] "Finishing the Hat". David Grossman (director), Marc
"Running to Stand Still". She also made the Top 10 PreEpisode 23.
Nomination Finalist listing for the same award three subsequent times, for her work on the second season episode [2] Season 2 episode 19
"Next", third season episode "Listen to the Rain on the
Roof", and fourth season episode "Now You Know". [3] James Brady (2008-04-27). In Step With...Dana Delany. Parade Magazine.
She has received three nominations at the Golden Globe
Awards, for Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy,[20] for her work on the rst three seasons [4] Mother of Desperate Housewives creator featured in season two extras. The Virginian Pilot. September 1, 2006.
of the show, and has also received three nominations at
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[6] Tim Goodman (2004-10-01). Desperately hoping this

take on suburban despair survives. Sfgate.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
[7] ""Desperate Housewives The Complete Second Season
DVD Review - Page 1 of 2. Dvdizzy.com. Retrieved
2012-05-16.
[8] ""Desperate Housewives The Complete First Season
2012-05-16.
[9] Bianco, Robert (2005-10-10). "'Housewives is dragging
desperately. Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
[10] Bianco, Robert (2006-09-22). Plots quicken on 'Housewives". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
[11] ""Desperate Housewives": The Complete Third Season
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[12] Goldman, Eric. Desperate Housewives - The Complete Third Season (The Dirty Laundry Edition)".
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[13] Stack, Tim (2007-10-02). The Menopause Button Recap. EW.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
[14] ""Desperate Housewives": The Complete Fourth Season
2012-05-16.
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EW.com. Tvrecaps.ew.com. Retrieved 2012-05-16.
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[17] Desperate Housewives: Mid-season 7 review. Slouching towards Thatcham. 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2012-0516.
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3.5 Gabrielle Solis

Gabrielle Sols (ne Marquez, formerly Lang) is one
of four main characters on the ABC television series
Desperate Housewives. She is portrayed by Eva Longoria. Longoria was Nominated for Golden Globe Award
for Best Actress Television Series Musical or Comedy
at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards. Gabrielles character
is critically acclaimed.
3.5.1 History
Past
Gabrielle Solis (ne Marquez, formerly Lang)[6] was
born in Las Colinas, Texas.[7] Her family is originally
from Guadalajara, Mexico. Born in January 22 .[8] She
has a brother and a sister.[9] Her father died of cancer
when she was ve years old.[10] From that point on, her
mother, Lucia Marquez (Mara Conchita Alonso), married Alejandro Perez (Tony Plana) who sexually abused
Gabrielle throughout her teenage years.[11] According
to Gabrielle, her mother overlooked the matter,[11] and
a nun at her school refused to believe her claims of
having been raped.[7] When she was fteen, Gabrielle
ran away to New York City to pursue a career in
modeling.[12] Gabrielle achieved signicant success but
earned a reputation for being dicult.[6][13] As her career began to fade,[13] she married wealthy businessman
Carlos Solis (Ricardo Antonio Chavira), who proposed
after only three dates.[14] They then relocated to Wisteria
Lane in the ctional suburb of Fairview, Eagle State,
where Gabrielle befriended Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher),
Lynette Scavo (Felicity Human), Bree Van de Kamp
(Marcia Cross), and Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong).
Season One
In the pilot episode, Gabrielle is unhappy with her marriage to Carlos, whose priority is work. Gabrielle is
shown to be extremely lonely while Carlos is moneyminded and oblivious to his wifes unhappiness. To keep
[19] Primetime Emmy Award Database. Emmys.com. herself entertained, she has an aair with John RowRetrieved 2012-05-16.
land (Jesse Metcalfe), her teenage gardener.[14] Carlos
suspects that Gabrielle is being unfaithful and he enlists
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the help of his mother, Juanita Mama Solis (Lupe Ontiveros).[15] Mama Solis catches Gabrielle and John hav[21] YouTube - MADtv Desperate Housewives Spoof
ing sex and takes a photograph to document Gabrielles
[22] Desperate Housewives Play Around - E! Online. betrayal. However, while eeing the house, she is hit by a
car and Gabrielle is able to dispose of the evidence against
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her.[16] Mama Solis falls into a coma as a result of the
accident and dies a few months later without having the
opportunity to tell Carlos about Gabrielles aair.[17][18]
Gabrielle and John end the aair after his mother, Helen
(Kathryn Harrold), learns about it.[12] Soon after, Car Bree Van de Kamp at IMDb
los is arrested for importing goods made by slave la Bree Van de Kamp at Whats on TV
bor.[19] The government freezes the Solis accounts, forc[18] Desperate Housewives Season Finale Review: Come on
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ing Gabrielle to perform low-wage modeling jobs to pay Carlos out of the house and informs Xiao-Mei that she is
bills.[20] Carlos is put under house arrest while awaiting not allowed to leave until the baby is born.[43]
trial,[21] during which time the couple faces several nancial crises.[22]
Season Three
Carlos continually asks Gabrielle for a child, as well as a
post-nuptial agreement that she will not divorce him while The third season opens sixth months later, near the end of
he is in jail. After Carlos physically forces Gabrielle to Xiao-Meis pregnancy and in the midst of Gabrielle and
sign the documents, she reignites her aair with John.[23] Carloss divorce proceedings.[44] When Xiao-Mei gives
Later, Gabrielle discovers that she is pregnant and is un- birth, doctors discover that they had accidentally switched
sure of who the father is.[24] John hopes to help take care the Solis embryo with another couples and the Solis emof the baby, but Gabrielle tells him she will only acknowl- bryo was not successfully inseminated. Xiao-Mei moves
edge Carlos as the father.[25] Later, Gabrielle realizes that out and Gabrielle and Carlos are left without a child.[45]
Carlos had tampered with her birth control in order to Nevertheless, their divorce proceedings become compliorchestrate her pregnancy.[26] During Carloss trial, John cated and vindictive.[46][47][48][49] Following her divorce,
admits to his aair with Gabrielle.[27]
Gabrielle teams up with her personal shopper, Vern (Alec
Mapa), coach a group of young mist girls for the Little
Miss Snowake Beauty Pageant.[50] She briey dates Bill
Season Two
Pearce (Mark Deklin), the widowed father of a girl in the
pageant, before realizing that she is not yet ready to date
With Carlos now in jail and a child on the way, Gabrielle
again.[51][52] Soon after, Zach Young (Cody Kasch), the
alienates John and attempts to salvage her marriage.[28]
recently wealthy son of Gabrielles deceased friend, Mary
Gabrielle and Carlos continue sparring until she apoloAlice, begins pursuing Gabrielle.[53] Though Gabrielle regizes for the aair wholeheartedly for the rst time.[29]
fuses to date him, she agrees to befriend the irresponHoping to be granted a conjugal visit and eventually
sible and disturbed Zach.[54] When Zach proposes to
get Carlos released on parole, Gabrielle hires David
Gabrielle at a party, she rejects him and terminates their
Bradley (Adrian Pasdar), a womanizer lawyer who later
friendship.[55]
professes his love to Gabrielle.[30][31][32] Later, Caleb
Applewhite (Page Kennedy), Betty Applewhite's (Alfre Later, Gabrielle meets Victor Lang (John Slattery), a canWoodard) allegedly violent and mentally ill son, breaks didate for the mayor of Fairview. They date casually,
[56]
into Gabrielles home and chases her. She falls down the but Gabrielle insists that she is not interested. Never[57][58]
[33]
[34]
When
stairs, resulting in a miscarriage. Afterwards, Car- theless, they have mutual feelings of love.
los is paroled thanks to the inuence of a nun named Sis- Gabrielle learns that Carlos has started dating her neighter Mary Bernard (Melinda Page Hamilton). Gabrielle bor, the promiscuous Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan),
[59]
As the wedobjects to Carloss attempts to become a better and more she accepts Victors marriage proposal.
spiritual man, as it threatens her lavish lifestyle, thus ding draws near, Gabrielle begins to have second thoughts
prompting Sister Mary to suggest Carlos annul his mar- about marrying Victor, especially after he wins the elec[60]
Neverriage to Gabrielle.[35] Gabrielle intervenes when Carlos tion and neglects her for his political career.
attempts to accompany Sister Mary on a charity trip to theless, she marries Victor. However, after the wedBotswana.[36] To rid herself of Sister Mary permanently, ding, Gabrielle overhears Victor admitting to only having
Gabrielle tells a priest at the church that Sister Mary and married her for his political gain, thus prompting her to
[61]
Carlos had an aair. Consequently, Sister Mary is trans- reignite her relationship with Carlos.
[37]
ferred to Alaska.
Gabrielle agrees to have a child with Carlos, but her
miscarriage leads to complications, forcing them to consider adoption.[38] They prepare to adopt the unborn baby
of pole dancer Libby Collins (Nichole Hiltz).[8] However, Libbys boyfriend, Frank Helm (Eddie McClintock), and his teenaged brother and the babys father,
Dale (Sam Horrigan), try to intervene.[39][40] When the
baby, Lily, is born, a judge grants Carlos and Gabrielle
temporary custody;[41] however, Libby ultimately decides
to take Lily back and raise her with Frank.[40] Meanwhile,
Gabrielle learns that her maid, Xiao-Mei (Gwendoline
Yeo), is in danger of being deported to China. XiaoMei agrees to be Gabrielle and Carloss surrogate in order
to stay in the country.[42] As the pregnancy progresses,
Gabrielle suspects that Carlos and Xiao-Mei are having
an aair. When she catches them having sex, she kicks
Season Four
The season premiere, "Now You Know", opens with
Gaby and Carloss plan to run away together on Gabys
wedding night; however, after Edie stages a suicide attempt, Carlos calls o the plan. One month later, Gaby
and Carlos reignite their aair despite their commitments to Victor and Edie, respectively.[62] Edie soon becomes suspicious that Carlos is having an aair with
Gabrielle.[63] She hires a private investigator, who photographs the couple sharing a nal kiss after having just
decided to end their aair.[64] Edie shows the photographs
to Victor.[65] Victor takes Gabrielle on his boat, where
she learns that he has found about the aair. Fearing that
he might try to kill her, she knocks him overboard and
leaves him at sea.[66] Victor survives the ordeal and vows
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to get revenge on Gabrielle and Carlos.[67] He attempts to ever, she soon sees how entitled and manipulative Ana
kill Carlos but dies in a tornado,[68] the same storm that is.[90]
blinds Carlos and destroys the only documents giving him
access to an oshore bank account.[69] The couple remarries soon after.[70]
Season Six
While Gabrielle learns to cope with Carloss
blindness,[71][72] the Solises rent out a room in their
house to Ellie Leonard (Justine Bateman) to improve
their nancial circumstances.[73] Gabrielle later discovers
that Ellie is a drug dealer and alerts the authorities;
however, after she and Ellie bond, Gabrielle helps her
escape before the police arrest her.[74][75] Gabrielle later
discovers several thousand dollars in Ellies abandoned
belongings. Ellie comes back to retrieve it, but Gabrielle
tries to keep it from her. When police arrive to the Solis
home, Ellie escapes and hides in a crowded block party,
where she is shot and killed.[76]
Five year jump Gabrielle and Carlos have two daughters
named Juanita and Celia Solis. Gabrielle loses her gure
and the Solises have been downgraded to lower class due
to Carloss blindness.
Season Five
The fth season takes place ve years after the events
in season four. Gabrielle is not as beautiful, Carlos is
still blind, and they are now raising two overweight and
disobedient daughters, Juanita (Madison De La Garza)
and Celia (Daniella Baltodano).[77] The family struggles
nancially, forcing Carlos to take a job as a masseur at a
local country club, which further alienates them from high
society.[78] One of Carloss elderly and wealthy clients,
Virginia Hildebrand (Frances Conroy), oers him a job
as her personal masseur.[79] Virginia becomes close with
the Solises. Initially, Gabrielle does not mind, as she
enjoys the luxuries Virginia provides for them; however, she starts to feel uncomfortable.[80] Virginia revises
her will to make the Solises the sole heirs to her estate, but Gabrielle eventually rejects the oer when Virginia tries to make important decisions in Juanita and
Celias lives.[81] Later, Carlos regains his sight after having surgery.[82][83]
Carlos plans to take a job at the community center to
help blind people. Tired of struggling, Gabrielle forces
Carlos to take a high-salary oce job.[84] Meanwhile,
Gabrielle works to lose weight and return to her model
gure.[85] When Gabrielle discovers that Carloss new
boss, Bradley Scott (David Starzyk), is cheating on his
wife, she promises to remain silent so long as Carlos receives a generous salary bonus.[86] Eventually, Bradleys
wife, Maria (Ion Overman), nds out about his aair
and kills him.[87] As a result of Bradleys death, Carlos
is promoted.[88] Later, Gabrielle hesitantly agrees to take
in Carloss teenage niece, Ana (Maiara Walsh), when her
grandmother can no longer care for her.[89] Gabrielle attempts to foster a positive relationship with Ana; how-
In the sixth season, Gabrielles relationship with Ana

becomes more problematic, as Ana shows no regard
for the household rules.[91] Ana begins pursuing Danny
Bolen (Beau Mircho), the son of their new neighbors, Angie (Drea de Matteo) and Nick Bolen (Jerey
Nordling). When Danny is accused of strangling Susans daughter, Julie Mayer (Andrea Bowen), Ana attempts to provide him a false alibi until Gabrielle forces
her to tell the truth.[92] Later, Ana gets a job at John
Rowlands restaurant.[93] John attempts to win Gabrielle
back, forcing her to question whether or not she still
has feelings for him. She ultimately decides that she
is happy with her life, and Ana quits her job after
Gabrielle confesses to her aair with John in the rst
season.[94] Gabrielle also begins experiencing diculties in her relationship with Juanita: her poor parenting skills make other parents reluctant to let their children play with Juanita;[95] Gabrielles hot temper gets
Juanita expelled from school;[96] and Gabrielles attempts
to home school Juanita only strain their relationship
further.[97] Gabrielle and Carlos then enroll Juanita in private school.[98] Later, Gabrielle discovers that Lynette has
been hiding her pregnancy in order to secure a promotion at Carloss company.[99] Feeling betrayed, Gabrielle
ends their friendship and Carlos tries to drive Lynette
to quit her job.[100] However, when a small plane takes
an emergency landing on Wisteria Lane, Lynette saves
Celia from its path,[101] thus restoring her friendship with
Gabrielle.[102]
Gabrielles friendship with Angie is complicated when
Ana and Danny begin dating, especially when Gabrielle
and Carlos discover that the Bolens are keeping a dangerous secret.[103] To break up Ana and Danny, Gabrielle
and Carlos send her to a modeling academy in New York;
unbeknownst to them of the Bolens, however, Danny follows her there.[104] Gabrielle accompanies Angie to New
York to retrieve Danny, during which time she learns
about Angies mysterious past, which involves Dannys
biological father.[105] Patrick Logan (John Barrowman),
an environmental terrorist and Dannys real father, tracks
them down to Wisteria Lane. He runs over Nick, placing him in the hospital, and holds Angie and Danny
hostage.[106] Gabrielle helps rescue the Bolens and send
them to Atlanta, as the government is still searching for
them due to their involvement in Patricks terrorism.[107]
Season Seven
Gabrielle is told the truth of Andrew killing Carloss
mother but decides to keep it quiet, fearing Carloss reaction and not wanting to hurt him.
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She is sent to the hospital after Bree accidentally hits home, Gabrielle puts Princess Valerie in a box behind her
Juanita with her car. She nds out later that Juanita is closet. Carlos nds out about Gabrielles obsession with
not her real daughter due to a hospital mixup.
the doll so they go out to get rid of it and get carjacked
However, Gabrielle soon realizes she wants to meet her by an unknown gunman. Gabrielle tries to take Princess
true daughter and convinces a lawyer to nd the other Valerie out of the car but she had to let her go because
family. Carlos is angered when he nds out, telling her the gunman threatened to kill her.
that the family could take Juanita away and if that happens, he'll never forgive Gabrielle. When they meet
the family they automatically know that Grace is Gabys
daughter as she is throwing a t over a jumper. Gabrielle
grows closer to Grace, causing jealousy in Juanita, who
doesn't know the truth. When Graces legal parents are
discovered to be illegal immigrants, her legal father Hector is arrested and her legal mother Carmen is forced to
go on the run. Since Grace was born in the United States,
she is a citizen and Gabrielle and Carlos agree to take her
in to raise her.
Carlos insists she go to therapy but she ignores it, going to

spa treatments instead. Eventually, Carlos goes with her
as she confesses to the therapist how she was molested as a
child. At the therapists suggestion, Gabrielle and Carlos
go to her hometown where Gaby is surprised to learn she
is a celebrity. She enjoys being admired by the townspeople until she meets the nun she had once conded in about
her abuse as a child. The nun had then refused to believe
Gabrielles story and remains stubborn as Gabrielle lets
out the shame she has long since been forced to feel by
the cold nuns words; passing it back onto this woman
who when could have prevented a childhood of torment
did nothing, gives Gaby the sense of closure she has been
seeking. Finally Gabrielle tells Carlos she is ready to go
home and leave the past behind.
To make sure they can get Grace to live with them,

Gabrielle turns legal Graces mother into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) but then has second
thoughts when ICE shows up, posing as Carmen and letting Carmen get away. But when Gabrielle and Carlos go Making amends for his past while in AA, Andrew decides
to pick up Grace, Carmen insists on taking Grace.
to tell Carlos about running over his mother. While Carlos does forgive Andrew, he is furious with Gabrielle over
Distraught over losing Grace, Gabrielle condes in
Lynette, the only person she knows who has lost a child. keeping the secret from him. He tells Bree that he won't
forgive her for hiding the truth and bans Gabrielle from
Lynette tells Gabrielle that she wrote a letter to the child
she lost, and that this might help Gabrielle, who wouldn't seeing Bree again. Gabrielle takes her girls and temporarily moves in with Bree. She shortly returns to Carlos.
have to actually send it. Gabrielle writes the letter; Juanita
nds it and runs away, hiding in the back of Bob and Lees Gabrielle shows a horror movie to Juanita, which gives
car, where Gabrielle sees her just in time for her to be res- her nightmares. She claims that a man is standing on the
cued during the riot. A therapist suggests that Carlos and familys front lawn every night. Gabrielle is doubtful of
Gabrielle cut o all ties and reminders of Grace in order this until she too notices the mysterious stranger. She
to let the tension with Juanita heal. Gabrielle is reluctant, sees him while shopping one day and asks a security okeeping photos of Grace but Carlos demands she do this cer to see a security camera. She realizes that her stalker
for Juanita.
is the stepfather who raped her as a child. This horriGabrielle seems to agree, but goes to a boutique and buys es Gabrielle, especially because she thought that he was
a doll that resembles Grace and keeps it hidden from her dead.
family. After Juanita and Celia nd it and play with it, ultimately breaking its arm, Gabrielle goes back to the boutique and has the owner repair Princess Valerie. The
owner promises to repair it, and Gabrielle, feeling she
is too attached to the doll, asks the owner if she thinks
Gabrielle is strange. The owner disagrees, and shows
Gabrielle her own doll, Mrs. Humphreys. The owner tells
Gabrielle that she fell in love with the doll and bought it,
ultimately learning the dolls story. The owner says that
Mrs. Humphreys is a music teacher whose sister died
around the same time the owners did (hinting that the
owner bought the doll as a replacement for her passed on
sister, much as Gabrielle did). Gabrielle sees the owners
pain, and the owner asks Gabrielle about Princess Valeries story. Although reluctant, Gabrielle emotionally
tells her that the doll was a princess who was accidentally given to the wrong family, but she found her way
back eventually, and her mother, the Queen, had her hid
so that no one could take her away again. When she gets
Gabrielle learns her stepfather has been following her everywhere she goes. She drives to a deserted area when
she knows he is following her, and walks into a clearing,
armed with a gun that she acquired for her protection.
She confronts him about raping her as a young girl. He
admits to the terrible deed.
During Susans coming home dinner, Gabrielle runs
home to begin preparations for dessert course. Once she
enters her house, her stepfather confronts her again, pretending to have her gun. He begins to attack her attempts
to rape her. However, Carlos comes home and intervenes, accidentally killing him with a blow to the head
from a candlestick. Bree, Susan, and Lynette come into
the house and discover the body. With help from Bree,
they are able to clean up before the rest of the guests arrive. The group agrees to keep the situation secret.

Season Eight
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They eventually move to a mansion in Los Angeles where
they argued happily ever after.
Gabrielle and Carlos deal with keeping the murder of her

stepfather quiet, Carlos unable to be intimate due to his
guilt. Gabrielle challenges the antagonistic PTA head at 3.5.2 Trivia
Juanitas school after a parking dispute only to accidentally hit the woman with her car. The woman gets re Roselyn Snchez auditioned for the role also but the
venge by making Gabrielle her replacement, warning her
producers thought she wasn't right for the role bethat being PTA head will drive Gabrielle crazy. The rst
cause of her heavy Puerto Rican accent. Sanchez
meeting does not go well as Gabrielle is late due to a
did make a cameo in the series nale as the new garspa appointment and the other members berate her over
dener Carlos hires for their house.
putting her high-living lifestyle over her responsibilities.
Laura Harring also auditioned for the role of
Assuming they're jealous, Gabrielle gives them massages
Gabrielle.
and makeovers but they still refuse to help. They snap that
Gabrielle has no idea how people like them live and her
Gabrielle is the rst of all main characters, we see
life is so perfect. However, when a drunken Carlos comes
in the pilot episode.
in, the PTA members realize that Gabrielle faces many
struggles as well and she really isn't that dierent from
When Marc Cherry was casting, he asked Eva, Do
them after all. They take over the luncheon project and
you like the script?" She said, not meaning to be
allow Gabrielle to help her husband. When Carlos gets
conceited, but I only read my part, then he thought
drunk before work, Gabrielle attempts to cover for him
shes Gaby.
but his boss gures it out. Rather than be upset, the man
tells Carlos he understands, being a recovering alcoholic
Gabrielle is one of two housewives to cheat on their
himself, and urges Carlos to get help. Carlos checks himhusbands with the other being Bree.
self into a rehab center but vanishes the same night detective Chuck Vance is killed, making Gabrielle worry Car Gabrielle is the youngest of the housewives from the
los might have done it while drunk. When a guilty Susan
main four, but Angie is the youngest housewife from
checks in on Alejandros family, his suspicious widow,
all ten.
Claudia, follows her, believing Susan is having an aair
with her husband. Gabrielle is upset with Susan until she
Gabrielle is allergic to lilies,[108] likes to dance salsa
hears Susans suspicion that Claudias daughter, Marisa,
and drink merlot.[109]
was also molested. Gabrielle invites Claudia over, telling
her the truth about Alejandro. Claudia refuses to be Gabrielle and Carlos have O+ blood group.[110]
lieve it until Marisa nally confesses what the man did
to her, Claudia disraught to have had her daughter hurt
Gabrielle is the only main housewife to not have a
like that. She later comes to Gabrielle, thanking her for
step child:
letting her see the truth. She spots the rug stained with
Alejandros blood that Gabrielle was having replaced and
Zach Young is Susans stepson.
tells Gabrielle to get rid of it, clearly knowing what hap Kayla Huntington Scavo is Lynettes steppened to Alejandro and willing to keep it quiet.
daughter.
When Carlos gets out of rehab, he surprises Gabrielle by
Sam Allen is Brees stepson.
having a new attitude of giving away money, not wanting to be so greedy anymore. Gabrielle is upset at rst
Gabrielle has experienced the loss of a child four
but at Mikes funeral, realizes its better to let Carlos do
times:
what makes him happy. She tries to calm her nerves by
shopping and ends up being oered a job as a personal
her rst pregnancy ended in miscarriage when
shopper. At rst, Gabrielle is good with it but also has
she fell down a ight of stairs,[111]
to pretend to be single to win over male shoppers. Carlos is upset with this and Gabrielle tells him she is doing
Libby Collins, biological mother of her
what she wants and is enjoying it. When Bree is put on
adopted daughter Lily, decided to take her
trial for killing Alejandro, both Carlos and Gabrielle want
back,[112]
to tell the truth but Karen McCluskey (overhearing them
the surrogate experiment ended in failure,[113]
talking about it) confesses on the stand to killing Alejandro herself. Gabrielle is eventually oered a promotion
and she let go of her biological daughter Grace
at her job with Carlos upset at rst but coming to accept
Sanchez.[114]
it. In the nal moments of the series, its stated that Car She is also the only main housewife who is not a
los helps Gabrielle start her own online shopper company,
grandmother by the series nale.
which earns her a show on the Home Shopping Network.
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Joe Keenan (writer), Kevin Murphy (writer). Desperate

[62] "Now You Know". Larry Shaw (director), Marc Cherry

(writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. Season 4, no. 1.

Cummings (writer), Susan Nirah Jaee (writer).
3, no. 5.
[48] "Sweetheart, I Have to Confess". David Grossman
(director), Dahvi Waller (writer), Josh Senter (writer).
3, no. 6.
[49] "Bang". Larry Shaw (director), Joe Keenan (writer).
3, no. 7.
[63] "If Theres Anything I Can't Stand". Larry Shaw (director), Alexandra Cunningham (writer), Lori Kirkland
Baker (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. October 21,
2007. Season 4, no. 4.
Ganzel (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. October
28, 2007. Season 4, no. 5.
[65] "Now I Know, Don't Be Scared". Larry Shaw (director), Susan Nirah Jaee (writer), Dahvi Waller (writer).
4, no. 6.
[50] "Beautiful Girls". David Grossman (director), Dahvi

Waller (writer), Susan Nirah Jaee (writer). Desperate
[66] "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover". David Warren

(director), Chuck Ranberg (writer), Anne Flett-Giordano
2007. Season 4, no. 7.

2006. Season 3, no. 10.
[67] "Distant Past". Jay Torres (director), Joe Keenan (writer).

Desperate Housewives. ABC. November 25, 2007. Season 4, no. 8.
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[68] "Somethings Coming". David Grossman (director), John

Pardee (writer), Joey Murphy (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. December 4, 2007. Season 4, no. 9.
[85] "Mama Spent Money When She Had None". David Warren (director), Jason Ganzel (writer). February 8, 2009.
Season 5, no. 14.
[69] "Welcome to Kanagawa". Larry Shaw (director), Jamie

Gorenberg (writer), Jordon Nordino (writer). Desperate

5, no. 15.
[70] "Sunday".
David Grossman (director), Lori Kirkland Baker (writer), Alexandra Cunningham (writer).
Desperate Housewives. ABC. April 13, 2008. Season 4,
no. 11.
[87] "Crime Doesn't Pay". Larry Shaw (director), Jamie

Gorenberg (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. March
8, 2009. Season 5, no. 16.
[71] "In Buddys Eyes". Larry Shaw (director), Je Greenstein

Season 4, no. 12.
[88] "The Story of Lucy and Jessie". Bethany Rooney (director), Jordon Nardino (writer). Desperate Housewives.
ABC. March 15, 2009. Season 5, no. 17.
[72] "Hello, Little Girl". Bethany Rooney (director), Susan Nirah Jaee (writer), Jamie Gorenberg (writer). Desperate
[89] "Everybody Says Don't". Bethany Rooney (director),

[73] "Opening Doors". David Grossman (director), Dahvi

Waller (writer), Jordon Nardino (writer). Desperate

Jerey Richmond (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC.
May 17, 2009. Season 5, no. 24.

[91] "Nice Is Dierent Than Good". Larry Shaw (director),

[75] "The Gun Song". Bethany Rooney (director), Bob Daily

(writer), Matt Berry (writer). Desperate Housewives.
ABC. May 18, 2008. Season 4, no. 16.
Season 4, no. 17.

Season 6, no. 2.
[93] "Never Judge a Lady by Her Lover". Andrew Doerfer (director), Bob Daily (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC.

David
Warren (director), Alexandra Cunningham (writer).
6, no. 4.

[95] "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid". Larry Shaw (director), Jamie Gorenberg (writer). Desperate Housewives.
[79] "Theres Always a Woman". Matthew Diamond (director), John Paul Bullock III (writer). Desperate Housewives. November 2, 2008. Season 5, no. 6.
[96] "Don't Walk on the Grass". David Grossman (director),

Marco Pennette (writer). November 1, 2009. Season 6,
no. 6.
[80] "What More Do I Need?". Larry Shaw (director), Matt

Berry (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. November
9, 2008. Season 5, no. 7.
[97] "Careful the Things You Say". Bethany Rooney (director), Peter Lefcourt (writer). Desperate Housewives.
ABC. November 8, 2009. Season 6, no. 7.

2008. Season 5, no. 8.

[99] "The Coee Cup". Larry Shaw (director), Dave Flebotte

2009. Season 6, no. 8.
[83] "A Visions Just a Vision". Larry Shaw (director), David [100] "Would I Think of Suicide?". Ken Whittingham (direcFlebotte (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. Decemtor), Jason Ganzel (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC.
ber 7, 2008. Season 5, no. 10.
[84] "Home Is the Place". David Grossman (director), Jamie [101] "Boom Crunch". David Grossman (director), Joey MurGorenberg (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. Janphy (writer), John Pardee (writer). Desperate Housewives.
uary 4, 2009. Season 5, no. 11.
3.6. EDIE BRITT
[102] "If...". Larry Shaw (director), Jamie Gorenberg (writer).

Desperate Housewives. ABC. January 3, 2010. Season 6,
no. 11.
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At the end of the reading, the director looked at me and

said, No, no, I see you as Edie. I said, Oh, I see, I come
[103] "The Glamorous Life". Bethany Rooney (director), Dave
in a housewife and mother of two and leave the slut.
Flebotte (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. January
31, 2010. Season 6, no. 14.
Nicollette Sheridan on her audition

for Bree Van de Kamp[4]
[104] "Lovely". David Warren (director), David Schladweiler

(writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. February 21,
2010. Season 6, no. 15.
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The character Edie was originally written as a recurring

role in the series. Actress Nicollette Sheridan, who origi"Chromolume No. 7". Lonny Price (director), Marco nally auditioned for Bree Van de Kamp, one of the series
Pennette (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. March more prominent roles,[4] was cast in the role in Febru14, 2010. Season 6, no. 17.
ary 2004.[5] On August 11, Sheridan was announced to
have joined the main cast for the series rst season, the
"The Ballad of Booth". Larry Shaw (director), Bob Daily thirteenth cast member to do so.[6] Despite proving pop(writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. May 9, 2010. Sea- ular with fans and critics,[4][7] Sheridans role remained
son 6, no. 22.
somewhat minimal in the series rst two seasons. Se"I Guess This Is Goodbye". David Grossman (director), ries creator Marc Cherry insisted that Edie served only
[7]
Alexandra Cunningham (writer). Desperate Housewives. as a spoiler to complicate the other womens lives.
Although Sheridan thought of Edie as the fth main
ABC. May 16, 2010. Season 6, no. 23.
housewifein addition to Susan, Bree, Lynette Scavo,
and Gabrielle Solisthe opening credits only pictured
Season 5 episode 17
the other four women, excluding Edie. Additionally,
Season 3 episode 13
Cherry shared that his goal for the series would be to have
the central four women remain in the series.[7]


However, Marcia Cross's maternity leave caused Bree

to be absent in several episodes of the third season.
Edies character was elevated in prominence, providing
the fourth concurrent storyline for the episodes. During this time, the characters layers are peeled away
and the character is developed on a deeper level than
has been previously explored.[8] Despite Crosss return,
Edie maintained a more important role throughout seasons four and ve until the characters death.
3.6 Edie Britt

Departure
Edie Williams (ne Britt; formerly McLain and Rothwell) is a ctional character created by television producer and screenwriter Marc Cherry for the ABC
television series Desperate Housewives. Nicollette Sheridan portrayed Edie from her debut in the pilot episode of
the series until the characters death in the fth season.
Within the series, Edie was one of several residents of the
ctitious Wisteria Lane; she lived at 4362 Wisteria Lane
in Fairview, Eagle State.[3] Edie was a real estate agent.
She was married three times; to Charles McLain (with
whom she had a son, Travers), Umberto Rothwell, and
Dave Williams. Throughout her time on the series, she
also had numerous relationships with the ex-husbands or
former lovers of other characters.
Edie, originally conceived as a recurring role and rival for
Susan Mayer, was one of the series most notable characters. Sheridans portrayal of the character earned mostly
positive reviews. In 2005, Sheridan was nominated for a
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In February 2009, it was announced that Sheridan would

be leaving the show following her characters death, which
would involve a car accident and electrical wire.[9][10][11]
Cherry had conrmed the death of several fan favorites
at the beginning of the series fth season in September 2008.[12] Rumors of on-set problems with Sheridan and her squabbles with Cherry reportedly led to her
departure.[9][13] Sheridan commented that killing Edie
was a risky decision that could have devastating ramications, and admitted to feeling ignored by Cherry
while on the series.[14] Cherry alleges that the reason behind Edies death was to cut costs from the series.[15][16]
The series reportedly saved an estimated $100,000 to
$200,000 per episode without the cost of Sheridans
salary.[17] In April 2010, Sheridan led a lawsuit against
Cherry, alleging wrongful dismissal and assault and
battery, among ve other counts.[18][19] The following
June, Sheridan led an amended claim, clarifying that the
alleged assault was a light tap, but rearmed her stance
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that her contract was wrongfully terminated.[20]

On August 7, 2011, after the announcement that Desperate Housewives would be concluding at the end of its
8th season, Marc Cherry hinted that he may ask Nicollette Sheridan back for the series nale, to pay homage
to everyone who has been on the show, including Edie
and without addressing Sheridans lawsuit.[21] However,
while being interviewed on NBCs Today the following
day, the actress rmly denied her comeback on Wisteria
Lane, saying Thats news to me. [...] I had an amazing
time playing that character. I loved her dearly, but they
killed her! Shes dead.[22]
3.6.2
History
Season 1
Edie was introduced as a serial divorce, with two marriages behind her at the beginning of the show. Martha
Huber (Christine Estabrook) tells Susan that she will be
babysitting Edies son, although he does not appear until season 3. Edie and Susan Mayer are attracted to new
neighbor Mike Delno (James Denton), creating tension
between them which culminates in Susan accidentally
burning Edies house down. Edie is upset when Martha is
murdered, and proves to be the only Wisteria Lane resident who wants to give her a proper burial. Susan admits
to Edie that she burned her house down and Edie uses
Susans guilt to join the housewives poker group. Edie
continues to hit on Mike but hes more interested in Susan. Edie is upset when Susan and Mike move in together.
Edie tries to get the women to convince Susan that Mike
is bad for her, but Susan is sure hes the one. Susan later
nds out her ex-husband, Karl Mayer (Richard Burgi),
cheated on her with Edie while they were married; using
this knowledge, Edie and Karl start dating, increasing the
tension between her and Susan.
Season 2
In the shows second season, Edie starts dating Karl, Susans ex-husband. Edie and Susan have many confrontations as Susan tries to deal with some minor jealousy issues. Edie later discovers a wedding ring in Karls briefcase and suspects Karl plans to propose. The truth was,
Karl married Susan so she would have health insurance as
she needed an operation. Susan tells Karl that Edie thinks
hes going to propose so he does. Susans boyfriend, Ron,
tells Edie about her and Karls marriage and Edie is angry with them for lying to her. To punish Karl and Susan, Edie decides Karl will throw her a lavish wedding
and Susan will be burdened with the arrangements. However, one morning, Edie wakes up to nd Karl leaving permanently and also discovers that Karl slept with another
woman while they were engaged and breaks the news to
the other housewives. Edie is extremely upset and Su-
san, who feels guilty about unknowingly being the other

woman, tries to make her feel better. Edie begins bonding with Susan, making her feel even more guilty. Edie
gets a confession letter from Susan and feels betrayed,
retaliating by burning down Susans house. After discovering Edie burned down her house, Susan tries to get a
confession whilst wearing a wire, leading to a ght when
Edie realizes. Trying to catch Susan, Edie is badly stung
by yellowjackets. Susan feels guilty when Edie is hospitalized and tells her she won't give the confession to the
police, sparing Edie prison. Edie refuses to accept Susans pity and vows to get revenge.
Season 3
In the shows third season, Edie declines Susans attempts
to rebuild a friendship. She is present when Mike wakes
up from his coma and learns that he has retrograde amnesia and has forgotten the last two years. Edies revenge
on Susan is to take advantage of this. While helping
Mike ll in the blanks, Edie leads him to believe that Susan never loved him and that they were never happy together. Edie admits that shes always had a crush on him
and how hurt she was that he ignored her. Susan comes by
the hospital to give Mike owers, but catches him having
sex with Edie in the hospital bed. Edie and Mike start a
relationship, creating even more tension between her and
Susan. Edie breaks it o when Mike is arrested for the
murder of Monique Pollier. Edies nephew, Austin (Josh
Henderson), moves in with her. He starts dating Susans
daughter, Julie Mayer. Susan doesn't want her daughter
dating Edies nephew, but Edie claims she can't do anything about it because they are in love. Julie gets Edie to
pose as her mother so she can get birth control pills without her mother nding out. Edie and Susan later catch
Austin having sex with Brees daughter, Danielle Van de
Kamp. He leaves Wisteria Lane when Danielle reveals
she is pregnant with his child.
Edies son, Travers, is introduced for the rst time, having been dropped o by his father for a month-long
visit. Carlos Solis develops a father/son relationship with
Travers as he is constantly called on to look after him.
When Edie develops romantic feelings for Carlos, she
uses his relationship with Travers to her advantage and
tries to seduce him, but he tells her hes not interested
in her that way. They eventually sleep together and later
start dating. Carlos wants to keep the aair a secret, making Edie think hes still in love with Gabrielle. Edie tells
did girls about her and Carlos at Gabrielles engagement
party. Gabrielle is furious and demands Edie stop seeing
Carlos, but Edie refuses. Gabrielle tries to get her friends
to freeze out Edie, but Edie makes it dicult. Gabrielle
eventually makes peace with the relationship...for now.
Edie considers going for full custody of Travers to keep
Carlos around, but Carlos convinces her not to. When
Travers is collected by his father, Edie asks Carlos to
move in with her. When he declines, Edie visits his land-
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lady, Mrs. Simms, at her nursing home and tells her Carlos is an alcoholic, does drugs, and uses her home as a
place to hook up with prostitutes. Mrs. Simms terminates the lease and Carlos is evicted. Edie oers Carlos a
place to stay but he is suspicious that she was involved in
his eviction. Carlos tells Edie he doesn't love her and she
tells him she could be pregnant. After they nd that she
isn't, she suggests he stay with her and they try for a baby
but continues taking the pill, because she doesn't want a
baby until he starts to love her. While looking for money
in Edies purse to pay the paper boy, Carlos discovers the
pills. At Gabys wedding, Carlos confronts Edie and tells
her he can never trust her again. Edie tries to apologize
but is unsuccessful. At the closing scene of the season,
Edie is shown with a sealed letter to her beloved Carlos, and hangs herself with a scarf.
sabotages Edies business by hounding o potential house

buyers. Edie visits Orson, who is now living alone at a hotel, to complain about Bree. When she enters the room,
she discovers a piece of paper revealing that Brees baby
is really Austin and Danielles. Edie threatens to tell everyone about it unless Bree does exactly what she wants.
Bree tells her friends about her faked pregnancy and about
Edies threats. The housewives confront Edie, and tell her
that from now on they won't be friends with her anymore
and will ignore her whenever she talks to them. Afterward, Edie calls Travers, and tells him shes going to be
spending a lot more time with him from now on.
Edie nds out Carlos gave her fake jewelry when they
were together and gets back at him by telling Gabrielle
that Carloss blindness is permanent, when she thought it
was only temporary. Later Edie tells Gabrielle that the
way she is treating Carlos is sick and that there are other
women out there who would treat Carlos better. When
Bree and Orson Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan) are having
troubles, Edie lets Orson stay with her. Edie later shares
a brief drunken kiss with Orson which is seen by Bree,
who is looking for Toby the cat. Bree then confronts Edie
about the kiss. When Edie says it meant nothing, Bree
slaps her and a full scale war erupts between them. Bree
Edie starts to notice something is o about Dave and is irritated that he doesn't show interest in her. One night she
wakes up and sees Dave talking to himself. Edie wants
to know why hes acting so strangely and Dave tells her
he used to be married before he met Edie and that his
wife died. Edie is furious he never told her about this
before and throws him out of the house. When Edie is
locked in a basement with Susan, they have a heart to
heart chat and Susan tells Edie not to treat men like tissue
and to believe in happily ever afters. After they are freed
Edie goes to Dave and tells him to move back in. When
Dave tells Edie that Eli Scruggs, the neighborhood handy
Five-year jump While o the lane, Edie starts visiting Orson while he is in prison for the hit and run of her
ex-boyfriend Mike Delno. After Bree hears that Edie
has been visiting her husband, Bree goes to Edies new
house to confront her. Edie then shames Bree into being
Season 4
a better person. Bree doesn't tell anyone about this until
she, Susan, Lynette, Gabrielle and Karen McCluskey go
In the rst episode of season 4, it transpires that Edies
to bring Travers Edies ashes. This makes Bree the only
suicide attempt was faked, and was merely a bid for Carhousewife to see Edie until she returns ve years later.
loss attention. Carlos feels responsible for her suicide
attempt and agrees to resume their relationship, leading During the ve-year jump, Edie begins dating motivaEdie to discover his secret oshore bank account contain- tional speaker, Dave Williams. Dave proposes and they
ing $10 million. She uses this knowledge to him, asking elope right away. Dave gets Edie into moving back to
him to marry her, unaware that Carlos is having an af- Wisteria Lane, though oblivious to her, he has his own
fair with Gabrielle. Edie goes on to announce their en- agenda.
gagement, but discovers Carloss betrayal when she, Carlos, and Gabrielles new husband, Victor Lang (John SlatSeason 5
tery), all suer from crabs. Edie hires someone to spy
on Carlos and Gabrielle, and manages to get pictures of
The fth season is set ve years on from the fourth seathe two of them kissing. Edie attempts to get revenge son nale. Edie returns to Wisteria Lane, ve years later,
by telling the IRS about his oshore account. She then
a new and transformed woman. When the housewives
discovers that Carlos has emptied and closed his oshore notice the change in Edie, they resume their friendship
account so she turns the pictures over to Victor, knowwith her. Dave is persistent in convincing Edie to get
ing he will get revenge. Edie, still feeling vindictive, re- along better with her neighbors. He kidnaps Karen Mcveals to the police that Gaby may be responsible for her Cluskey's cat after she is rude to Edie, only returning him
husband Victors disappearance. A tornado is about to when Karen apologizes. When Karen attempts to inveshit Wisteria Lane and Carlos and Gabrielle plan on dis- tigate Daves background, Edie realizes she knows very
appearing. Edie then gets her hands on a folder, giving little about his past. Daves doctor arrives in Fairview and
her access to Carloss oshore bank account. Edie and confronts Dave at the White Horse Club, but Dave stranGabrielle ght over the folder, but lose the papers in the gles him and sets re to the building. Dave only married
tornado. They are forced to take shelter together in Edies Edie to have an excuse to move to Wisteria Lane and get
crawl space and are able to put aside their dierences for revenge on Mike, who, as it turns out, had been involved
a while. Carlos is blinded in the tornado.
in a car accident that killed Daves wife and daughter.
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man, has died, she recalls the time that when she was having marital problems with her ex-husband, Umberto. In
a ashback, while feeling insecure about her appearance
after Umberto turns out to be gay, Eli reassures Edie and
makes her feel better and ends up having sex with her.
While at a liquor store, Edie observes an encounter between Dave and Father Drance. Suspicious about her
husbands motives, she does a research on his past after Father Drance calls her Mrs. Dash. Determined to
know more about her husbands past, Edie goes to the local newspaper for information on Daves family, only to
learn that Dave had both a wife and daughter who were
killed in a car crash. Later, when she asks Dave how he
feels about children, he tells her that his friend had a
daughter he loved who died in the crash and lives his life
wondering what she would've looked like and how old she
would've been; he also tells her that he would never have
a child as it wouldn't be worth it. Edie is still determined
to know a lot more about Daves past. Upon receiving a
news article on the fateful car accident and nally learning the truth about her husbands intentions, she confronts
Dave when he returns home from his camping trip. As
she attempts to call Mike to warn him, she is almost strangled to death by Dave. Tearful and disorientated, Edie
manages to run away and drives down the lane. She almost hits Orson as he stumbles onto the road; swerving
to miss him, she hits an electric post instead. Dazed and
unaware that the power line had snapped and there was
water underneath the car, Edie steps out. She receives an
electric shock, falls to the ground and dies a few minutes
later.
The housewives pay a visit to her son, Travers, to announce her death and to give him her ashes. On the journey up each of the housewives and Karen McCluskey
share memories of Edie. In one ashback, Susan and
Edie did get along in the beginning, until Susan nds out
Edie is having sex with her neighbors husband. In another ashback, Edie takes Lynette out to help her acquire the courage to beat cancer. In another ashback,
Edie tells Bree that she has been visiting Orson because
Bree can't bring herself to enter the visiting room at all
since he went to jail. In another ashback, Edie reveals
to Gabrielle that she always knew she wouldn't live a long
life, and she should live it up while she still can. However,
although Edie was right, Gabrielle convinced her that in
50 years time they would still go out and still be the hottest
ladies on the lane. And in a nal ashback, Edie visits
Karen McCluskey and it is the anniversary of her sons
death. Edie explains that she gave her son to her ex because she wanted him to have a good life and she knew
that she would have made a bad mother. Karen says she
hopes she isn't making a mistake, and Edie replies Me
too. Once they arrive, however, Travers tells them that
they were her closest friends and that they should spread
the ashes wherever they see t. Ultimately, her ashes are
spread around Wisteria Lane. Edie was at peace about
her death and had no regrets because she lived her life to
the fullest and to her it was a one of a kind life.
Edie appears briey in "Everybody Says Don't" as a hallucination of Daves, revealing his thoughts. Edie says that
his plans to kill M.J. on the shing trip, pretending it was
an accident is a boring plan, and that he might as well
kill M.J right then and there. She says that Susan would
suer more if she knew why M.J. died. She then says in a
mocking tone that everyone would nally know what hes
been going through.
3.6.3 Trivia
*Edie was not featured as a ghost in the Series Finale,
"Finishing the Hat". However, a fan-made version with
Edie (scene taken from episode "Dress Big") was released
on YouTube, reaching 50,000 views.
3.6.4 References
[1] "Now I Know, Don't Be Scared". Desperate Housewives
episode 4.06, ABC. Written by Susan Nirah Jaee and
Dahvi Waller.
[2] After divorce, she came back to her maiden name, Britt
[3] "I Know Things Now". Desperate Housewives episode
2.21, ABC. Written by Kevin Etten and Bruce Zimmerman.
[4] On Desperate, The Die is Cast. New York Daily News.
November 22, 2004. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
[5] Desperately Seeking a Ratings Hit. The Daily Telegraph.
January 5, 2005. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
[6] Houswives, Legal Bows Bumped to October 3. The
Futon Critic. August 11, 2004. Retrieved December 31,
2009.
[7] Housewives in Suspense. USA Today. May 5, 2005.
[8] Desperate Housewives": The Complete Third Season:
The Dirty Laundry Edition DVD Review. Ultimate Disney. September 29, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
[9] Exclusive! Nicollette Sheridans Desperate Housewives
Days Numbered. E! Online. February 11, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
[10] 'Housewife' to Make Desperate Exit. MSNBC. February 11, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 200.
[11] Nicollette Sheridan Is Leaving Desperate Housewives. TV
Guide. February 11, 2009. Retrieved December 31,
2009.
[12] Desperate Housewives": The Truth About My Gals of
the Suburbs. Variety. September 28, 2008. Retrieved
December 31, 2009.
[13] Desperate Nicollette, Lovely Lily. E! Online. September
11, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
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[14] Mied Nicollette Sheridan: Sayonara, Desperate Housewives!. Star. April 14, 2009. Retrieved December 31,
2009.
3.7.2 Overview
[15] Desperate Housewives": Drama Behind Nicollette

Sheridans Departure. ABC News. April 20, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
Carlos wants a family so much that he replaced Gabys

birth control pills with sugar pills as she was against the
idea. Due to nancial diculties, Carlos took a plea bargain and served 8 months in jail; separately, he was tried
for hate crimes against two gay men who he thought were
sleeping with Gabrielle. She was actually sleeping with
John Rowland, their teenage gardener. John told Carlos
that he beat up the wrong guy, causing Carlos to attack
him and be convicted of the hate crimes. Gabrielle originally refused to get him o doing extra time after nding out he messed with her birth control, but made him
promise he would take care of the baby in exchange for
her testimony.
[16] Nicollette Sheridan Not Only Axed Housewife?. E! Online. February 13, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
[17] Why Nicollette Sheridan Was Killed O Desperate
Housewives. People. April 14, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
[18] Nicollette Sheridan Sues Desperate Housewives Creator. ABC.com. April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
[19] Former Desperate Housewives Actress Sues Shows
Creator, ABC. Los Angeles Times. April 6, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
Season 1
Season 2
[20] Sheridan Amends Desperate Housewives Lawsuit, ABC

News, June 16, 2010
After the loss of the baby, Carlos got early parole from
a program for Catholic inmates. Through the program,
[21] TCA: Paul Lee & Marc Cherry On Ending Housewives: Carlos met a nun, Sister Mary Bernard, who inspired
Its About Going Out Classy, Deadline Hollywood, August him to live a more religious life. Gabrielle was jealous
of Sister Marys looks and because she was turning Car7, 2011
los against Gabrielle. Following her miscarriage, she told
[22] Desperate Housewives: Nicollette Sheridan Won't Return Carlos that she did want children but she wanted Carlos
for Final Season, Hollywood Reporter, August 8, 2011
to want her for her, not just because she was capable of
having children.
3.7 Carlos Solis

For the footballer, see Carlos Solis (footballer).
Sister Mary invited Carlos to accompany her to

Botswana, and he agreed initially. When he went to the
doctor in preparation for the trip, he left Gabrielle to ll
out a form for him. She neglected to mention his allergy
to eggs, resulting in Carlos suering an allergic reaction
to a vaccine so he stayed in Fairview. While delirious,
he talked about Sister Mary in a very unreligious way,
which Gabrielle reported to Father Crowley. He had Sister Mary transferred but not before she and Gabrielle had
a ght.
Carlos Solis /krlossolis/ is a ctional character on

the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The
character is played by actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira,
and is, for most of the series, the husband of Gabrielle
Solis, one of the protagonists of the show (portrayed by
In the season nale, Gabrielle thought Carlos was dead
Eva Longoria).
but discovered that he paid the gardener, Ralph, to do
his community service and Ralph was hit by a car. She
also discovered Carlos was having an aair with the
3.7.1 Early life
maid/surrogate, Xiao-Mei.
Carlos was born in Guadalajara, Mexico to Juanita and
Diego Solis. His father beat both Carlos and his mother
so she told him that his father left them for a waitress in
El Paso, but in Come In, Stranger, Juanita told Gaby that
when Diego beat Carlos when Carlos was 4, she made
sure that Diego Solis never hurt her son or her ever again.
It is implied that Juanita murdered Diego to protect Carlos and herself from his domestic violence.
Season 3
In the third season opener, Gabrielle and Carlos decided

to divorce but it was complicated, due to the baby that
their surrogate, Xiao-Mei, was expecting. However, she
went into labour on Bree & Orsons wedding day and gave
birth to a black baby. The doctor admitted that the emCarlos entered college on a golf scholarship. He soon bryos were accidentally switched and their embryo didn't
started a successful career in nances. While at a fashion take, simplifying the divorce. However, it got nasty and
show, he met his future wife to whom he proposed on took a hostage situation at a supermarket to make them
their third date.
realize what they had turned into. Carloss attempt to stop
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scheming had limited success. He moved in with Mike
Delno, taking advantage of Mikes amnesia by claiming
that they were best friends. He also began dating again
although he and Gaby still had feelings for each other.
He bonded with little Travers McLain after nding
Travers wandering outside late at night. Spending time
with him and his mother, Edie Britt, reignited his desire
for children. Carlos and Edie began dating but kept it secret. However, when Carlos tells her that he doesn't want
Gaby to know, Edie thinks hes still in love with her and
tells Gabrielle, prompting Gaby to say that she was unhappy with Edie and Carlos dating but Edie ignored her.
Carlos removed Gaby from Traverss party when he saw
her making a scene and she said she was in love with Victor but he said that he and Edie would never be serious.
Gaby realized he was still in love with her.
Edies ex-husband, Charles, came to collect Travers and
Edie spoke to a lawyer about shared custody, suspecting
Carlos was losing interest. Charles and Edie argued and
Edie threatened to go for full custody. Carlos persuaded
her not to, convincing her to think of Traverss best interests, which was to stay with Charles. For the sake of
Travers he agreed to commit with Edie, not to let her feel
lonely and in need of a family; this made her call o the
custody. Edie was upset by Carlos laughing at the idea
of getting married so she asked him to move in but he
refused, having signed a lease with Lillian Simms. Determined to make Carlos move in with her, she visited
Lillian and lied about Carlos so Lillian canceled the lease
and Edie oered him a place to stay. Carlos guessed she
was responsible and she asked why he wouldn't commit.
He said that he didn't love her and she said that she could
be pregnant. She wasn't and Carlos was disappointed.
Seeing this, Edie suggested they try for a baby and he
agreed. Edie, however, was still taking birth control pills
which Carlos found and dumped her, leading her to attempt suicide in the season nale.
Season 4
count doesn't exist. She gave the pictures to Victor and
dumped Carlos. Carlos goes to see Gabrielle and she
tells him that Victor tried to kill her while out at sea so
she knocked him overboard. They go back to get him
and when they do, Victor and Carlos ght. Victor went
to stab Carlos and Gabrielle knocked Victor overboard
again. When they look for him, they can't see so Gabrielle
decide to frame it as suicide and let the boat go out to sea.
Carlos wants to go the police, but Gaby stops him. However, Victor is found alive. He claims to have amnesia
and has forgotten what had happened on the boat, but
when alone with Gaby, he threatens her, declaring that
he remembers everything. Gaby and Carlos plan to leave
but don't, due to the tornado warning. As the storm intensies, Gaby goes to confront Edie about Carloss nances. In the meantime, Victor attempts to kill Carlos.
He runs out into the storm and Victor follows, ring multiple shots but is killed when impaled by a ying fence
post. Carlos is hit on the head, rendering him unconscious
and blind. Carlos tells Gaby that his sight will return, but
Gaby discovers from Edie that Carloss sight will never
return. Edie congratulates her for accepting the lifelong
task of caring for a disabled husband. Gaby is upset that
Carlos lied but he explains that he was worried that she
would not marry him, had she known the truth. She says
that she would have come around but he robbed her of
this. Gaby tells Carlos that she is with him for better or
worse.
Five-year jump Carlos and Gaby have two daughters,
Juanita and Celia Solis. Carlos is still blind and they have
been downgraded to lower class.
Season 5
Five years after Season 4, Carloss life has changed dramatically. Despite medical doubts, Gaby unexpectedly
got pregnant twice. While Carlos viewed Gabys pregnancies as miracles, she was less enthusiastic and worried about money. Carlos became a massage therapist to
keep them aoat. Early in the season, Carlos learned that
his sight can be restored. He happily anticipated seeing
his wife for the rst time in years and his daughters for the
rst time. Gaby, however, was worried that he wouldn't
recognize her and nd her unattractive. When his sight
is restored, Carlos nds his daughters and wife beautiful and notices that Gabrielle sold nearly all her valuable
belongings to support their family. He eventually took a
high-paying business job so he could give Gabrielle and
his daughters a better life.
In the fourth season, Carlos went home to nd Edie hanging. He thought she was suicidal about their relationship
but it emerged that she faked her suicide attempt. She
nearly died as Karen McCluskey complained to Carlos
about the garbage cans but saw something in Edies bedroom window. They went to investigate and found Edie.
They rushed her to hospital and Carlos rang Gabrielle,
telling her that they couldn't leave. Edie used her suicide
and knowledge of Carloss nances to make him stay but
Carlos to. She too further, proposing marriage and telling
him if he refused, she would tell the IRS about his ille- In episode 17, Carlos became president of the company
gal bank account so Carlos agrees but quietly moves the he was working at, due to the death of Bradley Scott.
money.
Later in this episode, he hired Lynette Scavo.
Edie realized Carlos was having an aair and got pictures In the season nale, Aunt Connie claims she is dying and
of him and Gabrielle kissing. She also told the IRS about needs someone to care for her granddaughter, Ana. Carthe oshore bank account but they told her that the ac- los agrees, to pay back the aunt who did so much for him,
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despite Gabys protests. Ana seems nice but is a schemer Bree and Gaby nd him at his mothers grave as Andrew
who can get guys to do what she wants by irting.
talks to him about what happened and Carlos decides to
forgive him. When Bree comes to thank him, however,
Carlos coldly says that he can't forgive her knowing the
Season 6
truth all these years and hiding it from him and tells Bree
their friendship is over. This changes, however, after CarTwo months have passed and Carlos and Gaby continue los kills Gabys stepfather, who returned to Wisteria Lane
to look after his niece, Ana. While Gaby complains about and was tormenting her. The two appear to have reconAnas bad behaviour, Carlos is more sympathetic and ciled after Bree agreed to protect Carlos.
urges his wife to sign the papers that would make them
Anas legal guardians. Eventually, Gaby agrees. Lynette
tells him she is pregnant and he makes her choose - her Season 8
job or her family. When Lynette threatens to sue, Carlos
responds by giving her an impossible amount of work to The rst episodes of the season depict Carlos trying to
do in one night and when she couldn't complete it, res overcome the guilt for killing Alejandro. Because of this,
her for incompetence. However, he rehires her after she he starts drinking. After a number of incidents, Carlos
saves Celia from an out of control airplane and she agrees decides to go to rehab. While in rehab, he discovers that
what counselors do has much more impact on peoples
not to sue.
lives and is more helpful than his own position as a busiHowever, one evening, Carlos nds Danny and Ana foolness executive. For this reason, Carlos decides to become
ing around and attacks Danny. Angie overhears Cara counselor himself after coming out from rehab, resignlos threatening her son and comes running, throwing a
ing to his post as director. At rst, he faces opposition
vase against the wall and proves that she is just as strong
from Gaby, but she eventually supports him and nds a
willed as Carlos, who releases Danny. When he and Gaby
job herself as personal shopper. Gabys job turns out to
try making amends, they overhear her and Nick arguing
be better paid than Carloss, and he starts to feel uncomabout her shaded past.
fortable with the idea of Gaby playing the family provider
role.
Season 7
Carlos nds out that Juanita is not their real daughter, but
hides it from Gaby, afraid that it will hurt her. When
Gaby eventually nds out, they out to look for her real
daughter, Grace. Over rst meeting her, they see Grace
throwing a tantrum over an expensive jacket, and know
that Grace is Gabys real daughter. They also nd out
that her parents are illegal immigrants, though Grace (being born in the United States) is a citizen. Her father
gets arrested after not showing the police a license, leaving Graces non-biological mother to go in hiding. Even
though Gaby and Carlos try multiple times to take in
Grace at her house, Graces non-biological mother insists
she stay with her. He supports Gaby when she goes into
therapy after she begins to lose it, and later goes to Gabys
hometown with her to confront her former stepfather who
is now dead, but instead Gaby sees a teacher who she conded in and didn't believe her, causing to Gaby to tell the
woman she should feel ashamed and not her. They leave
the town and Gaby puts the past behind her.
When it turns out that Bree may face 20 years to life sentence, both Carlos and Gaby are about to confess that they
committed Alejandros murder; in the end, Mrs. McCluskey herself confesses she committed the murder, after overhearing a conversation between Carlos and Gaby,
and is left without charges due to her advanced age and
health condition.
It is revealed at the end of the nale that Carlos helped
Gaby to start an online shopper company, which eventually leads to her becoming a host in her own talk show.
Carlos and his family leave Wisteria Lane 1 year after the
events of the series nale, and move to a mansion in Los
Angeles where, according to narrator Mary Alice Young,
they argued happily ever after.
3.7.3 References
[1] Season 7 episode 4, 6, 8 and 9
When Andrew seeks rehab for drinking, he decides to

come clean to Carlos over running over his mother. Bree
and Gaby both try to stop him and when Carlos invites [4] Season 7 episode 6
Andrew to a camping trip, they suspect the worst. They
chase Carlos to the woods and when they see him with a
bloody towel and dirty shovel, Bree blurts out what Andrew did just before her son returns. Carlos is outraged, 3.8 Tom Scavo
not only with Andrew but with Bree and Gaby for hiding the truth. He tries to force Andrew to drink in his Thomas Tom Scavo /skvo/ is a ctional character
mothers memory and walks out of the cabin. Andrew, on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives,
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played by actor Doug Savant. Tom originally was a recurring throughout the rst season but became a regular in season two. Early storylines often revolve around
Toms working habits and that he is away from the family. However a turning point occurred in season three and
now Toms storylines often revolve about him being insecure about his life, to the point where he opens a pizzeria,
has a mid-life crisis and starts to suer depression.
3.8.1
History
Season 1
Tom Scavo is frequently out of town and seems completely oblivious to Lynettes problems. Tom has been
keeping a secret from his wife that only his father, Rodney Scavo, knew about. This is speculated to be his secret
child, Kayla. Tom decided to become a house-husband
after he lost his promotion to Annabel and subsequently
quit his job. He seems to truly love Lynette, being prepared to discuss family matters with her if she feels that
they need to.
Season 2
Midway through the second season, Tom returns to the
workplace, sharing an employer with his wife for the second time. When Lynettes boss asks Lynette to send instant messages to his wife to help him heat up his sex life,
his wife found out and threatened to leave him unless he
res the person who sent the IMs. Feeling he cannot re
Lynette, he tells his wife it was Tom, deciding to re him
instead but Lynette warns him he will need reasonable
cause. Much to Lynettes horror, Ed nds it - discovering
that Tom has been falsifying expense reports. When Ed
confronts him, the conversation ends with Tom punching
Ed in the face. As grounds for dismissal have been met,
double grounds in fact, Tom is red. Tom is found out
to be meeting another woman after Lynette follows him
to Atlantic City and sees them embracing. Lynette later
nds out that this woman is actually the mother of his
daughter - born before he married Lynette.
Lynette plan to ght Nora for custody of Kayla but before

they get to court, Nora confronts Lynette in the supermarket but gets caught in hostage crisis. When Lynette tells
Carolyn that Nora made a move on Tom, Carolyn shoots
and kills Nora. Lynette promises Nora that she'll take
care of Kayla, just before she dies.
Tom opens his pizzeria and with Lynettes help, gets it
ready for the grand opening, overcoming a few hitches
along the way. He then tries organising a surprise for
their 9th wedding anniversary but it goes wrong, leaving Lynette out in the woods at night and rushes to meet
her. A little while later, Toms back is injured and he is
conned to bed rest so Lynette hires a new chef, Rick,
and Mrs McCluskey to look after Tom and the children
when shes at work. One night, Tom and the kids come
to the pizzeria to surprise her, where Kayla sees chemistry between Lynette and Rick and tells Tom. So Tom
suggests that he returns to work and they re Rick but
Lynette is not keen. After Lynette and Rick are locked
in the freezer when the restaurant is robbed, they cuddle
to keep warm but Tom sees the CCTV tape and confronts
Rick, telling him that although his marriage to Lynette is
shaky, it is rock solid and Rick would never break it up.
Tom asks Rick to quit but he refuses, claiming Lynette
doesn't want him gone. Rick later tells Lynette about
his lunch with Tom and his feelings for her and tries to
get her to admit her feelings for him but Lynette refuses
and res him.
After nding out Tom was returning to work, Lynette
sobbed in her bathroom, obviously distraught. Lynette
and Toms marriage continues to decline and they don't
speak for days. Trying to rebuild their marriage, Tom
gets his old college friend/marriage councillor to speak
to them without Lynette knowing, but she realises and
becomes even angrier about his 'ambush therapy'. With
Toms doctor informing him on his back recovery, Tom
suggests to Lynette they either talk or have sex so Lynette
agrees to sex but they become quite violent and Lynette
falls o the bed, banging her head on the side table. She
goes to hospital for her injury and Tom nds out Lynette
fell for Rick and misses him. The doctor performs a CAT
scan on Lynette and nds swollen lymph nodes and suggests they do a biopsy as it could be lymphoma (a form
of cancer).
Season 3
Season 4
It is later revealed that the woman is Nora Huntington, they had a one night stand years before he had met In the third episode "The Game" Tom attends Susans
Lynette. She was claiming that she conceived his child, a small games party however Lynette remains at home bedaughter named Kayla Huntington, but never told him.
cause she is sick, Lynettes mother Stella secretly gets
Tom later confesses to Lynette that he wants to open up marijuana from Andrew and bakes it in some brownies
a pizzeria. Nora, however, consistently undermines him she makes for Lynette so that it would ease Lynettes pain.
behind his back and tries to get Lynette to tell him to It works and Lynette attends Susans party high and she
drop the idea while planning to tell him that she'd support had brought the drugged brownies with her for everyone
him. She wanted him back, determined to make a proper else to have. Stella arrives over and tells Tom why no
family for Kayla but Tom rejects her and tells Lynette, one can have a brownie and Tom takes them o everywho warns Nora to keep her distance in future. Tom and ones plate before they can eat them and ends up acciden-
3.8. TOM SCAVO

tally pushing Gabrielle into new resident Adam Mayfair
spilling wine on him, sparking a feud between Gabrielle
and Adams wife Katherine Mayfair. Tom later appears
at the end of the episode when Lynette discovers the truth
from him about what Stella did. A tornado hits Wisteria
Lane and the Scavos take shelter in Karen McCluskys
basement with Ida Greenbberg. Tom and the children
were left in the basement while Lynette and Mrs. McClusky went out looking for Idas cat. When Lynette
and Mrs. McClusky hid from the tornado in a bathtub,
Tom was knocked out with asthma from the cat. After
the tornado hits, Tom and his children are okay and so
are Lynette and Mrs. McClusky. Ida Greenberg did not
make it. She saved Lynettes and Toms children from the
Tornado.
Rick returns announcing that he is opening a new restaurant near Scavos pizzeria. Tom lied to the police when
they investigate the vandalism happening to the restaurant, but later admitted to Lynette that he did vandalize
Ricks restaurant out of jealousy. Tom came under investigation again when a re took place Ricks restaurant. He
was confronted by Lynette, to whom he swears he left the
founders ball to listen to the game on the cart radio, and
again by Rick after he found a matchbook from Scavos.
The incident broke out into a ght and Tom was brought
in by the police and later released after Lynette lies to
them to provide him an alibi.
Tom and Lynette are constantly arguing about the kids:
the twins started the re and he suggested taking them
to therapy; Lynette discovers the boys got the idea from
Kayla and she took Kayla to therapy behind Toms back.
Toms denial about the problems Kayla causes for Lynette
lead to her lying to the therapist and getting Lynette
arrested for child abuse. In the seasons penultimate
episode, Tom sends Kayla to live with her maternal
grandparents after she told Tom she lied about everything
and she wouldn't stop if Lynette came back.
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was their age. Lynette uses that against him by tricking Tom into letting the twins borrow his Mustang for
a dance. When they come back a half hour late, Tom angrily grounds them. When they claim hes more worried
about the car than them, he kicks a mirror o it but confesses to Lynette that it was already broken and he had
ordered a replacement, impressing her. In Mirror, Mirror, ashbacks show that Tom was electrocuted in an accident and nearly died, which pushed him to enjoy life as
much as he could. In the present, he tells Lynette his plan
to sell the restaurant, buy an RV and spend a year traveling the country with his family. Lynette is not happy
about this and tensions have risen over it. When Tom
contacted one of his sons friends mothers, Ann Shilling,
who is a real estate agent, she found him a rehearsal space
for the garage band he and some of the other Wisteria
Lane men have started. He spends a lot of time there,
and Lynnette confronts him about him sleeping with Mrs.
Shilling, who has 'dropped by' with some items for the
rehearsal space, among them a futon. Tom denies it
then steps on a condom wrapper on the oor to hide from
Lynnette. He deduces that Porter is sleeping with some
girl therebut Lynette sees Mrs. Shilling leaving from
the rehearsal space when Tom is there, so Lynette thinks
Tom is cheating. In the next episode, Tom and Lynette
realize that Porter is, in fact the one who is sleeping with
the realtor. After much deliberation, Lynette decides to
pay Mrs. Shilling o, but this backres when Porter disappears, claiming that he wants to be with her. In the
last episode we nd out that because of the bad economy
Scavos Pizzeria lost its business to low sales, and Tom
was forced to throw a Going Out of Business sale to raise
the money to repay his loans and pay Bree her money.
Tom sinks into some depression being out of work with
Lynette getting a new job and in the fth season nale,
decides to go to college as a Chinese language major.
Thinking this is part of his middle-age syndrome, Lynette
attempts to sabotage Tom by getting him drunk the night
before his entrance exam. Its only afterward that Tom
says he was taking Chinese in hopes of getting a new job
in that market. Incredibly, Tom managed to score in the
top ve with the exam despite being hung over. However,
his college plans are jarred when Lynette reveals shes 3.5
months pregnant with twins.
In the season nale, Tom and Lynette help with catering Bob and Lees wedding. Toms advise to Lee about
standing up for himself (for wanting the ice sculpture be
castle rather than a cherub) escalated to Bob and Lee arguing then canceling the wedding. Lynette and Tom get
the two in the same room and Tom tells them that if they
cannot decide over small decisions that they might as well
not marry at all; that they should ask themselves whether
they love each other enough that no problem can possibly Season 6
tear them apart. His speech gets Bob and Lee to reconcile
and to rearm to Lynette that their marriage is stronger Tom is excited about becoming a dad again but Lynette
than she thought.
tells him that she is not sure if she loves her unborn children. Tom then tells her that when she will hold them
in her arms, she will love them with all her heart. These
Season 5
twins are Toms sixth and seventh children, but Lynette
loses the boy. Tom was cheating in school because he was
In the rst episode of season 5, Tom is going through a afraid of failing but he has since stopped. Lynette refermidlife crisis and he buys a Ford Mustang. Its shown ences that Tom had to drop out of college because Lynette
he has diculty disciplining his teenage sons as they was red. He takes over Lynettes job with Carlos while
treat him far more cool than Tom was used to when he she is on maternity leave.
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Season 7
He is diagnosed with Postpartum Depression. He is
then prescribed marijuana as a cure for this which stuns
Lynette. In the episode "Let Me Entertain You", Tom decides to hire his own mother as a nanny for the new baby.
After a big argument, Lynette res her mother-in-law, but
Tom overrules her, telling her that she is going to stay.
After Lynette and Allisons talk, Toms mother shows
symptoms of dementia to Penny, unknown to Lynette and
Tom. Tom and Lynette nally discover Allisons dementia on Halloween, after she collapses outside Gabrielle
Solis house after going out to buy more candy, despite
Penny telling her they had plenty. Allison is later admitted to a nursing home and Tom and Lynette agree to visit
her there. Tom is deeply upset by his mothers illness.
In episode 9 Susan walks in on Tom and Lynette having
sex on the nursery oor and is in awe at Toms huge penis; she then confronts Lynette about why she has never
mentioned it before. A drunken Renee reveals to Susan
she once slept with him putting Susan in uncomfortable
situation. When Susan is injured in a riot, a guilty Renee
tells Tom she should reveal the truth but Tom insists she
keep it quiet. Renee nally confesses to Lynette, revealing the aair took place when she and Tom were engaged
but having one of their regular break-ups. Lynette is
naturally upset but keeps it quiet and begins a series of
pranks against Tom as payback. When Renee nd out
what Lynette is doing, she tells Tom about it. Tom confronts Lynette and tells that he wanted to tell her about
Renee, but there was never a good time for that because
he did not want to ruin the wonderful life they have together. Lynette then forgives Tom.
time however they insult each other. Lynette calls Tom
a Pompous Ass while Tom labels Lynette as a Raving Bitch leaving them to decide that it is only them who
need to spend a holiday together. The holiday turns out
badly and the relationship deteriorates and becomes extremely awkward. When they return home Tom leads
Lynette to believe that he will be spending a while in
an apartment near to his work oces. Before Lynette
attends a street dinner party, Penny reveals to her that
Tom had left her a note. Lynette is surprised and nds
that Toms unpacked suitcase from the holiday is not in
the bedroom, convincing her that Tom had left her. After revealing to Susan that she thought Tom had left her,
Lynette walks into her house, nding Tom, chopping up
salad ingredients. He tells Lynette that he had only gone
to buy the ingredients. Lynette questions him why it had
taken him two hours, leading Tom to reveal that he had
left but came back when he considered that Lynette would
have to lie about where Tom was to her friends at the dinner party. The two talk for a while and Lynette confesses
that when she thought Tom had left, she felt relieved, leading the pair to nally decide to separate.
Season 8
By the beginning of season 8, Tom has moved o Wisteria Lane. He and Lynette agree to work on their marriage
by attending couples counseling, however when Tom begins dating a woman from his new building, Jane, Lynette
seems to think there is no point anymore in continuing
counseling if Tom doesn't still have faith in their marriage. Later on he and Jane plan to go on a trip to Paris,
although Lynette stops him at the airport and confesses
to him that she is involved in the murder of Gabrielle's
stepfather. He then agrees to stay with her to help her
cope, and Jane went to Paris without him. In "With So
Little to Be Sure Of", Lynette and Tom signed their divorce papers but it is not conrmed on whether it is nal
since Tom later breaks up with Jane due to his lingering
feelings for Lynette. The married couple reconcile in the
nal episode, and Tom and Lynette move to New York
City so Lynette can pursue her new career. The couple
later buy a penthouse looking over central park, and have
6 grandchildren later in life.
Tom nds himself getting a major promotion at a new

company and enjoys the work. Lynette is concerned
about his over-working but Tom tells her he feels more
alive than ever. When Tom attends a conference, Lynette
is upset that shes kept from the business talks and forced
to attend spas and other projects with the other wives. She
goes so far as to steal an ID from a woman only to nd out
shes the keynote speaker for a lecture. Back home, Tom
snaps at Lynette that after so many years supporting her,
it hurts that she can't do the same for him. Renee tells
Lynette that she has to choose between her own wants or
being a good wife. Tom then hires the duo to decorate his
oce like a Donald Trump-style boss but Lynette thinks
that it is not right for him and goes a dierent way. Renee 3.8.2 References
overrules her to give Tom the oce he wants and Lynette
yells at Tom over how hes changing but he retorts that he [1] "Finishing the Hat". David Grossman (director), Marc
has to be this way in order to succeed and Lynette needs
no. 23.
to stop thinking of him the way hes been at home the last
several years.
When Tom decides to book a luxurious holiday for the
family and announces it Lynette is annoyed and consults
Tom about why he did not consult her about it rst. The
two then pitch to the kids what they think is the best holiday which leads to yet another ght between them; this
[2] Mentioned in "Excited and Scared". Je Greenstein (director), Je Greenstein (writer). Desperate Housewives.
[3] Season 8 episode 19: He and Lynette signed divorce documents which aren't valid
3.9. ORSON HODGE
[4] Mentioned in "Remember (Part 2)". Larry Shaw (director), Marc Cherry & Jenna Bans (writers). Desperate
Housewives. ABC. Season 2, no. 24.
[5] Mentioned in "Nice She Ain't". David Warren (director),
Alexandra Cunningham & Susan Nirah Jaee (writers).
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When Orson was introduced toward the end of the second
season, he was originally to be a con artist. A character
portrayed by Julie White appeared in the second season nale and would have been Orsons accomplice, but the entire storyline was discarded in favor of the mysterious disappearance of Orsons wife and Whites character was not
seen or mentioned again.[9][10] MacLachlan commented
that his character is desperate to make this relationship
with Bree work. Anything that tries to knock that apart
becomes a threat.[7] Cherry called Orson Brees perfect
match, but added that their similarities will ultimately
prove to be the downfall of the relationship.[7]
[9] Season 4 episode 8 and season 8 episode 3

[10] Mentioned in "The Chase". Larry Shaw (director), John
Pardee & Joey Murphy (writers). Desperate Housewives.
3.9.2 History
Past
[11] Mentioned in "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover".

David Warren (director), Chuck Ranberg & Anne FlettGiordano (writers). Desperate Housewives. ABC. Season
4, no. 7.
[12] "Watch While I Revise the World". David Warren (director), John Paul Bullock III (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. Season 8, no. 3.
3.9 Orson Hodge

Orson Hodge is a ctional character on the ABC
television series Desperate Housewives. The character is
played by Kyle MacLachlan. Orson is introduced in the
nal episodes of the second season of the series, and becomes the main mystery of the third season.[5] MacLachlan left the main cast in season six, but he has made guest
appearances after his departure.
3.9.1
Development and casting
The character of Orson Hodge was originally planned as

a romantic interest for Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), according to executive producer Tom Spezialy, until Cherry
decided to pair Orson with Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia
Cross).[5][6] For the third seasons mystery, series creator
Marc Cherry wanted to incorporate more of the series
regular characters rather than bringing in various new
ones, like they had done in the second season with Betty
Applewhite (Alfre Woodard) and her family. They developed the Orson plot line around the idea that one of
our women marries a guy who has dark secrets and possibly a violent streak. Cherry opined: I thought there was
something exciting about that, but real and relatable.[7]
Greenstein commented that the writers worked backwards from the second seasons clihangers to develop
the Orson storyline, forsaking the original material that
had been developed earlier.[8] The cast responded positively to the new material for the season.[7]
An unhappy Orson, with his wife Alma and his mother Gloria.
Orson Hodge, born on June 28, 1964 (as seen on hospital records in "The Miracle Song"), grew up in a very
religious household.
When he was sixteen, his father Edwin had an aair.
When the truth came out, it caused a scandal at their
church and he became an alcoholic. One day his mother,
Gloria, asked Orson to stay with him, saying she had to
visit a sick friend, but Orson later left because he had
plans to go out with his friends. When he returned, his
father had apparently committed suicide. Orson would
later spend time in a mental hospital for depression, as
Gloria blamed him for his fathers death. He later became a dentist.
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Orson married his girlfriend, Alma, when she got pregnant. Unfortunately Alma miscarried and Orson never
came to love her, having an aair with French ight attendant Monique Pollier instead. When Alma found out, she
left and punished Orson by faking her own death. However, as there was no body and no evidence, no charges
were brought. Almas friend, Carolyn Bigsby, however,
was constantly accusing him of killing her. Free, he tried
beginning a new life with Monique but found her dead.
Orsons mother said it was an accident but she murdered
Monique to punish Orson for cheating on Alma. He had
to hide the body when Mike Delno, whom Monique had
called, came to do some plumbing. Gloria convinced a reluctant Orson to aid her in covering up the murder. Gloria
and Orson buried Monique at the country club after Gloria removed Moniques teeth to prevent identication. All
of this would come back to haunt him.
Season 2
Orson met Susan at the movies and helped her make Mike
jealous. He then met Bree at the mental hospital. When
Bree saw Orson visiting an old friend, the two were attracted to each other. Their relationship was furthered
when Orson helped Bree escape from the hospital to be
with her daughter, Danielle. However, when Mike saw
Orson for a dental exam and recognized him, Orson ran
Mike over in an attempt to cover his tracks. He then visited Bree, bringing her owers and she invited him into
her house.
Season 3
They were about to go on their honeymoon but Bree cancelled at the last minute when she saw her son, Andrew,
on TV and went after him. He rejected her but Orson
persuaded him to come back, making him realize Bree
would hurt herself just as much as his mother otherwise.
Orson told Bree that Carolyns husband had an aair
which ultimately led to Carolyn taking people hostage in
the supermarket (including Edie, Julie, Lynette, Austin
and Nora) and killing Nora.[11]
Bree tried reuniting Orson with his family by nding his
mother. Orson claimed she was senile but this wasn't true
and backred when Gloria tried driving Bree away by revealing his aair with Monique but Mike Delno's arrest
stopped her suspicion that Orson murdered Monique. Susan, however, did suspect Orson. Gloria then brought
Alma back, proving she wasn't dead. She wanted Orson back and even tried getting pregnant after drugging
and raping him and faked suicide so he would visit. Bree
sided with her husband, leading Gloria to sabotage her
ladder, putting her in hospital. Andrew, thinking Orson
was responsible, threatened him with meeting bad Andrew and Mike, now out of jail, began remembering the
night Monique died. He confronted Orson on the hospital
roof and accidentally pushed him from the roof.
Bree and Susan reconciled after her accident and Orson used Almas well-timed death, her suicide letter and
his mothers stroke to implicate them in Monique Polliers murder, clearing Mikes name. Orson visited his
mother and banished her from his life,[12] and he and Bree
went on honeymoon, dropping Danielle o at a convent to
avoid scandal as she was pregnant. When they returned,
it was revealed that Bree was faking her pregnancy and
planned to raise Danielles child as their own.[13]
Season 4
Orson and Bree, cutting their wedding cake.
After six months of dating and of being in a serious relationship, Orson proposed to Bree, who accepted. Mike,
though alive, no longer worried Orson as he had retrograde amnesia. Unfortunately for them, Carolyn returned. They married after Bree asked him if he had
killed his rst wife.
Faking a pregnancy proved dicult as people kept touching Brees belly and even had to invent a story to explain why Bree had not noticed a fork enter her belly.
They also had to deal with genuinely pregnant Susan who
wanted the name of Brees ob-gyn and Danielles troubles,
even endangering the babys life by rollerblading.[14] Orson wanted to tell people the truth but continued pretending Bree was pregnant when she told him that this baby
was her second chance at parenting. They appeared to be
successful as only Phyllis Van de Kamp and Adam Mayfair found out and both agreed to keep the secret. Phyllis,
however, plotted to get back at Bree by taking Danielle to
stay and raise the child with her, using Danielles craving
for fun.[15]
Danielle gave birth to a baby boy on Halloween. After a tearful goodbye, Danielle gave her baby to her
mother. Bree and Orson named him Benjamin. When
Bree wanted to get Benjamin circumcised, Orson opposed it, due to bad memories of his own circumcision.
However, Bree did it behind Orsons back. Orson was
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angry when he found out but forgave Bree and let it go, Orson joins Tom Scavos band and plays the keyboards
though it was clear that he was unhappy.
until a re breaks out at the White Horse Club and ends
[16]
After a tornado, Orson, Bree and Benjamin moved in up with a broken nose. He develops a habit of stealing
with Susan and Orson began sleepwalking. When Julie from his neighbours, telling Bree that it gives him a thrill.
came in late one night, she found Orson and he said I'm He later tells a therapist that it makes him happy because
sorry I ran you over, Mike. Julie later told Mike and it is something Bree cannot control. While trying to steal
he forgave Orson but Susan and Bree couldn't, leading from a neighbour, he is caught and hit around the head
Bree to kick him out. He stayed briey with Edie Britt with a baseball bat. He runs out into the street, causing
Edie to crash her car and die. Horried, Bree decides
before moving into the Fairview Towers apartment complex. Orson attempted to get Bree to forgive him but she to divorce Orson and robs the house, attempting to hide
assets but Orson nds out. He threatens her with sending
refused, telling Orson that the only way their marriage
can be saved is if he turns himself in to the police, which her to prison for insurance fraud if she goes ahead with
the divorce. Later, Orson is assaulted and threatened by
Orson was unwilling to do.
a man hired by Karl Mayer, upsetting Bree as she did not
At the conclusion of the fourth season, the series pro- want him harmed. Bree confronts Karl and accuses him
gresses ve years into the future. Bree returns home from of turning her into a dierent person but Karl admits that
a poker game and is revealed to now be a businesswoman he likes what Bree is becoming, so she res him and they
after the success of a cookbook she created. Her son, a begin an aair. Bree is initially reluctant, but a passionate
much more mature Andrew, is shown to be his mothers kiss reveals that, like Karl, Bree is enjoying the person she
assistant. Orson is heard upstairs revealing that he and has become, too.
Bree seemingly worked out their issues and remain marThe season concludes at Mike Delnos wedding two
ried. Benjamin, however, is nowhere to be seen.
months later. Bree is seen sitting in the congregation with
Orson, but turns and smiles seductively at Karl, insinuatFive-year jump Orson goes o to prison where he is ing that the two are secretly having an aair.
constantly visited by Edie Britt. After Edie tells Bree o,
Bree nally visits Orson in prison. A little while after,
Danielle and her new husband Leo Katz come by and take Season 6
Benjamin back. When Orson returns from prison, he is
furious to nd that Bree let Benjamin be taken away so Having blackmailed Bree by threatening to report her insurance fraud, Orson tries to repair their marriage by sugeasily.
gesting marriage counselling. Bree insists that she wants
a divorce and begins an aair with Karl. Orson, howSeason 5
ever, is clueless. When Orson and Bree attend the Harvest dance together, they bump into Karl Mayer and his
The season begins following the ve-year jump that con- date, Orson is convinced that Bree still loves him when
cluded the previous season. Brees success as a business- she spills oil on the dance oor, so Candice and Orson,
woman and repaired marriage to Orson is explained by (who are dancing), fall over. Whilst Orson believes this
ashbacks showing that two years after the conclusion of is jealousy of him dancing with Candice, Bree is, in fact,
the fourth season, Brees daughter, Danielle, married a jealous of Karl sleeping with Candice. Relations seem
lawyer named Leo Katz. Knowing she would win any cus- to have thawed slightly between Orson and Bree when he
tody case as Orson was in prison for running over Mike, serves her a meal at home and she tells him that someone
Danielle reclaims Benjamin, her biological son, leaving in the service industry was rude to her, claiming it was a
Bree devastated. It is learned that Brees success is the waitress in a cafe when it was actually a maid in a motel
result of her putting the energy she had used to raise Ben- she visited with Karl. When Bree meets the maid again,
jamin into her work. She views her business as her baby the maid tries convincing her to end the aair as Orson
and makes it her rst priority. Brees success leaves Orson seems like a good man, doing the shopping for Bree. It is
feeling unappreciated and ignored, making him become clear Bree feels guilty and is upset when she sees Orsons
somewhat cold and changes his relationship with his wife hopeful expression at home wanting him to snap out of it
dramatically. Orson is angry with Bree for using Van de and wants to tell him that shes not worth it anymore. OrKamp in the title of her cookbook. Bree tries mollify- sons suspicions are aroused of Brees aair when he goes
ing him by promising him a pot roast and Orson forces to replace a brooch Bree had received as a gift from her
Bree to keep her promise, despite her returning home af- lover, Karl, claiming she had gotten it at an antique store,
ter midnight. Orsons criminal record makes it almost Orson went to the store only to nd out they only sell furimpossible to nd a job so he asks Bree for one but she niture. Bree later assures him she got the stores mixed up,
refuses because her business partner, Katherine Mayfair, proving what trust Orson has for his wife. When Angie
threatens to quit if Orson is given a job. Orson becomes Bolen tells Bree what a perfect marriage she has Bree tells
upset and goes to sleep in the guest bedroom. Bree even- her that she and Orson barely speak any more and they
tually relents and gives Orson a job.
haven't slept in the same bed for three months. Bree ne-
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glects to mention her aair with Karl, however.
proves awkward, especially when Bree falls over and OrOver time, Orson begins to drink and becomes increas- son runs over her foot with the wheelchair. Bree explains
ingly depressed. He then begins to suspect that Bree is she wants to become intimate with her husband again, and
having an aair and asks Angie Bolen, to spy on her the two share a romantic moment.
while he is on a golf weekend with some old friends. When Sam Allen enters the lives of the Hodges, Orson is
She initially refuses, believing that Bree would never do quick to side with Andrew and feels that Sam has a hidden
such a thing. However, Angie soon discovers Bree and agenda. When he nds out that Bree is being blackmailed
Karls aair and when Orson arrives home early and al- by Sam, who is threatening to tell the Solises about how
most catches them, Angie manages to get a hold of Bree Andrew ran over Carloss mother (unless Bree signs over
and tell her to hide Karl. Afterward when Bree thanks her company to him) he is shocked to know what Andrew
Angie, who coldly tells Bree that she did not do it for her did. Orson and Andrew didn't think it would be fair for
but for Orson, because she fears that he may be suicidal. Bree to give up everything she has worked for, and both
Angie then asks Bree who she truly loves and though Bree think she should let Sam tell the Solises, even though Ancontinues to tell herself that she now only loves Karl, she drew would get sent to jail, Andrew says that he thinks
still seems to have lingering love for Orson. Bree nally that its time for him to pay for what he did. Still, Bree
brings to Orson photos she'd set up of him and a former signs over the company to Sam, resulting in Orson leaving
cellmate, telling him to grant her a divorce or she'll have her because he is angry at Brees hypocrisy that she had
his parole revoked. To her surprise, Orson reveals he was earlier made Orson confess to the police over his crimes
blung the entire time and all Bree had to do was ask for when she covered up Andrews.
a divorce and promises to move out. He tells Bree to wait
until hes gone to tell everyone about the divorce. During
a neighborhood Christmas party, Karl tells Orson about Season 7
having an aair with Bree and the two get into a stght
inside a gingerbread house. Bree arrives to break it up Orson makes a brief return in the season seven premiere
and all three are inside when a crashing airplane smashes "Remember Paul?" where he and Bree sign the divorce
papers ocially ending their marriage. They appear to be
into the house.
on relatively good terms as Bree asks Orson if he would
Orsons injuries leave him paralyzed (though he may walk
still attend family dinners and events. Orson suggests to
again), but he is unwilling to live with Bree, who still
Bree she needs a project to keep her occupied. At rst she
wants a divorce. He moves in with Mrs. McCluskey and
ignores his advice but eventually she takes it and in turn
Roy before returning to Bree. After settling in with Bree,
meets her future boyfriend Keith Watson. Later Bree only
Orson begins to take revenge on Bree by forcing her to do
mentioned to Richard Watson, father of Keith, that shes
unreasonable things such as cooking a dish that takes one
nally a divorce. In "Assassins", Orson returns, claimhour to make. When Bree confronts him as she feels shes
ing that Judy dumped him and Bree lets him stay with her
being harassed, Orson refuses to take a bath for days and
and Keith. Over dinner, Orson makes it clear he doesn't
acts rude to her. Having had enough, Bree forcibly bathes
think Keith is right for Bree as they have nothing in comhim on their frontyard and Orson breaks down, saying
mon and the two men have a food ght. Going to see
that its hard to do the most simplest things and he has
Judy, Bree learns that Orson broke up with her as hes still
lost his independence. Bree then apologizes to him. Orin love with Bree. Confronted, Orson confesses thats true
son then begins to plan on killing himself. However, his
and is convinced Bree can't be happy with a man so difplans are halted when Bree discovers his drafted suicide
ferent from her. Bree allows Orson to stay with them but
note and goes above and beyond to stop him. He reveals
insists shes changed and is ne with Keith now. As Orthat he wants to kill himself because he feels he has no
son does not appear in subsequent episodes, it is implied
purpose in life as no one loves him, claiming Bree only
that he has left Brees house and his current whereabouts
stays out of obligation and guilt. When he asks Bree if
are left unknown.
she loves him, she cannot bring herself to say the words,
which seemingly proves Orson right. This leads to a nal
confrontation at a friends anniversary party, Bree leaves Season 8
Orson alone near a pool as she goes to hear the toast.
When she sees how happy the elderly couple are as they Orson unexpectedly returns to Fairview, claiming that
dance, she looks over to see Orson heading for the pool the girls of Wisteria Lane had called him out of concern
to drown himself. Bree then rushes to stop him and tells about Brees drinking and bed-hopping. He arrives at
him she wants to fall in love with him again. They then the parking lot of a bar just as Bree is being assaulted
share a passionate kiss and nally reconcile. Bree then by a man she had turned down. Despite still being in
has trouble reconnecting with Orson not only mentally but a wheelchair, Orson uses a taser to knock the man out
sexually, so she asks former stripper Robin Gallagher for and tells a grateful Bree that the two were always good at
help. Robin suggests Bree restart their sex life, prompt- cleaning each others messes.
ing Bree to later try giving Orson a lap-dance. The dance
When Brees friends try to see her, Orson says he hap-
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pened to be passing by and saw Bree in trouble. He [8]

lies to Bree about the meeting, claiming her friends badmouthed her, which convinces her not to go to them to
[9]
reconcile. He convinces Bree to go away with him for
the weekend and claims that he has changed ever since
he learned to drive again after regaining some use of his
[10]
legs.
The viewer sees that Orson has been stalking Bree for
months. He saw the girls bury Alejandros body and left
the rst mysterious note in Brees mailbox, perhaps as
part of a scheme to win her back. He convinces her to
go away with him on a trip but Bree insists they stop at
his apartment rst. Despite Orsons attempts to clean up,
Bree sees a photo he took of the girls taking away Alejandros body and realizes Orson has been watching her
all this time. He also conrms he is the one who killed
Chuck Vance, the detective coming close to them, insisting it was all for Bree. She says she wants nothing to do
with him and better o without him. Orson calls her later
to say their love requires a sacrice and Bree assumes hes
going to kill himself. Instead, Orson mails a folder lled
with evidence to the Fairview Police to implicate Bree in
Alejandros murder as his nal revenge against her, and
then leaves town for parts unknown.
3.9.3
Reception
Ausiello, Michael (July 20, 2006). Major Lost, Desperate Spoilerage!". TV Guide. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
Gans, Andrew (May 4, 2006). "Little Dog 's Julie White to
Join Desperate Housewives Cast. Playbill. Retrieved
May 29, 2011.
Ausiello, Michael (August 2, 2006). Do you have any
Desperate.... TV Guide. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
[11] "Bang". Larry Shaw (director), Joe Keenan (writer).

[12] "The Little Things You Do Together". David Grossman (director), Marc Cherry & Joe Keenan (writers).
[13] "Getting Married Today". David Grossman (director),
Kevin Murphy & Joe Keenan (writers). Desperate Housewives. ABC. Season 3, no. 23.
[14] "The Game". Bethany Rooney (director), Joey Murphy
& John Pardee (writers). Desperate Housewives. ABC.
Season 4, no. 3.
Ganzel (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. Season 4,
no. 5.
(writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. Season 5, no. 8.
[17] Anderson, Dave (September 25, 2006). September 24:
Listen to the Rain on the Roof. TV Guide. Retrieved
May 30, 2011.
The mystery storyline of Orson in the third season received mixed to positive reviews. Dave Anderson of TV
Guide called the season premiere rst-rate, while praising [18] Dehnart, Andy (October 12, 2006). "'Housewives gets
back to sudsy business. MSNBC. Retrieved June 3,
the comedic Bree storyline and declaring the set-up for
2011.
the Orson mystery storyline ingenious.[17] Andy Dehnart
of MSNBC cited Orsons storyline as a welcomed change [19] Roush, Matt (September 29, 2008). I was wondering
how you liked.... TV Guide. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
from the slow-moving Applewhite mystery arc.[18] On
negative reviews, TV Guide writer Matt Roush unfavor[20] Soll, Lindsay (September 25, 2006). The Best Year of
ably compared the Orson character to Brees former love
Our Wives. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 29,
interest, George Williams (Roger Bart),[19] while Lind2011.
say Soll of Entertainment Weekly simply labelled Orsons
storyline as confusing.[20]
3.10 Katherine Mayfair

3.9.4
References

Katherine Mayfair (formerly Davis) is a ctional character created by television producer and screenwriter
Marc Cherry for the ABC television series Desperate
Housewives. The character was portrayed by actress Dana
Delany and rst appeared in the series fourth season premiere on September 30, 2007 as the focus of the yearly
mystery.[5]
Katherine is generally characterized by her cold demeanor and impressive domestic skills. Though initially
a homemaker, Katherine started a catering business with
neighbor Bree Hodge (Marcia Cross), with whom she
[6] Ausiello, Michael (May 31, 2006). I thought someone
shares a heated rivalry.[6] She has been married twice,
was.... TV Guide. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
to Wayne Davis (Gary Cole) and Adam Mayfair (Nathan
[7] Snierson, Dan (September 8, 2006). Third Times the Fillion), but both relationships ended in divorce. KatherCharm. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2011. ine has had two children: Dylan Davis (Hailee Denham),
[5] Ausiello, Michael (March 24, 2006). Former Twin Peaks
G-Man Kyle MacLachlan.... TV Guide. Retrieved May
29, 2011.
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her daughter who died as a young child, and Dylan May- 3.10.2 Personality
fair (Lyndsy Fonseca), her adoptive daughter. Delany left
the series during the sixth season, and the character has When Katherine was introduced to the series, many critrelocated to Paris indenitely.[7]
ics noted that she was very similar to Bree Hodge (Marcia
in that both prided themselves on their domestic
Delanys portrayal of the character has received criti- Cross),
[20]
skills.
Cherry noted that Katherine was clearly difcal praise. Many critics attributed the improved qualferent
before
her arrival in the fourth season,[13] which
ity of season four to Delanys performance. Delany
she claims Katherine is not as
was a critics favourite for an Emmy Award nomination Susan conrms when [21]
fun
as
she
used
to
be.
Her cold exterior is noted by
for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria
many
characters,
including
in 2008. The character received further media attenParker),
who
remarks
that
Katherine
is smug and 'holier
tion when she was involved in the series rst lesbian
than
thou'"
and
is
getting
a
reputation
around [the neigh[8]
relationship. She returned during the series nale in
bourhood]
for
having
a
stick
up
[her]
ass!"[22] Though
[9]
2012.
Katherine immediately conicts with the other women on
the street,[13] most notably Bree,[20] she eventually develops close friendships with her neighbours.[21] Nevertheless, her rivalry with Bree continues but as a natural part
of their sisterly relationship.[23] In the sixth season, however, Katherine "[morphs] into the person the housewives
Delany auditioned for the series pilot episode in 2004 have to hate in the absence of Edie Britt (Nicolette Sheri[14]
for the role of Bree Van de Kamp. Creator Marc Cherry dan).
thought she delivered a fantastic audition. Delany was
oered the role but rejected it three times.[10][11] Delany
has since insisted that she was not ready to do another
television series at the time and that the character of Bree
was too similar to her character on Pasadena.[10][11][12]
The role eventually went to Marcia Cross, Cherrys second choice.[11] Delany reportedly regretted not accepting
the part.[13]
I've never ever been in this for the money. I just like to do
what challenges me. Thankfully, Marc [Cherry] circled
back. Thats unusual in Hollywood. Usually when you say
no, they hold it against you for the rest of your career.
I've experienced that. [Cherry] said I was sly, and that I
got the slyness of the show.
Dana Delany[14]
When Cherry was developing Katherine, a character with
a lot of Alpha female qualities and some slyness and
darkness, he oered Delany the role.[13] She accepted
the role and remained on the series until the end of the
sixth season. Following her multi-episode guest role on
another ABC series, Castle, network executives oered
Delany the lead in a new pilot for the 2010-2011 television season.[15] Delany lmed the pilot for Body of Proof
in April 2010; her absence in Desperate Housewives was
explained by having Katherine and her girlfriend, Robin
Gallagher (Julie Benz), leave town indenitely.[15] In
May, ABC picked up Body of Proof for thirteen episodes;
thus, Delany did not return for the seventh season of Desperate Housewives as a series regular.[16][17] Delany admitted that her exit from the series was quick, but insisted
that she may return to the series at some point, regardless
of whether or not her new series is successful.[18][19] She
returned during the series nale in 2012.[9]
Katherine appears to be dependent on a romantic partner. Her rst husband, Wayne, was abusive but she eventually left him and married Adam Mayfair. When he
leaves, she tries convincing him to come home, saying
that she is lonely, despite having discovered that he had
an aair.[24] Later, in the fth season, Katherine contemplates leaving Fairview because she is single, later revisiting the option in an attempt to force Mike to realize he
loves her.[25] She also resorts to trickery in order to ensure
that Mike does not end their engagement.[26][27] When
Mike leaves Katherine for Susan, she suers a complete
nervous breakdown.[14] When she becomes romantically
involved with a woman, she puts her life in Fairview on
hold indenitely while trying to evaluate everything during an extended vacation in Paris.[7]
3.10.3 History
Past
Before the series, Katherine was married to abusive police ocer Wayne Davis (Gary Cole). Together, they
had a daughter named Dylan (Hailee Denham). Wayne
became increasingly violent, forcing Katherine to ee
with Dylan, and seek refuge with her aunt, Lillian Simms
(Ellen Geer). While living on Wisteria Lane, Katherine befriends her neighbours, Mary Alice Young and
Susan Mayer.[28][29] One night, Katherine returned to nd
Wayne had visited Dylan and gave her a new doll. Katherine put the doll on top of a dresser.[21] and got into a ght
with Wayne, hitting him with a candlestick. After Wayne
left, Katherine discovers Dylan had tried to retrieve her
doll and died when the dresser fell on top of her. Fearing Waynes wrath, Katherine and Lillian buried Dylan in
nearby woods and left Wisteria Lane, telling Susan and
Mary Alice that she had taken a job oer in Chicago.[29]
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Katherine adopted a girl very similar to Dylan from

a Romanian orphanage.[21] Katherine began raising her
adopted daughter, Dylan (Lyndsy Fonseca), and they
moved to Chicago. Eventually, Katherine married
gynecologist Adam Mayfair (Nathan Fillion). Katherine
tells Adam that Wayne killed her biological daughter and
he agrees to keep her secret and protect them from her
ex-husband. Years later, the Mayfairs move to Wisteria
Lane to care for Lillian, now terminally ill, and escape
the humiliation of Adams alleged sexual harassment of
one of his patients.
shoot her, Adam arrives. Knowing Wayne will always

track her, Katherine shoots him. Bree, Susan, Lynette,
and Gabrielle tell the police that her actions were in selfdefence and Katherine is nally integrated into their social group. Dylan returns and reunites with her mother.
Season 4
Season 5
Twelve years after leaving Wisteria Lane, Katherine,

Adam and Dylan move in to Lillians house. Susan introduces Katherine to Bree, Lynette and Gabrielle, her
friends and neighbours; Katherine immediately clashes
with each of them, particularly Bree. Meanwhile, Dylan doesn't remember living on Wisteria Lane. Katherine
begins integrating herself into Susans circle of friends
but continues to conict with Bree, Gabrielle and Lynette.
Katherines mysterious and cold exterior and Dylans lack
of memories about life on Wisteria Lane raise the suspicions of their neighbours. Dylan questions Katherine
about her birth father but Katherine only says that he is
too dangerous to let back into their lives.
During the ve years between seasons four and ve,

Katherine remains on Wisteria Lane. Katherine briey
moves in with Bree, a recovering alcoholic who relapses
when her husband, Orson Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan),
leaves for jail.[30] Katherines rivalry with Bree continues despite their shared business. Katherine is unhappy
when she realises that Bree has used her recipes in her
cookbook and leaves her to run the business while she
publicises it. Her resentment deepens when Bree hires
Orson as an employee. Yearning for romance, Katherine
secretly begins dating Mike Delno (James Denton), Susans ex-husband. Eventually, Susan nds out about the
relationship and feels betrayed. She eventually gives them
her blessing but is uncomfortable with their relationship.
Lillian moves into the Mayfairs guest bedroom and

writes a detailed account of the original Dylans death
in a note addressed to Dylan Mayfair, but dies before
she can give it to her. Sylvia Greene (Melora Walters),
the woman who accused Adam of sexual harassment in
Chicago, visits him - hoping to rekindle their romance.
Katherine thinks Sylvias accusations are false but Adam
admits having had an aair with her, which is why he settled out of court and they lost everything in Chicago.
Katherine kicks Adam out of the house. While packing, he nds Lillians note and leaves after confronting
Katherine about her lies and she throws the note in the
re. However, Dylan salvages a few pieces and deducts
that Katherine killed Wayne. She calls Adam for more
answers but he calls Katherine. He promises to give her
one last alibi and lie to Dylan but their marriage is still
over.
Katherine and Bree put aside their rivalry to start a catering business. Meanwhile, Wayne tracks down Dylan and
the two start meeting in private; eventually, she reintroduces the two. Hoping to drive Wayne away, Katherine tells him that Dylan is not his daughter and a DNA
test conrms that. Adam learns that Wayne has located
Katherine and Dylan and oers to help them escape,
deciding to take Dylan on a graduation trip and never
return but Wayne kidnaps Adam. Fearing Wayne has
killed Adam, Katherine begs Dylan to leave immediately but Dylan demands the entire truth. Katherine tells
her, prompting Dylan to walk out. Later, Wayne corners Katherine and takes her hostage. Before he can
Five-year jump Bree and Katherine open up their

catering company and Katherine is the head chef. Katherine is jealous that Bree is taking credit for some stu that
is not hers.
Katherine begins spending more time with Susan and

Mikes son, M.J. (Mason Vale Cotton) and move in together. Susan tells Mike and Katherine that shes marrying Jackson but is horried to learn that Mike will no
longer have to pay her alimony. Katherine deceives Susan by letting her think Mike will pay alimony regardless.
When Susan wants to thank Mike herself, Katherine admits not telling him that Susans engagement to Jackson
isn't real, afraid that he would leave her for Susan. The
couple elope to Las Vegas, but Mike leaves Katherine
at the airport when he learns that their neighbour, Dave
Williams (Neal McDonough), plans to kill M.J. in revenge. M.J. escapes unharmed and Mike and Susan share
a passionate kiss following the ordeal.
Season 6
In the sixth season premiere, it is revealed that Mike married Susan, not Katherine. When Susan is out, her wedding dress is delivered to Katherines house. Katherine
wears it while cooking to annoy Susan. She also demands
that Susan publicly apologize to her for taking Mike away.
Susan initially refuses and locks her in a closet, Katherine then breaks free and crashes the wedding. Susan then
apologizes, but Katherines feelings remain bitter. When
Susan is away, Katherine visits Mike, gives him a kiss
and tells him she'll be there for him. Katherine then tells
Orson that Mike made a pass at her, hoping this will get
back to Susan. Bree becomes concerned when she sees
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Katherine spying through Susan and Mikes windows one

night. After an incident at a wedding they were catering,
Bree res Katherine and advises her to seek professional
help. Furious, Katherine scratches Brees car.
Katherines rivalry with Susan intensies as she continues pursuing Mike. Things come to a head at a neighborhood watch meeting after Susan ignores Katherine
when she tries to volunteer, escalating into Susan publicly threatening Katherine if she doesn't leave her and
Mike alone. Realizing the danger Katherine poses, Susan
begins suspecting Katherine attacked her daughter, Julie
Mayer, out of revenge. Though Katherine has an alibi,
Susan and Mikes fears about Katherine are soon realized. When Mike hears Katherine told M.J. that Susan is
a bad mother, he coldly tells her that he never loved her.
When he leaves, Katherine stabs herself in the stomach
with a knife that has Mikes ngerprints on it. Katherine
frames Mike and he is sent to jail while she is in hospital. Susan worries that Katherine has suered a nervous
breakdown and asks Dylan to visit and have her mother
committed for psychiatric observation. She then learns
that Katherine has been telling Dylan that she, not Susan, was married to Mike. When Katherine realizes shes
been caught, she has a complete breakdown. Katherine is
institutionalized for a couple of months.
When Katherine returns to Wisteria Lane, she develops
a friendship with Robin Gallagher (Julie Benz), a former
stripper who moves in with Susan and Mike. In order to
preserve her friendship with Susan, Robin moves in with
Katherine. Katherine is surprised to learn that Robin is
a lesbian and begins to develop a physical attraction to
her, as well as an emotional connection. Katherine is very
confused by these new feelings. Soon, the two become
sexually involved. When their relationship is made public, Katherine decides that she cares too much about what
others think and suggests that she and Robin take a vacation in Paris while they work on dening their relationship. Robin agrees and the two leave town that night.
Season 8
Critical
Awards
Following the 2007-2008 television season, Delany was
a promising contender for an Emmy Award in the
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
category,[32][34][35] though she did not receive a nomination. In 2009, Delany received a Prism Award for Best
Performance in a Comedy Series.[36]
3.10.5 References
[2] Dylan said his name at very end of "Free". David Grossman (director), Je Greenstein (writer). Desperate Housewives. May 18, 2008. Season 4, no. 17.
[3] Mary Alice mentioned him in her open narration in "If
Theres Anything I Can't Stand". Larry Shaw (director),
Alexandra Cunningham and Lori Kirkland Baker (writers). Desperate Housewives. October 21, 2007. Season 4,
no. 4.
[4] Appear in "What Would We Do Without You?". Larry
Shaw (director), Bob Daily (writer). Desperate Housewives. May 13, 2007. Season 3, no. 22.
[5] Desperate Housewives Episode: Now You Know. TV
Guide. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
Katherine returns to the series in the nal episode

"Finishing the Hat". Katherine has made a huge wad of
cash as the owner of a frozen food company in France.
She returns to Wisteria Lane to oer Lynette Scavo a job
as the head of her United States expansion. It is revealed
she and Robin broke up three months after arriving in
Paris as Katherine decided she would rather focus on her
professional life.
3.10.4
praised Delanys portrayal of the character, noting that

the season was shaping up to be the best since the rst
due to Delanys performance.[31] Other critics agreed that
Delanys performance helped the series return to the quality of its rst season.[32] Tim Stack of Entertainment
Weekly confessed that while he is not a fan of Delanys
acting, she is perfect for this role and looks to be a
choice adversary for Bree.[20] He also praised the setup for their mystery storyline. Matt Roush of TV Guide
complimented the addition of Katherine, writing while
shes obviously harboring a dark secret, at least theres
no one trapped in the basement, referencing the Betty
Applewhite (Alfre Woodard) storyline from the second
season.[33]
Reception
[6] Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany): Ocial Character

Biography. American Broadcasting Company. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
[7] "My Two Young Men". David Grossman (director), Bob
Daily (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. March 21,
2010. Season 6, no. 18.
[8] Desperate Housewives: Robin seduces Katherine in
shows rst lesbian relationship. Daily Mail. March 1,
[9] "'Desperate Housewives Lures Trio of Alums Back for
Final Season. Hollywood Reporter. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
Katherines arrival to the series in the fourth season re- [10] Ask Desperate Housewives Part 3. YouTube. February
21, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
ceived positive reviews. Robert Bianco of USA Today
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[11] Owen, Rob (August 17, 2007). Tuned In: 'Desperate'

measures include adding Dana Delany to cast. Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
[29] "Smiles of a Summer Night". David Grossman (director), Bob Daily (writer), Matt Berry (director). Desperate
[12] Brady, James (April 27, 2008). In Step With... Dana

Delany. Parade. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
2008. Season 5, no. 5.
[13] 'Desperate Housewives Creator Dishes Season Four Secrets. AOL Television. September 26, 2007. Retrieved
June 16, 2010.
[14] Martin, Denise (November 11, 2009). Dana Delany
turned down 'Sex,' got Desperate'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
[15] Roman, Marisa (March 22, 2010). Dana Delany on
Nathan Fillion, 'Castle' and her 'Desperate Housewives
exit. Zap2it. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
[16] Ausiello, Michael (May 14, 2010). Breaking: ABC
Picks Up 'O the Map' and Dana Delany Drama.
Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
[17] Abrams, Natalie (May 14, 2010). ABC Orders Body of
Proof, O the Map". TV Guide. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
[18] Wightman, Catriona (May 17, 2010). Delany 'unsure
about leaving Housewives". Digital Spy. Retrieved June
17, 2010.
[19] Wightman, Catriona (June 16, 2010). Delany: 'Housewives Exit was so quick'". Digital Spy. Retrieved June
17, 2010.
[20] Stack, Tim (October 2, 2007). The Menopause Button.
Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
[31] Biano, Robert (October 25, 2007). Three hit TV shows

remind us why we liked them. USA Today. Retrieved
June 16, 2010.
[32] Alston, Joshua (July 15, 2009). Emmys: Special Victims
Unit. Newsweek. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
[33] Roush, Matt (October 5, 2007). I have enjoyed your take
on .... TV Guide. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
[34] ONeil, Tom (June 4, 2008). Prospects for Emmy Acting
Awards. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
[35] ONeil, Tom (May 19, 2008). TV Guides Mike Ausiello
reveals his dream Emmy ballot: Dana Delany, Jim Parsons.... Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
[36] 2009 Prism Award Winners. Entertainment Industries
Council, Inc. Retrieved June 17, 2010.

Katherine Mayfair at the Internet Movie Database
3.11 Angie Bolen

Season 4, no. 17.
Angela de Luca, known in the series by the alias Angie

Bolen, is a ctional character played by Drea de Matteo on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives.
[22] "The Game". Bethany Rooney (director), Joey Murphy The character was created by television producer and
(writer), John Pardee (writer). Desperate Housewives. screenwriter Marc Cherry and appeared throughout the
series sixth season from September 27, 2009 to May 16,
[23] "Theres Always a Woman". Matthew Diamond (direc- 2010. Cherry describes Angie as a loving but tough
tor), John Paul Bullock III (writer). Desperate House- Italian woman. Her gritty and blunt demeanor contrasts
from the domesticated leading characters.
wives. ABC. November 2, 2008. Season 5, no. 6.
Angies storylines mostly deal with her familyhusband
Nick Bolen (Jerey Nordling) and son Danny Bolen
(Beau Mircho)and their attempts to escape their
mysterious past, which is explored throughout the sea[25] "Connect! Connect!". Ken Whittingham (director), son. Although critics initially welcomed the character
as a diverse addition to the cast, they grew frustrated
with the slow pace of her storyline as the season pro[26] "Bargaining". David Grossman (director), David Schlad- gressed. Critics compared Angie to Betty Applewhite
weiler (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. May 3, (Alfre Woodard), a character whose lagging storyline was
2009. Season 5, no. 21.
slow in developing during the series second season.
[24] "Welcome to Kanagawa". Larry Shaw (director), Jamie
Gorenberg (writer), Jordon Nardino (writer). Desperate
Housewives. January 6, 2008. Season 4, no. 10.

Season 5, no. 22.
3.11.1 Development and departure

2007. Season 4, no. 1.
While developing new characters for the sixth season

of Desperate Housewives, showrunner Marc Cherry and
his writing sta aimed to create a housewife who would
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be dierent from the other female characters on the series. Cherry stated that he wanted someone who didn't
seem suburban, who has a tough, blue-collar exterior.[1]
The sta ultimately decided upon an Italian New Yorker.
Cherry stated that part of his inspiration for the character came from his childhood neighbors. He explained,
When I was growing up in Huntington, Calif., two
Italian families from the Bronx moved in across the
street. We were so WASPy, so middle American. They
had their own ethnic identity. It was an interesting
juxtaposition.[1] Cherry insisted that Angie was not replacing the deceased Edie Britt character (Nicollette
Sheridan) as a main housewife but would instead be the
focus of the seasons mystery.[2]
Drea de Matteo, known for her role on The Sopranos, an
HBO television series about the Italian-American Maa,
was immediately oered the role in July 2009.[3] De Matteo did not know the characters name or storyline when
she accepted the role.[4][5] She acknowledged that the
character was similar to her previous television roles and
admitted that while she initially feared being typecast, she
decided to accept the role. She explained, Now that I am
old and don't really care, and remember how much fun I
had playing that character I'd rather be playing a character like that than some straight, normal, non-accented
person.[6] The characters name was reported by several
media outlets as Angie Vitale following the news of de
Matteos casting.[1][7]
In November 2009, rumors surfaced that de Matteo was
being released from her contract due to budgetary concerns. However, Cherry denied them and the actress appeared in 20 of the seasons 23 episodes.[8] However, de
Matteo did depart from the series in May 2010 after one
season. Cherry explained, Part of the deal when we
hired Drea was she was only interested in doing one season. She has a baby and is eager to get back to her life in
New York.[9]
3.11.2
Personality and characteristics
Before the characters debut, de Matteo described Angie

as brassy and a liberal New Yorker,[10] which she said
contrasts with the more conservative nature of the other
characters.[11] She commented that Angie is less of a
housewife than the rest of them. Shes a real broad.[1]
However, de Matteo also noted that Angie is not just
the brassy smart-talker and has a vulnerable side, which
would be explored in the show.[12] Cherry boosted Angie
as a loving but tough Italian woman ... who will do what
she has to protect her family.[2] He also described her
as brilliant and shielded, which leaves her largely detached from the other women on the series.[9] Michael
Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly described the character as icy.[9] Entertainment Weekly 's Tanner Stransky
wrote that Angie was "very real and very gritty, noting
that the character was capable of doing what they need
to survive, no matter what the price.[13] Within the se-
ries, Bree Hodge (Marcia Cross) describes Angie as blunt

and tactless.[14]
3.11.3 History
Past
The characters backstory is explored throughout the sixth
season of Desperate Housewives. Angela de Luca lived in
New York City with her mother, Rose De Luca (Suzanne
Costallos).[15] At age eighteen, she dropped out of college, where she was enrolled as an engineering major,
and joined a band of eco-terrorists, led by Patrick Logan
(John Barrowman), with whom she became romantically
involved. Patrick asked her to build a bomb that would
be used against a corporate company.[16] On November
10, 1991,[17] the eco-terrorist group bombed a building
that was supposedly empty; however, they unintentionally killed a man named Shawn.[18] Angela sustained a
large scar on her back as a result of the explosion.[16]
Consumed with guilt over having killed an innocent man,
Angela agreed to run away with a private investigator
(Jerey Nordling) who had been pursuing the terrorist
group. Later, Angie discovered she was pregnant with
Patricks child. She and the private investigator raised
Patricks son as their own and moved several times, living
under various aliases, in an attempt to evade both Patrick
and the FBI.
Season 6
In the sixth season premiere, the fugitive couple, now under the aliases of Angie and Nick Bolen, buys a house
on Wisteria Lane in Fairview, Eagle State, with their
nineteen-year-old son, Danny (Beau Mircho). While
Angie hesitantly befriends the other women on the street,
Danny takes a liking to Julie Mayer (Andrea Bowen), a
neighbor who eventually rejects his attempts to form a romantic relationship.[19] When Julie falls into a coma after
being strangled, Danny is the prime suspect, thus creating
tension between Angie and Julies mother, Susan Mayer
(Teri Hatcher).[20] However, Danny is cleared of all
charges when his alibi is validated.[21] Meanwhile, neighbor Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany) befriends Angie
while experiencing a nervous breakdown as a result of
Mike Delno (James Denton) marrying Susan rather than
her. When Katherine begins to question Angies past,
Angie tells Susan that Katherine may have strangled Julie
as an act of revenge.[22][23]
Angie takes a job at the catering company of her neighbor, Bree Hodge (Marcia Cross), and a friendship develops. Later, Angie learns that Nick had an aair with
Julie prior to her attack, but she forgives him for this
betrayal.[14] When Julie rejects Danny once more, he
attempts suicide by swallowing a large amount of pills.
Angie and Nick admit him to the hospital, where he
3.11. ANGIE BOLEN

awakens with temporary memory loss and tells Nurse
Mona Clark (Maria Cominis), that his name is Tyler.[17]
Mona assumes that the family is in the witness relocation program, but Danny fully reveals his familys secret.
Mona demands $67,000 from the Bolens in return for her
silence but is killed by a plane that makes an emergency
landing on Wisteria Lane soon after.[18][24]
Later, Danny begins to date Ana Solis (Maiara Walsh),
the fun-loving niece of Gabrielle (Eva Longoria Parker)
and Carlos Solis (Ricardo Antonio Chavira).[25] Gabrielle
and Carlos overhear Angie and Nick ghting about their
secret, which prompts them to send Ana to a modeling academy in New York for her safety. Danny follows Ana without his parents knowledge.[26] Angie and
Gabrielle travel to New York to bring Danny home and
Angie confesses her past to Gabrielle in condence.[15]
Patrick tracks Angie back to Fairview, where he hits Nick
with his car.[27] While Nick is in the hospital, Patrick
moves into the Bolen home and takes Angie and Danny
hostage and forces Angie to build him a second bomb.[16]
He plants the bomb inside the house and activates it with
a detonator from down the street. However, the bomb
in the house was a decoy; Angie had planted the actual
bomb in the detonator. Patrick dies in the explosion and
Angie and Nick, still on the run from the FBI, relocate to
Atlanta, Georgia while Danny moves to New York to be
closer to his grandmother and Ana.[28]
3.11.4
Reception
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Both Drea de Matteos performance and the Angie character received positive reviews upon the season premiere.
Stransky said its great to see Drea de Matteo back
on screen and praised the contrast between Angie and
the other characters.[13] In her review of the season premiere, Isabelle Carreau of TV Squad called the character
promising.[29] TV Guide 's Mickey O'Connor noted that
the chemistry between Angie and the other characters
was a little o, but predicted it would improve throughout the season.[30] Four episodes into the season, Ken
Tucker of Entertainment Weekly declared that Angies
storyline was suering from the lack of interaction between the character and the other leading women, similar to the Betty Applewhite (Alfre Woodard) storyline of
season two.[31]
By the middle of the season, Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
of MSNBC complained that the Angie storyline was
lagging, opining that the revelation that Angie is an
eco-terrorist sounds like a plot summary dreamed up
by The Onion wanting to spoof the ultimate suburban
show.[32] Stransky declared that he was tired of even
wondering whats up with the Bolens, as their whocares-anyway mystery storyline continued to move too
slowly.[33] However, his interest in the storyline was renewed when John Barrowman joined the show as Patrick
Logan,[34] stating that the storyline had nally gotten
hotter and, subsequently, better.[35] Stransky praised the
sweet vendiction of the conclusion to Angies storyline
in the season nale.[36] Cooper also enjoyed the conclusion of Angies storyline, scoring her plot in the season
nale with a 'B.'[37] She wrote that de Matteo brought
some needed re and Italian backbone to a very bland
street and was disappointed that the character was written o the series.[37] However, Robert Bianco of USA Today dismissed the nales devotion to resolving the Bolen
family storyline, stating that the audience and other characters were not invested enough in the Bolens to care
about their life-threatening predicament or departure.[38]
Following the announcement of de Matteos departure,
Ausiello reported that fans had not warmed to the character of Angie.[9]
3.11.5 References
[1] Lopez, Korina (September 27, 2009). Returning fall TV:
'Desperate Housewives". USA Today. Retrieved June 2,
2011.
[2] Ausiello, Michael (August 26, 2009). Ask Ausiello:
Spoilers on House, Bones, Gossip Girl, Housewives, and
more!. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
[3] Ask Desperate Housewives: Drea de Matteo, Part 2.
YouTube. April 11, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
[4] Ask Desperate Housewives: Drea de Matteo, Part 1.
YouTube. February 7, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
Drea de Matteos performance was well received by critics, although her characters storyline was criticized for moving slowly.
[5] An Interview with Drea de Matteo!". YouTube. October

22, 2009. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
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[6] Freydkin, Donna (September 24, 2009). "'Desperate'

times for Drea de Matteo. USA Today. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
[24] "Boom Crunch". David Grossman (director), Joey Murphy (writer), John Pardee (writer). Desperate Housewives.
[7] French, Dan (June 30, 2009). Drea de Matteo joins

Housewives". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 9, 2010.

Jason Ganzel (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. January 17, 2010. Season 6, no. 13.
[8] Ausiello, Michael (November 23, 2009). "Desperate

Housewives has NOT red Drea de Matteo.
[9] Ausiello, Michael (March 4, 2010). "Desperate Housewives exclusive: Drea de Matteo to make 'explosive' exit.
[10] Top 5 with Desperate Housewives. YouTube. October
22, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
[11] Interview with Desperate Housewives Drea de Matteo.
Television New Zealand. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
[26] "Lovely". David Warren (director), David Schladweiler

(writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. February 21,
2010. Season 6, no. 15.
[27] "A Little Night Music". David Warren (director), Matt
Berry (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. May 2,
2010. Season 6, no. 21.
[28] "I Guess This is Goodbye". David Grossman (director),
ABC. May 16, 2010. Season 6, no. 23.
[12] Desperate Housewives: Drea de Matteo Interview.

TV.com. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
[29] Carreau, Isabelle (September 27, 2009). 'Desperate

Housewives: Nice Is Dierent Than Good (season premiere)". TV Squad. Retrieved July 15, 2010.

Housewives recap: Wedding Crashers. Entertainment
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Housewives Episode Recap: 'Nice is Better Than Good'".
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ABC. November 8, 2009. Season 6, no. 7.
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isn't working?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 9,
2010.
[15] "Chromolume No. 7". Lonnie Price (director), Marco

Pennette (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. March
14, 2010. Season 6, no. 17.
[16] "The Ballad of Booth". Larry Shaw (director), Bob Daily
[17] "Would I Think of Suicide?". Ken Whittingham (director), Jason Ganzel (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC.
[18] "If...". Larry Shaw (director), Jamie Gorenberg (writer).
Desperate Housewives. ABC. January 3, 2010. Season 6,
no. 11.
[19] "Nice is Dierent Than Good". Larry Shaw (director),
Season 6, no. 2.
[21] "Never Judge a Lady By Her Lover". Andrew Doerfer (director), Bob Daily (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC.
[32] Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer (March 17, 2010).

"'Desperate Housewives mystery is lagging. MSNBC.
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Retrieved January 30, 2013.
[34] Stransky, Tanner (March 22, 2010).
"Desperate
Housewives recap: Why Can't We All Get Along?".
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recap: Captive Audience. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
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recap: An explosive end. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
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"'Housewives season goes out with a bang. MSNBC.
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without much punch. USA Today. Retrieved August 9,
2011.
[22] "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid". Larry Shaw (director), Jamie Gorenberg (writer). Desperate Housewives.
3.12 Mary Alice Young
[23] "Don't Walk on the Grass". David Grossman (director),

Marco Pennette (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC.
Mary Alice Young (formerly Angela Forrest) is a

ctional character on the ABC television series Desperate
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Housewives. The character is played by actress Brenda

Strong and narrates the series from beyond the grave;
the characters suicide in the pilot episode served as the
catalyst of the series. The narration provided by Mary Alice is essential to the tale of Wisteria Lane, as the show
revolves around her sharing the secrets of her friends and
neighbours. Her narration technique is akin in style to
Edgar Lee Masters Spoon River Anthology.
After nding a blackmail note in Mary Alices clothes,

the leading women make a series of discoveries. She was
being treated by Dr. Albert Goldne; she once went by
another name, Angela; and she may have had something
to do with a baby that disappeared. Her son, Zach, begins to have ashbacks and is under the impression that he
killed a baby named Dana, when he was younger. When
Felicia Tilman comes to town and realizes she knew Mary
Alice by her former identity, it is only a matter of time
Mary Alice is the most mysterious of the housewives because only bits and pieces of her story are known. A lov- before the women learn just how much Mary Alice may
have been hiding.
ing, doting wife and mother who was generous to her family and neighbours, she was the last person any of them In the rst seasons nale, the mystery of Mary Alices
expected to commit suicide. In death, Mary Alice sees death is revealed. In March 1990, Mary Alice could not
things she would not have seen in life: her friends vul- conceive and bought a baby illegally from a heroin adnerabilities, lies and secrets. She does not judge them so dict, Deirdre Taylor. She then moved to Wisteria Lane
much as love them more because of their foibles, pity- with her husband and the baby to start a new life. In
ing them for the ways they manipulate and hurt those 1993, the Young familys life on Wisteria Lane was nearly
they care about most. Although deceased since the rst destroyed when the woman returned, seemingly sober,
episode, Mary Alice continued to have a leading story- wanting her baby back. After a verbal ght, as Deirdre
line throughout the rst and second seasons of the show, went to reclaim her baby, Mary Alice stabbed and killed
with the story being led by her husband and son, Paul and her. The child, originally named Dana and renamed
Zach Young respectively.
Zach, woke up and saw the dead body. Mary Alice and
For her performance as Mary Alice Young, Strong was Paul chopped up the body and buried it under their pool.
nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice- Zachs birth father turned out to be Mike Delno. Years
later, when Martha Huber discovered Mary Alices seOver Performance.[1]
cret via her sister, Felicia, who worked with Angela,
she blackmailed Mary Alice. In desperation, Mary Alice
committed suicide.
The role Mary Alice was originally given to Sheryl Lee.[2]
A pilot was lmed including Lee, but Brenda Strong eventually took over the role, as producers thought that Lee
was not right for the part.[3] Strong commented on the
casting change for her character, explaining, I think it
was a conceptual shift ... There certainly wasn't something wrong with what [Lee] did. It was just that instead
of vanilla they wanted chocolate, and I happened to be
chocolate.[4] Scenes featuring Lee were relmed with
Strong as her replacement.[5] The mystery surrounding
Mary Alice and her family was the main storyline in the
rst season of the series, and it is resolved in the rst season nale. Series creator Marc Cherry had wanted there
to be a denite end to the mystery, hoping to avoid similar viewer fatigue that Twin Peaks suered after drawing out its central mystery past its rst season.[6] ABC
executives initially protested the writers decision to have
Mary Alice purposefully kill Deirdre Taylor, prompting
the writers to make Deirdre violent in order to justify
Mary Alices actions.[6]
Season 2
Mary Alice was the rst housewife to move to Wisteria

Lane, fteen years before the shows pilot episode (the
day Mary Alice killed herself). In the second season nale, Mary Alice appeared in the episodes in various ash
backs, describing how she met the major housewives.
The rst character she met was Susan Mayer, she rescued Susan after she locked herself in her moving van.
The second character she encountered was Bree Van de
Kamp, who came to the Youngs house with her husband
Rex and her son Andrew in tow. She made Andrew apologize for stealing a garden ornamental frog. She met
Lynette Scavo several years later. Lynette and her husband Tom were arguing over how Lynette was expecting
twins and that it was completely okay for Lynette to punish Tom for not telling her that his family had eight sets of
twins over three generations. Gabrielle Solis was the nal
3.12.2 History
housewife to be greeted by the group. She and her husband Carlos were only wearing underwear, when Mary
Season 1
Alice, Susan, Lynette, and Bree walked in. She is also
In the rst scene of the pilot episode, Mary Alice intro- seen in a quick ashback with her son Zach and husband
duces herself. She then proceeds to go inside her house, Paul sometime in the mid-1990s where Zach tangles his
reach for a gun, and shoot herself in the head.
shoe laces and where she is pouring water in the kitchen.
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Season 3
In "Bang", episode 7 of the third season, Lynette has a
series of dreams about the last time she talked to Mary
Alice, moments before she shot herself. Lynette tormented herself over not trying to save Mary Alice. After
a hostage situation in which two people were killed and
Lynette was injured, she had one nal dream of Mary Alice. This time, however, Lynette tried to prevent something bad from happening by asking if she could help her.
Mary Alice replied that she couldn't, but she could do
something. She could enjoy the lovely day, as we get so
few of them. Mary Alice, as the narrator, says, This
was the last time Lynette would dream of me, and for her
sake, I am grateful.
Season 4
Mary Alice was not a prominent part of this season, but
she was seen on various occasions nonetheless. She was
seen in a ashback on the second episode of the fourth
season called "Smiles of a Summer Night". In a ashback of Susans about the day Katherine Mayfair abruptly
left Wisteria Lane, Mary Alice Young and Susan go to
Katherines house, questioning her about why the moving
van outside her house. Katherine tells them that she got a
job in Chicago and refuses to allow Julie to say goodbye
to Dylan. A crashing noise is heard upstairs and Katherine is nervous and evasive. When Susan asks if everything
is OK, Katherine makes her excuses and tells them she is
really going to miss them, shutting the door.
preciates her sympathy and initially declines but Mary Alice is insistent. A few years later, now that Eli has found
steady work thanks to Mary Alice recommending him to
the women of the neighbourhood, Eli walks in on Mary
Alice reading a note. Mary Alice tries to be upbeat despite the fact that something is obviously troubling her,
and oers Eli the vase that he xed for her a few years
ago. Eli accepts and leaves, worried about her fragile state
but thinking it best to leave her alone. It is then revealed
that the note Mary Alice was reading is the blackmail letter and that is the day she killed herself. An ambulance
arrives and the neighbourhood shows up in force to nd
out what happened to Mary Alice complete with Martha
Huber gossiping with other women about Mary Alices
suicide. Eli watches from afar and regrets having done
nothing to stop Mary Alices suicide. From that day forward, he makes a vow to not only x peoples belongings
but their lives as much as he can as well.
Season 6
Once again, Mary Alice is not part of a central storyline
but continues to look over the neighborhood she left behind. Her old house is bought by the Bolen family. She
makes one appearance in Epiphany where she brings
Barbara, Eddie's mom, home from a bar when she left her
son alone and scold her for bad parenting. At the end of
the season nale, Mary Alices husband, Paul, is released
from jail and makes his epic return to Wisteria Lane.
Season 7
It was mentioned that Mary Alice held the position of
President of Wisteria Lanes homeowners association, a Paul returns to Wisteria Lane as a series regular and
position left vacant for four years (after her death) until brings his new wife, Beth, with him. Her old house was
Katherine returned and insisted a new one be elected.
recently bought by her paroled husband. Her adopted son
Mary Alice makes her second and last onscreen fourth Zach also returned after it came to light that he shot Paul
season appearance in the nale called Free in a ashback after the Wisteria Lane riot. Paul survives and discovto the night before Katherine left Wisteria Lane. Whilst ers that Zach has wasted his fortune after developing a
Katherine and Lillian were out, Mary Alice was babysit- serious drug addiction. He blames Paul for the way his
ting Dylan and revealed that Katherines then husband, life turned out and Mary Alices suicide. Soon enough
Wayne Davis, had arrived and given Dylan a toy doll and though, Paul and Zach reconcile and he enters rehab.
a tricycle. Having no idea that Katherine was running Pauls character later has a change of heart and rekinaway from her abusive ex, Mary Alice apologizes for any dles a friendship with Susan, after years of feuding. In
wrongdoing as Katherine rushes inside with her Aunt Lil- the seasons end, Paul is held hostage by Felicia, who has
returned to again seek revenge on Paul. When Felicia
lian to check on Dylan.
demands a confession from Paul over killing Martha, he
indeed confesses but declares he is not sorry as Martha
Season 5
caused Mary Alices suicide. Susan saves Paul, and after
Felicia ees, she is killed in a car accident. Though free,
Like the last two seasons, Mary Alice appears only once Paul nally confesses to killing Martha and is taken away
in Episode 13. At Eli Scruggs funeral, Mary Alice reby the police.
calls how she changed Elis life. She remembers how one
morning before he had any steady work, he approached
her and introduced himself. Initially commenting that she Season 8
doesn't have any work for him, Mary Alice changes her
mind when she notices Eli had obviously fallen on hard More ashbacks reveal new information about her family
times. She asks him if he will x a vase she broke. Eli ap- before her death.[7] The rst of this occurs in episode two,
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where it is revealed that Mary Alice wanted to call her ing too much of the episode to the Mary Alice storyline
friends (after she received the note) but chose not to.
rather than focusing on the other characters.[10]
A few episodes later, a suicidal Bree talks to a halluci- Strong was nominated two times for the Primetime
nation of Mary Alice, asking her if she remembers how Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance
good things were on Wisteria Lane and whether not she in 2011 and 2012.[11][12]
is happy now in death, Mary Alice replies she is not unhappy and disappears when Bree picks up her gun.
The series nale opens with the day in which Mary Alice
arrived on Wisteria Lane. Martha is the rst to welcome
her, but after Mary Alice seems unwilling to talk, Martha
guesses Mary Alice is hiding something and made it her
mission to nd out what. At the end of the nale, Mary
Alices spirit is seen with the ghosts of all those who have
died over the years on Wistera Lane, explaining her presence all this time has been in the hopes that they can give
a message to those left behind that while their lives may
be desperate, they are still worth living.
3.12.3
Appearances
3.12.5 References
[1] Awards for Brenda Strong

[2] Development Update: March 3. The Futon Critic.
March 3, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
seeking a ratings hit. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved
August 15, 2010.
[4] Touchstone Television, pp. 96-99
[5] Audio commentary on Pilot with Marc Cherry.
Desperate Housewives: The Complete First Season.
[DVD]. Touchstone Pictures. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
Despite being deceased, Mary Alices voice has been [6] Audio commentary on One Wonderful Day with Marc
heard in nearly every episode of the series; however, Rex
Complete
First Season. [DVD]. Touchstone Pictures.
Van de Kamp (played by Steven Culp) narrated the sixteenth episode of season three, "My Husband, the Pig" [7] Brenda Strong promises 'Desperate Housewives ash(though Mary Alice still provided narration for the openbacks, digital spy, July 26, 2011
ing previously on Desperate Housewives montage), and
Edie Britt (played by Nicollette Sheridan) narrated the [8] Shales, Tom (October 3, 2004). "'Housewives: Worth
Staying at Home For. The Washington Post. Retrieved
nineteenth episode of season ve, "Look Into Their Eyes
March 25, 2011.
and You See What They Know". That episode had no
previously montage, and is the only episode in the se- [9] Ross, Dalton (September 27, 2005). Desperate Houseries in which Mary Alice is not seen or heard at all.
wives Season One DVD Review. Entertainment Weekly.
In addition to this, she has appeared in person in sevRetrieved July 11, 2011.
eral episodes. Besides "Pilot" (1.01), where she commits suicide, she has appeared in ashbacks and dream [10] Hodgman, Ann (May 23, 2005). Tidy Endings.
sequences in episodes: "Pretty Little Picture" (1.03),
"Guilty" (1.08), "The Ladies Who Lunch" (1.16), "One [11] Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2011 - OutWonderful Day" (1.23), "There Is No Other Way" (2.16),
standing Voice-Over Performance. Academy of Televi"Remember" (2.23 and 2.24), "Bang" (3.07), "Smiles of
sion Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
a Summer Night" (4.02), "Free" (4.17), "The Best Thing
That Ever Could Have Happened" (5.13), "Epiphany" [12] Emmys Press Release. Academy of Television Arts &
Sciences. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
(6.20), "Remember Paul?" (7.01), "Making the Connection" (8.02), "Putting It Together" (8.09), and the series
nale, "Finishing the Hat" (8.23).
3.13 Mike Delno
3.12.4
Reception
Michael Mike Delno is a ctional character on the

ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The charBoth the character of Mary Alice and her narrations acter was played by actor James Denton from the shows
were well received by critics and even earned Strong inception, until the eighth and nal season of the show.
some nominations and awards. In his review of the pilot, Tom Shales of The Washington Post complimented
Mary Alice characters narrations.[8] While reviewing the 3.13.1 History
rst season nale, Dalton Ross of Entertainment Weekly
praised the conclusion to the Mary Alice mystery, calling Season 1
it both shocking and satisfying..[9] On the other hand,
Ann Hodgman of Entertainment Weekly was negative in Mike Delno posed as the friendly neighborhood plumber
her review and criticized the writers decision to devot- but was quietly searching for his missing ex-girlfriend
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(Deirdre Taylor). Her father, Noah, wanted to know what like dirt. They had a brief relationship which she ended
had happened to her before he died. Deirdres remains when he was arrested for Monique Poliers murder. Suwere discovered under the Young family pool.
san and her new boyfriend, Ian, did their best to get him
Paul Young murdered Martha Huber after she admit- out of jail. In prison, Paul tried befriending him so Zach
ted blackmailing his late wife. He tried framing Mike. would help him nd Felicia Tilman, who he was accused
Susan Meyer discovered that he had been in prison for of murdering. Later, he visited a hypnotherapist to try to
manslaughter and drug dealing. Devastated, she ended make sense of some memories. He realized Orson Hodge
their relationship. However, she visited Kendra and was responsible. He and Mike had a ght on the hospital
roof and Orson fell o. Mike was cleared when the police
Noah, looking for answers. Kendra explained that Mike
and Deirdre were drug addicts. Mike was defending found Alma and Moniques teeth and suicide note.
Deirdre from an undercover policeman. Mike tried stopping the policeman and caught them together. Mike and
the policeman had a ght and they went over a balcony.
Mike survived but the cop didn't.
Mike also discovered that Paul Young was involved in
Deirdres murder. He took Paul hostage and planned to
shoot him until Paul told him that he and his late wife
lived in Salt Lake City years ago. Mary Alice worked at a
rehab centre and met Deirdre. One night, wanting drugs,
Deirdre tried to sell her and Paul her watch claiming the baby needed food but Mary Alice, knew Deirdre
would buy drugs. She oered them her baby son, Dana.
Mary Alice agreed and they moved to Fairview with the
baby, now named Zach. Three years later, Deirdre found
them and demanded her baby back; they refused. Deirdre
went to take Zach but Mary Alice stabbed her to stop her .
Mike let Paul go, realizing Zach was his son. Meanwhile,
Zach held Susan hostage after nding out Mike had kidnapped Paul and intended to kill him.
Season 2
When Mike got home, he and Susan fought o Zach and
he ed. Susan was stunned to discover that Zach is Mikes
son. Susan was wary of Zach because his behaviour towards Julie was worrying, particularly when she asked
him not to see Julie as much. She encouraged Zach to
go to Utah, looking for Paul and gave him money. When
Mike found out, he ended their relationship.
Mike was saddened when Ian and Susan got engaged but
discovered that Ian proposed, knowing that Mike had intended to propose the night of his accident. Mike challenged Ian at a poker game and they did a deal: if Mike
won, he could tell Susan but if Ian won, he couldn't. Ian
won and Mike kept his distance but Ian had to thank Mike
when he rescued him from drowning. Following an argument with Ian, Mike consoled Susan and they kissed, renewing Mikes hope that they would reconcile. Despite
his deal with Ian, he told Susan what happened at the
poker game. Susan was furious, refusing to see either of
them but eventually decided to marry Ian. Upset, Mike
left her a message, saying goodbye and left Wisteria Lane,
unaware that Ian had ended things with Susan. Mike went
camping so Susan went after him but oended by her
guides suggestion that she invited in too much drama,
Susan went to nd Mike alone. Back at the campground,
she was reported lost, and Mike recognized Susan from
the description. Susan left Mike a message, promising if
they reconciled, they would be a normal couple. Mike
found Susan and they went home. Exactly a year to the
day after Mikes accident, they went out to dinner and on
returning to Wisteria Lane, the trailer Susan decorated a
year before, was waiting on her driveway. They lived the
experience they were meant to have that night and Mike
proposed.
They married in the woods in the middle of the night.
Susan surprised him with a small wedding because she
didn't want to put pressure on him for a big, expensive
wedding.
Mike tried getting to know him, on his return from Utah,

and Zach was initially interested. Paul, however, told Season 4
Zach that he was getting tired of his obsession with two
people who hadn't loved him enough to keep him. After In Season Four, Mike and Susan discovered that she was
that, Zach made it clear that he felt Paul was his father.
pregnant (result of WB). Mike told Susan that he had
After Edie Britt set Susans house on re, Mike got Susan never been happier but problems arose when Julie asked
a wire to record Edies confession. Susan moved into a for permission to go to a party. Susan agreed but Mike
caravan. Later, they made up and he planned to propose said no as he'd seen some crazy parties at the house in
question. Susan agreed with Mike but later told Julie she
in the season nale but was ran over by Orson Hodge.
could go but asked her not to tell Mike, wanting him to
feel part of the decision-making process, and Julie went.
Season 3
Later that night, after Mike said he had driven past the
house and seen topless girls, drunken people and music
Mike survived the accident but spent 6 months in a coma. blaring, Susan claimed she needed something from the
When he woke up, he was diagnosed with retrograde am- store and went to get Julie. However, at the party, she was
nesia, causing him to forget the last 2 years. Edie Britt mistaken for a stripper but brought Julie and Dylan home
took advantage, telling him that Susan had treated him and a friend of Julies phoned to check she'd got home
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all right, alerting Mike. He told Susan that he respected Season 5

her decisions about how to raise Julie but expected her to
consult him on how they raised their child.
The fth season premiered on U.S. television on SunThe doctor suggested Susan and Mike go for genetic day September 28, 2008 with the episode You're Gonna
counselling and Mike admitted his father, Nick, was alive Love Tomorrow. As previously stated, season ve takes
and in prison for rst degree murder. They visited and place ve years after the events of season four. In the new
Susan was shocked by how cold Nick was and needing to timeline, it is revealed that Susan is having a secret reknow that Nick felt remorse for his actions, visited him lationship with her painter/decorator Jackson Braddock.
alone the next day. Nick told Susan that he regretted what When Jackson asked why they couldn't go public, she
his actions did to Mike as he became very unpopular, replies, Maybe I dont deserve to be happy, which led to
claiming that one never truly overcame that, and told Su- ashbacks revealing why Susan and Mike divorced: they
san to watch Mike carefully. While at Brees house, Mike were involved in a crash with another car. They survived
dropped a painkiller. Bree found it and wondering what but the occupants of the other car Lila Dash and her
it was, researched it. On discovering that it was highly daughter, Paige died. Susan and Mike weren't responaddictive, she told Susan who only believed it when she sible (the other car pulled out in front of them), but Sufound pills hidden in Mikes ashlight. She confronted san blamed herself and Mike and the trauma took its toll
him and he threw the pills down the sink, telling her that on their marriage. When Mike arrives to collect their son
he wasn't addicted but later retrieved them. Mikes drug (M.J.) for the weekend, Susan tells Mike that she is seedealer hassled him for money so he blackmailed Adam ing someone.
and Orson into prescribing him more. Mikes drug dealer While Susan is now with Jackson, Mike started datcame to the house and Susan, unaware he was a drug ing Katherine Mayfair, Susans older friend. Mike and
dealer, tried xing him up with Julie until Mike told her Katherine bonded over after bad dates and realize they
that he was a drug dealer and she threw him out. He con- are attracted to each other. When Susan nds out that
fessed that he had bought drugs illegally from the dealer they are dating and that Bree knew, it is clear that she
so he could keep working, worried about the cost of rais- still has feelings for Mike, whom she refers to as her souling a child. Susan thought that he had stopped taking mate. This bad feeling spills over into Mike and Susans
them but found pills in the car. She confronted Mike and son, M.J., when he attacks Katherine. It emerges that this
he accidentally pushed her down the stairs. They went to is a result of what Susan told M.J. when she and Mike rst
the hospital worried about the baby but punched a split up; that they would get back together eventually.
hospital worker so Mike was handcued to a seat. Luckily she and the baby were ne and Susans ankle was only Worried about her and Mikes relationship,Katherine tells
sprained. She was prescribed painkillers and when Mike him that her daughter wants her to move to Maryland, but
asked for one, she told him if he didn't go to rehab, she isn't sure if she should go. Mike was non-committal but
would leave him and refuse him access to the baby. Mike realized, thanks to Dave Williams, that he was falling in
love with Katherine and left her a basket of roses with
agreed and went for thirty days.
a note saying Don't go. When Katherine found them,
Mike didn't go to the rst Lamaze class, as he received his she was thrilled unaware that Dave had an agenda of
30 day chip (30 days without drugs) but was there for the his own, thinking Mike was responsible for the deaths
second. Mike told Susan that Bree Hodges husband, Or- of his wife and daughter. Dave planned his revenge
son, had run him over, Susan furiously told Orson to stay he, Mike and Katherine would go camping and he would
away from her family and told Bree what happened. Or- shoot Katherine dead. Fortunately, Daves wife, Edie,
son and Bree grew apart because of this, and Susan apol- sent him a text, telling him to come home. Edie confronts
ogized for it. After Mikes mother visited, Mike scolded him during the confrontation, Edie is about to call
his mother for her attitude towards Susan asking per- Mike when Dave nearly strangles her. Edie rushed out
sonal questions and unable to believe that Susan couldn't and was killed after being electrocuted when she crashed
cook. She apologized just before Susan gave birth to their her car into an electricity pole after swerving to avoid Orbaby boy. Mike wanted to name him Maynard after his son. Dave later learns that he nearly killed the wrong pergrandfather (who was a father gure for him) but Susan son. Susan confessed she was driving the night that Lila
preferred Connor. Mike convinced her to name their son and Paige died and realized he should have been targeting
Maynard James Delno (hes known as M.J.).
her. Dave decides to kill Susan and Mikes six-year-old
son, M.J. Delno, in revenge.
Mike later struggled with his feelings for Susan and
Katherine, and proposes to Katherine, who gladly accepts. In the nale, Dave gives Mike a videotape which he
says is rehearsal footage of their band; it is actually Daves
confession which Mike wasn't supposed to see until after
5-year leap As the plot fast forwards 5 years in the M.J. is dead. Needing a videotape to use at the wedding,
future, Susan is seen coming home to Mike.
Katherine puts it in her camera. Katherine and Mike are
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waiting to y to Vegas and Katherine takes her wallet to
buy cappuccinos and knocked the camera so Mike heard
Daves voice from her purse. Watching it, he sees Dave
confess to killing M.J.. Mike runs to save him, leaving
a message for Katherine. Unfortunately, it is misinterpreted. Mike phones Susan and told her that Dave is the
man whose wife and daughter that died in the accident.
He speaks to Dave, oering himself in Susan and M.J.'s
place. Dave agrees and tells Mike to meet them at the site
of the accident. Unknown to Mike, Dave plans to have
Mike crash into his car and kill M.J., just as Susan did
when she killed Lila and Paige. Susan manages to escape
and tried to warn Mike, but he crashed into Daves car
anyway. Susan was relieved to nd M.J. alive and well as
Dave had told him to get out of the car. Susan, Mike, and
M.J. share a hug, and Mike kisses Susan.
At the end of the nale, Mike is seen marrying someone
whose face is not shown. Neither Katherine nor Susan
are shown in the pews at the church, and Marc Cherry has
dressed both Katherine and Susan up in wedding dresses.
Season 6
It is revealed that Mike broke up with Katherine and
asked Susan to marry him, again. She accepts and they
plan their wedding. Her daughter, Julie, then returns to
Wisteria Lane. Though Susan is happy and in love with
Mike, Katherine is devastated and jealous. Their friendship is deeply scarred by this. At the ceremony, Katherine
approaches Susan and explains how she feels and asks for
her to make a public apology during the ceremony or she
will make a huge scene. Susan then locks Katherine in a
closet, she breaks out and a scene ensues after Mike and
Susan are wed. Susan then apologizes publicly. However, Katherine tells her it doesn't matter because as of
this moment, they are at war and she begins to plot revenge. When Katherine tells M.J. how Susan stole Mike
away and takes the child from school, Mike verbally blasts
her, saying he never loved Katherine and was thinking of
Susan the whole time they were together. When a hurt
Katherine says it'd be less painful for Mike to stab her
with a knife, he retorts that he doesn't care enough about
Katherine to kill her. After he leaves, Katherine calls 911
to say shes losing blood and then stabs herself. Katherine
tells the police that Mike stabbed her and hes arrested.
Trying to help him, Susan calls on Katherines daughter
Dylan, whos believed Katherines tales that shes married
to Mike. After talking to Mike in jail, Dylan realizes her
mother has been lying and confronts her, causing Katherine to have a full breakdown that presumably exonerates
Mike. Mike is currently having nancial problems, but
while he refuses any help coming from Susan, he takes a
loan from Carlos. Susan eventually learns of their nancial ruin and, after going over their nances she and Mike
realize they need to cut back. This includes them moving
to an apartment across town and, renting out their home.
Though Mike knows it will help them get back on their
feet, Susan becomes very angry with him as she is forced
to leave the house where she raised her children. Though
they make up and, leave Wisteria Lane, they quickly nd
a renter for their house... in the form of Mikes former
enemy, Paul Young.
Season 7
When Susan tells Mike about her lingerie job on the Internet and Paul Youngs plan to buy their house, Mike decides to take an oil rig job in Alaska in order to earn more
money. He has also been communicating with Felicia
Tilman. When Susan develops kidney problems Mike
surprises her at the hospital. They both fear the prospect
of Susan succumbing to her disease and so they decide to
have an early anniversary which turns into a sham. After
everything backres Mike admits hes not ready to lose
Susan and tells her that she'll nd a kidney donor. After
Paul recovers from the gunshot wound he asks for Mikes
help in nding Zach. Mike rejects but later changes his
mind when he realizes that Zach is on drugs. Both Mike
and Paul visit Zach and ask him to go to rehab. When
Susan gets a kidney, courtesy of Beth, they both cannot
wait for their sex drought to end with Susan dreaming of
having sex but cannot recall her male counterpart.
Season 8
Making the fatal mistake of crossing Donny, an unruly
and vengeful loan shark who harasses Renee, Mike is
killed in a drive-by shooting by Donny himself in front of
his home on Wisteria Lane, just seconds after expressing his love toward Susan. He pushes Susan down to the
ground in order to save her while he is shot in the chest.
He is then remembered by the housewives at his funeral.
The fate of Mikes killer is never shown afterwards, but
Bree is later told that an arrest had been made. When Susan was cleaning out Mikes closet, she nds papers indicating that Mike was writing cheques to a woman. Susan
visits the address she nds in Mikes things and discovers that Mike had an autistic sister, Laura, whom he only
learned about eight years before. Mikes mother did not
want to be inconvenienced by their special needs child.
In the nal moments of the series, as Susan leaves Wisteria Lane, Mike is among the spirits watching her go.
Susanna also nd out shes pregnant again with a girl
3.13.2 References
[4] Julie mentioned about her in rst episode of season 1,
her rst name is given in the pilot script in Behind Closed
Doors
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[6] Season 1 episode 18, 21 and season 2 episode 8
3.14 Julie
Mayer
Housewives)
(Desperate
Julie Alexandra Mayer is a ctional character on the

ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actress Andrea Bowen, and rst appeared in the pilot episode of the series in 2004. She
is the daughter of Susan Delno (Teri Hatcher) and Karl
Mayer (Richard Burgi). They share custody of Julie,[11]
though she lives primarily with Susan.[12] Julie is characterized as bright and self-sucient and extremely mature
for her age.[13] She often acts as the parental gure in
her relationship with Susan, especially following Susans
divorce from Karl.[14][15] However, since the 6th season,
Julies personality has changed quite a bit, with her saying
she was no longer the perfect daughter.
3.14.1
Development and casting
Prior to being cast in the role, Bowen did not think she
would get it, explaining, they were looking for a 12-yearold brunette ... and I was a 13-year-old blonde.[16] As a
result, Bowen was asked to dye her hair for the role.[16]
Bowen was initially attracted to the series because of
the amount of attention paid to the younger characters.
She stated, If you watch a lot of other television shows,
the kids don't have that much [of a] part in it. On this
show, the writers give us each our own individual storylines that have a lot of layers to them.[16] For the shows
third season, the characters storylines began revolving
around themes of teenage rebellion and angst. Bowen
commented: Shes going to have, you know, primarily
one love interest, and hes a bit of a bad boy. Were going
to see if she has a positive eect on him, or if he has a
negative eect on her. Im denitely very excited about
it ... because you kind of get to see a dierent side to
her.[17]
At the beginning of the series fourth season, Bowen commented on the possibility that her character would be
leaving the show for college, stating that the writers had
briey alluded to the characters departure early in the
season but removed it from the script. She continued:
Do I want my character to go o to college? No, I'm
very happy where I am but I wouldnt be too devastated if
it happened because none of us feel too secure with their
jobs being that people get killed left and right. I think we
all live with the suspicion that we're going to be going.[18]
The Julie character was written o the series for the fth
Andrea Bowen (pictured) portrayed Julie, daughter of Susan

Delno (Teri Hatcher).
season. Hatcher expressed disappointment in the decision, but series creator Marc Cherry promised that Bowen
would return to the series.[19] Bowen returned to the series for one episode during season ve and rejoined the
main cast as a series regular for the sixth season.[20] She
appeared once in the seventh season and returned for a
string of episodes in the shows eighth and nal season.[21]
3.14.2 History
Season 1
Julie usually helps Susan deal with problems regarding
Susans love life. She also helps to care for her mother
after her divorce. She is briey romantically involved
with Zach Young (Cody Kasch), the troubled son of Susans friend, Mary Alice (Brenda Strong). She harbors
Zach in her room when he escapes from the mental institution Paul has sent him to.[22] Susan eventually nds
Zach and sends him home, which Julie considers an act of
betrayal.[13][15] Eventually, Susan bans Zach from seeing
Julie due to his increasingly disturbing behavior, but they
continue dating in secrecy.[23] Soon after, Julie breaks up
with Zach because of his sadistic mentality.[24]
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Season 2
During the second season, Julie expressed concern over
Susans re-marriage to Karl, but agreed to it because she
wanted Susan to have her surgery to remove her wandering spleen. Julie recognizes that Zach has changed
and rekindles their romance. As an act of kindness towards Zach and Mike Delno (James Denton), she invited Zach bowling with them, to try and help Mike and
Zach bond. Their friendship was ruined when Zachs father, Paul Young (Mark Moses), forbids him from speaking to Julie, fearing he will discover Mike is his biological
father.[25]
However, without telling Mike, Susan changes her mind
again and, telling Julie she just wanted Mike to feel as if
he were part of the decision making process, she allows
Julie to attend the party. Mike later nds out and tells
Susan that he respects her decisions on how to raise Julie
how she wants, since Julie is her child and not Mikes.[32]
Julie then began dating a questionable boy named Derek,
who has many piercings, which freaked Susan out, so she
tried to x her up with a young man who had showed up
at the house looking for Mike. However, Susan quickly
broke the relationship up when she found out that the
young man was in fact, Mikes drug dealer.
In the fourth season nale, Julie is accepted to Princeton

Julie catches Susan in bed with her dad Karl, and she
University.[33] One of the professors at Princeton was so
is forced to sleep in a small van with Susan when their
impressed by her senior thesis that she was oered a sumhouse is burned down by Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan).
mer internship. She left to attend college.
Karl buys them a new house, but Susan refuses, eventually moving back to their house in season 3.
Season 3
Season 5
In the beginning of the third season, Julie meets Edies

nephew, Austin McCann (Josh Henderson), whom she
likes but does not want to admit it.[26][27] Edie soon tells
Julie that Austin is bad news and that she should not get
attached.
After the ve-year time jump, Julie reappears in the

episode "City on Fire" and introduces Susan to her
boyfriend, her college professor, Lloyd (Steven Weber),
a 40-year-old man who has been married 3 times. Lloyd
proposes to Julie but she rejects him, stating that she does
After the two are held hostage in a grocery store, they not believe in marriage, following her mothers string of
much she believes
begin dating.[28] Julie loses her virginity to Austin, realis- bad luck. Susan explains to Julie how
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in
marriage
and
the
two
share
a
hug.
ing that the relationship has to move forward if she wants
to keep dating him. Unfortunately her mother and Edie
catch Austin with Danielle Van de Kamp (Joy Lauren),
and breaks up with him.[29] Eventually Julie agrees to give
him a second chance, but when Danielle learns that she is Season 6
pregnant with his child, Orson Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan)
julie returns to Wisteria Lane for the summer to help her
insists Austin leave town.[30]
mother for her see. During this time, she forms a relationship with Danny Bolen (Beau Mircho), who has moved
Season 4
in across the street with his parents. The relationship
is turbulent and short-lived. When Julie is found, stranIn the fourth Season premiere Julie is reunited with her gled outside her house and comatose, Danny is the prime
childhood best friend, Dylan Mayfair (Lyndsy Fonseca), suspect.[35][36] As the other characters work to reveal the
when Dylan and her family return to the street after identity of Julies attacker, her aair with Dannys father,
twelve years of being absent. However Dylan does not Nick (Jerey Nordling), and a pregnancy scare prior to
remember Julie or ever living on Wisteria Lane. Julie be- the attack are exposed.[37] Several months after waking
comes suspicious of Dylan.[31] Julie tells Susan that Dylan up from her coma, Julie decides to visit relatives on the
is not the same girl as she was years ago when they were East Coast until her attacker is caught.[38] In the episode
best friends. It turns out that Julies right, because the "Epiphany", Julies attacker is revealed to be Eddie Orlofreal Dylan had been crushed to death by a wardrobe and sky (Josh Zuckerman), who mistook her for Susan and
buried just before Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany) left was planning to attack her for rejecting him.[39]
Fairview.
Julie also adjusts to having Mike as her stepfather. In the
second episode of Season 4 "Smiles of a Summer Night"
Julie asks Susan if she can go to a party. Mike tells her
he would rather she did not go as he has seen some crazy
parties at the house where Julie was going. Even though
Susan had previously given Julie permission to go to the
party, she sides with Mike and Julie is forbidden to go.
Season 7
Julie is not seen again until the seventh season episode
"Where Do I Belong" when she visits Susan in hospital
after her kidney has been removed.[40]
3.14. JULIE MAYER (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES)

Season 8
Julie, who is working toward a Ph.D., reveals that she is

six months pregnant. She plans to give her daughter up
for adoption, hoping to spare herself and her child the
drama that she experienced while being raised by a single mother.[41] Later, Susan learns that the babys father is
Porter Scavo (Charlie Carver), son of her friend Lynette
(Felicity Human). Despite Julies insistence, Porter refuses to let her put their daughter up for adoption, planning to raise her himself.[42] Eventually, Julie decides to
keep the baby.[43] Julies baby is born in the same day of
Renee Perry's wedding and Karen McCluskey's death, in
the series nale.
3.14.3
Reception
Bowens performance throughout the course of the series has received mixed reviews. Entertainment Weekly
's Annie Barrett identied Julie as a TV character she irrationally hates. She criticized the character as being onenote and inconsequential and opined that Bowen started
o the series in an awkward phase and then we realized
the awkward phase was going to last her entire life.[44]
Following the announcement that Bowen would be rejoining the cast for the sixth season, Michael Slezak of
Entertainment Weekly wrote that Bowens performance
is so deeply unconvincing [that she risks] getting upstaged if theres so much as a house plant in a scene with
[her].[45] He also criticized the performances of other
young actresses on the series and raised the question,
how come Desperate Housewives has such a dreadful
track record with younger actresses?"[45] Following the
characters attack in the sixth season premiere, Entertainment Weekly 's Tanner Stransky wrote: What I love about
having Julie in peril in the rst episode is that its shocking
and totally unexpected. Shes a big enough character that
I care about her and know a decent amount about her, but
its not like [a more important character] was knocked o
the show.[46]
3.14.4
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3.15.1 Storylines
Season 1
Andrew rst appears in the "Pilot" of season one.[6] His
rst speaking role is arguing with his mother, Bree, over
her desire for perfection.[7] He is attached to his father,
Rex, and is upset when Bree tries to cover up their impending divorce.[8] When he confronts her about her lies
after she discovers he lied to her, she says, Just because
I chose not to share my marital problems with you does
not give you the right to be rude!": and Andrew replies,
How about driving my father away? Do I get to be rude
then?", and shuts the door in her face.[9] Andrew repeatedly breaks the rules during Season 1, infuriating Bree,
who eventually humiliates him by turning up at the strip
club he is visiting with his friends while grounded.[10]
Bree does later apologize to Andrew (who also admits
how much he misses his father) for lying to him, but removes the door to his room in punishment for him smoking marijuana.[11]
His parents acrimonious divorce results in Rex buying
Andrew a car. Bree tries to get him to give it back but
Andrew refuses. Later that episode, in his most serious
crime, he knocked down Juanita Mama Solis with his
car while drunk. Mama survived this but was in a coma
in hospital and died later after waking up from the coma
and falling down stairs.[12] His parents help him cover it
up but Andrew doesn't feel any remorse for his crime.[13]
He continues to misbehave and Bree gets him dropped
from the school swim team for smoking marijuana in an
attempt to make him regret his actions.[14] Further angered by her refusal to allow Rex to convalesce from heart
surgery at home, Andrew threatens, You wanna see how
long I can hold a grudge? Go ahead and abandon my father because I promise you will be sorry.[15] When he
nds out about his fathers adultery, however, he apologizes to Bree and is angry with Rex.[16]
3.15. ANDREW VAN DE KAMP

When Bree tells Andrew that if he gets his friend Lisa
pregnant, he will marry her. Andrew merely laughs[17] as
he is actually developing a relationship with Justin, who
confesses to Gabrielle Solis that he and Andrew have been
fooling around for some time.[18] Andrew later crashes
Zachs pool party with Justin and some friends and creates mayhem.[19] However, after everyone else has gone
home, Susan Mayer catches them naked in the swimming
pool kissing; Andrew anxiously shouts, I'm not, I'm not
gay!" Susan then walks away, shocked by what she had
just seen[20] After, he is expelled from school for drug
abuse and his continuing rudeness to Bree, Andrew is sent
to a juvenile delinquent boot camp.[21]
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stroy her.[29]
Season 2
Set just weeks after Rexs death, Andrews rst opening shot in Season 2 is to claim Bree is incapable of
having murdered his father because it takes guts to kill
somebody.[30] He resents George Williams for dating
Bree while Rex was still alive, and is very rude to him
when he sees him with Bree. Andrew shaved his head
after the 1st season.[31] Bree blackmails Andrew with
swim club subs into attending dinner with George.[32]
In response, Andrew imitates Brees pleasure moan to
provoke George, who tries to send him to his room but
will not tell Bree why, and she refuses to punish Andrew
without a reason.[33] George decides to get rid of Andrew by kissing his mother during his swim meet, which
angers him so much that he jumps out of the pool and
attacks George.[34] That evening, Andrew packs his bags
for Camp Hennessey a second time.
Andrew stares resentfully at his mother from Camp Hennessey.
Some time later, Bree and Rex visit Andrew at the camp.
Andrew asks to see his father alone; Bree thinks this is
because he blames her for sending him to the camp and
storms into the meeting room to tell him she did the right
thing.[22] There, Rex reveals that Andrew wanted to see
him alone because he fears he is gay. Bree is horried,
and despite Rexs misgivings, insists Andrew come home
with them immediately, saying Our son just told us that
he might be gay. There are two hundred other boys in this
camp. Now, I could explain to you what might happen if
we left him here, but I'm a lady and I don't use that kind
of language.[23] Rex reminds her that he is still her son
and Bree tries to comfort Andrew by telling him I would
love you even if you were a murderer.[24]
Bree then invites Reverend Sykes to dinner, who tries to
convince Andrew to enroll in Christian counselling. He
refuses, saying I'm not confused. I know exactly who
I am.[25] This deeply upsets Bree, who tells him he has
to change or he will not be with her in heaven; Andrew
is shocked and agrees to meet the reverend.[26] In his nal scene of the season, after swearing the reverend to
secrecy, Andrew states that, not only that he does not
believe in God and lied to his parents about being gay
to get out of the camp.[27] This confuses the reverend,
who asks him whether he is heterosexual or not: Andrew
replies, Look, I love vanilla ice cream, okay? But every now and then Im probably gonna be in the mood for
chocolate.[28] He then says he will get revenge on Bree
for rejecting him by pretending to be a model son and
then doing something so awful it is going to really de-
Andrew tries to provoke Bree as far as possible - including exhibiting his sexuality in front of her.
After George dies, Bree brings Andrew back from the

camp, telling him that George killed Rex in order to
marry her; Andrew is disgusted that his father is dead
because of her.[35] As a result, Andrew invites Justin to
sleep over. He condes to him his reasons for hating Bree,
saying:
He also condes his wish for his mother to slip up so that
he can take her down.[36] Later, Bree confesses to Andrew that George didn't commit suicide; he overdosed
and asked her to call an ambulance, but she sat and
watched him die. Andrew now has the slip up that he
was waiting for.[37]
When Bree sees Andrew kissing Justin outside her window, she forbids him to bring his boyfriend round
again.[38] Andrew mocks her and ensures Bree later walks
in them in bed together.[39] Bree threatens to call the police and have Justin forcibly removed, but Andrew replies
that he will tell them about what happened to George.[40]
This backres, however, when Bree hires Karl Mayer, a
lawyer/friend of the family, who not only explains that
Bree has not committed a crime but slams Andrew against
a wall and orders him to leave her alone.[41]
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Along with his sister, Andrew notices Brees increasing
alcohol consumption, and uses it against her.[42] When
Bree refuses to let Andrew access his trust fund to buy a
car, he calls her a mean old drunk, and she slaps him.[43]
Andrew emotionally blackmails Justin into punching him
in the same place Bree slapped him.[44] He then hires a
lawyer to le for emancipation from his mother, whom
he accuses of hitting him while drunk.[45] Andrew tries to
persuade her in There Is No Other Way to just let him
go, but she refuses saying she hasn't set him right yet.
Andrew, after consultation with his lawyer, tells Bree in
"Could I Leave You?" that he will accuse her of molesting
him if he does not get his way.
Brees father and stepmother arrive, and convince the
judge to drop the case.[46] They try to reconcile the two,
but Andrew persuades them to let him live with them.[47]
Justin is heartbroken when he nds out, and when Bree
asks him why, replies:
Bree persuades Justin to supply her with gay magazines
and videos, which she plants among Andrews things for
his grandparents to nd; they then leave Andrew behind,
and revoke his trust fund.[48] In an attempt to make peace,
Bree invites Justin to dinner.[49] Andrew, at this point in
time, has attempted to cause pain to his mother multiple
times for sinister and unjust causes.
Andrew, however, doesn't give up hating his mother or
trying to hurt her. He discovers that Peter McMillian,
Brees boyfriend, is a sex addict, and tries to persuade his
sister Danielle Van de Kamp to seduce him.[50] After she
refuses, he lures Peter into bed himself, where Bree nds
them.[51] Bree nally gives up and leaves him with a bag
of clothes and some money by an abandoned gas station
because she can no longer love him unconditionally.[52] In
his nal scene for the season, Andrew, realizing he really
is about to lose his mom, tells her that the only good thing
is that he has won,[53] Bree - who had already been hurt
and betrayed by Andrew multiple times - decides not to
argue with him and simply slips him a good for you.
Season 3
Orson persuades Andrew to come home. He succeeds where Bree

does not.
Eight months after the end of Season 2, Bree is about
to leave for her honeymoon with Orson when she sees
a news report on television about homeless teenagers, in
which Andrew is interviewed.[54] Horried at what has
happened to him, she cancels her honeymoon and sets
out to retrieve Andrew, eventually nding him in a soup
kitchen; she asks him to come back but he refuses. When
she shouts I'm your mother, for Gods sakes, you're my
son!", Andrew replies No, you dumped your son at a gas
station seven months ago. I'm somebody else now, and
runs.[55] When Orson sees how guilty Bree feels, he nds
Andrew himself and buys him lunch.[56] During their conversation, Andrew admits he worked the streets as a rent
boy whenever he was desperate for money, and asks Orson not to tell his mother, before realizing what hes said
and correcting himself.[57] Orson does not try to force
Andrew to come home but instead points out that the reason he is living on the streets is to punish his mother, and
ultimately he will only destroy himself.[58] Andrew does
not initially appear to heed this, but returns home the next
day at the end of "A Weekend In the Country".
Bree is delighted, but insists on concocting a reason for
Andrews long absence.[59] Returning to normal social activities, he is disconcerted to see one of his former clients
at a school science fair.[60] Orson is worried for Andrew,
which Bree notices and asks him about later that night.[61]
Wanting no secrets, Orson confesses that Andrew sold
himself for money, and that the man he had been talking to was a previous client. Bree, shocked, and a friend
of the mans wife, confesses all to her.[62] She takes it
badly, and tells Bree in return that Danielle is sleeping
with her history teacher.[63] Later, Andrew watches the
tail end of her argument with Danielle and, concerned,
he tries to comfort Bree, explaining that she did instill
moral values, I mean, we know the dierence between
right and wrong, we just chose wrong, but also that she
pushed them so hard they had to rebel.[64] Bree tries to
subtly get him to talk about his prostitution, but he gently
brushes her o.[65] Andrew has since got a job working
at Toms pizzeria, though he takes a fairly lax attitude to
his work.[66]
When Andrew overhears the conversation between Bree
and Orson about the death of Monique Polier, he believes
that it is Orsons fault when his mother suers a fall from a
rigged ladder. Warning Orson that he has never met bad
Andrew, but he will if he harms Bree further, Andrew
then tells the nurse that Orson is dangerous and should not
be left alone with Bree. Later, Andrew leaves Bree under
the care of Danielle who is upset she cannot go to the
Scavos pizzeria. Danielle then decides to leave Bree with
Gloria, who unexpectedly shows up with soup. At the
pizzeria, Andrew sees Danielle, and she confesses she left
Bree with Gloria and he then rushes home. However in
"The Little Things You Do Together", he is knocked out
by Gloria Hodge, who actually harmed Bree and intends
to kill her. When Andrew comes round, he discovers that
Orson has actually been trying to protect Bree, and their
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relationship returns to normal.
earlier).
Andrew had no romance this season, though he reveals

to Julie Mayer and Danielle that he has tried to seduce Austin McCann, Edies nephew by telling them
that Austin is not even gay after three beers in episode
11 'No Fits, No Fights, No Feuds. It is Andrew who
convinces Austin to leave Fairview after he impregnates
Danielle.[67] In the episode "Liaisons" Andrew reveals he
is only working at the Scavos Pizzeria for $8.50 an hour
because he is doing the beer delivery guy.
Andrew accuses Bree of being too protective by investigating Alex. She admits to this, and Andrew to her
surprise is glad. It is then insinuated that Bree has
come to accept her sons sexuality and plans on handling
the wedding. When Andrews soon-to-be mother in-law
comes to town, in order to out-do her Bree decides to buy
Andrew and Alex the former home of Martha Huber and
Felicia Tilman, which is only two houses down and on
Wisteria Lane.
In this season Andrew seemed to be quite protective of

his mother, it looked like they had mended their rocky
Season 6
relationship.
Season 4
Shawn Pyfrom has quit Desperate Housewives and will not

be returning as a series regular.[68][69] He will, however,
continue to make occasional guest appearances.
Andrew accidentally leads his grandmother to discover He rst returns in "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me
that Bree is not really pregnant. He is there when his sis- Blues" to visit Julie while she is in the hospital. There he
ter, Danielle, gives birth to her son.
reveals to her mother, Susan Delno, that she dropped out
After Andrew hears his mother talking about how she of Medical School and has been a waitress while guring
looks forward to this new chance to nally raise a child out what to do with her life. He also reveals that she has
correctly, he becomes upset. He decides to move out been involved with a married man who turns out to be
of his mothers house and get his own apartment. Bree Angies husband, Nick.
feels guilty and brings food to his house. Andrew tells
his mother that he is not angry anymore and has forgiven
her, hes moved out to try to turn his life around and stand
on his own. Bree and Andrew are nally able to reach a
full reconciliation. Andrew then makes Bree use a coaster
for her drink, providing a humorous moment between the
two as she thinks he is becoming more like her. In the season nale, in a scene set ve years in the future, Andrew
is in business with Bree, who is now a successful author.
Five-year jump Andrew becomes Brees personal assistant for her catering company and is engaged to a man
named Alex Cominis.
Season 5
This season Shawn Pyfrom is promoted from alsostarring to starring.
Five years later, Andrew is now the personal assistant of
his mother, Bree, who, with her new cookbook, is a rising
public gure similar to Martha Stewart. He has appeared
to have matured and is usually seen alongside his mother
wearing a suit. He apparently makes a decent living as he
owns a sports car.
Andrew appears in a non-speaking cameo, gardening with

Bree in "You Gotta Get a Gimmick".
In The Chase, Brees new employee Sam Allen (Samuel
Page) suggests that Andrew has been sleeping with incompetent employee Tad (Eric Ian Colton). Andrew admits to Sam and his mother that he had a one-time aair
with Tad, and defends his actions by stating he had been
drinking when Tad came on to him. Bree mentions that
Andrew still lives together with Alex, insinuating he is
practically committing adultery. Andrew takes this as an
opportunity to throw his knowledge of Brees own aair
with Karl Mayer in her face. It becomes clear that Andrew and Sam do not like each other, and that Sams place
with the company will be a source of conict between Andrew and Bree. Sam soon reveals that he is Rexs son and
Bree welcomes him into the family. Andrew isn't happy
with his presence and he and Orson are both suspicious of
Sams true intentions and decide to investigate. Bree soon
realizes Sam is emotionally unstable and tries to re him.
However, Sam has discovered (via a drunken Danielle)
how Andrew killed Carlos mother and blackmails her
into signing over the company to him. Orson, who had
been unaware of Andrews crime, is upset at Bree covering for her son while demanding Orson turn himself in
for his hit-and-run of Mike and leaves Bree. Realizing
Orson is right, Bree tells Andrew she has to tell Gabrielle
the truth.
Orson Hodge's plastic surgeon, Alex Cominis, is Andrews anc. When Bree discovers that Alex was once
in gay porn, she tells Andrew and is surprised to learn that
Andrew already knew and did not judge Alex for his past Season 7
mistakes as he himself has a sordid past (referring to
the feud between himself and his mother following the Bree reveals the truth about Mamas death to Gabrielle
death of his father, and his work as a rent boy seven years in "Remember Paul?", and they agree not to tell Carlos
112
for the sake of Andrews safety and the Solis marriage
(Andrew does not appear in this episode). In "You Must
Meet My Wife" Bree accidentally hits Juanita Solis with
her car, Bree and Andrew go to the hospital to make sure
Juanita is ne. There, Andrew thanks Gaby for not telling
Carlos, but she yells at both him and Bree for trying to run
down her whole family. Later on, she forgives them both.
can be selsh and manipulative, and regularly uses other

people to get what he wants, for example, persuading
his boyfriend Justin to hit him so he can claim Bree is
abusing him. He has also committed a range of crimes,
from being expelled from school for smoking marijuana,
to running over Mam Solis while drunk.[71] After Bree
hushed up the accident for him, he then refused to feel
Shes an old lady! I have my whole life
Andrew next appears in "Down the Block Theres a Riot". bad, reasoning[72]
ahead of me!" Marc Cherry has referred to him as beLynette knocks on Andrews door to make sure Andrew
[73]
has no intention of selling his house to Paul Young. An- ing sociopathic. In Season 3, however, Andrew seems
to have matured after spending eight months living on the
drew acts insulted and asks do you really think I would
do that to my mother?" and Lynette replies I don't know, streets.
you were pretty nasty as a teenager. Andrew is also seen While fans have heatedly debated his sexual orientation,
at the homeowners meeting, and during the riot.
Shawn Pyfrom has denied that Andrew is totally homo[74]
When asked whether
In "Everythings Dierent, Nothings Changed", Bree sexual, implying he is bisexual.
Andrew
was
specically
gay
or
bisexual,
Pyfrom stated I
fears Andrew is showing signs of alcoholism and it is rereally
dont
even
know
at
this
point.
I
mean,
he did make
vealed by Alex that he has indeed been drinking everythat
statement
[thats
hes
bisexual].
I
think
hes a little
day. Bree later confronts Andrew about his addiction and
[75]
more
gay
than
he
is
straight,
though.
In
"My Huslearns that Alex has left him over it. Bree convinces Anband,
the
Pig",
he
refers
to
Austin
as
a
dog
and
himself
drew to attend AA and allow her to help him, by talking
as
a
dog-lover.
Whatever
Andrew
is,
he
is
one
of
a few
to each other.
LGBT teens on television secure with his sexuality.[76]
In "Moments in the Woods", Andrew is seeking to make Marc Cherry has commented, Andrew Van de Kamp is
amends, and decides to tell Carlos about running over his perhaps the most empowered gay teen in the history of
mother, over Brees objections. When Carlos invites An- television. Hes gay and he doesn't care.[77]
drew on a camping trip, Bree and Gabrielle fear the worst
From Andrews hurt reaction to his mothers rejection of
and follow them. Finding Carlos with a bloody towel and
a dirty shovel, Bree jumps to conclusions and blurts out him, it appears that he deeply loves his mother, as his
determination to hurt her in Season 2 is so he can stop
what Andrew did, just as her son enters the cabin. Carlos is outraged at Andrew and Bree for hiding this, trying loving her rst. He also loves and respects his father, and
to force Andrew to drink in his mothers memory. Car- only Rex who can get him to stop tormenting Bree in Sealos leaves the cabin and the trio track him down to his son 1, albeit briey. Later on in Season 2, Karl, another
mothers grave. When Bree tries to take responsibility for strong male gure, has some similar success in forcing
Andrews condition, he tells her its time he nally stood Andrew to stop harassing Bree temporarily. In Season 3,
up for his own mistakes. He and Carlos talk and Carlos it is Orson, and not Bree, who persuades Andrew to reis able to forgive him for a teenage mistake (although he turn home and whom he continues to respect throughout
the season.
does blame Bree for hiding it all this time).
Andrew is very protective of his mother, as is shown in
Season 2 when he attacks George after George tries to
Season 8
kiss Bree against her will, and then in Season 3 where
he threatens Orson under the belief that Orson may hurt
Andrew returns home and surprises Bree by revealing hes
Bree. By the fth season, a more mature Andrew has inengaged to a woman named Mary Beth. When she learns
herited traits that he once ridiculed his mother for having,
the woman is an heiress, Bree believes Andrew is just
such as blunt sarcasm. His relationship with his mother
marrying her for her money. She arranges an engagehas also changed dramatically for the better.
ment party with several of Andrews gay friends. Mary
Beth reveals that she knows Andrew is gay but has been
unlucky in love so is willing to be with him. Bree encourages her to nd a man to truly love her, however, and she 3.15.3 Critical reception
breaks up with Andrew. Hes upset as he had lost his job
and has massive debt but Bree convinces him to stay with As Andrew is a minor character in Desperate Housewives,
he is rarely mentioned by critics. However, his storyher and let her help him get back on his feet.
lines have occasionally attracted press coverage. In 2005,
when Andrew kissed character Justin while engaging in
late night foreplay in a pool in the episode "Impossible",
3.15.2 Characterization
gay groups applauded a primetime television show willing
Andrew is partially based on writer Marc Cherry him- to show a romantic gay kiss; only six network television
self, who copied much of Brees dialogue from his own shows had done so in the past twenty years, as opposed to
mothers reaction when he came out to her.[70] Andrew thirty for lesbian kisses.[78] Despite the fact that Christian
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and conservative groups had protested Desperate House- [18] Season 1, Impossible, approx. 26:30.
wives before it had even aired, few prominent leaders said
[19] Season 1, Impossible, approx. 32:40.
anything about the kiss.[79]
Shawn Pyfrom has stated that he has received many letters from gay teens who have been encouraged by Andrews ease with his sexuality as one of the few secure
and condent LGBT teenage characters on television.[76]
Marc Cherry has expressed bemusement at this, saying,
to young people, Andrew is something of a role model
which is a little appalling to me because hes something
of a sociopath!"[73] However, Pyfrom commented that he
saw this as a good thing:
[20] Season 1, Impossible, approx. 38:00.
Andrews relentless torment of his mother and other devious exploits have been negatively received by critics,
with one declaring him a Class-A jerk.[80] The Parents
Television Council named "I Know Things Now" as their
Worst Episode of the Week, in part due to Andrews
seduction of Brees boyfriend.[81] However, his improved
behavior and deep love for his mother in Season 3 has also
disappointed some critics, with one saying if he has any
lines at all, hes a little angel...as if hes become something
of a Stepford son!"[82]
[26] Season 1, Live Alone and Like It, approx. 36:10.
[21] Season 1, "There Won't Be Trumpets".

[22] Season 1, "Children Will Listen", approx. 35:00.
[23] Season 1, "Live Alone and Like It", approx. 06:10.

[30] Season 2, "You'll Never Get Away from Me", approx.
21:30.
[31] Season 2, "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", approx. 09:10.
[32] Season 2, My Heart Belongs to Daddy, approx. 13:00.
3.15.4
References
The time given is accurate to within 10 seconds, excluding commercial breaks.

[35] Season 2, "Coming Home", approx. 07:30.
[36] Season 2, Coming Home, approx. 25:10.
[37] Season 2, Coming Home, approx. 32:00.
[38] Season 2, "One More Kiss", approx. 08:40.
[39] Season 2, One More Kiss, approx. 15:50.

[6] Very rst appearance onscreen is Season 1, "Pilot", approx. 05:15.
[7] Season 1, "Pilot", approx. 20:00.
[8] Season 1, "Whos That Woman?", approx. 10:10.
[9] Season 1, Whos That Woman?", approx. 14:20.
[12] Season 1, "Anything You Can Do".
[13] Wines, Tom, The Gay Ghetto, Bgay.com. Retrieved
March 19, 2007.

[42] Beginning from Season 2, "Thank You So Much", approx.
12:00.
[43] Season 2, "There Is No Other Way", approx. 10:10.
[44] Season 2, There Is No Other Way, approx. 16:50.
[45] Season 2, There Is No Other Way, approx. 22:40.
[46] Season 2, "Don't Look at Me", approx. 03:50.
[47] Season 2, Don't Look at Me, approx. 20:10.
[14] Season 1, "Suspicious Minds", approx. 35:50.
[50] Season 2, "I Know Things Now", approx. 27:50.
[15] Season 1, "Move On", approx. 06:30.
[51] Season 2, I Know Things Now, approx. 35:00.
[16] Season 1, Move On, approx. 36:20.
[52] Season 2, I Know Things Now, approx. 36:10.
[17] Season 1, "Impossible", approx. 09:30.
[53] Season 2, I Know Things Now approx. 37:30.
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[54] Season 3, "A Weekend In the Country", approx. 1:30.

[55] Season 3, A Weekend In the Country, approx. 23:00.
[59] Season 3, "Like It Was", approx. 3:10.
[80] Moylan, Brian, (May 8, 2006), A 'Desperate' drama

queen, gayexpressnews.com. Retrieved October 14,
2006.
[81] Shirlen, Joshua, (May, 2006) Desperate Housewives on
ABC, Parentstv.org. Retrieved October 14, 2006.
[82] Hernandez, Greg (February 19, 2007), Andrew Van de
Kamp: Stepford son?, Insidesocalout.com (part of LA
Daily News). Retrieved March 19, 2007.
[60] Season 3, Like It Was, approx. 15:50.


Interview with Shawn Pyfrom about his character.

3.16 Karen McCluskey
Karen McCluskey (ne Simonds) is a ctional character

on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The
[67] Season 3, "The Little Things You Do Together", approx. character was played by Kathryn Joosten, who won the
30:40.
Emmy Award twice for Outstanding Guest Actress in a
Comedy Series in 2005 and 2008.
[66] Season 3, "I Remember That", approx. 15:20.
[68] Shawn Pyfrom Quits Desperate Housewives, Digital

Spy, July 29, 2009
[69] Shawn Pyfrom Leaving Desperate Housewives, People.com, July 28, 2009
[70] Keck, William, (April 14, 2005) A soapy coming-out
party, USA today. Retrieved October 14, 2006.
3.16.1 History
Past
Karen Simonds was born in 1943, quickly wed and gave

birth to a son in the 1960s. In season six she reveals to
Robin Gallagher that she was in the sex trade business,
and modeled for Sears Roebuck, which put her through
[72] Fashingbauer, Gael (February 10, 2006), When two
college. She was the second wife to Gilbert McCluskey,
Wives go to war, MSNBC.com. Retrieved March 19,
who neglected to update his pension les leaving all of his
2007.
assets to his rst wife, to whom he was only very briey
[73] Hernandez, Greg (September 20, 2006), Marc Cherry: married. For this reason Karen kept his body in a freezer
Andrew Returns to Housewives, Insidesocalout.com (part in her basement. She has two sisters: Gale and Roberta
of LA Daily News). Retrieved March 19, 2007.
and is married to Roy Bender, portrayed by Orson Bean.
Throughout the entire show, she is referred to mainly as
[74] Stewart, Jenny, (2005) Desperate Housewives keeps us
Mrs. McCluskey rather than Karen.
[71] Squires, Chase (April 23, 2005), The bad boy of Wisteria
Lane, St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
guessing, Gay.com. Retrieved October 14, 2006.
[75] Michael, Jensen. Dishing the GLAAD Awards. AfterElton.com. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
[76] Kennedy, John, (May 12, 2006), o Wisteria Lane,
Canada.com. Retrieved October 14, 2006.
Season 1
Karen McCluskey is introduced in the series as a neighborhood nemesis of Lynette Scavo. In the season one
[77] Los Angeles Daily News (February 21, 2007), Page con- episode Live Alone and Like It (episode 19) we learn
that she suers from severe arthritis and how Lynette
taining quote at SGN.org. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
helped her when she collapsed soon after they became
[78] Warn, Sarah, (February 21, 2005), Desperate Housewives good friends. Known as the bickering old woman of the
Outs Gay Teen With a Kiss (page 1), afterelton.com. Re- neighborhood, Mrs. McCluskey can be constantly known
trieved October 14, 2006.
for bickering and causing ruckus. However, deep down
[79] Jensen, Michael, (January 11, 2006), Forget Book of Mrs. McCluskey is a really good woman full of love. It
Daniel the Real Gay Action is on Desperate House- was revealed that she had a son that died at age twelve.
wives (page 2), afterelton.com. Retrieved October 14, She oered to babysit the Scavo kids only to be sent home
2006.
because Lynette found her to be 'ancient'.
3.16. KAREN MCCLUSKEY

Season 2
One time, Mrs. McCluskey accidentally tasered Lynettes
co-worker Stu when she believed he was trying to
abduct Lynettes kids. She was reported to have seen
Matthew Applewhite and Danielle Van de Kamp making out at the county park. In episode 15 of season 2,
she found Bree passed out on the front lawn. She subsequently alerted Lynette that Bree was drinking while
babysitting her kids. Brees drinking problems inadvertently improved Mrs. McCluskeys relationship with
Lynette, as she now frequently babysits the Scavo kids.
Towards the end of Season 2 she supported Lynette, who
followed Tom Scavo to Atlantic City in a bid to nd out
the truth behind Toms supposed indelity.
Season 3
She has emerged as a more prominent and visible character in Season 3, often involved in social roles with members of Wisteria Lane and even forming a friendship with
Edie Britt. It has also been notable that due to the very
separate story that Bree Hodge has this season, Mrs. McCluskey is often seen gathering with the other three main
housewives Lynette Scavo, Gabrielle Solis and Susan
Mayer. Recently, Mrs. McCluskey gave Mike Delno
his toolbox back (which later got him arrested despite her
hiding it), and helped form the protest against the suspected pedophile Art Shephard. In the episode Liaisons,
it was revealed that Mrs. McCluskey has her own secret:
she has the dead body of her husband, Gilbert, stored in
a chest freezer in her basement. In the following episode,
God, Thats Good Karen breaks her arm, and is taken to
hospital. In the mean time, rst Parker Scavo, then Ida
Greenberg discovers Gilberts dead body. Karen manages to persuade Parker to keep quiet, but Ida goes to the
police, and Karen is put into jail. Mrs. McCluskey is
the talk of the town after the news spreads about her husbands body being found in the freezer. She becomes hassled by local kids, who throw eggs at her house, and paint
'Witch' on her door. Lynette also changes baby sitters to
keep her away from her children, but Parker continues to
defend her and tells Mrs. McCluskey to just tell the truth
to make it stop. She goes to Travers birthday party while
the other Wisteria Lane residents are cleaning up and reveals her actions. She explains that she came home at 2
am from a weekend away to nd Gilbert had died. Waiting until morning to call the Funeral Home, she checks
his pension plan to see he'd signed everything o to his
rst wife. Mrs. McCluskey, in fear of losing everything,
kept his body in the freezer and kept cashing the checks.
Lynette then hires Mrs. McCluskey back as her babysitter. Lynette tells Mrs. McCluskey the family missed her,
and Mrs. McCluskey says she missed them too. As she
walks into her house Mrs. McCluskey says that she will
need a raise as she has a lot of money to pay and holds up
bills.
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Season 4
Mrs. McCluskey asks to speak to Carlos and complains
to him about the garbage he left out being late and almost
foils Edies fake suicide plan but notices her at the last
minute. Later at Katherine Mayfair's barbecue, she questions Katherine as to why she left town twelve years ago
without saying any goodbyes to anyone and Katherine is
shocked that she remembers so much.[3] It is revealed that
Karen used to babysit Dylan Mayfair, and knew something about her father, even though Dylan insists her father left her when she was a baby.[4]
Karen later gives her opinion on new neighbors Bob and
Lees water fountain by saying its crap. When Katherine and Lynette both run for the job of the leader of the
home owners association Karen casts her vote for Lynette
although Katherine wins anyway.[5]
In "Somethings Coming", Mrs. McCluskey reluctantly
invites Lynette Scavo and her family to take shelter in
her house because of a tornado. But when she invites Ida
Greenberg and her pet cat Toby to also take shelter, things
get complicated as Lynettes husband Tom is allergic to
cats. So Lynette tries to smuggle Toby out of the house.
When Karen catches Lynette smuggling Toby from the
basement, Lynette angrily accuses her of choosing a cat
over Tom. Suddenly the door blows open and Toby escapes. As Karen tries to get Toby back into her house,
Lynette catches her and then they see the tornado coming.
They try to get back into the house, but when things block
their way, they enter Lynettes house and take refuge in
the bathtub. Later, when the tornado ends, they step outside, only to nd Mrs. McCluskeys house in ruins.[6]
In "Welcome to Kanagawa", Mrs. McCluskey sees
Lynettes children and husband recovered safely from the
ruins of Karens house. But unfortunately, Ida didn't survive the tornado. As Lynette and Karen pack Idas belongings, they think of spreading the ashes inside a baseball stadium, but things get complicated as Idas niece and
nephew take the urn back to Omaha, Nebraska, not knowing that Idas ashes were replaced by dust from a vacuum
cleaner inside the urn. Later that night, Mrs. McCluskey
and Lynette break into the baseball stadium and spread
Idas ashes around the eld, but get caught by the police.
The police let Mrs. McCluskey and Lynette o with a
warning. Karen almost had her third strike as she and
Lynette know that it wouldn't be enough.
In the season nale "Free" the show skips ve years later
and by this time Karen would be 69.
Five-year jump Karen McCluskey is still alive and

healthy (much to Edies shock).
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Season 5
After the ve-year leap for the fth season, Karen is
shown to be alive and well. When Edie returns to
Fairview with her new husband, Dave Williams, Karen
welcomes her back and teases her like they used to do.
When Edie gets upset, Dave asks Karen to stop, but she
refuses. Later, Toby the cat goes missing. Karen asks
Dave to help her look for him, but he won't. When Karen
refuses again to apologize to Edie, she suspects that Dave
took Toby. Karen apologizes to Edie and asks her to tell
Dave she did so. That night, Toby is back. Karens suspicions of Dave grow, and she enlists the help of Katherine
to nd out more information.
A few episodes later, its Karens 70th birthday and the
residents organize a surprise party for her at Susans
house. However, when Dave breaks into Karens house
and moves stu around in order to annoy her, Karen arrives at the party with a baseball bat and goes to attack
Dave but is stopped and taken away in an ambulance. In
the hospital, Edie visits her and Karen apologizes, saying
her pills had made her attack Dave. After Edie leaves,
Karen reveals it was all an act and calls her sister Roberta,
asking her to come over. Together they try to nd out
about Daves past, and they discover he was a patient of
a psychiatrist, Dr. Heller. When they visit, however, the
doctor is not there (he was actually killed by Dave the
episode before), and Roberta tells Karen she cannot help
anymore and leaves. In the eighteenth episode of the season, Karen hangs out with Edie, who tells Karen about
how Dave lost his wife and daughter in a car accident.
Karen apologizes, saying she wouldn't have done what she
did to Dave if she knew that as she lost a child herself and
knows what it can do to a person.
and went to live near the people who were involved with
his loved ones deaths.
Season 6
Karen is given a love interest this season named Roy Bender. When Gaby oers to collect Karen from the grocery store, Karen spends the whole time in the car talking about her sex life with Roy. She later watches as Julie
Mayer ghts with her new neighbor Danny Bolen on the
street.
The rst time Karen McCluskey met Roy Bender she
smiled at him to her surprise. The next time they met,
Roy smiled back. They then continued to irt for a week
until they decided to sleep together. They went out for
weeks until one day Karen decided she needed to know
how he felt while they were out for a walk, Karen told
Roy that she loved him. Roy didn't respond until Karen
urged him on. He was about to tell her he loved her when
he noticed Julie Mayer unconscious in a garden. Karen
then screamed at the top of her voice, informing Wisteria
Lane of Julies brutal attack.
Later Karen tells Roy that she doesn't know whether she
should tell the police that she saw Julie and Danny Bolen
ghting on the street a few days previous. She tells him
that she doesn't want to point ngers. Roy then tells her
she should tell them because she doesn't have to do it
alone. He then tells her that he would be sad if Karen
got hit by a bus but when Karen says that he will have
to shower alone tonight, Roy tells her that he loves her.
Karen later watches as Danny is arrested.
She later visits Katherine Mayfair at the mental hospital

she is staying to encourage her to come back to Wisteria
In the following episode, Edie dies due to being elec- Lane. She later brings the housewives with her to controcuted. Karen, along with Susan, Gabrielle, Bree and vince her to come back.
Lynette, is asked by Dave to take her ashes to her son
In the sixth season episode, The Chase, Karen gets enTravers. When they tell Travers about the death, he is
gaged to Roy, and learns she has lung cancer. However,
not visibly upset, saying Edie was not a good mom and did
two episodes later in My Two Young Men we learn that
not even attempt to raise him. Angry, Karen tells Travers
Karen has already beaten cancer, and Roy throws a party
about how some years back, Edie comforted Karen on
for her, which all the neighbors of Wisteria Lane attend.
the anniversary of her sons death and told her that she
wanted Travers to be brought up properly and she knew
she wouldn't have been a good mother to him. Travers Season 7
then becomes upset over her death and tells the ladies to
take the ashes. Karen, being the closest to Edie, tries to Karen alerts the women of Paul Young's return in the
gure out what to do with the ashes when suddenly her rst episode "Remember Paul?".[7] In the fourth episode,
front door gently blows open. Karen comes up with the Karen is concerned when Paul asks her to sell him her
idea to spread Edies ashes through the neighborhood.
house because she might die soon. Later Karen tells
In the fth season nale, Karen and Roberta again try to
nd out more information about Dave by breaking into
Edies house after Roberta gets a call from Dr. Hellers
receptionist saying he died in the re. Karen and Roberta
are caught by the police and taken to the station, where
they discover Daves ex-wife and daughter were killed in
the accident that involved Mike and Susan. Roberta then
mentions how freaky it was that Dave changed his name
Beth Young about Martha Huber and how everybody believed Paul had killed her. Roy returns in "A Humiliating Business" where it is revealed that he and Karen have
now married, making him her second husband. She is
knocked down in the Riot, and is helped up by Lynette.
She then lets Porter and Preston live at her house when
Lynette tells them to nd a place of their own, however
their time is short lived as Karen kicks them out after they
3.16. KAREN MCCLUSKEY

have a house party.
In "The Lies Ill-Concealed" Karen is visited by Felicia
Tilman and is shocked to learn that she has moved next
door. Felicia talks about the night she ed from Wisteria
Lane and Karen recalls that she saw her and decided to
keep the fact that Paul did not actually murder Felicia to
herself. Later, Karen visits Felicia where she is surprised
to learn that Beth was Felicias daughter. She agrees to
help Felicia keep an eye on Paul.
Season 8
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is only credited for the episodes that she appears in.
Due to a relapse of cancer, Joosten was absent for
several episodes during the rst half of the sixth season. Kathryn Joosten was promoted yet again, and
starting with Season 7 is credited as starring, but
still only in the episodes she appears. For the eighth
and nal season, Joosten has returned to her previous status as also-starring.
Kathryn Joosten was a two-time lung cancer survivor and was the national spokesperson for the Lung
Cancer Proles campaign on behalf of Pzer.[10]
Karen and Roy have an argument, and she kicks him

Kathryn Joosten herself died of lung cancer just
out of the house, so Roy stays in Gabrielles house.
20 days after the nal episode of Desperate HouseSoon, both of them realize that they miss each other,
wives was broadcast. Her character died of the same
but Gabrielle wants to keep Roy in her house because
disease.[11]
he can control Juanita and Celia. Meanwhile, Karen is
diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and decides not to
tell Roy because he has lost a wife before. He eventually 3.16.3 References
nds out and chides her for thinking he wouldn't be strong
enough to handle this again, and they reunite. In the se- [1] Season 5 episode 23: Claire called to her and ask Roberta
Simonds?"
ries nale, Karen is preparing to head to a hospice, but
the women of the Lane insist on taking care of her them- [2] Season 6 episode 23
selves, making Karen realize how much they care for her.
When she overhears Gabrielle and Carlos talking about [3] Season 4 episode 1
Carlos killing Gabbys abusive stepfather, Karen decides
to pay her friends back. She goes on the stand at Brees
murder trial and confesses to killing Alejandro herself, [5] Season 4 episode 5
using details she overheard from Gaby and Carlos to convince the jury. While doubtful of Karens story, the dis- [6] Season 4 episode 9
trict attorney realizes the damage is done. The case is [7] Wightman, Catriona (September 16, 2010). Ten teasers
thrown out, and no charges are pressed against Karen due
about 'Desperate Housewives". Digital Spy. Retrieved
to her age and illness. Karen dies at home, listening to the
December 23, 2011.
song "Wonderful! Wonderful!" sung by Johnny Mathis.
Then her spirit is seen joining those who have died over [8] Kathryn Joosten - News and Articles. kathrynjoosten.com. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
the years on Wisteria Lane. She is seen in the nal scene
of the show reunited with her son.
[9] 'Interview with Kathryn Joosten' MetroSeeker.com retrieved March 12, 2012
3.16.2
Behind the scenes
[10] 'Interview with Kathryn Joosten' MetroSeeker.com retrieved March 12, 2012.
Kathryn Joosten mentioned on the talk show The [11] http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/

View and subsequent interviews that Marc Cherry
la-me-0603-kathryn-joosten-20120603,0,3282565.
promised her not to kill o her character. Joosten
story
explained that Marc Cherry felt badly about all her
previous characters being killed o.[8] In a subsequent interview Kathryn said, Marc (Cherry) did
not vow to not kill Karen because she was 'loved.' He
and I made that agreement when I came on the show
because I'd just been killed o on a bunch of shows
and I didn't want that to happen again.[9] Karen was
eventually killed o in the series nale Finishing
the Hat.
After frequently appearing as a guest star for the rst
ve seasons, Kathryn Joosten was promoted at the
start of Season 6, listed as also-starring, but still
Chapter 4
Acquaintances
Susan Mayer
Lynette Scavo
Bree Van de Kamp

Gabrielle Solis
4.1.1
Main characters
Edie Britt
Mike Delno
Rex Van de Kamp


Starring billing at any point of the series. They are Carlos Solis
main cast, and not by episode count, screen time or pop- Main article: Carlos Solis
ularity.
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Paul Young
Mary Alice Young

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Julie Mayer
Betty Applewhite
John Rowland
Tom Scavo
Zach Young
Zachary Zach Young, formerly Dana Taylor (Cody Karl Mayer
Zachs birth parents are Deirdre Taylor and Mike Delno. Main article: Karl Mayer
Wonderful Day".
Orson Hodge
Katherine Mayfair
Dave Williams
Andrew Van de Kamp
Zach reappears in season three as Gabrielles secret ad- Main article: Andrew Van de Kamp
mirer. Zach unsuccessfully tries to impress Gabrielle
which she cannot remember. Gabrielle then asks Car- Angie Bolen
los to scare Zach o. Zach proposes to Gabrielle at the
Scavos Pizzeria, but Gabrielle tells him that she does not Main article: Angie Bolen
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Ana Solis
at ease, 24/7.
CHAPTER 4. ACQUAINTANCES
Alejandros body.

not want them to be together. By the end of season 6, In the eighth season, Bree continues her relation with
Ana remains in New York City, and Danny leaves on a Chuck but she fears that he might discover what happened with Alejandro, so she dumps him the same night
oce, Chuck is given a missing person report for Alejandro. Chuck starts an investigation and recalls seeing AleRenee Perry
jandro at Wisteria Lane the night of the progressive party,
Karen McCluskey
nale.
Ben Faulkner
Ben Faulkner (Charles Mesure) is an Australian real estate

developer who moves to Wisteria Lane in the nal
Chuck Vance
Chuck Vance (Jonathan Cake) is introduced in the sev- her out, which he does. For their date, he takes her to a
enth season as the investigator in charge of keeping an homeless shelter and once she gures out that he is mockeye on Felicia Tilman who has moved back onto the lane. ing her, she is furious, but they bond over the fact that they
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ever, he keeps this a secret from Gabrielle, not wanting

Juanita is nearly hurt, but is rescued by Gabrielle and CarBen has a nancial crisis and decides to do business with
a loan shark, which is discovered by Mike. Mike then re- los and appears ready to forgive her parents.
veals that Renee got twelve million dollars in her divorce, De La Garza is promoted to Starring status in the eighth
so Ben, who had been ignoring Renee, suddenly begins season, but only in the episodes she appears in. However,
treating her nicer and even plans to propose to her, but her role is not dierent from that of the previous seasons
refrains from doing so and admits to her that he wanted and is not involved in any major plot; instead, she continto marry her for her money. Ben nally takes the money ues to provide comic relief.
to hospital. Mike tells Renee about the situation, so she 4.1.2 Secondary characters
Mikes funeral (he was murdered by the loan shark) as an The following are characters whose portrayer received
usher.
which they were introduced to the cast, and not by episode
count, screen time or popularity.
cret about the dead body, so she confronts him but Ben also Andrews younger sister. Danielle appears to need a
tells her he cannot tell her because he does not want to boyfriend in order to feel good about herself, and is preput her at risk. Ben goes to the trial, but refuses to speak. occupied with her looks. During her sophomore year,
He is thrown to prison until he speaks, and the prosecutor Danielle was the head of her high schools abstinence
threatens Renee with sending him back to Australia un- club. However, Danielle is planning to lose her virginless she confesses what she saw at the progressive party ity to her ex-boyfriend, John Rowland, to lure him back
during which Alejandro was killed. In the end, Bree is to her, but John permanently ends the relationship at
Brees request, leaving Danielle devastated and heartbroJuanita Solis
(Ronaldo Molina and Carla Jimenez, respectively). How-
ken. This is also the rst step towards Danielle acting

like her brother.
the Van de Kamp house to steal money. When Bree con-
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fronts the kids, Matthew threatens to kill Bree, as Danielle Caleb and Matthew Applewhite
After the ve-year gap in the series, Danielle has returned for her son, leaving Bree devastated. She remains estranged from her mother for several years but
vegetarianism, homeschooling, and practicing Judaism.
An angry Danielle departs early along with her family,

murdered Melanie.
Wisteria Lane.
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larly Lynette as at this point she is a stay at home mother. He gets along very well with his half-sister, Kayla, and
the show.
in McCluskeys house during the tornado and is the secIn Season 5, they have continued their mischievous ways

is right.

George Williams

Parker Scavo
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from his jacket, speeds o in his car, takes it out to some Dylan one evening and discovers the truth, while Dylan
George then nds out the police are closing in on him and been meeting. Wayne later discovers that Dylan is not his
have also searched his house after Bree went to the po- biological daughter after watching home videos of Dylan
lice, suspecting George was involved in Dr. Goldnes when she was young: while his daughter had a scar from
attack. George retreats to a hotel room (in the same ho- a bike accident that needed 11 stitches, this Dylans skin
tel where Bree is co-hosting a charity event) and has a is unmarked. Katherine has no choice but to tell Dylan
bellman give her a note. He then overdoses on sleeping the truth about all the secrets: Katherine says that Wayne
his nal appearance in series nale, as one of the ghosts Dylan. One day, Katherine has gone out for the evening
Austin McCann
Austin McCann (Josh Henderson) is Edies troubled her. Katherine feels like she cannot go to the police beteenage nephew. When Edie catches him trying to break cause she believes Wayne will nd a way to pin Dylans
into her house, she lets him stay with her for some time death on her, so she buries her daughter in the woods.
instead of going to Mexico like he was planning to, Katherine ies to a Romanian orphanage and adopts a girl
since he fought his mothers boyfriend, but she chose her who bears a striking resemblance to Dylan, to assume the
boyfriend instead of Austin. He is instantly attracted to identity of her deceased daughter.
leaves a message for Katherine saying she has just reby Carolyn Bigsby. In episode "No Fits, No Fights, No
live in Baltimore.
if Austin quits having sex with her. However, the next She makes her return to Wisteria Lane in Season 6, when
episode, Edie and Susan catch Austin and Danielle hav- her mother intentionally stabs herself. Susan realizes that
ing sex and, at the end of the episode, Susan tells Julie Katherine needs serious mental help, and upon learning
about Austin and Danielle, which end Julies relationship that only a family member can commit someone to a menwith Austin and her friendship with Danielle. Austin gets tal institution, she calls Dylan, pretending to be a doctor,
a job at the Scavo Pizzeria, but is red by Lynette for and tells her she should come to Fairview. At rst, Dysmoking marijuana on the job. Tom hired him back be- lan not only believes Susan attacked her mother, but also
cause teenage girls think hes hot...he'll bring in all the thinks Katherine is married to Mike; however, after Suhigh school girls and half the mens chorus. Later on san shows Dylan her wedding album, Dylan realizes that
he discovers that he got Danielle pregnant just when he her mother has been lying to her and living in delusion.
managed to mend his relationship with Julie. Orson tells When Dylan visits Katherine, she confronts her mother.
Austin he would need to leave town. Although Austin re- Katherine goes into a full blown meltdown and both Sufused, Andrew pointed out that sooner or later he would san and Dylan watch as she is restrained.
Dylan Mayfair


Penny Scavo
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Danny Bolen

Nick Bolen
Nick Bolen (formerly Dominic; Jerey Nordling) is the "We All Deserve to Die", and tells Danny that he is writmanipulative husband of Angie Bolen. He shares a past ing a novel, which in reality is the story of how Patrick and
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M.J. Delno
grandfather.[3]
in Alaska.
rst appeared.
Adam Mayfair
appearance.

Alejandro Perez
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Alex Cominis
drinking problem.
Alma Hodge

to her, Lucia believed that Gabrielle seduced Alejandro, Alma suddenly arrives to Wisteria Lane, and Bree tries
Gabrielle believed Alejandro to be dead, so in the seventh buys herself the old Applewhite house, so Bree wants
season she went to her home town to read a letter over Orson to get rid of her. Orson tries to convince Alma
his grave; but she ended up not going to it. Towards the to leave, but she blackmails him, threatening to reveal
end of the season, however, Alejandro appears in Wiste- that it was he who ran over Mike Delno in his car and
ria Lane stalking Gabrielle. In the season nale, Alejan- buried Monique. Bree then proceeds to visit her to tell
dro confronts Gabrielle because he believed he had put her to move away, but she discovers a picture of Orhis past behind him, and Gabrielles return to her home- son and Monique and a bag containing Moniques teeth
town may have put an end to that. Gabrielle almost kills hidden under the linoleum, where they were planted by
him once but cannot go through with it, telling Alejandro Alma. Bree gives Orson the teeth, who plants them back
never to come back. When Alejandro returns and touches in Almas house, stating that she will not nd them and
Gabrielle inappropriately, Carlos hits him over the head, that she will now leave them alone, or else he will call the
accidentally killing him. The housewives cover up the police and tell them that Alma murdered Monique and
The main mystery of the eighth and nal season of the se- trick Orson into believing Alma was going to commit suiries is the result of the murder of Alejandro. Carlos and cide. When Orson arrives to Almas house, he is drugged
the housewives all deal with the guilt, and Mike and Ben by Gloria so that Alma could forcibly have sex with him.
also become involved when Alejandros body is moved The morning after, Bree tells Orson that Alma raped him,
from the forest and buried by Mike in Bens construction and he nally tells her the truth about what happened with
site. Susan tries to overcome guilt of her involvement in Monique. Orson then goes to Almas to tell her that he
Alejandros murder, so she decides to look for his family does not need to worry about her anymore. She tells him
to make sure they are okay. It is revealed that sometime she may be pregnant, to which he responds that he does
after Gabrielle left Alejandro and Lucias home, Alejan- not care. Alma then realizes that there is nothing else she
dro left Lucia, changed his name to Ramon Sanchez, can do to make Orson love her. Gloria, however, does
and married Claudia Sanchez (Justina Machado), and not give up and locks Alma in the attic and plans to kill
that Alejandro also abused Claudias daughter Marisa Bree. After Alma tries to escape from her attic through
(Daniela Bobadilla). Bree becomes the main suspect of the window, she falls from the roof to her death. Orson
the murder of Alejandro when she dumps her detective discovers her dead body and plants the suicide note and
boyfriend Chuck Vance, and suspicion grows after Chuck the bag containing Moniques teeth in her house, making
is killed. Bree goes to trial and is close to face 20 years to it seem to the police that she killed Monique and comlife sentence until Mrs. McCluskey herself confesses she mitted suicide.
killed Alejandro. All charges dropped against Bree and Alma appeared amongst other deceased characters in the
series nale.
Mrs. McCluskey.
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Benjamin Katz

Katz.
Carolyn Bigsby
Beth Young
revenge.

Celia Solis
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who wakes up just as Gabrielle realizes how special her unpack boxes in her house when she rst moved in; Bree
daughter really is.
Deirdre Taylor
Deirdre Taylor (Jolie Jenkins) is Mikes ex-girlfriend. Susan but she rejects him, so he plans to strangle Susan
Her death occurred before the series timeline and plays but mistakenly strangles Julie.
strangles Barbara to death, and minutes later, Lynette inas a young adult.[11] During this time, she dated Mike,
vites him to move into her house. Lynette realizes he is
[11]
who attempted to rape Deirdre.
Soon after, Deirdre
sold her son to Mary Alice, who worked as a nurse in a reEddie holds the fate of Lynette and her unborn child in
[12]
habilitation facility in Utah. Mary Alice and Paul ed
[12]
an attempt to stop her. Mary Alice and Paul chopped
Father Crowley
Eddie Orlofsky
Karls funeral.

woods.
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to her neck.
Gloria Hodge

a semi-truck.


made Orson feel so guilty that he became extremely deIn season two, Mike goes to visit Felicia to see if she
pressed and had to be committed to a mental institution.
dead sister.
Ian Hainsworth
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of his involvement in the club re and reports him to im[38]
Casting for the role of Ian, a role originally intended migration ocials. Jackson is subsequently deported.
to last only six to eight episodes, took place in June On October 14, 2008, Harold entered intensive care af2006.[24] With the Ian storyline, the writers intended to ter a motorcycle accident. He sustained several injuries,
get [Susan] into a bona de romantic-comedy kind of re- including brain swelling and a fractured shoulder.[39]
lationship that threatens her preexisting relationship with While Desperate Housewives were required to rewrite one
Mike.[25] Scott described the character as bumbling at scene in the episode City on Fire, Gales absence did
time ... He kind of blossoms after he rediscovers his ro- not delay production.[40][41] Originally, the writers had
planned to end the characters storyline around midseason, but Harolds accident forced them to push the storylines resolution to the end of the season.[42] FollowIda Greenberg
ing the accident, Harold recorded dialog for an oscreen
Wisteria Lane, who is close friends with Mrs. Mcmonths following the accident to continue his characters
Cluskey. She rst appears in the episode, "Come In,
Stranger", as a neighbor at the watch-meeting complain's Matt Roush commented the introduction of Harold, as
ing that somebody was watching her whenever she took
Jane Carlson
Lynette
suspects Tom has a new girlfriend following their
Penny to suspect they will eventually get married, worryAfter her death, it is revealed that Ida was a professional
ing Lynette. Jane and Tom organize a romantic trip to
baseball player during World War II. Her ashes are scatParis, but when Lynette tells Tom about her involvement
tered by Lynette and Mrs. McCluskey at a baseball eld
Jackson Braddock
Jackson Braddock (Gale Harold) is Susans boyfriend for Lynette. In "With So Little to Be Sure Of", Jane gives
throughout the fth season. He is briey introduced at Lynette her and Toms divorce papers, which Tom has althe end of the fourth season nale, which ashforwards ready signed but was not ready to give Lynette. Tom then
ve years into the future.[30] The couple continues dat- ghts with Jane about ending his marriage when Tom was
ing in the fth season. The origins of their relation- not ready. In "The People Will Hear", Tom confesses
ship are explained in a ashback in "Mirror, Mirror", that he is still in love with Lynette. Jane is sad because
in which Susan, having just divorced Mike, engages in she actually loved Tom. Jane moves out at the end of the
casual sex with Jackson, her house painter.[31] Initially, episode, heartbroken.
her.[23]
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Juanita Mama Solis
Justin
Keith Watson
way they are.
Martha Huber

Mitzi Kinsky
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the lane.
Noah Taylor
The character was named after John Huston's character,
Noah Cross, in the lm Chinatown.[53] Gunton was selected for the role because of his performance as Juan
Nora Huntington

Mona Clarke
Mona Clarke (Maria Cominis) is a wife and mother together and spends the money on an apartment close to
that lived on Wisteria Lane. She is a registered nurse Wisteria Lane.
who works at Fairview Hospital. Mona has a reputa- When Tom wants to open a pizzeria, Lynette doesn't aption for having a big mouth. On dierent occasions she preciate the idea, but meddling and intrusive Nora is suphas been shown to annoy Lynette, Gabrielle, and Edie. portive. Behind Lynettes back Nora meets Tom at a
Susan and Mike do not invite her to their wedding, un- restaurant and they have dinner together. Nora makes
like most the other residents of Wisteria Lane. In season a move on Tom but he swears he does not want anysix, while caring for Danny Bolen after his attempted sui- thing more and tells her he loves his wife. Nora is very
cide, he awakes, and Mona calls him Danny, to which he upset and leaves. After Tom tells Lynette what hapreplies that his real name is actually Tyler, and tells her pened, Lynette breaks into Noras house and threatens
the truth behind the Bolenss mystery. Mona blackmails that if Nora ever comes near Tom again, she will hurt her.
the Bolens, asking for $67,000 so she can start a new life Nora decides to move to Mexico with Kayla, to work as
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Nora dies.
series nale.
by Eddie Orlofsky.
and Hayden Jacklin
Parcher & Murphy
even less now.
at the pizzeria.
Patrick Logan
Principal Hobson

Phyllis Van de Kamp
weekends.
Reverend Sykes
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Robin Gallagher
in Paris.
Roy Bender
Rick Coletti

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she dies.
touching.[66]
Sophie Bremmer

younger.
Stella Wingeld

around.

her kidney donor; however, Susan soon discovers that Sophie has breast cancer and does not want Susan to know In the fth season it is revealed that Lynette has
because she is trying to make up for years of being self- taken Stella to a retirement home after Glens death.
centered.[63]
Warren was cast in the role because of her similarities to Schilling, he hid with Stella. After Lynette nds out
Hatcher, who commented, Its almost scary how much where Porter is, she visits Stella but Stella is hostile towe are the same person.[64] Series creator Marc Cherry, wards Lynette. Lynette leaves the home, upset at her
who had become a fan of Warren following her perfor- mothers anger, and is on the phone to Tom when two
mances in Cinderella and Victor Victoria, deemed her vehicles in front of Lynette collide, and that gives her the
the Teri Hatcher of the 1970s.[58] James Denton re- idea to pretend she is in a car accident. This lures Stella
called that Lesley Ann looked at some episodes, came in and Porter to the hospital and to Stellas shock Lynette
and basically is Susan.[64] Warren was initially turned o appears perfectly ne from around the corner. Lynette
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ing enough; however, he later accepts the job. Bree begins to develop a crush for Trip and they marry and move
Travers McLain
Trip Weston
Victor Lang

my strength.
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Wayne Davis
4.1.4 References
Xiao-Mei
11, 2008. Season 6, no. 13.
5, no. 15.
2009. Season 5, no. 21.
May 17, 2009. Season 5, no. 24.
2005. Season 1, no. 21.
no. 23.
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2008. Season 5, no. 8.





2008. Season 3, no. 10.




4, 2007. Season 3, no. 16.
December 24, 2011.

24, 2011.
December 24, 2011.

Season 4, no. 17.

2008. Season 5, no. 5.


no. 14.


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12, 2006. Season 2, no. 16.
7, no. 6.
May 8, 2011. Season 7, no. 21.


[60] "Live Alone and Like It". Arlene Sanford (director), womens husbands, children, love interests, neighbors,
2005. Season 1, no. 18.
17, 2005. Season 1, no. 19.

20, 2005. Season 2, no. 8.
2011.
4.2.1 Main characters

Starring billing at any point of the series. They are
main cast, and not by episode count, screen time or popularity.
Susan Mayer

Lynette Scavo
Bree Van de Kamp

Desperate Housewives is an American comedy-drama series that aired on ABC (American Broadcasting Company). It focuses on the residents living on the c- Gabrielle Solis
tional Wisteria Lane as narrated by their deceased neighbor, Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong). Specically, Main article: Gabrielle Solis

Edie Britt
Mike Delno
Rex Van de Kamp

Carlos Solis
Main article: Carlos Solis
Paul Young
Mary Alice Young

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Zach reappears in season three as Gabrielles secret admirer. Zach unsuccessfully tries to impress Gabrielle
which she cannot remember. Gabrielle then asks Carlos to scare Zach o. Zach proposes to Gabrielle at the
Scavos Pizzeria, but Gabrielle tells him that she does not
Julie Mayer
Betty Applewhite
John Rowland
Tom Scavo
Zach Young
Zachary Zach Young, formerly Dana Taylor (Cody
Kasch) is the adopted son of Paul and Mary Alice. Karl Mayer
Zachs birth parents are Deirdre Taylor and Mike Delno.
However, Zachs true identity is not revealed until "One Main article: Karl Mayer
Wonderful Day".
his stay, Julie sneaks in his room to speak with him. Then Orson Hodge
dating against Susans will until Zach becomes creepily in Main article: Orson Hodge
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Katherine Mayfair
Renee Perry
Dave Williams
Karen McCluskey
Andrew Van de Kamp
Main article: Andrew Van de Kamp
Angie Bolen
Chuck Vance
Main article: Angie Bolen
Chuck Vance (Jonathan Cake) is introduced in the seventh season as the investigator in charge of keeping an
eye on Felicia Tilman who has moved back onto the lane.
Alejandros body.
Ana Solis
at ease, 24/7.
not want them to be together. By the end of season 6,
Ana remains in New York City, and Danny leaves on a
In the eighth season, Bree continues her relation with

Chuck but she fears that he might discover what happened with Alejandro, so she dumps him the same night

oce, Chuck is given a missing person report for Alejandro. Chuck starts an investigation and recalls seeing Alejandro at Wisteria Lane the night of the progressive party,
nale.
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cret about the dead body, so she confronts him but Ben
tells her he cannot tell her because he does not want to
put her at risk. Ben goes to the trial, but refuses to speak.
He is thrown to prison until he speaks, and the prosecutor
threatens Renee with sending him back to Australia unless she confesses what she saw at the progressive party
during which Alejandro was killed. In the end, Bree is
Juanita Solis
Ben Faulkner
Ben Faulkner (Charles Mesure) is an Australian real estate developer who moves to Wisteria Lane in the nal
her out, which he does. For their date, he takes her to a
homeless shelter and once she gures out that he is mocking her, she is furious, but they bond over the fact that they

(Ronaldo Molina and Carla Jimenez, respectively). However, he keeps this a secret from Gabrielle, not wanting
Juanita is nearly hurt, but is rescued by Gabrielle and CarBen has a nancial crisis and decides to do business with los and appears ready to forgive her parents.
a loan shark, which is discovered by Mike. Mike then reDe La Garza is promoted to Starring status in the eighth
veals that Renee got twelve million dollars in her divorce,
season, but only in the episodes she appears in. However,
so Ben, who had been ignoring Renee, suddenly begins
her role is not dierent from that of the previous seasons
treating her nicer and even plans to propose to her, but
and is not involved in any major plot; instead, she continrefrains from doing so and admits to her that he wanted
ues to provide comic relief.
to marry her for her money. Ben nally takes the money
4.2.2 Secondary characters
to hospital. Mike tells Renee about the situation, so she
Mikes funeral (he was murdered by the loan shark) as an
usher.
Renee waits for another proposal from Ben and when he which they were introduced to the cast, and not by episode
nally pops the question, he gets arrested as the police count, screen time or popularity.
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also Andrews younger sister. Danielle appears to need a
boyfriend in order to feel good about herself, and is preoccupied with her looks. During her sophomore year,
Danielle was the head of her high schools abstinence
club. However, Danielle is planning to lose her virginity to her ex-boyfriend, John Rowland, to lure him back
to her, but John permanently ends the relationship at
Brees request, leaving Danielle devastated and heartbroken. This is also the rst step towards Danielle acting
like her brother.

the Van de Kamp house to steal money. When Bree confronts the kids, Matthew threatens to kill Bree, as Danielle
pleads for her mothers life. Matthew is later shot and Caleb and Matthew Applewhite
Later, Bree discovers that Danielle has been sleeping with Matthew Applewhite (Mehcad Brooks; in ashbacks,
her history teacher, and attempts to sabotage the relation- Hendrix Henrie-Erhahon) are Betty Applewhites sons.
ship. When Danielle is dumped by him, she reveals their Through conversations and ashbacks, it is revealed that
aair to her teachers wife, going as far as to get him red prior to moving to Fairview, Matthew was dating a young
and possibly criminally charged. Soon afterward it is re- woman named Melanie Foster. He had tried to break up
vealed that Austin McCann and Danielle are sleeping to- with her, but Melanie asked him to meet her at a lumgether behind Julies back. Danielle blackmails Austin, ber yard. Caleb arrived rst, and after telling Melanie he
threatening that she will tell Julie about their relationship loves her, he tried to kiss her, but she slapped him then hit
if he tries to end it. When Danielle discovers she is preg- him with a pole. Frightened, Caleb took the pole and hit
nant with Austins child, Bree and Orson take Danielle to Melanie in the head. When she fell to the ground, Caleb
a convent, and tell others that Danielle is studying abroad. ed, thinking he had killed her. Matthew arrived later
After they get back from their honeymoon, Bree pretends to nd Melanie injured but alive. He tried to convince
she is pregnant, intending to raise her grandchild herself. her that Caleb acted out of fear and would not intentionDanielle decides she wants to keep the baby and raise it ally hurt her, but she told him she would go to the poat the home so in an attempt to change Danielles mind, lice unless Matthew agreed to resume their relationship.
Bree allows Danielle to attend a big party college in Mi- As she walked away, he bludgeoned her with the pole,
ami and gives her a convertible. In "Now I Know, Don't killing her. However, because Caleb arrived home rst
Be Scared", Danielle attends a Halloween party dressed with blood on his hands, Betty is convinced it is he that
as a clone of Bree. While Bree is yelling at her for attend- murdered Melanie.
ing the party, her water breaks. The Van de Kamps do not
have time to get to the hospital, so Danielle gives birth at In Fairview, Betty insists on keeping Caleb locked in
home to a baby boy named Benjamin. The next morning, the basement, wanting to protect him from the authorafter giving Bree the baby, Danielle leaves Wisteria Lane ities. One day, however, Caleb manages to escape and
After the ve-year gap in the series, Danielle has re- him and suggests they date. Knowing he himself is really
turned for her son, leaving Bree devastated. She re- Melanies killer and wanting to help his brother, Matthew
mains estranged from her mother for several years but tries to convince Betty to allow Caleb to live upstairs. As
eventually agrees to bring her son and new husband, Gabrielle has admitted Caleb had the chance but chose
Leo Katz, a lawyer, to visit. Bree constantly criticizes not to hurt her, and that his only crime was stealing a
the way Danielle is raising Benjamin, including their bowl of ice cream, Betty eventually concedes. Bree is disvegetarianism, homeschooling, and practicing Judaism. pleased with Matthew and Danielles relationship when
An angry Danielle departs early along with her family, she learns about Melanies murder from Betty. Forbidden

Wisteria Lane.
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Parker Scavo

get chicken pox. Parker gets curious about human sexPreston and Porter Scavo
uality, asking several girls to see their vaginas, including
Mrs. McCluskey. Parker proves to be the most sensitive
Preston and Porter Scavo (Brent and Shane Kinsman of Lynettes three boys as he is shocked when he nds out
seasons 1 to 4, Max and Charlie Carver seasons 5 to 8) that his mother was shot and refuses to let her out of the
are Lynettes oldest twin sons. They are shown to be very house.
rebellious, much to the distress of their parents, particularly Lynette as at this point she is a stay at home mother. He gets along very well with his half-sister, Kayla, and
in McCluskeys house during the tornado and is the secthe show.
In Season 5, they have continued their mischievous ways his parents were still having sex after they tell the family
but in forms such as under age drinking, smoking, and Lynette is pregnant again. In "Lovely" he and his friends
joyrides in their familys cars. However it appears that are doing a peeping tom on Robin in the shower. It is later
the twins are showing signs of growing up and following revealed that he oered money to sleep with her, which
their parents rules. It is discovered later in the season that she declined. His parents later had a talk with him, with
Porter was having an aair with his best friends mother, Tom reassuring Parker that he will have sex when the time
Anne Schilling. She ultimately leaves town and Porter is right.
In Season 6, Preston is planning to put o college and George Williams
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from his jacket, speeds o in his car, takes it out to some
George then nds out the police are closing in on him and
have also searched his house after Bree went to the police, suspecting George was involved in Dr. Goldnes
attack. George retreats to a hotel room (in the same hotel where Bree is co-hosting a charity event) and has a
bellman give her a note. He then overdoses on sleeping
his nal appearance in series nale, as one of the ghosts
Austin McCann
Austin McCann (Josh Henderson) is Edies troubled
teenage nephew. When Edie catches him trying to break
into her house, she lets him stay with her for some time
instead of going to Mexico like he was planning to,
since he fought his mothers boyfriend, but she chose her
boyfriend instead of Austin. He is instantly attracted to
by Carolyn Bigsby. In episode "No Fits, No Fights, No
if Austin quits having sex with her. However, the next
episode, Edie and Susan catch Austin and Danielle having sex and, at the end of the episode, Susan tells Julie
about Austin and Danielle, which end Julies relationship
with Austin and her friendship with Danielle. Austin gets
a job at the Scavo Pizzeria, but is red by Lynette for
smoking marijuana on the job. Tom hired him back because teenage girls think hes hot...he'll bring in all the
high school girls and half the mens chorus. Later on
he discovers that he got Danielle pregnant just when he
managed to mend his relationship with Julie. Orson tells
Austin he would need to leave town. Although Austin refused, Andrew pointed out that sooner or later he would
Dylan Mayfair
Dylan one evening and discovers the truth, while Dylan
been meeting. Wayne later discovers that Dylan is not his
biological daughter after watching home videos of Dylan
when she was young: while his daughter had a scar from
a bike accident that needed 11 stitches, this Dylans skin
is unmarked. Katherine has no choice but to tell Dylan
the truth about all the secrets: Katherine says that Wayne
Dylan. One day, Katherine has gone out for the evening
her. Katherine feels like she cannot go to the police because she believes Wayne will nd a way to pin Dylans
death on her, so she buries her daughter in the woods.
Katherine ies to a Romanian orphanage and adopts a girl
who bears a striking resemblance to Dylan, to assume the
identity of her deceased daughter.
leaves a message for Katherine saying she has just returned from Paris, where her ance proposed under the
live in Baltimore.
She makes her return to Wisteria Lane in Season 6, when
her mother intentionally stabs herself. Susan realizes that
Katherine needs serious mental help, and upon learning
that only a family member can commit someone to a mental institution, she calls Dylan, pretending to be a doctor,
and tells her she should come to Fairview. At rst, Dylan not only believes Susan attacked her mother, but also
thinks Katherine is married to Mike; however, after Su-

san shows Dylan her wedding album, Dylan realizes that
her mother has been lying to her and living in delusion.
When Dylan visits Katherine, she confronts her mother.
Katherine goes into a full blown meltdown and both Susan and Dylan watch as she is restrained.

Penny Scavo
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Nick Bolen
Nick Bolen (formerly Dominic; Jerey Nordling) is the
manipulative husband of Angie Bolen. He shares a past
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Danny Bolen
"We All Deserve to Die", and tells Danny that he is writing a novel, which in reality is the story of how Patrick and
M.J. Delno
grandfather.[3]
in Alaska.
having a father anymore. M.J. and his family eventually
leave Wisteria Lane in the series nale, due to his halfsister Julies new baby.

Guest starring billing at any point of the series, but
never received Starring or Also starring billing. Only
rst appeared.
Adam Mayfair
Katherine away afterward on a vacation. Wayne also at-

tends the recital, unbeknownst to Adam, who had neither
appearance.
Albert Goldne
Dr. Albert Goldne (Sam Lloyd) is hailed as the number one marriage counsellor in Fairview. Rex and Bree
session, she xes a loose a button on his jacket. Goldne
becomes captivated by her domesticity and later asks Rex
if he has ever thanked Bree for the things she does around
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Gabrielle inappropriately, Carlos hits him over the head,
accidentally killing him. The housewives cover up the
The main mystery of the eighth and nal season of the series is the result of the murder of Alejandro. Carlos and
the housewives all deal with the guilt, and Mike and Ben
also become involved when Alejandros body is moved
from the forest and buried by Mike in Bens construction
site. Susan tries to overcome guilt of her involvement in
Alejandros murder, so she decides to look for his family
to make sure they are okay. It is revealed that sometime
after Gabrielle left Alejandro and Lucias home, Alejandro left Lucia, changed his name to Ramon Sanchez,
and married Claudia Sanchez (Justina Machado), and
that Alejandro also abused Claudias daughter Marisa
(Daniela Bobadilla). Bree becomes the main suspect of
the murder of Alejandro when she dumps her detective
boyfriend Chuck Vance, and suspicion grows after Chuck
is killed. Bree goes to trial and is close to face 20 years to
life sentence until Mrs. McCluskey herself confesses she
killed Alejandro. All charges dropped against Bree and
Mrs. McCluskey.
Alex Cominis
drinking problem.
Alma Hodge
Alejandro Perez
to her, Lucia believed that Gabrielle seduced Alejandro,

Gabrielle believed Alejandro to be dead, so in the seventh

season she went to her home town to read a letter over
his grave; but she ended up not going to it. Towards the
end of the season, however, Alejandro appears in Wisteria Lane stalking Gabrielle. In the season nale, Alejandro confronts Gabrielle because he believed he had put
his past behind him, and Gabrielles return to her hometown may have put an end to that. Gabrielle almost kills
him once but cannot go through with it, telling Alejandro
never to come back. When Alejandro returns and touches
Alma suddenly arrives to Wisteria Lane, and Bree tries

buys herself the old Applewhite house, so Bree wants
Orson to get rid of her. Orson tries to convince Alma
to leave, but she blackmails him, threatening to reveal
that it was he who ran over Mike Delno in his car and
buried Monique. Bree then proceeds to visit her to tell
her to move away, but she discovers a picture of Orson and Monique and a bag containing Moniques teeth
hidden under the linoleum, where they were planted by
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Alma. Bree gives Orson the teeth, who plants them back
in Almas house, stating that she will not nd them and
that she will now leave them alone, or else he will call the
police and tell them that Alma murdered Monique and
trick Orson into believing Alma was going to commit suicide. When Orson arrives to Almas house, he is drugged
by Gloria so that Alma could forcibly have sex with him.
The morning after, Bree tells Orson that Alma raped him,
and he nally tells her the truth about what happened with
Monique. Orson then goes to Almas to tell her that he
does not need to worry about her anymore. She tells him
she may be pregnant, to which he responds that he does
not care. Alma then realizes that there is nothing else she
can do to make Orson love her. Gloria, however, does
not give up and locks Alma in the attic and plans to kill
Bree. After Alma tries to escape from her attic through
the window, she falls from the roof to her death. Orson
discovers her dead body and plants the suicide note and
the bag containing Moniques teeth in her house, making
it seem to the police that she killed Monique and committed suicide.
Alma appeared amongst other deceased characters in the
series nale.
Benjamin Katz
revenge.

Katz.
Carolyn Bigsby
Beth Young

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the gun, but Austin struggles with her long enough for an- Eddie Orlofsky
other hostage to pick up the gun and shoot Carolyn in the
Celia Solis
Celia Solis (Daniella Baltodano, Karolinah Villarreal as known victim. Eddie mentions that he was glad he was
the 11-year-old Celia Solis in the episode "If..." and Glo- late to work, because he does not think he could have hanria Garayua 25 to 30 years later in the same episode) is dled discovering Emilys body. Eddie invites Julie and
the youngest daughter of Gabrielle and Carlos Solis. Like Danny to watch him do stand up comedy at a local club,
her sister Juanita, Celia was born during the ve-year- but he performs terribly. Eddie picks up Irina after she is
jump. Though she is often quiet and is not as rebellious dumped by Preston Scavo on their wedding night. After
as Juanita, nevertheless Celia gives Gabrielle a hard time she insults him, Eddie strangles her and buries her in the
woods.
who wakes up just as Gabrielle realizes how special her
daughter really is.
Deirdre Taylor
Deirdre Taylor (Jolie Jenkins) is Mikes ex-girlfriend.
Her death occurred before the series timeline and plays
as a young adult.[11] During this time, she dated Mike,
who attempted to rape Deirdre.[11] Soon after, Deirdre
sold her son to Mary Alice, who worked as a nurse in a rehabilitation facility in Utah.[12] Mary Alice and Paul ed
an attempt to stop her.[12] Mary Alice and Paul chopped

unpack boxes in her house when she rst moved in; Bree
Susan but she rejects him, so he plans to strangle Susan
but mistakenly strangles Julie.
strangles Barbara to death, and minutes later, Lynette invites him to move into her house. Lynette realizes he is
Eddie holds the fate of Lynette and her unborn child in
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Karls funeral.
Felicia Tilman
to her neck.
a semi-truck.
Gloria Hodge

In season two, Mike goes to visit Felicia to see if she made Orson feel so guilty that he became extremely deknows where Zach is, but Felicia informs Mike that she pressed and had to be committed to a mental institution.
dead sister.


Ian Hainsworth
her.[23]
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After her death, it is revealed that Ida was a professional
baseball player during World War II. Her ashes are scattered by Lynette and Mrs. McCluskey at a baseball eld
Jackson Braddock
Jackson Braddock (Gale Harold) is Susans boyfriend

throughout the fth season. He is briey introduced at
the end of the fourth season nale, which ashforwards
ve years into the future.[30] The couple continues dating in the fth season. The origins of their relationship are explained in a ashback in "Mirror, Mirror",
in which Susan, having just divorced Mike, engages in
casual sex with Jackson, her house painter.[31] Initially,
Casting for the role of Ian, a role originally intended of his involvement in the club re and reports him to imto last only six to eight episodes, took place in June migration ocials. Jackson is subsequently deported.[38]
2006.[24] With the Ian storyline, the writers intended to
On October 14, 2008, Harold entered intensive care afget [Susan] into a bona de romantic-comedy kind of reter a motorcycle accident. He sustained several injuries,
lationship that threatens her preexisting relationship with
including brain swelling and a fractured shoulder.[39]
Mike.[25] Scott described the character as bumbling at
While Desperate Housewives were required to rewrite one
time ... He kind of blossoms after he rediscovers his roscene in the episode City on Fire, Gales absence did
not delay production.[40][41] Originally, the writers had
planned to end the characters storyline around midseason, but Harolds accident forced them to push the stoIda Greenberg
rylines resolution to the end of the season.[42] FollowIda Greenberg (Pat Crawford Brown) is a neighbor on ing the accident, Harold recorded dialog for an oscreen
Wisteria Lane, who is close friends with Mrs. Mc- speaking part in the January 2009 episode "Home is the
Cluskey. She rst appears in the episode, "Come In, Place".[43] In April 2009, Harold returned to the series six
Stranger", as a neighbor at the watch-meeting complain- months following the accident to continue his characters
ing that somebody was watching her whenever she took storyline.[44] While reviewing the fth season, TV Guide
a shower. In season two, Ida has a drinking problem, but 's Matt Roush commented the introduction of Harold, as
that ends because, when she asks for God to end her al- well as other new cast members, make Wisteria Lane
coholism, her bottle is shot due to an event taking place once again an irresistible place to revisit.[45]
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Jane Carlson

Lynette suspects Tom has a new girlfriend following their
Penny to suspect they will eventually get married, worrying Lynette. Jane and Tom organize a romantic trip to
Paris, but when Lynette tells Tom about her involvement
for Lynette. In "With So Little to Be Sure Of", Jane gives
Lynette her and Toms divorce papers, which Tom has already signed but was not ready to give Lynette. Tom then
ghts with Jane about ending his marriage when Tom was
not ready. In "The People Will Hear", Tom confesses Keith Watson
that he is still in love with Lynette. Jane is sad because
she actually loved Tom. Jane moves out at the end of the Keith Watson (Brian Austin Green) is a contractor who
episode, heartbroken.
Juanita Mama Solis
Juanita Mama Solis (Lupe Ontiveros) is the nosy dates each of them in dierent occasions, and Bree and
mother of Carlos who is convinced that Gabrielle was Renee try to sabotage the other until Renee admits defeat
cheating on him. Her suspicions proved true when she and backs away from Keith. Bree and Keith begin getting
discovered Gabrielles aair with John Rowland, and she intimate. When Bree reveals that she is exhausted after
manages to obtain photographic evidence of the aair many all-nighters of sex with Keiths unrestricted libido,
moments before being accidentally run over by Andrew Keith confesses that he was only trying to impress her
Van de Kamp. She remained in a coma for ve months because Bree seemed too conservative and sophisticated
before awakening, only to fall to her death down a ight of for him. They tell each other that they like each other the
stairs at the hospital. Before dying, Mama told a nurse of way they are.
Bree is introduced to Keiths parents, Richard Wather because she was wearing headphones and listening
son (John Schneider) and Mary Wagner (Nancy Travis).
Richard is retired from the army and Mary is Brees gydaughter after her. Mama returns in the series nale
naecologist for some time, but none of them are aware of
Justin
Justin (Ryan Carnes) is Andrews rst boyfriend. Justin and appears to be depressed. Taking pity on him, Bree
rst appears in season one as John Rowlands room-mate. invites him out to dinner with her and Keith. This beJustin has not yet come to terms with his sexuality and comes a regular routine, much to Keiths annoyance who
tries to blackmail Gabrielle into having sex with him to wants to be alone with Bree. Richard later takes a fancy
prove to himself that he is not gay. She, however, refuses to Bree, and even tries to kiss her on one occasion. When
but helps him accept his sexuality. Afterwards, his rela- Keith nds out, he attacks Richard while the residents of
tionship with Andrew becomes more serious. Ironically, Wisteria Lane are staging a protest against Paul Youngs
Justin is later beaten up by Carlos, who mistakenly be- Halfway House. Several protestors mistake Keith for a
lieves he is having an aair with Gabrielle.
In season two, Andrew condes in Justin that he had to Later, when Bree discovers Keith actually has a son with a
stop loving his mother because he did not want to get hurt former girlfriend, she briey hides this from him because
any more, and that Bree had to be punished, so he forces she fears it could jeopardize their relationship. Eventu-

ally, though, Bree tells Keith the truth. Keith is upset
Martha Huber
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Mona Clarke
Mona Clarke (Maria Cominis) is a wife and mother
that lived on Wisteria Lane. She is a registered nurse
who works at Fairview Hospital. Mona has a reputation for having a big mouth. On dierent occasions she
has been shown to annoy Lynette, Gabrielle, and Edie.
Susan and Mike do not invite her to their wedding, unlike most the other residents of Wisteria Lane. In season
six, while caring for Danny Bolen after his attempted suicide, he awakes, and Mona calls him Danny, to which he
replies that his real name is actually Tyler, and tells her
the truth behind the Bolenss mystery. Mona blackmails
the Bolens, asking for $67,000 so she can start a new life
the lane.

Noah Taylor
Mitzi Kinsky

Angie. She is later seen in the season six nale "I Guess The character was named after John Huston's character,
This is Goodbye", this time arguing with both Susan and Noah Cross, in the lm Chinatown.[53] Gunton was seKaren. She reappeared in season sevens "Pleasant Little lected for the role because of his performance as Juan
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and Hayden Jacklin
Nora Huntington
together and spends the money on an apartment close to
Wisteria Lane.
When Tom wants to open a pizzeria, Lynette doesn't appreciate the idea, but meddling and intrusive Nora is supportive. Behind Lynettes back Nora meets Tom at a
restaurant and they have dinner together. Nora makes
a move on Tom but he swears he does not want anything more and tells her he loves his wife. Nora is very
upset and leaves. After Tom tells Lynette what happened, Lynette breaks into Noras house and threatens
that if Nora ever comes near Tom again, she will hurt her.
Nora decides to move to Mexico with Kayla, to work as
Nora dies.
series nale.
by Eddie Orlofsky.
Parcher & Murphy

even less now.
at the pizzeria.
Patrick Logan

Emmett Hudson & Noah Greenberg Samantha and Isabel a mixture of anger, sadness and hate in his expression.

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weekends.
Reverend Sykes
Principal Hobson
Phyllis Van de Kamp
Rick Coletti
Robin Gallagher
and Mike then invite Robin to stay with them. Robin ac-
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cepts the oer but the other women of Wisteria Lane are
in Paris.

her kidney donor; however, Susan soon discovers that Sophie has breast cancer and does not want Susan to know
because she is trying to make up for years of being selfcentered.[63]
Roy Bender
Warren was cast in the role because of her similarities to

Hatcher, who commented, Its almost scary how much
we are the same person.[64] Series creator Marc Cherry,
who had become a fan of Warren following her performances in Cinderella and Victor Victoria, deemed her
the Teri Hatcher of the 1970s.[58] James Denton recalled that Lesley Ann looked at some episodes, came in
and basically is Susan.[64] Warren was initially turned o
touching.[66]

request. It is where Roy is revealed to be a little old fashioned when it comes to women and does not like that
she dies.
Sophie Bremmer
Stella Wingeld
younger.

She rst appears in episode "Children Will Listen". She tells her daughter that she would be staying for as long as

around.
In the fth season it is revealed that Lynette has
taken Stella to a retirement home after Glens death.
Schilling, he hid with Stella. After Lynette nds out
where Porter is, she visits Stella but Stella is hostile towards Lynette. Lynette leaves the home, upset at her
mothers anger, and is on the phone to Tom when two
vehicles in front of Lynette collide, and that gives her the
idea to pretend she is in a car accident. This lures Stella
and Porter to the hospital and to Stellas shock Lynette
appears perfectly ne from around the corner. Lynette
Travers McLain
159
Trip Weston
refuses to defend Bree, claiming her case is not challenging enough; however, he later accepts the job. Bree begins to develop a crush for Trip and they marry and move
Victor Lang
160
my strength.
Xiao-Mei


Wayne Davis
4.2.4 References
11, 2008. Season 6, no. 13.
161

5, no. 15.

2009. Season 5, no. 21.

May 17, 2009. Season 5, no. 24.
2005. Season 1, no. 21.
no. 23.
December 24, 2011.
Season 4, no. 17.
2008. Season 5, no. 5.



2008. Season 5, no. 8.





2008. Season 3, no. 10.






4, 2007. Season 3, no. 16.

24, 2011.



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December 24, 2011.
no. 14.

2011.

12, 2006. Season 2, no. 16.
7, no. 6.
May 8, 2011. Season 7, no. 21.
2005. Season 1, no. 18.
17, 2005. Season 1, no. 19.
20, 2005. Season 2, no. 8.

4.3.1
Main characters
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Mary Alice Young
The following are characters whose portrayer received Main article: Mary Alice Young
main cast, and not by episode count, screen time or popJulie Mayer
ularity.
Susan Mayer
John Rowland
Lynette Scavo
Zach Young
Bree Van de Kamp
Gabrielle Solis
Edie Britt
Mike Delno
Rex Van de Kamp

Carlos Solis
Paul Young

Wonderful Day".
which she cannot remember. Gabrielle then asks Carlos to scare Zach o. Zach proposes to Gabrielle at the
164
Betty Applewhite
Tom Scavo
Karl Mayer
Main article: Karl Mayer
Orson Hodge
Katherine Mayfair
at ease, 24/7.
Renee Perry
Dave Williams
Karen McCluskey
Andrew Van de Kamp

Angie Bolen
Main article: Angie Bolen
Ana Solis
Chuck Vance

Alejandros body.
nale.
Ben Faulkner
165
Ben has a nancial crisis and decides to do business with
a loan shark, which is discovered by Mike. Mike then reveals that Renee got twelve million dollars in her divorce,
refrains from doing so and admits to her that he wanted
usher.
gets the ring on her nger before he is taken in for questioning. Ben is let go, but when Bree is thanking Ben for
to their phone call. Renee nds out that Ben is on the
witness list for Brees trial, and that Ben is keeping a secret about the dead body, so she confronts him but Ben
Juanita Solis
166
Juanita is nearly hurt, but is rescued by Gabrielle and Carlos and appears ready to forgive her parents.
De La Garza is promoted to Starring status in the eighth
and is not involved in any major plot; instead, she continues to provide comic relief.
4.3.2
Secondary characters
ship. When Danielle is dumped by him, she reveals their


received Starring billing. They are sorted in the order in After the ve-year gap in the series, Danielle has rewhich they were introduced to the cast, and not by episode turned for her son, leaving Bree devastated. She recount, screen time or popularity.
mains estranged from her mother for several years but
Danielle Van de Kamp
Danielle Van de Kamp (formerly Katz; Joy Lauren) vegetarianism, homeschooling, and practicing Judaism.
is the daughter of Bree and Rex Van de Kamp. She is An angry Danielle departs early along with her family,
also Andrews younger sister. Danielle appears to need a leaving her relationship with her mother strained once
boyfriend in order to feel good about herself, and is pre- again. In Season Six, Danielle appears in the episode "My
occupied with her looks. During her sophomore year, Two Young Men" at the family meal Bree organizes for
Danielle was the head of her high schools abstinence her half brother, Sam Allen. It is revealed near the end
club. However, Danielle is planning to lose her virgin- of the sixth season that a drunken Danielle has told Sam
ity to her ex-boyfriend, John Rowland, to lure him back that their brother, Andrew, ran over Carlos Soliss mother
to her, but John permanently ends the relationship at a decade earlier (Season One).
like her brother.


Caleb and Matthew Applewhite
Later, Bree discovers that Danielle has been sleeping with Matthew Applewhite (Mehcad Brooks; in ashbacks,
her history teacher, and attempts to sabotage the relation- Hendrix Henrie-Erhahon) are Betty Applewhites sons.

murdered Melanie.
Wisteria Lane.
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larly Lynette as at this point she is a stay at home mother.
Their uncontrollable nature leads to hints that they may
have ADHD. The twins are often in trouble, particularly
in season one, when they had a more prominent role in
the show.
In Season 5, they have continued their mischievous ways
Parker Scavo

168
He gets along very well with his half-sister, Kayla, and
is most connected to McCluskey, especially when she is
victim of rumors that she killed her husband, convincing her to tell everybody the truth. He gets buried alive
in McCluskeys house during the tornado and is the second one to be pulled out of it. He was disgusted to learn
is right.
George Williams
from his jacket, speeds o in his car, takes it out to some
George then nds out the police are closing in on him and
have also searched his house after Bree went to the police, suspecting George was involved in Dr. Goldnes
attack. George retreats to a hotel room (in the same ho-
tel where Bree is co-hosting a charity event) and has a
Austin McCann
Dylan Mayfair
169


to let her stay within the family household, but Tom deAfter the ve-year jump in the Season 4 nale, Dylan cides to call Noras parents, and Kayla is forced to move
leaves a message for Katherine saying she has just re- away and live with her grandparents.
Eiel Tower. In the fth season Katherine reveals that Penny Scavo
have had a baby. It is learned that Dylan and her family Penelope Lynne Scavo[2] (Dylan and Jordan Cline live in Baltimore.
season 1; Darien and Kerstin Pinkerton - seasons 2, 3
She makes her return to Wisteria Lane in Season 6, when and 4; Kendall Applegate - season 5 and 6; Darcy Rose
her mother intentionally stabs herself. Susan realizes that Byrnes - season 7 and 8) is Lynette and Toms fourth child
Katherine needs serious mental help, and upon learning and rst daughter. She has her rst line in the season
that only a family member can commit someone to a men- three episode "God, Thats Good". She is the most welltal institution, she calls Dylan, pretending to be a doctor, behaved out of Lynettes children. Lynette wanted Penny
and tells her she should come to Fairview. At rst, Dy- to be Gabrielles ower girl at her wedding, but due to her
lan not only believes Susan attacked her mother, but also having zero charisma, Gabrielle chose Victors housethinks Katherine is married to Mike; however, after Su- keepers daughter who resembled herself.

Nick Bolen
170
Danny Bolen
M.J. Delno
grandfather.[3]
in Alaska.
having a father anymore. M.J. and his family eventually
leave Wisteria Lane in the series nale, due to his halfsister Julies new baby.

Guest starring billing at any point of the series, but
never received Starring or Also starring billing. Only
rst appeared.

Adam Mayfair
appearance.
Albert Goldne
Dr. Albert Goldne (Sam Lloyd) is hailed as the number one marriage counsellor in Fairview. Rex and Bree
session, she xes a loose a button on his jacket. Goldne
becomes captivated by her domesticity and later asks Rex
if he has ever thanked Bree for the things she does around
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Alejandro Perez
to her, Lucia believed that Gabrielle seduced Alejandro,
Gabrielle believed Alejandro to be dead, so in the seventh
season she went to her home town to read a letter over
his grave; but she ended up not going to it. Towards the
end of the season, however, Alejandro appears in Wisteria Lane stalking Gabrielle. In the season nale, Alejandro confronts Gabrielle because he believed he had put
his past behind him, and Gabrielles return to her hometown may have put an end to that. Gabrielle almost kills
him once but cannot go through with it, telling Alejandro
never to come back. When Alejandro returns and touches
Gabrielle inappropriately, Carlos hits him over the head,
accidentally killing him. The housewives cover up the
The main mystery of the eighth and nal season of the series is the result of the murder of Alejandro. Carlos and
the housewives all deal with the guilt, and Mike and Ben
also become involved when Alejandros body is moved
from the forest and buried by Mike in Bens construction
Alejandros murder, so she decides to look for his family
after Gabrielle left Alejandro and Lucias home, Alejandro left Lucia, changed his name to Ramon Sanchez,
and married Claudia Sanchez (Justina Machado), and
(Daniela Bobadilla). Bree becomes the main suspect of
the murder of Alejandro when she dumps her detective
boyfriend Chuck Vance, and suspicion grows after Chuck
is killed. Bree goes to trial and is close to face 20 years to
life sentence until Mrs. McCluskey herself confesses she
killed Alejandro. All charges dropped against Bree and
Mrs. McCluskey.
Alex Cominis
172
drinking problem.
son. However, Bree fakes a pregnancy to make seem like
Brees kitchen, and Bree promptly adopts him to save her
family from scandal. Danielle reclaims her son when he
Katz.
Alma Hodge
Alma. Bree gives Orson the teeth, who plants them back
in Almas house, stating that she will not nd them and
police and tell them that Alma murdered Monique and
trick Orson into believing Alma was going to commit suicide. When Orson arrives to Almas house, he is drugged
by Gloria so that Alma could forcibly have sex with him.
and he nally tells her the truth about what happened with
does not need to worry about her anymore. She tells him
not care. Alma then realizes that there is nothing else she
not give up and locks Alma in the attic and plans to kill
Bree. After Alma tries to escape from her attic through
the window, she falls from the roof to her death. Orson
discovers her dead body and plants the suicide note and
the bag containing Moniques teeth in her house, making
it seem to the police that she killed Monique and committed suicide.
Beth Young
revenge.
Alma appeared amongst other deceased characters in the see Felicia in prison where her mother berates her for being so stupid as to not get the confession on tape and that
series nale.
Benjamin Katz
Benjamin Tyson Katz (formerly Hodge; Jake Soldera) the waiting room les the paperwork ensuring her kidney
is Danielles and Austin McCann's son and Brees grand- will go to Susan. Beth then pulls a gun out of her purse
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and shoots herself in the head, leaving her brain dead. At Deirdre Taylor
decides to let Susan have the kidney and mourns his wife. Deirdre Taylor (Jolie Jenkins) is Mikes ex-girlfriend.
Beth appeared amongst other deceased characters in the
series nale.
as a young adult.[11] During this time, she dated Mike,
Carolyn Bigsby
[11]
Soon after, Deirdre
Carolyn Bigsby (Laurie Metcalf) is Orsons former who attempted to rape Deirdre.
gave
birth
to
Mikes
son
without
his
knowledge.
She later
sold
her
son
to
Mary
Alice,
who
worked
as
a
nurse
in a rehad found Orson thoroughly cleaning his house, and upon
[12]
habilitation
facility
in
Utah.
Mary
Alice
and
Paul
ed
town
and
raised
Deirdres
child
as
their
own.
Years
later,
him of Almas murder. By the time Orson moves to Wisteria Lane, Carolyns suspicion has become an obsession, Deirdre tracked down the Young family and attempted to
and she tries in vain to warn Bree several times. Bree take the child, Zach, back, but Mary Alice killed her in
[12]
reaches her limit with Carolyn and retaliates by revealing an attempt to stop her. Mary Alice and Paul chopped
the aair between Monique Polier and Carolyns husband up Deirdres body and buried it underneath the cement of
[12]
Harvey Bigsby (Brian Kerwin). This results in Carolyn their swimming pool.
Celia Solis

Eddie Orlofsky
she insults him, Eddie strangles her and buries her in the
woods.

In "Boom Crunch", Celia is attending the Christmas Eddie had such a desperately lonely childhood, because
block party on Wisteria Lane, and is nearly struck by a his father abandoned him and his mother Barbara (Diane
crashing plane, when Lynette pulls her out of the way, Farr), and Barbara claimed she never loved or wanted him
so she is taken to the hospital. In the episode "If...", either. Also, Eddie was always rejected by the women he
Gabrielle is convinced that God saved Celia because she was attracted to, so he developed strong hatred towards
is special. Gabrielle imagines a series of hypothetical the women who rejected him. On the other hand, since he
scenarios which involve an older Celia at dierent ages was a child, Eddie has had a friendly relationship with the
being forced by Gabrielle to become a television star. women on Wisteria Lane: Mary Alice befriended BarBack in the hospital room, Carlos asks Gabrielle what bara after Eddies father left his family; Gabrielle let him
their daughter needs to do to be special. Gabrielle replies unpack boxes in her house when she rst moved in; Bree
Nothing and smiles at Celia, lying in her hospital bed, gave him some love advice, unaware his aections would
who wakes up just as Gabrielle realizes how special her be towards her daughter Danielle; Lynette tried to include
daughter really is.
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Susan but she rejects him, so he plans to strangle Susan
to her neck.

strangles Barbara to death, and minutes later, Lynette invites him to move into her house. Lynette realizes he is
Eddie holds the fate of Lynette and her unborn child in
In season two, Mike goes to visit Felicia to see if she

does not know where Zach is and that she herself is going back to Utah for a few months to recuperate. Felicia then returns to Wisteria Lane to plan a nal act of
revenge against Paul, by spilling her own blood all over
Pauls kitchen, cutting o two ngers, and faking her own
death. Paul is arrested for the supposed murder of Felicia, while Felicia goes hiding and under the alias of her
dead sister.
Father Crowley
Karls funeral.
Felicia Tilman

a semi-truck.
Gloria Hodge
unfaithful husband and staged his death as a suicide. Or-
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renew their engagement; however, when Ian realizes Suwill never truly stop loving Mike, he breaks up with
When Gloria discovered Orson was cheating on Alma, san [23]
her.
she decided to go to his mistress Moniques house. Gloria
ended up killing Monique in self-defense when she told Casting for the role of Ian, a role originally intended
her to stay away from Orson, and Monique attacked her. to last only six to eight episodes, took place in June
Orson discovered Gloria standing over Moniques body 2006.[24] With the Ian storyline, the writers intended to
and Gloria guilted Orson, with his fathers suicide, to help get [Susan] into a bona de romantic-comedy kind of reher hide Moniques body. Orson obliged and after the lationship that threatens her preexisting relationship with
deed was done, he sent Gloria to live in a nursing home. Mike.[25] Scott described the character as bumbling at
after he rediscovers his roGloria reappeared after Orson and Brees wedding. She time ... He kind of blossoms
[26]
mantic
juices
with
Susan.
son blamed himself for his 'suicide' because he was supposed to be watching over his depressed father but opted
made Orson feel so guilty that he became extremely depressed and had to be committed to a mental institution.

Ian Hainsworth
Ida Greenberg
Wisteria Lane, who is close friends with Mrs. McCluskey. She rst appears in the episode, "Come In,
Stranger", as a neighbor at the watch-meeting complaining that somebody was watching her whenever she took
Jackson Braddock
176
of his involvement in the club re and reports him to immigration ocials. Jackson is subsequently deported.[38]
On October 14, 2008, Harold entered intensive care after a motorcycle accident. He sustained several injuries,
While Desperate Housewives were required to rewrite one
scene in the episode City on Fire, Gales absence did
not delay production.[40][41] Originally, the writers had
planned to end the characters storyline around midseason, but Harolds accident forced them to push the storylines resolution to the end of the season.[42] Following the accident, Harold recorded dialog for an oscreen
months following the accident to continue his characters
's Matt Roush commented the introduction of Harold, as
Jane Carlson
not ready. In "The People Will Hear", Tom confesses
she actually loved Tom. Jane moves out at the end of the
Juanita Mama Solis
Justin
Keith Watson

way they are.
Martha Huber
177
Mitzi Kinsky
Mona Clarke
Mona Clarke (Maria Cominis) is a wife and mother
who works at Fairview Hospital. Mona has a reputation for having a big mouth. On dierent occasions she
Susan and Mike do not invite her to their wedding, unlike most the other residents of Wisteria Lane. In season
six, while caring for Danny Bolen after his attempted suicide, he awakes, and Mona calls him Danny, to which he
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the lane.
Noah Taylor
Nora dies.
series nale.
The character was named after John Huston's character, goes into labor with her daughter while shes held hostage
Noah Cross, in the lm Chinatown.[53] Gunton was se- by Eddie Orlofsky.
lected for the role because of his performance as Juan
and Hayden Jacklin
Nora Huntington
Wisteria Lane.
When Tom wants to open a pizzeria, Lynette doesn't appreciate the idea, but meddling and intrusive Nora is supportive. Behind Lynettes back Nora meets Tom at a
a move on Tom but he swears he does not want anything more and tells her he loves his wife. Nora is very
upset and leaves. After Tom tells Lynette what happened, Lynette breaks into Noras house and threatens
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the rm aoat, and told her that if she thought she was Susan fails to convince Principal Hobson to rehire her
not seeing her kids enough before, then she will see them some episodes later.[57] His nal appearance is on the even less now.
nal season, when he tells Gabrielle that Juanita is sexually
Later, Ed hires Tom on "Theres Something About a harassing a boy named Ryan.
at the pizzeria.
Phyllis Van de Kamp


In the episode "Back in Business", Stu now works for Bree Rex to examine his body. When Bree learns what Phyllis
Patrick Logan

weekends.
Reverend Sykes
Principal Hobson
Rick Coletti

180
Robin Gallagher
in Paris.
Roy Bender
she dies.
Sophie Bremmer

touching.[66]
181
Travers McLain
Stella Wingeld
younger.
around.

Trip Weston
182
ing enough; however, he later accepts the job. Bree be- with a leadpipe, a ying fencepost impales Victor in the
gins to develop a crush for Trip and they marry and move chest, killing him instantly. At Victors funeral, Milton
three years after Susan, who was the rst to leave the lane. tells Gabrielle that he knows about the aair and that she
to leave the funeral right away or else he will tell everyVictor Lang
one about Gabrielles adultery. Gabrielle then leaves the
Gabrielles car so he can meet her. He tells Gabrielle he Wayne Davis
wants to make it up to her by taking her to dinner. Victor and Gabrielle begin to be intimate, though with lots Wayne Davis (Gary Cole) is a police ocer, Katherof problems. After spending a night together at Victors ines rst husband, and the father of the real Dylan.
house, Victor asks Gabrielle to marry him. She does not It is shown in ashbacks that he beat his wife and also
give him a straight answer but after a violent press con- had a drinking problem, causing Katherine to leave him.
ference emerges from comprising photos of Victor and He spent twelve years trying to track Katherine and his
Gabrielle in an elevator, Gabrielle comes to Victors res- daughter down and discovered Katherine is back on Wiscue and accepts his proposal. When Gabrielle discusses teria Lane. He wanted a relationship with his daughter,
wedding plans with Victor, she is shocked to learn the or who he thought to be his daughter, until Katherine inpress will be at their wedding and that most of Victors formed him that Dylan is not his child. Upon hearing
eorts is all about his image. Gabrielle becomes wor- this, he has a blood test done at the hospital. The test
ried that marrying Victor will be a mistake. In the third results come back concluding that he is not Dylans faseason nale, Victor and Gabrielle get married. Shortly ther. He tries everything in his power to nd out what acafter they wed, Gabrielle overhears a conversation be- tually happened to his daughter, even threatening to kill
tween Victor and his father, Milton Lang (Mike Farrell), Katherine so she would tell him. He then held Katherine
in which Victor reveals to his father that he only married hostage along with Bree, until Katherine nally told him
Gabrielle so that he could win the Latino vote and that he what really happened with Dylan (see Dylans section).
In the fourth season, Gabrielle tells Victor that she is not to kill her, until Adam comes and a ght between the two
happy and must know where she stands with him, and ensues, resulting in Adam overpowering Wayne. While
she suggests they go away for a week together, but he laying on he oor, Wayne threatens Katherine, telling her
refuses due to his tight schedule. Upon learning about he may go to jail, but his friends at the police will help
Gabrielles aair with John Rowland, Victor tells Carlos him get out and that he will come after her again. After
that if Gabrielle ever did that to him then he would take realizing the truth in his statements, Katherine shoots him
care of the man and make him vanish"; this seems to in the chest, killing him instantly.
my strength.
Xiao-Mei
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were indeed having sex. Horried, Gabrielle kicks Car- [15] "It Takes Two". David Grossman (director), Kevin Murphy (writer), Jenna Bans (writer). Desperate Housewives.
los out and asks for a divorce but tells Xiao-Mei to stay,
4.3.4
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5, no. 15.
2009. Season 5, no. 21.
May 17, 2009. Season 5, no. 24.

2008. Season 3, no. 10.
4, 2007. Season 3, no. 16.
December 24, 2011.

2005. Season 1, no. 21.

no. 23.

Season 4, no. 17.
2008. Season 5, no. 5.
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December 24, 2011.
no. 14.

7, no. 6.
May 8, 2011. Season 7, no. 21.
2005. Season 1, no. 18.
17, 2005. Season 1, no. 19.
20, 2005. Season 2, no. 8.
2011.
Desperate Housewives is an American comedy-drama series that aired on ABC (American Broadcasting Company). It focuses on the residents living on the c[50] "Thank You So Much". David Grossman (director), tional Wisteria Lane as narrated by their deceased neighDahvi Waller (writer). Desperate Housewives. ABC. bor, Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong). Specically,
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Edie Britt
Mike Delno
Rex Van de Kamp

Carlos Solis

and Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria). Desperate House- Paul Young
wives features an ensemble cast, which also includes the
womens husbands, children, love interests, neighbors, Main article: Paul Young (Desperate Housewives)
4.4.1
Main characters
Mary Alice Young
The following are characters whose portrayer received Main article: Mary Alice Young
main cast, and not by episode count, screen time or pop- Julie Mayer
ularity.
Susan Mayer
John Rowland
Lynette Scavo
Zach Young
Bree Van de Kamp

Wonderful Day".
Gabrielle Solis

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Katherine Mayfair
Dave Williams
Andrew Van de Kamp

Gabrielle, Zach leads her to believe that they had sex, Angie Bolen
which she cannot remember. Gabrielle then asks Carlos to scare Zach o. Zach proposes to Gabrielle at the Main article: Angie Bolen
Betty Applewhite
Tom Scavo
Karl Mayer
Main article: Karl Mayer
Orson Hodge
Ana Solis
at ease, 24/7.

Renee Perry
Karen McCluskey
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nale.
Ben Faulkner

Chuck Vance
Alejandros body.
Ben has a nancial crisis and decides to do business with
a loan shark, which is discovered by Mike. Mike then reveals that Renee got twelve million dollars in her divorce,
refrains from doing so and admits to her that he wanted
usher.
gets the ring on her nger before he is taken in for questioning. Ben is let go, but when Bree is thanking Ben for
to their phone call. Renee nds out that Ben is on the
witness list for Brees trial, and that Ben is keeping a se-
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cret about the dead body, so she confronts him but Ben
Juanita Solis
Juanita is nearly hurt, but is rescued by Gabrielle and Carlos and appears ready to forgive her parents.
De La Garza is promoted to Starring status in the eighth
and is not involved in any major plot; instead, she continues to provide comic relief.
4.4.2
Secondary characters
also Andrews younger sister. Danielle appears to need a

boyfriend in order to feel good about herself, and is preoccupied with her looks. During her sophomore year,
Danielle was the head of her high schools abstinence
club. However, Danielle is planning to lose her virginity to her ex-boyfriend, John Rowland, to lure him back
to her, but John permanently ends the relationship at
like her brother.

After the ve-year gap in the series, Danielle has rewhich they were introduced to the cast, and not by episode
turned for her son, leaving Bree devastated. She recount, screen time or popularity.
mains estranged from her mother for several years but
Danielle Van de Kamp
Danielle Van de Kamp (formerly Katz; Joy Lauren) vegetarianism, homeschooling, and practicing Judaism.
is the daughter of Bree and Rex Van de Kamp. She is An angry Danielle departs early along with her family,

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Wisteria Lane.
Caleb and Matthew Applewhite

murdered Melanie.
Preston and Porter Scavo (Brent and Shane Kinsman

seasons 1 to 4, Max and Charlie Carver seasons 5 to 8)
are Lynettes oldest twin sons. They are shown to be very
rebellious, much to the distress of their parents, particularly Lynette as at this point she is a stay at home mother.
Their uncontrollable nature leads to hints that they may
have ADHD. The twins are often in trouble, particularly
in season one, when they had a more prominent role in
the show.
In Season 5, they have continued their mischievous ways
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get them out, Lynette brings them a keg of beer and sug- her, George drugs her by talking her into mixing
gests they have a party. Inevitably, McCluskeys house is antihistamines with alcohol. George decides against taktrashed and she kicks the twins out.
ing advantage of Bree in this way but when she wakes
In the nal season, it is announced that Porter is the father up, he tells her he will not wait much longer, thereby of Julies baby. In "Finishing the Hat", Porter goes to nally getting Bree into bed. George proposes to her. She
Renee and Bens wedding to get Tom and Lynette to tell feels pressured into agreeing. After Bree tells George
Parker Scavo
becomes more possessive. He objects to Brees relucParker Scavo (Zane Huett seasons 1 to 4, Joshua Logan tance to wear her engagement ring; Bree, in turn, beMoore season 5 to 8)[1] is the youngest son of Lynette comes annoyed when she sees her engagement to George
and Tom. He, just like all of Lynettes kids, drives her announced in the newspaper. This announcement brings
crazy with his unrudelyness and rebellious nature. In the Georges ex-ance to Brees house, where she warns
rst season, Parker stays at home while his brothers are Bree that George is unstable. Bree dismisses her, refusing
in school. In season two, Parker starts school but is upset to believe. Later, while Bree and George are out having
when he nds out that his mother cannot go with him be- dinner, they meet Brees old college boyfriend, Ty Grant.
cause of her new job and her mean boss. Thanks to his He asks Bree to dance and she agrees. Georges overmothers absence, he grows very fond of an imaginary reaction to this leads Bree to end her relationship with
baby-sitter and her umbrella. He and his brothers also George. In retaliation, George steals Tys valet ticket
get chicken pox. Parker gets curious about human sex- from his jacket, speeds o in his car, takes it out to some
uality, asking several girls to see their vaginas, including remote location, and sets it on re.
Mrs. McCluskey. Parker proves to be the most sensitive George then nds out the police are closing in on him and
of Lynettes three boys as he is shocked when he nds out have also searched his house after Bree went to the pothat his mother was shot and refuses to let her out of the lice, suspecting George was involved in Dr. Goldnes
house.
attack. George retreats to a hotel room (in the same hoHe gets along very well with his half-sister, Kayla, and
is most connected to McCluskey, especially when she is
victim of rumors that she killed her husband, convincing her to tell everybody the truth. He gets buried alive
in McCluskeys house during the tornado and is the second one to be pulled out of it. He was disgusted to learn
is right.
George Williams
tel where Bree is co-hosting a charity event) and has a

Austin McCann

Dylan Mayfair
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After the ve-year jump in the Season 4 nale, Dylan away and live with her grandparents.
leaves a message for Katherine saying she has just returned from Paris, where her ance proposed under the
Eiel Tower. In the fth season Katherine reveals that Penny Scavo
have had a baby. It is learned that Dylan and her family Penelope Lynne Scavo[2] (Dylan and Jordan Cline live in Baltimore.
season 1; Darien and Kerstin Pinkerton - seasons 2, 3
She makes her return to Wisteria Lane in Season 6, when
her mother intentionally stabs herself. Susan realizes that
Katherine needs serious mental help, and upon learning
that only a family member can commit someone to a mental institution, she calls Dylan, pretending to be a doctor,
and tells her she should come to Fairview. At rst, Dylan not only believes Susan attacked her mother, but also
thinks Katherine is married to Mike; however, after Su-

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Nick Bolen
Danny Bolen
M.J. Delno
grandfather.[3]

in Alaska.
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tends the recital, unbeknownst to Adam, who had neither
appearance.
those relevant characters that appeared in two or more the house, to Rexs chagrin. In episode "Love is in the
seasons, or in a major story arc during one season, are in- Air", he encourages Bree to ask Rex about his true sexcluded. They are sorted rst by the season in which they ual feelings, refusing to divulge Rexs desire for dominawere introduced and then by the episode in which they tion despite being ustered by Brees openness about her
rst appeared.
Adam Mayfair
Adam Mayfair (Nathan Fillion) is a gynecologist and slamming his head into a concrete barrier and throwing
Katherines second husband, who knows something of him over a bridge. Goldne survives and informs Bree
Katherines past in Wisteria Lane.[10] Katherine is very his attacker had a blue bike. When Bree recalls she had
jealous of any attention other women pay to her hus- seen George with a blue bike earlier that day, she realize
band, and it is often implied that he has a history as a the depths of Georges obsession with her.
named Sylvia Greene (Melora Walters) against Adam. Alejandro Perez
The case had been settled out of court, with Adam allowing his wife to believe the patient was a nymphomaniac. Alejandro Perez, aka Ramon Sanchez (Tony Plana) is
When Sylvia arrives in Fairview hoping to rekindle a re- the stepfather of Gabrielle who was sexually abusive tolationship with Adam, Katherine is furious and asks him wards her when she was a child. He is the second husband
to leave. While packing, he nds the note that Kather- of Gabrielles mother, Lucia Marquez (Mara Conchita
ines Aunt Lillian left for Dylan, which reveals Kather- Alonso). When Gabrielle told Lucia what Alejandro did
ines true mystery, and he decides he wants to leave her. to her, Lucia believed that Gabrielle seduced Alejandro,
In "Sunday, Dylan asks to meet with Adam to learn the causing Gabrielle to run away from home.
truth about her father. Katherine rst meets with Adam, Gabrielle believed Alejandro to be dead, so in the seventh
who agrees to talk to Dylan in the interest of learning what season she went to her home town to read a letter over
she already knows but promises he will not reveal Kather- his grave; but she ended up not going to it. Towards the
ines secrets. Katherine tells him she wants to work on end of the season, however, Alejandro appears in Wistetheir marriage, but Adam says he is nished. In the fourth ria Lane stalking Gabrielle. In the season nale, Alejanseason nale, Adam tells Katherine that, though he is still dro confronts Gabrielle because he believed he had put
nished with her, he is not nished with Dylan and wants his past behind him, and Gabrielles return to her hometo protect her from Wayne. He and Katherine attend Dy- town may have put an end to that. Gabrielle almost kills
lans cello recital, with Adam planning to take Dylan and him once but cannot go through with it, telling Alejandro
Katherine away afterward on a vacation. Wayne also at- never to come back. When Alejandro returns and touches
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Gabrielle inappropriately, Carlos hits him over the head, Alma. Bree gives Orson the teeth, who plants them back
accidentally killing him. The housewives cover up the in Almas house, stating that she will not nd them and
The main mystery of the eighth and nal season of the se- police and tell them that Alma murdered Monique and
ries is the result of the murder of Alejandro. Carlos and kept her teeth. Later, Orsons mother Gloria and Alma
the housewives all deal with the guilt, and Mike and Ben trick Orson into believing Alma was going to commit suialso become involved when Alejandros body is moved cide. When Orson arrives to Almas house, he is drugged
from the forest and buried by Mike in Bens construction by Gloria so that Alma could forcibly have sex with him.
Alejandros murder, so she decides to look for his family and he nally tells her the truth about what happened with
after Gabrielle left Alejandro and Lucias home, Alejan- does not need to worry about her anymore. She tells him
dro left Lucia, changed his name to Ramon Sanchez,
and married Claudia Sanchez (Justina Machado), and not care. Alma then realizes that there is nothing else she
(Daniela Bobadilla). Bree becomes the main suspect of not give up and locks Alma in the attic and plans to kill
the murder of Alejandro when she dumps her detective Bree. After Alma tries to escape from her attic through
boyfriend Chuck Vance, and suspicion grows after Chuck the window, she falls from the roof to her death. Orson
is killed. Bree goes to trial and is close to face 20 years to discovers her dead body and plants the suicide note and
life sentence until Mrs. McCluskey herself confesses she the bag containing Moniques teeth in her house, making
killed Alejandro. All charges dropped against Bree and it seem to the police that she killed Monique and committed suicide.
Mrs. McCluskey.
Alma appeared amongst other deceased characters in the
series nale.
Alex Cominis
drinking problem.
Benjamin Katz
Brees kitchen, and Bree promptly adopts him to save her
family from scandal. Danielle reclaims her son when he
Katz.
Alma Hodge
Beth Young
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moves into the neighborhood, Beth threatens to tell peo- the gun, but Austin struggles with her long enough for anple he attacked her unless he tells her Pauls plans. She other hostage to pick up the gun and shoot Carolyn in the
meets Paul at home in sexy underwear, revealing what she head, killing her instantly.
revenge.
Celia Solis
who wakes up just as Gabrielle realizes how special her
daughter really is.
Deirdre Taylor
Beth appeared amongst other deceased characters in the Deirdre Taylor (Jolie Jenkins) is Mikes ex-girlfriend.
series nale.
Carolyn Bigsby
[11]
During this time, she dated Mike,
Carolyn Bigsby (Laurie Metcalf) is Orsons former as a young adult.
a
drug
dealer
at
the
time.
Their relationship ended after
Mike
was
incarcerated
for
killing a corrupt police ocer
[11]
who
attempted
to
rape
Deirdre.
Soon after, Deirdre
gave
birth
to
Mikes
son
without
his
knowledge.
She later
him of Almas murder. By the time Orson moves to Wissold
her
son
to
Mary
Alice,
who
worked
as
a
nurse
in a reteria Lane, Carolyns suspicion has become an obsession,
[12]
Mary
Alice
and
Paul
ed
habilitation
facility
in
Utah.
town
and
raised
Deirdres
child
as
their
own.
Years
later,
the aair between Monique Polier and Carolyns husband Deirdre tracked down the Young family and attempted to
but Mary Alice killed her in
Harvey Bigsby (Brian Kerwin). This results in Carolyn take the child, Zach, back,
[12]
an
attempt
to
stop
her.
Mary
Alice and Paul chopped
up
Deirdres
body
and
buried
it
underneath
the cement of
[12]
their
swimming
pool.

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Eddie Orlofsky
Karls funeral.

woods.
Felicia Tilman (Harriet Sansom Harris) is Martha HuThe episode "Epiphany" reveals details of Eddies past. ber's sister. As Felicia informs Edie upon her arrival, she
Eddie had such a desperately lonely childhood, because knows that her sister is dead and has come to Wisteria
his father abandoned him and his mother Barbara (Diane Lane to discover who is behind her sisters murder. After
Farr), and Barbara claimed she never loved or wanted him nding and reading Marthas journals, Felicia discovered
either. Also, Eddie was always rejected by the women he that Martha was blackmailing Mary Alice after she diswas attracted to, so he developed strong hatred towards covered her secret. Incidentally, Martha found this out
the women who rejected him. On the other hand, since he from Felicia, who had worked in the same rehab center as
was a child, Eddie has had a friendly relationship with the Mary Alice did back in Utah. Felicia then realizes that it
women on Wisteria Lane: Mary Alice befriended Bar- was Paul who had murdered her sister as he had obviously
bara after Eddies father left his family; Gabrielle let him found out that Martha was blackmailing Mary Alice. Afunpack boxes in her house when she rst moved in; Bree ter revealing that she knows everything, Felicia tells Paul
gave him some love advice, unaware his aections would to leave town for good or she will expose Zachs true idenbe towards her daughter Danielle; Lynette tried to include tity and the fact that he murdered Martha. Paul agrees to
him in the Scavo familys game night to help him t in; go but Felicia then informs him that Zach shall be staying
and Susan paid for him to attend an artists seminar to with her from now on. When Felicia informs Zach about
encourage his artistic ability. Eddie develops a crush on this, he attacks Felicia with a hockey stick which causes
Susan but she rejects him, so he plans to strangle Susan Felicia to fall down a ight of stairs, causing severe injury
to her neck.
When Barbara discovers that Eddie had strangled a In season two, Mike goes to visit Felicia to see if she
teenager, she tries to call the police. In a rage, Eddie knows where Zach is, but Felicia informs Mike that she
strangles Barbara to death, and minutes later, Lynette in- does not know where Zach is and that she herself is govites him to move into her house. Lynette realizes he is ing back to Utah for a few months to recuperate. Felithe Fairview strangler when she sees a remorseful look on cia then returns to Wisteria Lane to plan a nal act of
his face and he cannot look her in the eyes when she tells revenge against Paul, by spilling her own blood all over
him about the police nding his mother in the woods. He Pauls kitchen, cutting o two ngers, and faking her own
locks Lynette in his childhood home. In the season nale, death. Paul is arrested for the supposed murder of FeliEddie holds the fate of Lynette and her unborn child in cia, while Felicia goes hiding and under the alias of her
his hands. In the end he has Lynette call the police and dead sister.
Father Crowley
months. In episode "A Humiliating Business", it is reFather Crowley (Je Doucette) is the priest at the lo- vealed that Pauls new wife Beth Young is actually Fecal Catholic church. Gabrielle is openly rude to him. He licias daughter, when Beth visits her in prison, and that
rst appeared on Guilty when he prayed for Mama all this time Felicia has been using her daughter in orSolis, who was in a coma at the time. Father Crow- der to gain proof that Paul did, in fact, murder Martha.
ley and Gabrielle clash after John told him about the af- However, not only Beth fails to gain any evidence, but is
fair. He then presides Mamas funeral, looking back when eventually discovered by Paul and thus he kicks her out of
Carlos & Gabrielle were ghting. Gabrielle says to him, his house, so Felicia dismisses her as useless. After Beth
Eyes front, Padre!" He appears on "Fear No More" when shoots and kills herself, Felicia is told that because of her

a semi-truck.
Gloria Hodge
made Orson feel so guilty that he became extremely depressed and had to be committed to a mental institution.
When Gloria discovered Orson was cheating on Alma,
she decided to go to his mistress Moniques house. Gloria
ended up killing Monique in self-defense when she told
her to stay away from Orson, and Monique attacked her.
Orson discovered Gloria standing over Moniques body
and Gloria guilted Orson, with his fathers suicide, to help
her hide Moniques body. Orson obliged and after the
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Ian Hainsworth
her.[23]
Casting for the role of Ian, a role originally intended

to last only six to eight episodes, took place in June
2006.[24] With the Ian storyline, the writers intended to
get [Susan] into a bona de romantic-comedy kind of relationship that threatens her preexisting relationship with
Mike.[25] Scott described the character as bumbling at
time ... He kind of blossoms after he rediscovers his roGloria reappeared after Orson and Brees wedding. She
Monique, and then teams up with Alma to separate Or- Ida Greenberg
son and Bree. Gloria subsequently gives Orson sleeping
pills combined with Viagra so that he can be raped by Ida Greenberg (Pat Crawford Brown) is a neighbor on
Alma, who thinks having a baby with Orson will get them Wisteria Lane, who is close friends with Mrs. Mcback together. However, when Orson tells Alma he does Cluskey. She rst appears in the episode, "Come In,
not care if Alma is pregnant, Alma accepts defeat and Stranger", as a neighbor at the watch-meeting complainthreatens to call the police and implicate everyone. Glo- ing that somebody was watching her whenever she took
ria locks her in an upstairs closet and then attempts to kill a shower. In season two, Ida has a drinking problem, but
Bree. Orson, after nding out his mothers plan, races that ends because, when she asks for God to end her alhome from the hospital. He nds Gloria trying to slit coholism, her bottle is shot due to an event taking place
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Jackson Braddock
of his involvement in the club re and reports him to immigration ocials. Jackson is subsequently deported.[38]
Jane Carlson
not ready. In "The People Will Hear", Tom confesses
she actually loved Tom. Jane moves out at the end of the
Juanita Mama Solis

On October 14, 2008, Harold entered intensive care af- watching Susan as she leaves the lane.
ter a motorcycle accident. He sustained several injuries,
While Desperate Housewives were required to rewrite one Justin
scene in the episode City on Fire, Gales absence did
not delay production.[40][41] Originally, the writers had Justin (Ryan Carnes) is Andrews rst boyfriend. Justin
planned to end the characters storyline around midsea- rst appears in season one as John Rowlands room-mate.
son, but Harolds accident forced them to push the sto- Justin has not yet come to terms with his sexuality and
rylines resolution to the end of the season.[42] Follow- tries to blackmail Gabrielle into having sex with him to
ing the accident, Harold recorded dialog for an oscreen prove to himself that he is not gay. She, however, refuses
speaking part in the January 2009 episode "Home is the but helps him accept his sexuality. Afterwards, his relaPlace".[43] In April 2009, Harold returned to the series six tionship with Andrew becomes more serious. Ironically,
months following the accident to continue his characters Justin is later beaten up by Carlos, who mistakenly bestoryline.[44] While reviewing the fth season, TV Guide lieves he is having an aair with Gabrielle.
's Matt Roush commented the introduction of Harold, as In season two, Andrew condes in Justin that he had to
well as other new cast members, make Wisteria Lane stop loving his mother because he did not want to get hurt

Keith Watson
way they are.
199
ally, though, Bree tells Keith the truth. Keith is upset
Martha Huber
Mitzi Kinsky
Later, when Bree discovers Keith actually has a son with a Angie. She is later seen in the season six nale "I Guess
former girlfriend, she briey hides this from him because This is Goodbye", this time arguing with both Susan and
she fears it could jeopardize their relationship. Eventu- Karen. She reappeared in season sevens "Pleasant Little
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Nora Huntington

Mona Clarke
Mona Clarke (Maria Cominis) is a wife and mother Wisteria Lane.
When Tom wants to open a pizzeria, Lynette doesn't apwho works at Fairview Hospital. Mona has a reputapreciate the idea, but meddling and intrusive Nora is suption for having a big mouth. On dierent occasions she
portive. Behind Lynettes back Nora meets Tom at a
Susan and Mike do not invite her to their wedding, una move on Tom but he swears he does not want anylike most the other residents of Wisteria Lane. In season
thing more and tells her he loves his wife. Nora is very
six, while caring for Danny Bolen after his attempted suiupset and leaves. After Tom tells Lynette what hapcide, he awakes, and Mona calls him Danny, to which he
pened, Lynette breaks into Noras house and threatens
a stripper in a dance club. Lynette tries to sue for cusat a new job. Shortly after a heated confrontation with
tody of Kayla. Shopping at Fields Supermarket, she and
custody case. Meanwhile, psychotic Carolyn Bigsby creis revealed that Mona has fallen into a coma, but she ates a hostage situation, which results in Carolyn shooting
nally succumbs to her injuries and dies. Mona returns in
the lane.
Nora dies.
Noah Taylor

series nale.
The character was named after John Huston's character, goes into labor with her daughter while shes held hostage
Noah Cross, in the lm Chinatown.[53] Gunton was se- by Eddie Orlofsky.
lected for the role because of his performance as Juan Emmett Hudson & Noah Greenberg Samantha and Isabel
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Kahle Mindy Montavon Baylie & Rylie Cregut Hannah Patrick meets his son Danny for the rst time the foland Hayden Jacklin
lowing episode, and asks him for inspiration for writing
Parcher & Murphy
hostage in their own house. He gets Angie to make anParcher & Murphy is an ad agency in which Lynette other bomb by threatening to take Dannys life, but states
works during seasons two and three. Nina Fletcher that he wants him and Danny to have a traditional father
(Joely Fisher) is Lynettes rst boss at Parcher & Mur- and son relationship. Danny replies Are you serious?",
phy. Nina makes it clear to Lynette on her interview showing he wants nothing to do with him. But Patrick
that she despises mothers who put their children above asks him to think about if he wants to live with someone
everything else. When Lynette brings Penny multitasks who spent 20 years searching for him, or someone who
by changing a diaper and delivering a business plan at spent 20 years lying to him. Patrick is nally killed in "I
the same time, Ninas boss Ed Ferrara (Currie Graham) Guess This is Goodbye" when Angie plants the bomb inis very impressed and welcomes her aboard, but Nina is side the detonator and Patrick activates the bomb without
less welcoming. One night, Nina is caught in an aair knowing he is going to commit suicide.
be a little nicer on the job. Unfortunately, Nina res Stu, Principal Hobson
about a lawsuit. Next time she walks in, the place is in Principal Hobson (John Rubinstein) is the head of a
chaos, as it is found out Stu threatened a lawsuit against prestigious private elementary school called Oakridge.
the rm and they paid him o to settle, Ed to re the Susan takes a job at the school in order to enroll M.J.
majority of sta, including Nina, and promotes Lynette and pay his tuition.[5] Later, he makes sporadic appearto her position. Nina then explains to Lynette that be- ances. In the seventh season, he res Susan after discoving nice was one of many luxuries she gave up to keep ering that she had appeared on a pornographic website.[56]
the rm aoat, and told her that if she thought she was Susan fails to convince Principal Hobson to rehire her
not seeing her kids enough before, then she will see them some episodes later.[57] His nal appearance is on the even less now.
nal season, when he tells Gabrielle that Juanita is sexually
Later, Ed hires Tom on "Theres Something About a harassing a boy named Ryan.
at the pizzeria.
Phyllis Van de Kamp


Patrick Logan

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weekends.
Reverend Sykes
cepts the oer but the other women of Wisteria Lane are
in Paris.
Roy Bender
Rick Coletti
request. It is where Roy is revealed to be a little old fashioned when it comes to women and does not like that
she dies.

Sophie Bremmer
Robin Gallagher
[58]
Sophie became pregnant with
Robin Gallagher (Julie Benz) is a stripper at Double tends to exaggerate.
Susan
as
a
teenager
and
raised
her alone. Throughout her
childhood,
Sophie
told
Susan
that
her father was a United
States
Merchant
Marine
who
died
in the Battle of Hanoi
[61]
during
the
Vietnam
War.
Prior
to
the beginning of the
series,
Sophie
has
been
married
four
times,
including two
[11]
marriages
to
the
same
man.
and Mike then invite Robin to stay with them. Robin ac- She rst appears in episode "Children Will Listen". She

touching.[66]
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around.
Travers McLain
Stella Wingeld
younger.

204
Trip Weston
refuses to defend Bree, claiming her case is not challenging enough; however, he later accepts the job. Bree begins to develop a crush for Trip and they marry and move
Victor Lang
my strength.
Wayne Davis

Xiao-Mei
4.4.4
References
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5, no. 15.
2009. Season 5, no. 21.
May 17, 2009. Season 5, no. 24.
2005. Season 1, no. 21.
no. 23.
2008. Season 3, no. 10.
4, 2007. Season 3, no. 16.
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December 24, 2011.
Season 4, no. 17.
2008. Season 5, no. 5.
2008. Season 5, no. 8.
December 24, 2011.
no. 14.
12, 2006. Season 2, no. 16.
7, no. 6.
May 8, 2011. Season 7, no. 21.

24, 2011.

2005. Season 1, no. 18.


17, 2005. Season 1, no. 19.

20, 2005. Season 2, no. 8.

2011.
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airing in the United States on October 3, 2004, concluded
May 22, 2005, and consisted of 23 episodes. It tells the
story of Mary Alice Young, a seemingly perfect housewife who commits suicide, fearing that a dark secret, involving her, her husband, and their son would be exposed.
At her wake, Mary Alices four close friends and the main Desperate Housewives was lmed at the backlot Colonial Street.
characters, Susan Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van de This map depicts the locations of the houses of the characters in
Kamp and Gabrielle Solis, are introduced. All of them the series.
live in the suburb of Fairview on Wisteria Lane. Narrating the series from the grave, Mary Alice describes how
her friends try to nd out the reason for her suicide, while
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Desperate Housewives' rst season aired in the United

States (U.S.) on Sundays at 9:00 pm ET on ABC, a
terrestrial television network.[2] In addition to the 23 regular episodes, a special, Sorting Out the Dirty Laundry,
aired on April 24, 2005.[3] The season garnered an average of 23.7 million viewers in the U.S. per all 23 episodes,
ranking as the fourth most-watched television series during the 200405 American television season.[4] In the
United Kingdom, the season premiered on January 5,
2005, and subsequently aired Wednesdays at 10 pm on
Channel 4.[5] It aired in Canada on CTV Television Network and in Australia on the Seven Network.[6][7][8]
The season was released on DVD as a six-disc box set under the title of Desperate Housewives The Complete First
Season on September 20, 2005 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment in Region 1,[9][10] in Region 2 on October 10,
2005,[11] and in Region 4 on November 28, 2005.[12] The
season is also available for purchase by registered users on
the U.S. iTunes Store.[13]
5.1.1
Production
Marc Cherry wrote the script for the Housewives pilot and
his agent appealed it to six networks, (CBS, NBC, Fox,
HBO, Showtime and Lifetime) only to have all of them
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turn it down. Later, after his previous agent was arrested

for embezzlement, he hired a team of new agents, who
saw the script as a soap opera with dark comedy in it.[14]
After Cherry edited parts of the pilot script and pitched
it to ABC, network executives were impressed, causing
ABC to order 13 episodes.[14][15] Filming for the season
started around March 2004 at the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot Colonial Street.[15][16]
This season was produced by Touchstone Television (now
ABC Studios) and Cherry Productions and aired on the
ABC network. The executive producers were Cherry,
Michael Edelstein, Charles Pratt Jr., and Tom Spezialy
with Pratt Jr., Chris Black, Oliver Goldstick, Joey Murphy, and John Pardee serving as consulting producers.[17]
The sta writers were Cherry, Goldstick, Spezialy,
Pardee, Murphy, and Black; producers Alexandra Cunningham, Tracey Stern, and Patty Lin; co-executive producer Kevin Murphy, Jenna Bans, David Schulner, Adam
Barr, Katie Ford, and Joshua Senter.[17] Regular directors throughout the season included Charles McDougall,
Arlene Sanford, Larry Shaw, Je Melman, Fred Gerber,
David Grossman, and John David Coles.[17] Its orchestral
score was composed by Steve Bartek and Steve Jablonsky, while the series theme was composed by Danny
Elfman.[17] Cherry also served as the seasons show runner.[18]
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Cast
sive and recurring appearances in the progressive storyline. Doug Savant played Tom Scavo, Lynettes husSee also: List of Desperate Housewives cast members band who is often away on business; Savant later beand List of Desperate Housewives characters
came a series regular.[29] Shawn Pyfrom appeared as Bree
The rst season features a cast of thirteen actors who and Rexs rebellious and headstrong son Andrew Van de
Kamp.[30] Kathryn Joosten acted as Karen McCluskey,
Lynettes neighbor across the street, and Christine Estabrook portrayed the neighborhood busybody Martha
Huber.[17]
5.1.3 Reception
Viewership and reviews
The pilot episode, which aired on October 3, 2004, garnered 21.6 million viewers, ranking rst in its time slot of
9:00 pm Eastern Time Zone (ET) (8:00 pm Central Time
Zone (Americas) [CT]).[31] It was the most-viewed ABC
season premiere since 1996s Spin City.[2] After airing
three episodes of Desperate Housewives, ABC picked the
series up for a full season.[32][33] Overall, the rst season
averaged 23.7 million viewers for the 23 episodes aired
in the U.S.,[4] including the seasons largest audience of
more than 30 million viewers of the season nale.[34]
Of the regular primetime programming that aired during the 20042005 American television season, Desperate Housewives ranked 4th out of 156 programs, according to the Nielsen Ratings system.[4]
Strongs character is the series narrator, whose suicide in the Pilot
was the subject of the seasons main mystery.
receive star billing. Brenda Strong narrated the series

as the deceased Mary Alice Young.[19][20] Teri Hatcher
portrayed Susan Mayer, the klutzy, lovable divorced
mother in search of love.[19][21] Felicity Human played
Lynette Scavo, a former career woman who is now a
full-time mother of four.[22] Marcia Cross acted as Bree
Van de Kamp, the uptight, perfectionist homemaker and
mother of two teenagers who is struggling to save her
marriage.[19][23] Eva Longoria starred as Gabrielle Solis, the materialistic exfashion model who cheats on
her husband.[24] Nicollette Sheridan played the neighborhood slut and Susans rival, Edie Britt.[15] Steven Culp
played Rex Van de Kamp, Brees emasculated, sexually
dissatised husband. Ricardo Antonio Chavira starred
as Gabrielles neglectful, high-powered executive husband, Carlos Solis.[25] Mark Moses portrayed Mary Alices mysterious widower, Paul Young.[26] Andrea Bowen
played Susans knowledgeable, level-headed daughter,
Julie Mayer. Jesse Metcalfe played the Solis gardener
and Gabrielles adulterous lover, John Rowland.[27] Cody
Kasch played Mary Alices and Pauls troubled and mentally unstable son Zach Young,[26] and James Denton portrayed the neighborhood plumber and Susans love interest, Mike Delno, who has a secret of his own.[28]
As involving as any new drama and funnier than any

new sitcom, Housewives matches high visual style with
a witty-but-never arch sensibility.
Robert Bianco of USA Today.[19]
Critical reception was overwhelmingly positive, and
Housewives was considered the breakout hit of the season.
Robert Bianco of USA Today gave the pilot a score of four
stars out of four, calling it "[r]efreshingly original, bracingly adult and thoroughly delightful, and going on to say
that "[Desperate] Housewives is a brightly colored, darkly
comic take on suburban life, sort of Knots Landing meets
The Golden Girls by way of Twin Peaks.[19] Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle thought that Desperate Housewives was a brilliantly conceived and relentlessly entertaining new drama.[18] Matthew Gilbert of
The Boston Globe commented that the series had marvelous tonal elasticity.[35] Peter Schorn of IGN felt that
season one was blessed with an attractive cast (sing the
praises of older women!), sharp writing and a funky vibe
of its own and that "Desperate Housewives was able to
take some of the oldest formulas in the book and infuse
them with their own subversive twists to whip up a frothy
confection of sly wit and dark motives. Schorn gave the
season a score of 9 out of 10.[36][37]
Some critics were not as enthusiastic, however. On reviewing the DVD release of the season, Entertainment
Numerous supporting characters have been given expan- Weekly's Dalton Ross gave it a B+ grade, selecting the
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pilot, Whos That Woman?", Guilty, Children Will

Listen and the season nale One Wonderful Day as the
seasons best episodes, and Suspicious Minds, Your
Fault and Love is in the Air as the seasons worst.[38]
Heather Havrilesky of Salon.com felt that after a few
episodes, this dark exploration of the lives of women
has not only slid quickly into clichs, but the acting feels
forced and overplayed, the stories are wildly unrealistic,
the direction is stuck in some awkward nowhereland between campy and leaden, and the voice-over is so grating
and so peskily imitative of Sex and the City that the whole
package is almost unwatchable.[39]
[3] Kissell, Rick (April 25, 2005). No touching ABC on

Sunday. Variety. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
Awards
[8] Browne, Rachel (June 19, 2005). Sevens desperate ploy

looks lost on viewers. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
See also: List of awards and nominations received by

Season one was nominated for fteen Primetime Emmy
Awards, winning six. They were in the categories of
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Main Title Theme Music which
was awarded Danny Elfman, Outstanding Lead Actress
in a Comedy Series which was awarded to Felicity Human for her portrayal of Lynette Scavo, Outstanding
Guest Actress in a Comedy Series which was awarded
to Kathryn Joosten for her portrayal of Mrs. McCluskey,
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series which was
awarded to Charles McDougall and Outstanding Casting
for a Comedy Series.[40] Teri Hatcher picked up a Golden
Globe Award in the category of Best Performance by
an Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy
for her portrayal of Susan Mayer. The season received
four other Golden Globe nominations, winning one for
Best Television Series Musical or Comedy.[41] The season also won two Screen Actors Guild Awards; one was
awarded to Teri Hatcher in the category Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series and the
other was under the category of Outstanding Performance
by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[42]
5.1.4
Episodes
See also: List of Desperate Housewives episodes
5.1.5
DVD Release
5.1.6
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19, 2009.
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[5] Novakovich, Mary (January 5, 2005). TV pick of the
day. London: The Guardian. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
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this take on suburban despair survives. San Francisco
Chronicle. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
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the recipe for a bubbly evening soap. USA Today. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
[20] "Mary Alice Young - Character Bio at ABC.com.
ABC.com. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
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5.1.7
External links
5.2.1 Production
at the Internet Movie Marc Cherry, Tom Spezialy, and Michael Edelstein returned as executive producers for the second season of
the series. Screenwriter Kevin Murphy also returned to
the series, this season as a co-executive producer along Desperate Housewives episode list at ABC.com
side George W. Perkins, Chris Black, Joey Murphy and
John Pardee.[3] All but Edelstein and Pardee also served
Desperate Housewives episode guide at Channel as writers. Season one writers Alexandra Cunningham,
Jenna Bans, Kevin Etten, and Josh Senter were joined
4.com
by new series writers Bruce Zimmerman, Dahvi Waller,
Alan Cross, Ellie Herman, Jim Lincoln, and Scott Sanford Tobis.[3] Bans and Senter also became story editors.
5.2 Desperate Housewives (season Nine directors serviced Desperate Housewives, including
season one directors Larry Shaw, David Grossman and
2)
Arlene Sanford. Wendey Stanzler, Robert Duncan McNeill, Pam Thomas, Randy Zisk, Stephen Cragg, and
The second season of the American dramedy-mystery Tom Cherones directed episodes of the series for the rst
television series Desperate Housewives commenced air- time during this season.[3] Cherry left a majority of the
ing in the United States on September 25, 2005 and con- seasons writing to other sta members, which many critcluded on May 21, 2006. The season continues the story ics faulted as the reason for the decreasing quality of the
of the Wisteria Lane residents, while their seemingly per- series.[4] Edelstein left the series after the rst thirteen
fect lives in the suburban neighborhood are shaken by episodes of the season,[5] and Spezialy followed in May
the arrival of the mysterious Betty Applewhite. Broad- 2006.[6] Cherry has since said that he regrets most of the
cast in the Sunday night time slot at 9.00 ET, the sea- second season and that ABCs decision to order an adson aired twenty-four regular episodes, including a two- ditional episode for the season forced the series to work
part season nale. In addition, three clip shows were pro- on an abbreviated schedule.[1] Cast member Teri Hatcher
duced for the season, in order to put the previous events has also mentioned production problems during lming
of the show in perspective. "All the Juicy Details" aired for the series second season, including incomplete or
before the eleventh episode, detailing the most memo- delayed scripts,[6] whereas fellow cast members Marcia
rable events of the seasons rst half, whereas "The More Cross, James Denton, and Felicity Human have all exYou Know, The Juicier It Gets", which aired before the pressed concerns of the series declining quality both with
twentieth episode, prepared the viewers for the highly an- the writing sta and the press.[6] Colonial Street, which
ticipated season nale. "Time to Come Clean" aired three is the location of Wisteria Lane set for the series, went
weeks before the inception of the third season, and re- through additional changes prior to production on the secviewed the previous mysteries of the series before intro- ond season. The cul-de-sac, known as Circle Drive by
ducing the new story lines. The second season had four- crew members,[7] was heavily remodeled. Previously unteen roles receiving star billing, out of whom eleven were seen in rst season, Circle Drive contained a church fapart of the rst seasons main cast. The main story lines cade, which was replaced by Edie Britts second home,[8]
of the season were Susan Mayer's relationship with her and the Colonial Mansion building, which was destroyed
former husband, Gabrielle Solis' upcoming motherhood, and replaced with a park for the series.[9]
Lynette Scavo's return to work and the death of Bree Van While developing storylines for the second season, series
de Kamp's husband.
creator Marc Cherry stated, I want to keep nding new
Database
The season received mainly negative reviews from television critics, noting Marc Cherry's lack of involvement in
the production as one of the main reasons for the series
decreasing quality. Cherry has since said that he regrets
most of the second season and that ABCs decision to order an additional episode for the season forced the series
to work on an abbreviated schedule.[1] However, the main
cast members, as well as the guest stars, received critical
acclaim, resulting in numerous awards and nominations.
The highest rated episode of the season was the season
premiere, watched by 28.36 million viewers, with a 10.1
rating,[2] being the series second highest rated episode
to date. Buena Vista Home Entertainment released ofcially released the season on DVD in the United States
and Canada on August 29, 2006.
ways to talk about issues that relate to everyday women,

explaining that the show needs to focus on small, real, everyday issues in order to keep the audience interested.[10]
Cherry cited the Lynette storyline as an example of this
strategy: Lynette will be returning to her advertising
roots next season, so I want to address how dicult it is to
go to work all day and then come home and be expected
to also take care of your house.[10] Human recognized
that her characters storylines needed a change of pace,
but hoped that Lynettes domestic life would still play an
integral role this season. My hope is to not get lost in the
corporate world; that its still a home and family/husband
and children story, she explained. But how many times
can you go, 'Kids, clear your plates!'"[11] The season premiere introduced Lynettes new boss, Nina Fletcher, por-
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trayed by Joely Fisher who describes her character as

nasty, elaborating: Lynette suddenly has to come up
against this tiger lady who never stops reminding Lynette
that shes childless by choice. Even though Nina is not a
housewife, she is desperate in her own way.[12] Due to
the death of his character, Steven Culp did not return to
the series for the second season,[13] but provided his face
for the open casket scene in the season premiere, which
saw the producers create a life mask of the actor.[14] Doug
Savant was promoted to series regular after appearing as
a recurring guest star throughout the rst season.[15]
The season saw the promotion of Alfre Woodard and
Mehcad Brooks to series regulars, after they were introduced in the nal two episodes of the rst season.[10][16]
Woodard played Betty Applewhite, a deeply religious,
overbearing single mother while Mehcad portrayed her
son, Matthew.[17] In regards to the characters and their
mystery storyline, Cherry stated: They come on the
street; they seem like nice people but they've got a
secret. And its pretty gothic. Its real and human and
awful all at the same time.[10] Woodard commented that
her character never means harm... Lets just say she
has aws. She had to make some really tough decisions
quick and if the law ever catches up with her, she'll have
to serve time... But they'll never catch her.[18] The nal scene in which Betty and Matthew bring food to the
prisoner in their basement was originally intended for
the rst season nale but saved for "Next" instead.[19]
While the Applewhites are regarded as the rst major
black characters on the series,[17][20] Cherry stated that
the role of Betty was originally oered to two white lm
actresses, both of whom turned it down due to nancial
and time commitment issues.[18] He claried: Theres
nothing strategically black about her character. Her color
is incidental.[21] Woodard stated that she had never seen
the show before accepting the role, something that led the
producers to send her fteen episodes of the show, which
she divided amongst various family members. After they
compared storylines, Woodard recalled that she became
instantly hooked on the series.[18] Woodard reported
experiencing heavy media attention after accepting the
role.[22] Both Brooks and his brother, Billy, auditioned
for the role of Matthew. The nal decision came down
to both brothers as well as two other actors. According
to Cherry, Brooks was cast because he exuded a dangerous element, as well as a combination of this wholesome, sweet quality and a dark, brooding quality.[23]
5.2.2
Cast
Main articles: List of Desperate Housewives cast members and List of Desperate Housewives characters
The second season had fourteen roles receiving star
billing, out of whom eleven were part of the rst season's
main cast. The season sees the promotion of three former
guest stars, who begin acting as series regulars from the
seasons rst episode. The series is narrated by Brenda
Woodard's character was the subject of the seasons main mystery.
Strong, from the point of view of the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes, from a unique perspective, the
lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best
friends. Susan Mayer, portrayed by Teri Hatcher, is divorce and single mother, who, in her continuous search
for a romantic commitment, ends up in bed with her former husband. Felicity Human portrayed Lynette Scavo,
who starts neglecting her responsibilities as a mother, after the realization of her undeniable talent for advertising
results in her going back to work after a six-year absence.
Marcia Cross portrayed Bree Van de Kamp, whose awless life is shaken after she starts dealing with the aftermath of her husband's death, while trying to overcome
her guilt for having dated the man who killed him. Former model Gabrielle Solis, portrayed by Eva Longoria,
who suers a miscarriage just as she starts accepting upcoming motherhood. Nicollette Sheridan portrayed Edie
Britt, whose commitment issues and numerous one night
stands have made her an iconic character. Ricardo Antonio Chavira played Gabrielles husband, Carlos Solis,
who has to cope with the revelation of his wifes aair
with their gardener, while trying to get out of jail. Mark
Moses continues his role of widower Paul Young, who
tries to cover up the murder of his adoptive sons biological mother. Zach Young, portrayed by Cody Kasch,
nally learns about his true identity, but refuses to be
a part of his fathers life, whereas Julie Mayer, Susans
daughter portrayed by Andrea Bowen, deals with her par-
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ents unexpected reconciliation. James Denton portrayed
Mike Delno, who has to deal with both his break-up
with Susan Mayer, and his recently discovered biological son. Previously a recurring character throughout the
last episodes of the previous season, Betty Applewhite,
portrayed by Alfre Woodard, was conceived as a new resident of Wisteria Lane, whose mysterious arc is the seasons main storyline. Also promoted from guest stars to
series regulars were Doug Savant and Richard Burgi, who
portrayed Tom Scavo and Karl Mayer, respectively.

Catholic church, Melinda Page Hamilton portraying Sister Mary Bernard, a nun trying to pursue Carlos, Nichole
Hiltz and Eddie McClintock respectively playing Libby
Collins and Frank Helm, parents of Gabrielles temporary foster baby, John Kapelos acting as Eugene Beale,
owner of an adoption agency, and Gwendoline Yeo appearing as Xiao-Mei, a Chinese woman that is impregnated with Gabrielles child and begins an aair with Carlos. Part of Mary Alices storyline were Harriet Sansom
Harris returning as Felicia Tilman, who is planning to
avenge the death of her sister Martha Huber, and Bob
Gunton portraying Noah Taylor, Zachs biological grandfather. Orson Hodge, portrayed by future series regular
Kyle MacLachlan, is introduced close to the end of the
season, but is initially conceived as a love interest for Susan, before being rewritten as part of Brees story line.
Receiving also starring billing were Shawn Pyfrom,

portraying Brees homosexual son Andrew Van de Kamp,
Joy Lauren in the role of Danielle Van de Kamp, Brees
irresponsible and rebel daughter, Mehcad Brooks, portraying Matthew Applewhite, Bettys son who begins a
relationship with Danielle, and Brent Kinsman, Shane
Kinsman and Zane Huett, playing Preston Scavo, Porter
Scavo and Parker Scavo, Lynettes troublesome children.
Also receiving an also starring billing was Roger Bart, 5.2.3 Reception
who portrayed George Williams for nine episodes until
his characters suicide. Page Kennedy originated the role Critical response
of Caleb Applewhite, Bettys troubled son, until his replacement with NaShawn Kearse.
Many critics agreed that the series suered a sophomore
and that the second season failed to live up to the
Numerous characters have been given expansive arcs in slump
[24][25]
rst.
Henry Goldblatt of Entertainment Weekly gave
the progressive story line of the season. Kathryn Joosten
the
new
season
a B, blaming the deteriorating quality
portrayed Karen McCluskey, one of the most promion
the
fact
that
it morphed into four series, with the
nent residents of Wisteria Lane who mainly develops in
actresses
wandering
through their separate scenes.[25]
Lynettes story line, whereas Pat Crawford Brown appeared as elderly neighbor Ida Greenberg. Part of Susans Robert Bianco of USA Today suggested that the series
episodic
storyline were Lesley Ann Warren returning as Sophie weakness was due to Marc Cherry leaving the
[4]
screenwriting
to
other
writing
sta
members.
Variety
's
Bremmer, Susans dramatic mother, Jay Harrington porBrian
Lowry
gave
the
season
premiere
a
positive
review,
traying Ron McCready, a doctor and Susans boyfriend in
the second half of the season, Paul Dooley appearing as opining that the Lynette storyline looked extremely
Fisher to
Addison Prudy, Susans real father, and Joyce Van Patten promising and enjoyed the addition of Joely
[26]
the
cast
as
Lynettes
tight-assed
new
boss.
He
identiplaying Carol Prudy, Addisons wife. Part of Lynettes
ed
the
Bree
storyline
as
the
real
water-cooler
sequence
storyline were Currie Graham and Joely Fisher in the
[26]
roles of Ed Ferrara and Nina Fletcher, who are intro- and complimented Marcia Cross performance. Howduced as Lynettes superiors at the advertising rm she ever, Lowry criticized the Gabrielle and Susan storythat they are exhibiting signs of wear
has started working for, and Kiersten Warren appearing lines, opining
[26]
and
tear.
Michael
Slezak of Entertainment Weekly
as Nora Huntington in the season nale, before her charnoted
that
Next
had
a particularly sleepy opening
acter began being developed for a season three arc. Part
twenty
minutes
while
its
exciting plot points all occurred
of Brees storyline were Shirley Knight playing Phyllis
in
the
second
half
of
the
episode.[27] He praised the
Van de Kamp, Rexs mother, Dakin Matthews in the role
of Reverend Sykes, reverend at the local Presbyterian scene in which Bree changes the tie on Rexs corpse and
performance throughout the episode pitchchurch, Sam Lloyd portraying Albert Goldne, Brees called Cross
[27]
Slezak
also complimented Humans perperfect.
therapist, Ryan Carnes appearing as Justin, Andrews
formance,
but
wondered
if Fisher was a steely enough
lover, Bruce Jarchow playing Sam Bormanis, Andrews
an
actress
to
go
Manolo-a-Manolo
with Human every
lawyer whom he gets to emancipate him, Lee Tergesen
[27]
week.
Though
he
criticized
the
repetitive nature of
in the role of Peter McMillan, Brees AA sponsor, and
the
Susan
and
Gabrielle
storylines,
Slezak
thought that
former series regular Steven Culp returning in the seathe
Applewhite
mystery
would
help
reduce
the shows
son nale as Rex Van de Kamp, Brees now deceased
chances
of
falling
into
a
sophomore
slump.
He
praised
husband. Part of Gabrielles storyline were Jesse MetWoodwards
acting
as
well
as
her
characters
storyline,
calfe appearing in a guest star capacity as John Rowland,
Gabrielles former gardener with whom she had an af- opining, theres something so inherently warm and mafair, Adrian Pasdar portraying David Bradley, a sleazy ternal in Woodards performance, such apple-pie wholeit makes her touches of menace all the
lawyer that Gabrielle hires to get Carlos out of jail, Je someness, that[27]
Gael Fashingbauer Cooper of MSNBC
more
chilling.
Doucette in the role of Father Crowley, priest at the local
complimented that Applewhite storyline, writing: For-

get Lynettes career stress, Gabrielles baby daddy drama,
and even Brees new widowhood: This story has legs, and
apparently arms.[20] She found it strange that the Bree,
Andrew, and Danielle characters showed little emotion
in regards to Rexs death.[20] Additionally, she noted that
the Lynette and Gabrielle storylines provided comic relief
while Susan, a character so often saddled with the comic
relief of the show, had a sad and serious premiere.[20]
Sarah Gilbert of TV Squad gave the episode a positive
review, stating the episode delivered lots of juicy resolution, several power suits, and, you guessed it, lots of
tears and shouting.[28] Aaron Wallace of Ultimate Disney
notes Susans decreasing importance throughout the season, pointing out Bree, who comfortably moves into position as the shows lead.[29] Also in response to Susans
storyline, many critics saw the character suer as a result of the declining quality of the second season. Robert
Bianco of USA Today wrote that the writers were making
her look too stupid.[30]
Awards and nominations
See also: List of awards and nominations received by
The season received mixed to negative reviews, due to
The prominence of Cross character throughout the season was

noted by many critics, who considered her to have developed into
the main character of the series.
production issues. However, the cast and crew received

critical acclaim and numerous awards and nominations.
The 58th Primetime Emmy Awards saw the series receive
seven nominations, out of which ve were for the produc-
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tion team. The series was nominated for both Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series
and for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series, as well as
for Outstanding Costumes for a Series, Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Art Direction
for a Single-Camera Series. Alfre Woodard's portrayal
of Betty Applewhite was praised and resulted in a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Series, whereas Shirley Knight's guest appearance in the
role of Phyllis Van de Kamp got her a nomination in the
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series category.
At the 63rd Golden Globe Awards, the series was named
the Best Musical or Comedy Series, while each of the
four main actresses received a nomination for their portrayals of the protagonists, but all lost to Weeds 's MaryLouise Parker. At the 64th Golden Globe Awards, however, the series only received a nomination for Best Musical or Comedy Series, seeing Cross and Human nominated for their respective roles. The fth episode of the
season received a nomination at the 2006 Art Directors
Guild for the Best Single-Camera Television Series category, while the Casting Society of America nominated
Junie Lowry-Johnson and Scott Genkinger for Best Comedy Episodic Casting, following their being awarded at
the previous years ceremony. The Costume Designers
Guild Awards praised the costumes used on-set, and nominated the series for Excellence for Costume Design for
Television. The 18th Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation Media Awards nominated the series for Outstanding Comedy Series, while Mehcad Brooks individual performance of Matthew Applewhite was nominated
at the 2005 National Association for the Advancement
of Colored People Image Awards. The 2006 ceremony
of the Monte Carlo Television Festival saw the series being awarded for the rst time as the Best Comedy Series, before winning the same award for another ve years
in a row. The series was nominated for Most Popular
Drama at the 2006 National Television Awards, following the nomination for the series in the Favorite Television Comedy at the 2006 Peoples Choice Awards, which
also saw Teri Hatcher getting a nomination for her performance in the role of Susan Mayer. Felicity Human's
portrayal of Lynette Scavo earned her an award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2005 Screen
Actors Guild Awards, whereas at the 2006 ceremony, the
series received a nomination for Outstanding Cast in a
Comedy Series and a nomination in the Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series category for Human. Comedy
Series At the 2006 Teen Choice Awards, both Eva Longoria and Teri Hatcher were nominated for Choice Television Comedy Actress, whereas Jesse Metcalfe's guest
appearances in the role of John Rowland earned him a
nomination for Choice Television Comedy Actor, which
was eventually won by James Denton, for his portrayal
of Mike Delno. The writing of Next, the season premiere, resulted in the production team receiving a nomination for Best Writing in an Episodic Comedy at the
2005 Writers Guild of America Awards, while the 2006
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ceremony saw the writing sta nominated in the same 5.2.5 DVD Release
category for "Don't Look at Me". The series received
three nominations at the 2005 ceremony of Young Artist 5.2.6 References
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The American Broadcasting Company kept Desperate
Housewives 's original time slot, airing the series on Sunday nights at 9:00 ET. The series continued to air as a
lead-in to fellow ABC series Greys Anatomy, then in
its second season, which took over Boston Legal 's time
slot after airing nine episodes in the 2004-05 prime time
television season. The show minatained its position as a
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two shows, ranking fth and nineteenth. The ninth and
tenth episodes ranked rst in weekly viewership.[33][34]
The highest-rated episode of the season was the season
premiere, with 28.36 million viewers tuning in and 10.1
rating, ranking second in the week after the sixth season
premiere of CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which
was watched by 29.02 million viewers and received a 10.3
rating.[2] The episode, which is the second highest rated
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7.8 rating and was watched by 21.64 million viewers,[35]
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successful series of the season. The lowest-rated episode
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attracting almost six more million viewers with an 11.0
rating.[38]
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3)
The third season of the American dramedy-mystery
television series Desperate Housewives commenced airing on ABC in the United States on September 24, 2006
and concluded on May 20, 2007. The season continues
the story of the Wisteria Lane residents, describing their
lives in the suburban neighborhood, while dealing with
the arrival of the mysterious Orson Hodge. Broadcast
in the Sunday night timeslot at 9:00 ET, the season aired
twenty-three regular episodes. In addition, two clip shows
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were produced for the season, in order to put the previous events of the show in perspective. "The Juciest Bites"
aired before the seventeenth episode, detailing the events
of the rst three seasons, in order to introduce the new
story arcs in the end of the season. "Secrets and Lies"
was narrated by Brenda Strong and was the last clip show
to be produced for the series, airing before the inception
of the fourth season.
The season received positive reviews, most critics noting an improvement in the writing after the unsuccessful
second season. The production team and the cast members received positive critical response, resulting in numerous awards and nominations. This season also aired
the rst disaster episode of the series, "Bang", which
saw the main characters dealing with a shooting in a local supermarket. Despite numerous complaints about
scheduling in the previous seasons, Desperate Housewives
was one of the few ABC series to keep its original time
slot. The highest rated episode of the season was the season premiere, watched by 24.09 million viewers with an
8.5 rating, ranking second in the week.[1] Buena Vista
Home Entertainment released ocially released the season on DVD in the United States and Canada on September 4, 2007.
5.3.1
Production
Marc Cherry returned as the series showrunner and executive producer. After leaving the episodic writing to
his sta during the second season, he returned as a writer
as well.[2][3] Michael Edelstein and Tom Spezialy, who
served as executive producers for seasons one and two,
did not return for the series third season due to creative
dierences.[3][4][5] They were replaced by Kevin Murphy
and George W. Perkins, both of whom had previously
served as co-executive producers in earlier seasons.[6]
John Pardee, Joey Murphy, and Chris Black continued to
serve as co-executive producers. Larry Shaw and David
Grossman, both of whom previously served as producers and directors for the series, were promoted to coexecutive producers, with Bob Daily rounding out the
team. All but Black, Grossman, Perkins, and Shaw also
served as writers for the third season. Alexandra Cunningham, Jenna Bans, Kevin Etten, Josh Senter, and
Dahvi Waller returned to the writing sta and were joined
by Susan Nirah Jaee, Brian A. Alexander, Christian
McLaughlin, Valerie Ahern, and Je Greenstein.[6] Bans
and Etten also served as story editors. Shaw and Grossman continued to direct episodes, as did Wendey Stanzler. New directors for the third season included David
Warren, Sanaa Hamri, and Matthew Diamond.[6]
Cherrys decision to advance the storylines by six months
for the third season premiere came as a response to the
series problematic second season. Cherry stated that he
regretted most of the second season, as scheduling problems made it dicult to plan the seasons storylines.[7]
One of the problems I had with season two was that I
had to keep going with the previous years stu, he explained that he learned he had to go back to square one
to build up the tension again, expressing his own disappointment in the development of the second season.[8]
The cast also expressed disappointment in the second
season; James Denton considered leaving the show and
Marcia Cross confessed I've been at Marcs door plenty
of times with script complaints, going 'You've got to be
kidding.'"[3] Cherry stated that the six-month time jump
would help the storylines develop quicker, as the second
seasons storylines lagged. He added: And I'm going
to work much harder to criss-cross all the womens stories so that their lives bump up against each other.[3] To
help refresh the show, several new writers were hired, including Greenstein, Joe Keenan, who also served as an
executive producer, and Bob Daily, who was also a producer. Daily commented, When we came on in season three, the mandate was to bring the show back to its
roots. That meant having plotlines spring from relatable
experiences, no matter how operatic or convoluted.[9]
For the seasons main mystery, Cherry and the writers
wanted to incorporate more of the series regular characters rather than bringing in various new ones, like they had
done in the second season with Betty Applewhite (Alfre
Woodard) and her family. They developed the Orson plot
line around the idea that one of our women marries a
guy who has dark secrets and possibly a violent streak.
Cherry opined: I thought there was something exciting
about that, but real and relatable.[10] Greenstein commented that the writers worked backwards from the second seasons clihangers to develop the Orson storyline,
forsaking the original material that had been developed
earlier.[11] The cast responded positively to the new material for the season.[10]
The season is the rst to feature Kyle MacLachlan as a
series regular. He originally appeared as Orson Hodge in
a string of episodes at the end of the second season.[12]
The Orson character was originally planned as a romantic interest for Susan, according to executive producer Tom Spezialy, until Cherry decided to pair Orson with Bree.[12][13] Additionally, when Orson was introduced toward the end of the second season, he was
originally to be a con artist. A character portrayed by
Julie White appeared in the second season nale and
would have been Orsons accomplice, but the entire storyline was discarded in favor of the mysterious disappearance of Orsons wife and Whites character was not seen
or mentioned again.[14][15] MacLachlan commented that
his character is desperate to make this relationship with
Bree work. Anything that tries to knock that apart becomes a threat.[10] Cherry called Orson Brees perfect
match, but added that their similarities will ultimately
prove to be the downfall of the relationship.[10] Kiersten
Warren also returned to the series as Nora Huntington
after being introduced at the end of the second season.
On her storyline, Warren commented, Theres a lot of
families who are going through this. Not quite the surprise ooh, boo, child, but children from other marriages
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and trying to meld these families. I think a lot of people have to deal with it. I think its fantastic that they're
doing this on the show.[16] Dougray Scott made his debut in the season premiere as Ian Hainsworth, Susans romantic interest. Cherry opined that the character can
legitimately rival Mike for [Susans] aections.[10] Daily
commented on the storyline, saying: Talk about dark
comedy we're trying to nd the humor in these two
people bonding over the fact that they each have a partner in a coma.[10] Scott called his character bumbling at
times, adding, He kind of blossoms after he rediscovers
his romantic juices with Susan.[17]
and mother of four, in desperate need to get some time

for herself. Marcia Cross portrayed Bree Hodge, widower and mother of two, struggling to be perfect in every aspect. Former model Gabrielle Solis, portrayed by
Eva Longoria, has to deal with her upcoming motherhood and an unexpected divorce. Nicollette Sheridan
portrayed Edie Britt, whose numerous short-term relationships have made her an iconic character. Ricardo
Antonio Chavira played Carlos Solis, a rich businessman
and Gabrielles husband, whose aair with his daughters surrogate mother eventually led to divorce. Andrea
Bowen acted as Julie Mayer, the responsible and caring
daughter of Susan, whose close relationship to her mother
have made her more mature. Doug Savant portrayed Tom
5.3.2 Cast
Scavo, Lynettes husband, who is trying to welcome his
illegitimate daughter among the family he has with his
Main articles: List of Desperate Housewives cast mem- wife. Mike Delno, now suering from amnesia followbers and List of Desperate Housewives characters
ing a hit and run, was played by James Denton. PreviThe third season had eleven roles receiving star billing, ously a recurring character throughout the last episodes
of the previous season, Orson Hodge, portrayed by Kyle
MacLachlan, was conceived as a new love interest for
Bree, whose mysterious arc is the seasons main storyline.
Receiving also starring billing were Shawn Pyfrom,
portraying Brees homosexual son Andrew Van de Kamp,
Joy Lauren in the role of Danielle Van de Kamp, Brees
irresponsible and rebel daughter, Josh Henderson, portraying Austin McCann, Edies nephew who begins a relationship with Julie, and Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman
and Zane Huett, playing Preston Scavo, Porter Scavo and
Parker Scavo, Lynettes troublesome children.
MacLachlan's character was the subject of the seasons main

mystery.
with ten of them returning from the previous season, out

of whom nine were part of the rst season's main cast.
The series is narrated by Brenda Strong, who portrays
the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes from
beyond the grave, the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Susan Mayer, portrayed by Teri Hatcher, is a divorce and single mother,
who is in a continuous search for a stable relationship.
Felicity Human portrayed Lynette Scavo, devoted wife
Numerous supporting characters have been given expansive and recurring arcs in the progressive storyline.
Kathryn Joosten continued her recurring role of neighbor
Karen McCluskey, omnipresent in the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents. Pat Crawford Brown portrayed neighbor Ida Greenberg, whereas Jake Cherry appeared in several episodes portraying Travers McLain, Edies son. Despite having had numerous appearances in the rst seasons, Richard Burgi only appeared in one episode in this
season, portraying Karl Mayer. Deceased since the rst
season nale, Rex Van de Kamp, portrayed by Steven
Culp, provided his voice for sixteenth episode, taking
over the narration. Part of Lynettes storyline was Nora
Huntington, portrayed by Kiersten Warren, portraying
the woman Tom had aair with before meeting his future
wife. The aair resulted in Nora getting pregnant with
Kayla, now an eleven-year-old, portrayed by Rachel G.
Fox. Jason Gedrick portrayed Rick Coletti, who would
became a potential love interest for Lynette. Cody Kasch
reappeared as Zach Young in a recurring character capacity, following two seasons as a series regular. Mark Moses
returned to the series as Paul Young, this time a fellow
prisoner of Mike Delnos, who is trying to win his friendship in order to determine him to get money from his
son, Zach. Jesse Metcalfe returned after a year-long absence, portraying John Rowland, Gabrielles former lover,
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who is now preparing for an upcoming marriage. Victor
Lang, portrayed by John Slattery, immediately becomes
a love interest for Gabrielle, following his rst appearance in the seasons sixteenth episode. Gwendoline Yeo
acted as Xiao-Mei, the surrogate mother of Gabrielle and
Carlos child, but is never seen or head of after it is revealed that the baby she was carrying wasn't the Solises.
Ian Hainsworth, portrayed by Dougray Scott was Susans
main love interest this season, creating a love triangle between the two of them and Mike. Matt Roth played Art
Shepherd, a pedophile who temporarily moves to Wisteria Lane. Dakin Matthews appeared as Reverend Sykes,
reverend at the local Presbyterian church. Part of the
main mystery arc, was Gloria Hodge, played by Dixie
Carter, Orsons mother with an inexplicable repugnance
towards her son. Alma Hodge, Orsons rst wife, who
comes on Wisteria Lane seeking reconciliation, was portrayed by Valerie Mahaey, whereas Carolyn Bigsby, a
mysterious woman whose main goal is destroying Orson
and Brees marriage, was portrayed by Laurie Metcalf.
Dave Anderson of TV Guide called the season premiere

rst-rate, while praising the comedic Bree storyline and
declaring the set-up for the Orson mystery storyline ingenious. He commended Marcia Cross performance but
opined that Longoria provided the best comedic relief.
He also complimented Teri Hatchers acting, commenting that she was awesome in the poignant scene where
she asks the comatose Mike permission to go on the almost date with Ian.[21] Anderson identied the Scavo
storyline as the weakest link in the episode and hoped
that the Nora and Kayla characters would not remain on
the show for too long.[21] TV Guide writer Matt Roush
shared similar sentiments regarding the Scavo storyline,
stating that while the premiere overall was good, Lynette
is trapped in a story line so desperately unamusing, one
that makes her and everyone around her act so idiotic,
that you have to pray that we'll soon see the last of the
obnoxious Nora, mother of Toms surprise daughter.[22]
He described the storyline as painfully unpleasant and
unfunny. However, Roush praised the performances of
Metcalf and Valerie Mahaey, while concluding that
Desperate Housewives shows encouraging signs of get5.3.3 Reception
ting its act together.[22] In a separate review, Roush unfavorably compared the Orson character to Brees forCritical response
mer love interest, George Williams (Roger Bart), while
also admitting to being a bit weary of the Gabrielle
Unlike the second seasons opener, which started that il- storyline.[23]
ladvised business in the basement and kept the women
largely separated, this years kicko script, by series cre- USA Today 's Robert Bianco acknowledged that "Listen
ator Marc Cherry and Je Greenstein, does everything to the Rain on the Roof" managed to avoid repeating many of the second seasons mistakes noting that
right.
the four main characters spend more time together and
David Bianculli, New York Daily News[18]
the annual mystery is hot-wired into the housewives
themselves.[24] Bianco remarked that Cross successfully
David Kronke of the Los Angeles Daily News wrote that maintained her position as the series most prominent lead
the show returns to its wicked wit, dialing back but cer- and was pleased with Susans storyline, calling it a containly not eradicating the melodrama.[19] He compli- ict that gives Teri Hatcher a genuinely funny, rather than
[24]
mented the four main actresses for their comedic relief forced, sight gag. He approved of the writers decision
and concluded: Rarely does a show unjump the shark to distance the characters from their second season stothis well; its back in ne form, calibrating its humor and rylines, but opined: The harder mistake to overcome is
its menace just right.[19] New York Daily News writer the damage the show did to its main characters allowDavid Bianculli compared the premiere to the shows sec- ing them to behave in ways that made them seem weak,
[24]
ond season, noting that the episode showed an assur- selsh, stupid and, at times, despicable. Bianco conance and a knowing playfulness that was missing most cluded: It will take more than one good episode to win
of last year.[18] He complimented Cherry and Green- us back after all that. But its certainly a good place to
[24]
steins script and approved the storylines for each charac- start. Jen Creer of TV Squad was mixed in her review.
ter. Bianculli opined that the episode returned the quality She criticized the lack of originality in the storylines,
of the shows rst season and concluded: Pass the word: writing that the episode was similar to Sex and the City.
If you've given up on Desperate Housewives, its time Nevertheless, Creer complimented the main actresses,
to return to the neighborhood.[18] Entertainment Weekly concluding, I'll be tuning in next week -- for all of its
's Lindsay Soll identied Eva Longoria as the episodes camp and unoriginality, the show does continue to have
strongest performer, declaring that she denitely looks that certain something, those little twists of genius that
[25]
Andy Dehnart of MSNBC
like the one to watch this season.[20] Soll was glad to see make it worth watching.
that the Susan character was a little more toned down and was slightly more positive in his review, acknowledging
less accident-prone than usual, and called the scenes with that while most of the housewives are stuck in their
Susan and Mike touching.[20] Additionally, she opined second-season ruts, the shows overall quality has imthat Laurie Metcalf did a brilliant job of playing the clas- proved, citing the Orson storyline as a welcomed change
[26]
sic television nosy neighbor, but expressed her confusion from the slow-moving Applewhite mystery arc. Over[20]
all, Dehnart approved of the episode and felt that the show
over the Orson storyline.
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may be on track to nally pleasuring its audience in new, Longoria also received a nomination at the 2007 Peoples
albeit familiar ways.[26]
Choice Awards, which resulted in her being awarded as
Favorite Television Actress. At the 2007 Monte Carlo
TV Festival, the series wins the award for Best ComAwards and nominations
edy Series in the International TV Audience Award category, following another successful nomination the previous year. Marcia Cross's portrayal of Bree Van de Kamp
and Shawn Pyfrom's performance in the role of Andrew
Van de Kamp were nominated for Performance in a Comedy Series at the 2007 Prism Awards. Cross was awarded
at the Satellite Awards in 2006 for Best Actress in Musical or Comedy Series, whereas Laurie Metcalfs portrayal
of Carolyn Bigsby resulted in her receiving a nomination
at the same years ceremony. At the 2007 Screen Actors
Guild Awards, the series was nominated for Outstanding
Cast in a Comedy Series, following a Choice Television
Comedy Show nomination at the Teen Choice Awards,
and nomination for Eva Longoria for Choice Television
Comedy Actress. The 2006 Young Artist Awards sees
both Joy Lauren and Rachel G. Fox for their portrayals
of Danielle Van de Kamp and Kayla Huntington Scavo,
respectively.
Ratings
Longoria's portrayal of Gabrielle Solis received critical acclaim.
The season received critical acclaim, resulting in numerous awards and nominations for the cast and crew. The
59th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 16, 2007
sees Felicity Human receiving a nomination for her portrayal of Lynette Scavo in "Bang", in the Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series category. Receiving nominations in the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series were Dixie Carter, for her portrayal of Gloria Hodge
in "Children and Art", and Laurie Metcalf for her performance in "Listen to the Rain on the Roof", playing
Carolyn Bigsby". The season nale receives a nomination
for Outstanding Costumes, whereas "It Takes Two" was
nominated for Outstanding Hairsyling. The production
team also received a nomination for Outstanding Casting in a Comedy Series. At the 2007 Bambi Awards,
Eva Longoria was for the Television Series International
for her portrayal of Gabrielle Solis. The Casting Society
of America nominated Junie Lowry-Johnson and Scott
Genkinger for Best Comedy Episodic Casting, whereas
the Costume Designers Guild Awards nominated the series for Excellence for Costume Design for Television.
At the 19th Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media Awards the series is nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, while the Imagen Foundation Awards
sees Eva Longoria nominated for Best Television Actress.
In spite of numerous fan complaints regarding the previous season, the American Broadcasting Company decided to keep Desperate Housewives in its original Sunday night timeslot. However, after two years of airing
as a lead-in to fellow ABC series Greys Anatomy, the
series would be followed by Brothers & Sisters, then in
its rst season, but would remain the lead-out to Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition. The show maintained its position as a top ten series and became the tenth mostwatched program for the 2006-07 American television
season,[27] with an average of 17.5 million viewers per
episode.[27] Ratings for the series fell considerably during the season, with a 22 percent loss of viewership toward the end of the season.[28] The highest-rated episode
of the season was the season premiere, with 24.09 million
viewers tuning in[29] and 8.5 rating, ranking second in the
week after the third season premiere of Greys Anatomy,
which was watched by 25.41 million viewers and received
a 9.0 rating.[29] The episode showed a decrease in ratings compared to the previous season premiere, which
received a 10.1 rating and was watched by 28.36 million
viewers,[30] almost ve more million viewers than "Listen
to the Rain on the Roof". Although the episode attracted
less viewers than Greys Anatomy 's Time Has Come Today, the episode outperformed CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which would eventually become one of the mostwatched series of the 20062007 season.[27] The lowestrated episode was the nineteenth, watched by 15.91 million viewers, receiving a 5.6 rating.[31] It was the second
most watched episode of an ABC series in the certain
week, only after Greys Anatomy 's "Time After Time",
which was watched by 21.12 million viewers, and ranked
fourth in the week with a 7.5 rating.[31] The season nale
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5.3.4
Episodes
May 29, 2011.
The number in the Series #" column refers to the

[18] Bianculli, David (September 22, 2006). Third Times A
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for 'Housewives,' 'Brothers & Sisters debuts. Los Angelions who watched the episodes live. The third seasons
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5.3.5
DVD Release
5.3.6
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Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet. October on September 30, 2007 on ABC. Filming for the series was interrupted by the 2007-2008 Writers Guild
24, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
of America strike in November 2007, after production
Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet. October on the two-episode tornado storyline wrapped. The
rst part, "Somethings Coming", aired on December 2,
31, 2006. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
2007.[1] "Welcome to Kanagawa", the second part and the
Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet. March 14, last episode lmed before the strike, was originally going
to be aired after the strikes resolution,[1] but aired on Jan2006. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
uary 6, 2008.[2] Seven additional episodes were produced
Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet. November for the fourth season after the strike, the rst of which
aired on April 13, 2008. The nal two episodes served as
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a two-part nale and were aired consecutively on May 18,
Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet. November 2008. A total of 17 episodes aired as part of the season,
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with one recap special airing on September 23, 2007.
The series continues to focus on Wisteria Lane residents

Susan Delno, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis and Edie Britt, with Mary Alice Young returning as the
series narrator. Katherine Mayfair and her family are in[43] Weekly Program Rankings. ABC Medianet. January 9,
troduced in this season and are the center of the seasons
mystery. Critical reception for the season was positive,[3]
and ratings increased from the third season. The series
drew in an average of 17.9 million viewers per episode
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during the 2007-08 American television season, becoming the sixth most-watched program of the year and the
most-watched scripted program for the rst time.
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The series was released on a ve-disc DVD box set by

ABC Studios on September 2, 2008 in Region 1,[4] October 29, 2008 in Region 4, November 3, 2008 in Region
2, and March 17, 2009 in Region 5.[5]
5.4.1 Production

Joe Keenan, one of the three executive producers during the third season, as well as writer of the critically acclaimed season episode "Bang", did not return for season
four as executive producer, but as consulting producer.[6]
Replacing Keenan, and joining Marc Cherry and George
W. Perkins as executive producers, is season three writer
and co-executive producer Bob Daily, whose previous
work include sitcoms Frasier and Out of Practice, as well
as cartoon series Rugrats. Keenan will serve as Cherrys
second-in-command for the next two years. Also joining as executives producers are writers and former coexecutive producers John Pardee and Joey Murphy who
have been on the show since its rst season.[7]

5.4.2 Cast
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The fourth season had twelve roles receiving star billing. Hodge, Brees second husband and the man that ran over
Mike in the second season nale. James Denton portrayed Mike Delno, now Susans husband who starts
using drugs. Dana Delany is introduced in the role of
Katherine Mayfair, whose mysterious arc is the seasons
main storyline.[8]
Five out of six actors who received also starring billing
from the previous season returned. Shawn Pyfrom, portrayed Brees homosexual son Andrew Van de Kamp.
Lyndsy Fonseca was cast in the new role of Dylan
Mayfair, Katherines daughter and part of the seasons
mystery.[9] Joy Lauren reappeared in the role of Danielle
Van de Kamp, Brees pregnant daughter. Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman and Zane Huett, played Preston
Scavo, Porter Scavo and Parker Scavo, Lynettes troublesome children. Rachel Fox was promoted to regular after
guest starring in several episodes in the previous season
as Kayla Huntington Scavo, Toms mischievous daughter
and the result of an aair he had before meeting Lynette.
Delany's character was the subject of the seasons main mystery.
This season featured many established and new guest

stars. Kathryn Joosten portrayed Karen McCluskey,
one of the most prominent residents of Wisteria Lane,
Richard Burgi appeared as Karl Mayer, Susans exhusband who is also married again, Pat Crawford Brown
played elderly neighbor Ida Greenberg, whereas Tuc
Watkins and Kevin Rahm made their debut in this season
respectively as Bob Hunter and Lee McDermott, a gay
couple from Chicago who move to the lane.[10] Part of
Lynettes storyline were Polly Bergen in the role of Stella
Wingeld, Lynettes mother who moves to the Scavo family home to support her daughter in her battle against cancer, and Jason Gedrick playing Rick Coletti, who had
feelings for Lynette in the previous season and now opens
his own restaurant to compete with the Scavo Pizzeria.
Part of Brees storyline were Shirley Knight returning
as Phyllis Van de Kamp, Brees rst mother-in-law, and
Dakin Matthews appearing as Reverend Sykes, reverend
at the local Presbyterian church. Part of Gabrielles storyline were John Slattery playing Victor Lang, Gabrielles
new husband and the mayor of Fairview, Mike Farrell in
the role of Milton Lang, Victors father, Je Doucette
portraying Father Crowley, priest at the local Catholic
church, Justine Bateman playing Ellie Leonard, a drug
dealer who rents a room in the Solises house, and Jesse
Metcalfe reappearing as John Rowland, Gabrielles exlover and former gardener. Part of the main mystery arc
were Nathan Fillion portraying Adam Mayfair, a doctor
and Katherines second husband,[11] Ellen Geer appearing
as Lillian Simms, Katherines aunt, Melora Walters playing Sylvia Greene, Adams former patient and ex-lover
from Chicago, and Gary Cole in the role of Wayne Davis,
a cop and Katherines abusive rst husband. Additionally,
Gale Harold was introduced as Susans new lover Jackson
Braddock during the ve-year jump featured at the end of
the season.
All eleven starring actors from the previous season returned for this season. The series is narrated by Brenda
Strong, who portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young,
as she observes from beyond the grave the lives of the
Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Teri
Hatcher portrayed Susan Delno, who is nally married
after three seasons searching for a stable relationship.
Felicity Human portrayed Lynette Scavo, who ghts
cancer during the rst half of the season and deals with
her step-daughters behavior in the second half. Marcia
Cross portrayed Bree Hodge, married for the second time
and faking pregnancy in an attempt to protect her daughter. Eva Longoria portrayed former model Gabrielle
Lang, now the wife of Fairviews mayor. Nicollette
Sheridan portrayed Edie Britt, who faked suicide in the
previous season nale. Ricardo Antonio Chavira portrayed Carlos Solis, now divorced from Gabrielle but
still in love with her while involved in a relationship
with Edie. Andrea Bowen portrayed Julie Mayer, the
responsible and caring daughter of Susan. Doug Savant portrayed Tom Scavo, Lynettes husband and now For the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, Filowner of a pizzeria. Kyle MacLachlan portrayed Orson lion, Joosten and Slattery were nominated along with the

rest of the cast for the Outstanding Performance by an
Ensemble in a Comedy Series award due to their many
appearances this season.[12]
5.4.3
Episodes
5.4.4
Ratings
Note
The late season start in the United Kingdom was because of
the strike. Channel 4 intended to begin showing season 4 in
January, but it did not want to begin showing the season, only to
have to take a break halfway through because of lack of episodes
available.
Ironically, Desperate Housewives was eventually forced to take
a break because of Big Brother 9 in the summer. It was anticipated that Desperate Housewives would have nished by June,
but this was not the case. Big Brother took up the 9 pm or 10 pm
slot every day from June 5, 2008 until September 5, 2008, so
there was not room for Desperate Housewives in the schedules.
As there were still seven episodes left to show as of June, Channel 4 waited until Big Brother had nished to resume showing
them. Episodes returned with Sunday on Wednesday September 3 at the earlier time of 9:30 pm between 2 episodes of the
Big Brother day 90 eviction.
As E4 is one episode ahead of Channel 4, but does not air the
season premiere before the host channel, E4 did not begin airing the new season until four days later on March 30. Episodes
after this were aired on E4 three days before the Channel 4 airing, with the exception of Sunday which was treated as a season
premiere.
Desperate Housewives airs very late at night on Welsh channel
S4C due to Welsh-language programming airing during primetime.
DVD Release
5.4.7
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Edition and Ugly Betty ratings
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5.4.8
External links
5.5.1 Production
Filming began on July 7, 2008 and nished in March
2009.
There was much speculation about the fth season of the
show, due to the many clihangers at the end of season
four, such as the departure of Edie Britt, and whether
she would return after the events of the "Mother Said"
episode. When asked about Sheridans departure, Cherry
commented She won't be back for a few years, a reference to the 've-year leap' that the show is undertaking. Edie returned to Wisteria Lane with a new husband,
Dave, played by Neal McDonough, who joined the cast
as a series regular.[5][6] However, Sheridan left Desperate Housewives towards the end of the season when her
character Edie died in an accident involving her car and
a dangerous electrical wire in the 18th episode of Season
5, "A Spark. To Pierce the Dark.", which aired on March
22, 2009.[1][7]
"'Desperate Housewives,' 'Ugly Betty,' 'Boston Legal' set return dates. Chicago Tribune. February
There had also been speculation whether the character of
20, 2008.
Mike Delno would return, after the nal scene in sea "'Desperate Housewives Returning to Work, Show son four, set ve years into the future, which showed SuStar Spills on New Episodes. BuddyTV. February san in the arms of a new mystery man, Jackson (Gale
16, 2008.
Harold). The fate of Mike Delno was later revealed
by actor James Denton, who plays Mike, when he told
People magazine that he will denitely be returning in
5.5 Desperate Housewives (season Season 5. However, Mike and Susan have denitely split
up, Denton told People.[8]
5)
The fth season of Desperate Housewives, an American television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on ABC on September 28, 2008 and concluded on
May 17, 2009. The season takes place ve years after the
events of the season four nale in 2013/2014 and continues to focus on the lives of Wisteria Lane residents Susan
Mayer, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis, Edie
Williams and Katherine Mayfair, as seen through the eyes
of the series deceased narrator, Mary Alice Young. The
seasons mystery is centered on Edie Britt's third husband, Dave Williams. The series received media attention following the announcement that Edie, portrayed by
Nicollette Sheridan, would be killed o close to the end
of the season.[1] Edie takes on the narration in "Look Into
Their Eyes and You See What They Know" following her
death, marking the second time Mary Alices voice is not
heard in an episode.
On October 14, 2008, Gale Harold was seriously injured

in a motorcycle accident. His character, Jackson, plays
a pivotal role in the fth seasons eighth episode "City
on Fire", which nds several Wisteria Lane residents
trapped inside a nightclub re. Cherry said Harold had
been lming scenes all week for the episode and had been
scheduled to be on set Tuesday, the day of the accident.
Marc Cherry said they would await the actors prognosis
before deciding how to proceed, but that at least some
changes would have to be made: We know we're going
to rewrite one scene, he said.[9] The show issued a statement: Gale is part of the 'Desperate Housewives family
and our thoughts and wishes are with him for a speedy
recovery.[10][11] Despite Harolds injury and ongoing recovery, no major Desperate Housewives production disruptions were expected.[9][12] Six months after his serious motorcycle accident, Harold has returned to work.
Harolds return episode aired in the U.S. on May 3. The
actor is signed to the series through the end of this season but says he has yet to be asked to return for 2009-10.
Eventually, he was not asked to return in Season 6.
The series saw its lowest ratings up to that point in season

ve. Nevertheless, Desperate Housewives maintained its
position as a top-ten series. It was the ninth most-watched
series during the 2008-09 television season with an average of 14.8 million viewers per episode.[2]
5.5.2 Cast
Season ve was released on DVD by ABC Studios as the
seven-disc set Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fifth Main articles: List of Desperate Housewives cast memSeason The Red Hot Edition on September 1, 2009 in bers and List of Desperate Housewives characters
Region 1,[3] October 21, 2009 in Region 4, and Novem- The fth season had thirteen roles receiving star billing,
ber 9 in Region 2.[4]
with eleven out of twelve returning from the previous sea-
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The also starring cast had many changes. The roles of
the Scavo children were recast in order to reect their new
ages following the time jump. Charlie and Max Carver
replaced Shane and Brent Kinsman as Porter and Preston
Scavo, respectively.[16] The Kinsman twins appeared in
a ashback in this episode.[17] Joshua Logan Moore was
cast as Parker Scavo, a role previously played by Zane
Huett, and Kendall Applegate joined the cast as Penny
Scavo, who had previously been portrayed by several toddler actresses.[16] Huett did not return for this season. Joy
Lauren left the also starring cast too, but made two
guest appearances as Danielle Katz, Brees daughter.[18]
McDonough's character was the subject of the seasons main

mystery.
son. The series is narrated by Brenda Strong, who portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes
from beyond the grave the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Teri Hatcher portrayed Susan Delno, now separated from Mike and in
a relationship with her painter. Felicity Human portrayed Lynette Scavo, who deals with her now teenage
sons. Marcia Cross portrayed Bree Hodge, who has become a successful business woman and author. Eva Longoria portrayed Gabrielle Solis, who has lost her money
and beauty and now looks after a blind husband and two
daughters. Nicollette Sheridan portrayed Edie Williams,
who returns to Wisteria Lane with a new husband after
leaving the neighborhood towards the end of the previous season. Ricardo Antonio Chavira portrayed Carlos
Solis, Gabrielles husband who is still blind but with a
chance to recover his sight and his career as a business
executive. Doug Savant portrayed Tom Scavo, Lynettes
husband who is facing a mid-life crisis. Kyle MacLachlan portrayed Orson Hodge, Brees husband who feels
overshadowed by her success. Dana Delany portrayed
Katherine Mayfair, Brees business partner and Mikes
new girlfriend. James Denton portrayed Mike Delno,
Susans ex-husband and the target of a man who seeks revenge on him.[13] Shawn Pyfrom was promoted from an
also starring credit to a formal starring credit playing
Andrew Van de Kamp, Brees homosexual son who now
works with her in her business. Also joining the principal cast was actor Neal McDonough as Dave Williams,
whose mysterious arc is the seasons main storyline.[14]
Andrea Bowen departed from the principal cast but was
credited as special guest star in the episode "City on
Fire" playing the role of Julie Mayer, Susan daughter who
is now attending college.[15]
Many established guest stars from previous seasons also

returned. Kathryn Joosten portrayed Karen McCluskey,
one of the most prominent residents of Wisteria Lane.
Richard Burgi portrayed Karl Mayer, Susans ex-husband
and Brees new divorce lawyer. Tuc Watkins and Kevin
Rahm respectively played Bob Hunter and Lee McDermott, a gay lawyer and his husband. Part of Susans
storyline were Gale Harold appearing as Jackson Braddock, a painter and Susans new love interest,[19] Mason
Vale Cotton playing M.J. Delno, Susan and Mikes son,
and John Rubinstein portraying Principal Hobson, headmaster at M.J.'s school. Part of Lynettes storyline were
Polly Bergen in the role of her mother Stella Wingeld,
Gail O'Grady appearing as Anne Schilling, the mother
of Porters best friend who starts an aair with him, and
Peter Onorati portraying Warren Schilling, Annes abusive husband and owner of a club that is burnt down.
Part of Gabrielles storyline were Madison De La Garza
and Daniella Baltodano respectively playing Juanita and
Celia Solis, Gabrielles troublesome daughters,[20] Je
Doucette appearing as Father Crowley, priest at the local Catholic church, Frances Conroy portraying Virginia
Hildebrand, a rich woman that hires Carlos to become
her personal massage therapist, David Starzyk playing
Bradley Scott, Carloss boss after he regains his sight,
Ion Overman portraying Maria Scott, Bradleys wife,
Megan Hilty acting as Shayla Grove, Bradleys mistress,
Lesley Boone in the role of Lucy Blackburn, Carloss exgirlfriend from college, and future series regular Maiara
Walsh, who appeared as Carloss niece Ana Solis in the
season nale. Part of the main mystery arc were Stephen
Spinella portraying Dr. Samuel Heller, Daves psychiatrist, and Lily Tomlin playing Roberta Simonds, Mrs.
McCluskeys sister who helps her to do some research on
Dave.
For the 100th episode of the series, many former cast
members returned, including Steven Culp as Rex Van
de Kamp, Brees deceased rst husband, Christine Estabrook as Martha Huber, the woman that blackmailed
Mary Alice and was killed by Paul Young, and Lucille
Soong as Yao Lin, Gabrielles former maid. Beau Bridges
made a special guest appearance as Eli Scruggs, Wisteria
Lanes handyman who managed to help every one of the
housewives in a dierent way.
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5.5.3
Episodes
5.5.4
Ratings
United States
United Kingdom
Republic of Ireland on RT 2
[14] Armstrong, Jennifer (July 25, 2008). Inside the New

TV Season: Every Night is Ladies Night. Entertainment
Weekly. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
[15] De Leon, Kris (May 29, 2008). "'Desperate Housewives
Star Devastated Over Her On-screen Daughters Storyline. BuddyTV. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
[16] Batallones, Henrik (July 17, 2008). Desperate Housewives: Five-Year Jump Brings New Cast, Clean Slate.
BuddyTV. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
Desperate Housewives airs Tuesdays at 9.55pm on [17] Keck, William (May 19, 2008). Times really ying for
the 'Housewives". USA Today. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
RT 2 in Ireland.
All ratings below are supplied from the RT Guide
TV guide. The ratings are supplied by TAM Ireland/Nielsen TAM.
[18] De Leon, Kris (May 26, 2008). Desperate Housewives:

More Cast Members Might Be Out for Season 5. BuddyTV. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
Out of the 19 episodes of ratings available, season 5

averaged approx. 409,000 viewers. (Please note 19
out of the 24 episodes ratings are available.).
[19] Mitovich, Matt (July 18, 2008). Housewives Exclusive:

Whats Up with Susans New Fella?". TV Guide. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
5.5.5
DVD Release
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Will Play Mom to Teen Queens Sis. TV Guide. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
5.5.6
References

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February 11, 2009

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The Red Hot Edition. Amazon.com

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The Red Hot Edition. Play.com
[5] Sheridan Set for Housewives Comeback, ContactMusic.com, June 30, 2008
[6] Neal McDonough Moving to Housewives, Hollywood
Reporter, June 27, 2008
[7] Exclusive! Nicollette Sheridans Desperate Housewives
Days Numbered, E! Online, February 11, 2009
[8] James Denton Returning to Desperate Housewives"--But
Single, People.com, July 5, 2008
[9] Desperate Housewives Star Gale Harold Hospitalized - E!
Online, Oct 15, 2008
[10] 'Housewives Actor Gale Harold Out Of Intensive Care omg. Yahoo.com, October 24, 2008
[11] Marcia Cross: Housewives Co-Star Much Better After
Accident - omg. Yahoo.com, October 17, 2008

28, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
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18, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
[29] Dancing With the Stars culmination, 60 Minutes and
NCIS lead weekly viewing. TV by the Numbers. December 3, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
[30] The Mentalist, NCIS and CSI lead weekly viewing as CBS
takes top three spots. TV by the Numbers. December 9,
2008. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
[31] NFL, Desperate Housewives and NCIS lead weekly viewing. TV by the Numbers. January 7, 2009. Retrieved
January 13, 2010.
[12] Reports: Gale Harold Getting Better - E! Online, Oct 17,

2008
[32] BCS, NFL, The Mentalist and NCIS lead weekly broadcast
prime-time viewing. TV by the Numbers. January 13,
[13] Diaz, Glenn (July 7, 2008). James Denton Returns to

Desperate Housewives - Single. BuddyTV. Retrieved
May 28, 2008.
[33] AFC Championship game, American Idol dominate

weekly viewing. TV by the Numbers. January 21, 2009.
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[34] American Idol, Grammy Awards and 60 Minutes lead

weekly viewing. TV by the Numbers. February 10, 2009.
[51] 60 Minutes, NFL, CSI and NCIS lead weekly Nielsen

broadcast viewing. TV by the Numbers. November 18,
[35] American Idol, The Mentalist and NCIS lead weekly broadcast viewing. TV by the Numbers. February 18, 2009.
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cfm?report=weeklyterrestrial&requesttimeout=500&
flag=viewingsummary
[36] American Idol, CSI and The Bachelor lead weekly TV

viewing. TV by the Numbers. March 10, 2009. Retrieved
January 13, 2010.
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overnights
[37] American Idol, Dancing With the Stars and CSI top broadcast net viewing. TV by the Numbers. March 17, 2009.
[38] American Idol, Dancing With the Stars and 60 Minutes lead
overall viewing. TV by the Numbers. March 24, 2009.
[39] From American Idol to The Amazing Race, the top 20
shows for week of April 13-19. TV by the Numbers.
April 21, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
[40] Broadcast ratings: American Idol wins again, Fringe is 1849 hit. TV by the Numbers. April 28, 2009. Retrieved
January 13, 2010.
[41] Weekly top shows: Which JJ Abrams show did better?.
TV by the Numbers. May 6, 2009. Retrieved January 13,
2009.
[42] Greys Anatomy queen of scripted shows, Lost bests
Fringe. TV by the Numbers. May 12, 2009. Retrieved
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[61] Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fifth Season.

6)
The sixth season of Desperate Housewives, a television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing on
Dancing Stars, Desperate Housewives and Greys
September 27, 2009 and concluded on May 16, 2010.[2]
Anatomy lead weekly viewing. TV by the Numbers.
The season consisted of 23 episodes. The deceased
September 30, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
Mary Alice Young continues to narrate the events in the
Dancing Stars, NCIS, 60 Minutes and Desperate House- lives of her friends and Wisteria Lane residents, Susan
wives Top Broadcast viewing. TV by the Numbers. Oc- Delno, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis and
tober 7, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
Katherine Mayfair. Angie Bolen and her family are the
focus of this seasons mystery.
CSI, Dancing with the Stars, NCIS, Criminal Minds and
CSI: NY Lead Weekly Broadcast Viewing. TV by the The sixth season of Desperate Housewives began in the
Numbers. October 14, 2008. Retrieved January 13, Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at
2010.
9.55pm. The sixth season began at 10.00pm on January
CSI, NCIS, Dancing Stars and Desperate Housewives 27, 2010 on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and beLead Weekly Viewing. TV by the Numbers. October 21, gan on the Seven Network in Australia on February 1,
2010.[3][4] It started airing at 9:00 PM on February 1,
2010 on OSN's Show Series in the Middle East.[5] It also
CSI, Dancing With the Stars and NCIS Most-Watched In started airing in India on Star World from February 26,
Prime Time. TV by the Numbers. October 28, 2008. 2010 at 10 pm.[6] In France, Season 6 began airing in the
translated version on April 1, 2010 on Canal +.
[49] World Series, NFL and The Simpsons Lead Weekly TV

Viewing. TV by the Numbers. November 4, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
[50] 60 Minutes, CSI and Sunday Night Football lead weekly
top 20 Nielsen TV Ratings. TV by the Numbers. November 11, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
The series saw lower ratings in the sixth season. In the

rst 12 episodes, the series attracted very similar viewership to the second half of the fth season. But after the thirteenth episode of season six, "How About a
Friendly Shrink?", the ratings declined heavily because
of the competition with the 67th Golden Globe Awards.
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The series continued to lower numbers, with further competitions like the 2010 Grammy Awards, 2010 Winter
Olympics, and the new CBS reality series Undercover
Boss, which rst aired after the Super Bowl XLIV, pulling
impressive ratings. Desperate Housewives lost a lot of
steam in the second half of its season, picking up some
again in the nal three episodes.
ever, Cherry eventually decided to kill several characters,

including a fan favorite.
5.6.2 Cast
Main articles: List of Desperate Housewives cast memNonetheless, the show managed to get a spot in the twenty bers and List of Desperate Housewives characters
most watched series in the 2009-2010 television sea- The sixth season had twelve roles receiving star billing,
son, at number twenty, averaging 12.82 million viewers
(tenth, in scripted shows).[7] When adding DVR gures,
the show ranked at thirteenth place (seventh, amongst
scripted shows) with 14.13 million viewers.[8][9] The sixth
season ranked fourteenth in the important, advertisercoveted 18-49 age group, with a 4.2 rating, sixth highest with scripted shows. After including DVR playback (Live+7 days), the season average number increased
to a 5.0 rating, placing eighth, in terms of scripted
shows.[10][11]
5.6.1
Production
The rst episode of the sixth season, "Nice is Dierent

Than Good", began airing on September 27, 2009. The
series creator, Marc Cherry, told Entertainment Weekly
that the brides initial identity was to be Katherine and
that Susan was the one who was going to have a nervous
breakdown, until viewers informed him that they would
rather see Susan and Mike reconcile. Cherry explained:
I originally was going to have Mike marry Katherine, but
as I went out into the world on vacation and just started
talking to people they were so determined that Mike and
Susan should get together; they were so insistent on it.
So I started to think, 'What if I went that way?' And it
occurred to me that it might be a more eective way to
go as opposed to frustrating the fans for another year by
keeping Mike and Susan apart. The fans demanded it in
a voice so loud I was kind of scared to go against them.
Cherry also hinted that the couples marriage plays better
for this seasons mystery. Cherry also said that Katherine will suer a breakdown, adding: And its going to be
one of the funniest breakdowns you've ever seen. Marc
Cherry revealed that the sixth season mystery will pay
homage to a classic Dallas storyline. He added: What
we've planned is an interesting mystery storyline involving one of our beloved characters. Its a 'Who shot J.R.?'
kind of storyline .For the mid-season clihanger, Marc
Cherry has revealed that there will be a plane crash in
season six of Desperate Housewives. The shows creator
explained that the story is still in the planning stages and
added that he does not yet know who will be involved in
the accident. Its going to be my clihanger for the rst
half of the season, he said, adding that it would aect
everyones lives. However, Cherry said that none of the
main characters will be killed in the crash. I'd love to kill
somebody 'cause thats just what I do, he joked. But the
truth is, right now I don't have anyone major dying. How-
De Matteo's character was the subject of the seasons main mystery.
with ten out of thirteen returning from the previous season. The series is narrated by Brenda Strong, who portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes
from beyond the grave the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Teri Hatcher portrayed
Susan Delno, who is married to Mike again. Felicity
Human portrayed Lynette Scavo, who is trying to conceal her pregnancy in order to keep her job. Marcia Cross
portrayed Bree Hodge, who is having an aair with her
divorce lawyer. Eva Longoria portrayed Gabrielle Solis,
who now deals with her teenage niece. Ricardo Antonio Chavira portrayed Carlos Solis, Gabrielles husband
and Lynettes new boss. Doug Savant portrayed Tom
Scavo, Lynettes husband who returns to college. Kyle
MacLachlan portrayed Orson Hodge, who suers a terrible accident while trying to save his marriage to Bree.
Dana Delany portrayed Katherine Mayfair, who endures
a mental breakdown after Mike leaves her to re-marry
Susan. James Denton portrayed Mike Delno, Susans
husband who deals with his ex-girlfriend and with a nancial crisis. New additions to the main cast included Drea
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de Matteo playing Angie Bolen, whose mysterious arc is Wisteria Lane. Furthermore, Mark Moses returned in the
the seasons main storyline,[12] and Maiara Walsh in the season nale as Paul Young, Mary Alices widower.[15]
role of Ana Solis, Carloss rebellious niece who moved to
Wisteria Lane in the fth season nale.[13] Shawn Pyfrom
did not return as a regular; he instead made guest appear- 5.6.3 Episodes
ances as Andrew Van de Kamp, Brees homosexual son.
The also starring cast had many changes. Andrea
Bowen re-joined the cast as Julie Mayer, Susans daughter
and victim of the Fairview strangler. Long-time supporting actress Kathryn Joosten was promoted to also starring
as elderly neighbor Karen McCluskey. Jerey Nordling
and Beau Mircho appeared as Nick and Danny Bolen,
respectively Angies husband and son.[14] Charlie Carver
(Porter Scavo), Joshua Logan Moore (Parker Scavo) and
Kendall Applegate (Penny Scavo) all remained, while
Max Carver left the also starring cast, as his character
Preston Scavo has left for Europe, but made guest appearances in the season. Additionally, child actors Madison
De La Garza (Juanita Solis) and Mason Vale Cotton (M.J.
Delno) were promoted from co-stars to also starring.
stars. Tuc Watkins and Kevin Rahm respectively played
Bob Hunter and Lee McDermott, a gay couple and
residents of Wisteria Lane. Part of Brees storyline
were Richard Burgi portraying Karl Mayer, Susans exhusband and Brees divorce lawyer and new lover, Dakin
Matthews returning as Reverend Sykes, reverend at the
local Presbyterian church, Samuel Page appearing as Sam
Allen, Rexs son conceived before he meets Bree, and Joy
Lauren in the role of Danielle Katz, Brees daughter. Part
of Gabrielles storyline were Daniella Baltodano playing
Celia Solis, Gabrielles youngest daughter, Jesse Metcalfe
returning as John Rowland, Gabrielles ex-lover and former gardener, Je Doucette portraying Father Crowley,
priest at the local Catholic church, and John Rubinstein
appearing as Principal Hobson, headmaster at Juanita and
M.J.'s school. Part of Lynettes storyline were Helena
Mattsson in the role of Irina Korsakov, Prestons Russian ance, and Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman and
Zane Huett returning as the younger versions of Preston,
Porter and Parker Scavo in ashbacks. Part of Katherines storyline were Lyndsy Fonseca who returned for one
episode in the role of Dylan Mayfair, Katherines daughter, and Julie Benz portraying Robin Gallagher, a stripper
and Katherines new love interest. Part of the main mystery arc were John Barrowman appearing as Patrick Logan, an eco-terrorist and Dannys biological father, Julie
McNiven playing Emily Portsmith, a barrista at a local
cafe and acquaintance of Nick, and Ellen Crawford portraying Iris Beckley, a neighbor of Angies mother that
informs Patrick of the Bolens whereabouts. Orson Bean
was introduced in the role of Roy Bender, Mrs. McCluskeys new boyfriend. Josh Zuckerman appeared as
Eddie Orlofsky, the infamous Fairview strangler. Maria
Cominis played Mona Clarke, a Wisteria Lane resident
who blackmails Angie when she discovers her secret.
Mindy Sterling portrayed Mitzi Kinsky, a new neighbor in
5.6.4 International Ratings

5.6.5 Detailed International Schedules and
Ratings
United States (ABC)
Republic of Ireland (RT 2)
Desperate Housewives airs Tuesdays at 9.55pm on
RT 2 in Ireland.
All ratings below are supplied from the RT Guide
TV guide. The ratings are supplied by TAM Ireland/Nielsen TAM.
Season 6 averaged 451,000 viewers when the average was calculated after the season nale.
India (Star World[39] )
United Kingdom (Channel 4)
New Zealand (TV2)
All sourced from: Throng Ratings. The season averaged
431,975 viewers.
For episode 134, original airing only / original including prime-time repeat special before beginning
of new season on January 7, 2011.
5.6.6 DVD Release

5.6.7 References
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TVShowsonDVD.com, April 2, 2010
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Spy, January 13, 2010
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2010
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[24] TV Ratings: Sunday Night Football Big Bang, Dancing
final-2009-10-broadcast-primetime-show-average-viewership/ With the Stars and NCIS top weekly broadcast charts. TV
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by the Numbers. December 2, 2009. Retrieved January
12, 2010.
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ce and NCIS repeat top weekly broadcast charts. TV by
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meter.de. 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
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Housewives top weekly viewing. TV by the Numbers.
Primetime Show 18-49 Ratings. TV By the Numbers.
January 5, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
[27] TV Ratings: Pro and College Football and The Simpsons
[11] Gorman, Bill (June 18, 2010). Final 2009-10 Broadcast
and NCIS top weekly viewing. TV by the Numbers. JanPrimetime Show Live+7 DVR Ratings. TV By the Numuary 12, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
bers. Retrieved May 8, 2012.
[12] "Drea de Matteo joins 'Desperate Housewives". New
York Daily News. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
[13] Maiara Walsh Joines 'Desperate Housewives".
Entertainment Tonight.
July 7, 2009.
Retrieved
July 12, 2010.
[14] Andreeva, Nellie (July 10, 2009). "'Desperate' books
Nordling, Mircho. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved
July 12, 2010.
[15] Exclusive: A Desperate Housewives Baddie Returns!,
Entertainment Weekly, May 6, 2010
[17] TV Ratings: Sunday Night Football, Greys win week with
adults 18-49; NCIS leads with total viewers. TV by the
Numbers. October 6, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
[28] TV Ratings: American Idol, Indianapolis Colts, NCIS and

The Big Bang Theory top weekly viewing . TV by the
Numbers. January 20, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
[29] TV Ratings: Grammy Awards, American Idol, House and
NCIS top weekly viewing. TV by the Numbers. February
2, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2010.
[30] TV Ratings Top 25: American Idol Still Top Show of
Week With Adults 18-49. TV by the Numbers. February 23, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
[31] TV Ratings Top 25: American Idol, Olympics Top Weekly
Broadcast Network Viewing. TV by the Numbers, March
2, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
[32] TV Ratings Top 25: American Idol, Big Bang Theory,
NCIS Top Weekly Broadcast Charts. TV by the Numbers.
March 16, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
[33] TV Ratings Top 25: American Idol, NCIS, Undercover
Boss, House Top Weekly Broadcast Charts. TV by the
Numbers. March 23, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
[18] TV Ratings: Once again, Sunday Night Football, House,

Greys win week with adults 18-49; NCIS leads with total
viewers. TV by the Numbers. October 13, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
[34] TV Ratings Top 25: American Idol Takes Top 2 Ratings

Spots; Glee Is Weeks Top 18-49 Scripted Show. TV by
the Number. April 20, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
[19] TV Ratings: Yet again Sunday Night Football, House,

[35] TV Ratings Top 25: American Idol, Glee Sing to Adults

18-49; Dancing With the Stars Dances to the Top With
Total Viewers. TV by the Numbers. April 27, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
[20] TV Ratings: NFL and Greys, TBBT win week with adults
18-49; NCIS, DWTS and NCIS: Los Angeles lead with total
[36] TV Ratings Top 25: Idol, Glee Tops With 18-49 ; Dancing
Leads With Viewers. TV by the Numbers. May 4, 2010.
[21] TV Ratings: 2009 World Series dominates with viewers

and adults 18-49, CBS reruns shine. TV by the Numbers.
November 3, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
[22] TV Ratings: V premiere bests Greys Anatomy; NFL and
MLB top weekly charts. TV by the Numbers. November
10, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
[23] TV Ratings: Sunday Night Football, Greys Anatomy,
NCIS; top weekly broadcast charts. TV by the Numbers.
[37] TV Ratings Top 25: DWTS Again Tops With Viewers;

Idol, Glee Still Tops With 18-49. TV by the Numbers.
[39] Star World Schedules
[40] Desperate Housewives: The Complete Sixth Season.

7)
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graphic, the show ranked 20th.[8]
5.7.1 Production
The seventh season of Desperate Housewives, a television series created by Marc Cherry, began airing
on September 26, 2010[3] and concluded on May 15,
2011.[4] The deceased Mary Alice Young continues to
narrate the events in the lives of her friends and Wisteria
Lane residents, Susan Delno, Lynette Scavo, Bree Van
de Kamp and Gabrielle Solis. New housewives, Renee
Perry and Beth Tilman, are introduced in this season.
Paul Young returns to the lane and is the center of this
seasons mystery.
Desperate Housewives has been picked up for a seventh

season.[9] The rst episode of the seventh season aired on
September 26, 2010. The season nale aired on May 15,
2011.
5.7.2 Cast
Season seven was originally intended to be the nal sea- The seventh season had thirteen roles receiving star
son, according to creator Marc Cherry. He has a new
plan to extend the series two more seasons, meaning an
eighth and ninth season. Marc Cherry has signed a new
two-year deal with ABC that will keep Desperate Housewives on the air until the year 2013, subject to negotiations with Teri Hatcher, Felicity Human, Marcia Cross
and Eva Longoria, the shows main actresses, who are all
contracted for seven years. The rst episode of the season aired in Latin America on October 6, 2010. Season 7
premiered in Ireland on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Season 7 began airing in the United Kingdom on October 17,
2010. It started airing at 9:00 PM on October 25, 2010
on OSNs Show Series in the Middle East. It began airing
in Israel on December 12, 2010. Season 7 began airing
in France in the translated version on April 14, 2011 on
Canal Plus.
The series saw the lowest ratings in its history in the
seventh season. In the rst 12 episodes, the series attracted very similar viewership to the second half of
the sixth season and hit season highs of 4.4 in the 1849 demographic[5] and continued around 3.5 - 4.3 until
mid January.[6] But after the thirteenth episode of season seven, "I'm Still Here", the ratings declined heavily
because of the consecutive competition from the 68th
Golden Globe Awards[7] and then saw even lower numbers, against the 2011 Grammy Awards and then the
Country Music Association Awards. Desperate Housewives lost many viewers in the second half of its season,
and unlike the previous season, it failed to pick up again
towards the end of the season. The show hit series lows of
2.7 in 18-49 demographic twice and continued to receive
ratings between 2.7 - 3.1 in the last 11 episodes with the
exception of "Searching" which was promoted by ABC
after the 83rd Academy Awards and had a lead in from
the season premiere of Secret Millionaire. This is the rst
time in its history that it did not place in the 20 most
watched shows, ranking as the 26th most watched show,
although it did place as the 13th most watched scripted
show during the 2010-11 television season.[8] The season
averaged 11.85 million viewers per episode and is ABCs
third most watched scripted show in total viewers after
Body of Proof and Modern Family.[8] In the 18-49 demo-
Moses's character returned as the subject of the seasons main

mystery.
billing, with eight out of twelve returning from the previous season. The series is narrated by Brenda Strong, who
portrays the deceased Mary Alice Young, as she observes
from beyond the grave the lives of the Wisteria Lane residents and her former best friends. Teri Hatcher portrayed
Susan Delno, who has moved out of the lane following a nancial crisis. Felicity Human portrayed Lynette
Scavo, who endures extreme marital problems. Marcia
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Cross portrayed Bree Van de Kamp, now divorced and
starting a relationship with her contractor. Eva Longoria
portrayed Gabrielle Solis, who discovers that her eldest
daughter was switched at birth. Ricardo Antonio Chavira
portrayed Carlos Solis, Gabrielles husband who is close
to discover the truth about his mothers death. Doug
Savant portrayed Tom Scavo, Lynettes husband who is
keeping a secret from her. James Denton portrayed Mike
Delno, Susans husband who decides to take a job in
Alaska in order to earn more money. Former Ugly Betty
star Vanessa Williams joined the cast as a sort of fth
lead (following the departure of three supporting housewives over the previous two seasons) in the role of Renee
Perry, Lynettes best friend from college.[10][11] Several
years after leaving the contractually bound cast following the second season, Mark Moses returned in the role
of Paul Young, Mary Alices widower whose mysterious
arc is the seasons main storyline.[12][13] Kathryn Joosten
was promoted from also starring to a formal starring castmember in the role of elderly neighbor Karen
McCluskey. Former recurring guest stars Kevin Rahm
and Tuc Watkins were also promoted to starring castmembers respectively playing Lee McDermott and Bob
Hunter, a gay couple.[14][15] Kyle MacLachlan asked to be
let go from the main cast after the sixth season to pursue
other projects, but he made two guest appearances during
this season as Orson Hodge, Brees ex-husband.[16]
son, Brees contractor and lover for the rst part of the
season,[20][21] John Schneider and Nancy Travis respectively playing Richard Watson and Mary Wagner, Keiths
parents, Rochelle Aytes appearing as Amber James, the
mother of Keiths son, Dakin Matthews playing Reverend
Sykes, reverend at the local Presbyterian church, and future series regular Jonathan Cake in the role of Chuck
Vance, a detective and Brees lover towards the end of the
season.[22][23] Part of Gabrielles storyline were Daniella
Baltodano portraying Celia Solis, Gabrielles youngest
daughter, Rolando Molina and Carla Jimenez respectively
playing Hector and Carmen Sanchez, Juanitas biological
parents and the legal parents of Carlos and Gabrielles
biological daughter Grace, Stephanie Faracy in the role
of Miss Charlotte, a doll store owner, and Tony Plana appearing towards the end of the season as Alejandro Perez,
Gabrielles perverted stepfather. Part of the main mystery arc were Harriet Sansom Harris returning as Felicia
Tilman, who still seeks revenge on Paul after he killed her
sister,[24][25] Emily Bergl portraying Beth Young, Pauls
new wife, former series regular Cody Kasch in the role
of Zach Young, Mary Alice and Pauls son, and Steven
Culp and Christine Estabrook reprising their roles as Rex
Van de Kamp (Brees deceased rst husband) and Martha
Huber (Felicias sister who was killed by Paul) in the season premiere in a series of ashbacks that explained the
events that led to the development of main mystery of the
Also starring were Charlie Carver as Porter Scavo and season. Orson Bean played Roy Bender, now married to
Joshua Logan Moore as Parker Scavo, Lynettes sons, as Mrs. McCluskey, while Mindy Sterling appeared as Mitzi
well as child actors Madison De La Garza as Juanita So- Kinsky, another resident of Wisteria Lane.
lis, Gabrielles oldest daughter, and Mason Vale Cotton as
M.J. Delno, Susans son. The role of Penny Scavo was
recast, with Kendall Applegate being replaced by Darcy
Rose Byrnes.[17][18] Andrea Bowen left the also starring
5.7.3 Episodes
cast, but returned as a guest star during one episode as
Julie Mayer, Susans daughter.
United States (On ABC)
stars. Part of Susans storyline were Lainie Kazan por*
traying Maxine Rosen, Susans landlady who also hires This episode was interrupted during its original airing
[19]
her to model on her erotic website, Lesley Ann War- by the breaking news of Osama Bin Ladens death which
ren returning as Sophie Bremmer, Susans mother who may have resulted in a lower than expected rating than
[48]
is now ghting cancer, Gregory Itzin featuring as Dick usual.
Barrows, a dialysis patient encountered by Susan, Aaron
Lustig acting as Craig Lynwood, Fairview Memorial
Hospitals transplant coordinator, and John Rubinstein
in the role of Principal Hobson, headmaster at M.J.'s
United Kingdom (On Channel 4)[49]
school and Susans former boss. Part of Lynettes storyline were Max Carver playing Preston Scavo, another
of Lynettes sons, Lois Smith portraying Allison Scavo, In the UK, the season rst airs on E4 on Sunday nights at
Toms mother, Polly Bergen returning as Stella Wingeld, 10pm, and on Channel 4 on Wednesday nights at 10pm.
Lynettes troublesome mother, Larry Hagman appearing a Viewers in millions. * These 4 episodes aired at the later
as Frank Kaminsky, Stellas new husband, and Brent and time of 10.30pm on Channel 4.
Shane Kinsman reprising their roles as the younger versions of Preston and Porter in ashbacks. Part of Brees The show took a break at Christmas until April and evenstoryline were Shawn Pyfrom and Joy Lauren in the roles tually returned to its previous time-slots of airing on E4
of Brees son and daughter, Andrew and Danielle Van on Sundays, and on Channel 4 on Wednesdays. The sede Kamp, Brian Austin Green appearing as Keith Wat- ries eventually returned on April 13, 2011 on Channel 4
and E4 from Sunday, April 17, 2011.

Canadian Ratings (On CTV)
New Zealand on TV2
The Seventh Season began in New Zealand on 14 February 2011 around the time it always has in the 8:30pm
Monday timeslot which it has had for all 7 years. The
season ended on July 18, 2011 with the highest rating of
the show since Season 5 of 525,000 viewers. It also marks
the rst time in the series history in which episodes have
aired consistently each week with no breaks. This season
average 418,555 viewers.
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Change for The Cape or Bobs Burgers, TV By the
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Desperate Housewives is an American television comedydrama-mystery which premiered on ABC on October 3,

2004, in the United States. The rst season had a single
special episode, while the second and third season each
had two. Seasons one through eight have been released
on DVD in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Desperate Housewives follows the lives of four women
Susan (Teri Hatcher), Lynette (Felicity Human), Bree
(Marcia Cross) and Gabrielle (Eva Longoria)through
the eyes of Mary Alice (Brenda Strong), their dead friend
and neighbor.
The vast majority of the episodes are titled after lyrics
by composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim. A total of 180
episodes of Desperate Housewives were aired over eight
seasons.
5.8.1 Series overview

5.8.2 Season ratings
5.8.3 Episodes
Season 1 (200405)
See also: Desperate Housewives (season 1)
[63] http://tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.com/2011/02/
ratings-across-canada-feb-7-to-13.html
Season one premiered on October 3, 2004 and featured

a total of 23 episodes and one clip show. The show
opens with the mysterious suicide of housewife Mary Alice Young on a beautiful day in the suburbs, on a street
called Wisteria Lane. Mary Alice, who narrates the show
from the afterlife, had four friends: Bree Van de Kamp,
the seemingly perfect mother of two teenagers struggling
to save her marriage; Lynette Scavo, the mother of four
whose husband is always away on business; Susan Mayer,
the divorced mother in search of love who nds love in
the form of her new neighbour Mike Delno, who has a
secret of his own; and Gabrielle Solis, the materialistic
ex-runway model who cheats on her husband. While trying to be good wives and mothers, the four friends also
try to nd out why their friend committed suicide. The
discovery of a blackmail note among Mary Alices belongings, a therapy session tape in which she admits her
238
real name was Angela and her widowed husbands strange Season four premiered on September 30, 2007 and was
behavior really make them wonder the mystery surround- supposed to feature a total of 23 episodes, but due to the
ing their deceased friend.
Writers Guild of America strike it only featured a total
of 17 episodes including a two-hour season nale, making season 4 the shortest season of the series.[95] In season
Season 2 (200506)
4, Susan and Mike settle down into a married life and Susan nds out shes pregnant. Lynette is battling Hodgkins
lymphoma and having problems with her recently discovered stepdaughter. Bree is pretending to be pregnant with
Season two premiered on September 25, 2005 and fea- her daughters baby so she can adopt the baby and pass
tured a total of 24 episodes (including a two-hour season it o as her own. Gabrielle is in an unhappy marriage
nale of two episodes) and two clip shows. After discov- with Fairviews mayor and is continuing her secret afering Mary Alices dark secret, the housewives continue fair with Carlos, and after faking a suicide attempt, Edie
to move on with their lives. Bree, whose husband Rex tries to keep her relationship with Carlos intact by blackVan de Kamp has just died, is not coping well with being mailing him. New neighbor Katherine Mayfair moves to
a widow and is unwittingly dating the man who poisoned Wisteria Lane with a dark secret of her own. Season 4
her husband. Susan, still searching for love after break- also saw the destruction of Wisteria Lane when a tornado
ing up with Mike, ends up in bed with her ex-husband ripped through the neighborhood and ultimately changed
Karl Mayer who is now dating the neighborhood hussy, the lives of everyone. By the end of the season, a 5 year
Edie Britt. Lynette goes back to her career in advertis- time jump takes place.
ing, as her husband Tom Scavo becomes a stay-at-home
dad. Gabrielle, who is now pregnant, decides to be faithful to her husband Carlos Solis who is now in jail but
just as she starts accepting her upcoming motherhood,
she suers a miscarriage. While managing their busy
lives, the women cannot help but notice something suspicious about the new neighbors, Betty Applewhite and Season 5 (200809)
her son, who moved in during the middle of the night and
are keeping a prisoner held captive in their basement.
Season 3 (200607)
The fth season premiered on September 28, 2008, with

the time period jumping ve years after the previous season. Cherry had stated that ashbacks would be used infrequently to advance or illustrate a current plotline of
the new season following the ve-year leap.[111] The season mystery revolves around Edies new husband, Dave
Williams, who is looking for revenge on someone on Wisteria Lane (later revealed to be Mike). Susan deals with
being a single mother and having a new romance with her
painter, while Mike starts dating Katherine. Lynette and
Tom learn that their son is having an aair with a married
woman whose husbands nightclub burns down with all of
Wisteria Lanes neighbors inside. Gabrielle struggles with
their two daughters and with a nancial crisis, as Carlos
sight returns. Bree and Orson have marriage problems,
because Bree has become too focused on her career, and
Orson begins to steal from neighbors as a coping mechanism. Edie dies of electrocution after a car crash, before
she can expose Dave moments after she discovers his secret.
Season three premiered on September 24, 2006 and features a total of 23 episodes and two clip shows. It has been
six months since Orson Hodge deliberately ran Mike over
with his car. Gabrielle, who found out Carlos cheated on
her with their surrogate maid, refused to take him back,
and now they're getting divorced, but both want to raise
the newborn child. Bree, who has nally put Rexs death
behind her, marries Orson. A mysterious woman (played
by Laurie Metcalf) accused him of killing his wife at their
engagement party, and Bree cannot help but wonder if
that is true. Lynette, meanwhile, tries to adjust to having
another child around the house. Ultimately she quits her
job at the advertising agency to start a pizzeria with Tom.
Susan, who has been waiting for Mike to wake up from
his coma is shocked when she nds out her nemesis Edie
has been posing as his girlfriend, since he has amnesia.
And Edie has her nephew move to Wisteria Lane after
The fth season featured the shows one-hundredth
she nds him trying to break into her house.
episode, revolving around Eli Scruggs (Beau Bridges),
a handyman who had an important role in all of the
ladies lives. This episode features ashbacks and returnSeason 4 (200708)
ing characters, including Mary Alice, Rex, and Martha
Huber (Christine Estabrook). The episode was broadcast
on ABC on Sunday, January 18, 2009.

Season 6 (200910)
The sixth season premiered on Sunday, September 27,
2009 at 9pm.[134] The main mystery of this season is surrounding new neighbor Angie Bolen and her family. The
rst half of the season consists of Susans daughter Julie
Mayer being strangled by an unknown person, the conict between Gabrielle and her niece Ana Solis, Lynettes
attempt to sue her new boss Carlos, Katherines eventual breakdown at losing Mike to Susan, and Brees aair
with Karl, which ends tragically when Karls hired plane
crashes into a building with the two of them and Orson
inside. The second half of the season focuses on Katherine experimenting with her sexuality, Lynette inviting the
Fairview strangler to stay with them before discovering
the truth, the conict between Bree and a son of Rex
whom he had before meeting Bree, and the solving of
the Bolen mystery.
Season 7 (201011)
239
Perez is unintentionally killed by Carlos. Bree, Susan and
Lynette walk in on this, and conspire to cover up what has
happened. Due to her relationship with detective Chuck
Vance, Bree becomes the main aected by the coverup of Alejandros murder, and is eventually accused of
killing Alejandro herself. A new neighbor, Ben Faulkner,
moves into the lane, attracting Renee along the way. Ben
is going through severe nancial problems, and resorts to
a dangerous and unruly loan shark to bail him out. Mike
meddles in the business of Bens loan shark in an attempt
to protect Renee, but he pays the ultimate price. During
the rst half of the season, Susan struggles with the guilt
of her involvement in the Alejandro case, and during the
second half, she tries to deal with both Mikes death and
Julies unexpected pregnancy. Following the cover-up of
Alejandros murder, Carlos develops an alcohol problem,
but Gabrielle persuades him to recover in rehab. Due to
his guilty conscience, combined with recent events on the
lane, Carlos decides to leave his highly paid career for
a more charitable alternative, which forces Gabrielle to
take a personal shopper position to bring in more money.
Tom moves out of the family home, and Lynette struggles to come to terms with how quickly Tom seems to
have moved on, until she accepts that she is still in love
with him, and decides she will try to win him back. The
series concluded on May 13, 2012.
The seventh season premiered on September 26,

2010[156] and its main focus is the return of Paul Young 5.8.4 Specials
to Wisteria Lane and his plans of seeking revenge on
the residents for shunning him during his incarceration.
5.8.5 References
This season also focuses on the mystery of Pauls new
wife, and Felicia Tilman's plans to avenge the death of
ABC episode guide. ABC.com. Retrieved 2009her sister at Pauls hands. Lynettes best friend from col07-26.
lege, Renee Perry moves to the Lane and stirs things up
among the other housewives. Gabrielle and Carlos learn
Channel 4 episode guide. Channel4.com. Rean unsettling fact about their eldest daughter, which ultitrieved 2007-07-24.
mately takes them back to Gabrielles home town of Las
Colinas. Due to nancial problems, Susan and her fam- [1] Lambert, David (May 4, 2012). Desperate Housewives
ily have moved o the lane, and Susan is forced to earn
Announcement for 'The Complete 8th and Final Season
money by somewhat untraditional means. Following a
' AND 'The Complete Collection '". TV Shows on DVD.
major riot on the lane, Susan is put on the waiting list for
a vital organ donation. Carlos learns the truth about his
mothers death, consequently ending the friendship be- [2] http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=
280;$-$1;$-$1;$-$1;$-$1&sku=844455
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to take an exciting new job, which leads to unprecedented [3] http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/
problems in their marriage.
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'Desperate Housewives Adjusted Up; CBS Unscrambled;
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Chapter 6
Miscellany
DVD releases
Teri Hatcher on "Pretty Little Picture", "Move

On" and "Impossible"
This article contains DVD information about the

American drama/mystery television series Desperate
Housewives. Desperate Housewives has been released on
DVD by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
Marcia Cross on "Running to Stand Still" and

"Come Back to Me"
6.1.1
Season 1
Felicity Human on "Guilty" and "Sunday in

the Park with George"
Eva Longoria on "Pilot" and "Ah, But Underneath"

Nicollette Sheridan on "Anything You Can
Do" and "The Ladies Who Lunch"
Region 1
Featurettes
Region 2
(1) In Serbia & Poland, the DVD-set is without bonus features and audio comentaries.
Desperate Housewives: Around the World
(2) The Czech and the Slovak releases have dierent covers.
Multi-Language Scene: Brees dinner party

scene in "Pretty Little Picture"
Region 4
Oprah Winfrey Is the New Neighbor clip

from The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Region 5
Dressing Wisteria Lane: Costumes and Set

Designs
In the Russian Federation DVD is without bonus features and audio commentaries.
Gabrielles Fashion Show

Secrets of Wisteria Lane with Marc Cherry,
Meredith Vieira and the writers of Desperate
Housewives
Season 1 DVD Special Features

DVD bonus features include the following:
Audio Commentary by series creator, Marc Cherry
on the following episodes:
episode 1.01 "Pilot"
episode 1.07 "Anything You Can Do", with director Larry Shaw
episode 1.08 "Guilty"
episode 1.15 "Impossible", with director Larry
Shaw
episode 1.23 "One Wonderful Day", with director Larry Shaw
Audio Commentary on the Housewives favorite
scenes with:
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A Stroll Down Wisteria Lane with Marc

Cherry and Meredith Vieira
Behind the scenes of Desperate Housewives
hosted by Meredith Vieira
Outtakes and Bloopers from the Set
Deleted scenes cut from certain episodes with optional commentary by Marc Cherry
Extended versions of "Whos That Woman?",
"Anything You Can Do", "Every Day a Little
Death", "Impossible", "Sunday in the Park with
George" and "Goodbye for Now" with introductions
by Marc Cherry.
Easter Egg (Hidden Bonus Feature)
6.1. LIST OF DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES DVD RELEASES
247
On Disc 4, in the Bonus Feature menu, high- 6.1.3 Season 3

light Deleted Scenes and press up. A key
hidden in the gray area will suddenly appear. Region 1
If you press it, you will get a funny little
featurette about the controversy surrounding Region 2
Jesse Metcalfs butt cheeks on Episode 2.
(1) Later re-released in the Netherlands without the subtitle The Dirty Laundry Edition
6.1.2
Season 2
Region 1
Region 2
Region 4
Region 5
(1) The UK and Ireland version, as well as the Benelux one have been released as a 7 disc boxset instead of 6 (region 1 release) since each disc contains four episodes instead of ve (region 1 re
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on television. Each part contains 4 discs.
(3) In Serbia & Poland, the DVD have been released as a 6 box set without bonus features.
Featurette on the weddings in Season 3 (Bree, Susan

and Gabrielle)
Region 4
Region 5
'On Set With Eva'

Cherry Picked: Marc Cherrys favorite scenes
Deleted Scenes
DVD bonus features include the following:
Outtakes
Marc & Mom: Interview with the series creator and A special Limited Edition Version of the DVD Set (sold
his mother, the muse
exclusively in BestBuy stores) featured a 7th Disc with
a 15 minute Featurette about the Villains of Desperate
Directing Desperate Housewives: An episode from Housewives in Season 3. It also served as a behind the
concept to completion
scenes look at the Season 3 Mystery.
Desperate Role Models: Iconic TV housewives
share their wit and wisdom with the women of Wis- 6.1.4 Season 4
teria Lane
Region 1
Cherry-Picked: Creator Marc Cherry's favorite
Region 2
scenes
Unaired Story Lines: Exclusive, unseen Susan
Mayer and Lynette Scavo story lines
Region 4
Deleted Scenes
Fashion & Couture: Costume designer Cate Adair
shows how the housewives looks are created and
how you can get the look too
Getting Desperate From Beginning To End. A

Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Tornado episode.
Couples Commentary.
Juicy Bites: Housewives of Wisteria Lane reveal

their juiciest moments
The Men of Wisteria Lane reveal their own secrets.
The Whole Story Promo
Bloopers.
Desperate Housewives Poker: Mini-activity from

Desperate Housewives - The Game (absent in Region 4)
Marc Cherrys Favorite scenes.
Deleted Scenes.
Alternative ending to the Season 4 nale.
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6.1.5
CHAPTER 6. MISCELLANY
Season 5
Region 1
Region 1
Region 2
Region 2
Region 4
Region 4
- Desperate for Trivia - About 5 min. Featurette, where

the stars get asked questions from earlier seasons
Bloopers
Deleted Scenes
- Growing up on Wisteria Lane - Featurette about the kids

and their experience on the show
- 12 Deleted Scenes
Cherry-Picked: Creator Marc Cherrys Favorite - Bloopers

Scenes
What More Do I Need? A very good Read 6.1.8 Season 8
A behind-the-scenes look at how the process unfolds
from script to screen
Region 1
I Know Things Now: Desperate Housewives Cel- Region 2
ebrates 100 A Look Back at 100 episodes of
Comedy
Region 4
So Very Teri
A BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE DVD Set was also realised
on the same date as the regular set, It was also released in
Australia as a JB Hi- Exclusive featuring the following
Extras (ca. 20 minutes runtime): - Wisteria Lanes Mystery Club (Interviews with the mysterious characters) On Set with Lily Tomlin & Kathryn Joosten - Exclusive
deleted scenes

- Extended series nal episode
- Cherry Cam - Marc Cherry make a cameo
- The End of the Lane: The Last Days on the Set
- Behind the Camera featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- Bloopers
6.1.6
Season 6
- Audio Commentary with Marc Cherry
Region 1
6.1.9 The Complete Collection
Region 2
Region 1
Region 4
Region 2
Region 4
- Miss Piggy Gets Desperate.
Exclusive Bonus Features Disc
- Desperate Housewives Master Class.

- Dinner for Five with the Housewives: Food, Drink and
- Cherry-Picked: Creator Marc Cherrys favourite
Fun!
scenes with optional commentary.
- Roasting Desperate Housewives
- Bloopers.
- A Trip Down Wisteria Lane
- Deleted Scenes.
- Desperately Dead
6.1.7
Season 7
- Wisteria at 8: A Look At The Past 8 Years

- And more!
6.1. LIST OF DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES DVD RELEASES

Ocial studio description
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6.1.10
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Hatcher, Felicity Human
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www.MixUp.com. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
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September 24, 2010
Retrieved on
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The Wild, Wild Wisteria Edition DVD Information |
TVShowsOnDVD.com
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Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria Parker, Felicity Human,
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280;5;$-$1;$-$1;$-$1&sku=844490
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6.2 Desperate Housewives:

Game
The 6.2.3 Reception

Desperate Housewives: The Game received mixed reviews in the gaming media. Some reviewers praised it as a
well-written and faithful adaption of the television series;
however, the game also attracted criticism for its derivative, simplistic gameplay and prominent product placement.[2]
Desperate Housewives: The Game is a life simulation

adventure game developed by Liquid Entertainment and
released by Buena Vista Games in October 2006, in the
style of The Sims games. It is based on the television series Desperate Housewives. The player takes the part of a
housewife with amnesia who has recently moved with her
husband and son to Wisteria Lane. The plot takes place 6.2.4 Problems
over 12 episodes. The game features a script by Desperate
Housewives writer Scott Sanford Tobis and voice acting Many customers who have bought Desperate Housewives:
The Game have found it does not work on their computby Brenda Strong.
ers/laptops. After thousands of complaints Buena Vista
posted on their website the reason the game might not
work. The reason Buena Vista claimed the game does
6.2.1 Plot
not work is because of the System Checker identifying
the video card as not supporting either Vertex or pixel
The game begins when a family moves to Wisteria Lane: shader technology. The Video Acceleration row in the
a successful doctor working at the Fairview Medical Cen- table will display FAIL to indicate the system requireter, a wife with a forgotten past after a jogging accident ment failure. The Required System column will show
and their son. Edie Britt rst introduces the wife to Wis- the deciency (Accel). Full details of video cards that
teria Lane and visits Bree Van de Kamp, who invites her will run the game are on the website.[3]
to gossip at her house along with Susan Mayer, Lynette
Scavo and Gabrielle Solis. A pair of brothers then visit The game is not supported with Windows 7, but does
the players house: Daniel Fox, a famous designer and his work. However, the game will crash during episode 6 just
twin brother Frank Fox, who installs an Internet service before the poker game, at 7PM. However, fans found a
in the players computer. Your character then progresses solution. Just before the poker game, you have to sleep
through episodes, completing tasks that range from gar- with your husband/neighbour. Doing so, around 6:55,
dening and cooking for your family, to discovering the causes a short cut scene that will force the game to go past
7PM, bypassing the crash. This strange bug can occur in
secrets of the neighborhood.
other episodes, in which seducing someone just before
The new wife must battle o a love rival to her husband will get you past it.
as his secretary, Jackie Marlen, stops at no costs to get
what she wants as well as cranky neighbor, Etta Davenport. Not only this but she must deal with the antics of 6.2.5 Endings
her unruly 14 year-old son and the people around it. We
also nd, the new residents isn't a nice as it seems when a Desperate Housewives: The Game has four dierent endprivate investigator, Erik Larsen, shows up in town along- ings.
side a shady businessman, Vincent Corsetty, who seems
1. The main character shoots everyone. But who got
to have ulterior motives. In the end, secrets are aired in
shot in the real Game?"
public and a desperate decision is made in a hostage situation.
2. The main character lives happily ever after with the
husband.
6.2.2
Timescale
3. The main character lives happily ever after with Erik

Larsen.
4. The main character runs o with Vincent Corsetty.

It can be assumed that Desperate Housewives: The Game
takes place in between seasons 2 and 3 of the television
show. For example, Susan Mayer reveals her relationship
with Ron McCready to the protagonist, and Gabrielle and 6.2.6 References
Carlos' marriage remains intact. However, there is no sign [1] Desperate Housewives: The Game. GameSpy. Reof Orson Hodge, who joins as a series regular at the betrieved 2009-12-30.
ginning of the 3rd season. Susan Mayer is also single, and
Lynette Scavo makes no mention of Kayla Huntington, [2] Desperate Housewives. Metacritic. Retrieved 2007-0203.
Tom Scavo's illegitimate daughter. Also, Susans house
has not burned down yet. It appears as it does in seasons [3] Video Acceleration Failure. At Disney Interactive Studios Help Centre.
1 and 2.
6.4. WISTERIA LANE
6.2.7
External links
6.3.1
Track listing
251
rst season only one part of the street had been seen on
the show the cul-de-sac at the end of the street, known
Desperate Housewives: The Game at Buena Vista as 'Circle Drive' among lm crews,[3] had been left out.
Games website
Now the majority of the buildings and faades in this part
of the street were either heavily remodeled or removed.
Desperate Housewives: The Game at GameFAQs
Among the most noticeable changes were the removals
of a church faade, seen on Murder, She Wrote, in order
to make room for Edies house,[4] and of the so-called
6.3 Music from and Inspired by Colonial Mansion, which was replaced by a park.[5] In the
lm Beethovens 3rd (2000) the street can clearly be seen
with the shops and the Church still in place around 'Circle
Drive'. The shot begins in circle drive at the shops then
Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives is
Mrs McCluskeys, Lynettes, Katherines, Brees, Susans,
the soundtrack to the ABC television series, Desperate
Mary Alices, Bettys and Gabys are also in shot. The
Housewives. It was released alongside the series in 2005
shot then continues into Gabys driveway and then down
by Hollywood Records and distributed by Universal Muthe rest of the street.
sic. As the album title implies, much of the music on the
album was inspired by the series and is not actually heard Currently Colonial Street including Circle Drive has
in the series. None of the songs had been used in the se- sixteen main buildings, with three of them located outside
ries at the time the album was released, however songs the Desperate Housewives lming area. The house closest
marked with an asterisks (*) have since been included. to the settings, located next to whats called 4348 Wisteria
The remainder of the album is original dialogue excerpts Lane within the show, is being used by guards to stop any
unauthorized access to Wisteria Lane.[6]
from the series.
6.4.2 Overview
Hidden Bonus Track sung by the series creator, techni- The following overview is based upon details and maps
cally part of track 21.
given within the show as well as Universal Studios ocial
website - see below for further details.
6.3.2
References
[1] Desperate Housewives - Original TV Soundtrack.

Allmusic. All Media Network, LLC.
6.3.3
External links
Hollywood Records ocial soundtrack website
6.4 Wisteria Lane

Wisteria Lane is the name of a ctional street at the center of U.S. television drama series Desperate Housewives.
Desperate Housewives story lines primarily center on the
residents of the street. The set for Wisteria Lane is located inside Universal Studios Hollywood, and is actually named "Colonial Street, an area that has been used
for many motion pictures and television shows.[1] Other
lm and television productions in which 'Colonial Street'
has featured include the original Leave It to Beaver series,
Gremlins, The 'Burbs, and Buy the Vampire Slayer.[2]
No. 4347
6.4.1
Production
No. 4347 (commonly known as The Greenberg House) is

In 2005, for the second season of Desperate Housewives, a house situated on Wisteria Lane, in the town Fairview.
the street went through some heavy changes. During the Ida Greenberg resides there in seasons 1-4. After Ida
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Greenberg's death in season 4, the house was temporar- No. 4352

ily occupied by Karen McCluskey. Since season 6 it has
No. 4352 (commonly known as Mary Alices house) is a
been occupied by Mitzi Kinsky.
house situated on Wisteria Lane, in the town of Fairview.
In season ve the house has been painted green and the
No. 4348
archway and the beginning of the house has been removed. The Youngs moved in the house in 1990.
No. 4348 (commonly called the Kemper house) is a
house situated on Wisteria Lane in the town of Fairview. In season one, Mary Alice Young kills herself and leaves
Rose Kemper resides there from pre series-season 5. In the house to be maintained by her husband Paul Young
season 5 she goes to live in a nursing home and it is un- and her son Zachary Young. The two remain in the house
until season two, when Paul is arrested for the apparent
known who currently resides there
murder of Felicia Tilman, and Zach inherits his grandfathers fortune. The house is then put on the market by
No. 4349
Edie Britt, who sells it to Arthur Shepherd. Art moves
out after his sisters death and the Lane nding out he is
No. 4349 (commonly known as The Solis House) is a a pedophile.
They moved in during the summer of 2003, Gabrielle So- In season ve, the house is bought by Edie and Dave
lis and Carlos Solis have owned the house. They move out Williams who rents the house out to Mike Delno. Mike
stays in the house until he moves into Katherine Mayfairs
a year after the series ends.
house.
In season six, the Bolen family moves in. The family stay
in the house until the end of the season, where Angie
Bolen and Nick Bolen move to Atlanta, and their son
No. 4350 (commonly known as The Old Huber House)
Danny Bolen goes to New York.
is a house situated on Wisteria Lane, in the town of
Fairview. In season one, the home was owned by Martha In season seven, the house is reclaimed by Paul Young
Huber who had owned the house years earlier as well. who lives across the road in Susans house. Towards the
After her house burned down, Edie Britt resided with end of season seven, Paul Young confesses about Martha
Martha Huber until her new house was re-built. When Hubers murder and as of season eight, the resident of
Paul Young murders her, her sister Felicia Tilman moves 4352 is unknown.
in. Felicia stays in the house until the end of season two,
where she frames Paul, for her own 'murder'.
No. 4353
Bree Van de Kamp buys the house for her son Andrew
Van de Kamp and his partner Alex Cominis in season No. 4353 (commonly known as Susans) is a house situve. They are still shown living there in season seven. ated on Wisteria Lane, in the town of Fairview. Since the
But in the middle of the season, Alex moves out because shows beginning Susan Myer has owned the house. Paul
of Andrews alcoholic problems. By the second half of Young rented the house throughout the seventh season,
season eight, Andrew has to move out since he lost his with his new wife Beth Young, until Beth kills herself,
job so he moves back in with Bree.
and Paul soon lets Susan and Mike move back in.
No. 4350
The Myers moved into the house in 1992. Before season

one, Susan lived in the house with her husband Karl Myer,
they divorced and throughout the rst four seasons, Susan
No. 4351 (commonly known as The Old Applewhite lived with her daughter Julie Mayer. Her o-and-on reHouse) is a house situated on Wisteria Lane, in the town lationship meant that Mike Delno often stayed. At the
of Fairview.
end of season three, Susan and Mike married, so Mike
The house where Betty Applewhite lived during the sec- became a permanent resident.
ond season was strictly avoided by the Desperate House- They remained together in season four. At the end of
wives lming crew during season one. This was because season four, Julie moved out to go to college, and Susan
it was considered to be too recognizable since being the gave birth to Maynard James Delno. In season ve, Sumain setting of The Munsters. Following the decision to san and Mike divorced, and Susan started seeing Jackson
introduce the Applewhites, and having them living in the Braddock. Jackson wanted to move in, but Susan did not
allow him to. At the end of season ve, Susan and Mike
Munster home, the house was completely remodeled.[7]
4351 Wisteria Lane has been owned by Bob Hunter and remarried and live in 4353 for season 6.
No. 4351
Lee McDermott since Season 4. In season 7 Lee sells his At the end of season six, Susan and Mike move to an
house to Paul Young. He most likely got it back after Paul apartment and rent out their house due to nancial trouwent back to prison.
bles; unknown to them, Paul Young moves in with his
6.4. WISTERIA LANE
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wife Beth. In season seven, Paul nds out the truth about Tom moves out and the twins, Porter and Preston, move
Beth and he throws her out.
back in temporarily. Tom moves back in during the two
In the end of season seven, Mike, Susan and MJ all move part nale as they reconcile. They move out four weeks
back into 4353, when Paul Young is arrested for murder. later to New York City.
In season eight, Mike is murdered by a loan shark. Susan
decides to sell her house at the end of the series to a couple No. 4356
named Jennifer and Steve, who are hiding a secret.
No. 4354
No. 4354 (commonly known as the Van de Kamp house)
Fairview. Bree Van de Kamp has been the sole owner
since her husband Rex Van de Kamp's death. Together
in this house, they raised their children, Andrew Van de
Kamp and Danielle Van de Kamp. They moved into the
house in 1994.
In season three, Bree remarries to Orson Hodge and
he becomes a permanent resident in the house. Gloria
Hodge, Orsons mother also moves in, a few episodes later
and remains until she is kicked out by Bree.
In season four, Danielle gives birth to Benjamin Hodge
and he stays in Brees care until season ve. With this,
both Andrew and Danielle move out as well. Also at the
end of season four, Orson goes to jail for Bree and stays
there for three years. When he is released, he returns to
the home.
No. 4356; commonly known as the Simms House (before season one), The Delno House (rst three seasons),
Mayfair House (season four to season six), the Graham
House (rst half of season seven) and then The Tilman
House (middle of season seven to end of season seven);
Fairview. It is assumed that Katherine Mayfair sold the
house to Emma Graham (Dana Glover), and then she sold
it to Paul in season 7. Felicia Tilman was the owner of
the house after inheriting it from her daughter, Beth. Ben
Faulkner moved into the house at the start of season eight.
It is not known whether Ben still lives in this house or if
he moved in with his new wife Renee.
No. 4358
No. 4358 (commonly known as the McCluskey house)

Fairview. Since the shows beginning Karen McCluskey
has owned the house. She is one of the oldest residents
on the lane and has lived there for 35 years. After the torIn season ve Brees garage has been reconverted into her nado in "Somethings Coming", Karens home was comand Katherines test kitchen. The ground oor contains pletely destroyed. A replacement blue house has been
constructed in time for the fth season. This house has a
the kitchen and the top oor contains their oces.
working 2nd oor.
At the close of season six, Orson moves out after asking
for a divorce. In season seven Brees contractor boyfriend In season six, Karen starts a relationship with Roy BenKeith moves in with her. But when Keith nds out he der and he moves in. They marry in between the end of
has a son the relationship starts to crumble, He tries to season six and beginning of season seven. Not wanting
get Bree to move to Florida but it ends up in only him to return to Bree, Orson Hodge had arranged to stay with
leaving. In season eight, Andrew moves back in due to them, but Bree took him back.
nancial reasons.
Karen dies in the series nale so the house is only occuThree years after the series end, in year 2020, Bree and pied by Roy Bender, her widower.
her former lawyer/new husband, Trip Weston, move o
the lane to Kentucky.
No. 4362
No. 4355
No. 4355 (commonly known as the Scavo house) is a
Since the beginning Lynette Scavo and Tom Scavo have
owned the house. They moved into the house in 1997, living there with their ve children, Preston Scavo, Porter
Scavo, Parker Scavo, Penny Scavo, Paige Scavo, and
Kayla Huttington Scavo. Kayla lives in the house fulltime for the middle of season three and all of season four.
In season seven, Porter and Preston move out. By the end
of season seven, Lynette and Tom decide to separate and
divorce after a long ght between the two. In season eight
No. 4362 (commonly known as Edie Britts house) is a

The house was primarily owned by Edie Britt until her
death in season ve. She moved onto the Lane sometime
in the early year 2003. The original house was burned
down by Susan Myer in the pilot episode. The house was
rebuilt for season two in 2005.
As of the beginning of season seven, the house was rented
by Renee Perry, a college friend of Lynettes. It is not
known whether Renee still lives in this house or if she
moved in with her new husband Ben. For unknown reasons, in episodes "Sorry Grateful" and "Finishing the
Hat" the numbers on the door of Renees house were
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changed to 4359. It is currently unknown why or when 6.4.4 Ocial Maps

this change happened.
The 1989-1996 Colonial Street map
6.4.3
Residents
The ocial website of Universal Studios Hollywood

presents a map of Colonial Street, as it looked between
1989 and 1996.[3] Besides the changes made during the
rst year of Desperate Housewives, the main dierence
between this map and the current look of the street is
that the houses known in Desperate Housewives as 4352
Wisteria Lane and 4354 Wisteria Lane (Mary Alices and
Brees houses) replaced two older buildings in 1996.[1]
These are the current known residents of Wisteria Lane,

covering episodes (1.015.24). Note that no residents
4348 (Drew House) and 4360 Wisteria Lane have been
mentioned, although an unnamed woman, played by an
uncredited actress, is seen living in no. 4360 in episode
4.02. Also in Season 2, there is a black haired woman
living here. In Season 3, there is a blonde haired cheatAnother map, showing the street during the same era, but
ing housewife here. Also, in Season 3, Mrs McClusky is
with higher resolution can be viewed here, along with an
seen reporting a man washing his pet Pig on the lawn of
air photo taken in 2004.
4360. Most likely neighborhood big mouth Mona Clark
lives here, although in Season 5 she is shown living at the
Corner House.
Mikes Map
Changes
Before the large changes to the set after Season One, 4360
and 4362 Wisteria Lane, as well as the park, situated
around the cul-de-sac, were not shown.
In episode two of Desperate Housewives, "Ah, But Underneath", a map of the street and details about its residents is seen in one of Mikes lockers. This map conrms
the location of Susans, Lynettes, Gabrielles, Brees,
Mary Alices, Mikes and Martha Hubers houses, as
well as the existence of one house between Susans and
Gabrielles, one house beyond Gabrielles and one house
beyond Mikes. However, it does not cover the part of
the street that include the house on the far side of Martha
Hubers house, nor the buildings around the cul-de-sac,
which wasn't included in the shows setting at the time.
With two exceptions, all ten houses have the same number as otherwise stated in the series.
Where 4360 Wisteria Lane was built, was formerly store

faades and a school faade. At 4362, Edie Britts home,
was originally a church faade that was removed. That
church was seen in Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Cabot
Coves community church. Where the park is now (see
map), was previously a relatively larger home, Colonial
Mansion. In season 1 Susan Mayer burns down Edie
Britt's house and there are changes to the kitchen and exThere are some dierences between Mikes map and the
terior.
established version:
Before the start of Season 4, Mikes old house is completely remodeled. The walls around the staircase have
Although most house numbers are the same as othbeen torn down to open up the ground oor completely.
erwise stated, there are two exceptions: The house
Both the upstairs and downstairs are re-wallpapered with
between Susans and Gabrielles houses (later known
bright reds and pastel colors.
as the Applewhite house) is noted as 4354, and
After the tornado in "Somethings Coming", Karen McBrees house is said to be 4359. Generally these
Cluskeys home was completely destroyed. A replacehouses are shown to be 4351 and 4354 Wisteria
ment blue house has been constructed in time for the fth
Lane, respectively, with Mikes map being the only
season. This house has a working 2nd oor. In addition to
exception.
this, the former residence of Mary Alice Young has been
painted green and the archway and the beginning of the
The residents of the house between the houses of
house has been removed. Brees garage has been reconGabrielle and of Susan are said to be Trent and Deverted into her and Katherines test kitchen. The ground
bra Nelson, although the Mullins is mentioned in the
oor contains the kitchen and the top oor contains their
dialogue earlier in the same episode. This is the only
oces. Also in season ve 4350, the former home of
time the Nelsons names has occurred in the series.
Martha Huber and Felicia Tilman has been painted a pale
yellow - green color however by the time of season six it
The resident of 4347 Wisteria Lane is not said to be
has been restored to its original color, green.
Ida Greenberg - this character is not introduced unIt is revealed during Color and Light (Season 2) that
Mona Clark lived at number 4360. But in season 5 and
6 we can see that she lived in 4348. She was, however,
strictly a background character and was even credited at
Mother #2, until her death in the Season 6 episode If....
til episode ve, "Come In, Stranger". Instead there

are two other names noted, but too blurry to be read
properly. However, Morris, their last name, is readable. Also, one of them seems to be named Gary,
and they're 42 and 38 years old respectively.
6.4. WISTERIA LANE

Also to be noted is that Lynettes daughter Penny is
called Daisy on the map.
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[11] Alfre Woodard has a secret, USA Today, 29 September

2005
[12] TheStudioTour.com:
Colonial Street:
Leave it to
In addition, although the camera briey passes by 4358

Beaver house, Retrieved August 19, 2007
Wisteria Lane - the house that (starting with episode 14,
"Love is in the Air") would be known as Karen Mc- [13] TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street: Building #4 - Johnson Home, Retrieved August 19, 2007
Cluskeys home - it turns away before any names are
shown.
[14] TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street: Providence (1999 2002), Retrieved August 19, 2007
The Behind Closed Doors map
[15] TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street: Building #5 - Dana

Home, Retrieved August 19, 2007
A map of Wisteria Lane is also included in the ocial

season one companion book, Desperate Housewives: Be- [16] Episode 1.14 - Love is in the Air
hind Closed Doors, published in 2005. This map does
not show the house numbers but conrms the existence [17] Episode 2.21 - I Know Things Now
and location of most Wisteria Lane houses to appear on
the show. The exceptions are the three buildings beyond
Karen McCluskeys house, which were not added to the
shows lming location until season two. Also - while most
1988 map of Colonial Street during the lming of
of the houses on the map are labeled The Scavo House,
the 'Burbs)
The Young House etc., the houses now known as the
McCluskey house, the Greenberg house and 4348 Wiste 1989-1996 map of Colonial Street (hi-res version
ria Lane, are left without any description.
but church faade cut o)
6.4.5
See also
Colonial Street
Courthouse Square
RKO Forty Acres
Overview photo of Colonial Street in 2004, before

Colonial Mansion, the Church faade, and School
and Stores faades were removed for Season Two of
Homes
Building #1 - Delta House
6.4.6
References
Building #2 - Allison Home
[1] TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street - History, Retrieved

August 3, 2007
Building #3 - Munsters House (originally known as

the Maxim house)
[2] TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street - 1989-1996, Retrieved August 3, 2007
Building #4 - Johnson Home
[3] TheStudioTour.com Colonial Street & Circle Drive Layout 1989-1996 Retrieved August 16, 2007
[4] TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street/Circle Drive - The
Church, Retrieved August 3, 2007
[5] TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Mansion, Retrieved August 16, 2007
[6] TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street - Building #12: Corner House, Retrieved August 3, 2007
[7] TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street - Building #3: The
Munsters house, Retrieved August 3, 2007
Building #5 - Dana Home

Colonial Mansion
Church (Faade was removed in 2005 to build Desperate Housewives character Edie Britts house)
Building #11 - Drew House
Building #12 - Corner House
Building #13 - Seven Gables
Building #14 - Chicken Ranch Building
[8] Episode 3.06 - Sweetheart, I Have to Confess

[9] TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street: Building #1 - Delta
House, Retrieved August 19, 2007
Universal Archive Collection: Universal Studios Art

Department documents: Update materials
[10] TheStudioTour.com: Colonial Street: Building #2 - Allison Home, Retrieved August 19, 2007
Rons Barn - Blueprint - All that Heaven Allows

(1955)
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Crowell - (Pink Place) House - Blueprint " One Desire (1955) - The Car
Kellar House - Blueprint - All My Sons (1948)
sound stage 12 set
Hubbart House - Blueprint - Another Part Of the
Forest (1948)- photo - sound stage 12 set
Corner House - Deanna Durbin - Blueprint - Nice
Girl (1941)
Allison - Dowd - Harvey House Blueprint - photo sound stage 12 set
Maxum - Munster House -Blueprint - photo - sound
stage 12 set
Paramount House - Desperate Hours - Leave it to
Beaver- Marcus Welby M.D. - Blueprint
Klopek Home - photos - The Burbs (1989)
Psycho House- Blueprint - Universal Experience
Display
Changes to the location of Colonial Street "- site
plans - blueprints
Update shows - Corrections to the labels on the 1981
site map from Universal Operation Website
Blueprints - documents on private ickr Albums Universal Stonecutter - Colonial Street
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Acquaintances of Gabrielle Solis Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Desperate_Housewives_characters?oldid=634300927
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Twotimer17, Jonjon889933 and Anonymous: 41
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Melonkelon, Twotimer17 and Anonymous: 46
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Atonement1992, Twotimer17 and Anonymous: 378
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and Anonymous: 501
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Desperate Housewives

The Complete Guide

Series synopses and episodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other media and merchandise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

List of awards and nominations received by Desperate Housewives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

List of Desperate Housewives cast members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Early life and career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amas de Casa Desesperadas

Amas de Casa Desesperadas (Argentine TV series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cast and characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amas de Casa Desesperadas (Colombian-Ecuadorian TV series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Writers and directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amas de Casa Desesperadas (US TV series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Acquaintances of Gabrielle Solis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Development and casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Personality and characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bree Van de Kamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Development and casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Development and casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.10 Katherine Mayfair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.10.1 Development and casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.10.6 External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.11 Angie Bolen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.11.1 Development and departure

3.11.2 Personality and characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.12 Mary Alice Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.12.1 Development and casting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.12.3 Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Acquaintances of Gabrielle Solis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Main characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Secondary characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Recurring characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Acquaintances of Gabrielle Solis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Main characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Secondary characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Recurring characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Acquaintances of Gabrielle Solis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Main characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Secondary characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Recurring characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Acquaintances of Gabrielle Solis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Main characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Secondary characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Recurring characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Seasons and episodes

Desperate Housewives (season 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Desperate Housewives (season 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

Desperate Housewives (season 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Desperate Housewives (season 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Season debuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Desperate Housewives (season 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

External links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Desperate Housewives (season 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

International Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Detailed International Schedules and Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

DVD Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Desperate Housewives (season 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233