In addition, each season introduced new residents and a new mystery. We also met a great ensemble of supporting players including Lynette’s devoted husband Tom (Doug Savant), Gabrielle’s exasperated husband Carlos (Ricardo Chavira), Susan’s true love Mike Delfino (James Denton), neighborhood mean girl Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan), busybody Karen McCluskey (Kathryn Joosten), Bree’s self-entitled children Andrew (Shawn Pyfrom) and Danielle (Joy Jorgensen), and Susan’s long-suffering daughter Julie (Andrea Bowen). Through flashbacks and a five-year flash forward between seasons four and five, we follow the nearly 20-year friendship and adventures of Mary Alice’s poker buddies: klutzy divorcee with a heart of gold Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher) and her pursuit of the perfect mate control-freak, frazzled wife and mother of four (later five) Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman) and her efforts to balance her desire to work with her surprising devotion to family uptight perfectionist homemaker Bree Van De Kamp (Marcia Cross) and her search for the model family and career and spoiled self-centered shopaholic Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria) and her desire to be rich and well-maintained at all cost. Over eight seasons, Mary Alice narrates the ups and downs of her former neighbors from beyond her grave. “DH” begins with the mysterious suicide of resident Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong), and her group of friends wondering how they could not know their close friend was so desperate. In the Fall of 2004, creator Marc Cherry introduced us to the residents of Wisteria Lane. Was it a comedy? Was it a drama? Was it a soap opera? Let’s celebrate the 15th anniversary of the classic TV series “Desperate Housewives”!
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