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Bree's new cookbook and entrepreneurial success has the women of Wisteria Lane feeling envious. Lynette's longing for a taste of her breadwinning days as an ad-exec leads her to lend an unsolicited hand to Bree's marketing plan. MJ's drawing of a family portrait has left Mike feeling like he's not a presence in his son's life. Gabrielle hatches a plan to have more sex with Carlos. Susan teaches a reluctant MJ how to fall. Meanwhile, Dave's motives for moving to the neighborhood continue to take shape.moreless

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Jeff Williams

Dr. Manning
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Mary Pat Gleason

Ms. Elenora Butters
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Stefan Marks

Donald

Teri Hatcher

Susan Mayer
Felicity Huffman

Lynette Scavo
Marcia Cross

Bree Hodge
Eva Longoria

Gabrielle Solis
Nicollette Sheridan

Edie Britt
Dana Delany

Katherine Mayfair

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TRIVIA (4)
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- Gabrielle says that Juanita is five-years-old. In this case, Gabrielle should have been been several months pregnant in the season 4 finale.
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- We learn a woman named Mrs. Hudson was living in Mary Alice's old house. Dave and Edie buy the house and rent it to Mike, without him knowing they're his new landlords. This is the third house Mike's lived in on Wisteria Lane.
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- Bree tells Orson she doesn't snore. But in the episode "I Wish I Could Forget You", Bree tells George she sometimes snores.
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- MJ has the same kindergarten teacher, Ms. Butters, as Porter and Preston did in early season 1.
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QUOTES (2)
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- Gabrielle: So apparently, after we had our little chat with Juanita, she went straight to Bethany and passed on the facts of life, in every painful detail. Carlos: Did you explain to Peggy why we had the little chat? Gabrielle: She didn't want to hear it! That was Bethany running around the house screaming "Intercourse!" at the top of her lungs. Carlos: So we're out of the playdate. Gabrielle: Oh, yeah. Way out. Carlos: Well, I guess it's back to the old schedule of ten minutes of grope and snore at midnight. Gabrielle: I'm not going back, Carlos. I can't. If Juanita doesn't get her playdate, you're not getting yours! Carlos: Fine. I will fix it. I just don't know why Peggy's making such a big deal out of this. Celia: Sperm! Gabrielle: Juanita, stop talking to your sister!
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- Bree: Orson, we're partners. We share everything. Any success I have is just as much yours as it is mine. Orson: Thank you darling. So, why did the Chamber of Commerce call? Bree: Apparently, we've been named 'Businesswoman of the Year'.
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- International Episode Titles: Czech Republic: Zase v jednom kole (Again on the Trot)
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- Although credited, Charlie Carver (Porter Scavo), Max Carver (Preston Scavo), Joshua Logan Moore (Parker Scavo) and Kendall Applegate (Penny Scavo) are absent from this episode.
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- Mary Alice's opening and closing about jealousy mentions the "green-eyed monster" which comes from the quote "Be aware of jealousy, my Master. She's a green-eyed monster." from Othello, by William Shakespeare.
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- Episode Title: The title of this episode comes from a song in the Stephen Sondheim musical Dick Tracy.
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