Here you will find episode guides detailing every episode from season 1 of Desperate Housewives. Enjoy.

Episode Title : Pilot

Air Date : 03-Oct-2004

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young. It's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated POV. Her husband's acting suspicious, the neighbors are talking, and her girlfriends are wondering why one of their own would do something so rash… and so messy.

From her unique vantage point, Mary Alice sees more now than she ever did alive and she's planning to share all the delicious secrets that hide behind every neighbor's closed door in this seemingly perfect American suburb. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Ah, But Underneath

Air Date : 10-Oct-2004

Mike's dog pays the price when Edie crashes his dinner date with Susan. Susan and Edie are still fighting over Mike. Meanwhile, Gabrielle realizes that her lawnboy is taking their fling to heart---and that Carlos may actually Be catching on. Also, Bree goads Rex into therapy, where the doctor may be the one who needs the most help. Lynette resorts to drastic measures to keep her kids in line, but it blows up in her face.

Lastly, Mary Alice's past resurfaces---literally---despite Paul's efforts to keep it buried. Lastly, Susan's secret of accidently burning down Edie's house may come back to haunt her as her measuring cup she left in her house is found---by Mrs. Huber (guest-star Christine Estbrook). [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Pretty Little Picture

Air Date : 17-Oct-2004


The women decide to go ahead with the big dinner party that the late Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) had planned to host, despite the more-than-minor disturbances in their own lives. Adulterous Gabrielle finds herself with a nine-year-old blackmailer (guest-star Ashley Bukowki) who catches Gabrielle in the act in her affair with gardner John. Also, Bree struggles to keep her crumbling marriage a secret. Lastly, Susan bares all---in more ways than one---as she confronts her ex (guest-star Richard Burgi). [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Who's that Woman?

Air Date : 24-Oct-2004

Cash-strapped Mrs. Huber (guest-star Christine Estbrook) figures out that Susan had something to do with Edie's house fire and tries to blackmail her. Meanwhile, Carlos becomes suspicious that Gabrielle is seeing another man, but targets the wrong suspect---the cable guy instead of gardner John. Also, Lynette balks when the twins' teacher insists the boys have ADD but tries to salvage the matter by seprating the boys. Lastly, Bree struggles with her rebellious son Andrew (guest-star Shawn Pyfrom) after Rex moves out. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Come in, Stranger

Air Date : 31-Oct-2004


A break-in on Wisteria Lane leaves the neighbors feeling vulnerable, especially Susan---who reluctantly accepts a date with a persistent policeman (guest-star Steven Eckholdt) after Mike Delfino appears indifferent to her. Mike Delfino might be found out as the burgular as he accidentally left a screwdriver behind. Rex takes the kids away for the weekend as a lonely Bree, who finds herself bonding with Mary Alice's troubled son, Zach.

Meanwhile, Lynette and Tom pull out all the stops to get their uncontrollable twins Porter and Preston accepted at a prestigious private school, and the unexpected arrival of Carlos' mother (guest-star Lupe Ontiveros) puts a crimp in Gabrielle's covert love life with gardner John. Things get worse when the two go shopping. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Running to Stand Still

Air Date : 07-Nov-2004


Lynette locks horns with officious mom Maisy Gibbons (guest-star Sharon Lawrence) at the twins' school who is trying to produce a "politically correct" play about "Little Red Riding Hood." Meanwhile, Susan continues to investigate the mystery of Zach's sudden disappearance. She soon finds out his father Paul put him in Seacrest, a mental institution. She and Julie then go to investigate.

Mama Solis (guest-star Lupe Ontiveros) comes closer to discovering Gabrielle's dirty little secret of her affair, and Bree comes undone when Rex suggests they hire a sex surrogate. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Anything You Can Do

Air Date : 21-Nov-2004

Susan is miffed when Mike's unexpected - and very sexy - houseguest (guest-star Heather Stephens) Kendra forces him to postpone their first official "date." Susan and Edie decide to follow him and Kendra on their night out together. Lynette becomes steadily more dependent on the twins' ADD medication. Gabrielle becomes jealous of the "other" woman, Danielle Van De Kamp in John's life. Meanwhile, Bree's kids mutiny when they learn their dad has moved out. Tom is not happy when Lynette tries to take over his concept of new "Spotless Scrubs" to his clients.

A man has a heartattack while jogging and lands on Mrs. Huber's (guest-star Christine Estabrook) lawn, but she dumps him on Bree's lawn so that she'll call the paramedics and they will ruin her lawn instead of hers. Andrew gets into a serious car accident that puts Mama Solis (guest-star Lupe Ontiveros) in the hospital, right after she finally bust Gabrielle and John having their affair in Carlos' house. Bree and Rex are also called to Andrew's school after he shoves a kid into a locker. Bree learns Rex is serving her with divorce papers. Lastly, the enigmatic Mr. Shaw (guest-star Richard Roundtree) comes closer to solving one of Wisteria Lane's big mysteries. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Guilty

Air Date : 28-Nov-2004


In the aftermath of tragedy with Bree's son Andrew (guest-star Shawn Pyfrom) running over Carlos' mother Juanita Solis (guest-star Lupe Ontiveros), the residents of Wisteria Lane take stock of their lives. Meanwhile, Susan grows suspicious of Mike Delfino's real reason for moving to the street. Lynette reaches the breaking point in her addiction to the twins' ADD medication as she tries other measures like accupuncture to release her stress---only to the disturbacnce of her kids during session.

The mysterious Mr. Shaw (guest-star Richard Roundtree) gets down to business as he develops a relationship with Edie. He also has a connection to Mary Alice Young as he talks to Paul Young afterwards on the phone. Lastly, Gabrielle confesses her adultuous affair with John to a priest while Carlos' mother Juanita is in the hospital. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Suspicious Minds

Air Date : 12-Dec-2004


Looking to give her life a purpose, Gabrielle decides to organize a glamorous Halston fashion show for charity highlighting the ladies of Wisteria Lane. But Susan is less than charitable toward her friend when she discovers Gabrielle's shocking secret. Gabrielle and John consider getting back together in their affair. John's mother, Helen Rowland, thinks her son is sleeping with Susan and not with Gabrielle, but soon Gabrielle confesses to Helen that she's been sleeping with her son. Before Carlos can find out about all of this, he is arrested.

Bree and Rex are at odds on how to punish Andrew for putting Mrs. Solis in the hospital and finding drugs in his room, but Bree decides to take Andrew's out-of-control behavior into her own hands. Police investigate a toy chest that Paul Young dumped in the river, but don't exactly know it's him yet. Lastly, Lynette uses her business acumen to poach a nanny, Claire, but ends up getting involved between her current employer, Alexis. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Come Back to Me

Air Date : 19-Dec-2004


Uber mom Maisy Gibbons (guest-star Sharon Lawrence) returns, and her secret life intersects with Bree's. Bree unleashes her inner "woman scorned" after Rex's sordid dabblings nearly kill him. Meanwhile Gabrielle's predicament worsens as she gets a taste of her own medicine, courtesy of Carlos's jailhouse confession. Susan plans to take her relationship with Mike to the next level, and Lynette, suspicious (and a little jealous) of her new nanny (guest-star Marla Sokoloff), decides to secretly videotape her. Lastly, Susan betrays Julie by sending Zach Young back home to his father, who makes a startling admission of his own. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Move On

Air Date : 09-Jan-2005


Edie organizes a neighborhood search for the missing Mrs. Huber, just as the absent busybody's sister Felicia Tilman (guest-star Harriet Sansom Harris) arrives on Wisteria Lane. Meanwhile, Bree resigns herself to her marital state and asks an attractive pharmacist (Tony Award-winning actor Roger Bart) on a date; Susan's ex, Karl (guest-star Richard Burgi), suddenly reappears in her life; Lynette fears that Tom is attracted to the new nanny (guest-star Marla Sokoloff); and Gabrielle sinks to new depths - she gets a job. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Every Day a Little Death

Air Date : 16-Jan-2005


The residents of Wisteria Lane finally learn Martha Huber's fate, and the truth has unexpected consequences for Susan. After learning that Mrs. Huber left behind a journal, Susan is forced to confess to Edie about her role in the fire that burned down Edie's house. Meanwhile Bree finds her new beau, George (Tony Award-winning actor Roger Bart), getting a little too close for comfort. . The receptionist sees Parker's shaven head and believes that Parker has cancer, and allows Lynette's children in the day care, while Lynette does yoga. Lastly, Carlos returns, but his homecoming isn't quite what Gabrielle had in mind. He is under house arrest, making it difficult for either of them to make money. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Your Fault

Air Date : 23-Jan-2005


When Lynette's father-in-law (guest-star Ryan O'Neal as Rodney Scavo) pays a visit to to the family, she unwittingly learns a family secret---that he's been consistently cheating on his wife. Meanwhile, Susan is disturbed by Julie's growing romance with Zach. Rex attempts to reconcile with Bree as she tries to play hard-to-get. Lastly, Gabrielle is shocked when John's parents (guest-stars Kathryn Harrold and Mark Harelik) ask her for a favor in convincing John to move back home as he officially turned eighteen and no longer wants to live at home and trying to pursue a relationship with Gabrielle. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Love Is in the Air (a.k.a. What I Did for Love)

Air Date : 13-Feb-2005

It's Valentine's Day on Wisteria Lane, and love is all around (sort of), as Susan looks forward to a romantic date with Mike Delfino, until she learns a surprising fact about her favorite plumber. Also, Mike breaks into a neighbors house and is shot and tries to hide it from Susan. Meanwhile, after reconciling their relationship, Bree discovers something new about her husband Rex when it comes to his sexual needs.

Lynette's cranky and lonely old neighbor accuses the Scavo twins of thievery as Lynette tries her best to handle the situation. Lastly, Gabrielle's work adventures continue as she gets a gig as a mattress model for the "Siesta King" (guest-star Jon Polito). [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : Impossible

Air Date : 20-Feb-2005


Mike Delfino is questioned about Mrs. Huber's murder by police and is arrested. John's friend, Justin (guest-star Ryan Carnes) attempts to blackmail Gabrielle with his knowledge of their affair and becoming her new gardner---but things are not what they may seem for both in the situation. Meanwhile, Tom wants a big promotion, but Lynette fears that she'd be home alone with the kids more than ever and tries her best in discouraging him in taking the job.

Also, Bree is shocked when she finds a condom---and even more so when she learns whom it belongs to when Rex admits it is not him, but their daughter Danielle. Zach Young plans a pool party for the teens on Wisteria Lane, and things get out of hand. Lastly, an unexpected person(s) comes "out" in their sexuality of being gay. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : The Ladies Who Lunch

Air Date : 27-Mar-2005

Maisy Gibbons' (guest star Sharon Lawrence) series of unfortunate events shock the residents of Wisteria Lane, and have unexpected consequences for Bree; Gabrielle faces a crisis of her own when her sewer system goes out and she doesn't have the money to fix it; and Lynette braves a scandal herself when it's rumored that the twins started the school's head lice epidemic. Meanwhile, as Susan sinks into depression over her breakup with Mike, she finds a surprising ally.
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Episode Title : There Won't Be Trumpets

Air Date : 03-Apr-2005


There's a change in Mama Solis' (guest-star Lupe Ontiveros) condition for the worse, which leads to the Wisteria Lane residents attending an unfortunate funeral. Lynette befriends a deaf woman, Alisa Stevens (guest star, Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin), whose children also attend Barcliff Academy with Porter and Preston. Meanwhile, Bree encounters more trouble with son Andrew. Lastly, Susan finds herself attracted to Edie's hunky new contractor (guest-star Rick Ravanello) who's sticking around the neighborhood.
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Episode Title : Children Will Listen

Air Date : 10-Apr-2005

Susan's mom, Sophie (guest-star Lesley Ann Warren), pays an unannounced visit to Wisteria Lane after she and her boyfriend (guest-star Bob Newhart) call it quits. Meanwhile, Gabrielle faces Carlos' wrath after he learns about the settlement, and Lynette and Bree experience a chill in their friendship after Bree babysits Lynette's kids and dares to discipline Porter.

Also, Bree and Rex send Andrew to a rehab clinic and is put into a counseling session with troubled teens and their parents who discuss their regrets. One of the housewives gets in touch with their biological father that they haven't seen in a long time. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode Title : An Unexpected Song

Air Date : 17-Apr-2005


One of the housewives finds her mother in her kitchen with a man she picked up. Andrew talks to a priest about his feelings. Another housewife has her credit card declined in an upscale restaurant. [source: TV TOME]

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Air Date : 01-May-2005


One of the housewives is suspecting she's pregnant. She's also looking to buy a new car, which doesn't go so well while at the dealership. After a woman transfers in from Chicago, a housewife feels her marriage be threatened. [source: TV TOME]

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