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"Desperate Housewives" (2004) More at IMDb Pro »

Version of

"Amas de casa desesperadas" (2006/I)
"Amas de casa desesperadas" (2006/II)
"Donas de Casa Desesperadas" (2007)

Remade as

"Amas de casa desesperadas" (2008)

Spin off

Desperate Housewives: The Game (2006) (VG)
 -  video game version of TV series

Referenced in

"Everwood: Unspoken Truths (#2.16)" (2004)
 -  Linda Abbot (Marcia Cross) brings home groceries and begins putting them away when Andy Brown comments exitedly "Oh you brought brie!" referencing Marcia recently getting the role of Bree Van De Kamp on Desperate Housewives.
Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2004 (2004) (TV)
 -  Bill Clinton claimes this to be his favorite show
"Saturday Night Live: Luke Wilson/U2 (#30.6)" (2004)
 -  Mentioned during Weekend Update
"Will & Grace: Queens for a Day: Part 1 (#7.10)" (2004)
 -  Grace mentions the hot gardener from the show
Desperate Househusbands (2005) (V)
 -  the title and plot
"Saturday Night Live: Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41 (#30.10)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned during the monologue
"Saturday Night Live: Paris Hilton/Keane (#30.11)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned in The Bar skit
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Ghost (#6.16)" (2005)
 -  The show is not mentioned by name, but two women in the pre-credits sequence discuss the episode in which the woman has an affair with her gardener. This was a prominent "DH" storyline at the time.
Spring Break Shark Attack (2005) (TV)
 -  the opening teaser of four 'housewifes' in a raft before the first shark attack.
"Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Green Day (#30.16)" (2005)
 -  Referenced in Spy Glass
"Saturday Night Live: Tom Brady/Beck (#30.17)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update as usual
"Will & Grace: From Queer to Eternity (#7.22)" (2005)
 -  Marilyn mentions it.
"Vecinos: Vecinos desesperados (#1.3)" (2005)
 -  The title is a reference to the title of that show, in spainsh.
"E! True Hollywood Story: The Women of Desperate Housewives" (2005)
 -  Tackles about the star of the tv series.
"Charmed: Desperate Housewitches (#8.4)" (2005)
 -  The title is a reference to the title of that show.
"Close to Home: Suburban Prostitution (#1.3)" (2005)
 -  Annabeth looks at the pictures of the soccer mom turning tricks and says: "Wow, talk about a desperate housewife..."
"Most Extreme Elimination Challenge: Desperate Housewives vs. Ultimate Fighters (#4.1)" (2005)
 -  many references to that show are made, such as the title
"Saturday Night Live: Jason Lee/Foo Fighters (#31.5)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
"Saturday Night Live: Eva Longoria/Korn (#31.6)" (2005)
 -  Mentioned during the monologue and two other sketches
Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again (2005) (TV)
 -  Two references to the series are made
"American Dad!: Not Particularly Desperate Housewife (#1.16)" (2005)
 -  The episode name "Not So Desparate Housewives" is a spoof of this tv show's name.
"Family Guy: The Father, the Son and the Holy Fonz (#4.18)" (2005)
 -  Stewie suggests switching over to this to see how gross old people are.
Down the Drain (2006) (V)
 -  the last section is titled "Desperate House Wench"
The Foursome (2006)
 -  "we're desperate golf wives"
Friends with Money (2006)
 -  when jane is waiting for a parking spot she sees the mom of one of her sons friends and then rudely confronts the woman and references the show desparate housewives
"What I Like About You: Desperate Girlfriends (#4.12)" (2006)
 -  title reference
Date Movie (2006)
 -  A neighbour shouts out that they are trying to watch it at 4 in the morning
"The Office: Michael's Birthday (#2.19)" (2006)
 -  Michael says that he has the same birthday as Eva Longoria so that if he ever meets Teri Hatcher he would have an icebreaker. Desperate Housewives is the series on which Longoria and Hatcher star.
"Entourage: Strange Days (#3.7)" (2006)
 -  Ari says his wife's lunchmates are from Wisteria Lane
"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: Pilot (#1.1)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned multiple times in connection with Felicy Huffman hosting the "Studio 60" show
Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006) (V)
 -  the phrase "desperate housewife" mentioned
"Bones: The Truth in the Lye (#2.5)" (2006)
 -  Angela: One medal for each desperate housewife!
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XVII (#18.4)" (2006)
 -  Krusty makes a joke using the title of this series
"Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin/Christina Aguilera (#32.5)" (2006)
 -  mentioned during the monologue
"Kokkino domatio, To: ...Ki ola ta idia menoun... (#3.3)" (2007)
 -  dialogue
"The O.C.: The My Two Dads (#4.9)" (2007)
 -  Taylor tells Ryan, that Summer does not want to be a desperate houswife.
"Saturday Night Live: Jake Gyllenhaal/The Shins (#32.10)" (2007)
 -  referenced on Weekend Update
"30 Rock: The Head and the Hair (#1.11)" (2007)
 -  Jack mentions the dead lady from "Desperate Housewives"
"Saturday Night Live: Rainn Wilson/Arcade Fire (#32.14)" (2007)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
"The Knights of Prosperity: Operation: Oswald Montecristo (#1.9)" (2007)
 -  There is a poster for this on the set of Regis and Kelly.
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)
 -  "They make much dirtier jokes on 'Will & Grace' and 'Housewives'."
"TV Land Confidential: Oddballs & Original Characters (#2.1)" (2007)
 -  publicity still
"How TV Changed Britain: Women (#1.3)" (2008)
 -  Referenced by name

Featured in

The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  clips
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV)
 -  A small clip was presented as part of some of the nominated series.
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)
 -  clips
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  clips
Noche desesperada, La (2007) (TV)
 -  Spanish show about Desperate Housewives
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-05-13)" (2008)
 -  Clips of this TV show are featured during 'The Great American Culture Quiz' segment.
"How TV Changed Britain: Women (#1.3)" (2008)
 -  Clips are shown

Spoofed in

"Mad TV: (#10.13)" (2005)
 -  segment: "Desperate Housewives"
Desperate Houseboys (2005) (V)
 -  gay porn parody which takes place on Histeria Lane
TV: The Movie (2006)
 -  parody show: "Desperate House Flies"
Desperate Housewhores 4 (2006) (V)
 -  pun on title
"Scrubs: My Big Bird (#5.8)" (2006)
 -  Dr.Cox says that he doesn't care one bit for what is happening on Wisteria Lane.
"Tripping the Rift: Witness Protection (#3.8)" (2007)
 -  The plot and characters are spoofed on the 'suburban planet'
Desperadas (2008)
Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008) (V)
 -  the women on Hysteria Lane

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