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[[Image:Pepe-TeriHatcher-MissPiggy.jpg|thumb|300px|From the ''Desperate Housewives: The Complete Sixth Season'' DVD box set.]]
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[[Image:LogoHouseplants.jpg|thumb|300px|Desperate Houseplants.]]
'''''Desperate Housewives''''' is an [[ABC]] television series which premiered in [[2004]], starring [[Teri Hatcher]], [[Eva Longoria]], Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman.
 
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[[Video:The Muppets Wizard of Oz Desperate Housewives Promo|thumb|300px]]
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[[Video:Sesame Street Desperate Houseplants|thumb|right|300px]]
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[[Image:EvaLongoriaParker-Strangling-MissPiggy.jpg|Divas going at it on the set, 'Housewives' style.|thumb|300px]]
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'''''Desperate Housewives''''' is an [[ABC]] television series which premiered in 2004, starring [[Teri Hatcher]], [[Eva Longoria]], Marcia Cross and [[Felicity Huffman]].
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[[Miss Piggy]] was slated to appear in a bonus feature on the ''Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fifth Season'' box set, "Miss Piggy Takes Wisteria Lane," due out in September 2009. Plans were changed, however, and scenes were shot with Piggy and [[Pepe the King Prawn|Pepe]] interviewing Eva Longoria Parker in April 2010. The interviews were released on the ''Desperate Housewives: The Complete Sixth Season'' box set, released September 21, 2010.
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On November 13, 2011, a promo for the following episode, serving also as a teaser for [[The Muppets (2011)]], showed [[Vanessa Williams]] fighting with Miss Piggy over [[Kermit the Frog]], on the Desperate Housewives set.
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* In [[Episode 4099|a 2005 episode]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'', [[Stinky the Stinkweed|Stinky]] and a female plant (recycled from [[Stuckweed]]) are desperate for sunlight and water, until the scantily dressed [[gardener]] arrives to care for them. According to the announcer, ''Desperate Houseplants'' airs on the Bloom Network.
   
 
* During [[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz commercials|promotion for ''The Muppets' Wizard of Oz'']], [[ABC]] featured a commercial with [[The Scarecrow|Scarecrow Kermit]] walking down the yellow brick road. At a crossroads, Kermit contemplated visiting Wisteria Lane, the street on which the ''Desperate Housewives'' women live, until a menacing voiceover from [[Miss Piggy]] set him down the path to the Emerald City.
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*''[[Sesame Street]]''’s [[Season 36 (2005)|36th season]] introduced a spoof segment of the series called [[Desperate Houseplants]].
 
   
 
* "The Horse Channel" as seen in [[Elmo's World: Horses]], made mention of a show called "Desperate Horsewives."
*During [[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz commercials|promotion for ''The Muppets' Wizard of Oz'']], [[ABC]] featured a commercial with [[The Scarecrow|Scarecrow Kermit]] walking down the yellow brick road. At a crossroads, Kermit contemplated visiting Wisteria Lane, the street on which the ''Desperate Housewives'' women live, until a menacing voiceover from [[Miss Piggy]] set him down the path to the Emerald City.
 
   
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* [[Muppet Celebrity T-shirts]] spoofing the show were designed by [[Eva Longoria]] and [[Teri Hatcher]].
*"The Horse Channel" as seen in [[Elmo's World: Horses]], made mention of a show called "Desperate Horsewives."
 
   
 
==Connections==
 
==Connections==
 
Several actors who have appeared in Muppet/Henson productions have also appeared in ''Desperate Housewives''.
 
Several actors who have appeared in Muppet/Henson productions have also appeared in ''Desperate Housewives''.
   
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*[[Dan Castellaneta]] played Jeff Bicks in the episode "Boom Crunch" (2009)
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*[[MarΓ­a Conchita Alonso]] played Lucia in the episode "Thank You So Much" (2006)
 
*[[Roger Bart]] played George Williams (2005-2006)
 
*[[Roger Bart]] played George Williams (2005-2006)
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*[[Justine Bateman]] played Ellie Leonard (2007-2008, four episodes)
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*[[Justine Bateman]] played Ellie Leonard (2008, four episodes)
 
*[[Pat Crawford Brown]] played Ida Greenberg (2004-2007)
 
*[[Pat Crawford Brown]] played Ida Greenberg (2004-2007)
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*[[James Denton]] plays Mike Delfino
 
*[[Paul Dooley]] played Addison Purdy (2005, three episodes)
 
*[[Paul Dooley]] played Addison Purdy (2005, three episodes)
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*[[Joely Fisher]] played Nina Fletcher (2005, five episodes)
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*[[John Barrowman]] played Patrick Logan (2010, five episodes)
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*[[Carol Burnett]] played Eleanor Mason in "Don't Look at Me" (2006)
 
*[[Bob Gunton]] played Noah Taylor (2004-2006)
 
*[[Bob Gunton]] played Noah Taylor (2004-2006)
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*[[Valerie Harper]] played Claire Bremmer in the episode " Where Do I Belong" (2011)
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*[[Teri Hatcher]] plays Susan Mayer
 
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*[[Eva Longoria]] plays Gabriele Soliz
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*[[Teri Hatcher]] plays Susan Delfino
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*[[Kyle MacLachlan]] plays Orson Hodge
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*[[Felicity Huffman]] plays Lynette Scavo
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*[[Eva Longoria]] plays Gabrielle Solis
*[[Bob Newhart]] played Morty Flickman (2004, three episodes)
 
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*[[Jane Lynch]] played Maxine Bennett in the episode "Silly People" (2006)
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*[[Kyle MacLachlan]] played Orson Hodge (2006-2011)
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*[[Charles Mesure]] plays Ben Faulkner
 
*[[Bob Newhart]] played Morty Flickman (2004, three episodes)
 
*[[Lynn Redgrave]] played Dahlia Hainsworth (2007, one episode)
 
*[[Lynn Redgrave]] played Dahlia Hainsworth (2007, one episode)
 
*[[Richard Roundtree]] played Mr. Shaw (2004-2005)
 
*[[Richard Roundtree]] played Mr. Shaw (2004-2005)
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*[[Lily Tomlin]] played Roberta (2008-2009, four episodes)
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*[[Tiffany Thornton]] played Barbie in "No One Is Alone" (2006)
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*[[Alfre Woodard]] played Betty Applewhite (2005-2006)
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*[[Lily Tomlin]] played Roberta (2008-2009, four episodes)
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*[[Danny Trejo]] played Hector Ramos in "The Sun Won't Set" (2005)
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*[[Lesley Ann Warren]] played Sophie Bremer (2005-2011, seven episodes)
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*[[Vanessa Williams]] plays Renee Perry
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*[[Alfre Woodard]] played Betty Applewhite (2005-2006)
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==External links==
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DitYrD9V98g YouTube - ''Desperate Housewives: The Complete Sixth Season'' Teri Hatcher clip]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwtpcjkD5EQ YouTube - ''Desperate Housewives: The Complete Sixth Season'' Eva Longoria Parker clip]
   
 
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[[Category:TV References]]
 
[[Category:TV References]]
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[[Category:Video Appearances]]

Revision as of 18:01, 5 August 2012

Pepe-TeriHatcher-MissPiggy

From the Desperate Housewives: The Complete Sixth Season DVD box set.

LogoHouseplants

Desperate Houseplants.

thumb|300px thumb|right|300px

EvaLongoriaParker-Strangling-MissPiggy

Divas going at it on the set, 'Housewives' style.

Desperate Housewives is an ABC television series which premiered in 2004, starring Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman.

Miss Piggy was slated to appear in a bonus feature on the Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fifth Season box set, "Miss Piggy Takes Wisteria Lane," due out in September 2009. Plans were changed, however, and scenes were shot with Piggy and Pepe interviewing Eva Longoria Parker in April 2010. The interviews were released on the Desperate Housewives: The Complete Sixth Season box set, released September 21, 2010.

On November 13, 2011, a promo for the following episode, serving also as a teaser for The Muppets (2011), showed Vanessa Williams fighting with Miss Piggy over Kermit the Frog, on the Desperate Housewives set.

References

  • In a 2005 episode of Sesame Street, Stinky and a female plant (recycled from Stuckweed) are desperate for sunlight and water, until the scantily dressed gardener arrives to care for them. According to the announcer, Desperate Houseplants airs on the Bloom Network.
  • "The Horse Channel" as seen in Elmo's World: Horses, made mention of a show called "Desperate Horsewives."

Connections

Several actors who have appeared in Muppet/Henson productions have also appeared in Desperate Housewives.

External links

Wikipedia has an article related to: