History Trivia / DesperateHousewives

* WriteWhatYouKnow: When Bree learns that her son Andrew is gay, she tries to convince him she's fine with it by telling him "I would love you even if you were a murderer." This is what the show's creator Marc Cherry was told by his own mother when he came out to her.

* CaliforniaDoubling: It's meant to be set on the east coast but is obviously filmed on a Hollywood set.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: When Bree learns that her son Andrew is gay, she tries to convince him she's fine with it by telling him "I would love you even if you were a murderer." This is what the show's creator Marc Cherry was told by his own mother when he came out to her.

* StarMakingRole: For Eva Longoria.

* HostilityOnTheSet: Teri Hatcher did not get along well with her co-stars, and it got to the point that [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2141549/Desperate-Housewives-feud-finally-open-Teri-Hatchers-left-off-crews-farewell-gift-cast.html her name was absent on the stars' farewell gift to the crew]].

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* When Bree learns that her son Andrew is gay, she tries to convince him she's fine with it by telling him "I would love you even if you were a murderer." This is what the show's creator Marc Cherry was told by his own mother when he came out to her.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: When Bree learns that her son Andrew is gay, she tries to convince him she's fine with it by telling him "I would love you even if you were a murderer." This is what the show's creator Marc Cherry was told by his own mother when he came out to her.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Susan is [[Series/LoisAndClark Lois Lane]].
** Susan's mother (Lesley Ann Warren) is also one of the show's [[Lois Lanes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Bird...It%27s_a_Plane...It%27s_Superman#TV_special]].
** [[Series/{{JAG}} Clayton Webb]].
** Mr. Lyle from ThePretender moves in and names himself Mike Delfino.
*** And Miss Parker became a doctor and [[spoiler:dated Tom while he and Lynette were separated!]].
** Remember when Bree was [[Series/MelrosePlace married to Michael Mancini]]?
** Eddie Orlofsky is the [[Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember young Dr Evil]].
** Trip is [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Captain Archer]] (and not to be confused with Trip Tucker).
** Maisy Gibbons was [[Series/GreysAnatomy Dr. Izzie Steven's]] embarrassing trailer trash mother.
** Mrs. Huber is [[MadMen Joan's mother]] and Paul is Duck Phillips.
* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Julie Mayer is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Aerith Gainsborough]], starting with CrisisCore.
** Katherine is also [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Lois Lane]], playing into HilariousInHindsight with Susan's actress as shown above.

** Susan's mother (Lesley Ann Warren) is also one of the show's Lois Lanes. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Bird...It%27s_a_Plane...It%27s_Superman#TV_special]]

** Eddie Orlofsky is the [[{{Goldmember}} young Dr Evil]].

** Susan is [[Series/LoisAndClark Lois Lane]]
** [[Series/{{JAG}} Clayton Webb]]
** Mr Lyle from ThePretender moves in and names himself Mike Delfino.

* StarMakingRole: For Eva Longoria Parker.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: When Bree learns that her son Andrew is gay, she attempts to let him know she's fine with it by telling him "I would love you even if you were a murderer." This is what the show's creator Marc Cherry was told by his own mother when he came out to her.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: When Bree learns that her son Andrew is gay, she tells him "I would love you even if you were a murderer." This is what the show's creator Marc Cherry was told by his own mother when he came out to her.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: When Bree learns that her son Andrew is gay, she tells him "I would love you even if you were a criminal." This is what the show's creator Marc Cherry was told by his own mother when he came out to her.

* StarMakingRole: For Eva Longoria Parker.

** [[Series/LoisAndClark Lois Lane]]

** Julie Mayer is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Aerith Gainsborough]], starting with CrisisCore.

** Eddie Orlofsky is the [[{{Goldmember}} young Dr Evil]].

** Mr Lyle from ThePretender moves in and names himself Mike Delfino.

** [[Series/{{JAG}} Clayton Webb]]