- Children Will Listen
-
This article is about a Desperate Housewives episode. For the Stephen Sondheim song, see Into the Woods.
"Children Will Listen" Desperate Housewives episode Episode no. Season 1
Episode 18Directed by Larry Shaw Written by Kevin Murphy Production code 118 Original air date April 10, 2005 Guest stars - Doug Savant as Tom Scavo
- Shawn Pyfrom as Andrew Van de Kamp
- Harriet Sansom Harris as Felicia Tilman
- Brett Cullen as Detective Burnett
- Mark L. Taylor as Mr. Steinberg
- Joel McKinnon Miller as the Counselor
- Linda Hart as Milly
- Lesley Ann Warren as Sophie Bremmer
- Bob Newhart as Morty Flickman
- Brent Kinsman as Preston Scavo
- Shane Kinsman as Porter Scavo
- Zane Huett as Parker Scavo
- John Lacy as Detective Beckerman
- Emily Christine as Ashley Bukowski
- Hira Ambrosino as Pedicurist #1
- Alice Lo as Pedicurist #2
- Sandy Martin as Woman #1
- Rochelle Robinson as Woman #2
Episode chronology ← Previous
"There Won't Be Trumpets"Next →
"Live Alone and Like It"List of Desperate Housewives episodes "Children Will Listen" is the 18th episode of the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives. The episode was the 18th episode for the show's first season. The episode was written by Kevin Murphy and was directed by Larry Shaw. It originally aired on Sunday April 10, 2005.
Contents
Plot
Susan's mom, Sophie Bremmer comes to visit Susan when her boyfriend Morty allegedly abused her. Susan fears that if she does not bring the two back together, Susan will be living with her mom—forever. When she visits Morty, he tells her that Sophie made the first shot and that is why he threw a book at her. When Susan tells Morty to reconcile with her, their meeting turns into a violent one. When Bree watches Lynette's children, she demonstrates her method of discipline when one of the twins misbehave. Lynette takes the news badly since she never hits her kids. When it comes time for Lynette to punish them once more she uses Bree as a threat which gets them to behave. Bree and Rex visit Andrew at Camp Hennessy where Andrew refuses to talk to Bree. Bree marches in the room just as Andrew announces to his dad that he might be gay. Carlos tells Gabrielle that he wants a baby once more. Gabrielle says that she does not want one, but what she doesn't know is that Carlos has been tampering with her birth control for months. A week later, Gabrielle will be pregnant. Soon after, Gabrielle and Carlos are visited by the chairman of the hospital where Mama Solis' stayed while in her coma. Carlos is surprised when Gabrielle accepted money which was for their negligence of Mama's case. And Felicia tells Zach a little secret about his past.
Note
- Although credited, Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan) does not appear in this episode.
- This is the first of many instances where a character throws something at the wall.
Title reference
The episode title Children Will Listen comes from the Stephen Sondheim musical, Into the Woods.
International titles
- Finnish: Lapset kuuntelevat (Children will Listen)
- French: Les enfants chamboulent tout (Children upset everything)
- German: Mutterglück (A Mother's Benefit)
- Hungarian: Szófogadó gyerekek (Dutiful Children)
- Italian: Figli (Children)
- Spanish: Los niños escucharán (The children will listen )
Desperate Housewives, season one Episodes "Pilot" · "Ah, But Underneath" · "Pretty Little Picture" · "Who's That Woman?" · "Come In, Stranger" · "Running to Stand Still" · "Anything You Can Do" · "Guilty" · "Suspicious Minds" · "Come Back to Me" · "Move On" · "Every Day a Little Death" · "Your Fault" · "Love Is in the Air" · "Impossible" · "The Ladies Who Lunch" · "There Won't Be Trumpets" · "Children Will Listen" · "Live Alone and Like It" · "Fear No More" · "Sunday in the Park with George" · "Goodbye for Now" · "One Wonderful Day"Actors Teri Hatcher · Felicity Huffman · Marcia Cross · Eva Longoria · Nicollette Sheridan · Steven Culp · Ricardo Antonio Chavira · Mark Moses · Andrea Bowen · Jesse Metcalfe · Cody Kasch · Brenda Strong · James DentonEpisode list Categories:- Desperate Housewives episodes
- 2005 television episodes
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.