I had the fun task this week of helping the folks at Parade.com with their five-season comprehensive quiz on the show! Click on the link to the right to take the quiz. This puppy’s 50 questions long, so it’s really going to test your knowledge of desperate housewivery. Come back after you’ve gotten all the way through it and post your score!

Variety ran this timeline of the ‘wives, from the beginning — when marketers promoted the show with dry-cleaning bags. It’s an interesting look back, and I can’t believe we’re just a day away from the 100th episode. I viiiividly remember when I first saw a commercial advertising the show. My thoughts? “Whaaaat?? Are they seriously going to have a show called ‘Desperate Housewives’? That’s so sleazy.” Anyway, to make a long story short, I fell in love with them and five years later I had their baby, which we named DesperateBlog.com. The end!

The Variety package on the 100th episode goes on with this story about the ladies’ relationship. Eva Longoria Parker and Teri Hatcher say they’re all close and great friends. Do you guys believe it? I sincerely hope that’s true, but I’m doubtful. I can see Eva, Felicity Huffman and Marcia Cross being great friends, but I’m not sure about the others.

Read last week’s winners and losers

It’s time for our weekly game of winners and losers! Please remember these are up to you, too, so if you see someone you think should be a winner/loser in Sunday’s episode, e-mail or comment it to me!

Onward to the winners and losers of the ‘wives game!

WINNERS

1. Lynette: The woman done outdone her mother AND the Matt-Damon-lookin’ kid with a single “Oh, looky, I’m going to pretend I DIED” move. I had a tiny amount of pity (itty bitty pity, if you will) for her mom at the end, but not enough to say Lynette’s move was dastardly. It was anything but dastard, in fact. Man, Lynette, you’re awesome. You manage to win in every episode, even when I’m looking forward to something else. For that, you, good lady, are a winner! (Suggested by Jamie!)

2. Edie: I’ve had a deep internal debate about whether Edie should be on the winner list. So deep, in fact, that I channeled the woman and began talking like her and making snarky comments to coworkers, friends and random people on the street (which did NOT go something like this, “Suuussan. Your mother’s in here with us.” Exorcist? Anyone? Anyone? No? Moving on…). Despite Edie’s obvious failure in being as strong and independent as I had originally pegged — when she went back to Dave at the end — she’s a winner. She put Susan in her place, and someone desperately, desperately needed to put that desperate woman on Desperate Housewives in her desperate place. That, for the time being, wins over male-go-backery. (Thanks to Holly for that one. Sorry, Jamie…disagreement number 2!)

3. Bree: When hasn’t Bree been a winner in this season? The red-headed fox managed to give us a great fight and a make-up with Alex, the future-son-in-law, and all in one episode. So the viewers are left with the satisfaction of watching a great spat, but with all the resolution of happy ending. And yes, the bit with Orson and Bree in the sackarooni alone is worth a winner mention. (Thanks to Holly AND Jamie for that one!)

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I can’t wait to how season 5 of Desperate Housewives starts. It’s always fun to see how they change the opening theme each new season.

Desperate000 has uploaded all the themes starting from season 1 to 4. Take a trip down memory lane as you watch each one.

Season 1

Watch the rest below.

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ABC is back with a vengeance this fall, and Desperate Housewives is included! To start off season 5 of Desperate Housewives and all of the other fall favorites, let’s celebrate last seasons favorites.

Check out the following DVDs:

• Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fourth Season
•  Ugly Betty: The Complete Second Season
• Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Fourth Season
• Dirty Sexy Money: Season One
• Samantha Who: The Complete First Season
• Brothers and Sisters - The Complete Second Season

I hope you enjoyed the video clip saluting back-stabbing hair-pulling good times from all of your favorite ABC shows. I know I did!

It’s another bonus from the Desperate Housewives Season 4 DVD. This clip is called “Abusing Priveleges”. Watch it and tell me what you think!

Here’s another bonus from the Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fourth Season DVD/ The clip is entitled “Tornado Aftermath”. Check out how the tornado scene was made. I will never forget this episode!

Here’s a preview clip from some of the Bonus Features on Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fourth Season. Watch some of the men of Wisteria Lane go bowling.

I love it when Doug Savant says that none of the men of Desperate Housewives are safe. Something crazy always happens to the men! Whether it’s a tornado, going blind or having a sharp object thrown into your stomach during a tornado. Crazy stuff!

Desperate Housewives season 4 bloopers from the Season 4 DVD. You’ll see several lingerie scenes! How awkward those must be at times. I love watching bloopers!

Desperate Housewives: The Complete Fourth Season (Sizzling Secrets Edition) on DVD is well worth the price of $38.99. I have heard some people complain because it’s only 17 episodes, but those 17 episodes are just part of what make this DVD so fantastic!

When I received my copy in the mail, I was ecstatic because I have been wanting to watch season 4 over again. I forgot how amazing this season was, especially at the beginning. I think the whole writer’s strike threw me off and I forgot how powerful this season started out.

Desperate Housewives season 4 was a great season I thought.

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