Silly People (12 Feb. 2006)

While Tom tries to bond with his new boss, Karl makes Susan an offer she can't refuse. Meanwhile, Bree plays sleuth at Betty's house, and Gaby puts her house in order.

Director:

Robert Duncan McNeill

Writers:

Marc Cherry (creator), Tom Spezialy

Stars:

Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Teri Hatcher	...	Susan Mayer
Felicity Huffman	...	Lynette Scavo
Marcia Cross	...	Bree Van De Kamp
Eva Longoria	...	Gabrielle Solis
Nicollette Sheridan	...	Edie Britt
Alfre Woodard	...	Betty Applewhite
Ricardo Chavira	...	Carlos Solis (as Ricardo Antonio Chavira)
Mark Moses	...	Paul Young (credit only)
Andrea Bowen	...	Julie Mayer
Doug Savant	...	Tom Scavo
Cody Kasch	...	Zach Young (credit only)
Richard Burgi	...	Karl Mayer
Brenda Strong	...	Mary Alice Young (voice)
James Denton	...	Mike Delfino
Shawn Pyfrom	...	Andrew Van De Kamp (credit only)

Storyline

Tom tries hard to bond with his boss Ed Ferrara, but at the expense of his dignity when playing boyish frat games at the office. Lynette tries to get Tom off. Susan gets some help from Edie and Karl on her situation of getting health insurance before her upcoming surgery. Susan plans to marry a gay man who's hiding the fact that he's gay from his mother. When the plan fails, Karl makes Susan an offer she can't refuse. Gabrielle becomes very attached to a Chinese immigrant housekeeper, named Xiao Mei who is staying with them after being rescued by a slave owner employer. Bree tries to uncover more about the Applewhites by sneaking into their house to meet Caleb, which eventually leads to a heart-to-heart conversation between Betty and Bree about Caleb's past. The dying Noah Taylor finally learns from Felicia that Zach Young is his grandson, and he has the corrupt detective Sullivan threaten Mike to spill all the information he knows about the Young family.

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Plot Keywords:

party | dinner | prank | public humiliation

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Ed Ferrara: So, the pig actually eats the bacon?
Tom Scavo: Uh, huh, yeah.
Ed Ferrara: I don't see the client doing a happy dance over the whole cannibalism theme.
Lynette Scavo: Well, Tom, why don't you pitch him the other idea you came up with last night. You know the one where people love bacon so much they want to keep it a secret.
Ed Ferrara: What like a secret underground society of bacon eaters?
Tom Scavo: More like my college fraternity, where, you know, everybody wanted in, but we only took the coolest guys.
Ed Ferrara: You were Greek?
Tom Scavo: Alpha Tau Omega.
Ed Ferrara: I was Phi Kap.
Tom Scavo: ...
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