Bree's Father and Stepmother Come to Town on the next Desperate Housewives  4/10/06

BREE'S FATHER AND STEPMOTHER COME TO TOWN, KARL CONFESSES HIS FEELINGS TO SUSAN, AND PARKER PLAYS DOCTOR AT SCHOOL, ON ABC'S "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES"

"Don't Look at Me" - Carlos and Gaby get temporary custody of baby Lily, Bree's father and stepmother come to town to mediate between Andrew and her, and Susan suddenly finds Karl back in her life, on "Desperate Housewives," SUNDAY, APRIL 16 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Desperate Housewives" stars Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van De Kamp, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis, Nicollette Sheridan as Edie Britt, Alfre Woodard as Betty Applewhite, Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young, James Denton as Mike Delfino, Doug Savant as Tom Scavo, Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos Solis, Mark Moses as Paul Young, Richard Burgi as Karl Mayer, Cody Kasch as Zach Young, Andrea Bowen as Julie Mayer, Shawn Pyfrom as Andrew Van De Kamp, Joy Lauren as Danielle Van De Kamp, Mehcad Brooks as Matthew Applewhite, Nashawn Kearse as Caleb, Zane Huett as Parker Scavo and Brent and Shane Kinsman as Porter and Preston Scavo.

Guest starring in "Don't Look at Me" are Carol Burnett as Eleanor Mason, Ronny Cox as Henry Mason, Gwendoline Yeo as Xiao-Mei, Kyle MacLachlan as Orson, Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. McCluskey, Ryan Carnes as Justin, Lee Tergesen as Peter McMillian, John Kapelos as Eugene Beale, Harriet Sansom Harris as Felicia Tilman, Amy Hill as Mrs. Pate, Bruce Jarchow as Mr. Bormanis, William C. Mitchell as the judge, Jack Guzman as Juan, Vince Melocchi as Chuck and Sally Brooks as Lea Rappaport. Other guest cast TBD.

"Don't Look at Me" was directed by David Grossman and written by Josh Senter.

"Desperate Housewives" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP.

A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.

Source: ABC Press Release