lashbacks Abound in the Season Finale of Desperate Housewives, May 21st  5/15/06

SEASON FINALE

HOW THEY MET: A FLASHBACK TO THE EARLY DAYS OF WISTERIA LANE, ON THE TWO-HOUR SECOND-SEASON FINALE OF ABC'S "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES"

"Remember" - A series of flashbacks take us back to moving-in day on Wisteria Lane for Bree, Susan, Gaby and Lynette, and to how Mary Alice Young brought them all together. Meanwhile Bree gets some frightening news, Susan moves into a trailer, Lynette discovers Tom's secret and all is not well in the house of Solis, on the two-hour Second-Season finale of "Desperate Housewives," SUNDAY, MAY 21 (9:00-11:00 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 "Remember" are Gwendoline Yeo as Xiao-Mei, Harriet Sansom Harris as Felicia Tillman, Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. McCluskey, Kyle MacLachlan as Orson, Jesse Metcalfe as John Rowland, Steven Culp as Rex Van De Kamp, Bob Gunton as Noah Taylor, Dougald Park as the doctor, Alejandro Patino as Ralph the gardener, Kiersten Warren as Nora, Joy Bisco as Melanie Foster, Julie White as Amanda, Tanner Maguire as Young Zach, William Atherton as Dr. Barr, John Callahan as Stan, Melanie Chartoff as Sally, James Shanklin as Detective Fallon and Howard S. Miller as Zach's lawyer.

"Remember" was directed by Larry Shaw; story by Tom Spezialy & Alexandra Cunningham; written by Marc Cherry & Jenna Bans.

"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