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Housewives' Holiday

Ann Kok and Hong Huifang were both nominated for the Best Actress award, but both lost to Chen Liping in Reunion Dinner.


Desperate Housewives: The Game

The game features a script by Desperate Housewives writer Scott Sanford Tobis and voice acting by Brenda Strong.

Dublin Wives

It was agreed between NBC and TV3 that the 'Housewives' title of the series would be replaced by 'Wives' and that Dublin's Spire be removed from the programme's logo, which appeared similar to promotional material for The Real Housewives of New York City which features the iconic Empire State Building.

In late 2012, NBC became interested in Dublin Housewives (which is not part of The Real Housewives franchise) and noticed similarities between it and their franchise.

Enabling act

In 1966 Oswald Mosley advocated a government of national unity drawn from "the professions, from science, from the unions and the managers, from businessmen, the housewives, from the services, from the universities, and even from the best of the politicians".

International Agrarian Bureau

Carlson, Allan C. Third Ways: How Bulgarian Greens, Swedish Housewives, and Beer-Swilling Englishmen Created Family-Centered Economies -- and Why They Disappeared.

Karl Mayer

The character is also romantically involved in the series with two other major housewives: Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan) and Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross).

Michael Edelstein

In addition to Desperate Housewives, Edelstein has been executive producer for the thriller series Threat Matrix, and the sitcom Hope & Faith, as well as telefilms Haunting Sarah from 2005 and Him and Us from 2006.

Mother of God Community

The Mother of God Community began in 1966 right after the close of Vatican II, when various housewives, particularly Edith Difato (1924 - ) and Judith Tydings, and other individuals within Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Potomac, Maryland, began experiencing a new awakening of the Holy Spirit and of God's love in their lives.

Ö2

Up until the 1990s, many Ö2 programmes were dominated by folksy pop music (Volkstümliche Musik), often derogatory called "housewives' radio".

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority

In January 2005, the authority caused a minor stir when it sent a letter to 41,000 people with a number purported to be a customer service line but, according to Reuters, callers "found themselves calling a sex line where they could speak with 'exciting people', such as lonely housewives, students and fantasy girls for $US2.99 a minute."

Robert Verdi

Additionally, Robert is a stylist for Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, and has designed two of her Los Angeles, California homes.

Sam Costa

On Sundays he did both Breakfast Time and Glamorous Nights and he also presented Housewives' Choice and Midday Spin, transitioning into BBC Radio 2 from 1967.

Samuel Lloyd

Sam Lloyd, recurring guest character on several television shows including Scrubs and Desperate Housewives

Surrogate advertising

It is said that birth of surrogate advertising happened in Britain, where housewives started protesting against liquor advertisements which provoked their husbands.

The Johnston Brothers

By 1956, Johnston had established Johnny Johnston Jingles Ltd., which was responsible for hundreds of advertising jingles in the early years of British commercial television, including "A million housewives every day pick up a can of beans and say - Beanz Meanz Heinz!", "You can be sure of Shell", and the first ever colour TV commercial in Britain, for Birds Eye peas in 1969.

Thomas Engelhart

His son Bernt (1889–1961) was a veterinarian, and married schoolteacher Alette Nicolaysen who became a national housewives' leader.

Tracey Stern

The first season of Desperate Housewives was nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 2005 awards.

Van de Kamp

Bree Van de Kamp from the Desperate Housewives television series, which also included Rex Van de Kamp (her husband), Andrew Van de Kamp (son), Danielle Van de Kamp (daughter), and Phyllis Van de Kamp (mother-in-law)

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa L. Williams (born 1963), American R&B/pop singer and actress, Miss America, actress on "666 Park Avenue", Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives

Wild Opera

The fresh start was spearheaded by the Housewives Hooked On Heroin single (a Hot Press "Single of the Fortnight"), a taster for the Wild Opera album which followed that autumn.


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