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Charmed S8E4 — Desperate Housewitches
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Charmed•Season 8•Episode 4

Desperate Housewitches

7.4/10 · 662 votesOct 16, 200542 min

Ranked #7 of 22 in Season 8•+0.1 vs season avg

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Wyatt's school play brings out the competitive nature in Piper when her hand-sewn costume & parenting abilities are criticized by another mother. However things go from bad to worse, because this Stepford-like mother is actually a demon in disguise bent on kidnapping Wyatt in a

Directed byJon Paré
Written byJeannine Renshaw
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Cast5

Holly Marie Combs

Holly Marie Combs

Piper Halliwell

Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano

Phoebe Halliwell

Rose McGowan

Rose McGowan

Paige Matthews

Brian Krause

Brian Krause

Leo Wyatt

Kaley Cuoco

Kaley Cuoco

Billie Jenkins

Crew9

J

Jon Paré

Director

J

Jeannine Renshaw

Writer

D

Derek Berlatsky

Editor

Noon Orsatti

Noon Orsatti

Stunt Coordinator

John Dixon

John Dixon

Stunts

Anthony J. Sacco

Anthony J. Sacco

Stunts

Jonathan West

Jonathan West

Director of Photography

Declan Mulvey

Declan Mulvey

Stunts

K

Kevin Kem

Stunts

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Episode Summary

"Desperate Housewitches" is episode 4 of Charmed season 8. It scored 7.4/10 from 662 votes, ranking #7 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Jon Paré and written by Jeannine Renshaw, it aired on October 16, 2005.

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