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Desperate Housewives S3E5 — Nice She Ain't
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Desperate Housewives•Season 3•Episode 5

Nice She Ain't

7.8/10 · 803 votesOct 22, 200643 min

Ranked #18 of 23 in Season 3•−0.2 vs season avg

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The divorce between Gabrielle and Carlos reaches new levels of bitterness. Susan is determined to jog Mike's memory, and realizes Edie has been posing as his girlfriend since he woke up. Tom decides that his dream is to open a pizza parlor, and Lynette is

Directed byDavid Warren
Written bySusan Nirah Jaffee, Alexandra Cunningham
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Cast12

Teri Hatcher

Teri Hatcher

Susan Mayer

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Lynette Scavo

Marcia Cross

Marcia Cross

Bree Van de Kamp

Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria

Gabrielle Solis

Ricardo Chavira

Ricardo Chavira

Carlos Solis

Doug Savant

Doug Savant

Tom Scavo

Nicollette Sheridan

Nicollette Sheridan

Edie Britt

James Denton

James Denton

Mike Delfino

Brenda Strong

Brenda Strong

Mary Alice Young

Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan

Orson Hodge

Shawn Pyfrom

Shawn Pyfrom

Andrew Van de Kamp

Andrea Bowen

Andrea Bowen

Julie Mayer

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David Warren

Director

S

Susan Nirah Jaffee

Writer

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Alexandra Cunningham

Writer

J

Joe Keenan

Co-Executive Producer

J

Jonathan Posell

Editor

R

Richard M. Rawlings Jr.

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Nice She Ain't" is episode 5 of Desperate Housewives season 3. It scored 7.8/10 from 803 votes, ranking #18 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by David Warren and written by Susan Nirah Jaffee, Alexandra Cunningham, it aired on October 22, 2006.

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