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The Best Episodes Written By Marc Cherry

Every TV Episode Written by Marc Cherry Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Marc Cherry Ratings Summary

"Sisters & Other Strangers" is the best rated episode written by Marc Cherry. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Terry Hughes. It aired on 3/3/1990 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The President's Coming! The President's Coming! (2)".

  • Sisters & Other Strangers
    10.0/101 votes

    #1 - Sisters & Other Strangers

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/1990

    Blanche and her sister, Charmaine, reconcile after a life-long rivalry. However, the reconciliation does not last long after Blanche reads her recently published book and realizes the heroine is based on her. Meanwhile, Dorothy becomes fed up with Stan's visiting cousin.

    Director: Terry Hughes

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • The President's Coming! The President's Coming! (2)
    10.0/101 votes

    #2 - The President's Coming! The President's Coming! (2)

    Season 5 Episode 26 - Aired 5/5/1990

    When the FBI agent announces that George Bush will make a visit to their home, the girls continue to reminisce and Dorothy quickly readies a list of points she wants to make to the president.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • What a Difference a Date Makes
    10.0/101 votes

    #3 - What a Difference a Date Makes

    Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/23/1991

    The man who stood Dorothy up for her senior prom contacts her and they make a date. After learning why he stood her up, Dorothy unleashes her wrath on the person at fault, Sophia.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Beauty and the Beast
    10.0/101 votes

    #4 - Beauty and the Beast

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1991

    Blanche is visited by her granddaughter, Melissa, and the only thing that Blanche has on her mind is Melissa winning a Little Miss Beauty Contest. Meanwhile, Dorothy hires a nurse to look after a recuperating Sophia

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Old Boyfriends
    10.0/101 votes

    #5 - Old Boyfriends

    Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1/4/1992

    Sophia's attempts at trying to find a man go awry when a man she meets through the personals, as a shadow, his sister. Meanwhile, Rose meets with an old boyfriend from St. Olaf, one whom she can't remember.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Journey to the Center of Attention
    10.0/101 votes

    #6 - Journey to the Center of Attention

    Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 2/22/1992

    Blanche brings a lonely, Dorothy down to the Rusty Anchor for a night of excitement. However, Blanche, had no intention of being pushed off her thrown by Dorothy, who begins singing and instantly becomes the center of attention.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened
    9.4/105 votes

    #7 - The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2009

    When Eli Scruggs (Beau Bridges), the neighborhood handyman, passes away, the residents of Wisteria Lane realize how much he affected their lives.

    Director: Larry Shaw

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy
    9.0/101 votes

    #8 - Wham, Bam, Thank You, Mammy

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1990

    Blanche gets an unexpected visit from her childhood "mammy" (nanny) but Blanche is reluctant to even speak to her since she deserted her when she was a child. Meanwhile, Sophia hires a matchmaker for Dorothy who experiences a date with a convict.

    Director: Matthew Diamond

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?
    9.0/101 votes

    #9 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Sophia?

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1990

    After the death of a friend, who had been a nun, Sophia decides she would like to become one. So she joins a convent and moves out. Meanwhile, Blanche gets into a car accident with Rose's car which leaves Rose with a lawsuit.

    Director: Matthew Diamond

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Finishing the Hat
    9.0/104 votes

    #10 - Finishing the Hat

    Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/2012

    Everything that begins must eventually end. This episode of beginnings and endings walks us both backwards and forwards as we take our final stroll down Wisteria Lane.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Now You Know
    8.8/105 votes

    #11 - Now You Know

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2007

    Susan learns that she is expecting a child while Bree continues to fake her own pregnancy. Gabrielle begins an affair with her ex-husband, Carlos and Lynette tries to conceal her cancer from her friends and children. The episode also introduces Katherine Mayfair, Susan's old friend who returns to the neighborhood after being away for 12 years.

    Director: Larry Shaw

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Epiphany
    8.8/105 votes

    #12 - Epiphany

    Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 4/25/2010

    The Fairview strangler has been living among the women of Wisteria Lane. He once caught Gabrielle and Carlos in an intimate moment. Bree offered him a job and some dating advice. Susan encouraged his passion for art. Lynette will show him kindness and generosity. But... who is he?

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Secret Beyond The Door
    8.8/104 votes

    #13 - Secret Beyond The Door

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2021

    With dreams of status and glamour, Alma Fillcot hopes to fill a recently vacated seat in her local Garden Club, led by the intimidating Rita Castillo. However, when Alma discovers her loving husband Bertram's shocking secret, all of that preparation and hard work is jeopardized.

    Director: David Warren

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Remember
    8.7/106 votes

    #14 - Remember

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/21/2006

    Flashbacks take us back to to moving-in day on Wisteria Lane for Bree, Lynette, Susan and Gabrielle and how Mary Alice brought them all together. Back in the present, Bree gets some frightening news. Susan moves into a trailer after her house was burnt down. Lynette and the kids are staying at a hotel. After seeing a report on the news, Gabrielle believes Carlos died. Paul begs Zach to get him a good lawyer via Noah.

    Director: Larry Shaw

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • I Wish I Could Forget You
    8.5/108 votes

    #15 - I Wish I Could Forget You

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2005

    Mike and Susan face a crisis in their relationship when Susan tries to get Paul Young arrested by confessing to a police officer that he killed Mrs. Huber and Mike has her diaries as proof. The officer goes over to Mike to get the story, but Mike denies the whole thing. As Carlos continues serving his jail sentence, Gabrielle valiantly tries to free him. Bree goes to a romantic hotel with George, but requests they sleep in separate rooms.

    Director: Larry Shaw

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Color and Light
    8.5/108 votes

    #16 - Color and Light

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2005

    Gabrielle tries to revisit her past when old friends come to town, but doesn't want anyone to know that she's three months pregnant. With the aftermath of her breakup with Mike, Susan finds temporary solace from her ex-husband Karl as his relationship with Edie hits a bump. Also, the Scavos learn more about the new neighbors, the Harpers when they babysit their children and uncover a sex tape of the couple. Lastly, Caleb gets loose from the basement and roams around Wisteria Lane at night, which leads to major consequences for Gabrielle.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • One Wonderful Day
    8.4/1014 votes

    #17 - One Wonderful Day

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/22/2005

    Bree confides that she feels guilty because she and Rex were having a fight when he had his heart attack and that now he needs a pacemaker. Lynette's marriage takes a dramatic turn after an upset Tom vows that it is now her turn to go back to work and he'll be staying home with the kids. Carlos finally learns that John and Gabrielle have been lovers for a while, and vows revenge as he is carted off to jail. Mike takes Paul out to a deserted quarry, intending to shoot him.

    Director: Larry Shaw

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • The Little Things You Do Together
    8.4/105 votes

    #18 - The Little Things You Do Together

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2007

    All of Wisteria Lane gathers at Pizzeria Scavo for the grand opening event, while one resident meets an untimely fate and another accepts a marriage proposal.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • It Wasn't Meant to Happen
    8.2/106 votes

    #19 - It Wasn't Meant to Happen

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/30/2006

    Gabrielle and Carlos are shocked when the father of their baby shows up to take the baby back. Cops and a lawyer arrive to a house on Wisteria Lane. Lynette tries to help Ed heat up his sex life. Meanwhile, Karl decides to break up with Edie, as Edie has no idea that Susan is the "other woman." Edie causes a fight to break out in a bar, after she trips a waitress. Lastly, Bree is taken a step forward to help Peter when she finds out how bad his other addiction is.

    Director: Larry Shaw

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Who's That Woman?
    8.0/1017 votes

    #20 - Who's That Woman?

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2004

    Cash-strapped Mrs. Huber figures out that Susan had something to do with Edie's house fire and tries to blackmail her. Meanwhile, Carlos becomes suspicious that Gabrielle is seeing another man, but targets the wrong suspect---the cable guy instead of gardener John. Also, Lynette balks when the twins' teacher insists the boys have ADD but tries to salvage the matter by seprating the boys. Lastly, Bree struggles with her rebellious son Andrew after Rex moves out.

    Director: Jeff Melman

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Ah, But Underneath
    7.9/1019 votes

    #21 - Ah, But Underneath

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2004

    Mike's dog pays the price when Edie crashes his dinner date with Susan. Meanwhile, Gabrielle realizes that her lawnboy is taking their fling to heart - and that Carlos may actually be catching on. Also, Bree goads Rex into therapy, where the doctor may be the one who needs the most help. Lynette resorts to drastic measures to keep her kids in line, but it blows up in her face.

    Director: Larry Shaw

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • An Ideal Husband
    7.9/109 votes

    #22 - An Ideal Husband

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/2014

    Marisol finds a new love; Peri tries to keep Rosie and Spence apart; Zoila discovers that Valentina is back from Africa; Carmen and Alejandro settle in to their fake relationship; Odessa reaches her limit; Adrian and Evelyn hire a bodyguard.

    Director: Eva Longoria

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Awakenings
    7.9/109 votes

    #23 - Awakenings

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2015

    Lives are changed forever following the shooting at Rosie and Spence's wedding. A familiar couple returns to Beverly Hills with their new, mysterious daughter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Pilot
    7.9/107 votes

    #24 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2013

    The women turn to one another for support when their friend and fellow maid Flora is brutally murdered at the home of her employers, Evelyn and Adrian Powell, at one of the largest society events of the year. Meanwhile, newcomer Marisol is hired to clean the home of Taylor and Michael Stappord, a newlywed couple with a complicated love history. But Marisol has ulterior motives and when someone she loves becomes wrapped up in Flora’s murder, she goes undercover to learn the truth.

    Director: Paul McGuigan

    Writer: Marc Cherry

  • Listen to the Rain on the Roof
    7.8/106 votes

    #25 - Listen to the Rain on the Roof

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2006

    It is raining on Wisteria Lane, six months after Mike was run over. He is now in a coma, with Susan by his side. Bree gets engaged to Orson. Gabrielle and Carlos are getting divorced, but they are briefly reunited when their 8½ months pregnant surrogate Xiao-Mei runs away. While adjusting to having another child around the house, Lynette realizes that the girl's mother, Nora, is more than she can handle.

    Director: Larry Shaw

    Writer: Marc Cherry