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Welcome to Desperate Housewives, where catfights, seduction and murder are all part of the average day. You have your perfect home, perfect family and perfect neighborhood. But is the suburban fantasy of the white picket fence and cozy cul-de-sac as perfect as it seems?

In our ho-hum neighborhoods, there's never really anything interesting to look at unless there's a garage sale next door. In Wisteria Lane, there's a lot to look at. Or gawk at.

Wisteria Lane must be the place where they coined the phrase, "there goes the neighborhood." If you lived there, you'd be peeking through your curtains to spy on hapless Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher), who just can’t seem to keep a man unless he’s in a coma. You'd seek advice from Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), the supermom who can survive cancer but can barely keep up with her house full of kids. You'd definitely want to schmooze your way into a party thrown by Bree Hodge (Marcia Cross), who's like Martha Stewart crossed with Jack Daniels. And keep your men away from Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria Parker), the former model who's slumming it in the 'burbs, and Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany), the singleton who's had better luck with guns than men.

With women like these around, it’s gotta be tough being a man on Wisteria Lane. Shootings. Secrets. Betrayals. Yet the hunks keep moving in and coming back for more. Is it the sex? Yep. But as steamy as it is, Desperate Housewives is also sly and funny. It's like the perfect neighbor.