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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES - "School of Hard Knocks" - After disobeying the rules of student drop-offs at the front of Juanita's school, Gaby makes it her mission to get even with a parent volunteer who banishes her to a faraway parking lot; Bree discovers that daughter Danielle's new business may not be as wholesome as first thought; Lynette begins to suspect that Tom may be dating; and Susan tries to ease her guilt by taking an art class with no-nonsense instructor Andre Zeller (Miguel Ferrer), on "Desperate Housewives," SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/RON TOM)FELICITY HUFFMAN, VANESSA WILLIAMS
School of Hard Knocks
Season 8 | Episode 4 | Aired 10/16/11

Bree's daughter, Danielle, moves in after her husband leaves her. She's looking to start her own business by selling some exercise equipment she designed. All she needs is some seed money—like, say, $5,000. Bree will pony up $500 and she can work out of her test kitchen. All is well until Renee informs Bree that the equipment her daughter is selling is a sex swing. Wonder how she knew that.

Danielle comes home to find her mom taking her entrepreneurial device for a test drive. Don't worry. Bree is fully clothed and flying solo. She's also furious. A heated exchange sends Danielle storming off. Bree probably would have chased after her if she wasn't dangling from the ceiling while still stuck in the sex swing.

Bree admits to her daughter that she has no right to be so critical. After all, her slate isn't exactly a clean one. She asks Danielle to forgive her. To prove that her apology is sincere, Bree will invest in Danielle's business. She'll be a silent partner—a silent, invisible and completely untraceable partner who supports her from far, far away. That'll work!

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  • Not Such a Plain Jane Lynette signs up for Chloe's aerobics class to size up the completion. She brings Renee along on this covert workout mission. As it turns out, Chloe is also a lingerie model. Lynette believes Tom could never get serious about a woman like her. But when her hubby shows up, Lynette learns that he's not dating Chloe. He's seeing her mom, Jane, who happens to be a nice lady she chatted with during the class. Now this is a woman Tom could really go for. Needless to say, this was a rough workout for Lynette.
  • Sizing Up the Competition Tom's been whitening his teeth and getting into shape. This has Lynette suspecting he may be dating someone. She presents Penny with a brand new iPad that comes complete with a camera. This way she can get a look inside Tom's new place during video chats. The plan works and Lynette catches a glimpse of Chloe, her hubby's bikini-clad neighbor. She gets pretty darn chummy with Tom by the pool. Uh oh.
  • Not Such a Plain Jane Lynette signs up for Chloe's aerobics class to size up the completion. She brings Renee along on this covert workout mission. As it turns out, Chloe is also a lingerie model. Lynette believes Tom could never get serious about a woman like her. But when her hubby shows up, Lynette learns that he's not dating Chloe. He's seeing her mom, Jane, who happens to be a nice lady she chatted with during the class. Now this is a woman Tom could really go for. Needless to say, this was a rough workout for Lynette.
  • Sizing Up the Competition Tom's been whitening his teeth and getting into shape. This has Lynette suspecting he may be dating someone. She presents Penny with a brand new iPad that comes complete with a camera. This way she can get a look inside Tom's new place during video chats. The plan works and Lynette catches a glimpse of Chloe, her hubby's bikini-clad neighbor. She gets pretty darn chummy with Tom by the pool. Uh oh.
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