Come Play Wiz Me
Encyclopedia
"Come Play Wiz Me" is the 60th episode of the ABC
television series, Desperate Housewives
. It was also the thirteenth episode of the show's third season. The episode was written by Valerie Ahern
and Christian McLaughlin
and directed by Larry Shaw
. It aired on January 21, 2007. Valerie Mahaffey chose this episode for consideration in the category of "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
" at the 2007 Emmy Awards
..
. He calls Susan from Montreal and tells her he got a call from the doctor about Jane's condition. He is coming home early, as he fears Jane is dying. He asks Susan to go to the hospital, as he doesn't want Jane to be alone if she dies before he gets home. Susan finds a woman in Jane's room who is kicking a man out. Her name is Erika Gold, and she is Jane's best friend. Susan tells her she's Ian's girlfriend, and Erika invites her in. Susan asks about the man she kicked out, and she said his name is Ted, and Jane cheated with him 5 years ago. Ian found out. He took her back, but they went through marital problems. Later, Jane's blood pressure drops and she is expected to die before the end of the day. Ian calls Susan from the plane on the way back to Fairview, and Susan tells him she doesn't think Jane will be alive when he comes back. Susan puts the phone up to Jane's ear, and Ian says goodbye. At the end of the episode, we see Jane's corpse being wheeled out of her room, and into the morgue.
After an 8-week leave of absence from work due to her gunshot wound, Lynette is finally returning. As she is ready to leave, Tom tells her his manager, Ken, quit and he needs someone to accompany him to a street fair. Tom talks Lynette into helping him, and Lynette avoids work by going out to her front yard where her boss, Ed, and his assistant, Jerry, are waiting, and putting her cast back on and pretending to be miserable. When Ed touches her in the shoulder, she screams in pretend pain, and takes out her painkiller pills, but accidentally-on-purpose drops them all over the place. Ed and Jerry decide to leave her home for another week, and Lynette goes with Tom to the street fair, where their pizza proves to be popular. All the kids except Kayla are there. Mrs. McCluskey is babysitting her. The doorbell rings, and it is Ed, dropping by a gift basket for Lynette. Mrs. McCluskey goes along with the lie and tells him she's at a doctor appointment, but Kayla, continuing to hate Lynette, tells him the truth. Ed goes to the street fair and fires Lynette, but Lynette begs and pleads and Ed decides to give her another chance. Lynette eventually changes her mind and quits her job to help Tom run the pizzeria.
The Snowflake Beauty Pageant takes place, and Sheri Maltby, one of Gabrielle and Vern's students, wins. But it turns out that Zach bribed the judges. He begs Gabrielle to go out on a date with him, but she refuses. He continues to try to bribe her with gifts. When Susan learns that Zach is rich, she begs Gabrielle to get Zach to pay for Mike's bail. Gabrielle visits his home and asks him to. He agrees, as long as they can go out to 3 meals, all with dessert, a whole day with activities of his choice, and a goodnight kiss. Gabrielle actually has fun on her date, but the kiss doesn't go so well. Gabrielle learns that Zach paid other women to kiss him, and he also paid a band to hang out with him. Gabrielle promises her friendship—a friendly one, not a romantic one. She sends him flowers.
Bree confronts Orson about the teeth she found in Alma's closet. Orson calls Gloria and tells her he knows about what she's planning with Alma, and he wants her to stop. Gloria comes to Bree's house and tells her that she thinks Orson and Alma belong together, and she's standing in the way of them. Bree doesn't listen to her and sprays water on her feet. Orson goes to Alma's house to confront her, and finds Alma lying in her bedroom, almost dead. Gloria is watching over Alma, who committed suicide due to depression about Orson not loving her. Gloria offers Orson a drink, but the drink is full of drugs, which knocks him out. Alma actually hasn't cut her wrists open—she opens her eyes and pushes Orson onto her bed. Gloria leaves to give them some privacy. Alma put two drugs in the drink; one was sleeping pills, and the other was viagra. Alma tells Orson before he falls asleep that she has been injecting herself with hormones to help her get pregnant with his baby. She rapes him. Bree comes home from her book club, and Andrew tells her that Orson is at Alma's house. Bree sees only a bedroom light on in Alma's house. She finds Orson and Alma in bed, and discovers the drugs she gave him. Bree punches Alma in the face, calls Andrew, and tells him to bring a wheelbarrow
.
Mike confronts Paul about paying his attacker. Paul tells him the truth about their history, and that Zach is his biological son. Zach pays for Mike's bail, as Gabrielle asked him to. Mike comes home, and finds Zach on his doorstep. He thanks Zach, and Zach tells him that if there's anything else he needs, just let him know. He asks Zach to visit Paul, for Paul wants to see him again and he never stopped loving him. Zach visits Paul, and Paul asks him a favor; to give him money so he can hire someone to track down Felicia. Zach refuses and walks away, as he wants to marry Gabrielle and he wants to spend all his money on her.
), Danielle Van De Kamp (Joy Lauren
), Austin McCann (Josh Henderson
), Preston Scavo (Brent Kinsman), and Porter Scavo (Shane Kinsman
), do not appear in this episode. Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan
) and Carlos Solis (Ricardo Antonio Chavira
) have no speaking lines.
musical, Anyone Can Whistle
.
American Broadcasting Company
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television series, Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. It was also the thirteenth episode of the show's third season. The episode was written by Valerie Ahern
Valerie Ahern
Valerie Ahern is an American television screenwriter and producer.She has written episodes for a number of television series since 1995 including The Young and the Restless , Clueless, Desperate Housewives, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Drawn Together, The Parent 'Hood, Renovate My Family, Hot...
and Christian McLaughlin
Christian McLaughlin
Christian McLaughlin is a television writer, producer, and author. McLaughlin is a graduate of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas...
and directed by Larry Shaw
Larry Shaw (director)
Larry Shaw is an American film and television director.He is currently a regular director on the ABC television series, Desperate Housewives, where he also serves as a co-executive producer for the show...
. It aired on January 21, 2007. Valerie Mahaffey chose this episode for consideration in the category of "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series
This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.-1970s:Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series...
" at the 2007 Emmy Awards
59th Primetime Emmy Awards
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Plot
Mike meets his new lawyer, Alan Marcus. Mike could get 10 years in prison—5 for good behavior. Susan isn't happy with Alan. Jane's (Ian's wife) condition takes a turn for the worse—she is not responding to her medication. Ian goes on a business trip to MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. He calls Susan from Montreal and tells her he got a call from the doctor about Jane's condition. He is coming home early, as he fears Jane is dying. He asks Susan to go to the hospital, as he doesn't want Jane to be alone if she dies before he gets home. Susan finds a woman in Jane's room who is kicking a man out. Her name is Erika Gold, and she is Jane's best friend. Susan tells her she's Ian's girlfriend, and Erika invites her in. Susan asks about the man she kicked out, and she said his name is Ted, and Jane cheated with him 5 years ago. Ian found out. He took her back, but they went through marital problems. Later, Jane's blood pressure drops and she is expected to die before the end of the day. Ian calls Susan from the plane on the way back to Fairview, and Susan tells him she doesn't think Jane will be alive when he comes back. Susan puts the phone up to Jane's ear, and Ian says goodbye. At the end of the episode, we see Jane's corpse being wheeled out of her room, and into the morgue.
After an 8-week leave of absence from work due to her gunshot wound, Lynette is finally returning. As she is ready to leave, Tom tells her his manager, Ken, quit and he needs someone to accompany him to a street fair. Tom talks Lynette into helping him, and Lynette avoids work by going out to her front yard where her boss, Ed, and his assistant, Jerry, are waiting, and putting her cast back on and pretending to be miserable. When Ed touches her in the shoulder, she screams in pretend pain, and takes out her painkiller pills, but accidentally-on-purpose drops them all over the place. Ed and Jerry decide to leave her home for another week, and Lynette goes with Tom to the street fair, where their pizza proves to be popular. All the kids except Kayla are there. Mrs. McCluskey is babysitting her. The doorbell rings, and it is Ed, dropping by a gift basket for Lynette. Mrs. McCluskey goes along with the lie and tells him she's at a doctor appointment, but Kayla, continuing to hate Lynette, tells him the truth. Ed goes to the street fair and fires Lynette, but Lynette begs and pleads and Ed decides to give her another chance. Lynette eventually changes her mind and quits her job to help Tom run the pizzeria.
The Snowflake Beauty Pageant takes place, and Sheri Maltby, one of Gabrielle and Vern's students, wins. But it turns out that Zach bribed the judges. He begs Gabrielle to go out on a date with him, but she refuses. He continues to try to bribe her with gifts. When Susan learns that Zach is rich, she begs Gabrielle to get Zach to pay for Mike's bail. Gabrielle visits his home and asks him to. He agrees, as long as they can go out to 3 meals, all with dessert, a whole day with activities of his choice, and a goodnight kiss. Gabrielle actually has fun on her date, but the kiss doesn't go so well. Gabrielle learns that Zach paid other women to kiss him, and he also paid a band to hang out with him. Gabrielle promises her friendship—a friendly one, not a romantic one. She sends him flowers.
Bree confronts Orson about the teeth she found in Alma's closet. Orson calls Gloria and tells her he knows about what she's planning with Alma, and he wants her to stop. Gloria comes to Bree's house and tells her that she thinks Orson and Alma belong together, and she's standing in the way of them. Bree doesn't listen to her and sprays water on her feet. Orson goes to Alma's house to confront her, and finds Alma lying in her bedroom, almost dead. Gloria is watching over Alma, who committed suicide due to depression about Orson not loving her. Gloria offers Orson a drink, but the drink is full of drugs, which knocks him out. Alma actually hasn't cut her wrists open—she opens her eyes and pushes Orson onto her bed. Gloria leaves to give them some privacy. Alma put two drugs in the drink; one was sleeping pills, and the other was viagra. Alma tells Orson before he falls asleep that she has been injecting herself with hormones to help her get pregnant with his baby. She rapes him. Bree comes home from her book club, and Andrew tells her that Orson is at Alma's house. Bree sees only a bedroom light on in Alma's house. She finds Orson and Alma in bed, and discovers the drugs she gave him. Bree punches Alma in the face, calls Andrew, and tells him to bring a wheelbarrow
Wheelbarrow
A wheelbarrow is a small hand-propelled vehicle, usually with just one wheel, designed to be pushed and guided by a single person using two handles to the rear, or by a sail to push the ancient wheelbarrow by wind. The term "wheelbarrow" is made of two words: "wheel" and "barrow." "Barrow" is a...
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Mike confronts Paul about paying his attacker. Paul tells him the truth about their history, and that Zach is his biological son. Zach pays for Mike's bail, as Gabrielle asked him to. Mike comes home, and finds Zach on his doorstep. He thanks Zach, and Zach tells him that if there's anything else he needs, just let him know. He asks Zach to visit Paul, for Paul wants to see him again and he never stopped loving him. Zach visits Paul, and Paul asks him a favor; to give him money so he can hire someone to track down Felicia. Zach refuses and walks away, as he wants to marry Gabrielle and he wants to spend all his money on her.
Cast
Although credited, Julie Mayer (Andrea BowenAndrea Bowen
Andrea Lauren Bowen is an American actress who is best known for playing Julie Mayer on Desperate Housewives . She has won two SAG Awards.-Biography:...
), Danielle Van De Kamp (Joy Lauren
Joy Lauren
Joy Lauren is an American actress who is best known for playing Danielle Van de Kamp, on the hit ABC Comedy-drama Desperate Housewives....
), Austin McCann (Josh Henderson
Josh Henderson
Joshua Baret "Josh" Henderson is an American actor and singer. He rose to fame as one of the male members of Scene 23, a pop singing group that were selected as the winners of The WB's singing competition Popstars 2. After the group disbanded, he began focusing on an acting career...
), Preston Scavo (Brent Kinsman), and Porter Scavo (Shane Kinsman
Shane Kinsman
Shane Kinsman is an American child actor who typically plays a rambunctious twin alongside his identical twin brother Brent. He played Kyle Baker in the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen and its 2005 sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2...
), do not appear in this episode. Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan
Nicollette Sheridan
Nicollette Sheridan is an English film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Edie Britt on Desperate Housewives and as Paige Matheson on Knots Landing.-Early life:...
) and Carlos Solis (Ricardo Antonio Chavira
Ricardo Antonio Chavira
Ricardo Antonio Chavira is an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Carlos Solis on Desperate Housewives.-Early life:...
) have no speaking lines.
Title reference
The episode title, Come Play Wiz Me is a song taken from the Stephen SondheimStephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award...
musical, Anyone Can Whistle
Anyone Can Whistle
Anyone Can Whistle is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The story concerns a corrupt mayoress, an idealistic nurse, a man who may be a doctor, and various officials, patients and townspeople, all fighting to save a bankrupt town...
.
International titles
- French: En une fraction de secondes (In a split second)
- French (Canada): La vie peut changer (Life Can Change)
- German: Hinterlistig (Perfidious)
- Hebrew: בוא לשחק איתי (Bo Lesachek Iti; Come Play with Me)
- Hungarian: Hátsó szándékok (Hidden Agendas)
- Italian: Vieni a giocare con me (Come Play With Me)
- Spanish: Ven a Jugar Conmigo (Come Play With Me)