Desperate Housewives (season 1) Arlene Sanford, Larry Shaw, Jeff Melman, Fred Gerber, David Grossman, and John David Coles. Its orchestral score was composed by Steve Bartek and Steve Jablonsky, while the series' theme was composed by Danny Elfman. Cherry also served as the season's show runner. The first season features a cast of thirteen actors who receive star billing. Brenda Strong narrated the series as the deceased Mary Alice Young. Teri Hatcher portrayed Susan Mayer, the klutzy, lovable divorced mother in search of love. Felicity Huffman played Lynette Scavo, a former career woman who is now a full-time mother of four. Marcia Cross acted
Who's That Woman? (Desperate Housewives) Who's That Woman? (Desperate Housewives) "Who's That Woman?" is the fourth episode of the first season of the ABC television series "Desperate Housewives". It was written by Tom Spezialy and Marc Cherry and was directed by Jeff Melman. It originally aired on Sunday, October 24, 2004. As Lynette cleans up her house one afternoon, she receives a phone call from the twins' school asking her to come in to talk to the teacher. When she arrives at the school, she is told by Porter and Preston's teacher that they painted a girl blue during art class. The teacher tells Lynette