Dale Ratermann has been watching housewives on TV since the 1950s and admits to having childhood crushes on Laura Petrie and Carol Brady. He is the puzzle editor for a chain of newspapers and has published over 30 puzzle books. He utilises his TiVo and a secondary DVR to keep up on all The Real Housewives and his old Betamax machine to relive the greatest moments of Bewitched and The Jeffersons.