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Real Housewives producer Andy Cohen shared his 10 top moments from the franchise in a June 27 Instagram post.
No. 1: The top moment on his list is RHOBH’s Amsterdam fight between Lisa Rinna and Kim Richards, which got especially personal when Lisa’s husband was brought up. Yes, glasses were flung.
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No. 2 Cohen is also fond of Teresa Giudice’s RHONJ table flip felt around the world. The fight between Teresa and Danielle Staub changed reality history for the franchise, as Caroline Manzo told People. “That moment gave anybody else coming after us license to go all out,” she said.
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No. 3: Yes, vacations can sometimes bring out the worst in groups — but Cohen’s next pick, the Season 3 dinner from RHONY, went especially awry. Kelly Bensimon’s behavior concerned her fellow wives. At one point, she said she was having nightmares about Bethenny Frankel killing her.
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No. 4: RHOC’s Vicki Gunvalson was not here for the suggestion that she had been intimate with two partners at the same time. As she shouted to Lauri Peterson on the slopes, “I HAVE NEVER BEEN WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS IN MY LIFE.”
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No. 5: Is there any better way to respond to an unexpected party crasher than Shereé Whitfield’s classic “woohoo”? When Porsha Williams showed up to Kenya Moore’s housewarming in RHOA Season 9, Shereé’s reaction to the looming drama said it all.
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No. 6: With her RHOP Season 3 press-less press conference, Karen Huger proved that there are endlessly petty ways to address everything from your own financial drama to a fellow housewife’s marriage woes — like Ashley Darby’s husband’s “ding-a-ling swinging across Instagram.”
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No. 7: Cohen was also into the RHOM moment where Marysol Patton’s Mama Elsa made her impact on the franchise clear. “At my age, I don’t have to tell you everything,” she said, after Marysol asked how much she’d been drinking. “I’m gonna steal the show from all the young girls.”
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No. 8: Another iconic mom moment? The arrival of D’Andra Simmons’ Mama Dee on RHOD. With fur, full glam, and perfectly coifed hair, she schooled her daughter on financials: “You haven’t lived in a world where you’ve lived on a budget. Do you know the meaning of a budget? What is that?”
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No. 9: During a tense confrontation with Whitney Rose and Heather Gay — while soaking in outdoor tubs — RHOSLC’s Jen Shah took her anger out on the camera crew, splashing their gear in frustration. “That’s what happens when you f*cking film me in the f*cking bathtub!”
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No. 10: After Ramona Singer made a shady comment about Luann de Lesseps, the whole RHUGT group got involved in the fallout — ultimately ending with Kenya Moore splashing a drink in Ramona’s face. It was a dramatic scene fit for a Renaissance painting.