The Bachelorette Episode #9.8 (Season 9, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 85 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV, Romance

The Bachelorette

Episode #9.8 (Season 9, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 85 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV, Romance

Desiree returns to the U.S. to visit Brooks, Chris, Drew and Zak in their hometowns and meet their families. Plus, Desiree gets a surprise visit from her disapproving brother

Showrunner

Mike Fleiss

Directors

Nick Foss | Brett Register

Producers

Louis Caric | Katy Chen | Mike Fleiss | Katie Rose Vaughan

Composers

Rob Cairns | John Carta | Danny Lux | Devin Powers (original music by) | Brad Segal

Cinematographers

Chad Griepentrog | Andre Martinez

Editors

Neal Acosta | Andrea Bailey | Eric Beetner | Kevin Benson & 16 more

Production Designers

Ariana Nakata | Angelic Rutherford

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 15, 2013

Release date

Jul 15, 2013 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

6 wins & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
25 cast members

Name	Known for
Chris Harrison Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Date Movie (2006)
Desiree Hartsock Self - The Bachelorette Self - The Bachelorette See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Zak Waddell Self - Contestant (as Zak W.) Self - Contestant (as Zak W.) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Maryann Waddell Self - Zak's Mother (as Maryann) Self - Zak's Mother (as Maryann) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Carly Waddell Self - Zak's Sister (as Carly) Self - Zak's Sister (as Carly) See fewer	The Bachelor (2002)
Drew Kenney Self - Contestant (as Drew) Self - Contestant (as Drew) See fewer	Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
Linda Kenney Self - Drew's Mother (as Linda) Self - Drew's Mother (as Linda) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Malachi Kenney Jr. Self - Drew's Father (as Malachi) Self - Drew's Father (as Malachi) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Chris Siegfried Self - Contestant (as Chris) Self - Contestant (as Chris) See fewer	The Bachelor (2002)
George Siegfried Self - Chris's Father (as George) Self - Chris's Father (as George) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Becky Siegfried Self - Chris's Mother (as Becky) Self - Chris's Mother (as Becky) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Brooks Forester Self - Contestant (as Brooks) Self - Contestant (as Brooks) See fewer	Issues (2017)
Janice Forester Self - Brooks' Mother (as Janice) Self - Brooks' Mother (as Janice) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Jeff Waddell Self - Zak's Father (as Jeff) Self - Zak's Father (as Jeff) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Denton Waddell Self - Zak's Brother (as Denton) Self - Zak's Brother (as Denton) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Robert Uhlinger Self - Drew's Stepfather (as Bob) Self - Drew's Stepfather (as Bob) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Malachi Kenney III Self - Drew's Brother (as Mal) Self - Drew's Brother (as Mal) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Angela Kenney Self (as Angela) Self (as Angela) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Meghan Kenney Self (as Meghan) Self (as Meghan) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Melissa Kenney Self - Drew's Sister (as Melissa) Self - Drew's Sister (as Melissa) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Anna Siegfried Self - Chris's Sister (as Anna) Self - Chris's Sister (as Anna) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Erin Siegfried Self - Chris's Sister (as Erin) Self - Chris's Sister (as Erin) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Jared Siegfried Self - Chris's Brother (as Jared) Self - Chris's Brother (as Jared) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Jill Siegfried Self (as Jill) Self (as Jill) See fewer	The Bachelorette (2003)
Nathan Hartsock Self - Desiree's Brother (as Nate) Self - Desiree's Brother (as Nate) See fewer	The Bachelor (2002)