The Best – and Worst – RHOC Theme Parties Ever

The OC Housewives are OBSESSED with theme parties. From sex-themed soirees and country style hoedowns and good old fashioned Tupperware parties, these ladies have never met a theme they didn’t like. Take a trip down memory lane and see all the best – and worst – RHOC theme parties.

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BEST: Heather’s Hoedown

Heather was a master hostess and her hoedown had everything from a live country band to food stations fashioned like saloons. And you better believe she had her entire family dressed in matching cowboy and cowgirl outfits...even if all she did was pair a cowboy hat with an LBD.

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BEST: Heather’s Hoedown

She even had a mechanical bull! That part didn't go so well though... when Heather told the bull operator to speed it up when Tamra got on, she took a nasty fall that quickly changed the mood of the party.

WORST: Tamra’s Country-themed Baby Shower

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WORST: Tamra’s Country-themed Baby Shower

Tamra's take on the country theme was less successful. It was mostly the choice of venue – the hoedown looked great outdoors, but all those hay bales indoors made Tamra's party look a little dingy. This was definitely a fail for Emily, the party planner (and future RHOC Housewife!) behind the baby shower.

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BEST: Vicki’s Slumber Party

Vicki's slumber party was weird. Everyone brought over their PJs and overnight bags, but no one actually stayed over. Gretchen made Jell-O shots, which...K? Off theme. But there was one highlight that kept it on the 'Best' list – they toilet papered Jeana's house!! It was juvenile, mean spirited and highly entertaining. (Sorry, Jeana!)

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WORST: Gretchen’s Tupperware Party

In the early years of RHOC, the wives were a little less creative with their themes. Gretchen tried to make things interesting by bringing in a drag queen named Quesadilla, but the this event still felt flat. A Tupperware party, Gretchen? Really?

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BEST: Tamra’s Sex Party

When Tamra and Eddie launched their "sex tape" for CUT Fitness, they hosted one of the raunchiest parties in Housewives history. It wasn't totally clear why "sex" made all the ladies think immediately of wigs, but it was fun to see a rainbow replace the typical sea of OC blonde. And after what we saw on camera, we can only imagine what Tamra and Eddie did once they got home.

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WORST: Gretchen’s Burlesque Party

Remember when Gretchen was super into burlesque? She even performed with The Pussycat Dolls! Before that, though, she had a lame burlesque party at her house that none of the other ladies were even at – it was just Gretchen and her non-TV pals awkwardly gyrating their hips in her living room. Sorry, Gretch, but this one was bad too!

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BEST: Shannon’s 70s Party

Shannon may have chosen a cavernous space for her 70s-themed roller disco party, but it was still pretty fab. The costumes were all on point, too. Kelly may have called her Mrs. Roper, but Shannon's costume was amazing. Those heart-shaped sunglasses? Everything.

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BEST: Shannon’s 70s Party

Things were decidedly not all peace and love at the 70s party. Shannon's friend Nina accused Kelly of being a cheater, then Kelly started in on Shannon with the "Mrs. Roper" talk. Kelly polished off her vitriol with yelling "no wonder why you cheated on your wife" to Shannon and David. Oh, and did we mentioned David called Vicki a "f---ing pig"?

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WORST: The Ugly Sweater Party

Enough with the ugly sweater parties, already! This tired theme was selected by Tamra's forgettable friend Danielle (whatever happened to her??) and Terry and Heather got a prize for wearing these blasé matching sweaters. Snooze!

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WORST: The Ugly Sweater Party

We've still got to hand it to this pregnant lady, who decorated her baby bump with a bunch of ornaments. This was a few years ago now, so we'll go ahead and assume she's raising an elf.

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BEST: Tamra’s 80s Bunco Party

The OC cast loves Bunco *almost* as much as they love a good theme. Tamra combined both for a party that had some truly terrible costumes, but unforgettable fights. The party itself was minimal effort (it was in an undecorated private room at a restaurant), but in terms of OC theme parties, it's definitely cannon.

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BEST: Tamra’s 80s Bunco Party

The party was right after Slade famously called Vicki "Miss Piggy" so everyone knew it was about to GO DOWN. Vicki absolutely lost her mind on Slade, Gretchen and pretty much everyone else at the party. It was iconic. We still have nightmares about Vicki screaming at us, making this exact face.

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WORST: Tamra’s Spooky Party

Tamra's "spooky" party was a bit of a dud. She wore some really bad mid-2000s pink Avril extensions and decorated her whole house just for five of her friends to come over and sip spritzers by the fire.

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WORST: Tamra’s Spooky Party

It was, however, one theme party where Heather's minimal effort paid off. Her evil eye makeup was the most memorable thing from the party. (She paired it, once again, with an LBD.)

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BEST: Drag King Bingo

When Tamra got asked to judge drag queen bingo for charity, the ladies came up with a clever plan to dabble in the drag arts with a little gender bending of their own by dressing up as dudes. The results were predictably mixed, but most of the ladies actually made for pretty good men and it was – finally! – a theme we hadn't already seen done to death.

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BEST: Drag King Bingo

Shannon looked incredible as Bret Michaels. It was A+ cosplay. She pulled off the Poison frontman's look with panache, even if she wasn't feeling so hot about herself at the time. "I have the long blonde hair, and I have more of a manly body right now" she said during the episode. "So why wouldn't I be Bret Michaels?"

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BEST: Drag King Bingo

Lydia was the only stick in the mud who didn't have fun with the theme. We're not sure what in the sequinned heck her problem was, but apparently she felt uncomfortable being around drag queens (um, does she hate fun?). She took off midway through the event, but who knows? Maybe she was just secretly upset because no one noticed her nod to Katya's Babe-raham Lincoln from RuPaul's Drag Race.