"Wife Swap" (2004) TV series 2004-2005

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Directors:

Adam Kassen
Sara Mast

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | unknown

Release Date:

September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Reality-TV

Plot Keywords:

Non Fiction

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Oct. 6	3:00 PM	LIFE	Alcorn/Booker	#3.5
Mon. Oct. 6	4:00 PM	LIFE	Lovazzano/Clover	#3.6

Cast

Rick Broider	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Melody Broider	...	Herself (1 episode, 2006)
Lynn Bradley	...	Herself (1 episode, 2004)
Jodi Spolansky	...	Herself (1 episode, 2004)
Hallmark Van Noy	...	Himself (1 episode, 2004)
Roz Bailey	...	Herself (1 episode, 2005)
Paula Downs	...	Herself (1 episode, 2005)
Eric Booker	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Addison Broider	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Jared Broider	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
MacKenzie Broider	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Zack Broider	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Zane Broider	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Brooke Clover	...	Herself (1 episode, 2006)
Charles Clover	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Chris Clover	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Craig Clover	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Dana Clover	...	Herself (1 episode, 2006)
King Family	...	Themselves (1 episode, 2006)
Lisa Fine	...	Herself (1 episode, 2006)
Benjamin Granhold	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Bryan Granhold	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Jayne Perkins	...	Herself (1 episode, 2006)
Clark Richard Reeves	...	Himself (1 episode, 2006)
Lori Reeves	...	Herself (1 episode, 2006)
Dee Dee Allemon	...	Herself (1 episode, 2007)
Melissa Johnson	...	Herself (1 episode, 2007)
Alisha Guastaferro	...	Herself (1 episode, 2008)
Karen Guastaferro	...	Herself (1 episode, 2008)
Ralph Guastaferro	...	Himself (1 episode, 2008)
Cat Noel	...	Herself (1 episode, 2008)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

RDF Media

Trivia:

In 2006 on the American version, a new twist was added whereby the wife can bring in someone to help her (a family member, a friend) to help on one day of the swap. The twist was discontinued early in the third season and only appeared in a few episodes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife (#17.15)" (2006)

Freakish extremes abound

Some of these presentations are amusing; however, in my estimation, they don't possess the instructive value which the producers/directors seem to feel they portray.

For example, I saw two episodes today. The first had a beauty queen/late-sleeping princess type, whose husband did everything for her, swapping places with a gal obviously not into great concern over appearances (either hers or her home's), with a street performer husband with some sort of metal clips permanently installed in his forehead, permanent red striping on his face, and more tattoos than the typical NBA basket-baller.

As to grooming, the family of the former apparently spent more time applying cologne (even to the kids) after showering, than the latter group might be spending on an entire week's total grooming.

The second had the mom from a family of religious fanatics, and a son wearing a "Promise ring," swapping households with a gal in a self-styled "ultra liberal" family with a son and daughter, each proclaiming himself/herself, respectively, a "stud" and "wild child."

The problem with this show, particularly episodes like BOTH of these, is that I found no empathy for either family in both episodes. In both story lines, I wouldn't care to emulate any of their particular lifestyles,. Neither would I want to spend ANY time in any of these households.

A good way to view most of the folks in this series is to be thankful we don't live in a society dominated by any of these almost freakishly extreme families.

(4* because of the level of fascination provided. This is especially true in viewing how almost every one of the women, as well as their husbands, profess to have virtually every answer and piece of advice necessary to alter their counterparts' lives and families.)