Wife Swap (2004– )

Stars:

John Schwab, Brian Lee, Aidan Zusin

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
John Schwab	...	Narrator (106 episodes, 2004-2010)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

lifestyle | limousine | family relationships | based on british tv series | non fiction

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

ABC [us] Wikipedia [us]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Feleségcsere

Company Credits

Production Co:

RDF Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

On March 23, 2005, 50-year-old former Wife Swap participant Edward Heiss, Jr., of Warwick, Rhode Island, was arrested on charges of identity theft and for obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly used his father's identity to obtain a luxury automobile, loans, and goods with a value of $100,000. Heiss appeared in Wife Swap in the autumn of 2005. His wife Susan said that he is impulsive with money

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Connections

Referenced in Gone Baby Gone (2007)

User Reviews

I really enjoy this show

I am a fan of great television. I am very picky and have only enjoyed a relatively small amount of television shows. My favorite shows include Rome, Six Feet Under, Curb your Enthusiasm, X-files, Seinfeld and some others so I really insist on a certain entertainment quotient before I will allot precious time to television. I feel that Wife Swap is an amazing idea. This is what television is for, in my opinion, to learn about others and ourselves. The premise of this show is that two families switch wives for two weeks. The gimmick is that there is some theme of opposites in their lifestyle that will typically create conflict within the new families. Basically, it's watching people's abilities to compromise, change and accept others. What I really enjoy is when there is initial resistance to change, but through the universal opinion swaying process of "just give it a try" the families almost always end up taking a way a new habit or way of doing things from the swap. I love how this show highlights how inherently flexible and accepting children can be. Yes there are the examples of the children who model after their parents to be close-minded and not to connect but for the most part, the children manage to connect with their temporary mom. Emotions run high and it's really fun watching the tables turn during week 2. Some people claim it's the same idea over and over each week but it's always different people with their different smorgasbord of values. The hour flies by and it's really entertaining to see the variety of lifestyles in America.