"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:

Tue. Oct. 7	3:00 PM	LIFE	Mink/Oaks	#3.7
Tue. Oct. 7	4:00 PM	LIFE	Rowland/Rivera	#3.10

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:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "American Dad!: A Smith in the Hand (#1.9)" (2005)

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.