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Wife Swap

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TV Series

The Resume

    (September 26, 2004- )
    ABC
    Based on the British television series of the same name (2003- )
    Premise: Two women trade families and households for a ten-day period to experience an opposite lifestyle and give the family a taste of their own
    Bambi Pitt and Caprice Policchio were the wives in the debut episode

Why Wife Swap might be annoying:

    It was the subject of a Hope & Faith episode (which wound up looking ripped from the Jerry Springer Show).
    The episodes often appear painfully staged, thus fueling stereotypes equated with the subjects' backgrounds.
    Many of the couples retained a narrow minded view of things — especially where domestic labor was concerned.
    The ‘Moment of Truth,' where the wives explore the new household, also tends to come off as contrived.
    Many episodes featured clean freaks trading households with slobs (one of whom owned a free-roaming goat)!
    'Chappelle Show' aired a comedy bit called 'Trading Spouses' long before 'Wife Swap' aired.

Why Wife Swap might not be annoying:

    Like Big Brother and the Mole, it has become an international phenomenon.
    The new rules rarely go over well with the husbands but often make the kids happy.
    Sometimes the husbands will swap locations (and one even used his bicycle for that).
    No lifestyle is considered verboten. For instance, a Wiccan has swapped with a new-millennium mom; a liberal lesbian with a conservative in an interracial marriage; a tree-hugger with a pistol-packer, and so on.
    Sometimes, even while the new rules are in effect, the wives will continue to accept the rules with which they started.
    At the reunion, husband and wife are more than happy to see each other.
    Although they will often exchange harsh words, there are almost no physical fights between the couples at the ‘judgement table' (which can be anywhere).
    There are no cash prizes.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 54 Votes: 81.48% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 24 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 83 Votes: 74.70% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 63 Votes: 76.19% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 129 Votes: 78.29% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 186 Votes: 75.81% Annoying