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Wife Swap
Have you ever wondered whether the grass is greener on the other side of the fence? Two wives discover that it often isn't when they hand over the keys to their homes and literally switch families — but not bedrooms — for two weeks on the new reality show Wife Swap, already a critically-acclaimed smash hit in its third season in the U.K. Wife Swap is not a competition or a contest. It is a reality show unlike any other, where the battlegrounds are the kitchens and living rooms, child-rearing is a subject of intense and heated debate, and the outcome isn't a cash prize, but a couple's opportunity to re-discover why they love each other and decided to marry in the first place. In the first week of the swap, the wives move in with their new family and adopt their very different lifestyle. They agree to follow a manual written by the departing wife that sets out the rules of their new household – how they parent, shop, do the house work, manage their budgets and their social life. But then, in the second week, everything changes. The new wives take charge. They introduce their own set of rules and get to run the new household their way. It's a radical shock to both families. The results are explosive, enlightening and often very funny. This is a show about the things that really matter to families across America. At the end of the show, the two couples meet for the first time. In a highly-charged exchange of views, both couples make a frank assessment of each other and talk about what they've learned from the experience.
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60m1. Heene/Martel
60 min"Heene/Martel" - A thrill-seeking family devoted to chasing tornados swaps lives with a cautious family who always put safety first.
60m2. McCaslin/Deekens
60 minThis week in "McCaslin-Deekens," a woman who can bench press 341 lbs swaps lives with a woman who believes that a lady never lifts any sort of weight and that sweating is for the beasts.
60m3. Kinsman/Thompson
60 minThis week in "Kinsman/Thompson," a rugged lobsterwoman who wears clothes till they fall apart swaps lives with a fashion obsessed Cali-girl who shops every day and bought her biggest assets from a plastic surgeon.
60m4. Melton/Dufrene
60 minA woman whose family subsists on the Louisiana swamp swaps lives with a ballerina accustomed to cultured refinement.
60m5. Martin/Vallone
60 minA Rastafarian mom who barely keeps her bank account in double figures swaps lives with a mom who believes that discipline and hard work provide the best things in life.
60m6. Brown/Neighbors
60 minA self-described "supermom" who manages her children's every waking moment swaps lives with a free-spirited mom who would rather dance with her kids than check their homework.
60m7. Berwick/Roachford
60 minA wife who has sacrificed her own dreams to her husband's 30-year-old pursuit of rock superstardom and who indulges her pre-teen daughter swaps with a woman with nine children who runs her house with an iron hand and relies on her husband's total support.
60m8. Cooper/Kukta
60 minA family who spend 10 hours a day entering sweepstakes swap lives with a family of party animals.
60m9. Dusseau/Smith-Snider
60 minA competitive family devoted to looking their best and always coming 1st swaps with an alternative family who focus on expressing themselves and "unschooling" their kids.
60m10. McIntyre/Keyser
60 minA wife dedicated to staying home and clipping coupons swaps lives with a super social, spendthrift family.
60m11. Long/Stephens-Fowler
60 minA mid-western family whose lives revolve around the "American Way" of fast food, 4X4s and paintball, swaps lives with a big city family focused on education, the environment and keeping their bodies healthy and trim.
60m12. Jones/Martinson
60 minA nonconformist California family who have radical views on mainstream society and traditional education swap lives with a busy Colorado family whose focus is grooming their children to become successful, model adults.
60m13. Bonett/Linkins
60 minA family of LARPERS (Live Action Role Players) who dress as characters out of a fantasy adventure swap lives with a family of overachievers who use motivational messages and positive attitude to help them meet their goals in life.
60m14. Petersen/Vaughn
60 minAn eccentric pair of yoga instructors who have raised their son to be the king of the household swap with a hard working, no-nonsense family of six.
60m15. Chi/Edwards
60 minA strict and structured martial arts family who run their family like a business swap lives with unconventional family of actors whose home is drowning in costumes and unpaid bills.
60m16. Heene/Silver
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60m17. Henstein/Toulou
60 minA hard-working real estate couple who never take a day off swap with a fun-loving family of jokesters.
60m18. Brown/Holland
60 minA family of four who love to demolish junk cars and eat fried foods swap with a family who run on a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables and a military driven schedule.
60m19. Mallick/Stewart
60 minA biker family obsessed with leather, wheels and all things motorcycles swap lives with a family passionate about their wholesome Irish heritage and keeping to their strict, structured schedule.
60m20. Burroughs/Padovan-Hickman
60 minA family who choose to live off the grid, without modern conveniences like electricity or a refrigerator, swap lives with a wealthy, materialistic family obsessed with status.
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