Trading Spouses
Trading Spouses, often advertised as Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy, is a FOX reality show in which two families, usually of different social classes, swap wives or husbands for a week. Each family is awarded $50,000, with the stipulation that the guest mother decides how her host family must spend the money. The title of the show is a play on the idiom Trading Spaces. The show shares a very similar format to the British program Wife Swap. In 2004,ABC showcased their upcoming Wife Swap show including projections of its popularity. Weeks before the show's debut, FOX introduced Trading Spouses. The producers of Wife Swap, RDF Media, claimed FOX stole their concept, while FOX argued that TV shows have always borrowed from one another and that FOX simply beat ABC to delivery. The show completed airing its third season on May 3, 2007. On February 27, 2008, FOX announced that it had sold the rights to Trading Spouses to CMT, effectively ending the series.
22 episodes
- 1. Nakamura/Biggins (1)Tammy Nakamura is a former truck driver who married plastic surgeon Yuki and suddenly became upper-class. Living in Colleyville, Texas, Tammy resides with Yuki, their two children Natalia and Nico, and Yuki's mother, Hideko. Tammy will be trading with... Al-Mela Biggins doesn't measure wealth in possessions or status but rather family, ethics, and love. She lives in a low-income section of Dallas with her husband, Anthony. They have 3 children, sons Zikea and Omar and the oldest, a daughter named Chrishara.CCJul 20, 2004
- 2. Nakamura/Biggins (2)No synopsis available yet.CCJul 27, 2004
- 3. Pilek/Bowers (1)Samantha Pilek is a lively, blonde Californian who lives a life with the finer things. A family of 4, Samantha has a son, Zach, and a daughter, Katie (who aspires to be the next Britney Spears) with her husband Jurek who works as a yacht captain. Samantha will be trading with... Lisa Bowers is an outspoken woman who teaches her kids about all the taboo topics. She's been married to her husband Craig since she was young, and they have two children, Katy and Erik. The family considers themselves ""dysfunctional"".CCAug 3, 2004
- 4. Pilek/Bowers (2)No synopsis available yet.CCAug 10, 2004
- 5. Cooke/Levine (1)James ""Jay"" Cooke has the honor of being the first swapped dad on Trading Spouses. A humble man who lives in Greenville, Georgia, he works as a lathe operator while his wife Brandi takes care of their farm and their sons Cole and Hudson. Jay will be trading with... Justin Levine is a high-powered Jewish lawyer living the big city life in New York. His wife Beverly is a philanthrapist and community volunteer. Pierce Levine is their son and he's 13, getting ready for his Bar Mitzvah. His sister, Molly, plays violin and enjoys playing soccer.CCAug 31, 2004
- 6. Cooke/Levine (2)No synopsis available yet.CCAug 31, 2004
- 7. Donaho/Messina (1)Jennifer Donaho married her husband Rodney when they were only in their teens and they are still married 20 years later. In those 20 years, they have 2 sons named Derrik and Nicholas. Also living in the Donaho household is 65-year-old Betty King, Jennifer's mother. Jennifer will be trading with... Kathy Messina is the typical household mother. She cooks, she cleans, and she cares for her 3 children: 16-year-old Drew, 11-year-old Ryan, and 9-year-old Kristin. Kathy's husband Arthur owns a very successful company which enables him to spend time with his wife and children.CCSep 7, 2004
- 8. Donaho/Messina (2)No synopsis available yet.CCSep 14, 2004
- 9. Famiglietti/Thibodeaux (1)Mrs. Thibodeaux of Lithonia, Ga., trades homes and families with Mrs. Famiglietti of Peabody, Mass.CCSep 21, 2004
- 10. Famiglietti/Thibodeaux (2)No synopsis available yet.CCSep 28, 2004
- 11. Verruto/Norton (1)No synopsis available yet.CCNov 1, 2004
- 12. Verruto/Norton (2)No synopsis available yet.CCNov 8, 2004
- 13. Doverspike/EglyMrs. Egly of Poolesville, Md., and Mrs. Doverspike of Brea, Calif., switch families.CCNov 15, 2004
- 14. Loupe/Gates (1)No synopsis available yet.CCNov 22, 2004
- 15. Loupe/Gates (2)No synopsis available yet.CCNov 29, 2004
- 16. Lowe/Abbott (1)No synopsis available yet.CCDec 6, 2004
- 17. Lowe/Abbott (2)No synopsis available yet.CCDec 13, 2004
- 18. Hammond/Howard (1)In this fresh take on the classic fish-out-of-water story, Mrs. Hammond of Brooklyn Park, MN, and Mrs. Howard of Chattanooga, TN, trade places with each other to try out the ultimate life change - switching their families to take over a family from another walk of life.CCJan 17, 2005
- 19. Hammond/Howard (2)Conclusion. The moms return to their homes in Minnesota and Tennessee and learn how their prize money is to be used.CCJan 24, 2005
- 20. Lambe-Levy/Farrell (1)No synopsis available yet.CCJan 31, 2005
- 21. Lambe-Levy/Farrell (2)No synopsis available yet.CCFeb 7, 2005
- 22. O'Brien/ShackelfordNo synopsis available yet.CCFeb 14, 2005
Trading Spouses
Trading Spouses, often advertised as Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy, is a FOX reality show in which two families, usually of different social classes, swap wives or husbands for a week. Each family is awarded $50,000, with the stipulation that the guest mother decides how her host family must spend the money. The title of the show is a play on the idiom Trading Spaces. The show shares a very similar format to the British program Wife Swap. In 2004,ABC showcased their upcoming Wife Swap show including projections of its popularity. Weeks before the show's debut, FOX introduced Trading Spouses. The producers of Wife Swap, RDF Media, claimed FOX stole their concept, while FOX argued that TV shows have always borrowed from one another and that FOX simply beat ABC to delivery. The show completed airing its third season on May 3, 2007. On February 27, 2008, FOX announced that it had sold the rights to Trading Spouses to CMT, effectively ending the series.
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
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