Wife Swap ran for 6 seasons from 2004 to 2010 with 6 seasons. The original show had 147 episodes, the spin-off had 40, and the reboot had 20. In all, Wife Swap has 207 episodes. The American show, an adaptation of a British show of the same title, allows couples to swap with another family for two weeks.
Despite having many episodes, only a few have been considered the best. This judgment is based on the rating and popularity of the episodes among netizens. The reviews on Reddit and IMDB are also considered in this selection of the 10 best episodes of Wife Swap.
Here are 10 Best Wife Swap Episodes you should see
1. Season 3 Episode 9 (Rowland/Rivera)
Aired: November 27, 2006
This episode of the Wife Swap has one of the highest ratings on IMDB (9.8/10). It has also become a debatable episode among fans online.
The strict mother, Rivera spies on her children and fixes cameras everywhere in the house. She believes family is enough so she does not allow her children to visit
In the end and at the meeting, the liberal mother, Rowland told Rivera that her kids were not happy. In response, Rivera says she didn’t care.
2, Season 5, Episode 18 (Heene/Silver)
Aired: 13 March 2008
This episode follows a psychic woman who speaks to the dead and controls the weather. She is swapped with another woman, Silver who loves science. Their children were the first to hold the table meeting.
3. Season 1, Episode 9 (Paiss/Davis)
Aired: 12 January 2004
In this episode, the husbands are switched rather than wives, which is uncommon on Wife Swap. It is the first husband swap on the series and aired on 12 January 2004.
In season 1 episode 9, an environmentalist father focusing on saving the planet is swapped with a hard-living, leather-wearing biker father.
This episode, also known as Paiss/Davis, has been rated highly by internet users on Reddit and IMDB. On IMDB, it has 8.4 stars from 8 voters.
4. Season 4, Episode 15 (Stockdale/Tonkovic)
Aired: April 23, 2008
The Stockdale family is religious, hence they banned things like TV, video games, and curse words. This family was swapped with the liberal Tonkovic family.
The episode received more attention after a member of the Stockdale family, Jacob killed his mother and brother in 2017. He then shot himself in the head but he later recovered to face charges.
5. Season 5, Episode 20 (Burroughs/Padovan-Hickman)
Aired: 27 March 2009
This episode follows a rich wife, Dina, and Sherrie, a poor but happy wife. Dina is conscious of food and lifestyle while Sherrie suffers from obesity due to eating too many fatty meals.
6. Season 7 Episode 6 (Fireheart/Terry)
Aired: 25 April 2013
On Reddit, it is generally believed that this episode is by far the best episode of Wife Swap.
This episode is about a witchcraft-practicing family that believes in equal distribution of household duties and a family that is pushed to excellence by the wife and mother.
It has a 7.2/10 rating on IMDB.
7. Season 5, Episode 20(Brown/ Holland)
Aired: March 27, 2009
This has been described as one of the most hilarious episodes of Wife Swap on Reddit. The episode is about a North Carolina family who eats fried foods. Then, the mother is swapped with another mother from a family who takes fitness seriously and eats fruits, vegetables, and supplements.
The episode has 9.2 stars from 15 votes on IMDB.
8. Season 4 Episode 1 (Boss/Gustaferro)
Aired: January 2, 2008
This episode may not be the best in reviews but it has prompted emotions more than many other episodes of the TV series. The Boss/Gustaferro episode which has 7.6 stars on IMDB has been widely discussed on social media.
In the episode, a feminist who homeschools her children and makes them stay away from pop culture and teenage stereotypes swaps with another woman who is on the opposite.
In the episode, one of the most notable people is the then-teenage beauty queen Alicia Guastaferro whose parents do not bring down the Christmas tree and give her a present every day. She speaks highly of her beauty and has been described as a ride by some fans.
Long after the episode, Alicia has been on the news for different things. In 2010, she filed a $100 million lawsuit against ABC, claiming that she was portrayed in a bad manner. She also claimed that the show made her repeat lines such as speaking about her beauty and popularity in school.
She was also arrested for prostitution in 2012.
9. Season 1 Episode 14(Boone/ Gillespie)
Aired: February 9, 2005
This episode has sparked debates due to the swapping of a lesbian and a conservative wife. The conservative woman's family accepted the lesbian and had a pleasant stay with her.
In the same manner, reviews claim that her husband was genuinely happy with the lesbian woman and even went with her to the gay club. However, in the end, his conservative wife says horrible things about the lesbian woman. This leads to a lot of tension in the episode.
10. Season 5 Episode 1 (Heene/Martel)
Aired: 3 October 2008
One of the best Wife Swap episodes is episode 1 of season 5. It is about the Heene family with a mother and scientist father. The parents are interested in chasing storms and they drag their kids into it. The kids are out of school to chase the storm.
The chaotic mother is swapped with Karen of the Martel family. The Martel family is organized and conscious of their children’s safety and manners.
It is rated at 8.1/10 on IMDB.
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