Wife Swap Season Five [Archive] - Sean Hannity Discussion

newyorkjetsfan

October 4th, 2008, 1:34 am

The Heenes and the Martells.

The Heenes are a family who loved chasing storms and tornadoes. How cool is that!!!! I wanted to be with the storm chasers. Their children enjoyed life and having fun as well as have no table manners. The wife does all of the house work with no help from the family.

Meanwhile, the motto of the Martell household is Safety First. Their house is 100% safe, and the parents made sure of it. They are so safety-conscious that the kids are basically afraid of everything. They are afraid to go into the woods because of coyotes and can't reach to the top of the hill.

During the swap, Mrs. Martell butted heads with the husband because she did all of the work. While I loved Mr. Heene's energy and excitement, his behavior towards women was truly annoying. Meanwhile, I loved Mrs. Henne because she loved to enjoy life and wants the Martell family to be less concern of safety and focus on more fun. However, Mr. Martell is still reluctant.

During the rules change, Mrs. Martell ban storm chasing for a week. THAT'S TOO EXTREME!!!!!! However, she also have the family to do the house work. However, Mr. Heene was at first doesn't like to do the housework. However, he eventually came around. On the other hand, he was upset that Mrs. Martell thinks he's a bad father, and she went to a hotel. Meanwhile, Mrs. Heene tried to show Mr. Martell that his children had too much fear. In the end, he realized that the kids need to be loosen up a bit.

During the table meet, Mr. Heene sang a song about how Mrs. Martell affected him.

In the end, the Martells finally loosen up and enjoyed things a little more and without fear. Over at the Heene's household, the whole family are now helping Mrs. Heene with the chores so she can have time for herself.

rob_b52

October 4th, 2008, 8:18 pm

dang... I missed it this week... its still on wednesdays?

I really kinda like watching this show because its a kind of guilty pleasure or something...

I did not see the show, but from your synopsis....

storm chaser? that is cool.... but not storm chasing for a week... how many tornados do they chase in a week... seems like a arbitrary rule just to cause some conflict...

I will have to watch it this week as I do not have to work wednesday night....

rosiegirl

October 5th, 2008, 12:01 am

Wife swaping is soo lame.

rob_b52

October 5th, 2008, 12:23 am

Wife swaping is soo lame.

what? you never been to a car key party?

newyorkjetsfan

October 5th, 2008, 2:41 am

newyorkjetsfan

October 11th, 2008, 1:50 am

The McCaslins and the Deekens

The McCaslins are a family that is dedicated to power-lifting and live in the gym. Their daughters are a couple of tomboys who can out-bench pressed the men and hates to wear dresses. They enjoy doing things together and pulling pranks. Their motto is Whatever It Takes. The daughters don't do much chores.

The Deekens are a family that are brought up on being proper. Mrs. Deeken believed that sweating are for beasts and unladylike. She loved organizing tea parties, although her husband and son don't get involve with them.

During the swap, Mrs. Deeken wasn't too impressed with the daughters being involved in power lifting and not enough time being feminine. Over at the Deeken's house, Mrs. McCaslin felt lonely doing the chores by herself and felt sorry for Mrs. Deeken for not having her husband or son to help her preparing for the tea parties.

After Rules Change, Mrs. Deeken stated that the girls won't be doing any power lifting and closed the gym. How cruel!!!! Se also have them to learn some manners and host a tea party. Meanwhile, Mrs. McCaslin have the men doing power lifting to reach their personal best and host their own tea party. She tried to lighten them up when some pranks around the house, but they weren't happy about it. Where are their sense of humor.

While helping preparing for the tea party, the McCaslins realizing how much the tea parties meant for Mrs. Deeken and decided to have a party honoring her. Mrs. Deeken said that this was the first time anyone helped her for the party. She felt appreciated and honor when she saw the people celebrating her.

Over at the Deeken's house, the men realized how much Mrs. Deeken cared about the tea parties and decided to help her when she comes back. Also, the son reached his personal best in power-lifting.

The table meeting was heartfelt. Each described their first impressions of the other's household and talked about how much they changed. Mr. Deeken told his wife how much work he put in on the tea party and appreciated what she does.

After the swap, the McCaslin's daughters are doing some of the chores and have their nail polished and facials with their mom. At the Deeken's house, the father and son decided to play tennis like they did in the past. Plus, they now helping Mrs. Deeken with her tea parties.

newyorkjetsfan

October 18th, 2008, 3:32 am

The Kinsmans and the Thompsons

The Kinsmans are a family of lobster fisherperson who lived the simple life in a log cabin. They used a wood-burning stove, and they are so cheap that they find new stuff at the dumpster and kept wearing old clothes. Their daughter haven't shopped in a year.

The Thompson family are image-conscious whose mother love fashion and shopping. Their children acted like spoiled brats.

During the swap, Mrs. Thompson was upset by the treatment the stepfather he gave to his daughter. She was concerned about how her schoolmates treated her because of her old clothes. Over at the Thompson's house, Mrs. Kinsman was stunned by the kids' behavior and the amount of money the family spend on food and clothes. Mr. Thompson was mad at her because she questioned his parenting skills.

During the Rules Change, Mrs. Thompson tried to help the daughter by making her feel more beautiful with new clothes. However, there was still some tension between her and her stepfather, so Mrs. Thompson let her to speak for herself in front of him. He slowly began to understand her more. Over at the Thompson's house, Mrs. Kinsman tried to have the Thompsons to live the simple life like drying clothes on a clothes line, but no one is buying it. She later had the family to live on a budget and the children to take extracurricular activities. Finally, the family spend time together at a log cabin.

At the table meeting, the families talked about their experiences. Mrs. Thompson was defensive about her children when Mrs. Kinsman called them brats. Mr. Thompson said that he enjoyed spending more time with the family while Mr. Kinsman learn to treat his daughter like his daughter not a crewman.

After the swap, the Kinsman's daughter get to do fewer chores and dressed up a little while the Thompsons get to spend more time together.

newyorkjetsfan

October 25th, 2008, 2:21 am

The Dufrenes and the Meltons.

The Dufrenes enjoyed living by the bayou at the Louisana swamps. The men are real macho, and the young boys like to rumble and tumble. However, they don't like to help their mother with the chores as she does all of the housework.

The Meltons are a family of ballet dancers who traveled around the world and expose themselves to arts and culture. Their son is a ballet dancer who go with his parents to art shows, but he seemed to not to enjoy them and wants to do his own thing. They also entertained their guests with wine and cheese parties.

During the swap, Mrs. Dufrene doesn't like the fact that the two men are ballet dancers because she doesn't viewed it as macho. What's her problem? She was also disturbed by the fact that the son doesn't know how to ride a bike. Well, neither do I sadly enough. Meanwhile, over at the Dufrene's house, Mrs. Melton was bothered with the fact that the boys are undisciplined and don't do the chores. She also have problems with what Mrs. Dufrene is saying.

During Rules Change, Mrs. Dufrene removed ballet from their schedule and have the men to do manly things as well as teaching the son how to ride a bike. Mr. Melton was hard on his son on his bike lessons. Even though the son enjoyed the mud wrestling with his friends on the yard, Mr. Melton broke the rules and went to the ballet studios. He didn't liked the fact that she putting his son against him. Later, he took his son to ballet class. A REBELLION!!!! Mrs. Dufrene went to the theater and confronted him, but he refused to listened to her. Over at the Dufrene's house, Mrs. Melton tried to impose discipline to the boys by having them to take ballet classes. She was having problems with them doing the chores and the lack of help from the husband. Later, she took the family to a fancy restaurant and teaches them manners, and they enjoyed it. Also, she had the husband to take voice lessons in order to have people to understand what he's saying. At the end, they wrote notes on how to help their mother.

During the table meeting, Mr. Melton talked about how he think how Mrs. Dufrene tried to have his son go against him, how she thinks that her way of life is better than theirs. Mr. Dufrene talked about how much Mrs. Melton changed him and his family and vow to help her in the house. Mrs. Dufrene cried when she read the notes.

After the swap, the Meltons allowed their son to do other activities after dance. Over at the Dufrene's, the kids are doing the chores that leaves their mother some free time. Plus, Mr. Dufrene is still taking voice lessons.

Stuball

October 27th, 2008, 6:58 pm

meanwhile back in the real world ( No not the MTV Show)none of this stupidity takes place

newyorkjetsfan

November 1st, 2008, 5:35 am

The Martins and the Vallones.

The Martins run their house like the military as the parents were in the military. They run their house with the help of spreadsheets to place their rules and chores for their children. For each chore done, they get a star. They want to make and save enough money to buy bigger stuff. The father and his oldest daughter don't have a close relationship.

The Vallones are a family of Rastafarians who believed that Jah would provide them. They live the simple life and have a "karma" bank in which they give leftover food to neighbors and vice versa. They have little money in their bank accounts as they donate most of the money to charity. They let their kids dictate what they should be doing

During the swap, Mrs. Vallone is upset that the parents would want to spend a lot of money on an entertainment center instead of donating the money to charity. Also, she was concerned on how the father made his children operate in fear in order to do the chores as well as how he treated his oldest daughter. At the Vallone's house, Mrs. Martin was concerned about the children's education as well as the family's bank account as the husband doesn't have a full-time job.

At Rules Change, the Martin's house is free of rules for the daughters as the father have to do the chores. However, after he told the daughters to give up their prized possessions to charity (which is mean), he refused to donate even one dollar to charity. After that daughters raised the money, he decided to double their amount. He slowly started to loosen up and even perform a reggae song. At the beach, he and his oldest daughter started to have a connection.

At the Vallone's house, things got off to a rocky start. The husband didn't like wearing a suit and his job. Plus, he and Mrs. Martin had a war of words, and she left the house. She did came back to say goodbye to the kids, but one of them didn't go and hug her.

At the table meeting, Mr. Vallone vented his feelings about Mrs. Martin as she cried about how his kids didn't said goodbye to her. Meanwhile, Mr. Martin talked about his improving relationship with his oldest daughter.

After the swap, the Vallone kids did get bunk beds as the family is moving to a house near the beach. But, nothing much change. Meanwhile, Mr. Martin had loosen up as he and his daughter's relationship is getting better.

newyorkjetsfan

November 8th, 2008, 2:07 am

The Neighbors and the Browns

The Neighbors are a family who expects their children to be the best and are closely involved in their activities. The mother, who is a therapist, devised a plan to be a successful parent. They monitored the kids' chores, appearance, and schoolwork. The mother is also safety-conscious and have the children on boaster seats. How embarrassing.

The Browns are a free-spirited family who let their kids run their schedule. Their son have red hair and walks to school. The father have an interesting hobby as a yo-yo entertainer. He and his stepson have problems getting connected.

During the swap, Mrs. Neighbor is definitely a killjoy when she refused to mingle with the party guests because she doesn't feel comfortable talking about sex and others. She broke the rules and pick up the son after school and drove him home. Again, embarrassing. At the Neighbors' house, Mrs. Brown was having problems with the father pushing the kids too hard at sports' practices and doing the chores. The kids told her how they have to endure so much pressure by their parents if they weren't perfect.

During rules change, Mrs. Neighbor tried to impose a schedule on the Brown family and have the father be more involved with his son's schoolwork. Also, she tried to have the father and stepson have better communications with each other. They did connect and agree with each other on one thing: their hatred towards Mrs. Neighbor. Over at the Neighbors' house, the kids were ecstatic about not have to sit on the boaster seats and kick and destroy them. The father, in understanding how the kids feel when having stress, was wearing a vest carrying lead while doing chores. He also have to do some gymnastics to see what they have to go through. He began to understand their feelings.

During the table meeting, Mrs. Brown used an expletive to describe Mrs. Neighbor as a controlling stiff, and she left. After the husbands talked to each other, the wives return and talked about their experiences.

Since the swap, the Brown's son is doing more school work and spending more time with the father while the Neighbors' kids got a little more free time and have to wear vests to know what the parents have to give up.

At the end, there were clips of the Brown's father playing the yo-yo while wearing a tutu for a show. How amusing.

Stuball

November 12th, 2008, 4:49 pm

NY JF
Do you actully believe this ****?

psyko kat

November 12th, 2008, 5:12 pm

Iv got one thing to say about that show---:sick:

newyorkjetsfan

November 22nd, 2008, 2:53 am

The Berwicks and the Roachfords.

The Derwicks are a family who like to pursue their dreams. The father is pursing his dreams to be a rock star and performs at clubs. To make money, he does singing telegrams dressed as a chicken. However, he doesn't help his wife with the chores because he viewed them as women's work. Also, he spend little time with their daughter because of his busy schedule. The daughter sometimes like to express his opinions to her mother. The mother is willing to help her husband with pursuing his dreams while putting her dreams on hold.

The Roachfords are a family of 11 with nine children. They run the household like a business with chores. The children have little time to pursue their dreams or individual time because they spend some much time together. Their oldest daughter acted like the 3rd parent and don't have time to pursue her dreams of being an actor. The husband even have to sacrifice of playing the congos.

During the swap, Mrs. Roachford was concerned about the father's lack of time with his daughter. She also didn't like to wear a chicken outfit while doing a show. Over at the Roachford's house, Mrs. Berwick is disturbed by the lack of noise in the house as well as the children unwillingness to talk back. Also, she doesn't like the fact that the children aren't allowed to pursue their own interests.

During rules change, Mrs. Berwick encouraged the kids to talk back to a cardboard cutout of their mother but refused. However, they did make a mess and made noise, much to the dismay of the father. The two argued, and the oldest daughter left. After coming back, she convinced everyone to understand the rules change. The kids were encouraged to pursue their interests, including her acting desires. Mrs. Berwick realized that she needs to pursue her own dreams. Over at the Berwick's house, things were rocky. Mrs. Roachford locked his guitar and his computer, but it backfired. The father and daughter did spend time together until he got a last-mintue call for a gig. But, after the gig, he and the daughter had a day together.

During the table meeting, Mrs. Berwick said that she will follow her own advice and follow her dreams while her husband will help her out.

After the swap, the Roachford's children are doing their interests, and their oldest daughter have some time for herself. Meanwhile, Mr. Berwick and their daughter are helping Mrs. Berwick with the chores so she can enjoy taking art classes.

AirForceWife

November 22nd, 2008, 6:16 am

NYJF, thanks for all the updates. I love wife swap but for me, it comes on during top chef and that takes precedence over everything lol.

newyorkjetsfan

December 13th, 2008, 1:56 am

The Kuktas and the Coopers.

The Kuktas are a family of sweepers. That means that they enjoyed playing and entering sweepstakes. The parents are so into sweeping that they buy items that they have no intentions of using except for the sweepstakes codes, like buying cat liter even though they don't have a cat. The children go out in the streets to collect bottles and cans for codes, and they felt that it was embarrassing. The parents are hard workers and strict that they monitored their children all the time. The y have lockdown time at nine so their two youngest daughters have their bedtime. That means that they would be no noise after nine. The two oldest daughters can't have friends over for sleepover, and they don't have much communications with their stepfather.

The Cooper family that are a bunch of partyiers who love to have a good time in Key West, Florida. The parents are laid-back and don't work too much. They let their grandparents babysit the kids while they go to parties. The husband is a part-time DJ who works at kids' parties. How cool is that!!!! I want to have with these people.

During the swap, Mrs. Kukta wasn't impressed with the father's carefree attitude and thinks that he doesn't take life seriously. She was also dismayed that he doesn't spend more time with his children and less time partying. Meanwhile, Mrs. Cooper found that the whole sweeping thing a little bit strange to her. She doesn't understand how this is fun. Also, she realized that the daughters aren't too fond of the hobby. Also, she was shocked about how the oldest daughters are servants to their youngest sisters and how little communications the stepfather have with his two oldest stepchildren.

During Rules Change, Mrs. Cooper tried to impose some fun without sweeping in the house, but the father kept breaking the rules. She have to send him to a therapist to discuss his passion for sweeping. She also tried to get him to embrace his daughters' interest and open communications with each other. She also have the daughters to have a party in the house but, at nine, the father ended it. He also have to collect the bottles and cans on the streets while wearing a silly-looking costume to prove how his daughters felt embarrassed about doing the task. At the Coopers' house, Mrs. Kukta have the father have a regular nine-to-five job, but he didn't liked it. She also have the family tried to enjoyed her love of sweepstakes, but they thought that it was no fun. When Mr. Cooper confront Mrs. Kukta about sweeping, she realized that things may change when she comes back.

During the table meeting, the Kuktas talked about how much their love of sweeping affected their family as well as the father talking about communicating with his daughters.

After the swap, the Kuktas had cut down on sweeping and spending more time with the children. Also, the daughters can have friends over at the house. Meanwhile, there have been little change over at the Cooper's household as they are still laid-back and having fun.

newyorkjetsfan

January 10th, 2009, 2:51 am

The Dusseaus and the Sniders.

The Dusseaus are pageant parents who value looking good and wanted their kids to be number one. The youngest daughter competes in child beauty pageants while their young son competes in wrestling where his parents wanted him to win. The wife always looking sexy, even while doing housework while her husband doesn't do anything.

The Sniders are run by a feminist doctor who works a lot of hours away from home. What makes her cool is that she also a roller derby player. :) Her husband is a stay-at-home dad who "unschool" their two kids and doesn't believe in competition. What's wrong with competition?

During the swap, Mrs. Dusseau is dismayed by how the two Sniders girls look like as well as their education. Meanwhile, Mrs. Snider isn't happy that the father is pressuring his son to win and that he was upset that his daughter finished second in the pageant. Second place isn't that bad!!!!!! In addition, he displayed his sexism by saying that it's a woman's job to clean the house as well as looking good 24/7.

During rules change, Mrs. Dusseau tried to enter the daughters to a beauty pageant and competitive cheerleading competition, but the father insists to come along. She also had him take part in an adult football team to have some time for himself. When the daughters competed in the pageant, they didn't win but still have fun. She began to realized and regretted how she treated her son when he didn't win and took the fun out of him. Meanwhile, Mrs. Snider had ordered the husband to take away the trophies from the house. How mean. She also have the husband to clean the house wearing that same high-heeled boots his wife wore. That's very funny. The son finally told dad how he wasn't having any fun doing wrestling and feared that he won't love him if he doesn't win. The father realized how much pressure he put his son in. The family also wrote notes on what they loved about Mrs. Dusseau besides her looks.

At the table meeting, Mr. Snider apologized to Mrs. Dusseau on how ability as a mother and how much time she spend away for her child. The Dusseaus talked about how much pressure they gave to the son on winning.

After the swap, the Dusseaus promised their son to not put too much pressure on him winning while the Sniders hosted a Inner Beauty Pageant as well as working out on their exercise bikes.

PaleoPaul

January 10th, 2009, 3:29 am

OUTSIDE WORLD-

24 hours a day

7 days a week

365/366 days a year

All time zones

Never stops

LIVE IT

Stuball

January 11th, 2009, 4:25 pm

OUTSIDE WORLD-

24 hours a day

7 days a week

365/366 days a year

All time zones

Never stops

LIVE IT
Its falling on deaf ears Paul

newyorkjetsfan

January 17th, 2009, 2:28 am

The McIntyres and the Keysers.

The McIntyres are a family that enjoyed clipping coupons to save money, even for items that don't even use. They are a bunch of homebodies who rather stay home than going out. Their twin boys played only one sport together and rarely go out.

The Keysers are a family whose mother loves to spend, spend, and spend. She spends a lot of money on her new S.U.V, which put a strain on the family budget. She and her husband hosted fun parties for their friends and wants to look good. They even have a tanning machine. Their kids participate in sports to compete for starting spots so they can do get scholarships for college because their parents don't save enough money for their education. They rarely have time for each other.

During the swap, Mrs. McIntyre was stunned on how much the family spend and lack of time they spend with each other. Meanwhile, Mrs. Keyser was having no fun with coupon clipping and was shocked on how little outside activities the kids have. She was also disappointed on the father for not standing up to the mother of the kid who bullied the twins.

During Rules Change, Mrs. McIntyre tried to teach the Keyser family to be financially responsible by teaching them to shop by using coupons. Also, she banned sports for the kids, however the son wants to play in the game and his father took him to the game. However, the daughter told him how little time they talk to each other. Also, he decided to pull the reigns on his wife's spending. Meanwhile, over at the McIntyres' house, Mrs. Keyser tried to make Mr. McInttyre more presentable by giving him a make-over. Also, she convinced him to spend some money on fun and outdoor activities for the boys. Plus, she had an assertiveness coach to be more assertive in dealing with people. She also have a second job for him to earn extra money, but he was fired.

At the table meeting, Mr. Keyser said that the bank of Keyser is closed for his wife, and she admitted that she's overspend.

After the swap, the Keysers cut down on their spending and spend more time talking to each other. Meanwhile, Mrs. McIntyre still clipping coupons, but the twins are a lot more active with the parents willing to spend a little more money the husband earn fixing computers part-time at home.

newyorkjetsfan

January 31st, 2009, 2:40 am

newyorkjetsfan

February 7th, 2009, 3:33 am

The Martirsons and the Jones.

The Martirsons are a free-spirited family who don't conform to society's norms. The children are home-schooled by their parents, and their mother take them to amusement parks to teach them about physics and have a "time traveling" phone to teach them about history (HOW COOL IS THAT!!!!). Also, they have pet hissing cockroaches.

The Jones are a family who lived a structured life. The parents wanted their daughters to be successful in life and have them being busy with school and dance. However, they have little family time, and the daughters don't have much of a relationship with their father.

During the swap, Mrs Jones was dismayed by how little the kids learned in terms of math and writing. She also thought the parents were little involved with the kids' activities. During the Rules Change, she and Mr. Martirson had issues with him taking a college course but enjoyed watching the son's gym class. Over at the Jones' house, Mrs. Martirson wasn't pleased with the daughters' busy schedule and lack of time with their father. During Rules change, she had him take the daughters' schedule to see how they felt being busy all the time. She also had him try to remember the happiest time with them and realized that he needs to spend time with them because they grow up so fast.

At the table meeting, Mrs. Jones was passionate about the Martirsons' sons' education. She urged them to give them directions.

Since the swap, one of the Jones' daughters dropped dance to focus more on school, and the family does have some time for family. Meanwhile, over the Martirsons, the kids are helping with the chores, and the parents are actively participating at their kids' activities. Mrs. Martirson still thinks outside of the box in educating the kids.

newyorkjetsfan

February 14th, 2009, 2:16 am

The Linkins and the Bonett.

The Linkins are a family that enjoy role-playing, or LARPING as fantasy characters. That's cool. The older son dropped out of college and wash dishes while the youngest son wants to do other stuff like wrestling and karate. The husband mostly lie on the couch.

The Bollets are a bunch of overachievers and workaholics. They believe that attitude is the key to success. They won't remove their kids from their wills if they don't go to college. Also, the husband gets up every morning to jump on the trampoline. Very cool.

During the swap, Mrs. Linkin was disturbing with the amount of time the husband dedicated with work, work, work, and the only family time was when they went food shopping. So, during rules change, she had the cell phone and computer removed, but he used them anyway. He, at first, was reluctant to do the role-playing and made her cry. But, after she explained why she live at the moment after her parents died, he did the role-playing.

Over at the Linkins' house, Mrs. Bonett wanted the family to return to reality and do the chores. During rules change, he had the costumes removed, which she did had them return. Also, the oldest kid had a job interview and got a second interview. The father, at first, was slow to the rules change but did embraced them.

The table meeting had the Bonetts addressed the Linkins' children's future and college.

Since the swap, the Linkin mother had cut down on the fantasy playing online and spend more time with the kids while the Bonetts decided to have more family time together.

Stuball

February 14th, 2009, 2:18 am

These families are all putting on act for the camera
And people sit and watch like its real ..............Amazing:rolleyes:

Ballygrl

February 21st, 2009, 8:47 pm

The Longs and the Stephens-Fowlers.

The Long are a fun-loving Midwestern family who enjoys playing paintball and riding on their ATVs. Their oldest son is obese and can't lose weight The husband is also the mayor of the small Missouri town. He doesn't do any of the housework, referring them as "skirt work."

The Stephens-Fowlers are a cultured family on the west coast who are both health and environmentally-conscious. The mother and father doesn't do housework and raise their kids to be well-cultured and well-rounded. Her British husband viewed most of America as uncultured.

During the swap, Mrs. Stephens is distressed by the family's eating and wants them to exercise. She also wasn't pleased that the husband doesn't do any housework. During Rules Change, she banned ATV riding and paintball. HOW UNFAIR!!!!! She also had the family to do hiking, which they didn't enjoyed. However, she did convinced the oldest son to address his obesity and see a doctor. Also, the family agreed to take a French class.

Over at the Stephens household, Mrs. Long was haven't a tough time with Mr. Fowler. He was rude to her by calling her uneducated and obese. During Rules Change, he was snobbish and talked to producers about not doing the rules change. Mrs. Long went to the hotel, but she still tried to make the changes of have the kids have fun. The family did had paintball, but Mr. Fowler was Mr. Killjoy.

At the Table meeting, Mr. Fowler was unapologetic about his behavior. Mrs. Stephens looked embarrassed by his behavior.

After the swap, the Longs are more focused on the kids' education and tried to eat more healthy. However, there are no changes over at the Stephens-Fowler house. To each their own, but I still think the husband is a snob.

Here's an update on Stephen Fowler, and how his being snooty isn't appreciated:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090221/ap_en_tv/hated_husband

San Francisco man faces fallout from `Wife Swap'

Associated Press Writer Evelyn Nieves,
1 hr 51 mins ago

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090221/ap_en_tv/hated_husband

SAN FRANCISCO – It's safe to say Stephen Fowler probably wishes he never appeared on "Wife Swap."

Fowler's stint on the ABC reality show last month, in which he called a
rural Missouri woman spending two weeks in his San Francisco home stupid and simple, has made him famous in the worst way.

His performance has inspired a Web site, StephenFowlerSucks.com, a
Facebook group, "I Can not Stand Stephen Fowler from `Wife Swap,'" and public condemnation by his own wife, who on her blog urged him to get
professional help.

What has generated such wrath is Fowler's condescending treatment of Gayla Long, a mother of four from rural Missouri whose family likes fast food and paintball. In wince-producing remarks, Fowler, who is British, wrote off middle America with such pronouncements as "Your two languages seem to be bad English and redneck."

Three weeks later, Fowler's "Wife Swap" antics are still a YouTube
sensation, with at least 10 postings from the show's Jan. 30 episode
displayed on the Web site, most with headings such as "ridiculous
elitist" and "elitists gone wild."

Last week, Yahoo posted a clip of the show on its site under the heading "Husbands Behaving Badly." Each new posting or story generates thousands of views and hundreds of galled comments.

Fowler, an environmental entrepreneur who develops biofuels, apologized in a statement posted on his wife's blog for behaving "like a complete jerk" and said he has resigned from the boards of two nonprofit corporations for reflecting badly on the organizations.

Some news outlets have reported that Fowler says he has received death threats. Neither Fowler nor his wife, Renee Stephens, could be reached to confirm the reports.

"Wife Swap" is a social experiment of sorts in which wives from two very different families exchange lives for two weeks.

Stephens, a self-described life coach and "destination coach" (who says her goal is "to eradicate weight struggles from the planet") joined Long's husband, Alan, the mayor of a town of 55 residents in Missouri.

Fowler, wearing T-shirts that say "Go Solar," "Tree Hugger" and
"Sustainability," hosted Gayla Long with his young son and daughter. At one point, as Long read a list of rules for the Fowler family, Fowler
told her, "I didn't know you could read." When Long challenged Fowler
for acting like he was better than her, he responded: "I probably make more in a week than you make in a year."

At the end of the visit, he said, "God, that woman is the most stupid
woman I've ever met in my life."

Friends quoted anonymously in the San Francisco Chronicle said Fowler told them he was instructed to ham it up by "Wife Swap's" producers. His performance evoked a stereotype of the San Francisco elitist liberal —the tree-hugging do-gooder who acts morally superior while putting down others.

The Fowlers, who live in a large Victorian house in the affluent enclave
of Noe Valley, work from home, but a neighbor said he had not seen them in a few days.

The backlash against Fowler appears to have hit his wife as well. On
Friday, her blog, on personallifemedia.com, was defaced by a strip of
bacon — an apparent reference to her boast on "Wife Swap" that her
family only eats the finest organic, healthy food money can buy.

Stuball

February 21st, 2009, 8:53 pm

Here's an update on Stephen Fowler, and how his being snooty isn't appreciated:
Anyone that is willing to appear on that show is an embarrassement and has no regard for their family
Anyone that watches it and believes it is real is an a dolt

Ballygrl

February 21st, 2009, 9:02 pm

Anyone that is willing to appear on that show is an embarrassement and has no regard for their family
Anyone that watches it and believes it is real is an a dolt

Stu, just an FYI, I LOVE reality shows, LOVE LOVE LOVE them, I find them more entertaining then regular tv shows, and yes, I have a life, and I make no apologies for loving them. Do you really think it's nice though to call people dolts? you and I both like Howard Stern, I'm sure you're aware that others who despise Stern might not have a great opinion of people who are fans of Stern, but they don't go around calling us dolts, do they? :naughty:

Stuball

February 21st, 2009, 9:23 pm

Stu, just an FYI, I LOVE reality shows, LOVE LOVE LOVE them, I find them more entertaining then regular tv shows, and yes, I have a life, and I make no apologies for loving them. Do you really think it's nice though to call people dolts? you and I both like Howard Stern, I'm sure you're aware that others who despise Stern might not have a great opinion of people who are fans of Stern, but they don't go around calling us dolts, do they? :naughty:
I said the people that believe they are real
There was a marathon ofWife Swap on the other day I watched a few minutes of one show and a few hours later a few minutes of another show
Its basically the same thing all the time
Strict Family meets Laid back family
I like Howard but I know its a comedy show

Ballygrl

February 21st, 2009, 9:31 pm

I said the people that believe they are real
There was a marathon ofWife Swap on the other day I watched a few minutes of one show and a few hours later a few minutes of another show
Its basically the same thing all the time
Strict Family meets Laid back family
I like Howard but I know its a comedy show

Why would you think people who watch reality shows don't think they're edited? we know they're edited, but there's also realism in these shows too. The particular show I cited, the Father was British, and he had an elitist view towards Middle America, that attitude was real, the show wasn't scripted to make this fool say those things, he said them because he felt that way.

newyorkjetsfan

February 28th, 2009, 2:43 am

The Petersens and the Vaughns.

The Petersens are a family that enjoy laughter. The parents are laughter yoga instructors. That sounds interesting. They let their only son to run the house and spoil him.

The Vaughns are a serious family who live in the middle of nowhere of a dairy farm. The father works most of the time and leaves the wife to do all of the chores by herself. The kids does the chores and don't hang out with friends or play sports.

During the swap, Mrs. Petersen was sadden by all of the chores she have to do by herself and the kids lack of fun. Meanwhile, Mrs. Vaughn was shocked on how the father let his son run all over him.

During the Rules Change, Mrs. Petersen tried to install her laughter yoga to the family, but the husband wasn't fond of it. She also tried to have him do all of the chores but, at first, he was reluctant. However, he did manage to play football with his sons and wrote and read a heartfelt poem he wrote about his wife. Over at the Petersens' household, Mrs. Vaughn tried to install rules to the son. She told him to donate one of his toy guns to charity, but he refused. The kid cried to get his father to get him to go his way. After numerous attempts, the father finally stood his ground and have the toy donated to another child.

During the table meeting, Mr. Vaughn read the poem he wrote to his wife.

After the swap, the Vaughn's kids did found time for sports with their father playing with them. In addition, the father did help out with the chores. Over the Petersen house, the kid finally did some of the chores.

newyorkjetsfan

March 7th, 2009, 3:13 am

The Edwards and the Chis.

The Edwards are a family of actors and impersonators who stresses fun and imagination. They have no rules or structure and their house is a mess.

The Chis are family that are based in structure and rules. They enjoyed practicing the martial arts, except their son (I don't know why). The kids signed documents to be citizens of the family every month if they finished their chores. Their mother is an ultra-neat freak. The father spends most of his time at work and little time with his kids.

During the swap, Mrs. Chi and Mr. Edwards were constantly butted heads on almost everything. She was such a neat freak that she sleeps in a motel instead on living in a messy house. Over at the Chi's house, Mrs. Edwards was distressed with the many rules on the children and the lack the time the parents spend on the kids.

During Rules Change, Mrs. Chi tried to instill structure to the family, but Mr. Edwards was reluctant at first. But, he went along with her plans including opening a business on how to speak at business meetings by using acting classes. Over at the Chi's house, Mr. Chi was shocked that his children refused to give up a prized possession in exchange of having time with him. Then, after putting on a play with their father, the kids realized how important it was to spend more time with him. Also, the family hosted a pirate party for his son.

During the table meeting, Mr. Chi realized that he would go home earlier to spend more time with the kids.

After the swap, the Edwards' house is a lot cleaner, and they started to make money. They are shopping for a new house. Over at the Chi's house, the parents started to loosen up and spend more time with the kids.

Blindeye101

March 7th, 2009, 4:45 am

Will there be a swap between Obama and Bush?

newyorkjetsfan

March 14th, 2009, 3:28 am

It was the 100th episode of Wife Swap as the viewers selected the two families from previous episodes to swap places. They picked the storm chasing Heene family and the psychic Silver family.

Now that storm chasing season is over, the Heene are now working on an UFO experiment to prove that humans are descendants from aliens. Meanwhile, the mother of the Silver family is still a psychic. She even predicted that she would return to the show and swap places with a scientist. Their kids went from dancing to singing, with the family focusing more on their older son.

During the swap, Mr. Heene questioned if Mrs. Silver is a real psychic. She doesn't liked the fact that the kids are spending all of the time with science. Over at the Silver's house, Mr. Heene is concerned that the family didn't focus their attention to their younger son's musical talents.

During the Rules Change, Mrs. Silver wants to hypnotize Mr. Heene, but he doesn't like it. He even throw milk at her, so the producers stopped shooting to fix her hair. Eventually, he agreed to a past life regression and discovered that he was a captain of a spacecraft that crashed landed on Earth. The kids also took tap dancing classes and seemed to enjoyed it. Over at the Silver's house, Mrs. Heene wanted the family to escape the peaceful and tranquil life of the house by doing a Hover Craft experiment outsides. Plus, the family will have a band with their younger son as the lead singer.

During the swap, the swapped wives had online chats with the wives that the new husbands had in the previous episodes.

The table meeting was different because the kids get to meet face-to-face, and the Henne's kids were funny.

At the parents' table meeting, Mr. Heene asked Mr. Silver about his mullet.

After the swap, things were pretty much the same.

It was a very entertaining show with two entertaining families.

Gabby

March 14th, 2009, 10:17 am

Ok I normally don’t watch this stuff… but my kids had it on when I got home from work last night.

If there is anything that the 100th episode of Wife Swap proves, it’s that if you feel your family is dysfunctional…. Just watch the show and you’ll feel a lot better about your own family.

The Heene’s are nuts. Mr. & Mrs. Heene claim that they are decedents of aliens. They say that they met some aliens one night who told them that they were the parents of the Heenes. Their young children are ill behaved and rude. The oldest is abut 9. They all three have foul mouths, fart often, etc. When Mrs. Silver tried to get the Heene family to eat vegetarian for a week, Mr. Heene started throwing food at her and ended up throwing a glass of milk at her. The camera crew had to step in to stop the attack.

At the Silver’s house, Mrs. Heene proved to be a very rude person. She kept making nasty comments about the Silver’s kids. When they sang, played their guitars or acted she’d make faces and say that they were bad at it. That from a woman who loves to put on costumes and ‘sing’ for entertainment. She has a terrible voice and no talent. At least they are just kids.

Mrs. Silver supports their family by doing psychic readings, talking to the dead and other such things. Mr. Silver is Mr. Mom/House-husband. He runs a great, clean, calm household. Mrs. Heene could not get in enough insults against him for doing this. She kept telling him that he’s not really a man or a father because of this. Mrs. Silver is just mean spirited.

What really cracked me up is that Mr. Heene was mean, insulting, rude… etc to Mrs. Silver until he agreed to do the past life regression.

After that, after he ‘discovered’ that he was a space ship captain in a past life… then he suddenly said she was a real psychic and was all excited about it. The guy’s a nut… or he is playing to the camera.

What I want to know is how Mrs. Silver actually makes enough money to support a family off of the psychic stuff. I think I work to hard… 12 and more hours a day. I want a job where I an spend most of my time getting ‘in tune’ and chatting with people. Telling them the obvious… I could do it.

newyorkjetsfan

March 21st, 2009, 3:25 am

The Toulous and the Hensteins

The Toulous are a work-driven family whose parents are realtors who work 24 hours to thrive in a struggling economy at the cost of having quality family time together. In an effort to save the cost of having a cleaning crew, the kids clean the office on Sunday for free. Since he can't have friends to come over, the son's best friend is a stick.

The Hensteins are a fun-loving family who enjoyed spending time together. They also love pulling pranks. The mother does all of the housework while the children does no of the chores.

During the swap, Mrs. Toulou showed no sense of humor as the family pulled a prank on her. Then, she was steamed when they pulled another prank involving a dead rat. Ok, I think that went a little too far. During Rules Change, she tried to have the family work hard and be more responsible by locking up the fun things including the fishing rods. Despite that, they went fishing instead. As punishment, they have to hold pizza boxes in the yard. How ridiculous. Later, after the oldest son apologized for a comment he made, she broke down and apologized for the remarks he made about the family. The family later wrote letters on how much they appreciate Mrs. Henstein for all the work she did around the house. Also, the kids had some quality time playing with a stick.

At the Toulou's house, Mrs. Henstein was dismayed how little time the father had with the kids. During Rules Change, she had him take a quiz on how much he knows his children, and he flunked. She made him to go home early to talk to them. Plus, she let the kids to have their friends over at the house.

At the table meeting, Mrs. Toulou realized that she needs to loosen up and spend time with the kids while Mr. Heinstein gave his wife they letters they wrote for her.

Since the swap, the Toulous had spend more time with the kids and started to loosen up. Meanwhile, there were little changes at the Heinstein's house with the exception of the children helping their mother around the house and playing with the sticks in the yard.

newyorkjetsfan

March 28th, 2009, 2:44 am

The Hollands and the Browns.

The Hollands are a family that love the demolition derby (VERY COOL!!!!)and aren't very conscious about their eating habits. Plus, they don't have too much rules for their children, and let their youngest son to be basically the head of the house.

The Browns are a disciplined family whose parents run a fitness boot camp. They eat raw fruit and vegetables (YUCK!!!!) The parents worked so hard that they didn't spend time with their kids. Also, the husband, nicknamed Sarge, have his wife to do his facials.

During the swap, Mrs. Brown was dismayed with the junk food the Holland family eats and how the youngest son runs the house. Also, she wasn't too fond of the demolition derby. During Rules Change, she wanted the husband to sell the used car, but he refused. Also, she had the family to do workouts and eat healthy food, but they were reluctant. The biggest task was to control the youngest son. He even walked away from her, but he came back.

Over at the Brown's house, Mrs. Holland wasn't too happy with the fitness boot camp and how little time the parents had with the kids. Also, she refused to give him a facial (WHY?). During the swap, she had the kids to eat any food they want, in which the father went berserk when he caught her giving one of the kids a bag of cookies. Then, the kids write down what they think of their parents, and they wrote down like vegetables, etc. She had the father to spend a little time with the children. Also, they had a party for the kids' friends, and he seemed to have fun.

During the table meeting, Mr. Holland teased Sarge about his appearance and facials.

Since the swap, the Brown's parents had a little more food but still want to eat healthy. Over at the Hollands, they did eat fruits and vegetables in their own way and even have their son to eat some healthy food. But, he still doesn't like eating them.

newyorkjetsfan

April 4th, 2009, 3:17 am

The Stewarts and the Mallicks.

The Stewarts are a family who are proud of their Irish heritage. Their children do Irish step-dancing and a very busy with their tight schedule their mother set up to avoid having free time to smoke and do drugs. Their father practiced accordion in the basement and spend a lot of time alone. The family doesn't have dinner together.

The Mallicks are a family that embraces the biker culture. The y loved riding on the motorcycle (COOL!!!!). The parents doesn't have structure for their kids to follow and have dinner together every night.

During the swap, Mrs. Stewart wasn't impressed with the biker culture and felt that the family should open to new things. She also doesn't liked the way the father looked with his clothes and beard. Meanwhile. Mrs. Mallick wasn't happy with the kids' busy schedule and the father's lack of time with the kids and backbone to stand up to his wife over the kids.

During the Rules Change, Mrs. Stewart wants the family to embrace their Irish heritage and do step-dancing. Also, she have a shamrock over biker items she thinks is offensive (THAT SUCKS!!!!), and she wants the father to trim the beard. Thankfully, he kept the beard. However, he did have the kids to do the step-dancing, and they enjoyed it. Also, she have the father do the chores and write a letter on how much he appreciated her. Over at the Stewarts house, Mrs. Mallick tried to have the kids to cut their schedules, but they were having a tough time picking which class they would cut. Also, she have the father take the kids' classes to see how they felt with the busy schedules. He later had a conversation with them and had a family dinner.

During the table Meeting, Mr. Stewart talked to his wife about the kids' crazy schedule.

After the swap, the Mallick had their children to do step-dancing and play some instruments while, over at the Stewarts' house, the kids have some free time. Plus, Mr. Stewart bought a motorcycle, which is green, of course.

newyorkjetsfan

April 18th, 2009, 2:50 am

The Padovan-Hickmans and the Burroughs.

The Padovan-Hickmans are a family that lives like The Waltons and the Ingiles from Little House of the Prairie. They live in a log cabin with no electricity or any signs of technology. The family also share bathwater to save water. YUCK!!!! The girls wears old-fashioned clothes and never been to the mall. I'm sorry, but if I live in that household, I would go completely nuts and run away.

The Burroughs are a family that loves the American Dream. First of all, they're from New Jersey. That's great!!!! Also, they build their house that centers around the chandler. The mother loves to spend money to make herself look good. She spends it on clothes and plastic surgery. She also spends most of the time applying make-up in the bathroom. The twins were spoiled with gifts.

During the swap, Mrs. Padovan-Hickman was disturbed with all of the excess stuff and technology in the house as well as all the time that Mrs. Burrough spends on herself. She thinks the husband is nothing more than a wimp who lets her walk all over him. The rules change had the family to donate some of the clothes to charity and remove the toys. Also, she had the husband to disconnect access to his computer. They talked about Mrs. Burrough's plastic surgery and lack of time together as a family. He agreed that she would have to learn that it had gone too far.

Over at the Padovan-Hickman's house, Mrs. Burrough was shocked over how the family live with no electricity and butted heads with the father. She doesn't enjoyed shopping at the thrift store and working on the farm. During the rules change, she tried to bring the family to the 21st century with some lights and turning the house in a techno palace. Also, she had the twins shopping in the mall. But, their father wasn't so please with the changes, and she went at it with him. She eventually moved to a hotel.

During the table, Mrs. Padovan-Hickman was critical of how the Burrough family lives and how she spends time to make her look good. Mr. Burrough told her how the kids donated clothes to charity and stood his ground on that he wants some say on how to raise the kids. Mrs. Burrough defended herself and her lifestyle.

After the swap, things basically stayed the same at the Padovan-Hickman's household while the Burrough's twins are more behaved and willing to do the chores. Also, the husband is more active with them. However, Mrs. Burrough is still planning to have some more plastic surgery in a couple of months.

Say what you want about her, I like Mrs. Burrough. She doesn't apologized for her lifestyle, and she's from Jersey. :)

terri910

April 18th, 2009, 4:53 am

Say what you want about her, I like Mrs. Burrough. She doesn't apologized for her lifestyle, and she's from Jersey. :)
Thanks, I will. Some "lifestyles" should be apologized for. Enjoying nice material things is not bad in and of itself...but valuing those things over decent human beings is shallow. Valuing them over one's own spouse and children is abhorrent. Her value system is as screwed up as all her plastic surgery has left her physical appearance.

I imagine the producers encourage the conflicts in the swap, but I have to say, I get irritated when, during either the "home rules" or "new wife rules" week the participants balk at actually living by those rules. What did they think they agreed to when they agreed to be on the show? Or are there NO people left in the world that even attempt to live up to their agreements?

newyorkjetsfan

April 25th, 2009, 2:28 am

The Taylors and the Brazenwoods.

The Taylors are a family who enjoys the cowboy way of life and love the rodeo. They are proud meat-eaters whose children don't show any emotions because it shows signs of weakness. The husband doesn't do the housework, and the mother believed that it's okay for a woman to be barefoot and pregnant if she wants to.

The Brazenwoods are a family that are in tune with the earth and astrology. The mother even talks to the plants and animals while the father goes into his imaginary world as his son based his life on the character his father created. They are also vegans. I can't stand living the vegan life.

During the swap, Mrs. Taylor can't believe how the family lived and how the father danced around wearing basically a skirt. She felt that the men in the house aren't real men. Meanwhile, over at the Taylor's house, Mrs. Brazenwood was dismayed over the children's lack of emotions as well as the family's eating habits. She also doesn't like how the father control the house.

During Rules Change, Mrs. Brazenwood tried to make the family eat some of the veggie crap she eats at the house. She also tried to have the children to express themselves creatively. Most of the time, the father was stubbornly refusing to comply with the changes. However, after seeing the children's artwork, he did some artwork himself. Over at the Brazenwood's house, the father was acting out in protest to the changes, including eating meat. However, after seeing his son riding horse, he apologized to Mrs. Taylor.

At the table meeting, both men admitted that they acted childish to the women during the swap.

After the swap, Mrs. Taylor tried to introduce meatless meal to the family but, thankfully, they refused to eat it. The family also gotten more creative. Over at the Brazenwood's house, little had change with the exception of the son doing more horseback riding.

newyorkjetsfan

May 2nd, 2009, 2:45 am

The Schults and the Smiths.

The Schults are a family who really love the Halloween spirit. They built and live in a haunted house and enjoy scaring people. They're friends with their children.

The Smiths are a clean-cut family who runs a tight schedule. Their teens are swimmers who are under the strict control of their parents. Their mother acted like a prison guard with her checkouts to see if they are doing homework.

During the swap, Mrs. Smith was dismayed with the amount of time Mr. Schult spend on the haunted house and the lack of time spent on the kids, especially their daughter's dance class. During Rules Change, she had the scary stuff removed from the house (which sucks) and had the kids take a swim class. Mr. Schult was upset that he didn't spend time with the kids under the new rules. However, the family did support the daughter's dance class as well as swimming.

Over at the Smith's house, Mrs. Schult was upset taking over Mrs. Smith's role of ultimate dictator with the checkouts and schedules. She almost broke down in tears. During the Rules Change, she tried to lighten the house with ripping the schedules and let the teens rest. Also, she had them talk to the father about how they feel. In addition, they dressed in costumes to go trick-and-treating.

At the table meeting, Mr. Smith told his wife how the teens felt that they can't talk to them about how they feel or how much they want to have family time together.

Since the swap, Mrs. Smith realized, after listening to them, that she was a little too strict. They spend some more family time together and have a little more privacy. Over at the Schult's household, the kids are doing more activities and a little more structure. The father have more time for the kids and even made a horror figure based on Mrs. Smith.