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Season 1

  • S01E01 Pitts/Policchio

    • September 26, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    On the premiere episode, a disorganized, animal loving mother with 25 pets trades places and families with an obsessively tidy mother who loves to-do lists and detests animals.

  • S01E02 Spolansky/Bradley

    • September 29, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    A 36-year-old multimillionaire heiress and mother of three from New York swaps lives with a 45-year-old wife and mother of two from rural New Jersey. Joe's Scene-By-Scene Review for this episode is complete! To read it, click the RECAP button below.

  • S01E03 Smoak/Beaver

    • October 6, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    A gun-toting conservative who hasn't shared a bed with her husband in 10 years trades places with an anti-NRA animal rights activist with no job and less control over her daughter. By the end of week two, one of their husbands is in tears, while the other is tearing his hair out over his liberal new houseguest. Due to personal reasons, Joe's Scene-By-Scene Review could not be written for this episode. I apologize for any inconvenience.

  • S01E04 Donahoe/Baker

    • October 20, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    with the day too thing...it was actyaully 4.45 not 5.45 (yes i know im getting picky

  • S01E05 Ghani/Stallone

    • October 27, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    A free-spirited vegetarian with a messy streak leaves L.A to sample the life of a straight-laced stay-at-home Mom in New Jersey who had a rough time dealing with her counterpart's New Agey ways. However, after a week passes, it's their kids who are having trouble, as one group gets a rude awakening about their video-game habits.

  • S01E06 Smith/Weiner

    • November 3, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    A fitness-minded type-A mom ditches California for the life of an emotional, overweight housewife in Florida. The switch shakes things up for both women, but even more so for the one who can't get used to a home devoid of fast food and friendly attitudes.

  • S01E07 Reimers/Bittner

    • November 10, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    A strict, vegetarian, ex-Navy wife who disciplines her children swaps lives with a junk food-eating, living-large mother who allows her two headstrong teens free rein.

  • S01E08 Harris/Van Noy

    • November 17, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    This week in ""Harris/Van Noy,"" an Oklahoma mother of three who agrees with her husband's edict that an obedient wife belongs in the kitchen, swaps lives with an unorthodox, working mother from Texas who believes her stay-at-home husband should rule the kitchen.

  • S01E09 Paiss/Davis (Husband Swap)

    • December 1, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    The Paiss & Davis Families trade husbands.

  • S01E10 Ray/Aguirre

    • December 8, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    A tattooed, punk rock mom swaps lives with a Southern Baptist, traditional mother.

  • S01E11 Elliott/Burkhalter

    • December 15, 2004
    • ABC (US)

    A Mississippi stay-home mother who gets gets walked all over by her by her children swaps places with a strict mother from Maryland who lays down the law at home and at her job.

  • S01E12 Parsons/Bramhall

    • January 12, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    An educated and organized mother trades families with a waitress who struggles to control her three wayward daughters.

  • S01E13 Fontaine/Herman

    • January 19, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A coupon-cutting, bargain-hunter, stay-at-home, mother from Ohio trades lives with a high-powered executive from Maryland who despises coupons, clutter and children ruling the house.

  • S01E14 Boone Luffey/Gillespie

    • February 9, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    One-half of a lesbian couple is switched with a conservative, God-fearing homemaker from Texas.

  • S01E15 Pyke/Smith

    • February 16, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    Stay-at-home mom Michelle Pyke swaps life at the family owned funeral home for life on the road in the Smith family's converted Greyhound bus.

  • S01E16 Flummerfelt/Bray

    • February 23, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    An assertive, domineering wife of an inter-racial couple swaps lives with a subservient, stay-at-home wife from a very different minded inter-racial couple.

  • S01E17 Patrick/Leierwood

    • March 2, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A very conservative, former military mom with strong pro-war views swaps lives with a liberal, pacifist art teacher and anti-war protester.

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Silver/Caden (Boss Swap)

    • March 7, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A supportive, laid-back CEO of an all women promotional firm swaps roles with a chauvinistic, tough-talking boss from an all-male car dealership who refuses to hire women for sales positions.

  • S01E18 Cedarquist/Oeth

    • March 16, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A home-schooling, stay-at-home mom who lives in a tree house swaps places with a Type A, Harvard educated mom who works full-time for a finance company.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Allison/Hagerty

    • September 12, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A Mississippi mother of three who teaches etiquette trades places with a freethinking Massachusetts mom with three rowdy boys. One tries to teach manners to a trio of roughnecks, while the other allows the kids to have burping contests.

  • S02E02 Wiggins/Felix

    • September 20, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A black North Carolina mom switches places with a white upstate New York mother whose unemployed husband uses racist language. The North Carolinian teaches the two New York children discipline, while the New Yorker introduces the two strictly raised young men to a freer lifestyle.

  • S02E03 Collins/Matlock

    • September 26, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A baseball-obsessed Texas mother of two sons trades places with a Michigan hairdresser who has raised her daughter and son to express themselves. The Texas mom deals with being a financial provider and having no help with chores, while the Michigan woman copes with a family that thrives on baseball.

  • S02E04 Mayfield/Wasdin

    • October 3, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    An untidy Texas mother switches places with a strict, very neat Alabama mom. While one tries to cope with five kids, the other deals with an 18-year-old, eight dogs and a goat. For the second week, the Texans learn about housework and a no-rules policy is introduced in Alabama.

  • S02E05 Yonts/Jan-Turan

    • October 20, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A Kentucky mother of two who's devoted to children's beauty pageants trades places with a Pennsylvania artist who shuns makeup.

  • S02E06 Downs/Bailey

    • October 17, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A career-obsessed South Carolina mother of two switches with a Texas mom who's devoted to her seven home-schooled children. Roz Bailey sends the Texas kids to a classroom and allows the sheltered daughters to date. Meanwhile, Paula Downs goes to work in S.C. and teaches the Bailey children at home.

  • S02E07 Nazario/Lassell

    • October 24, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A Manhattan mom switches with a Kentucky mother of five. While the lenient New Yorker tries to adjust to rural ranch life, the strict Kentuckian is exposed to big-city party life. The Kentucky mom insists on a modest dress code for the two Big Apple kids, and the Manhattan mother throws a party for the five ranch children.

  • S02E08 Heiss/Kestrel

    • November 7, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A well-off Rhode Island mom who does all of the cooking and cleaning for her boisterous Italian-American family swaps places with an energy-conserving, dreadlocked, dumptser-diving, egalitarian mom.

  • S02E09 Hodge/Kolpin

    • November 14, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A Kentucky hunting mom steps into the peaceful life of an animal activist in Arizona who only eats raw foods and is raising a vegetarian cat.

  • S02E10 Johnson/Blackburn

    • November 21, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A military mom who helps run a fitness business trades places with an undisciplined mother whose 370-lb. husband hasn't unpacked their home-gym equipment.

  • S02E11 Stonerock/Finley

    • November 28, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    An atheist trades places with a pastor's wife, who leaves her Bible-study group to spend two weeks with a devout disbeliever.

  • S02E12 Fuentes/Lawson

    • December 12, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A career police detective in California trades places with a Maryland homemaker who believes in serving her husband's every need.

  • S02E13 Ast/Green

    • December 19, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A do-good mom who believes in teaching her children civic responsibility changes places with a free-spending, high-maintenance mom who pampers her children and her dog.

  • S02E14 Roy/Maness

    • January 9, 2006
    • ABC (US)

    A clean-freak mom who rules her family with an iron fist trades places with a construction-worker mom who lives in a messy home with six pets and no rules.

  • S02E15 Bimonte/Hubbard

    • January 16, 2006
    • ABC (US)

    A mom who believes in raising children without rules trades places with a mom who relies on structure, discipline and martial arts.

  • S02E16 King/Reeves

    • January 30, 2006
    • ABC (US)

    A penny-pincher trades places with a spendthrift who spoils her son and wants him to become a child star.

  • S02E17 Kraut/Hardin

    • February 6, 2006
    • ABC (US)

    A shopaholic mom who spoils her kids and hosts in-home lingerie parties for a living trades places with a devoutly religious mom who homeschools her children and expects them to carry their weight in the family.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Wife Swap Saved My Marriage

    • February 20, 2006
    • ABC (US)

    Updates on “Wife Swap” families and how their lives changed as a result of appearing on the show. Included: the Smoaks; the Bakers; and the Pitts.

  • S02E18 Schachtner/Martincak

    • February 27, 2006
    • ABC (US)

    A woman who runs a Miami modeling agency and spoils her two daughters changes places with a bear-hunting, ice-fishing mother of five from Wisconsin.

  • S02E19 Thompson/Askam

    • March 6, 2006
    • ABC (US)

    A Wiccan priestess whose husband worships her swaps places with a traditional, stay-at-home wife and mother of two who waits on her husband hand and foot.

  • S02E20 Stamper/Haggerty

    • March 13, 2006
    • ABC (US)

    A mom with a medieval mind-set and a 21st-century mom who holds two jobs switch families, creating culture shock for both women.

  • S02E21 Kinison/Czerniawski

    • March 27, 2006
    • ABC (US)

    A freak-show performer trades families with a former Miss Teen New Jersey who owns a tanning salon.

  • S02E22 West/Grimes

    • April 10, 2006
    • ABC (US)

    A strict, conservative mom switches families with a laid-back mom who wants her kids to be her friends.

  • S02E23 Ridgely/Corrao

    • May 1, 2006
    • ABC (US)

    A rodeo champ who believes in chores and discipline for kids switches places with a free-spirited hairstylist from the suburbs.

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

  • S05E01 Heene/Martel

    • October 3, 2008
    • ABC (US)

    The Heene family from Colorado live life on the edge. Wife Mayumi and storm scientist Richard take their three kids, Bradford, Ryo and Falcon, out of school to go on storm chasing missions to prove Richard's theories about magnetic fields and gravity. Meanwhile on a quiet street in Connecticut, the Martel family -- wife Karen, husband Jay and their two kids, Max and Dean -- live a life of calm and safety.

  • S05E02 McCaslin/Deekens

    • October 10, 2008
    • ABC (US)

    A female weight-lifter who can bench press over 340 lbs. switches families with a mom who gives tea parties and stresses etiquette.

  • S05E03 Kinsman/Thompson

    • October 17, 2008
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E04 Melton/Dufrene

    • October 24, 2008
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E05 Martin/Vallone

    • October 31, 2008
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E06 Brown/Neighbors

    • November 7, 2008
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E07 Berwick/Roachford

    • November 21, 2008
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E08 Cooper/Kukta

    • December 12, 2008
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E09 Dusseau/Smith-Snider

    • January 9, 2009
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E10 McIntyre/Keyser

    • January 16, 2009
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E11 Long/Stephens-Fowler

    • January 30, 2009
    • ABC (US)

    The Long family are avid patriots who enjoy the "American way," which includes fast food, 4X4s and paintball, and the man in the family believes the wife is there to do "skirt work" such as cooking and cleaning. The wife will be switching places with the Stephens-Fowler family of California, who believe in higher education, taking care of the environment and a healthy style of living.

  • S05E12 Jones/Martinson

    • February 6, 2009
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E13 Bonett/Linkins

    • February 13, 2009
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E14 Petersen/Vaughn

    • February 27, 2009
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E15 Chi/Edwards

    • March 6, 2009
    • ABC (US)

  • S05E16 Heene/Silver

    • March 13, 2009
    • ABC (US)

    The families that have been chosen for the 100th episode swap are the storm-chasing, science-obsessed Heene family from Colorado and the psychic, performing arts-loving Silvers from Florida. When the Heene family aren't chasing storms, they devote their time to scientific experiments that include looking for extraterrestrials and building a research-gathering flying saucer to send into the eye of the storm. In this ultimate swap, the Heenes swap lives with a psychic mom who speaks to the dead and can control the weather, her husband and her children -- who believe they are destined to be stars. This show will feature aliens, punk rockers, past-life regression and, for the first time ever, the children from the two families will face off in a kids' table meeting. "Heene/Silver," the 100th episode of Wife Swap, destined to become a classic!

  • S05E17 Henstein/Toulou

    • March 20, 2009
    • ABC (US)

    A hard-working real estate couple who never take a day off swap with a fun-loving family of jokesters.

  • S05E18 Brown/Holland

    • March 27, 2009
    • ABC (US)

    A 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.

  • S05E19 Mallick/Stewart

    • April 3, 2009
    • ABC (US)

    A 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.

  • S05E20 Burroughs/Padovan-Hickman

    • April 17, 2009
    • ABC (US)

    A 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.

  • S05E21 Brazenwood/Taylor

    • April 24, 2009
    • ABC (US)

    A meat-loving cowboy family with traditional values swap lives with a free-spirited vegan family who consult the stars.

  • S05E22 Schults/Smith

    • May 1, 2009
    • ABC (US)

    Young parents who celebrate Halloween year-round swap lives with older parents who believe in strict, traditional values.

Season 6

  • S06E01 Cameron/Drago

    • April 2, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    In the sixth-season premiere, a wife with three children and 14 plastic dolls called "reborn babies" swaps with a strict family that employ their three boys at the family coffee shop and hot-dog stand.

  • S06E02 Fulco/Samel-Garloff

    • April 23, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    A family of pop-star wannabes swaps with a family of social activists.

  • S06E03 Schroeder/Wardle

    • April 30, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    A family of Goths who dance ballet and commune with the dead swap with an ultracompetitive hockey-playing family.

  • S06E04 Adams/Hess

    • April 30, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    An animal-obsessed family with 29 pets and a disregard for appearances swap moms with a fashion-obsessed family that don't tolerate animals.

  • S06E05 Beauvais/Clayton

    • May 7, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    A successful entrepreneurial family who believe in positive thinking swap with an unemployed family struggling to make ends meet in a trailer park.

  • S06E06 Haller-Wren/Spencer

    • May 14, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    A male-chauvinist family of football fanatics swap with a hippie family that place high values on creativity and individuality.

  • S06E07 Herrington/Trevino

    • May 21, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    A strict, clean-cut clan who put on a wholesome traveling variety show and live in an RV swap with a family of lowrider and car-show fans who don't believe in rules for their five daughters.

  • S06E08 Flannagin/Logan

    • June 25, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    A family who live like pioneers, including traditional roles for man and woman, swap with a family headed by a breadwinner mother and obsessed by modern technology

  • S06E09 Cathrea/Stewart

    • July 9, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    A survivalist family preparing for the end of the world in 2012 swap with a family that dote on their kids, particularly their 12-year-old golf-prodigy daughter.

  • S06E10 McLeish/O'Dell

    • July 16, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    A family that prize etiquette and elegance for their daughters swap with a family with down-home mud-racing tomboys.

  • S06E11 Funderburgh/Warren

    • July 23, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    A family that operates an organic goat farm swaps with an upscale family with a workaholic, shopaholic mom and a stay-at-home dad.

  • S06E12 Parker/Robinson

    • July 30, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    A family who focus their energy on one of its five children, a 9-year-old hip-hop artist, swap with a family in which the parents are obsessed with tracking down Florida's "Swamp Ape" to the point of ignoring their teenage son.

  • S06E13 Harris/Weasel

    • August 6, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    A driven, conservative family of gymnasts swap with a freewheeling family that enjoy kickball and karaoke.

  • S06E14 Cyboran/Owen-Ladino

    • August 13, 2010
    • ABC (US)

    In the sixth-season finale, a New York City couple who teach relationship workshops and dress as superheroes swap with a strict couple who moved to the country to shield their children from the influence of cities and believe in chores and discipline.

Season 7

  • S07E01 Kuncaitis/Zdanzinsky

    • March 21, 2013
    • ABC (US)

    A Las Vegas mother who loves to party switches places with a religious mother of six who lives on a rustic farm.

  • S07E02 Envy/Loudon

    • March 28, 2013
    • ABC (US)

    A conservative Tea Party activist trades places with a woman in a polyamorous relationship.

  • S07E03 Cochran/Curry

    • April 4, 2013
    • ABC (US)

    A self-proclaimed redneck trades places with a pageant mom.

  • S07E04 Avery-Lamb/Martin

    • April 11, 2013
    • ABC (US)

    A strict disciplinarian trades lives with a woman who believes children should be given freedom.

  • S07E05 DiBella/LaRosh

    • April 18, 2013
    • ABC (US)

    A fitness fanatic and workaholic from San Diego swaps lives with an Italian mother from New Jersey who likes to spoil her family.

  • S07E06 Firehart/Terry

    • April 25, 2013
    • ABC (US)

    A pagan woman trades places with the mother of a world champion tap dancer.

  • S07E07 Markiewicz/Zusin

    • May 2, 2013
    • ABC (US)

    A laid-back mother switches places with a strict disciplinarian.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Hawn/Orlando (Vacation Swap)

    • March 23, 2005
    • ABC (US)

    A millionaire family accustomed to living a life of luxury leaves the butler behind when they go on vacation with a blue-collar family whose favorite vacation spot is a low-budget RV trailer park next to a dairy farm.