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Archive through January 22, 2006

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Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003

Monday, January 16, 2006 - 3:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sunshyne4u a private message Print Post    
I'll swap with you. I have two cats

Oooooo Boy! A new Reality show??

PET SWAP! Naw, that would be hard to watch and the pets would be confused. LOL

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Monday, January 16, 2006 - 4:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Sign me up Sunshyne!!! I think it would be hysterical to watch people taking care of other people's pets. I know when my girls have a nanny come over when I am out of town, they tend to run that nanny ragged with their antics for treats and food - and at 15 lbs. and 24 lbs., neither one of them has yet to miss a meal. Evidently, they think all nannies are stupid and will think they are supposed to eat treats EIGHT times a day!!!

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Monday, January 16, 2006 - 4:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
of course, hee hee..

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Monday, January 16, 2006 - 7:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
Wife Swap was good again tonight. I thought it was interesting that even though the 12 year old girl was yelling and screaming a lot, the dog seemed to prefer her and slept on her bed. I'm glad both families were able to change. They both needed to.

Jodied75
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08-26-2004

Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jodied75 a private message Print Post    
Haha, guys....my cats are very devious and can get anyone to do anything they want. Ever notice how when cats are manipulating you they suddenly seem to develop eyelashes as they blink? Thanks for the compliment, Tater, but I don't date. :-)

I see Wife Swap will run here on Saturday at 5pm, so I'll tape it then.

Re: Trading Spouses, I read the following at Television without Pity:

Rob posted a message on the Fox boards. He and AM separated a month after the show taped, and he lives in the same neighborhood as AM and the girls. He's trying to claim that AM was an editing victim, but she said so many unbelievably stupid things that I don't really take his point. He says she's a good person because she teaches bible school and feeds the homeless (could it be chicken marsala?). I don't see where she finds the time, but maybe she can do this because she has a maid.

Jodied75
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08-26-2004

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 8:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jodied75 a private message Print Post    
Here's the message:

Hi all,
Well I was going to go to bed and leave this for the morning, I did want to talk to the Dexters and tell them this personally first, but as the emails keep rolling in and rumors are swirling around this board, let me try and set things straight.

First, this was a TV show, made for entertainment. Although no dialog was scripted, there was lots of editing, and it became very misleading. This was not real life.

Ann Marie was picked to be the villain in this story. Not that she didn't give them a lot of fuel, she did. She tends to blurt out whatever she is thinking and makes rash statements, and they get her into trouble. She really is a wonderful mother to the girls and they left out a lot of the great things she does. They left out how she feeds the homeless at a shelter in fort lauderdale. They left out how she teaches bible school. they left out a lot of the kind things she probably said. They were weaving a story.

They made me out to be a lot more shy than I am. Reagan and I talked the entire ride back from the airport and for hours and hours everyday. I was hoarse by the second day. But they made me look silent. I feel bad as they could have done a whole show just about Reagan, she was hilarious, but they chose not to.

A month after the show, Ann and I separated. I currently live about 20 houses away. We did not separate because of the show, this was a long time coming. Ann and I had grown apart a long time ago, we were really just staying together for the kids, and eventually we thought that was a bad idea. The end of our marriage was a mutual thing, we are still friends, but neither of us have feeling for each other anymore, but we both love the kids more than anything.

I feel bad for Reagan as she went into a marriage that was a sham. I think she picked that up right away. But then I think a lot of people are living in such marriages, I don't know. I never wanted to do the show, Ann did. The kids and I agreed to make her happy. But it meant we had to "play" the couple for another week, apparently we weren't convincing. At least one good thing came out of the show,a dn that's that we got to meet the Dexters. I am really looking forward to visiting them this summer. The kids are anxious to meet the horse and all the animals, and the first thing after the show finished is they wanted to call Reagan to say hi.

Thanks to all that have written me. I hope to write back to everyone. it's nice to see a lot of people took the time to send along kind words. A lot of people were outraged by the character Ann in the show, please don't be, what you got through this TV show is a very distorted view. True, we opened our life up to this by agreeing to be on this show, but I wonder why it is we often feel we have to run down others. Maybe it's because we are defending those we think are being hurt, but in the end we may just end up hurting others. Ann came into this so excited to be picked for this, now she feels a little bad and hurt. Remember, as Vonnegut said, we are all just here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is.

Yes, I do love peanut butter, learning math, and trying to learn Icelandic (and German), and I do love star trek. It's an amazing story how the whole thing was produced, Ann was saying they should make a documentary on how it was made.

Just so you know this is really me, I will post a copy of this on my website, or you can directly link to it here:

http://www.bio.miami.edu/rob/ts.html

I will be glad to answer any questions you have about the show, or even about star trek, icelandic, abstract algebra, any kind of math, or mechanical pencils, you can email me from the link on my homepage:

http://www.bio.miami.edu/rob

I hope this is coherent, it is late at night, but I hope this straightens things out

Taterheadtwo
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09-29-2005

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 10:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taterheadtwo a private message Print Post    
hmm looks like Jodied has a crush on rob, lol.. i bet she puts on her spock ears now every time she watch the show.lol ha made u laugh.lol

Clutterfree
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10-24-2003

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 12:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Clutterfree a private message Print Post    
I get so confused by the names of these two shows!(Not helped by the fact of their switching time slots!) Anyway, whichever one was on Fox Friday night at 9 PM: I watched because a family from my neighboring town of Farmington CT was on. I do like this show (where they exchange money at the end) LESS than the one where the wives get to change the rules. I feel they learn more on that show where they go through a formal "rule-changing" ceremony; I feel that with that rule the families get to interact and learn more. I was really sad at the ending of this show where the sons in the one family who had enjoyed the new family dinnertime realized it probably wasn't going to continue with their own Mom. Anyone else watch Friday night?

Chewpito
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01-04-2004

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 1:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chewpito a private message Print Post    
Havent watched yet,recorded it for tomorrow..but I agree with you and also like the friday show better, with the money and all....

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 8:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
The Wilson mom seemed depressed and may benefit from meds…on second thought maybe she’s over medicated…oy.

Ms. Wilson saddened me with her disconnect from basic spirit.

I’m an advocate of families eating together at a table. And like others’ feel sorry for Ms. Wilson’s son.

Grannyg
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05-28-2002

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Grannyg a private message Print Post    
I felt depressed after this show too. Dang, the boys and father should have just kept it up and maybe the mom would have joined them. But she seemed so selfish and all she cared about was herself. I already prepared to NOT like Ms. Perfect but in the end, I really liked her. She was at least a good sport about things and tried to help the other family be closer as a family. sigh.

Cablejockey
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12-27-2001

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cablejockey a private message Print Post    
I was prepared not to like Elaine--Mrs. Perfect--too. But Rita's constant talk of how cool she was, turned me off early. I couldn't beleive that woman went to Elaine's mansion and trated it as a vacation. But then, she does nothing at her house either. I hated how the boys were so excited to see her and made the welcome poster which she ignored, {mentioned she would thow it out,} grabbing her dog and saying she missed it!
I never would have believed hubby and sons took to having things cleaned up and eating together so well.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 10:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I agree with all of you about last night's show. Rita treated it as a 7-day vacation where she would get paid $50,000 at the end of it. She brought nothing to the table (not that this family needed anything). Elaine's family may be the most "normal" family I've seen on this show where no one had any issues (i.e. clean freak, control freak, vegan, etc.) I also got the impression that Rita may be "depressed." At the end of the show, I was kind of sad because I really felt sorry for Rita's children and husband.

I have to admit that I laughed when Rita was floating in the pool while the family is waiting for her to fix breakfast and she banged her head up against the side of the pool. Then she had "da noive" to tell the houseguest at the party that she had been busy all day.


Mocha
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08-12-2001

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
I thought her name was Tina? It was such a letdown at the end.

It would help if these 2 different shows had their own thread.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 3:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Well its probably my fault the two shows ended up in one thread. Back in the archives (around Sept 15) we were already getting the two shows mixed up in the wrong thread. I mentioned remembering how last year we were always mixing up the threads, and how neither thread really got all that much individual action. So I suggested we just discuss both shows in one thread. So I guess I'm guilty. Sorry.

Doesn't really matter to me if the shows have their own thread or not. Whatever everyone wants.

Theowl
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09-28-2000

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Theowl a private message Print Post    
Maybe if in the title, we put "Trading Spouses-Money" and "Wife Swap-Rule Change". That would help separate them.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 3:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
Theowl, sheer genius. :-)

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 5:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
as soon as rita talked about how much 'nose meat' she had i wanted to both gag and strangle her. uugghhh. how gross.

she acted like a lazy, do-nothing, could care less person. the well-off wife was really cool. even rita had to admit "your house and family are perfect". i would have had a great time with the doc and the kids, and had either a big chinese spread or a mexican 'do-it-yourself' meal with all kinds of meats, cheeses, salsas and tortillas to do whatever one wanted with them.
call a caterer? we don't even do that for weddings in my family. everyone potlucks and it's wonderful. i can't wait til my niece gets married next august--ribs!! oh, and yeah, my future nephew-in-law is the manager of the bingo at the indian casino up north........

Hummingbird
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08-21-2002

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 8:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hummingbird a private message Print Post    
At Rita's house they didn't even sleep with sheets on their beds!!!!!!!

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 9:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Her name is Tina Wilson.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 10:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I think this show clearly demonstrated the danger of "babies" having babies. The younger mother didn't realize how much a mom needs to give up for her children -- and she seems to immature to see beyond her own happiness still. I could see her insecurity during the meeting of the two moms, but I was just completely saddened by the looks on the boys faces after she came back home and refused to do dinner at their table. I sincerely hope she saw the episode and made some changes to give her boys more nurturing.

Clutterfree
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10-24-2003

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 10:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Clutterfree a private message Print Post    
"Trading Spouses-Money" and "Wife Swap-Rule Change"--great idea! Now that they've changed times (one used to be on Wednesday) I get more confused than ever. If they keep their current time slots, maybe "Trading Spouses-Money-Friday"
"Wife Swap-Rule Change-Monday". I am so sad the one I really like (because I think it is more life-changing) is now in that 8 PM Monday slot, because it's up against "How I met your mother" AND now "Skating with the Stars", so I am not apt to see it.

I was hoping also, Teachmichigan, that when Tina saw the show it might give her a second thought about the eating together, but she seemed so oblivious, and yes her reaction to the welcome-home banner really capped it all. And didn't her husband say something like he guessed he'd HAVE to be nice to her for a week or so? I don't think I've ever seen such a sad homecoming.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 11:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tabbyking a private message Print Post    
to the tune of lovely rita, meter maid...

"tina rita nosa meata..."

i guess she made so little (good) impression on some of us that when 'rita' came up as the name, it stuck!

Jasper
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09-14-2000

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jasper a private message Print Post    
It was sad that Tina said the decorations "sucked" and when her other son was so thrilled about his sign she said she'd be throwing it out. The kids looked so sad. It was really sweet at the end when the dad lit the candles on the table. She really went into it so negatively.

Jasper
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09-14-2000

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 7:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jasper a private message Print Post    
I watched a wife swap today where a woman who's family was very into Kung Fu went to stay with a family that had a 12 yr old that was very out of hand. I was appalled that the mother had done nothing about the child's inappropriate web site, the visiting mother was in tears over it.