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Sherbabe
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07-28-2002
| Saturday, September 02, 2006 - 4:32 pm
John McCririck to take part in 'Wife Swap' Thursday, August 24 2006, 14:08 BST - by Neil Wilkes John McCririck is to take part in a celebrity edition of Wife Swap. The racing pundit, who caused outrage with his misogynistic rants on Celebrity Big Brother in 2005, will swap wife "the Booby" for battleaxe politician Edwina Currie. "Viewers should expect to see fireworks," a source told DS. "Especially when Edwina tries to force John into the kitchen - for the first time in his life." The episode is due to air next month.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, September 07, 2006 - 3:02 pm
There was a celebrity BB in 2005?
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Thursday, September 07, 2006 - 3:45 pm
Sounds like a British Wife Swap.
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Mummy35332
Member
09-09-2005
| Monday, September 11, 2006 - 7:47 pm
I love wife swap. It has really opened my families eyes to what kind of wife/mother they could be dealing with, lol.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, September 18, 2006 - 4:51 pm
The new season starts tonight!!!
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Terolyn
Member
05-06-2004
| Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 7:32 am
Anyone watch the Pirate episode last night?
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Scout
Member
01-20-2005
| Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 7:53 am
I watched it, sorry to say. I liked the idea of this show when it first started. I know they looked for extremes at the beginning, but it mostly just seems to end up being women who clean vs. women who don't. Last night's variation - woman who didn't clean dressed like a pirate. These people didn't swap lives to learn anything. The one woman did it to get some free advertising for her organizing service, and the other probably to get more speaking engagements. Really hard to understand, too, why any woman would tout being a pirate? Other than saying they have "pirattitude" (I got so sick of that word), they in no way remotely embrace anything about a pirate's lifestyle. They're just having fun dressing up in costumes. I wish they would do some research about pirates before they start promoting them. They don't seem to know anything about them except to say, "arrghhh", so they just say that ad nauseum.
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Denecee
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09-05-2002
| Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 8:55 am
I didn't watch the show but my dd called me to ask if I watched because the "pirate" family is from Albany, the town where I live and I guess my dd was friends with the daughter of the pirate lady. I'll have to watch the re-run.
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Terolyn
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05-06-2004
| Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - 11:42 am
By the way.. .today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day..http://www.talklikeapirate.com/ It highlights the family of the swap.
Shiver me timbers..
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Dogdoc
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09-29-2001
| Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 5:54 am
I only watched the first one, the lady from the clean house versus the lady from the animal filled dirty house. I gotta say, the background music they played while showing the interiors of the houses made the show. I was surprised the clean lady handled the dirty house as well as she did. I was kinda afraid of the clean house strict father. When he finally plays with the girls he teaches them golf, HIS favorite pastime.
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Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006
| Monday, September 25, 2006 - 4:34 am
I'll dress in a pirate costume if they'll send the clean freak here to clean my house while I do it. And, I don't even have a house full of animals.
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Sunshyne4u
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06-17-2003
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 2:53 am
I always laugh when the "dirty" house is shown on cam. I bet if someone came into our houses they could find things to do closeups on LOL I am at peace with my household spiders for instance. I read somewhere that they are good for cleaning especially if you have pets. IS only WifeSwap on this season? I always used to get confused as to Trading Spouses and WS.. TS would give the money, right??
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 10:52 am
Sun, I read somewhere that Trading Spouses would be coming back.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 5:00 pm
Trading Spouses starts Friday on Fox
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 9:19 pm
I wish some of those clean freaks would visit my house.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, October 02, 2006 - 10:16 pm
Add me to the list of needing a clean freak! 
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Monday, October 09, 2006 - 11:29 pm
no one seems to be watching anymore. I really disliked tonights show. The 'athletic' family seemed absolutely miserable. All three of the the kids had the unmistakeable signs of stress and poor health. The girls were too thin with large black circles under their eyes. I felt that they absolutely refused to go along with any rules because they were deeply afraid of their mother and father. The Boxing mom was very aggressive and I thought that the Eating Champion Father was nice and gracious to her inspite of her nagging. The Boxing family was not allowing the children to be just kids. I know people who plan every moment for their children and the kids are not happy kids at all. Pressure to conform to their parents ideals is difficult. I find it very sad watching it on tv.
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Lexie_girl
Member
07-30-2004
| Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - 4:34 am
Sun, I tape the show so I can watch Deal or No Deal.
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Misspoufy
Member
09-30-2004
| Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - 6:04 am
My only reaction to this week's show was: "why did the boxing family participate?" It was obvious they had no intentions of following any of the rule changes, and didn't...so why did they bother to particpate at all? Ahh yes, to advertise the mom's business.
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Serenity
Member
06-28-2005
| Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - 8:06 am
The only good thing about last night's show was that the Eating Champion family decided that it was time they started living a healthier lifestyle. It was nice to see that they continued their changes after the show. Other than that I felt the same way as you did, Sunshyne, about this episode.
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - 11:18 am
Ahh yes, to advertise the mom's business. I kinda wish that the producers wouldnt cast people who have an agenda. I remember that one family whos young young daughters were supposedly a singing group. Those youngsters had makeup just packed onto their little faces and were being raised to be so shallow and conceited. Or that other show where the Mom was a craft fanatic and her midteen daughter acted like a nineyear old to appease her. i often feel sad for the kids and I only hope that the parents have their eyes opened when they finally watch the TV show.
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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - 3:38 pm
There is an interesting study that just came out - I like to quote it because my brother's family has no time for anything because their kid's are in a different "activity" every night of the week. No time to just play or go on vacation. Sometimes I look at their schedule and need a nap. Any way the study said that kids don't need organized activity, just need play time.
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Dogdoc
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09-29-2001
| Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 9:24 am
I am glad the eating contest man realized how heavy he was when he got on the scale. I liked the way the two families didn't argue at the table. The boxing family didn't bother me too much. The kids seemed happy. I felt sorry for the boy and girl the week before who had to do all the dancing plus other activities. You could tell the girl hated the gymastics. They were training too long and too hard. Why do parents do that to their kids?
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Saturday, October 14, 2006 - 12:45 am
I personally believe it isnt about kids 'needing' anything. it is about parents who dont want to be bothered or parents who are trying desperately to 'Keep up to the Jones'. Drive em down, Drop em OFF! and you have a free hour. the kids I know that are scheduled fully, are sad, quiet unhappy kids who'd rather spend time with the parents....instead of violin, piano, dance, soccer, swimming, learning mandarin. I was at a friend's house and noticed that kids are running on a schedule from the min they get home. one evening there was a free 20 mins but basically I felt bad for the kids.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - 3:54 pm
I just don't get why they go to such extremes against what the family is used to, why does there never seem to be a happy medium when exposing the new family to a different way of life.
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