The Best Wife Swaps

The Best Wife Swaps
Klaus Varley

We don't watch much TV here at The Brothel, however a while back our friends over at Peppermint Creek posted clips from a show called "Wife Swap." It was the Fowler/Long episode, and it was glorious.

Since that time, we here at The Brothel have watched pretty much every episode illegally posted on YouTube. Here are the best ones we could find, linked for your viewing pleasure.

[Warning: Wife Swap is addictive. When you're selling your TV to pay the internet bill to watch more episodes, let me know: I'm in the market for a TV.]

1. Fowler/Long

A bit of nostalgia for this one since it was my first exposure, but it has so many twists and turns in the attitudes of the adults AND kids that it stays number one. I don't want to give anything away, but Stephen Fowler is a douche.

2. Myers/Sutton

Another example of a husband who does the unexpected, right before you're about to call him a "dumb hick." And the Myers family doesn't live up to their name. (Five people will get this joke. To you five, I say "har.")

3. Galvan/Martin-Portala

The magician is annoying, but this episode is all about the suburban kids and the uptight father who is too afraid to let them out of his sight.

4. Johnson/Blackburn

The "out of shape" family vs. the "in shape" family seems to be a common motif with Wife Swap. But in this episode it never worked so well. If the heavy husband doesn't break your heart, nothing will.

5. Baur/Fine

Just when you think the pirate family (yes, you read right) has nothing to contribute, the suburban father starts to loosen up. Not the best episode, but some good stuff there.

Seriously.

-KV


Addendum:

You think our keywords are bad? The YouTube tags for one episode of Wife Swap look like this:

stephen fowler wife swap renee stephens steven liberals obama biden pelosi gayla alan long mayor san francisco elite rude british military bashing UK noe valley IQ redneck midwest missouri stupid mean unpatriotic egged deported prius tree hugger environmentalist weight loss coach ATV dirt bike national anthem sf snob closet faggot homo bay area obese overweight fat exercise McDonalds fast food American republican democrat domestiic abuse patriotic runon fragment shame

"Patriotic runon fragment shame," indeed.

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