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The Best Episodes of Wife Swap

Every episode of Wife Swap ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Wife Swap!

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Have you ever wondered whether the grass is greener on the other side of the fence? Two wives discover that it often isn't when they hand over the keys to their homes and literally switch

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Wife Swap Season 5 Episode 18 - Brown / Holland
    8.6/10(19 votes)

    #1 - Brown / Holland

    S5:E18

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Wife Swap Season 5 Episode 20 - Burroughs / Padovan-Hickman
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Burroughs / Padovan-Hickman

    S5:E20

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Wife Swap Season 5 Episode 7 - Berwick/Roachford
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Berwick/Roachford

    S5:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Wife Swap Season 5 Episode 4 - Melton/Dufrene
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Melton/Dufrene

    S5:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Wife Swap Season 7 Episode 4 - Avery-Lamb / Martin
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Avery-Lamb / Martin

    S7:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 1 - Pitts/Polchios
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #6 - Pitts/Polchios

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 4 - Donahoe/Baker
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #7 - Donahoe/Baker

    S1:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 9 - Paiss/Davis (Husband Swap)
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Paiss/Davis (Husband Swap)

    S1:E9

    The Paiss & Davis Families trade husbands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 7 - Bittner/Reimers
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Bittner/Reimers

    S1:E7

    This week, in ""Bittner/Reimers,"" 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 11 - Burkhalter/Elliott
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Burkhalter/Elliott

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Wife Swap Season 7 Episode 5 - DiBella / LaRosh
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #11 - DiBella / LaRosh

    S7:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 8 - Harris/Van Noy
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Harris/Van Noy

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Wife Swap Season 7 Episode 6 - Fireheart / Terry
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Fireheart / Terry

    S7:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Wife Swap Season 5 Episode 6 - Brown/Neighbors
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Brown/Neighbors

    S5:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 6 - Smith/Weiner
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Smith/Weiner

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Wife Swap Season 5 Episode 8 - Cooper/Kukta
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Cooper/Kukta

    S5:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Wife Swap Season 5 Episode 10 - McIntyre/Keyser
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #17 - McIntyre/Keyser

    S5:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Wife Swap Season 7 Episode 7 - Markiewicz / Zusin
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Markiewicz / Zusin

    S7:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 3 - Smoak/Beaver
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Smoak/Beaver

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Wife Swap Season 7 Episode 3 - Cochran / Curry
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Cochran / Curry

    S7:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 2 - Spolansky/Bradley
    6.8/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Spolansky/Bradley

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Wife Swap Season 7 Episode 2 - Envy / Loudon
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Envy / Loudon

    S7:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 5 - Ghani/Stallone
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Ghani/Stallone

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 14 - Boone Luffey/Gillespie
    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #24 - Boone Luffey/Gillespie

    S1:E14

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Wife Swap Season 1 Episode 15 - Pyke/Smith
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Pyke/Smith

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Brown / Holland" is the best rated episode of "Wife Swap". It scored 8.6/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/27/2009. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Burroughs / Padovan-Hickman".