Trading Spouses, often advertised as Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy, is a FOX reality show in which two families, usually of different social classes, swap wives or husbands for a week. Each family is awarded $50,000, with the stipulation that the guest mother decides how her host family must spend the money. The title of the show is a play on the idiom Trading Spaces.

The show shares a very similar format to the British program Wife Swap. In 2004,ABC showcased their upcoming Wife Swap show including projections of its popularity. Weeks before the show's debut, FOX introduced Trading Spouses. The producers of Wife Swap, RDF Media, claimed FOX stole their concept, while FOX argued that TV shows have always borrowed from one another and that FOX simply beat ABC to delivery.

The show completed airing its third season on May 3, 2007. On February 27, 2008, FOX announced that it had sold the rights to Trading Spouses to CMT, effectively ending the series.

Trading Spouses

Tammy Nakamura is a former truck driver who married plastic surgeon Yuki and suddenly became upper-class. Living in Colleyville, Texas, Tammy resides with Yuki, their two children Natalia and Nico, and Yuki's mother, Hideko.

Tammy will be trading with...

Al-Mela Biggins doesn't measure wealth in possessions or status but rather family, ethics, and love. She lives in a low-income section of Dallas with her husband, Anthony. They have 3 children, sons Zikea and Omar and the oldest, a daughter named Chrishara.

Nakamura/Biggins (1)

Nakamura/Biggins (2)

Samantha Pilek is a lively, blonde Californian who lives a life with the finer things. A family of 4, Samantha has a son, Zach, and a daughter, Katie (who aspires to be the next Britney Spears) with her husband Jurek who works as a yacht captain.

Samantha will be trading with...

Lisa Bowers is an outspoken woman who teaches her kids about all the taboo topics. She's been married to her husband Craig since she was young, and they have two children, Katy and Erik. The family considers themselves ""dysfunctional"".

Pilek/Bowers (1)

Pilek/Bowers (2)

James ""Jay"" Cooke has the honor of being the first swapped dad on Trading Spouses. A humble man who lives in Greenville, Georgia, he works as a lathe operator while his wife Brandi takes care of their farm and their sons Cole and Hudson.

Jay will be trading with...

Justin Levine is a high-powered Jewish lawyer living the big city life in New York. His wife Beverly is a philanthrapist and community volunteer. Pierce Levine is their son and he's 13, getting ready for his Bar Mitzvah. His sister, Molly, plays violin and enjoys playing soccer.

Cooke/Levine (1)

Cooke/Levine (2)

Jennifer Donaho married her husband Rodney when they were only in their teens and they are still married 20 years later. In those 20 years, they have 2 sons named Derrik and Nicholas. Also living in the Donaho household is 65-year-old Betty King, Jennifer's mother.

Jennifer will be trading with...

Kathy Messina is the typical household mother. She cooks, she cleans, and she cares for her 3 children: 16-year-old Drew, 11-year-old Ryan, and 9-year-old Kristin. Kathy's husband Arthur owns a very successful company which enables him to spend time with his wife and children.

Donaho/Messina (1)

Donaho/Messina (2)

Mrs. Thibodeaux of Lithonia, Ga., trades homes and families with Mrs. Famiglietti of Peabody, Mass.

Famiglietti/Thibodeaux (1)

Famiglietti/Thibodeaux (2)

Verruto/Norton (1)

Verruto/Norton (2)

Mrs. Egly of Poolesville, Md., and Mrs. Doverspike of Brea, Calif., switch families.

Doverspike/Egly

Loupe/Gates (1)

Loupe/Gates (2)

Lowe/Abbott (1)

Lowe/Abbott (2)

In this fresh take on the classic fish-out-of-water story, Mrs. Hammond of Brooklyn Park, MN, and Mrs. Howard of Chattanooga, TN, trade places with each other to try out the ultimate life change - switching their families to take over a family from another walk of life.

Hammond/Howard (1)

Conclusion. The moms return to their homes in Minnesota and Tennessee and learn how their prize money is to be used.

Hammond/Howard (2)

Lambe-Levy/Farrell (1)

Lambe-Levy/Farrell (2)

O'Brien/Shackelford

Perrin/Flisher (1)

Perrin/Flisher (2)

This time around, a fitness-model mom with a carefree attitude trades her family with a mom looking to feel respected again, and both of them looking to answer the question, is the grass truly greener on the other side?In Brewster, New York, DeeAnn Donovan going about a day just like any other for her. A photo shoot in her backyard, a few hours in the tanning bed and definitely a few hours of exercise. And her husband, John, has no regrets about his wifeâ€™s hobbies. And aside from the glamorous side, DeeAnn also uses her personal life experience to help others as a life coach. On top of all that, sheâ€™s also the mother of three children; Danny (14), Nicky (12) and Jessica, who John says is a miniature version of his wife. The familyâ€™s major regret is that DeeAnn is constantly busy that she never really gets to stay at home and spend time with them.Tracey Thomas finishes up another round of chores in Whitefish, Montana. Tracey loves her family unconditionally and taking care of th

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