Wife Swap

Wife Swap (Two ABC Executives sit in a screening room watching the “Freddie� pilot. No laughs were heard.) ABC Executive #1: Hey, I have a good idea for show. ABC Executive #2: Does it involve exploiting people? ABC Executive #1: Of course. We take two families that are wildly different (intelligent and simple, white and black, pious and morally corrupt) and then we have them trade moms for a week. Chaos ensues. ABC Executive #2: Hmm. Good idea, but I worry that it might turn into a valuable social experiment, juxtaposing the merits of opposing family values and making insightful comments on state of the American family. No one will watch that. ABC Executive #1: You're right. We'll have to make sure we cast families that are completely insane. ABC Executive #2: And stupid. ABC Executive #1: Right. And stupid. Wife Swap is a show that makes me cringe. You expect it from FOX, but ABC is supposed to be above this pandering to the lowest common denominator.