Wife Swap - Pretty Slobby

I can't believe I watched this. Even worse, I can't believe I liked it.

I'm pretty much a reality TV snob. I can't stand the stuff. But when I've run out of DVDs the wife would consider watching, the Daily Show is a repeat I've actually seen and all the other shows are scripted stuff I just don't want to invest in, a little reality TV can go a long way.

This episode (I only watched the first half) was great. Some image-obsessed, new-rich family from Tennessee switched their prissy, perfectionist mom with a dumpy slob of mother from good ol' Pennsylvania. The great underlying beauty of Wife Swap is (get ready) - BOTH FAMILIES ARE WRONG! Sorry to burst that bubble for you.

They pick such diametrically opposed families that you can't help but think they both need help. I don't mind the slob being slobby, but she homeschooled her kids and the younger one couldn't even multiply. And I don't mind rich people being rich, but the poor daughters were tortured into being physically perfect specimens. That and the dad was a completely misogynistic asshole.

I kind of wish I knew how this turned out, but as with most reality TV, you can see how things end from a mile away.