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LET'S GET THE PARTY STARTED!
TV PERSONALITY DOWNTOWN JULIE BROWN
AND BASKETBALL SUPERSTAR LISA LESLIE...
LOVE YOU, BABE.
ARE ABOUT TO TAKE ON THEIR MOST CHALLENGING ROLE YET.
♪♪♪
ARE THEY THIS LITTLE?
HOW WILL THE CELEBRITY WIVES COPE WITH THE NEW WAY OF LIFE?
IT'S TOO QUIET HERE. I'M NOT USED TO THAT.
THERE'S NO BALLS BOUNCING, NO KIDS YELLING.
WE DO THINGS THE WAY THAT WE DO 'EM.
DRIBBLE, DRIBBLE, DRIBBLE.
AH, THE BOUNCING.
GROWING UP, IF A BALL WAS BOUNCED IN THE HOUSE,
THERE WOULD BE A HAND AROUND THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
(grunts)
(man) NICE!
AAH!
OH, YEAH!
OW! (laughs)
I THINK I NEED ANOTHER LITTLE GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE.
MJ...
WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE WIVES CHANGE THE RULES?
CANNOT STAY AT YOUR BOYFRIEND'S HOUSE UNTIL I MEET HIM.
HE KEEPS LOOKING AT HIS WATCH. THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK.
MNH-MNH.
AND THERE'S NO HOLDING BACK
WHEN THE CELEBRITY WIVES COME FACE-TO-FACE.
LISA DOES NOT LOSE.
NO, SHE DOES NOT.
OH, LORD.
♪♪♪
I'M LISA LESLIE. I WAS CONSIDERED
ONE OF THE PIONEERS OF THE WNBA.
I PLAYED 13 SEASONS FOR LOS ANGELES SPARKS
AND WON TWO WNBA CHAMPIONSHIPS.
I'M NOW A CO-OWNER OF THE L.A. SPARKS.
I AM A BROADCASTER ON "SPORTS ZONE."
I HAVE FOUR OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS.
I AM THE FIRST FEMALE PLAYER TO DUNK IN THE WNBA.
(man) WHAT'S SHE GONNA DO? SHE DUNKS IT!
NOW I'M A MOM WITH KIDS AND A HUSBAND.
MICHAEL AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR EIGHT YEARS.
MICHAEL IS A WONDERFUL HUSBAND AND DAD.
HE IS A PILOT BY DAY AND NIGHT.
HE IS A CAPTAIN ON THE 767.
(Michael) TO HAVE A PERSON THAT YOU LOVE
BE YOUR FRIEND, I THINK, IS VERY RARE.
UH!
(clicks tongue)
(exhales)
(Lisa) WE HAVE TWO BABIES-- LAUREN, WHO'S 5 YEARS OLD,
AND MJ, WHO'S 3.
THERE YOU GO!
YEAH!
I WOULD SAY THAT MICHAEL AND I HAVE VERY TRADITIONAL ROLES.
I TAKE CARE OF THE HOME, AND HE TAKES CARE OF THE FAMILY.
USUALLY DINNER IS ME COOKING AND SERVING MY HUSBAND FIRST.
(both) THANK YOU, LORD, FOR DAILY BREAD.
I WOULD SAY WE ARE VERY DISCIPLINED WITH OUR CHILDREN.
WE HAVE A VERY TIGHT SCHEDULE. IT'S LIKE A SHIP.
ATHLETICS PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN OUR LIFE, WITHOUT A DOUBT.
WE FEEL LIKE OUR KIDS HAVE GREAT GENES,
AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY SPORTS.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
MY WIFE AND I-- WE RUN LIKE A CLOCK.
THE KIND OF WOMAN THAT I DO NOT WANT IN HERE
IS ONE THAT'S SCATTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THAT IS SCARY.
HI. I'M JULIE BROWN.
MOST PEOPLE CALL ME DOWNTOWN JULIE BROWN,
BECAUSE THEY REMEMBER ME
MOSTLY FROM BEING A VEEJAY ON MTV.
WUBBA, WUBBA, WUBBA. DOWNTOWN JULIE BROWN WITH YOU,
IN THE PLACE TO BE.
WE GOT SOME GREAT MUSIC FOR YOU TO ROCK TO TONIGHT.
DID YOU SPEAK TO GIANNA?
YEAH.
OKAY. AWESOME.
SHE SHOULD BE HERE ANY SECOND.
NOW I'M DOWNTOWN JULIE BROWN, WIFE AND MOM.
HEY, BOO!
HELLO.
HELLO. (kisses)
WHAT'S UP?
I HAVE THE MOST AMAZING HUSBAND-- MARTIN,
AND A REALLY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER--GIANNA. SHE'S 19.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF FASHION.
I HAVE DESIGNED SOME CLOTHES.
I WANT TO COME UP WITH A WUBBA WUBBA WUBBA LINE.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
MY PERSONAL LIFE IS PERFECT.
(clink)
(Martin) BEING MARRIED TO JULIE IS AMAZING.
WE ACTUALLY MET IN HOLLYWOOD AT A FRIEND'S CLUB, RESTAURANT.
IT ONLY TOOK US A YEAR TO GET INTO THIS FABULOUS LIFE.
I CURRENTLY RUN A COMPANY THAT BUILDS
ZERO-EMISSION 18 WHEELERS.
RIGHT NOW I'M BUSY TRYING TO CLEAN UP THE AIR.
I LOVE FASHION. I LIKE TO SHOP.
I LOVE CHAMPAGNE.
I DO LIKE THE FINER THINGS IN LIFE.
(clink)
CHEERS, MY LOVE.
CHEERS. MWAH.
A TYPICAL JULIE BROWN DAY
WOULD BE JUST HANGING OUT, MAYBE CALL A GIRLFRIEND,
GO FOR BRUNCH, GO SHOPPING.
NOTHING'S ON A SCHEDULE. IT'S A GREAT LIFE.
(Martin) I THINK JULIE IS AMAZING
WITH, UH, RAISING OUR DAUGHTER.
IT CAN SOMETIMES GET TRICKY WITH TEENAGERS.
GIANNA HAS A BOYFRIEND.
YOU KNOW, SHE DECIDED TO MOVE OUT.
WITH HER BOYFRIEND.
YEAH, WE DON'T LIKE THAT.
I THINK IS A BIT OF A-- IS A MISTAKE.
SHE'S WAY TOO YOUNG FOR THAT.
THAT'S A BIT OF A SORE SUBJECT, BUT WE'RE DEALING WITH IT.
SO I'M AN EMPTY NESTER, AS THEY CALL US.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I WANT SOME FOOD, OBVIOUSLY.
THAT'S WHY I CAME OVER.
(laughing)
WHEN I HANG OUT WITH MY MOM,
WE'RE KINDA MORE LIKE GIRLFRIENDS.
LIKE YOU MEAN IT. MWAH. (laughs)
(Gianna) IT SMELLS GOOD.
YEAH.
(Martin) DOESN'T IT?
(Julie) I LOVE TO THROW DINNER PARTIES,
AND MARTIN IS SUPER, SUPER COOL WITH THAT.
(Martin) COOKING IS ACTUALLY DONE BY BOTH OF US.
(Julie) MY HOPE FOR THE SWAP-- THAT IT WILL BE FUN, RELAXING.
PLEASE, I DON'T WANT TO SWAP WITH SOMEBODY THAT'S SPORTY.
I'M NOT KINDA THE SPORTY TYPE.
I DON'T GET UP IN THE MORNING AND, YOU KNOW, WORK OUT.
(laughs)
THE BEST CASE SCENARIO, OBVIOUSLY,
WOULD BE JULIE'S TWIN SISTER.
(laughs)
IT'S THE MORNING OF THE SWAP, AND THE WIVES ARE PREPARING
TO LEAVE HOME FOR ONE WEEK.
(Lisa) I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING SWAPPED OUT.
I FEEL LIKE WHOEVER'S HOME I GO INTO,
I WILL MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT.
I DECIDED TO DO "WIFE SWAP" ONLY BECAUSE
I JUST WANT TO TRY SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT,
GET OUT OF THE NORM.
LOVE YOU.
(Michael) I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THIS WHOLE OPERATION,
BECAUSE...
LOVE YOU, BABE.
WE DO THINGS THE WAY THAT WE DO 'EM.
SEE YOU, BABE.
I LOVE YOU. LOVE YOU GUYS.
BYE, BABE.
I'M GONNA HOLD IT DOWN.
ALL RIGHT, DARLING.
(both) MWAH.
I'M EXCITED BUT NERVOUS AT THE SAME TIME,
AND I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
YOU WILL WANT ME BACK, RIGHT? (laughs)
EVEN THOUGH THEY LIVE LESS THAN AN HOUR FROM EACH OTHER,
THE WIVES HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY'RE GOING
OR WHO THEY'LL BE LIVING WITH.
(Lisa) WELL, I'M GETTING MORE EXCITED,
THE FACT THAT I'M STILL CLOSE TO MY HOUSE.
I'M HAPPY WE'RE NOT GOING ON A FARM.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE I'M GOING.
LOOKING VERY FANCY.
OH, IS THIS IT?
OH, MY GOSH, THIS HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL.
BEFORE THEY MEET THEIR FAMILIES,
JULIE AND LISA HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AROUND THEIR NEW HOMES.
THIS IS SO CUTE.
ARE THEY THIS LITTLE?
IF EVERYTHING IN THIS HOUSE IS THIS SMALL...
(laughing) I AM GOING TO BE IN TROUBLE.
(Julie) VERY NICE.
IT'S VERY SOPHISTICATED.
COULD BE A DESIGNER.
KIDDIE CORNERS. UH-OH. THAT'S A LITTLE BIT SCARY.
I HAVE YET TO SEE A TOY OR A BALL
OR A BABY DOLL LAYING AROUND.
OH, MY GOSH, SO THEY MUST BE
SOME SORT OF EXHIBITIONISTS THAT LIVE HERE.
LITTLE BOY'S ROOM. LET'S SPY. (speaks indistinctly)
PINK AND PURPLE? OOH...
OH, WOW.
DOWNTOWN JULIE BROWN! HEY!
SHE'S A LITTLE RACY. I REMEMBER SHE'S FUN.
SHE'S ENERGETIC, AND THIS HOME HAS VIBRANT COLORS
THAT REMIND ME OF SOMETHING
THAT SHE WOULD PROBABLY DO OR EVEN WEAR.
THE BOX SAYS "LISA," SO IT'S GOTTA BE...
OH, MY GOSH.
OH, MY GOSH. (gasps)
I'M IN THE HOUSE OF LISA LESLIE,
4-TIME GOLD MEDAL WINNER.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE KNOWS ME,
BUT I CERTAINLY KNOW WHO LISA LESLIE IS.
THIS JUST GOT QUITE REAL.
EACH WIFE HAS WRITTEN A MANUAL
AS A GUIDE TO THE RUNNING OF THEIR HOME.
LET'S SEE WHAT I'M UP AGAINST HERE.
OH, IT'S SO CUTE!
"WELCOME TO THE HOME OF LISA LESLIE.
"MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER LAUREN IS 5.
"MJ IS A LIVELY 3-YEAR-OLD BOY,
"AND WE HOPE OUR CHILDREN WILL BECOME PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES.
WE DON'T LIKE TO LET THE KIDS HAVE A LOT OF SUGAR." (inhales)
"WE BOTH BELIEVE THERE'S ALWAYS TIME
FOR A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE." (chuckles) CHEERS.
"MY HUSBAND MARTIN IS MY LOVE OF THIS LIFE.
"WE HAVE A SASSY AND INDEPENDENT DAUGHTER--GIANNA, 19,
WHO LIVES WITH HER BOYFRIEND."
I-I DON'T THINK I WOULD APPROVE OF LAUREN
LIVING WITH HER BOYFRIEND AT AGE 19.
"I ALWAYS TRY TO HAVE DINNER PREPARED BEFORE 4:00 P.M."
WHOA! "WE USUALLY EAT AROUND 6:00 P.M."
(exhales) I THINK IT JUST GOT REALLY HOT. (chuckles)
"WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN THE KITCHEN TOGETHER.
WE BOTH LIKE TO COOK, BUT MARTIN IS THE REAL CHEF IN THIS HOUSE."
AWESOME.
"WE HAVE A VERY, VERY, VERY BUSY SCHEDULE."
OH, NO! "HAVE A GREAT WEEK. LISA LESLIE."
COULD SOMEONE JUST GET ME A DRINK FOR A SECOND?
"SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY MY DOLCE VITA.
WUBBA WUBBA WUBBA. DOWNTOWN JULIE BROWN."
UM, SHE MAY HAVE A TOUGH TIME FILLING IN MY SHOES.
WITH THE MANUALS READ, IT'S NOW TIME
FOR THE CELEBRITY WIVES TO MEET
THEIR NEW HUSBANDS AND FAMILIES.
HI.
HEY! LISA!
OH, MY GOD.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'M DOING GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING? I'M MARTIN.
LISA LESLIE COVERS A LOT OF THE LOCAL
CLIPPERS AND LAKERS GAMES, SO WE SEE HER
ON TELEVISION ALL THE TIME. SHE SEEMS NICE ENOUGH.
HI.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
I KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHO SHE WAS. I WAS KIND OF...
YOU KNOW, THE BREATH WAS TAKEN OUT OF ME.
IT WAS LIKE, OH, MY GOSH.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT JULIE.
SHE'LL BE RIGHT AT HOME AT MY HOUSE.
(laughs)
EXCEPT I DO HAVE LITTLE BABIES.
MINE ARE 5 AND 3, SO YOU THINK SHE'LL BE OKAY?
MAN, I AM SO EXCITED THAT I DID NOT GET SWAPPED
WITH A NUT JOB.
SO FAR, SO GOOD. BUT WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
HI!
HI!
HOW ARE YOU?
HEY! HOW YOU DOING THERE?
HI. YOU MUST BE LAUREN.
HELLO.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO. IT'S A PLEASURE.
MY NAME IS LAUREN LOCKWOOD.
YOUR NAME IS MJ? HOW OLD ARE YOU, MJ?
3.
3? OH, MY GOSH.
MISS DOWNTOWN.
MISS DOWNTOWN.
(both laugh)
HOW ARE YOU? NICE TO MEET YOU.
AND IT'S JULIE.
MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF MICHAEL IS THAT
HE SEEMS LIKE A GREAT GUY.
MY WIFE NORMALLY--YOU KNOW, SHE KNOCKS THINGS OUT EARLY.
I DON'T COOK.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT SAYS,
"SO YOU NEED"--
WELL, SEE--
"JULIE, YOU NEED TO GET UP."
HE'S BEING NICE TO ME RIGHT NOW,
BUT I CAN SEE HIM GETTING HUNGRIER AND HUNGRIER.
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW IS ON HER WAY OVER,
AS WELL AS MY SISTER-IN-LAW AND OUR NANNY,
AND SO NOT ONLY ARE YOU COOKING FOR TODAY...
IS--
BUT FOR A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAN JUST US.
COMING UP, THE WIVES STRUGGLE WITH THEIR NEW LIFESTYLE.
IT'S TOO QUIET HERE. I'M NOT USED TO THAT.
THERE'S NO BALLS BOUNCING, NO KIDS YELLING.
COME ON, EBONY, GIVE IT TO ME!
(shouting indistinctly)
OW!
THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK, MISS BROWN.
NOW YOU'RE TALKING! YEAH!
OHH!
♪♪♪
FORMER MTV VEEJAY DOWNTOWN JULIE BROWN
AND WNBA ALL-STAR AND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST LISA LESLIE
HAVE AGREED TO SWAP LIVES FOR ONE WEEK.
ARE THEY THIS LITTLE?
SO FAR, THE CELEBRITY WIVES
HAVE READ THE HOUSEHOLD MANUAL...
COULD SOMEONE JUST GET ME A DRINK?
AND HAVE MET THEIR NEW FAMILIES.
BUT JULIE WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD WHEN SHE LEARNED
THAT SHE WOULD BE COOKING DINNER
FOR LISA'S EXTENDED FAMILY.
JULIE IS COOKING FOR US TODAY, EVERYBODY.
(woman) UH-OH, UH-OH.
(woman) OH!
ARE YOU A GOOD COOK?
UM... WE'LL SEE, RIGHT?
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE TIMING,
'CAUSE THEY DO LIKE TO EAT BY 6:00.
SO THAT'S QUITE EARLY FOR ME,
AND I LIKE TO COOK WITH MY HUSBAND,
HAVE A NICE BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE.
I DON'T LIKE TIME SCHEDULES.
(Michael) THERE YOU GO. NICE!
MICHAEL, DO YOU WANT TO BATHE THE KIDS WHILE I COOK?
BATHE THEM?
YEAH.
(laughter)
HEY, I COULD THROW THEM IN THE SHOWER, YEAH.
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY, JULIE, YOU'RE RUNNING A LITTLE SLOW.
WATCH THE DRIBBLE, DRIBBLE, DRIBBLE...
PASS.
AH, THE BOUNCING.
I HAVE, UH, THREE BROTHERS AND THREE SISTERS,
IF A BALL WAS BOUNCED IN THIS HOUSE,
THERE WOULD BE A HAND AROUND THE BACK OF THE HEAD
AT SOME POINT.
JULIE SEEMS A LITTLE FRAZZLED RIGHT NOW
JUST BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE RUNNING AROUND,
PRACTICING, DRIBBLING THE BALL.
THEY GOT TENNIS IN THE BACKYARD.
BEND!
YOU KNOW, WE'RE NORMALLY EATING ABOUT THIS TIME.
TWO MORE MINUTES.
WHAT'S SCHEDULED IS SCHEDULED, AND IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
WHEN IT IS SCHEDULED.
I'M SO LATE.
(woman) LAUREN IS GONNA BE A MESS IN THE MORNING!
(indistinct conversations)
LET'S GO, MAN.
(Julie) THESE ARE BIG SHOES TO FILL.
I PANICKED A LITTLE BIT IN THE KITCHEN.
IT WAS A BIT NOT MY SPEED.
AND I'M NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT.
THE SHOW HAS KICKED ME INTO MENOPAUSE.
AND AT JULIE'S HOUSE,
BEFORE GIANNA HEADS OUT TO HER BOYFRIEND'S PLACE,
LISA TAKES A FEW MINUTES TO GET TO KNOW HER.
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS, AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
I KNOW YOU'RE IN COLLEGE.
I'M STUDYING ENGLISH.
MM-HMM.
AND I WAS THINKING THAT MAYBE IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL
TO TEACH ENGLISH ABROAD.
SO YOU AND YOUR BOYFRIEND-- WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT?
I'M RESPONSIBLE. I'M GETTING MY SCHOOLWORK DONE.
I'M DOING EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE TO DO.
I WOULD NOT APPROVE OF LAUREN
LIVING WITH HER BOYFRIEND AT AGE 19.
MARTIN AND JULIE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE FAMILY TIME
WITH GIANNA.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN, AS A PARENT...
YEAH.
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO LET YOUR 19-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
LIVE WITH HER BOYFRIEND.
I'M HAPPY, SO THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS, RIGHT?
(laughs)
REALLY?
I'M 19. I WANNA GO DO MY OWN THING.
LIKE, IT'S LAME TO HANG OUT WITH YOUR FAMILY.
SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S COOKING.
THIS ISN'T COOKING VERY HOT.
BACK IN CALABASAS,
JULIE IS RUNNING LATE PUTTING DINNER ON THE TABLE,
AND IS GETTING NO HELP FROM MICHAEL.
OH-- YOU'RE BOILING OVER.
CAN YOU DO... SOMETHING?
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME.
DOWNTOWN JULIE BROWN'S GOTTA COME UPTOWN A LITTLE BIT.
THIS IS NEVER GONNA BE COOKED.
(Michael) "CAN WE EAT, PLEASE?" STOMACH GROWLING,
I CAN HEAR 'EM LIKE LIONS OVER THERE.
MARTIN USUALLY CALMS ME DOWN. HE HELPS ME A LOT.
(tapping)
BUT RIGHT NOW,
I HAVE A BIG KNOT... (laughs)
ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY SHOULDER.
ALMOST TWO HOURS LATER, DINNER IS FINALLY READY,
BUT JULIE HAS ONE MORE TASK TO DO
BEFORE SHE CAN EAT.
MISS JULIE?
YES, SIR.
UH, LISA NORMALLY MAKES MY PLATE.
UM, OKAY. OKAY.
SHE REALLY DOES.
WELL, UM, WITH RESPECT TO YOUR WIFE, THEN,
I WILL HAND THAT JOB OVER TO HER SISTER.
NO, AUNTIE T. DOESN'T-- SHE DOESN'T KNOW.
YEAH.
OKAY. SO...
I USUALLY MAKE MY HUSBAND'S PLATE.
BUT I CAN MAKE THE KIDS' PLATES.
(Julie) MICHAEL DOESN'T SERVE HIMSELF.
AND THAT'S ENOUGH TO KIND OF...
GET YOU KIND OF TIRED AND STRESSED OUT.
IS THAT--THAT'S NOT ASKING TOO MUCH, IS IT?
(Tiffany) NO.
MY... MY BABY NORMALLY HAS IT DONE.
(Julie) WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE, SIR?
I COOKED IT AND HE ATE IT,
AND I AM READY... FOR BED.
MEANWHILE, LISA ENJOYS A RELAXING EVENING WITH MARTIN.
WELL, THIS IS NICE AND RELAXING.
(pops)
(Lisa) I HAD A GOOD TIME
HAVING A GLASS OF WINE AND RELAXING.
BUT THAT WILL NEVER WORK FOR MICHAEL AND ME.
THIS IS WHAT JULIE AND I DO.
WE SIT HERE AND WE JUST TALK ABOUT THE DAY.
USUALLY WHEN I'M HOME, I'M RUNNING AFTER MY KIDS
OR COOKING DINNER RIGHT ABOUT NOW.
SO THIS IS A CHANGE OF PACE.
♪♪♪
(Michael) IN AND OUT. LET'S DO IN AND OUT.
IN, OUT, IN, OUT...
UP AND DOWN. UP AND DOWN. NICE AND CLEAN.
IT'S DAY TWO OF THE SWAP
AND JULIE IS HAVING A BUSY MORNING
GETTING THE KIDS READY FOR THE DAY.
BEFORE MARTIN LEAVES FOR WORK,
HE TAKES THE TIME TO PREPARE BREAKFAST FOR LISA,
WHO'S ENJOYING A QUIET MORNING.
WE'RE ON THE CLOCK.
DO YOU THINK WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT DOWNSTAIRS IN TIME?
(MJ) MM.
MM.
SO I GOT THE KIDS READY AND THEN I GOT MYSELF READY.
BUT THAT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
I'VE BEEN GOING OVER THIS SCHEDULE.
OKAY. MJ HAS TO WORK ON HIS READING.
OKAY.
LAUREN HAS PIANO LESSONS.
YOU GOTTA GO TO SPARKS PRACTICE TODAY.
AND TONIGHT, WE TYPICALLY PLAY DOUBLES TENNIS
AGAINST THIS OTHER COUPLE
THAT WE CANNOT LOSE TO.
OKAY.
SO NO SHOPPING?
NO SHOPPING TODAY.
(Julie) SO I'M GONNA TRY AND DO MY BEST,
BUT I'VE GOT A FUNNY FEELING
I'M PROBABLY GONNA RUN BEHIND ON A FEW THINGS.
UNH!
(Lisa) IT'S TOO QUIET HERE.
OH--I GOT A CRAMP RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT USED TO THAT--
THERE'S NO BALLS BOUNCING, NO KIDS YELLING.
I HEAR "MOMMY" 15 TIMES A DAY.
WOW. I'M STRUGGLING WITH IT, TO BE HONEST.
LISA HAS A HARD TIME ADJUSTING
TO NOT HAVING A FULL SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY,
SO SHE DECIDES TO MAKE A PICNIC LUNCH
AND BRING IT TO MARTIN AT WORK.
OH-HO.
HI.
HELLO, LISA.
I GOT A CHANCE TO BRING MARTIN HIS LUNCH,
'CAUSE JULIE SOMETIMES DROPS BY FOR LUNCH.
I THINK IT'S AWESOME.
JULIE WROTE ME IN HER HANDBOOK
THAT, UH, GIANNA LIVES PART-TIME WITH HER BOYFRIEND...
RIGHT.
SOMETIMES AT HOME,
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS MAYBE STRUGGLE WITH THAT A LITTLE BIT.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?
I THINK IT'S A LITTLE YOUNG TO MOVE IN WITH A BOYFRIEND.
MM-HMM.
AND AT THE AGE OF 19,
YOU SHOULD BE IN COLLEGE FULL-TIME.
WE DON'T WANT OUR KIDS TO HAVE ANY LIMITS, THOUGH.
WE WANT THEM TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
IT'S A CHALLENGE.
IT IS.
I'LL TRY TO HELP AS MUCH AS I CAN.
MAYBE THERE COULD BE A TALK,
UM, FROM LISA TO GIANNA,
ABOUT GETTING TOO CLOSE WITH A BOYFRIEND
AT A YOUNG AGE.
THANK YOU FOR LUNCH.
I'M GLAD YOU LIKED IT.
AND, UH, WHAT ARE YOU-- WHAT ARE YOU UP TO NEXT?
I'M GONNA GO MEET MONTY AND GO SHOPPING.
WELL, HAVE FUN.
OVERALL, IT'S BEEN A VERY RELAXING DAY
COMPARED TO MY NORMAL LIFE AT HOME.
FOLLOWING LISA'S BUSY SCHEDULE,
JULIE NOT ONLY HAS TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THE KIDS' ACTIVITIES...
OKAY, DARLING, WE'VE GOTTA GO TO TENNIS.
I KNOW YOU LOVE THE PIANO,
BUT CAN WE GET READY FOR TENNIS?
OTHERWISE, WE'RE GONNA BE LATE AGAIN, OKAY?
(Julie) THEY'RE RAISING THEIR KIDS TO BE CHAMPIONS.
IT'S VERY STRICT.
LET KIDS BE KIDS.
THEN SHE HEADS TO THE GYM
TO TAKE PART IN LISA'S INTENSE WORKOUT REGIMEN.
(man) TWO MORE. COME ON. UP.
I'M GOING, "OH, MY GOSH, I'VE GOT ALL THIS TO DO."
THIS IS NO JOKE.
LISA HAS TO BE A MOM AND WORK AND DO THIS STUFF.
THIS IS CRAZY SPORTY.
I MISS MY LIFE.
(man) COME ON.
(Julie) OH, MY GOD.
GOING ALONG WITH A TYPICAL DAY FOR JULIE,
LISA EMBARKS ON A V.I.P. EXCLUSIVE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE
WITH JULIE'S STYLIST AND FASHION GURU, MONTGOMERY.
IT'S DEFINITELY FUN HAVING V.I.P. ACCESS
TO CLOTHING THAT HAS YET TO EVEN COME OUT,
SO THIS IS A NICE PERK FOR ME,
BUT I DID NOT EXPECT A WAREHOUSE.
PURPLE. OH, LOOK.
WE GENERALLY COME HERE WITH JULIE
AND WE GO THROUGH BOXES.
IT'S AN INSIDER'S PRIVILEGE.
OKAY.
PERFECT.
I LOVE TIE DYE.
OKAY.
THAT'LL WORK.
ALL RIGHT.
LARGE. GOTTA GET ONE FOR MY HUBBY.
JUST PUT IT ON TOP.
PERFECT.
GREAT. GREAT.
YAY.
I JUST START PULLING THINGS OUT,
'CAUSE I FELT LIKE, UH, MY TIME WAS GONNA RUN OUT.
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
OH, THIS IS HOT. YES.
AND THIS ONE.
IN CALABASAS, WHILE THE KIDS ARE WITH THEIR NANNY,
AND MICHAEL IS WORKING IN HIS OFFICE,
JULIE HEADS OUT TO THE SPARKS' TRAINING FACILITY.
(woman) DOWNTOWN JULIE BROWN.
COME ON. SHOW ME-- SHOW ME SOME LOVE.
AND JULIE GETS THE RUNDOWN FROM THE HEAD COACH
BEFORE PARTICIPATING IN TEAM PRACTICE.
WHEN WE DO POSITION BREAKDOWN,
THE LITTLE PEOPLE, THE GUARDS, WILL GO TO ONE END...
OKAY.
AND THE BIGS WOULD GO TO THE OTHER.
AND LISA WOULD BE WITH THE BIGS.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, JULIE, GO GET 'EM.
BUT THE BLOCKING PAD JULIE USES FOR RESISTANCE
IS DOING LITTLE GOOD.
IT WAS SUCH A BURN IN MY ARMS.
NOPE.
I MEAN, COME ON.
ENOUGH SPORTS. THAT'S ALL.
OKAY. I THINK I NEED ANOTHER LITTLE GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE.
IN MARINA DEL REY,
MARTIN AND LISA WORK TOGETHER TO PREP FOR A DINNER PARTY.
LET ME, UH, DO THE MUSHROOM AND POLENTA.
AND INSTEAD OF JOINING HER FAMILY FOR THE PARTY,
GIANNA SPENDS TIME AT HER BOYFRIEND'S.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU ALWAYS HELP COOK.
IS THAT THE CASE?
YEAH. I LOVE TO COOK.
YEAH.
USUALLY, I COOK BY MYSELF.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY NICE, HAVING MARTIN IN WITH ME.
I DON'T KNOW. I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET MY HUSBAND
IN THE KITCHEN WITH ME A LITTLE BIT MORE.
I AM GONNA DO EVERYTHING JULIE WOULD DO.
MARTIN AND JULIE'S ECLECTIC GROUP OF FRIENDS ARRIVE.
KENNY. KENNY LOFTON.
NICE TO SEE YOU. YOU PLAYED BASEBALL?
YES, I DID.
(both) ♪ DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT ♪
MICHAEL'S HERE.
MICHAEL!
AT MY HOUSE, WE HAVE OUR ROUTINES.
LAUREN HAS TO GO TO SCHOOL, SO SHE NEEDS TO GET TO BED EARLY.
I DON'T USUALLY HAVE THAT MANY GUESTS COME OVER,
ESPECIALLY DURING THE WEEK.
HEY. HOW ARE YOU?
HOW YOU DOING?
SHALL I PLAY YOU SOME MUSIC?
YEAH, WHILE I'M CHOPPING.
OKAY.
SEE, THERE YOU GO. THAT'S NICE.
WE--WE HOST THESE KIND OF PARTIES, AND IT'S FUN.
AND FRIENDS ARE EXPECTING WINE AND ITALIAN DISHES.
THAT'S THE FUN PART OF THE PARTY.
(Lisa) PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY UPSTAIRS.
UH, I THINK THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE ONE-ON-ONE
AND ALSO FAMILY TIME, WITH NOT HAVING SO MANY GUESTS
AND REALLY TALKING.
OUR MAIN FOCUS IS REALLY THE FAMILY TIME,
BUT WHEN IN ROME, DO AS THE ROMANS, RIGHT?
CHEERS.
OVER IN CALABASAS,
JULIE GETS THE KIDS READY FOR BED,
BUT HER DAY IS NOT OVER YET,
AS SHE JOINS MICHAEL FOR A FRIENDLY GAME OF TENNIS
AT LEGENDARY SONGWRITER RAY PARKER JR.'S PRIVATE HOME.
(woman) HI!
(Ray) WHEN WE HAVE A NICE AFTERNOON LIKE TODAY,
WE INVITE MICHAEL AND HIS WIFE LISA
TO COME OVER AND PLAY TENNIS.
I LIKE YOUR NEW WIFE HERE.
COOL. THAT WORKS.
THANK YOU. NICE TO SEE YOU.
(lowered voice) THAT'S RAY PARKER JR.!
OH, MY GOD!
(Ray) OH, MY GOODNESS.
OKAY.
(Julie laughs)
DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
DON'T LET HIM--
DON'T LET HIM INTIMIDATE YOU.
IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU PLAY.
IT MATTERS WHETHER YOU WIN OR WHETHER YOU LOSE.
(Michael) THAT'S YOURS. YOU GOT IT.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
(Michael) HERE WE GO.
NOW YOU'RE TALKING!
OOH!
AAH!
(laughter)
(Michael) OKAY. LAST ONE.
(Julie) HERE, RIGHT AT YA.
AW!
(Ray) WHOO!
OH! OH! OH! OH!
THAT WAS RUDE.
WAS I SUPPOSED TO GET THAT?
WE GOT OUR BUTTS KICKED.
I DON'T LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
GIVE ME SOME OF THAT.
(kisses)
AW.
THEY PLAY TENNIS, THEY KEEP TO A SCHEDULE,
THEY'RE ATHLETES. THEY'RE FAMOUS.
THEY'RE FABULOUS. THEY WIN.
UGH!
IT'S SUCH AN EFFORT.
(Michael) THIS IS NOT SOCIAL HOUR.
(Michael) NO ONE CELEBRATES WHEN THEY LOSE.
I DON'T LIKE THAT. I DON'T APPRECIATE IT.
HOW YOU GONNA CELEBRATE A LOSS IN OUR FAMILY?
MAYBE I DID LOSE THIS GAME,
BUT DON'T FORGET WHAT A DAY I'VE HAD.
I MEAN, LISA'S DAY IS FULL.
SO, HA! I MAY HAVE LOST TODAY,
BUT TOMORROW, IT'S MY WAY.
♪♪♪
PARTY GIRL DOWNTOWN JULIE BROWN
AND WNBA ALL-STAR LISA LESLIE
HAVE SWAPPED LIVES FOR ONE WEEK.
IT IS PRESSURE NOW.
AND FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS,
THE CELEBRITIES HAVE BEEN LIVING UNDER THE HOUSE RULES.
I'M A LITTLE BIT WORN OUT.
THE WIVES NOW GET TO CHANGE THE RULES
AND RUN THE HOUSEHOLDS THEIR WAY.
THEY'VE BEEN VERY LAID-BACK.
WE NEED TO SPEED THINGS UP AROUND HERE.
I THINK WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING
WHERE WE PULL THE FAMILY TOGETHER,
INCLUDING GIANNA.
THE OVERALL FOCUS OF MY NEW RULES
IS TO ACTUALLY GET RID OF THE SCHEDULE.
WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPENS.
(Michael) SHE PRANCES IN.
I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS, YOU KNOW...
BREWING.
YOU WANNA KNOW WHY I'M SO EXCITED?
YEAH.
'CAUSE IT'S NEW RULES DAY.
YES.
MJ...
NO SPORTS TODAY.
THAT MEANS ALL THE BALLS ARE BEING PUT AWAY.
(Michael) THE FIRST NEW RULE OF NO SPORTS
AND NO BALLS IN THE HOUSE
IS GONNA FALL FLAT ON ITS FACE.
AND THE KIDS WILL DETERMINE THAT ONE.
YOU READY? OKAY.
I HOPE SO.
THIS IS FOR YOU, GIANNA--
YOU MUST MOVE BACK INTO THE HOME FULL-TIME.
LISA WANTS ME TO MOVE BACK IN.
IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT.
NOW THAT I'M YOUR NEW MOM,
YOU CANNOT STAY AT YOUR BOYFRIEND'S HOUSE
UNTIL I MEET HIM FACE-TO-FACE
AND REALLY GET A FEEL FOR WHAT HIS INTENTIONS ARE
WITH MY NEW DAUGHTER.
AND I'M IN FULL AGREEMENT.
OKAY, LET'S SEE IF RULE NUMBER TWO
WILL MAKE YOU SMILE A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
NO SCHEDULE.
YOU'RE GONNA GO ON JULIE TIME.
I WANT US TO ALL EAT TOGETHER.
YEAH. BUT I WANT YOU TO SIT ON OUR TABLE,
AND GUESS WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE?
A BIG FOOD PARTY?
YOU WANT A PIZZA PARTY, MJ?
PARTIES? MNH-MNH.
(Julie) I'M GONNA GET MICHAEL INVOLVED IN THE PIZZA PARTY.
AND I'M ALSO GONNA HAVE HIM CLEAN UP EVERYTHING.
OKAY. NEXT RULE.
MARTIN, YOU KNOW, YOU WORK HARD.
YOU'RE GONE MOST OF THE DAY.
GIANNA, YOU'RE AT YOUR BOYFRIEND'S HOUSE
MOST OF THE TIME.
I WOULD LIKE FOR US, AFTER DINNER,
TO HAVE A LITTLE... MAYBE MORE FAMILY TIME.
WE COULD PLAY SOME GAMES. SIT DOWN, TALK.
YOU OPEN TO THAT?
NO.
(laughs)
EVERYONE DOES THEIR OWN THING AROUND HERE.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY TIME TOGETHER.
IT'S GONNA BE A NEW EXPERIENCE.
KIDS, IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO AND HANG OUT WITH THE NANNY,
BECAUSE I'M TAKING YOU, MICHAEL...
TO BRUNCH.
THE NEW RULES CONCERNED ME.
I'M TAKING SOME THINGS IN,
AND SOME THINGS I'M JUST RESISTANT TO.
NOW I HAVE YET TO WORK OUT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE,
WHICH IS REALLY TOUGH FOR ME TO DO,
'CAUSE I USUALLY WORK OUT FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
WE COULD DO YOGA UP ON THE BALCONY.
I DON'T WORK OUT VERY OFTEN.
I THINK I HAVE A PAIR OF SNEAKERS SOMEWHERE.
COME ON, MAN.
JULIE'S NEW RULES ARE IN PLACE,
BUT MICHAEL QUICKLY DISMISSES THEM.
THERE YOU GO, BUDDY.
(Julie) MICHAEL DOESN'T SEEM TO LISTEN.
I MEAN, COME ON. ENOUGH ALREADY.
LET ME SEE THAT LEFT HAND, MJ. THE LEFT.
(Julie) WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
THERE YOU GO.
WHAT IS ALL THAT NOISE GOING ON OVER HERE?
THERE YOU GO.
WHAT'S ALL THIS NOISE?
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. NEW RULES.
I SAID NO BALLS IN THE HOUSE. NO BOUNCING.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M OBVIOUSLY GONNA HAVE TO FIX.
I'M NOT MESSING AROUND. I MEAN IT.
NO BALLS IN THE HOUSE.
SO TAKE THEM OUTSIDE. LET'S SEE HOW FAST WE CAN DO THAT.
IF I MAKE IT INTO A GAME WITH THE CHILDREN,
I TEND TO GET THEIR ATTENTION.
♪♪♪
(Michael) AW, JEEZ.
IN MARINA DEL REY, FOLLOWING LISA'S RULES,
GIANNA MOVES OUT OF HER BOYFRIEND'S
AND BACK INTO HER PARENTS' HOUSE.
(Martin) I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT GIANNA BEING BACK IN THE HOUSE.
AT 19 YEARS, YOU HAVE A LOT OF YOUR LIFE IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN
FOR ALL KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES,
AND NOT PUT YOURSELF IN A CORNER LIVING WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND.
AND WITH GIANNA BACK HOME,
LISA IMPLEMENTS AN ACTIVITY
THAT TYPICALLY TAKES PLACE IN HER HOUSE.
(basketballs thud)
READY?
CATCH.
LISA HAS TWO LITTLE KIDS,
WHICH MEANS A LOT OF NOISE, A LOT OF CRAZINESS.
AND SHE SAID SHE MISSES THAT.
MIGHT HAVE TO GET A LITTLE BEND IN YOUR KNEES.
(laughs)
NICE. NICE.
HELLO?
(Martin) THAT CONSTANT DRIBBLING IN THE HOUSE
WOULD DEFINITELY NOT HAPPEN WHEN JULIE'S IN THE HOUSE.
PRACTICE IS OVER. GOOD JOB.
MEANWHILE IN CALABASAS...
SO, DARLING, DON'T BE SCARED.
JULIE GETS RID OF THE SCHEDULE
AND PUSHES MICHAEL OUT OF HIS COMFORT ZONE
BY TAKING HIM TO A RELAXING BRUNCH
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORKWEEK.
(Michael) AHH.
I CAN SEE YOU'RE A BIT NERVOUS ABOUT THIS.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
I KIND OF JUST DO WHAT I WANT WHENEVER I WANT TO DO IT.
(Julie) MICHAEL KEEPS TO HIS SCHEDULE,
BUT HE NEEDS TO RELAX.
BUT, LIKE, NO SCHEDULE?
GETTING OUT OF THE HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK
IS JUST SO OUT OF MY CHARACTER, I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU.
BECAUSE IT'S BUSINESS HOURS.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING.
DO YOU MIND IF I ORDER FOR YOU, YOUR DINNER?
THAT SOUNDS FABULOUS.
I WOULD LIKE CHAMPAGNE.
OKAY, SHALL I MAKE IT WEAK FOR YOU?
DO YOU WANT A MIMOSA INSTEAD?
HOW 'BOUT THE MIMOSA WITHOUT THE CHAMPAGNE?
TWICE HE SHUT ME DOWN. HE'S LIKE, "MNH-MNH."
THIS IS NOT GONNA WORK, MS. BROWN.
TWO MIMOSAS, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
(man) YOU GOT IT.
UM...
YOU'LL BE FINE. YOU'LL BE FINE.
WE'LL GET SOME WATER.
I'M NOT AGAINST DRINKING.
BUT A MIMOSA IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY
IS NOT ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU DO.
OH... THERE YOU GO AGAIN.
HE KEEPS LOOKING AT HIS WATCH.
I JUST WANT TO TRY TO FIND AN HOUR
OUT OF THAT BUSY DAY TO COME AND SPEND SOME TIME
AND JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF NOTHING FUN.
WHAT?
DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE DOING THAT?
REALLY, I MEAN, I WAS JUST...
QUICK--SNAP--BOOM.
OKAY. GIVE IT TO ME.
WE'RE TAKING TIME OUT OF THE EQUATION HERE.
DO YOU FEEL NAKED WITHOUT YOUR WATCH?
UH, YEAH.
I WANT YOU TO RELAX,
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE ON MY CLOCK.
(exhales)
♪♪♪
♪♪♪
IT'S THE SECOND DAY OF THE WIVES' NEW RULES,
AND JULIE'S DAUGHTER GIANNA
HAS MOVED BACK INTO HER PARENTS' HOUSE.
GOOD MORNING.
LISA GETS THE FAMILY UP EARLY FOR SOME MORNING YOGA.
LET'S GET STARTED.
YOGA IN THE MORNING IS NOT REALLY GONNA BE MY THING.
EASE INTO THAT STRETCH THERE.
(Martin) YOGA TO ME IS JUST SLOW.
AND I LIKE TO GO FOR A RUN, GET THINGS DONE,
AND, YOU KNOW, AND--AND GO ON WITH IT.
AND LET'S TAKE THAT DOWN. STRAIGHTEN THAT BACK LEG.
WAKING UP IN THE MORNING FOR YOGA WAS... NOT MY FAVORITE.
I REALLY LOVE THAT FACT THAT GIANNA
WAS OPEN TO WAKING UP EARLY,
EVEN THOUGH SHE USUALLY SLEEPS IN LATE.
AS WELL AS MARTIN--HE USUALLY DOES NOT WORK OUT BEFORE WORK.
(Lisa) FEEL THAT STRETCH? DOESN'T THAT FEEL GREAT?
ANYBODY? (laughs)
(Martin) ALMOST AS GOOD AS COFFEE.
(Gianna laughs)
ULTIMATELY, I THINK WHAT LISA WAS TRYING TO DO
WAS TO CREATE SITUATIONS AND THINGS
WHERE THE FAMILY IS TOGETHER.
I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE ALL GOT UP
AND DID SOME ACTIVITY TOGETHER, WORKED OUT.
BUT ONE THING'S FOR SURE--
IT'S NOT GONNA BE YOGA IN THE FUTURE.
WHAT'D YOU GUYS THINK?
UH, YEAH. IT WAS... GOOD.
AND IN CALABASAS, JULIE BEGINS THE DAY
BY PREPPING FOR THEIR PIZZA PARTY.
I HOPE THEY'RE GONNA LIKE THIS.
(clacking)
LAUREN! MJ! COME ON IN. COME ON IN.
COME AND SEE WHAT I'M DOING.
LET'S GET THE PARTY STARTED!
THAT IS RIGHT!
SO THIS IS THE PIZZA DOUGH.
AND I'VE GOT SOME MARSHMALLOWS...
WELL, WE GOTTA SAVE IT FOR THE PARTY, RIGHT?
ARE YOU HAPPY...
JUST ONE?
QUICK, WITHOUT ANYBODY LOOKING. CHOOSE YOUR COLOR.
AND THEN THE REST WE SAVE FOR THE PARTY, OKAY?
WE'RE NOT GONNA PUT THE CANDIES ON TOP OF THE PIZZA, ARE WE?
YOU KNOW WHAT? THIS IS OUR PIZZA PARTY,
AND WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT, RIGHT?
RIGHT?
LET'S GO TRY AND FIND EVERYBODY. WHERE'S DAD?
EVERYTHING'S ALL PREPARED.
ALL I HAVE TO DO NOW IS MAKE SURE THAT MICHAEL AGREES
WITHOUT IT GOING ALL WRONG.
WOW.
ARE YOU WARMING UP TO THIS IDEA A LITTLE BIT BETTER?
LISA WOULD NOT HAVE PUT GUMMI BEARS, M&Ms, MARSHMALLOWS,
ALL THAT STUFF-- SHE WOULD NEVER DO THAT. NEVER.
BACK IN MARINA DEL REY,
LISA SITS DOWN FOR A SERIOUS TALK WITH GIANNA'S BOYFRIEND.
THIS IS ELY.
ELY. HOW ARE YOU?
HEY.
MY NAME'S ELEAZAR, AND I'M GIANNA'S BOYFRIEND.
WHO ARE THE FLOWERS FOR? FOR ME?
THEY'RE FOR YOU.
LISA WANTED TO TALK TO MY BOYFRIEND.
HE'S PRETTY NERVOUS MEETING HER.
SHE IS PLAYING MAMA BEAR.
IS IT OKAY, GIANNA, IF I TALK TO ELY FOR A WHILE?
YEAH, SURE.
OKAY.
GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE FLOWERS. THAT WAS SO SWEET.
OH, YEAH.
I WAS ENGAGED VERY EARLY.
I WAS 19 AND I WAS IN COLLEGE.
IT WAS VERY TRAUMATIC.
SO AS A PARENT, YOU REALLY TRY TO SHIELD YOUR CHILD
AND PROTECT THEM FROM SOME OF THOSE EARLY HEARTBREAKS.
HOW YOU FEELING, ELY?
I'M GOOD. I'M FEELING GOOD.
GOOD.
I KNOW YOU WORK, YOU HAVE A JOB.
YOU WENT TO COLLEGE, YES?
YEAH, I'M GOING TO SCHOOL RIGHT NOW.
I'M GOING TO C.S.U.N. FOR ACCOUNTING.
SO WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WITH ACCOUNTING?
WELL, I'D LOVE TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL EVENTUALLY.
REALLY?
UH, ONCE I GET OUT, UM, AND--AND WORK A LITTLE BIT...
MM-HMM.
IN ACCOUNTING, I'LL SEE-- I'LL SEE WHERE IT GOES.
GIANNA AND I HAVE HAD SOME GREAT CONVERSATIONS.
I THINK YOU GUYS ARE SO YOUNG.
YOU'RE STILL MAKING YOUR WAY WITH YOUR GOALS,
AND SHE'S MAKING HER WAY WITH HER GOALS.
SO I'D SAY JUST FROM... A SWAP MOM LOOKING IN,
I WOULD REALLY RECOMMEND YOU GUYS TAKE JUST ONE STEP BACK.
I'M NOT SAYING YOU CAN'T BE BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND.
YOU CAN GET THROUGH THESE THINGS.
(Eleazar) WHEN I FIRST MET LISA, DEFINITELY, I WAS NERVOUS.
YOU KNOW, SHE, UH, SHE KIND OF GOT ME ON THE SPOT,
UH, A LITTLE OFF-BALANCE.
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN? I MEAN, SHE'S 19.
WE'RE WORKING HARD,
AND AS LONG AS WE STAY STRONG, WE SHOULD BE--WE'LL BE FINE.
I WANTED TO HEAR HOW HE WAS GOING TO SAY THINGS
WHEN HE'S NOT TALKING TO ME OR TO JULIE,
BUT TO AN OUTSIDER.
THE MORE YOU LET GO AND STEP BACK,
UM, IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
THERE'S A WHOLE, LIKE, TIME FRAME FOR EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW?
AND I THINK WE KIND OF SKIPPED THE WHOLE BEGINNING.
YES.
SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO KIND OF STEP BACK,
YOU KNOW, EVEN, LIKE, IT'D BE FUN
TO PICK HER UP AT HOME, YOU KNOW?
YEAH. GO ON A DATE, RIGHT?
AND IT'D BE GREAT FOR HER. SHE DESERVES THE BEST. YEAH.
YES.
I'M REALLY GLAD YOU TOOK THE TIME TO TALK TO ME.
I THINK YOU'RE A REALLY GOOD GUY.
NO, THANK YOU.
WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS LIKE THAT BEFORE,
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT ACTUALLY COMES OUT OF IT.
SOMETIMES TALK IS CHEAP.
BUT I APPLAUD LISA FOR DOING THIS.
BYE-BYE.
COMING UP--
TENSIONS RISE WHEN THE WIVES FINALLY COME FACE-TO-FACE.
HOW DID YOU DO WITH YOUR HEELS,
AND CHASING AFTER MY BABIES?
HER HEELS WERE LIKE... LIKE THAT.
WERE THEY 5, 6... 5 INCHES?
HOW ELSE WAS I GONNA GET HIM TO LISTEN TO ME
IF I DIDN'T HAVE HIGH SHOES ON?
(laughs)
♪♪♪
IT'S THE FINAL EVENING OF THE SWAP,
AND WHILE LISA AND MICHAEL
DO NOT NORMALLY ALLOW THEIR KIDS TO HAVE SUGAR,
JULIE'S NEW RULES INCLUDE A PARTY
WHERE SHE GIVES THEM PERMISSION TO INDULGE.
DOES ANYBODY WANT A LITTLE BIT OF JELLIED CANDY
ON THEIR PIZZA?
YEAH! I DO!
YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS.
I KNOW THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED SUGAR,
SO I'VE GOT LITTLE TINY THINGS,
SO IT'S NOT GONNA BE TOO MUCH SUGAR.
WHO WANTS MARSHMALLOWS ON THEIR PIZZA?
ME!
ME!
MY O.C.D. IS KICKING IN ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
(Christine) LISA WOULD NEVER GIVE HER KIDS SUGAR.
IF SHE DOES, IT'S ONE GUMMI BEAR,
NOT A PLATE OF GUMMI BEARS.
GUESS WHAT WE HAVE FOR DESSERT.
WHAT?
WE HAVE CAKE POPS.
YEAH!
THIS IS AWESOME.
WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT?
NEW RULES... BOO-YAH!
ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10...
YOU WIN.
AS MUCH AS I HATE TO SAY IT,
THE PIZZA PARTY WAS A SUCCESS.
EVERYBODY CLEAN UP YOUR STUFF...
UNH-UNH.
AND PUT IT IN THE DISHWASHER, OKAY?
(whispers) EVERYBODY SAY "NO."
OKAY.
OKAY?
(kids) NO!
RIGHT? RIGHT? RIGHT?
WHEN IT CAME TO DOING THE DISHES,
I THINK HE ALSO THOUGHT THAT I WAS GONNA LET HIM OFF THAT ONE,
BUT... NO WAY.
I'M THE ONLY ONE IN HERE
CLEANING UP THESE RAGGEDY DISHES.
I REALLY JUST HAD TO EAT CROW,
BUST THE SUDS AND CALL IT A DAY.
OVER IN MARINA DEL REY,
LISA IMPLEMENTS HER RULES OF ADDING EXERCISE
AND SPENDING TIME TOGETHER
BY PLANNING A FULL DAY OF FAMILY ACTIVITIES.
(Gianna) GO AHEAD, DUNK.
(laughs)
(final buzzer sounds)
♪ AIR-BALL ♪
I'LL GIVE YOU MY BALL, TOO. HERE.
SEE IF THIS'LL HELP.
THE BEST PART WAS WATCHING MY DAD GET BEAT.
(chuckles) I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY FUNNY.
(buzzer)
NOT YET! OH, MAYBE.
(buzzer)
(Gianna laughs)
OF COURSE, I BEAT HIM,
BUT WE HAD A LOT OF FUN AT THE PARK.
(Lisa) THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT--WINNING.
(Martin) I MIGHT SWITCH TO YOGA.
(Lisa and Gianna laugh)
(Lisa) AFTER WE PLAYED BASKETBALL...
(Martin) THANK YOU.
(Lisa) I JUST MADE A QUICK SALMON, AND IT WAS PERFECT.
BON APPé***.
GRAZIE.
IT'S NICE TO HAVE THE FAMILY TOGETHER
AND SIT DOWN FOR DINNER.
WE HAVEN'T DONE TOO MUCH IN THE PAST WITH GIANNA,
AND IT'S SOMETHING I'LL TRY AND DO MORE OFTEN.
THE FAMILY HAS GOTTEN A CHANCE
TO GET TOGETHER A LITTLE BIT MORE.
AND I THINK OVERALL, THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
(Lisa) ♪ GAME TIME ♪
(Gianna) GO.
WHEN YOU GO LIKE THIS, IN THE...
(Lisa) SURFBOARDING.
NO. COLD.
SNOWBOARDING.
LISA, SHE DEFINITELY OPENED MY EYES UP
TO WANTING TO BE WITH MY FAMILY MORE.
DID YOU HAVE FUN?
YEAH.
AND WE DIDN'T FIGHT.
WOW.
AFTER A LONG WEEK, THE SWAP IS FINALLY OVER,
AND JULIE AND LISA ARE PREPPING
TO REUNITE WITH THEIR LOVED ONES.
I THINK MY RULES HAVE REALLY PULLED THIS FAMILY TOGETHER
A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
BRING MOM HOME. YES.
EXACTLY.
I HOPE THE ONE THING THAT THE FAMILY GOT OUT OF THIS
IS THAT I'M A NICE GIRL WITH SILLY RULES.
♪ DA-DA-DA DA-DA ♪
OKAY.
DADDY WILL BE BACK SOON.
OKAY.
SEE YA LATER!
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR WHAT JULIE WILL SAY
ABOUT MY FAMILY AND HER EXPERIENCE.
I'M SURE IT WAS GREAT.
I KNOW FOR SURE THAT SHE'S GONNA HAVE SOME THINGS TO SAY
ABOUT MY SIDE OF LIFE.
THE COUPLES MEET TO DISCUSS THEIR EXPERIENCES
BEFORE RETURNING HOME.
HI, MY SWEETHEART. (laughs)
HELLO.
HI, BABE.
WHERE YOU BEEN?
OH, MAN.
WERE YOU HANDLING IT?
UH, BARELY.
(laughs)
THANK YOU, BABY.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
HI. PLEASURE TO SEE YOU.
SUCH A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
MARTIN? HOW YOU DOING? I'M MICHAEL.
HEY. HI, MICHAEL, HOW ARE YOU?
I'VE HEARD A TON ABOUT YOU.
I THINK I'VE HEARD TWO TONS ABOUT YOU.
(laughter)
I GOTTA TELL YOU, I ENJOYED YOUR FAMILY.
MARTIN IS AN AMAZING MAN. YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL HUSBAND.
THANK YOU.
(Julie) THANK YOU.
IT'S BEEN, UM, ABSOLUTE-- A PLEASURE BEING--
YOUR HUSBAND IS SUCH A GENTLEMAN AT ALL TIMES.
HOW DID YOU DO WITH YOUR HEELS AND CHASING AFTER MY BABIES,
LAUREN AND MJ?
UM, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK THAT'S A MICHAEL QUESTION. I THINK I DID...
WELL, LET ME TELL YOU,
BY THE TIME JULIE CAME IN THE HOUSE,
SHE WAS ON THE HOT SEAT.
(snaps fingers)
YEAH.
KIDS PULLING AT HER, THINGS TO DO.
AND ALL I SAW OF HER WAS JUST LIKE...
RUNNING AROUND, SHE WAS...
(laughs)
AND--AND SHE--LOOK HERE.
HOW DO YOU GET ANYTHING... HERE HEELS WERE LIKE...
WERE THEY 5, 6... 5 INCHES?
BUT HOW ELSE--HOW ELSE WAS I GONNA GET HIM TO LISTEN TO ME
IF I DIDN'T HAVE HIGH SHOES ON?
(laughs)
HE'S 6'7".
MARTIN, I GOTTA ADD A LITTLE BIT
JUST SO YOU KNOW HOW THIS ALL WORKED OUT.
LISA HANDLES JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.
SHE'S THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE HOUSE.
SO THERE'S--THERE'S JUST A TON OF THINGS THAT GO ON.
SO, UH, MY SCHEDULE, AS YOU PROBABLY NOTICED,
IS COMPLETELY TIGHT.
EVERYTHING'S ON A SCHEDULE, LIKE, FROM 6:00 A.M.
ALL THE WAY DOWN UNTIL THE KIDS GO TO BED.
JULIE WAS LATE, LIKE, BY--
MMM--
(laughs)
ALMOST TWO HOURS, LIKE, COOKING DINNER.
OH.
OH, MY GOSH.
MJ AND LAUREN WERE BOTH LIKE, "WE'RE HUNGRY.
CAN WE--CAN WE EAT, PLEASE?"
I UNDERESTIMATED HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE ME TO COOK DINNER.
WELL, AND THE COOKING TIME IS ALSO MUCH SHORTER
THAT THEY ALLOCATE.
IT WASN'T JUST COOKING DINNER.
IT WAS PIANO LESSONS, GETTING THEM READY FOR BED,
GETTING THEM TO THIS, GETTING THEM--
SO IT WAS WAY TOO MUCH TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
AND IN--IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS THAT'S GOING ON,
THEY HAD A TENNIS GAME THAT THEY HAD TO PLAY
WITH ANOTHER COUPLE.
DID YOU GUYS WIN?
NO.
LISA DOES NOT LOSE.
NO, SHE DOES NOT. LISA JUST WINS.
SHE JUST NEEDS TO WIN.
THERE'S NO USE IN PICKING UP A TENNIS RACKET
UNLESS YOU INTEND TO WIN.
BUT DID I GO WITH INTENT TO WIN.
SHE CELEBRATED THE FACT THAT WE GOT OUR BUTTS KICKED.
WELL, I WANTED TO MAKE A GOOD TIME OUT OF IT.
OH, LORD.
YEAH.
YES.
♪♪♪
(Julie) THEY HAD A TENNIS GAME THAT THEY HAD TO PLAY
WITH ANOTHER COUPLE.
(Lisa) DID YOU GUYS WIN?
(Julie) NO.
SHE CELEBRATED THE FACT THAT WE GOT OUR BUTTS KICKED.
WELL, I WANTED TO MAKE A GOOD TIME OUT OF IT.
OH, LORD.
YEAH.
YES.
WE'RE PERFECTIONISTS.
WE--WE REALLY WANT THINGS TO RUN SMOOTHLY.
WE ARE VERY DISCIPLINED AND ORGANIZED.
SO TO BE IN A HOME WHERE PEOPLE ARE MUCH MORE RELAXED,
IT WAS A LITTLE CHALLENGING.
IT WAS VERY QUIET AT THE HOUSE.
YOU KNOW I-I LIVE FOR OUR BABIES.
(Julie) THEY DRIBBLE ALL THE TIME IN THE HOUSE.
I MEAN, THERE'S BALLS EVERYWHERE,
AND--AND SO YOU CAN HEAR IT,
AND FOR ME, AFTER A TIME-- YOU KNOW ME.
THE DRIBBLING DOESN'T BOTHER ME.
I FEEL LIKE WHEN I HEAR IT, IT'S MUSIC TO MY EARS.
(chuckles)
I CHANGED ONE OF THE OTHER RULES.
I MADE GIANNA MOVE BACK HOME. FULL-TIME.
NOT FOREVER, THOUGH, RIGHT?
(laughing)
FOREVER. I MOVED HER BACK HOME INTO YOUR HOME.
I REALLY RECOMMENDED TO HER THAT,
DON'T MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL HOLD YOU BACK
AT YOUR YOUNG AGE.
AS SOON AS YOU START TALKING ABOUT MY DAUGHTER,
I START, LIKE...
(laughter)
(Julie whooshes)
IT'S JUST HARD WHEN YOU, YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU LET 'EM FLY...
YEAH.
AND YOU SEE 'EM MAKE MISTAKES.
RIGHT. EXACTLY.
IT WAS--IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE GIANNA BACK IN THE HOUSE.
I KNOW. SHE'S FUN.
AND, YOU KNOW...
SHE'S FUN IN THE HOUSE.
BUT THE NEW RULES WERE, UH,
NUMBER ONE, THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE MUCH MORE FAMILY TIME.
THIS LED TO US HAVING TIME TO PLAY A GAME.
SO, UH, MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS CAN IMPLEMENT.
I DON'T PLAY GAMES.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THEY LIKE TO DO ON THEIR OWN.
I THINK YOU SHOULD STOP PUSHING THOSE TWO
TO HAVE THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
TOGETHER, THE THREE--
WE HAD A GREAT TIME, WOULDN'T YOU SAY, MARTIN?
YEAH, IT WAS FUN. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
AND WE WERE BUSY. WE WERE, YOU KNOW,
GOING TO THE BASKETBALL COURT.
WE WERE DOING YOGA.
WE WERE... (laughing)
(laughs) DON'T SAY "YOGA" LIKE IT'S A BAD WORD.
HE DOES NOT DO YOGA.
IT'S SO SLOW.
(Julie laughs)
BUT IT WAS FUN TO ACTUALLY
TRY SOMETHING NEW-- AND ALL THREE OF US DOING IT.
YEAH. I TOOK, UM, MICHAEL OUT FOR BRUNCH,
AND...
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, I MIGHT ADD.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, AND...
FOR BRUNCH WITH WINE?
DURING BUSINESS HOURS.
NO, NO WINE.
NO WINE? OKAY.
NO WINE. CHAMPAGNE.
(laughs)
HOW'D THAT GO OVER?
HE WOULD NEVER TOUCH CHAMPAGNE.
HE WOULDN'T-- HE WOULDN'T TAKE IT.
DID YOU ENJOY THE BRUNCH AND THE BREAK?
UM, IT'S NOT REALLY MY THING.
I WAS LIKE, WHEN THE KIDS GROW UP,
I WANNA BE JUST LIKE YOU GUYS.
(Julie laughs)
WE'LL BE DOING THE SAME THINGS, LIKE, "OH, BABE,
LET'S JUST GET UP AND GO."
I LOVED THE TIME WITH LISA IN THE HOUSE.
IT REMINDED ME TO SPEND MORE TIME AS A FAMILY,
WHATEVER YOU DO.
JUST TRY TO DO IT TOGETHER
AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, A FEW TIMES A WEEK.
I THINK THE BIGGEST THING I'M GONNA TAKE AWAY FROM THIS
IS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE TWO NEW FRIENDS.
REALLY.
THANK YOU.
IF I HAD TO SAY THERE'S ONE THING I'D TAKE
FROM YOUR LIFE AND ADD TO OURS, IT WOULD BE,
WE NEED TO RELAX A LITTLE BIT MORE.
JUST TAKE A FEW MOMENTS FOR OURSELVES,
BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO.
(Julie) THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS
I'M GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS EXPERIENCE.
I WANT TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY, INCLUDING GIANNA.
AND THANK YOU. I DO HOPE THAT WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY
TO GET TOGETHER AGAIN.
DON'T SAY "HOPE." WE'RE GONNA DO THAT.
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
YAY!
PERIOD. THERE'S NO "HOPE."
I ABSOLUTELY ADORE YOU.
I'VE ALREADY INVITED THEM OVER FOR, UH...
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FOR, UM, 4th OF JULY, BABE,
BY THE WAY.
THANK YOU.
I LOOK FORWARD TO US BEING TOGETHER.
PERFECT.
MARTIN.
AWESOME.
LIKEWISE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD CHANGE, TO SEE INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE.
AND I CAN'T IMAGINE, UM, WHEN LAUREN'S A TEENAGER.
(sighs)
OH, YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE A TREAT.
MAYBE I SHOULD GET A LITTLE BIT MORE SERIOUS.
(laughs)
NAH!
CAN SOMEBODY OPEN A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE, PLEASE?
(Julie) YAY!
DAH!
HI, BABY!
HI!
HI, BOO-BOO.
HOW ARE YOU?!
(laughing)
I'M SORRY.
DID YOU MISS ME? JUST SAY A LITTLE BIT.
UH, THIS IS, UH, TWISTED.
...SUPER SWEET. OH.
OH, DEAR.
WELL, YEAH, MOM'S HOME.
(laughter)
NOT THAT I DIDN'T ENJOY LISA,
BUT IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOUR WIFE BACK--THE REAL ONE.
LAUREN! MJ!
HI!
COME ON DOWN, GIRL!
MY BABIES!
I AM SO HAPPY TO BE BACK HOME
AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SLEEP IN MY BED
AND SEE MY FAMILY.
IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE. I'M GLAD WE DID IT, AND...
WE'RE GLAD IT'S OVER.
GROUP HUG!
(all) MM!
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