Balloon Family Swapped Wives in CT

By Andrew Pergam
|  Friday, Oct 16, 2009  |  Updated 5:56 AM CST
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Balloon Family Swapped Wives in CT

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The family whose silver flying object (perhaps designed off of a Jiffy Pop cooker) has been all over the airwaves Thursday, has a Connecticut connection.

The Heene family was on the ABC show "Wife Swap" with a Connecticut family, the Martels. 

Producers set up the episode as a family that lives "life on the edge" meets a family of safety-conscious Nutmeggers. 

According to the show's site, Jay Martel is so committed to safety that he runs a child-proofing business. His wife, Karen, swapped places with Mayumi Heene for a week.

"[Karen Martel] is shocked as the Heene kids jump off banisters and run wild," explains an episode guide

The episode aired in October 2008. Almost makes us wish we watched it.

Posted Thursday, Oct 15, 2009 - 4:56 PM CST
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