Switched at Birth

Jun 06, 2011 (en) Drama, Family [43] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jun 06, 2011
  • Production
    ABC Studios
  • Rotten tomato
    75%
  • Original title
    Switched at Birth
  • Release
    Jun 06, 2011
  • en
    -

One mistake changed two families forever.

Overview

The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Vanessa Marano

    Bay Kennish

  2. Katie Leclerc

    Daphne Vasquez

  3. Lucas Grabeel

    Toby Kennish

  4. Lea Thompson

    Kathryn Kennish

  5. Constance Marie

    Regina Vasquez

  6. D.W. Moffett

    John Kennish

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 6 / Crews : 3

Specials ( )

Season 1 ( 2011-06-06)

In the first season, the lives of Bay Kennish, who grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, and Daphne Vasques, who grew up with a single mother in a poor neighborhood, are turned turned upside down when they discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. When financial difficulties arise, the Vasques move into the Kennishes' guest house, giving everyone a chance to get to know each another.

This Is Not a Pipe

Episode: 1

American Gothic

Episode: 2

Portrait of My Father

Episode: 3

Dance Amongst Daggers

Episode: 4

Dogs Playing Poker

Episode: 5

The Persistence of Memory

Episode: 6

The Stag Hunt

Episode: 7

Pandora's Box

Episode: 8

Paradise Lost

Episode: 9

The Homecoming

Episode: 10

Starry Night

Episode: 11

The Tempest

Episode: 12

Self-Portrait with a Bandaged Ear

Episode: 13

Les Soeurs d'Estrees

Episode: 14

Expulsion From the Garden of Eden

Episode: 15

Las Dos Fridas

Episode: 16

Protect Me From What I Want

Episode: 17

The Art of Painting

Episode: 18

Write a Lonely Soldier

Episode: 19

Game On

Episode: 20

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters

Episode: 21

Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time

Episode: 22

This Is the Color of My Dreams

Episode: 23

The Intruder

Episode: 24

The Shock of Being Seen

Episode: 25

Tree of Forgiveness

Episode: 26

The Declaration of Independence

Episode: 27

We Are the Kraken of Our Own Sinking Ships

Episode: 28

The Trial

Episode: 29

Street Noises Invade the House

Episode: 30

Season 2 ( 2013-01-07)

This season sees dramatic changes in the lives of the Kennish and Vasquez families as a result of the verdict in the baby switch trial. Bay enrols in an experimental program at Carlton for siblings of deaf students. Meanwhile, Daphne starts her own food truck business.

The Door to Freedom

Episode: 1

The Awakening Conscience

Episode: 2

Duel Between Two Women

Episode: 3

Dressing for the Charade

Episode: 4

The Acquired Inability to Escape

Episode: 5

Human/Need/Desire

Episode: 6

Drive in the Knife

Episode: 7

Tight Rope Walker

Episode: 8

Uprising

Episode: 9

Introducing the Miracle

Episode: 10

Mother and Child Divided

Episode: 11

Distorted House

Episode: 12

The Good Samaritan

Episode: 13

He Did What He Wanted

Episode: 14

Ecce Mono

Episode: 15

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living

Episode: 16

Prudence, Avarice, Lust, Justice, Anger

Episode: 17

As the Shadows Deepen

Episode: 18

What Goes Up Must Come Down

Episode: 19

The Merrymakers

Episode: 20

Departure of Summer

Episode: 21

Season 3 ( 2014-01-13)

Senior year means big changes for Bay and Daphne, as the Carlton School for the Deaf receives an influx of hearing students who are not happy to be there. Daphne begins working at a free clinic as part of her probation and Bay takes an art class at a local college.

Drowning Girl

Episode: 1

Your Body is a Battleground

Episode: 2

Fountain

Episode: 3

It Hurts to Wait With Love If Love Is Somewhere Else

Episode: 4

Have You Really the Courage?

Episode: 5

The Scream

Episode: 6

Memory Is Your Image of Perfection

Episode: 7

Dance Me to the End of Love

Episode: 8

The Past (Forgotten-Swallowed)

Episode: 9

The Ambush

Episode: 10

Love Seduces Innocence, Pleasure Entraps, and Remorse Follows

Episode: 11

Love Among the Ruins

Episode: 12

Like a Snowball Down a Mountain

Episode: 13

Oh, Future

Episode: 14

And We Bring the Light

Episode: 15

The Image Disappears

Episode: 16

Girl with Death Mask (She Plays Alone)

Episode: 17

It Isn't What You Think

Episode: 18

You Will Not Escape

Episode: 19

The Girl on the Cliff

Episode: 20

And Life Begins Right Away

Episode: 21

Yuletide Fortune Tellers

Episode: 22

Season 4 ( 2015-01-06)

The fourth season picks up right after graduation with the family and Emmett discovering Bay's impulsive decision - and no one is happy about it. Meanwhile, Daphne is determined to prove herself worthy of her switchster's sacrifice while also dealing with the challenges of a whole new world of college.

And It Cannot Be Changed

Episode: 1

Bracing The Waves

Episode: 2

I Lock The Door Upon Myself

Episode: 3

We Were So Close That Nothing Use to Stand Between Us

Episode: 4

At the First Clear Word

Episode: 5

Black and Gray

Episode: 6

Fog and Storm and Rain

Episode: 7

Art Like Love Is Dedication

Episode: 8

The Player's Choice

Episode: 9

There Is My Heart

Episode: 10

To Repel Ghosts

Episode: 11

How Does a Girl Like You get to be a Girl Like You

Episode: 12

Between Hope and Fear

Episode: 13

We Mourn, We Weep, We Love Again

Episode: 14

Instead of Damning the Darkness, it's Better to Light a Little Lantern

Episode: 15

Borrowing Your Enemy's Arrows

Episode: 16

To The Victor Belong The Spoils

Episode: 17

The Accommodations Of Desire

Episode: 18

A Mad Tea Party

Episode: 19

And Always Searching For Beauty

Episode: 20

Season 5 ( 2017-01-31)

In the fifth and final season, Bay and Daphne return home after a transformative 10-month trip to China. Daphne tries to integrate herself back into campus life but finds that things have changed without her. Meanwhile, Bay experiences a setback in her career as a tattoo artist.

The Call

Episode: 1

This Has to Do With Me

Episode: 2

Surprise

Episode: 3

Relation of Lines and Colors

Episode: 4

Occupy Truth

Episode: 5

Four Ages in Life

Episode: 6

Memory (The Heart)

Episode: 7

Left in Charge

Episode: 8

The Wolf is Waiting

Episode: 9

Long Live Love

Episode: 10
Jun 06, 2011 (en)
Drama, Family
[43] Min
  • First Air Date Jun 06, 2011
  • Production
    ABC Studios
  • Rotten tomato 75%
Original Title Switched at Birth
en

One mistake changed two families forever.

Overview

The story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working-class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer