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The Best Episodes of 19 Kids and Counting Season 1

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 1 - Big Family Meets Big Apple
    4.6/10(21 votes)

    #1 - Big Family Meets Big Apple

    S1:E1

    The Duggars are heading to New York City to be featured on NBC's Today Show as part of Mother's Day. However, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have a big secret – Michelle is expecting baby #18, and the Duggars are trying to keep the news a secret until they can surprise the other 17 children on national television.

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  2. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 2 - Duggars Do New York
    3.4/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Duggars Do New York

    S1:E2

    The Duggar's visit to New York City continues, as they visit Central Park and Times Square.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 3 - Josh Gets Engaged
    4.5/10(14 votes)

    #3 - Josh Gets Engaged

    S1:E3

    This episode features the Duggars rules about dating and courtship and includes a hidden camera view of oldest son Josh popping the big question to his fiancee Anna on her 20th birthday.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 4 - Duggar Dating Rules
    3.0/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Duggar Dating Rules

    S1:E4

    Josh brings Anna to Arkansas after the engagement in the last episode. The Duggars explain their beliefs about relationships with the opposite sex, where hand holding is a privilege, chaperones always accompany the couple and (in addition to their opposition to premarital sex) saving your first kiss for your wedding day is a must.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 5 - When Big Families Collide
    4.0/10(15 votes)

    #5 - When Big Families Collide

    S1:E5

    The Bates clan, a fellow mega-family from Tennessee (Gil, Kelly and their 16 children, with another on the way), decide to pay the Duggars a visit to their new Arkansas home. The episode centers around the logistical challenges of nearly 40 people in one house, as well as the similarities and differences between the two families.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 6 - Bates vs. Duggars Smackdown
    3.0/10(15 votes)

    #6 - Bates vs. Duggars Smackdown

    S1:E6

    The Bates and Duggars compete in paintball and dare each other to jump out of an airplane.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 7 - Cheaper by the Duggars
    3.2/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Cheaper by the Duggars

    S1:E7

    The Duggars explain their ways of thriftiness -- they do not use credit cards, only debit cards or cash; they purchase clothing from second hand stores, groceries from Aldi, grow their own vegetables, use firewood (from trees on their property) to heat their home and even have a recipe to make their own laundry detergent.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 8 - Trading Places, Duggar Style
    4.4/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Trading Places, Duggar Style

    S1:E8

    Each Duggar has his/her own chores (or jurisdictions, as they call them), which are somewhat gender-specific. However, Jim Bob decides that, on this day, the jurisdictions will switch and the boys will do the cooking, laundry and cleaning, while the girls learn the basics about car repairs.

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  9. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 9 - Big Family Reunion
    3.0/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Big Family Reunion

    S1:E9

    The Duggars take a trip to Ohio for Michelle's family reunion. On the way, the family visits the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky where animatronic dinosaurs roam the earth with Adam and Eve. Prior to the trip Michelle goes in for an ultrasound, whereby the family learns that baby #18 is a girl.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 10 - Duggars Learn to Drive
    3.0/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Duggars Learn to Drive

    S1:E10

    Jinger successfully passes her driving test. The Duggars also celebrate Michelle's birthday and discuss their upcoming book.

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  11. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 11 - ...And Baby Makes 18!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - ...And Baby Makes 18!

    S1:E11

    The family prepares for the arrival of the newest Duggar, Jordyn-Grace Makiya who will be delivered by Caesarean.

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  12. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 12 - Once a Bride, Always a Duggar
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Once a Bride, Always a Duggar

    S1:E12

    Josh and Anna plan for their upcoming wedding.

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  13. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 13 - A Very Duggar Wedding
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - A Very Duggar Wedding

    S1:E13

    She said yes! Following the most unusual proposal ever seen on TV, there's only one way to end this story, with a most unusual wedding! Watch as the oldest of 18 children, Josh Duggar, prepares to tie the knot with his fiancé Anna Keller.

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  14. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 14 - I Left My Duggar in San Francisco
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - I Left My Duggar in San Francisco

    S1:E14

    Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar leave the kids at home for a trip to San Francisco to celebrate 25 years of marriage (not to mention 18 children!) But what exactly will the Duggar children do while mom and dad honor their silver anniversary?

    Director:Unknown
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  15. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 15 - Duggars on Safari
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Duggars on Safari

    S1:E15

    Think a house with 20 people is a zoo? What about a safari? Watch as Jim Bob and the Duggar children make friends with the animals while volunteering at the Wild Wilderness Safari. Lions, tigers, and...Duggars! Oh my!

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  16. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 16 - A Duggar in the Rough
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - A Duggar in the Rough

    S1:E16

    The Duggars don't mind getting dirty in the name of fun and family! Watch as they go to Crater of Diamonds State Park to play in the dirt while digging up diamonds. Will the family strike diamonds or just cubic zirconia?

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  17. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 17 - O Come All Ye Duggars
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - O Come All Ye Duggars

    S1:E17

    It's Christmas with the Duggars! Watch as the Duggars celebrate one of their favorite holidays. Join them as they decorate and ride on a float in the Christmas parade, Duggar style. Will they take first place in the competition?

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  18. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 18 - Duggars in El Salvador
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Duggars in El Salvador

    S1:E18

    The Duggars are on the road again - or should we say in the air! This time the Duggars take a trip to El Salvador for sun, jungle, and service.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 19 - Duggars on a Mission
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Duggars on a Mission

    S1:E19

    The Duggars are in El Salvador! In this continuation of their trip, the Duggars visit two orphanages to bring aid and presents. Watch as Jim Bob struggles with the Spanish language in an episode that make you laugh and cry.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Big Family Meets Big Apple" is the best rated episode of "19 Kids and Counting" season 1. It scored 4.6/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/29/2008. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Duggars Do New York".