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The Best Episodes of Hoarders

Every episode of Hoarders ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hoarders!

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Each episode of Hoarders is a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Hoarders Season 3 Episode 2 - Gordon & Gaye and Sir Patrick
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Gordon & Gaye and Sir Patrick

    S3:E2

    A hoarding couple is given 72 hours to vacate their house if it isn't cleaned; and a man collects goblets, dolls, fountains and artwork.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hoarders Season 9 Episode 6 - Sandra
    8.2/10(56 votes)

    #2 - Sandra

    S9:E6

    Former famed interior designer, Sandra, has hoarded out every square inch of the historic mansion she lost to foreclosure. However, she refuses to leave the manor in spite of the fact the bank has sold it to a new couple. The new owners are now facing a crisis of conscience trying to figure out how to compassionately evict Sandra from the property and dispose of her hoard.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Hoarders Season 9 Episode 5 - Shannon & Ray
    8.0/10(30 votes)

    #3 - Shannon & Ray

    S9:E5

    A woman blames her hoarding on demons possessing her home; a man faces charges when the hoard in his historic San Francisco Victorian house catches fire and almost burns down the block.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hoarders Season 3 Episode 19 - Hannah / Kathy & Gary
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #4 - Hannah / Kathy & Gary

    S3:E19

    Hanna has hoarded herself and her 200 chickens out of her house and is now living with the chickens in a windowless, unheated trailer. As winter sets in, she and her chickens face freezing to death if their original home is not cleaned out so they can all move back in. In addition to the chickens, Hanna has an assortment of farm animals, some of which are in horrible shape and need immediate attention. When Levana and Todd rented out their newly purchased dream home to make ends meet, they had no idea that their tenants, Kathy and Gary, would hoard the home and destroy it by letting 30 rabbits run loose inside the house. Unbelievably, the homeowners are willing to give the hoarders a second chance if they clean up their act.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hoarders Season 14 Episode 4 - Jim
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #5 - Jim

    S14:E4

    Jim has been a collector from a very young age but some of the tragedies in his life have compounded Jim's hoarding behavior. In 2019, Jim's daughter, Elesha, lost her job and needed a place to stay so she moved. Moving in with Jim however, dealing with the hoard has been the most difficult part of her life. Code enforcement has already performed a severe forced cleanup on Jim's house in 2016 which only made matters worse. Now with the help of the Hoarders team of experts, either Jim will clean up the property or code enforcement will take another forced cleanup, and Jim could lose everything.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hoarders Season 6 Episode 4 - Shanna & Lynda
    7.8/10(61 votes)

    #6 - Shanna & Lynda

    S6:E4

    A woman who collects bottles of human waste; another woman who hoards items in preparation for the end of the world.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Hoarders Season 10 Episode 5 - Three Amigos
    7.8/10(38 votes)

    #7 - Three Amigos

    S10:E5

    Donald and brothers, Peter and Raymond, are close friends who do everything together, including hoarding. Each of them now faces their own personal crisis ranging from loss of property to destroyed relationships to potential loss of life due to their hoarding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hoarders Season 16 Episode 2 - Montie and Sherry
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Montie and Sherry

    S16:E2

    Montie and Sherry find themselves in a dire situation as their daughter, Audora, contemplates involving adult protection services due to their living conditions; Montie and Sherry attempt to clean up the property with the help of the "Hoarders" team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hoarders Season 3 Episode 6 - Vula and Lisa
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #9 - Vula and Lisa

    S3:E6

    Vula is hoarding more than 30 sickly cats that have completely destroyed her home. Lisa, a 30-year-old fifth grade teacher, has already lost one job by bringing her hoard from home to the classroom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hoarders Season 8 Episode 15 - Maggie & Ann
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Maggie & Ann

    S8:E15

    Maggie's Phoenix, Arizona home is so packed with her shopping addiction that her granddaughter was forced to sleep on top of piles and shower outside with a garden hose. Things have gotten so bad, that a family member pulled Maggie and her granddaughter out of the house. If things are not cleaned up, they will not be allowed to return. Former spa owner, Ann, is about to lose her partner over her hoard. After a decade of failed promises to clean up her South Carolina house, her partner has had it. Ann cleans up or he leaves her for good.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hoarders Season 11 Episode 5 - Dennis
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #11 - Dennis

    S11:E5

    As a retired Architect Dennis sees the value in repurposing and using materials for all types of projects. This has led Dennis to collect a massive amount of clutter over the years. Being the primary care giver for his wife, he has no more time to spend completing projects he once desired to accomplish. Code Enforcement is concerned about the safety of Dennis' property. Now with the help of the Hoarders team of experts, either Dennis will clean up the property or Code Enforcement will take action and he will lose everything.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hoarders Season 7 Episode 10 - Laura
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #12 - Laura

    S7:E10

    A woman's hoarding takes over so much of her home that her partner resorts to sleeping in the garage and her teenage daughter is forced to share a bed with her mom. If she doesn't clean up, her partner threatens to sue for full custody of their daughter.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Hoarders Season 9 Episode 4 - Linda & Kerry
    7.4/10(24 votes)

    #13 - Linda & Kerry

    S9:E4

    A woman's farm is at risk due to a substantial hoard sparked by preparation for an economic crash. Also: a hoard of plants have overrun a man's house and he risks losing his family is can't clean things up.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Hoarders Season 12 Episode 2 - Forrest
    7.4/10(28 votes)

    #14 - Forrest

    S12:E2

    Forrest grew up in the projects and would tell his son stories about a pair of shoes he couldn't afford when he was younger; Forrest is facing extreme financial pressure from daily fines from the Homeowners Association.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 1 - Augustine
    7.3/10(33 votes)

    #15 - Augustine

    S2:E1

    Her son, Jason, has already been removed from her home. Augustine was never able to actually have him return to the house. Augustine now lives without water, gas, heat, or appliances and the courts have become involved forcing her to clean up.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Hoarders Season 3 Episode 14 - Arline and Carolyn
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    #16 - Arline and Carolyn

    S3:E14

    A husband sleeps in his car because his wife's hoarding is so bad that he has no room in the house; and a woman's family is prepared to press charges against her, claiming their mother's hoard includes stolen property.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Hoarders Season 10 Episode 2 - Dale
    7.3/10(43 votes)

    #17 - Dale

    S10:E2

    Over the past three decades, Dale fills his Alaskan property with everything from decking from the Yukon River Bridge to more than 100 vehicles; hoarded out of his home and with a harsh winter approaching, Dale must clean up or face perishing.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Hoarders Season 12 Episode 4 - Cobra
    7.3/10(37 votes)

    #18 - Cobra

    S12:E4

    To be part of his unborn granddaughter's life, Cobra must clean up his hoarded house and turn his 37-acre property into a safer environment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hoarders Season 13 Episode 2 - Tiffany
    7.3/10(38 votes)

    #19 - Tiffany

    S13:E2

    Collecting thousands of discounted books over the years has damaged the family property to the point that it may collapse at any moment; now Tiffany wants to build a new home and live a better life.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Hoarders Season 3 Episode 5 - Laura and Penny
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Laura and Penny

    S3:E5

    Laura has terminal cancer and is in fragile health, but sleeping or resting is nearly impossible. The only open spot she can lay her head on is two-thirds of the living room couch. It's a couch surrounded by plastic bins, toys, boxes, scrap-book and crafts supplies, rotting furniture, magazines, and a carpet stained by cat urine. Laura's hoarding has greatly strained her relationship with her husband and daughters. She knows this is her last chance to unburden her family and give them back a home free of her clutter and misery. Penny is a 44-year-old single mom of two. Her three-bedroom home is so hoarded that her toddler son has been forced to sleep with her on the living room couch. Her refrigerator doesn't work and there's a terrible smell in her older

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Hoarders Season 3 Episode 11 - Theresa / Karen
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Theresa / Karen

    S3:E11

    Theresa eats food that has gone past its expiry date for safe consumption. Karen is a former lawyer who is struggling to get her hoarding in order.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Hoarders Season 3 Episode 20 - Glen / Lisa
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #22 - Glen / Lisa

    S3:E20

    A collection of 2500 free-roaming rats have hoarded Glen out of his home and into a shed on his property. Originally bred as pets, the rat collection spun out of control upon the death of his wife. Now Glen needs help removing the animals so he can return home, but he has insisted that they be saved and adopted out. Lisa has hoarded her father's house both inside and out. More than 30 cats roam freely through the clutter and he is threatening to evict her and her pets. Lisa will not be allowed back in until she cleans the house, and gets rid of her dozens of animals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Hoarders Season 6 Episode 5 - Joni & Millie
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #23 - Joni & Millie

    S6:E5

    Joni's hoarding drove her two sons to turn to drugs to cope, and it forced Child Protective Services to take her granddaughter away from her. She has one last chance to stop the vicious cycle of loss she has inflicted on her family. Millie has agreed to more than one clean-up, only to relapse and start hoarding again. Now her daughter, Chelsea, has given Millie one last ultimatum - "Clean up or lose me forever.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Hoarders Season 12 Episode 1 - Eric
    7.2/10(43 votes)

    #24 - Eric

    S12:E1

    Eric is forced to deal with his emotional grief as the cleanup process uncovers the beautiful interior design left by his late wife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Hoarders Season 12 Episode 5 - Meryl
    7.2/10(30 votes)

    #25 - Meryl

    S12:E5

    Meryl chased a shopping high, and ended up with a massive debt and a falling out with her brother's family. With the City of Worchester threatening eviction, the experts help clean up her property.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Gordon & Gaye and Sir Patrick" is the best rated episode of "Hoarders". It scored 8.2/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/6/2010. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Sandra".