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The Worst 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 Worst Episode
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    Hoarders Season 1 Episode 1 - Jennifer & Ron/Jill
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    #1 - Jennifer & Ron/Jill

    S1:E1

    A couple in Louisville, Kentucky who both suffer from hoarding risk losing their children if they don't comply with numerous citations given to them by the city. A woman's food hoarding in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is so bad that she places herself at risk for food poisoning.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mel Eslyn

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  2. Hoarders Season 1 Episode 2 - Linda & Steven
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    #2 - Linda & Steven

    S1:E2

    Linda's husband could no longer stand the compulsive hoarding that filled the house they owned together. However, Linda must now sell her home as part of the settlement and it is sure to be an elaborate and anxiety-provoking process. Steven is at risk of eviction with a very poorly kept government-run housing. He may end up homeless again if he cannot clean up his house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hoarders Season 1 Episode 3 - Tara & Betty
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    #3 - Tara & Betty

    S1:E3

    Adult Protective Services removed an elderly Marysville, Ohio woman's sick alcoholic husband from their home because of the hazardous conditions. The family's financial problems are complicated by their schizophrenic daughter, who is also a hoarder. A Torrance, CA woman who is an obsessive collector faces eviction if she fails to clean up her home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hoarders Season 1 Episode 4 - Jake & Shirley
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    #4 - Jake & Shirley

    S1:E4

    A young man in Novato, California, who also suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoards garbage (snack wrappers, empty bottles, and rotting food) in a two-bedroom townhouse he shares with his alcoholic father. A blind woman's hoard in New Mexico is so bad that every room of her home is cluttered with over 75 living and dead cats, cat feces, and urine soaked carpets and furniture.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hoarders Season 1 Episode 5 - Kerrylea & Lauren
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    #5 - Kerrylea & Lauren

    S1:E5

    A Seattle, Washington couple are facing imminent foreclosure on two houses as a result of a decision to buy a second home to solve the wife's lifelong hoarding problem. A Charlottesville, Virginia woman's relationship with her boyfriend is in danger as a result of her hoard, which has taken over their entire townhouse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hoarders Season 1 Episode 6 - Patty & Bill
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    #6 - Patty & Bill

    S1:E6

    A Kansas woman's compulsive shopping habits have taken over the entire house. Her children were removed by authorities as a result of the living conditions. A Beverly, Massachusetts man's hoard of both home renovation supplies and outdated materials is so bad that his common-law wife broke her arm tripping over a pile of his things. After seeming unfazed over the accident, he is given an ultimatum to clean up or move out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mel Eslyn

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  7. Hoarders Season 1 Episode 7 - Paul / Missy & Alex
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    #7 - Paul / Missy & Alex

    S1:E7

    Paul was charged with criminal littering in 2008 and has failed to meet three court ordered deadlines to clean his yard. His 2 acre property is strewn with over 70 junk cars, thousands of pounds of scrap metal, and hundreds of old appliances. In January, a judge sentenced him to 5 days in jail and gave him a few months to clean his property, or face a fine and additional jail time. Just days before the deadline Paul must make a decision; allow the tow trucks and metal collectors to descend on his property and clear out his collection, or go to jail. Missy is a hoarder with a 7 year old son, Alex, who has begun to exhibit hoarding tendencies. On several occasions when she has tried to clean, her son has cried hysterically over things like a rusty chain and an old used cotton ball. Unless she can set an example, Alex will continue to follow her behavior and may never have a shot at a normal life. Now Missy must clean up her house in order to save her son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 1 - Augustine
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    #8 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 2 - Judi and Gail
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    #9 - Judi and Gail

    S2:E2

    Time is running out for Judi, whose cluttered home has been condemned; Gail was once a disciplined ballerina, but now her house is full of possessions and critters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 3 - Chris and Dale
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    #10 - Chris and Dale

    S2:E3

    After her newborn son dies, Chris tries to fill the void with possessions that jeopardize custody of her daughters; Dale is at risk of eviction from his city-subsidized apartment filled with found objects for art projects.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 4 - Bob and Richard
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    #11 - Bob and Richard

    S2:E4

    The parents of four children must clean out their entire house or risk losing everything; a retired veterinarian's dozens of costly collections have come at the expense of his marriage and lifestyle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 5 - Julie and Shannon
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    #12 - Julie and Shannon

    S2:E5

    A series of tragedies triggers hoarding that leads to a woman losing custody of her son to her ex-husband; Child Protective Services arrives with police at a couple's squalid home to remove their four children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 6 - Deborah and Jim
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    #13 - Deborah and Jim

    S2:E6

    Deborah is a 49 year old mother of two who fears that her hoarding may cause her two children to be taken away. Her husband Ron claims that Deborah's hoarding triggered his depression and alcoholism and Deborah claims that Ron's alcoholism fueled her hoarding. The situation went from bad to worse when Ron attempted suicide seven years ago. Now Deborah must either change or risk losing her family. Jim is living a double life. He manages a successful honey business as a bee keeper but at home he lives as a compulsive hoarder. His 37 year old daughter Heather has threatened to call Adult Protective Services on him if he doesn't change for the sake of himself and his eight month old granddaughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 7 - Linda and Todd
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    #14 - Linda and Todd

    S2:E7

    Linda's family has been torn apart by her hoarding. She wants a relationship with her grown children but they refuse to visit her because Linda's house is piled up with belongings. Despite Linda's threat to commit suicide her family has given her an ultimatum to either clean up or her husband Shelton will divorce her and her children will choose not to remain in touch her any longer. 29 year old Todd has been collecting models, kits and several other hobby items ever since her was a kid. His girlfriend of five years Robyn wants to get married and to start a family but she has threatened to leave Todd if doesn't control his behaviors. Todd wants to create a life with her as well but he doesn't know where to begin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 8 - Janet and Christina
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    #15 - Janet and Christina

    S2:E8

    Janet's life took a tragic turn for the worse when her husband of 32 years died while waiting for a heart transplant and since then her hoarding has spun out of control. She shops compulsively and has filled her home with home decorating supplies in hopes of redecorating the house she and her husband were planning on doing before he died. Christina is a former psychologist who is literally suffocating beneath her things. She is now breathing at about 80% due to chronic asthma and times she has be rendered blue due to exhaustion. She has filled her home with clothes for twelve year old daughter Hanna but even though most of the clothing has been unworn for years, Christina refuses to part with it. She now must clean up before her asthma gets any worse

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 9 - Gail and Warren
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    #16 - Gail and Warren

    S2:E9

    Gail's house is literally falling apart. She is living without heat, the walls in her house are cracking, the ceiling is leaking and the floor boards are bowing. She has to make repairs but she needs to clean out her house in order to do so. Complicating the issue is that Gail is scheduled to have major surgery in two weeks and unless she cleans up she will have no where to go to recover from her surgery. Warren is a self-employed heating and refridgeration specialist who ends up taking his work home with him. Old refridgerators, tools and supplies clutter his house creating an unsafe environment for his three year old son Josh and his wife Leanne worries about her son's development. She has now given Warren an ultimatum to either clean up or move out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 10 - Tra and Jill
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    #17 - Tra and Jill

    S2:E10

    A firefighter's co-workers worry his hoarding is affecting his job performance; a woman's two sons suffer due to her unkempt home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 11 - June and Doug
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    #18 - June and Doug

    S2:E11

    A woman faces the loss of her mobile home and her daughter if she doesn't get help for her hoarding; a single father must clean up his home if he hopes to keep his two special-needs children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 12 - Dennis & Nadene and Erin & Malinda
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    #19 - Dennis & Nadene and Erin & Malinda

    S2:E12

    A married couple blame each other for their hoarding compulsion. Two sisters whose parents were hoarders try and combat their own hoarding but find the process difficult.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 13 - Claudie
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    #20 - Claudie

    S2:E13

    A woman's hoarding threatens to tear apart a very large family unless she changes her ways.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 14 - Michelle and Kim
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    #21 - Michelle and Kim

    S2:E14

    The small paths in Michelle's house are the only way she can get to her collection of more than 60 birds. Her husband of 30 years has been chased from the home by the animals and the hoarded piles that in some places reach five feet high. Michelle must now put her family's needs ahead of her birds and clean the house so that her husband can come home. Kim is a beautiful 34-year-old pharmaceutical sales rep who risks unemployment if she can't get her hoarding under control. Her job requires meticulous records of her legal drug sales, but she can't keep anything organized or find anything in all of her clutter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hoarders Season 2 Episode 15 - Season 1 Update
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    #22 - Season 1 Update

    S2:E15

    In this special follow-up episode we check in on the progress of Jill, Jake, Betty, Bill and Paul from our first season.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Hoarders Season 3 Episode 1 - Adella / Teri
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    #23 - Adella / Teri

    S3:E1

    Daughters help their mom in an effort to clean her home to keep it from being condemned; and a mother of two is threatened with divorce if she doesn't stop hoarding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Hoarders Season 3 Episode 2 - Gordon & Gaye and Sir Patrick
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    #24 - 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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  25. Hoarders Season 3 Episode 4 - Carolyn and Jo
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    #25 - Carolyn and Jo

    S3:E4

    Carolyn's daughter is so unhappy about the cluttered condition of the home that she has been leaving notes for her mother intimating that she is threatening suicide.

    Director:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Jennifer & Ron/Jill" is the worst rated episode of "Hoarders". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Mel Eslyn, it aired on 8/17/2009. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Linda & Steven".