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The Best Episodes of Hoarding: Buried Alive

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Hoarding: Buried Alive is an American documentary television series that premiered on TLC on March 14, 2010. The show follows hoarders through their life experiences and helps them learn to manage their illness.

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    Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 1 Episode 9 - A Million Excuses
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - A Million Excuses

    S1:E9

    Hoarding by parents threatens to rip a family apart unless they can stop their excessive collecting. A man must learn to control his addiction to buying items at auctions and garage sales.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 1 Episode 5 - Family Secrets
    0.5/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Family Secrets

    S1:E5

    Two women seek help for their compulsive hoarding problems.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 1 Episode 1 - Welcome to My Nightmare
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Welcome to My Nightmare

    S1:E1

    Extreme hoarders' lives spiral out of control as their possessions jeopardize their chances for a happy family life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 1 Episode 2 - Beyond Embarrassment
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Beyond Embarrassment

    S1:E2

    A man, 55, plans to abandon his hoard and move in with his mother, who is also a hoarder; a woman risks having her house condemned due to her hoarding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 1 Episode 3 - Paralyzed by Clutter
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Paralyzed by Clutter

    S1:E3

    An extreme hoarder is in denial; a woman who has trouble discarding belongings fears that she's passing down her compulsion to her son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 1 Episode 4 - Life On Fire
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    #6 - Life On Fire

    S1:E4

    Extreme hoarders face losing their homes and living in isolation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 1 Episode 6 - Filling the Void
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Filling the Void

    S1:E6

    Hoarding is both a comfort and a curse for two lonely women trying to find the strength to change.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 1 Episode 7 - No One Would Choose This
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    #8 - No One Would Choose This

    S1:E7

    Two women must get their compulsive hoarding under control or face eviction from their homes and alienation from their families.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 1 Episode 8 - Everything Is at Stake
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    #9 - Everything Is at Stake

    S1:E8

    Two women's compulsive hoarding is crowding out their loved ones.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 1 Episode 10 - Hoarders: Buried Alive
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Hoarders: Buried Alive

    S1:E10

    Compulsive hoarding is a mental illness that causes people to accumulate an excessive amount of clutter within their homes. Delve into the lives of two women whose houses and families are being overrun by their things. Can they dig out of the mess? -- Pilot episode (aired in 2009, prior to beginning of the main series in March 2010). S01E05 "Family Secrets" is a re-edited version of the two narratives featured in the pilot episode.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 1 - Homeless Man with a House
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    #11 - Homeless Man with a House

    S2:E1

    Season 2 opens as two hoarders get help after decades of compulsive behavior that has driven their loved ones away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 2 - Robbing the Kids…
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Robbing the Kids…

    S2:E2

    Two moms who are hoarders get help after realizing their obsessions are tearing their families apart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 3 - Prison of Garbage
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Prison of Garbage

    S2:E3

    Two women who started hoarding in the wake of personal tragedies try to put an end to their compulsive behavior.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 4 - Everything's Junk
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Everything's Junk

    S2:E4

    A woman who started hoarding after surviving Sept. 11 seeks help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 5 - Battle with Chaos
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Battle with Chaos

    S2:E5

    If two hoarders don't change soon, they could lose everything they love.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 6 - How Do I Get Out of This
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    #16 - How Do I Get Out of This

    S2:E6

    A woman's excessive hoarding has caused her family to fall apart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 7 - The Scariest Place on Earth
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    #17 - The Scariest Place on Earth

    S2:E7

    If a compulsive hoarder can't clean his house, he will go to jail.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 8 - The Mess I've Created
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    #18 - The Mess I've Created

    S2:E8

    A woman's compulsive hoarding almost cost her husband his life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 9 - This Is Where You Sleep
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    #19 - This Is Where You Sleep

    S2:E9

    A woman turned to hoarding after a shocking confession ended her marriage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 10 - Nowhere Near Normal
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Nowhere Near Normal

    S2:E10

    Extreme Hoarder Jahn struggles to clear her belongings from not one, but two houses before both are condemned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 11 - I Want to Cuss
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - I Want to Cuss

    S2:E11

    Compulsive hoarder Sharon gets caught stealing from her neighbor's home while Len must choose between his hoard and his daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 12 - Oh My Gosh
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Oh My Gosh

    S2:E12

    Conditions inside Tammy's home have become so bad, that she's forced to eat her meals in the car and her sick father is unable to return home from the hospital.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 13 - Better Get a Dumpster
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Better Get a Dumpster

    S2:E13

    A woman's out of control obsession with bikinis, sweaters and dresses threatens to destroy her relationship with her only daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 14 - Overwhelming Pile of Junk
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Overwhelming Pile of Junk

    S2:E14

    After decades of hoarding, Debbie has not only lost the comforts of home but the company of her four children as well. Chip's compulsive hoarding has forced his family of six to squeeze into 1600 square feet of living space.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 2 Episode 15 - My Biggest Embarrassment
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - My Biggest Embarrassment

    S2:E15

    While Patti's extreme hoarding has made it virtually impossible for her daughter to live with her, Jonathan's obsession has kept his three-year-old son from even coming in the door.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Million Excuses" is the best rated episode of "Hoarding: Buried Alive". It scored 7/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/9/2010. This episode scored 6.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Family Secrets".