8.7/1011 votesLoading...#1 - One Is Good Two Is Better
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/27/2013
A former top model is hiding a dark secret -- she is a compulsive hoarder.
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- 8.5/108 votesLoading...
#2 - My Teeth Are Lost in the Pile
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 11/27/2013
A wife has transformed one couple's home into a heap of trash; on the verge of foreclosure.
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- 8.4/109 votesLoading...
#3 - I'm a Rockstar, Baby!
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 4/10/2013
Kelly Jay's massive hoarding issues.
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- 8.3/108 votesLoading...
#4 - Just Tear It Down
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 8/5/2012
A couple's home is packed due to their hoarding and they face the real threat of eviction unless they can clean up and fix all the damage caused by their out of control collecting.
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- 8.3/108 votesLoading...
#5 - Hoo, That Reeks!
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 8/19/2012
Kathy’s extreme hoarding forced her 12-year-old son to move out of their home. Five years later, their relationship is at a crossroad. Now Kathy must make a drastic change or risk losing her son forever.
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- 8.1/108 votesLoading...
#6 - I Can't Breathe
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 9/18/2011
A woman is in danger of losing custody of her ten year old daughter unless she can change her hoarding ways.
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- 8.0/107 votesLoading...
#7 - Holding Mom Hostage
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 2/20/2013
An ill-tempered man fills his 93-year-old mother's house with clutter after moving back in with her.
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#8 - Like a Dog in a Cage
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/13/2011
A mother desperately tries to protect her children from their father's hoard, while an artist chooses frogs, penguins and banana peels over her live-in boyfriend.
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#9 - My House Can Kill Me
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2012
Miranda's hoarding has escalated to the point that her toddlers have no place to play safely. Hsi-Ming's daughter is concerned that her mother's hoarding is threatening her safety and health.
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- 7.8/109 votesLoading...
#10 - I'm Dumbfounded
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2012
A marriage is in trouble after years of hoarding and secrets kept by a woman from her husband.
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#11 - My Biggest Embarrassment
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/30/2011
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.
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#12 - I Was Gonna Gag
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 8/14/2011
A hoarder faces losing his children if he does not clean his home.
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#13 - Overtaken By Puppets
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/11/2011
A former ventriloquist has let her past career become an obsession. A man is having problems being a good father for his daughter as she isn't allowed in his home due to his excessive hoarding.
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- 7.6/1011 votesLoading...
#14 - Worst I've Ever Seen
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2012
A municipality is ready to tear down a home unless a hoarding issue is addressed; a woman's attachment to her things could break up her family.
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- 7.5/1012 votesLoading...
#15 - Better Get a Dumpster
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/16/2011
A woman's out of control obsession with bikinis, sweaters and dresses threatens to destroy her relationship with her only daughter.
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- 7.4/1013 votesLoading...
#16 - Surviving on Trash
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2011
Pregnant with her first child, Traci is desperate to move back into her childhood home. But it's filled floor to ceiling with her mother's stuff. Now the two must work together to clear a decades worth of clutter before it's too late.
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- 7.4/1010 votesLoading...
#17 - A Horrible Sight
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2011
Hoarders whose homes have been condemned must clean up or risk losing them.
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- 7.4/106 votesLoading...
#18 - You're Gonna Die in Here
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 11/13/2013
After being the target of a school shooting a former principal's life has changed; paralyzed by PTSD and hoarding Wayne has abandoned his family.
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- 7.3/1011 votesLoading...
#19 - As Bad as It Gets
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/15/2012
After over twenty years in the same apartment, compulsive hoarder Randy is being forced to leave by order of his landlord. With only days to accomplish the task, Randy must somehow clear out the eight-foot-high mountains of stuff.
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- 7.3/108 votesLoading...
#20 - A Humongous Secret
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 8/26/2012
A man quit drinking in the past and switched to collecting that escalated to hoarding and now faces the possibility of losing everything unless he changes his ways.
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- 7.3/108 votesLoading...
#21 - Holding Mom Hostage
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/20/2013
A landlord's secret hoard is a threat to a woman and her children, who lives downstairs. The hoarding is to blame for mold, mice and flea infestations.
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- 7.2/109 votesLoading...
#22 - Overwhelming Pile of Junk
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/23/2011
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.
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- 7.2/1011 votesLoading...
#23 - Owned By The Roaches
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2012
A psychologist who is accustomed to diagnosing other people's problems can not solve her own hoarding problems and it has escalated to the point where millions of roaches infest her home.
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- 7.2/109 votesLoading...
#24 - A Bomb Went Off
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2012
A woman with a lung disease fears her hoarding is making her condition worse; a woman's clutter limits her mobility in her house, while her neighbors complain about her garbage bags piling up outside.
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- 7.2/107 votesLoading...
#25 - What A Pig
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 3/13/2013
Compulsive hoarder Valerie risks eviction when her next-door neighbor reports her to the health department. Meanwhile, Ann's house is so filled with clutter that she has been reduced to a 3 sq. ft space in her living room.
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The Best Episodes of Hoarding: Buried Alive
Every episode of Hoarding: Buried Alive ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hoarding: Buried Alive!
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...
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Network:TLC
Best Episodes Summary
"One Is Good Two Is Better" is the best rated episode of "Hoarding: Buried Alive". It scored 8.7/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/27/2013. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "My Teeth Are Lost in the Pile".