6.5/1012 votes#1 - This is Garbage Land
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 7/8/2012
Cary's paralyzing obsession with Elvis memorabilia has left his New York City apartment virtually uninhabitable.
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- 7.3/1011 votes
#2 - 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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- 5.4/1011 votes
#3 - Sleeping in a Dumpster
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 7/22/2012
Laura’s collecting has spiraled into a compulsion that has left the relationships with her two sons on the brink of collapse. When a potentially devastating house fire ignites during her clean-up effort, it puts everyone’s safety in jeopardy.
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- 6.3/108 votes
#4 - This is Unreal
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 7/29/2012
A man's love for shopping became a compulsion after his mother's death and his home is starting to show the effects.
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- 8.3/108 votes
#5 - 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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- 7.0/109 votes
#6 - Twenty Of Everything
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 8/12/2012
Thirty years of hoarding have filled a man's home to the point that he sleeps outside in a bed he put together.
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- 8.3/108 votes
#7 - 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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- 7.3/108 votes
#8 - 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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- 6.8/109 votes
#9 - It's My Junk
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/2012
When Eileen admits a dark secret to her family, the situation quickly escalates beyond hoarding to a matter of life and death. Compulsive hoarder Dale has packed not one, but five houses full of clutter.
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- 6.5/109 votes
#10 - You're Not Taking My Kids
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 2/13/2013
A woman's custody of her children is at stake unless she can clean up her home in two days.
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- 8.0/107 votes
#11 - 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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- NaN/100 votes
#12 - This House Killer Her
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/27/2013
Three siblings sift through the clutter in their deceased mother's house with spiritual guidance from a medium.
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- 6.8/106 votes
#13 - She Wants It, She Takes It
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/6/2013
A woman must live in a camper in her backyard because her house is so cluttered with things she's found in dumpsters, but her neighbors are threatening to sue unless she cleans it up in a hurry.
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- 7.2/107 votes
#14 - 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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- NaN/100 votes
#15 - They're Crawling
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 3/20/2013
A woman has a problem admitting she has a hoarding problem.
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- 8.7/1011 votes
#16 - 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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- 6.8/107 votes
#17 - She's Going to Jail
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 4/3/2013
A woman's past hoarding has resulted in her going to jail and she faces the same possibility again unless she changes her ways. Home owners come to the startling revelation that the home they have purchased is full of junk left by the previous occupant.
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- 5.9/1010 votes
#18 - I'm a Rockstar, Baby!
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/10/2013
A Canadian rock singer faces the possibility of losing his family unless he can declutter the large amount of memorabilia and other items he has accumulated over the years.
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- NaN/100 votes
#19 - Losing Half Myself
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/17/2013
Two identical twins are hoarders of the same type of items and face the reality of changing their ways or facing the consequences.
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- NaN/100 votes
#20 - Leading a Double Life
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2013
The lives of a woman and her children are being affected detrimentally by the hoarding of their landlord, who lives above them.
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- NaN/100 votes
#21 - Somewhere in My Pile
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2013
A woman's hoarding tendencies has filled her house with clutter and her three dogs may be a barrier to her cleaning up the home.
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- NaN/100 votes
#22 - Waste Not, Want Not
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2013
The murder of a daughter has led a mother to hoard since that trauma to the point it is a danger to herself. A couple leads a seemingly idyllic life but hold a secret of mass hoarding behind the doors of their home.
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The Best Episodes of Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 4
Every episode of Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 4!
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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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"This is Garbage Land" is the best rated episode of "Hoarding: Buried Alive" season 4. It scored 6.5/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/8/2012. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "As Bad as It Gets".