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The Best Episodes of Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5

Every episode of Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 1 - Losing Half Myself
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Losing Half Myself

    S5:E1

    Phyllis and Patty aren't just identical twins, they are identical hoarders as well.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 2 - Leading a Double Life
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Leading a Double Life

    S5:E2

    Lalie and her children suffer from mold, mice and flea infestations due to their upstairs neighbor and landlord, Denise, who is a massive hoarder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 3 - Somewhere in My Pile
    5.7/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Somewhere in My Pile

    S5:E3

    Beverly's clutter has filled up her entire home and her three beloved dogs have helped make the space completely unlivable.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 4 - Waste Not, Want Not
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Waste Not, Want Not

    S5:E4

    Terry and Bill seem to be the perfect couple; the murder of her daughter has led Nancy to hoard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 5 - The Last Clear Spot
    6.7/10(11 votes)

    #5 - The Last Clear Spot

    S5:E5

    Jessica is a little person with dangerous toppling piles of clutter; along with her mother she has filled her entire home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 6 - Full of Rats
    6.2/10(14 votes)

    #6 - Full of Rats

    S5:E6

    Property investors purchase a house that is occupied by a hoarder; rat infestation compromises the building's foundation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 7 - You're Gonna Die in Here
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - You're Gonna Die in Here

    S5:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 8 - My Teeth Are Lost in the Pile
    6.5/10(17 votes)

    #8 - My Teeth Are Lost in the Pile

    S5:E8

    A wife has transformed one couple's home into a heap of trash; on the verge of foreclosure.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 9 - It's A Horror Story
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    #9 - It's A Horror Story

    S5:E9

    Frank didn't expect Susan to fill his house with clutter when she moved in; though her home of forty-eight years sits condemned just two blocks away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 10 - Running Out of Time
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Running Out of Time

    S5:E10

    Geoffrey lost his home and has 30 days to clear the clutter or he will lose everything left inside.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 11 - A VCR for Every Day of the Week
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #11 - A VCR for Every Day of the Week

    S5:E11

    A father and son who both hoard; one faces jail time while the other could lose his newborn son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 12 - Three Apartments, Three Hoarders
    5.2/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Three Apartments, Three Hoarders

    S5:E12

    An apartment complex with three extreme hoarders; the building is now under strict management.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 13 - The Donald Trump of Hoarding
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #13 - The Donald Trump of Hoarding

    S5:E13

    Mike is about to undergo surgery to save his life; the biohazards in his home threaten his recovery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 14 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #14 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

    S5:E14

    Ken's girlfriend is giving him one last chance to clear out; Lea could lose her children if she cannot clean her clutter.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 15 - Worse Than a Haunted House
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Worse Than a Haunted House

    S5:E15

    A mother's battling with hoarding discovers her own daughters compulsion; a family's unity at risk.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 16 - A Graveyard of Junk
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #16 - A Graveyard of Junk

    S5:E16

    If Seymour cannot clear his roach-infested home, he will be left homeless when the city condemns it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 17 - The Stench is Amazing
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #17 - The Stench is Amazing

    S5:E17

    Tim's inheritance is dwindling and he risks losing his home; twin brothers Lorrin and Orin face a similar predicament.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 18 - It's a Rat's Nest
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - It's a Rat's Nest

    S5:E18

    Doug stands to lose two houses filled with clutter if he doesn't control his compulsion to collect.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 102 - Holding Mom Hostage
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Holding Mom Hostage

    S5:E102

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 103 - This House Killed Her
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - This House Killed Her

    S5:E103

    After their mother's death, siblings Aimee, Cheryl and Jimmy are left to deal with a house filled with clutter; they bring the aid of a medium to help locate important documents.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 104 - She Wants It, She Takes It
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - She Wants It, She Takes It

    S5:E104

    Rhonda's home is filled with items she's found in the dumpster; neighbors are threatening lawsuits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 105 - What a Pig
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - What a Pig

    S5:E105

    Compulsive hoarder Valerie risks eviction when her next-door neighbor reports her to the health department; Ann's house is so filled with clutter she has been reduced to a small space in her living room.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 106 - They're Crawling
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - They're Crawling

    S5:E106

    Kay denies she is a hoarder but her cluttered home with deadly vermin tells another story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 107 - One Is Good. Two Is Better
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - One Is Good. Two Is Better

    S5:E107

    Louise and her lavish hoarding could end up on the street.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Hoarding: Buried Alive Season 5 Episode 108 - She's Going to Jail
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - She's Going to Jail

    S5:E108

    A woman has been sent to jail four times for her hoarding; people purchase a house only to discover it comes with a hoard.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Losing Half Myself" is the best rated episode of "Hoarding: Buried Alive" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/17/2013. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Leading a Double Life".