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Marketplace is a Canadian television series, broadcast on CBC Television. Launched in 1972, the series is a consumer advocacy newsmagazine, which shows investigative reports on issues such as product testing, health and safety, fraudulent business

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Marketplace Season 36 Episode 1 - New Home Nightmares
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    #1 - New Home Nightmares

    S36:E1

    Think you’re safe from problems when you buy a new home? Think again Dave Prosser and Sylvia Potter bought their brand new home just three years ago, for a few hundred thousand. It was supposed to be their dream home, but instead they’re living a new home nightmare.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 2 - The Secret History of Cars
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    #2 - The Secret History of Cars

    S36:E2

    Thinking of buying a used car? You’re not alone. In this slowing economy, people are looking to save cash whenever and wherever they can.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 3 - Generation Cellphone
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    #3 - Generation Cellphone

    S36:E3

    Can cellphone use cause brain tumors? It’s a question that everyone has wondered about, yet there still isn’t a clear answer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 4 - Miracle Makers or Money Takers
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    #4 - Miracle Makers or Money Takers

    S36:E4

    Ailing Canadians are spending up to $200 a session in clinics and even buying the $20,000 "miracle" machine called the EPFX for home use. It's name is as intriguing as its health claims. For those suffering with a serious illness, they are desperate for a miracle cure.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 5 - Easy Money
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    #5 - Easy Money

    S36:E5

    Marketplace investigates a company called BIM (Business in Motion) that claims big returns once you buy in. BIM's main product is the UltraLife Club, a travel package that promises vacation deals. Attend a presentation and you're pitched a membership for $3,200 and are told you can earn thousands in commissions by becoming a distributor and selling to others.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 6 - How Not To Win 500000
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    #6 - How Not To Win 500000

    S36:E6

    Who doesn't want to win $500,000? That’s why so many Canadians are playing the Reader’s Digest sweepstakes. But now some of those people feel confused by the sweepstakes' marketing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 7 - Credit Card Catch
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    #7 - Credit Card Catch

    S36:E7

    You might find you're paying for something known as "credit balance insurance." Depending on your credit card, it could be called "BalanceProtector" or "Account Protector," but the idea is the same: for a fee, credit balance insurance promises to cover your monthly minimum credit card payments in case of loss of income to due job loss or extreme illness.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 8 - The Trouble With Fake Guns
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    #8 - The Trouble With Fake Guns

    S36:E8

    In a split second, do you think you could tell the difference between a real or an imitation gun? Imagine if that gun were pointed in your direction in what could be a life-or-death situation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 9 - 7 Sins Of The Marketplace
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    #9 - 7 Sins Of The Marketplace

    S36:E9

    Marketplace has seen it all when it comes to bad service, unsafe products and schemes. Over the years, we’ve seen companies come up with all kinds of tricky ways to separate customers from their cash. We call them the seven sins of the marketplace; a list of how companies try to reach into your wallet.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 10 - How Not To Buy A Puppy
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    #10 - How Not To Buy A Puppy

    S36:E10

    We’ve all heard puppy horror stories about sick dogs from bad breeders. But many pet stores promise problem-free dogs from first-rate breeders.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 11 - Lawless Loans
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    #11 - Lawless Loans

    S36:E11

    Need a loan? As the economy continues to shrink, banks are becoming more and more reluctant to approve new loans — especially if your credit rating is less than stellar.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 12 - Power of Persuasion
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    #12 - Power of Persuasion

    S36:E12

    Like any commodity, electricity and natural gas prices go up and down with the markets. In some provinces, you have a choice when it comes to who will supply your power - a public or a private utility. Ontario and Alberta have deregulated both utilities, and in Manitoba and B.C., you can pick your natural gas provider.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Marketplace Season 36 Episode 13 - The Price Cut Promise
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    #13 - The Price Cut Promise

    S36:E13

    Thinking of renovating your home? As resale prices and new home construction drops due to the recession, more and more people are staying in the homes they have and trying to improve upon them.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Marketplace Season 37 Episode 1 - Grow-Op Cover Up
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    #14 - Grow-Op Cover Up

    S37:E1

    Erica Johnson and contractor Mike Holmes reveal a new twist on home inspectors: more Canadians are buying houses that were formerly used as marijuana grow-ops.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Marketplace Season 37 Episode 2 - GPS Distraction - Busted: Shingles
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    #15 - GPS Distraction - Busted: Shingles

    S37:E2

    Convenience over safety? Marketplace conducts a first of its kind test in Erica Johnson's investigation into GPSs.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Marketplace Season 37 Episode 3 - Road to Rich Dad
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    #16 - Road to Rich Dad

    S37:E3

    The pitch is how to get rich, or is it how to get ripped off? Erica Johnson investigates who's getting rich off Rich Dad.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Marketplace Season 37 Episode 4 - Magic in a Bottle?
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    #17 - Magic in a Bottle?

    S37:E4

    Erica Johnson investigates one of Canada's largest diet companies, Herbal Magic.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Marketplace Season 37 Episode 5 - Canada's Worst Cellphone Bill
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    #18 - Canada's Worst Cellphone Bill

    S37:E5

    Wendy Mesley investigates the story behind huge bills many Canadians rack up from using their cellphones.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Marketplace Season 37 Episode 6 - Who's Minding the Store? - Busted: Cord Blood Banks
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    #19 - Who's Minding the Store? - Busted: Cord Blood Banks

    S37:E6

    Erica Johnson reveals the newest way thieves are stealing your credit and debit card numbers.

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  20. Marketplace Season 37 Episode 7 - Burning Question - The Debt Trap
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    #20 - Burning Question - The Debt Trap

    S37:E7

    Firefighters know there's one thing that can help save lives in a fire, so you'll be surprised to learn this one thing is still missing in thousands of buildings across Canada. Also: Erica Johnson investigates a new wave of so-called American-style non-profit charities offering debt advice to Canadians.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Marketplace Season 37 Episode 8 - Stretching the Truth? - Busted: Lysol
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    #21 - Stretching the Truth? - Busted: Lysol

    S37:E8

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Marketplace Season 37 Episode 9 - Something's Fishy - Busted: Easyhome
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    #22 - Something's Fishy - Busted: Easyhome

    S37:E9

    It's labelled halibut, but can you count on it? When you buy fish are you getting what you pay for? Erica Johnson goes fishing for answers.

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  23. Marketplace Season 37 Episode 10 - Something's Fishy - Busted: Easyhome
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    #23 - Something's Fishy - Busted: Easyhome

    S37:E10

    Has your home insurance rate gone up? Wendy Mesley reveals it could be connected to your credit score.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Marketplace Season 38 Episode 1 - Big Gym Ripoff
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    #24 - Big Gym Ripoff

    S38:E1

    How gym membership contracts affect Canadians and how some gyms are run.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Marketplace Season 38 Episode 2 - Cure or Con?
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    #25 - Cure or Con?

    S38:E2

    Investigating homeopathy, the fastest growing alternative health practice in Canada.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"New Home Nightmares" is the worst rated episode of "Marketplace". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/9/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Secret History of Cars".