All Episodes of The Ricki Lake Show
Browse all episodes of The Ricki Lake Show
All Episodes of The Ricki Lake Show
Browse all episodes of The Ricki Lake Show
Season 1
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Frenemies
Season 1 Episode 86 - Aired 1/7/2013
A friend manipulates a woman into unwittingly participating in a series of dangerous illegal activities; a murder victim's friends and family recount a childhood friendship that turned deadly; warning signs that indicate a friendship may be toxic.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Nanny Confidential
Season 1 Episode 87 - Aired 1/8/2013
A father speaks of his son suffering brain damage by being violently shaken at a day care facility; parents suspect a nanny of harming their baby; a mother hired, and fired, six nannies in five years; "nanny cam" technology can save a child's life.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Psychics Go Beyond
Season 1 Episode 88 - Aired 1/9/2013
Audience members receive spontaneous psychic encounters with author Maureen Hancock, who says she has the ability to communicate with the dead; a teenage boy with extraordinary psychic abilities; psychic medium John Holland.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Medical Controversies
Season 1 Episode 89 - Aired 1/10/2013
A couple give medical marijuana to their 7-year-old daughter who has an aggressive form of cancer; a 7-year-old girl who has NF-1 and her doctor discuss the genetic condition; guests debate the pros and cons of cochlear implants.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
YouTube Stars
Season 1 Episode 90 - Aired 1/11/2013
Guests who have gained fame on YouTube include comic Ryan Higa, "Awkward Black Girl" star Issa Rae, news interviewee Antoine Dodson, singer Rebecca Black, celebrity video-blogger Michael Buckley and makeup artist Jessica Harlow.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Hidden Heroes
Season 1 Episode 91 - Aired 1/14/2013
A woman donated part of her liver to save a stranger's infant daughter; a quadriplegic uses his situation as a cautionary tale to help others make wiser choices; a woman leaves her Wall Street job to volunteer at natural disasters around the world.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
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A Cry for Help
Season 1 Episode 92 - Aired 1/15/2013
Melissa of "My 600-Lb. Life" struggles with her weight and her husband's infidelity; a couple cannot get past the loss of their infant son; a couple are on the verge of divorce because the wife does not feel worthy of her husband's love.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
How to Survive a Kidnapping
Season 1 Episode 94 - Aired 1/17/2013
A mother on a desperate search for her missing daughter; Elizabeth Shoaf tells of being held hostage underground for 10 days and how she escaped; how to keep children safe; a GPS watch lets parents know where the wearer is at all times.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
I Survived
Season 1 Episode 96 - Aired 1/21/2013
A couple survived the Aurora, Colo., movie-theater shooting; a couple survived the sinking of the Costa Concordia; sisters endured a harrowing camping trip that claimed the lives of their father and friend; a woman was left for dead after a robbery.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Open Marriages
Season 1 Episode 97 - Aired 1/22/2013
Self-proclaimed experts on open relationships; a couple spice things up by exploring an open marriage; a man says his former "swinger" lifestyle led to a downward spiral of drugs, sex and the destruction of his former relationship.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
- N/A/100 votes
Love Scams
Season 1 Episode 100 - Aired 1/25/2013
A guest thought she had met the love of her life until she discovered that he was responsible for a double homicide; a guest's husband scammed her out of $250,000; a security specialist -- once a hacker -- tells how to protect from scams.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
- N/A/100 votes
Addicted to Plastic Surgery
Season 1 Episode 104 - Aired 1/31/2013
A man recently underwent his 54th cosmetic procedure; a woman has endured more than 2,000 cosmetic injections; a woman on a hunt for inexpensive plastic surgery nearly paid with her life; the latest trends and procedures.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Misadventures of Parenthood
Season 1 Episode 105 - Aired 2/1/2013
Comic Margaret Cho; a couple with three babies are on the verge of a relationship meltdown; a mother tries to accommodate a toddler and a newborn sharing one bedroom; the latest must-have baby products; the Colgate 13 perform.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
I Need Help With My Mother-in-Law
Season 1 Episode 106 - Aired 2/4/2013
Ricki and Judge Lynn Toler try to solve family feuds; a woman considers keeping her children away from their grandmother; a woman despises her teen daughter's disrespectful husband, who lives with them.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
When the Wedding Goes Awry
Season 1 Episode 115 - Aired 2/15/2013
Cynthia, Peter, Barbara and Malorie ("Real Housewives of Atlanta") sit down to discuss the events that damaged their family relationships; a former bride from "Bridezillas" tries to apologize for embarrassing her family on national television.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Stalkers
Season 1 Episode 122 - Aired 2/26/2013
An aspiring model tells how the Internet brought her fame, fortune and a stalker; a woman moved away and changed her name to keep herself and her children safe from her deranged ex; a prosecutor brought justice to stalked celebrities; warning signs.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
- N/A/100 votes
Things I Did for Love
Season 1 Episode 131 - Aired 3/11/2013
Sara donated a kidney to her husband; Matt posted an elaborate marriage proposal online; a surprise wedding; a single man went viral to find a girlfriend; a woman gave up everything for the love of a child; a man proposes on Ricki's stage.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
To Share or Not on Social Media
Season 1 Episode 135 - Aired 3/15/2013
A man's son nearly fell into a trap set by an online child-predator; a shocked mother, horrified by what her daughter was posting on Facebook, uses social media to teach her a lesson; the do's and don'ts of sharing on social media.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Cheapest People in America
Season 1 Episode 137 - Aired 3/19/2013
The self-proclaimed "cheapest man in America" barters for leftovers and sifts through large trash bins for hidden treasures; a man's family is at its wits' end over his extreme frugality; money therapists; fashions for a fraction of the price.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Competitive Parents
Season 1 Episode 146 - Aired 4/1/2013
A self-confessed overbearing mother; TV personality Gloria Govan discusses being caught in a cash-for-grades scandal in college; a college student confesses to taking a stimulant to get good grades; choreographer Debbie Allen; Judge Mablean Ephriam.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Embarrassing Parents
Season 1 Episode 147 - Aired 4/2/2013
Parents who act like clowns embarrass their daughters; a mother embarrasses her daughter by always making herself the center of attention; a man wants to come to terms with his father's hobby of impersonating Elvis Presley.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
- N/A/100 votes
Controlling Grooms
Season 1 Episode 149 - Aired 4/4/2013
A man wants to make the preparations for his upcoming wedding, including having final approval on the bridesmaid dresses; a man wants an MMA-themed wedding; journalist Rebecca Dolgin and author Chris Easter offer advice for overbearing grooms.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Facing Your Fears
Season 1 Episode 150 - Aired 4/5/2013
Psychotherapist Barton Goldsmith helps guests overcome their fears, including a man with a fear of flying and a woman who cannot take an elevator because of her fear of heights; audience members are challenged to face their fears.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
- N/A/100 votes
How to Find Your Perfect Match
Season 1 Episode 154 - Aired 4/11/2013
Matchmaker Patti Stanger talks about dating issues; two audience members get dating makeovers; radio host Mike Catherwood and authors Maxwell Billieon and Steve Santagati talk about dating; dating game.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Prison Wives
Season 1 Episode 156 - Aired 4/15/2013
Women whose significant others are currently in prison; women attached to members of a drug ring; a woman who began an online relationship with an inmate; reality-TV star Ramona Rizzo; women attracted to men who lead criminal lives.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
- N/A/100 votes
Divorce Party
Season 1 Episode 162 - Aired 4/23/2013
Women struggle to pick up the pieces after broken relationships; Brandi Glanville ("The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"); Judge Lynn Toler ("Divorce Court") and a love coach counsel women whose relationships have ended.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Psychic Twins
Season 1 Episode 163 - Aired 4/24/2013
Terry and Linda Jamison offer psychic readings to the studio audience and reveal their latest predictions; clairvoyant medium Maureen Hancock ("Psychic in Suburbia") gives a message to actress Ajay Rochester; pet psychic Patrice Ryan reads dogs.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
My Ex Put My Kid Up for Adoption
Season 1 Episode 164 - Aired 4/25/2013
Unwed mothers travel to Utah to put their babies up for adoption without the fathers' knowledge or consent; a woman tells of learning as an adult that she had been adopted illegally; the rights of biological parents.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
He's a She, She's a He
Season 1 Episode 166 - Aired 4/29/2013
A transgender couple expect their second child; a transgender woman attracted to men nevertheless dates another transgender woman; Kylan Wenzel, the first transgender Miss California U.S.A. contestant; marriage and family therapist Casey Weitzman.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
The Business of Being Born, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 167 - Aired 4/30/2013
Ricki and co-producer Abby Epstein revisit their documentary "The Business of Being Born" and how it has changed the lives of women around the world; models Amber Rose and Cindy Crawford; actresses Melissa Joan Hart and Kellie Martin.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
My Life Changed in an Instant
Season 1 Episode 168 - Aired 5/1/2013
A freak accident changes a couple's lives; a woman tells of being attacked by a mountain lion; a car crash leaves a twin fighting for her life; a brother's untimely death helps his sister to find true love.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
The Breast Show Ever
Season 1 Episode 169 - Aired 5/2/2013
Ricki and her guests discuss breasts; actress Jackée Harry; reality star Tamra Barney; a woman who lost weight; determining bra size; comic Finesse Mitchell; J-Roc ("The Pauly D Project"); radio personality Stryker; Dr. Anthony Griffin.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Co-Parenting Without a Relationship
Season 1 Episode 174 - Aired 5/9/2013
Platonic friends parent a son; a woman seeks a co-parent for her third child; a lesbian couple's sperm donor fights to be an equal part in their child's life; a man moves around the world to co-parent with a woman he had never met.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Freeloading Families
Season 1 Episode 175 - Aired 5/10/2013
Ricki says nearly half of Americans under 30 continue to live with their parents; an unemployed couple care for their young adult daughter who parties all night and sleeps all day; a woman lives with her cousins but pays no bills; Judge Lynn Toler.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
The Baby Psychic: Derek Ogilvie
Season 1 Episode 176 - Aired 5/13/2013
Psychic Derek Ogilvie helps families with children who are displaying unusual behavior; pet psychic Patrice Ryan asks a dog what happened when he went missing for six months and finds out why a rabbit has been acting strangely.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Murder for Money
Season 1 Episode 177 - Aired 5/14/2013
A woman spends 10 years tracking down the international fugitive who murdered her son; a woman's determination to avenge her sister's death leads to the conviction of a new family member; a young man is killed for insurance money.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Mo Money, Mo Problems
Season 1 Episode 179 - Aired 5/16/2013
When a wealthy European professional basketball player renounces his retirement, it throws his family into a financial tailspin; NBA star Antoine Walker; legal commentator Tanya Young-Williams; lottery winners share the downfalls of instant wealth.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Extreme Mothers
Season 1 Episode 181 - Aired 5/20/2013
Wendy survived having a mother who was neglectful and unstable and hated children; Gregg's mother sexually abused him and began prostituting him to strangers when he was 8; Claire took extremes to save her daughter from a life of drugs and crime.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Standing Up Against Your Family
Season 1 Episode 184 - Aired 5/23/2013
A woman confesses to authorities that her mother had murdered her stepfather 30 years ago; Nate Phelps, son of Fred Phelps, Westboro Baptist Church; a couple say their interracial marriage has caused family members to disown them.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
When It's Time for Forgiveness
Season 1 Episode 185 - Aired 5/24/2013
A guest who left home without telling anyone or maintaining any contact asks for her family's forgiveness; a couple try to forgive each other for past indiscretions; three sisters struggle to forgive their stepfather for murdering their mother.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
- N/A/100 votes
- N/A/100 votes
Wake-Up Calls and Ultimatums
Season 1 Episode 193 - Aired 6/5/2013
A rapper asks a community leader's help in reaching out to a gang member; a man fears that his fiancee is spending them into bankruptcy; a friend confronts a woman who may be careening out of control; Dr. Wendy Walsh weighs in.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Extreme Food Allergies
Season 1 Episode 194 - Aired 6/6/2013
Parents must monitor everything their children put in their mouths due to their extreme food allergies; a woman participates in a new desensitization treatment; allergies nearly kill a 2-week-old; food processing and additives; allergy-free recipes.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Unconventional Marriages
Season 1 Episode 195 - Aired 6/7/2013
A woman accepts her husband's cross-dressing ways; members of a traditional, orthodox Jewish marriage tell how it works for them; a husband and wife live in separate houses; a relationship blossoms after a couple divorces; Judge Lynn Toler weighs in.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Nanny Confidential
Season 1 Episode 197 - Aired 6/11/2013
Leaving one's child in the hands of someone else; a father discovered that his son got permanent brain damage from being violently shaken by a day-care worker; parents suspect a nanny is harming their baby; nanny cams.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
A Cry for Help
Season 1 Episode 198 - Aired 6/12/2013
Melissa ("My 600-Lb. Life") struggles with her weight and her husband's past infidelity; a couple cannot get past the loss of their son; a woman does not feel worthy of her husband's love; Dr. Mike Dow offers advice.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
I Survived
Season 1 Episode 200 - Aired 6/14/2013
A couple survived the movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo.; a couple survived the Costa Concordia disaster; sisters survived a camping trip that claimed the lives of their father, friend and dog; a woman left for dead in a store robbery.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Open Marriages
Season 1 Episode 201 - Aired 6/17/2013
Self-proclaimed experts on open relationships; a couple spice things up by exploring an open marriage; a man says his former "swinger" lifestyle led to a downward spiral of drugs, sex and the destruction of his former relationship.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Psychics Go Beyond
Season 1 Episode 202 - Aired 6/18/2013
Audience members receive spontaneous psychic encounters with author Maureen Hancock, who says she has the ability to communicate with the dead; a teenage boy with extraordinary psychic abilities; psychic medium John Holland.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Who Do You Think I Am?
Season 1 Episode 203 - Aired 6/19/2013
Individuals who have kept significant secrets from family and loved ones discuss the consequences and rewards for finally telling the truth; a husband who was born female; a husband who has a second family; a serial killer's daughter.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
I Need Help With My Mother-in-Law
Season 1 Episode 204 - Aired 6/20/2013
Ricki and Judge Lynn Toler try to solve family feuds; a woman considers keeping her children away from their grandmother; a woman despises her teen daughter's disrespectful husband, who lives with them.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Addicted to Plastic Surgery
Season 1 Episode 205 - Aired 6/21/2013
A man recently underwent his 54th cosmetic procedure; a woman has endured more than 2,000 cosmetic injections; a woman on a hunt for inexpensive plastic surgery nearly paid with her life; the latest trends and procedures.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
- N/A/100 votes
Victims of Violence Speak Out
Season 1 Episode 216 - Aired 7/8/2013
Survivors of gun violence transcend personal tragedy to create meaningful change in their communities; the last man to speak with the Columbine shooters; people who have lost loved ones to gun violence discuss gun control.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
He's a She, She's a He
Season 1 Episode 228 - Aired 7/24/2013
A transgender couple expect their second child; a transgender woman attracted to men nevertheless dates another transgender woman; Kylan Wenzel, the first transgender Miss California U.S.A. contestant; marriage and family therapist Casey Weitzman.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Medical Controversies
Season 1 Episode 230 - Aired 7/26/2013
A couple give medical marijuana to their 7-year-old daughter who has an aggressive form of cancer; a 7-year-old girl who has NF-1 and her doctor discuss the genetic condition; guests debate the pros and cons of cochlear implants.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
The Cheapest People in America
Season 1 Episode 231 - Aired 7/29/2013
The self-proclaimed "cheapest man in America" barters for leftovers and sifts through large trash bins for hidden treasures; a man's family is at its wits' end over his extreme frugality; money therapists; fashions for a fraction of the price.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Embarrassing Parents
Season 1 Episode 232 - Aired 7/30/2013
Parents who act like clowns embarrass their daughters; a mother embarrasses her daughter by always making herself the center of attention; a man wants to come to terms with his father's hobby of impersonating Elvis Presley.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Psychic Twins
Season 1 Episode 233 - Aired 7/31/2013
Terry and Linda Jamison offer psychic readings to the studio audience and reveal their latest predictions; clairvoyant medium Maureen Hancock ("Psychic in Suburbia") gives a message to actress Ajay Rochester; pet psychic Patrice Ryan reads dogs.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Frenemies
Season 1 Episode 234 - Aired 8/1/2013
A friend manipulates a woman into unwittingly participating in a series of dangerous illegal activities; a murder victim's friends and family recount a childhood friendship that turned deadly; warning signs that indicate a friendship may be toxic.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
- N/A/100 votes
My Life Changed in an Instant
Season 1 Episode 236 - Aired 8/5/2013
A freak accident changes a couple's lives; a woman tells of being attacked by a mountain lion; a car crash leaves a twin fighting for her life; a brother's untimely death helps his sister to find true love.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Co-Parenting Without a Relationship
Season 1 Episode 237 - Aired 8/6/2013
Platonic friends parent a son; a woman seeks a co-parent for her third child; a lesbian couple's sperm donor fights to be an equal part in their child's life; a man moves around the world to co-parent with a woman he had never met.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Divorce Party
Season 1 Episode 239 - Aired 8/8/2013
Women struggle to pick up the pieces after broken relationships; Brandi Glanville ("The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"); Judge Lynn Toler ("Divorce Court") and a love coach counsel women whose relationships have ended.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
The Breast Show Ever
Season 1 Episode 241 - Aired 8/12/2013
Ricki and her guests discuss breasts; actress Jackée Harry; reality star Tamra Barney; a woman who lost weight; determining bra size; comic Finesse Mitchell; J-Roc ("The Pauly D Project"); radio personality Stryker; Dr. Anthony Griffin.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Freeloading Families
Season 1 Episode 243 - Aired 8/14/2013
Ricki says nearly half of Americans under 30 continue to live with their parents; an unemployed couple care for their young adult daughter who parties all night and sleeps all day; a woman lives with her cousins but pays no bills; Judge Lynn Toler.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Prison Wives
Season 1 Episode 244 - Aired 8/15/2013
Women whose significant others are currently in prison; women attached to members of a drug ring; a woman who began an online relationship with an inmate; reality-TV star Ramona Rizzo; women attracted to men who lead criminal lives.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Murder for Money
Season 1 Episode 248 - Aired 8/21/2013
A woman spends 10 years tracking down the international fugitive who murdered her son; a woman's determination to avenge her sister's death leads to the conviction of a new family member; a young man is killed for insurance money.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Mo Money, Mo Problems
Season 1 Episode 249 - Aired 8/22/2013
When a wealthy European professional basketball player renounces his retirement, it throws his family into a financial tailspin; NBA star Antoine Walker; legal commentator Tanya Young-Williams; lottery winners share the downfalls of instant wealth.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Extreme Food Allergies
Season 1 Episode 253 - Aired 8/28/2013
Parents must monitor everything their children put in their mouths due to their extreme food allergies; a woman participates in a new desensitization treatment; allergies nearly kill a 2-week-old; food processing and additives; allergy-free recipes.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
The Baby Psychic: Derek Ogilvie
Season 1 Episode 254 - Aired 8/29/2013
Psychic Derek Ogilvie helps families with children who are displaying unusual behavior; pet psychic Patrice Ryan asks a dog what happened when he went missing for six months and finds out why a rabbit has been acting strangely.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Extreme Mothers
Season 1 Episode 255 - Aired 8/30/2013
Wendy survived having a mother who was neglectful and unstable and hated children; Gregg's mother sexually abused him and began prostituting him to strangers when he was 8; Claire took extremes to save her daughter from a life of drugs and crime.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
The Business of Being Born, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 260 - Aired 9/6/2013
Ricki and co-producer Abby Epstein revisit their documentary "The Business of Being Born" and how it has changed the lives of women around the world; models Amber Rose and Cindy Crawford; actresses Melissa Joan Hart and Kellie Martin.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown