The BEST episodes of 19 Kids and Counting season 1
Every episode of 19 Kids and Counting season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 19 Kids and Counting season 1!
Childhood sweethearts Jim Bob and Michelle see children as gifts, and after over 20 years of marriage, they have received 19 gifts of ten boys and nine girls. This means that Michelle has been pregnant for nearly half her life. TLC brings this Arkansas family phenomenon into your home with this documentary series.
#3 - Duggars Do New York
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2008
The Duggar's visit to New York City continues, as they visit Central Park and Times Square.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Duggar Dating Rules
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/2008
Josh brings Anna to Arkansas after the engagement in the last episode. The Duggars explain their beliefs about relationships with the opposite sex, where hand holding is a privilege, chaperones always accompany the couple and (in addition to their opposition to premarital sex) saving your first kiss for your wedding day is a must.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - When Big Families Collide
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2008
The Bates clan, a fellow mega-family from Tennessee (Gil, Kelly and their 16 children, with another on the way), decide to pay the Duggars a visit to their new Arkansas home. The episode centers around the logistical challenges of nearly 40 people in one house, as well as the similarities and differences between the two families.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - And Baby Makes 18
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/22/2008
The family prepares for the arrival of the newest Duggar, Jordyn-Grace Makiya who will be delivered by Caesarean.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - Duggars Learn to Drive
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/2008
Jinger successfully passes her driving test. The Duggars also celebrate Michelle's birthday and discuss their upcoming book.
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - Big Family Reunion
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/2008
The Duggars take a trip to Ohio for Michelle's family reunion. On the way, the family visits the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky where animatronic dinosaurs roam the earth with Adam and Eve. Prior to the trip Michelle goes in for an ultrasound, whereby the family learns that baby #18 is a girl.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - Cheaper By the Duggars
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/2008
The Duggars explain their ways of thriftiness -- they do not use credit cards, only debit cards or cash; they purchase clothing from second hand stores, groceries from Aldi, grow their own vegetables, use firewood (from trees on their property) to heat their home and even have a recipe to make their own laundry detergent.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Josh Gets Engaged
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2008
This episode features the Duggars rules about dating and courtship and includes a hidden camera view of oldest son Josh popping the big question to his fiancee Anna on her 20th birthday.
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - Big Family Meets Big Apple
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2008
The Duggars are heading to New York City to be featured on NBC's Today Show as part of Mother's Day. However, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have a big secret – Michelle is expecting baby #18, and the Duggars are trying to keep the news a secret until they can surprise the other 17 children on national television.
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - Bates vs. Duggars Smackdown
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2008
The Bates and Duggars compete in paintball and dare each other to jump out of an airplane.
#19 - Trading Places, Duggar Style
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2008
Each Duggar has his/her own chores (or jurisdictions, as they call them), which are somewhat gender-specific. However, Jim Bob decides that, on this day, the jurisdictions will switch and the boys will do the cooking, laundry and cleaning, while the girls learn the basics about car repairs.