The BEST episodes of Catch a Contractor
Every episode of Catch a Contractor ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Catch a Contractor!
Each year, millions of Americans set out to renovate their property in hopes of finally achieving their dream home. Sadly, thousands of these unsuspecting homeowners instead become victims, duped and abandoned by the contractors they trusted their savings to and left with either unfinished or danger-laden, uninhabitable homes due to poor craftsmanship. Host and master carpenter Adam Carolla and his team, consisting of no-nonsense, expert contractor Skip Bedell and his wife, private investigator Alison Bedell, are on a mission to track down these shady, evasive contractors and drag them back to the scene of the crime to face the music and fix the disasters they left behind. Eleven half-hour episodes of "Catch A Contractor" debut starting Sunday, March 9 at 10PM ET/PT with two back-to-back new episodes on Spike TV. Home improvement scams have consistently ranked in the Better Business Bureau's top 10 consumer cons. Carolla, who spent 10 years working in construction before his successful career in radio and television, takes this issue very personally. As a passionate master carpenter who has built hundreds of homes including his own, he not only has a keen eye when it comes to identifying shoddy, inferior work, but loathes seeing trusting and naïve average citizens getting scammed by subpar contractors and left holding the proverbial bag.
#2 - An Avi-ously Dangerous Home
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2014
Open sewer pipes and insect infestations caused by shoddy contractor Avi are now making the homeowners sick. Can Adam Carolla and Skip hunt him down and force him to fix the disaster he created?
#3 - Hack of All Trades
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/16/2014
Shady contractor Pedro claimed to be a jack-of-all-trades, but instead he jacked up everything he touched. Will his hack job prevail or can Carolla and Skip bring justice to the family he screwed over?
#4 - House of Cards
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/23/2014
Preppy contractor Jeff converted a structurally sound home into a dangerous death trap when he removed a load bearing wall. Can Adam and Skip get him back to secure the house before it collapses?
#5 - Fooled by the Floyds
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/30/2014
A Los Angeles home is abandoned, leaving its homeowners and 15 month old baby in perpetual danger. But this ambush takes a twist when Adam Carolla and Skip discover the real truth.
#6 - Size Does Matter
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/6/2014
Unlicensed contractor Myron, turned his former neighbors kitchen into a dangerous fire hazard. Will Adam Carolla and Skip get him to man up, face the family and fix his mistakes?
#7 - Lather, Rinse, Deceit
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/13/2014
Smooth-talking Johnny promised the Scott’s a new bathroom & abandoned them half way through, leaving them with dangerously exposed electrical wires. Will it be lights out for Johnny when Adam and Skip ambush him?
#8 - A Roofless Business
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2014
A contractor fails to finish a family's roof, forcing them out of their home; Adam and Skip try to get the contractor to return and do it right.
#9 - Kitchen Nightmare
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/30/2015
#10 - Benedict Contractor
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2014
A couple whose condo was left in shambles by their friend-turned-builder gets some help from Adam and Skip.
#11 - Shred Bath and Be Gone
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/2015
A family is torn apart after their contractor rips out two bathrooms and flees with the money. Adam and Skip try to track down a mystery individual who may be able to bring the contractor to justice and mend the family.
#14 - Jack of No Trades
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2015
A family of six is cooked after a contractor destroys their kitchen and leaves their staircase in shambles. Adam, Skip and the producers find out that getting the contractor to the sting house won’t be an easy feat.
#15 - Dud Brothers
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/26/2015
Adam & Skip repeatedly chase a pair of contracting brothers while trying to help a single father complete the ultimate man cave. The disastrous work gets exposed when the angry contractor starts punching through walls!
#16 - The Man with Two Names
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/2/2015
A single mom & her daughter are left unsafe after a contractor exposes their home to a dangerous alley and then takes off. Will Adam & Skip be able to track him down when he changes his name, and flees to Mexico?
#17 - This Flood's for You
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/9/2015
A couple is on the verge of divorce when a contractor leaves them fighting over the flooded bedroom and bathroom he destroyed. Adam and Skip try to get the contractor to shut up and fix his mess!
#18 - Wall of Shame
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/16/2015
A family without a bathroom finds something its contractor left hiding in a wall; the slippery contractor is dragged back to the job, only to break down in tears.
#19 - Flim Flam Swim Scam
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/23/2015
A handicapped woman purchases a swim spa for rehab, but her contractor takes the money and runs before installation.
#20 - Twice Burned
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2014
A couple seeks justice after being swindled by a builder hired to help rebuild their fire-damaged home.
#21 - Run for the Border
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2014
After spending almost 100K, a family is left with no roof & no hope. When their contractor breaks his promise to return, the team starts an all out manhunt to catch this AWOL contractor before he flees to Mexico.
#22 - Worse Than a Warzone
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/9/2014
A family escapes their war-torn country only to have an “expert” contractor turn their home into a combat zone. Cooking in a tent & living in one room, the family needs Adam & Skip to do battle with their absent expert.
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Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2014
Adam & Skip hunt for a reckless contractor that left the Rodriguez family’s four small kids in danger from sharp metal rebar, upturned stakes that look like booby traps, and a 20’ drop with no safety fence!