The WORST episodes of Dr. Phil
Every episode of Dr. Phil ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Dr. Phil!
Dr. Phil is a talk show hosted by Phil McGraw. After McGraw's success with his segments on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Dr. Phil debuted on September 16, 2002. On both shows McGraw offers advice in the form of "life strategies" from his life experience as a clinical psychologist.
#1 - Discipline Dilemma: How to Help a Shoplifting, Class-Cutting, Sexting 16-Year-Old
Season 15 - Episode 76 - Aired 1/10/2017
Parents want help for their teen daughter, who they say is prostituting herself for money and doing drugs; the girl's aunt and uncle blame the parents and fear the teen may die.
#2 - My Narcissist Boyfriend Refuses to Change: Should I Leave Him?
Season 15 - Episode 62 - Aired 12/7/2016
Danielle says her unborn baby's father is explosive, controlling, verbally abusive, and has smashed things during his rages; he says he does not care if she leaves him.
#3 - Our Bratty, Mooching Daughter Stole Her Dad's Identity and Aunt's Credit Card and Spent Thousands of Dollars!
Season 15 - Episode 63 - Aired 12/8/2016
Linda and Gary say their 24-year-old daughter has stolen thousands of dollars, refuses to move out of their home and has put on about 100 pounds since high school; Dr. Travis Stork ("The Doctors") gives advice to the family.
#4 - My Money-Hungry Mom Is an Ungrateful Brat Who Treats Me Like Her Meal Ticket
Season 15 - Episode 64 - Aired 12/9/2016
Sharlene says her son acts like a jealous, controlling husband; he says she is a manipulative freeloader who has assaulted him.
#5 - Mom, Stop Harassing Me and Give Me Back My Children!
Season 15 - Episode 65 - Aired 12/12/2016
Lisa has custody of her grandchildren because, she says, her daughter is an unfit mother with a drug problem.
#6 - My Head-Butting, Furniture-Throwing 9-Year-Old Daughter Looks Like an Angel but Behaves Like a Wild Child: Who's to Blame for Her Behavior?
Season 15 - Episode 66 - Aired 12/13/2016
Makenzie, 9, has been hospitalized numerous times and has been on 19 different medications because she hits people, breaks appliances, harms animals, attempted to harm a neighbor's child, and sits in the road, waiting for a car to hit and kill her.
#7 - Were Pet Owners Scammed Out of Thousands of Dollars by a Service Dog Company?
Season 15 - Episode 67 - Aired 12/14/2016
Families say a company that claimed to train service dogs to detect glucose levels in diabetics was a scam that left them with expensive pets who were not equipped to save lives.
#8 - Every Parent's Worst Nightmare: The Senseless Killing of a 6-Year-Old Twin Girl and a Family's Struggle With the Aftermath
Season 15 - Episode 68 - Aired 12/15/2016
The family of a 6-year-old murdered by her mother's boyfriend has difficulty dealing with the loss.
#9 - I Canceled the Wedding Because I Refuse to Sign the Prenup!
Season 15 - Episode 69 - Aired 12/16/2016
Ian asks his fiancee to sign a prenup at the last minute, because his father heard rumors that she drank, partied and cheated.
#10 - My Overbearing Mom Wants to Parent My Child and Calls My Boyfriend a Part-Time Dad!
Season 15 - Episode 70 - Aired 12/19/2016
Lisa's daughter has lived with her since her granddaughter's birth, and she wants Dr. Phil's help to decide whether to keep helping her or to kick her out; Heather Dubrow (``The Real Housewives of Orange County'') and Dr. Terry Dubrow (``Botched'').
#11 - My Handsome Reality TV Star Ex and Father of My Son Thinks He's God's Gift to Women
Season 15 - Episode 71 - Aired 1/3/2017
Jessica believes Jason, Tank D from ``Redneck Island,'' cheated on her with a co-star.
#12 - Weekly Ambulance Rides, Nearly 100 Doctors: My Mother Thinks She Is Dying, but It's All in Her Head
Season 15 - Episode 72 - Aired 1/4/2017
Cathy's severe anxiety is causing problems with her daughter and sister.
#13 - A Lawyer Convicted of Hypnotizing and Assaulting His Female Clients
Season 15 - Episode 73 - Aired 1/5/2017
Victims of an attorney convicted of charges related to hypnotizing and sexually assaulting them speak out.
#14 - I Want Answers! Did My Son's Best Friend Pull the Trigger?'
Season 15 - Episode 74 - Aired 1/6/2017
Christina believes the wrong person was convicted of killing her son, Steffin.
#15 - I Am Convinced My Beautiful Wife Is Poisoning Me With Borax! Who Did I Marry?
Season 15 - Episode 75 - Aired 1/9/2017
Jeremy thinks his wife is cheating with multiple men and is trying to kill him in order to collect his insurance money.
#16 - My Daughters Say I Physically Abused Them for 20 Years, but I Don't Remember
Season 15 - Episode 61 - Aired 12/6/2016
Jemma's adult daughters say she mentally and physically abused them, but she says that she has no memory of it and that they are using her as a scapegoat.
#17 - Our Toddler Grandson Is Malnourished and Living in a Homeless Shelter With Our Troubled Son
Season 15 - Episode 77 - Aired 1/11/2017
A man admits he is struggling but refuses to give legal custody of his 2-year-old to his parents, who say the child is homeless, living on milk and crackers, wearing filthy clothes and drinking from a moldy sippy cup.
#18 - A Vindictive Ex-Wife or an Erratic Ex-Husband Using His Religion to Excuse His Behavior?
Season 15 - Episode 78 - Aired 1/12/2017
Crystal says her ex-husband is violent, hears voices and is so erratic she will not allow their children near him; the father and his new wife say Crystal is the problem and is using the children as a weapon to get money.
#19 - Was Her Boyfriend Falsely Convicted of Sexual Assault? Her Parents Want Him Gone
Season 15 - Episode 79 - Aired 1/13/2017
A 2-year-old girl's young mother is dating a registered sex offender, and the child's grandparents say they will seek custody if the pair do not break up.
#20 - Homeless and Addicted: But We Are Still Good Parents
Season 15 - Episode 80 - Aired 1/16/2017
Missy and her husband fought for custody of their two young nieces to keep them safe from their parents, who are homeless and addicted to heroin and severely neglected them.
#21 - My Ex-Husband Thinks I Hired a Hitman to Kill Him and Wonders Why I Won't Let Him See Our Kids
Season 15 - Episode 81 - Aired 1/17/2017
A former couple who married soon after their first date have young children stuck in the middle of a bitter custody dispute; Dr. John Chirban (book ``Collateral Damage'').
#22 - My Mom Is Delusional and Believes She Is Annie From Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal
Season 15 - Episode 82 - Aired 1/18/2017
A woman who is living on the streets thinks that Michael Jackson wrote his hit song ``Smooth Criminal'' about her and that she is going to cash in on the royalties to the song; Michael Jackson's former sound/audio engineer reveals the truth.
#23 - My Ex-Husband and His Wife Stole My Son ... and She Coached Him Into Admitting to Killing Animals and Harming His Baby Brother
Season 15 - Episode 83 - Aired 1/19/2017
Eight-year-old Michael's stepmother says he is a troubled child with behavior problems, who could be a serial killer in the making; the child's mother, who lost custody, provides a videotape she says is evidence the stepmother is coaching him.
#24 - My Husband Is Attracted to Little Girls, but I'm Standing By Him
Season 15 - Episode 84 - Aired 1/23/2017
Tabitha says she has no problem with her husband Gary being a self-proclaimed “virtuous pedophile.” Five years into their marriage, after they had already taken in young foster children, Gary revealed his secret confession to his wife: he’s attracted to little girls. Gary insists he does not act on his urges, and Tabitha says she believes him. She says she is also comfortable with Gary spending time with their young granddaughters. But Gary’s ex-foster daughter tells a different story. The girl who was just 10 years old when she lived with Gary comes face to face with him and makes some shocking accusations.
#25 - A Housewife's Double Life
Season 15 - Episode 85 - Aired 1/24/2017
Marcedes, a wife and a mother of two, recently revealed on social media that she was leading a double life as an escort, a secret she even kept from her own husband, Andrew. She also says Andrew just learned that he is not the father of their youngest child — Marcedes’ former client is. She says she came to the Dr Phil Show to come clean about her past and get help to change her behavior. Andrew admitted he knew Marcedes was stripping when they first met, but says he only found out about her escorting when he confronted her about their youngest child’s paternity. He says he is ready to divorce Marcedes but wants her to get help for the sake of their children.