The BEST episodes of Hoarding: Buried Alive

#1 - I'm Dumbfounded

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/2012

A marriage is in trouble after years of hoarding and secrets kept by a woman from her husband.

#2 - Nowhere Near Normal

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/2/2011

Extreme Hoarder Jahn struggles to clear her belongings from not one, but two houses before both are condemned.

#3 - Three Apartments, Three Hoarders

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/19/2014

An apartment complex with three extreme hoarders; the building is now under strict management.

#4 - A VCR for Every Day of the Week

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/2014

John and Joe are a father and son duo who both hoard. John faces jail time for his compulsions, while Joe could lose his newborn son to child protective services if they don’t clean up their mess.

#5 - My House Can Kill Me

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2012

Miranda's hoarding has escalated to the point that her toddlers have no place to play safely. Hsi-Ming's daughter is concerned that her mother's hoarding is threatening her safety and health.

#6 - Just Tear It Down

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/5/2012

A couple's home is packed due to their hoarding and they face the real threat of eviction unless they can clean up and fix all the damage caused by their out of control collecting.

#7 - It's a Freaking War Zone

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/20/2011

The tumbling piles of Maggie's collections are putting her own son's life at risk while Bob's all consuming passion for swimming pool parts is pushing his family to the brink.

#8 - Like a Dog in a Cage

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/13/2011

A mother desperately tries to protect her children from their father's hoard, while an artist chooses frogs, penguins and banana peels over her live-in boyfriend.

#9 - Overtaken By Puppets

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/11/2011

A former ventriloquist has let her past career become an obsession. A man is having problems being a good father for his daughter as she isn't allowed in his home due to his excessive hoarding.

#10 - Is That a Goat?

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/2011

#11 - The Mess I've Created

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/2010

#12 - I Was Gonna Gag

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/14/2011

A hoarder faces losing his children if he does not clean his home.

#13 - Stop Touching My Stuff

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2011

Parents of a teenage hoarder hope a visit by an extreme hoarder will change their daughter's ways.

#14 - Hoo, That Reeks!

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/19/2012

Kathy’s extreme hoarding forced her 12-year-old son to move out of their home. Five years later, their relationship is at a crossroad. Now Kathy must make a drastic change or risk losing her son forever.

#15 - My Biggest Embarrassment

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/30/2011

While Patti's extreme hoarding has made it virtually impossible for her daughter to live with her, Jonathan's obsession has kept his three-year-old son from even coming in the door.

#16 - You're Gonna Die in Here

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2013

A former principal who suffered from PTSD after a school shooting became a compulsive hoarder, but now refuses to leave his home and abandons his family.

#17 - Are You Serious?

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/11/2012

A woman's hoarding may have done irreparable damage to her relationship with her daughter; a woman realizes she needs help after years of collecting have rendered her home uninhabitable.

#18 - A Bomb Went Off

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2012

A woman with a lung disease fears her hoarding is making her condition worse; a woman's clutter limits her mobility in her house, while her neighbors complain about her garbage bags piling up outside.

#19 - Worst I've Ever Seen

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2012

A municipality is ready to tear down a home unless a hoarding issue is addressed; a woman's attachment to her things could break up her family.

#20 - Owned By The Roaches

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2012

A psychologist who is accustomed to diagnosing other people's problems can not solve her own hoarding problems and it has escalated to the point where millions of roaches infest her home.

#21 - It's Out of Control

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/6/2011

Decades of extreme hoarding have put Kay's marriage in serious jeopardy while Toni's compulsive shopping has made her own home a danger zone for her two-year-old granddaughter.

#22 - Overwhelming Pile of Junk

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/23/2011

After decades of hoarding, Debbie has not only lost the comforts of home but the company of her four children as well. Chip's compulsive hoarding has forced his family of six to squeeze into 1600 square feet of living space.

#23 - Better Get a Dumpster

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/16/2011

A woman's out of control obsession with bikinis, sweaters and dresses threatens to destroy her relationship with her only daughter.

#24 - Oh My Gosh

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/13/2011

Conditions inside Tammy's home have become so bad, that she's forced to eat her meals in the car and her sick father is unable to return home from the hospital.

#25 - I Want to Cuss

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/9/2011

Compulsive hoarder Sharon gets caught stealing from her neighbor's home while Len must choose between his hoard and his daughter.