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Dorothy & David/Doris

**"Dorothy & David/Doris"** is the sixth episode of the eighth season of Hoarders and the 100th episode overall. This episode follows a couple with the names Dorothy and David, who fell in love because of their common trait of hoarding. They have packed their home with their hoard and it might cause Dorothy serious health issues. This episode also follows a woman named Doris, who's house is filled with wigs, shoes, and other "treasures". She has hoarded herself out of her house and must clean up if she wants back in.

## Official Description

"Dorothy and David fell in love with each other over their mutual love of hoarding. Their home is so packed now it has become physically unsafe for Dorothy and doctors have said one more fall in the hoard could paralyze her. Doris’ house is so packed with her wigs, shoes and other treasures she has literally been hoarded out of her house. She must clean up if she wants to move back in."

## Trivia

* This is the 100th episode overall in the series.
Linda/Todd

**"Linda/Todd"** is the seventh episode of the second season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Linda, who's children will not come near her hoarded home. She has threatened to commit suicide many times and her family can not deal with it anymore. This episode also follows a man named Todd, who has been collecting hobby items since he was a kid. His girlfriend refuses to stay with him if he does not clean up and change his behavior.

## Official Description

"Linda’s family has been ripped apart by hoarding. She wants nothing more than to have a relationship with her grown children, but they refuse to come near her house which is packed waist and neck high with piles of belongings. Despite Linda’s past threat to commit suicide, her children have had it. And while her husband doesn’t want their marriage to end in divorce, he doesn’t feel he should be forced to live this way any longer. 29-year-old Todd has been collecting models, kits and various hobby items since he was a kid. His girlfriend of five years, Robyn, wants to get married and start a family, but has threatened to leave him if he doesn’t clean up his act. Todd wants to create a life with her, but is at his wits end not knowing where to start."

## Trivia

* This is the only episode to feature Dr. Ludwig as a psychologist.
Mary/Mary Ann

**"Mary/Mary Ann"** is the eighteenth episode of the third season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Mary, who inherited money and used it to hoard. This episode also follows a woman named Mary Ann, who's husband will divorce her if she does not clean up.

## Official Description

"Mary has blown through over $200,000 of an inheritance buying items for the consignment shop she owns. But many of the items never make it from her hoarded home into her cluttered store. Her family says she will go broke by January unless she immediately gets help with her shop and her house. Mary Ann’s hoard is so out of control that her husband of 42 years will divorce her unless she cleans up. Their constant fighting over the hoard has taken this once loving couple and turned their lives into a battleground."
Judy/Jerry

**"Judy/Jerry"** is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Judy, who has had cancer surgery and is staying with a friend. This episode also follows a man named Jerry, who's home burned down and he now fills the yard with junk.

## Official Description

"Judy hoarded herself out of her house and used cancer surgery as an excuse to stay with her friend Linda. A few weeks turned into a ten months nightmare of Judy hoarding and squatting in Linda’s home. Now Linda and her family are ready to kick Judy out–cancer or no cancer. Judy needs to clean up before she ends up homeless. Jerry used to have a lovely half million dollar property in a very desirable neighborhood. He lived there with his kids until his hoarding got so bad that the kids were forced to move in with their grandparents. Then the house went up in flames due to arson. Now, the burned out shell of his home is surrounded by a giant junkyard. It’s a huge eye-sore and a public nuisance that will be taken by the city if he doesn’t clean up."
Laura (Episode)

**"Laura"** is the tenth and final episode of the seventh season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Laura, who's hoarding is so out of control that her partner is forced to sleep in the garage and her daughter is forced to sleep with her in the same bed. If Laura does not clean up now, her partner will leave her and sue her for full custody of their daughter.

## Official Description

"Laura’s hoarding has taken over so much of her house that her partner has resorted to sleeping in the garage and her teenage daughter is forced to share a bed with Laura. If Laura doesn’t clean up, her partner is threatening to leave her and sue her for full custody of their daughter."

## Top Episode

* This is one of the **six** episodes voted to be in the ***Top Episodes***, a category for episodes that were voted the best, most exciting, or most memorable by this wiki's founder.
Lisa/Bertha

**"Lisa/Bertha"** is the tenth episode of the fourth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Lisa, who is a chef and a hoarder. This episode also follows a woman named Bertha, who delivers newspapers and must clean up her hoarded home.

## Official Description

"Lisa is an active chef, a member of various cooking groups, an expert on historical cooking gadgets–and a compulsive food hoarder. Even though she lives in an affluent DC neighborhood in a million-dollar home, her kitchen mirrors a slum. Lisa’s daughter has memories of her mother cooking with expired food, reassuring her that “bugs are an extra source of protein”. Bertha delivers newspapers for a living, stopping along the way to pick through her client’s trash looking for “treasures” to bring home. Her yard looks like a city dump, leaving her home virtually inaccessible. Now the court has issued her an ultimatum: clean up the mess in 40 days or go to jail."
Cobra

JR (Friend)

Rob Noxious (Friend)

Mother (Unseen | Deceased)

Father (Unseen | Deceased)

**Cobra** is a man that is a hoarder and was featured in the twelfth season of Hoarders. He was featured in the season's fourth episode, "Cobra".

## Background

He is a wrestling professional and manager. He must clean up his home and property as his son's girlfriend is pregnant and he has to have a clean environment for the baby. Cars and other items fill his property and clutter takes over his house, his barn, and a trailer. His house is very unsanitary, dirty, and is falling apart. He had a strong connection to his parents who have both passed. He has many health problems including diabetes.
TLC

**TLC** (originally an initialism for **The Learning Channel**) is an American pay television channel that is owned by Discovery, Inc. Initially focused on educational and learning content. They aired the spin-off of Hoarders titled Hoarding: Buried Alive. By the late 1990s, the network began to primarily focus towards reality series involving lifestyles, family life, and personal stories. As of February 2015, TLC was available to watch in approximately 95 million American households (81.6% of households with cable television) in the United States. he channel was founded in 1972 by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and NASA as the **Appalachian Community Service Network**, and was an informative and instructional network focused on providing real education through the medium of television; it was distributed at no cost by NASA satellite.
Tim (Episode)

**"Tim"** is the sixth episode of the twelfth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Tim, who likes to take items and repurpose them for projects. Over 52 years he has created a massive hoard of items such as computers, air conditioners, machines, cars, and much more on two of his properties and houses. He overvalues items and thinks that they are worth way more than they actually are. He is a retired psychologist and he used to work on air conditioners and even owned a business when he was young. Tim has now come to the realization that he can not complete all of the projects that he has started or wants to start. He must clean up or face losing both of his properties and houses and be left with nothing.

## Official Description

"Tim sees the value in repurposing and using materials for all types of projects. This has led Tim to collect a massive amount of clutter over the years. Even though Tim says “all the projects will be completed”, he also realizes that he doesn’t have enough time to complete every project he’s started. Code Enforcement is concerned about the safety of Tim’s properties. Now with the help of the Hoarders team of experts, either Tim will clean up the property or Code Enforcement will take action and Tim will lose both of his properties."

## Trivia

* Tim's wife suffered from Catatonia in 2001.
* Tim's nephew lives in one of Tim's houses.
* Tim nearly shut the process down when he believed that Dr. Zasio was being too harsh on his wife after Dr. Zasio asked her how she was feeling.
Claudie (Episode)

**"Claudie"** is the thirteenth episode of the second season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Claudie, who has a big family of 14 and is a compulsive hoarder. She is sleeping in a homeless shelter because of her house's poor condition. Her husband suddenly disappeared and did not resurface until decades later. Her husband returned with divorce papers and now Claudie must clean up or she will have to sign the papers.

## Official Description

"This family of 14 was the Brady Bunch of the block--until mother Claudie's hoarding tore the family apart and turned them all into the pariahs of the neighborhood. The house is so bad that Claudie is now sleeping in a homeless shelter. Her husband moved away and sent her divorce papers with an ultimatum: clean up or sign."
There Are Mice Everywhere

**"There Are Mice Everywhere"** is the second episode of the third season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows two women. The first woman has thousands of mice living in her kitchen. The second woman's hoard is threatening her son's relationship with his fiancée.

## Official Description

"Compulsive hoarder Kathleen discovers a hoard of mice living in her kitchen numbering in the thousands. And for extreme hoarder Jaime's future son-in-law, spending the night in a hoard might very well end a marriage before it even begins."
My Biggest Embarrassment

**"My Biggest Embarrassment"** is the fifteenth episode of the second season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a man and a woman. The woman's hoarding has made it impossible for her daughter to live with her. The man's hoarding has kept him separated from his three year old son.

## Official Description

"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."
Like a Dog in a Cage

**"Like a Dog in a Cage"** is the seventeenth episode of the second season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a man and a woman. The man's wife is trying to protect their children from his hoard. The woman, who is an artist, chooses her hoarded artwork and sculptures over her boyfriend.

## Official Description

"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."
I Can't Breathe

**"I Can't Breathe"** is the ninth episode of the third season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a woman who is a single mother. She is close to losing custody of her daughter due to her huge hoard.

## Official Description

"Larina is a single mother and on the verge of losing custody of her 10-year-old daughter as a result of years of compulsive hoarding. But when confronted with the challenge to let go of her clutter, Larina's compulsion threatens to win the battle."
Joyce/Kimberly

**"Joyce/Kimberly"** is the second episode of the seventh season of Hoarders and the first official episode to air on Lifetime. This episode follows a woman named Joyce, who's husband is threatening to end their nearly forty year marriage if she does not clean up her hoard. This episode also follows a woman named Kimberly, who might face eviction if she does not clear out her hoarded home.

## Official Description

"Two women are at a major crossroads in their lives due to hoarding. Joyce’s husband is ready to break up their 38-year marriage if she doesn’t clean up; Kimberly is facing eviction if she doesn’t address her hoard."
Andy & Becky

**"Andy & Becky"** is the first episode of the tenth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a couple with the names Andy and Becky, who have hoarded over 250 tons worth of stuff on their property together. They are in a battle with the government for their home and might face jail time.

## Official Description

"Andy and Becky feel it is their constitutional right to live however they choose, even if that’s among 250 tons of hoard. Now they’re in a battle with the city government that could end in them going to jail and losing their home."
Barbara/Richard

**"Barbara/Richard"** is the second episode of the fifth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Barbara, who has been a hoarder for her entire life. This episode also follows also follows a man named Richard, who has a compulsion for clearance sale items.

## Official Description

"Barbara has been a hoarder her entire life. The daughter of a dumpster-diver, Barbara’s hoarding spiraled out of control after the deaths of her two sons, one to cancer and the other to a gun accident. Richard used to be the maitred’ at fancy restaurants, but his life went downhill when he developed a compulsion for the clearance sale items which now fill his entire home."
A&E

**A&E** is an American pay television network, the flagship television property of A&E Networks. It is the network that aired Hoarders. It is headquartered in New York City and operates offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; London, United Kingdom; Los Angeles, California and Stamford, Connecticut. The network focuses primarily on non-fiction programming, including reality docusoaps, true crime, and documentary miniseries.

The network was originally founded in 1984 as the **Arts & Entertainment Network**, initially focusing on fine arts, documentaries (including its then-flagship series *Biography*), and dramas (including imported series from the United Kingdom). In 1995, the network rebranded as A&E, in an effort to downplay the negative perceptions of arts programming and generally market the network as a "thought-provoking" alternative to other television channels. In 2002, at the expense of its arts programming, A&E began to gradually focus more on reality series to attract younger viewers. By 2017, the network had also phased out scripted programs, making reality shows its primary focus.

As of July 2015, A&E is available to approximately 95,968,000 pay television households (82.4% of households with television) in the United States. The US version of the channel is being distributed in Canada while international versions were launched for Australia, Latin America, and Europe.

In May 1995, the channel's name officially changed to the A&E Network, to reflect its declining focus on arts and entertainment. By 1996, the network had branded itself as simply A&E, and was using the slogans "Time Well Spent" and "Escape the Ordinary." "The word 'arts,' in regard to television, has associations such as 'sometimes elitist,' 'sometimes boring,' 'sometimes overly refined' and 'doesn't translate well to TV,'" Whitney Goit, executive vice president for sales and marketing, stated. "Even the arts patron often finds arts on TV not as satisfying as it should be

And the word 'entertainment' is too vague. Therefore, much like ESPN uses its letters rather than what they stand for – Entertainment Sports (Programming) Network – we decided to go to just A&E." Of the network's tagline, Goit said, "Intellectually, 'Time well spent' defines a comparison between those who view a lot of television as a wasteland, and their acknowledgment that there are good things on TV and that they'd like to watch more thought-provoking TV."[14]

A&E and Meridian Broadcasting commissioned *Horatio Hornblower* (1999), winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards, and the seven subsequent dramas in the series; *Dash and Lilly* (1999), which received nine Emmy nominations; and *The Crossing* (2000), which won the Peabody Award. The network created two original weekly drama series, Sidney Lumet's *100 Centre Street* and *Nero Wolfe*, both of which lasted from 2001 to 2002.
Traffic Jam

**"Traffic Jam"** is the first special lookback episode (ninth episode overall) of the twelfth season of Hoarders. This episode is a special lookback compilation episode that features some of the series' most severe hoards of vehicles, including cars, trucks, buses, and much more.

## Official Description

"A retrospective special featuring some of the series’ most intense collections of vehicles. Hosted by resident clinical psychologist Dr. Robin Zasio, and extreme cleanup specialist, Cory Chalmers, viewers follow individuals on their journeys to relieve themselves of their massive vehicle hoards."
Janet/Christina

**"Janet/Christina"** is the eighth episode of the second season of Hoarders. This episode follows woman named Janet, who's husband died waiting for a heart transplant, causing her hoarding to spiral out of control. This episode also follows a woman named Christina, who is a former psychologist. She has chronic asthma and is suffocating herself under a hoard of clothes for her daughter.

## Official Description

"Janet’s picture perfect life crumbled when her husband of 32 years died while waiting for a heart transplant. Devastated, her hoarding spun out of control and she has now hit rock bottom. She turned to shopping and began filling her home with decorating supplies, in the vain hope of completing a home remodel her husband had wanted to do. She even collected over 20 sets of patio furniture in the process. Her four daughters are concerned that if Janet doesn’t change, she will be lost to them forever. Christina, a former psychologist, is literally suffocating beneath her things. Breathing at about 80% due to chronic asthma, Christina has at times been rendered blue from exhaustion and tears. She has filled her large suburban home with clothing for her and her daughter, 12-year-old Hanna. Despite much of it being unworn for years, she refuses to part with any of it. With her health on the line, she must clean up before her asthma gets worse."
My House Can Kill Me

**"My House Can Kill Me"** is the eleventh episode of the third season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows two women. The first woman's hoard has left her twin toddlers with no room to play. The second woman's daughter is concerned for her mother's health.

## Official Description

"Hsi Ming and Miranda are both mothers and extreme hoarders. Miranda's obsession has left her twin toddlers with no room to play amongst the hoard. Hsi-Ming's daughter is concerned for the health and safety of her mother."
Three Amigos

**"Three Amigos"** is the fifth and final episode of the tenth season of Hoarders. This episode follows three men who all hoard together with the names Donald, Peter, and Raymond. Peter and Raymond are brothers and Donald is their friend. They all have massive hoards at each of their houses and are all facing personal crises including loss of property and losing relationships with their loved ones.

## Official Description

"Donald and brothers Peter and Raymond are close friends who do everything together, including hoarding. Each of them now face their own personal crisis ranging from loss of property, to destroyed relationships, to potential loss of life due to their hoarding."

## Trivia

* According to Peter, Donald is the #1 hoarder of the group, he is #2, and Raymond is #3.
1-800-Got-Junk?

* Logo
* Trucks

**RBDS Rubbish Boys Disposal Service Inc.** or also known as **1-800-Got-Junk?** is a Canadian franchised residential and commercial junk removal company operating in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It is the main cleaning team that clears out hoarded homes throughout the TV show, Hoarders. The company's business model consists of taking junk or trash haulage, and giving it a clean image through branding and marketing. Multiple cleaning crews are used throughout the show and this is one of the most featured.

## Trivia

* Being a part of this team inspired Mike Andreacchi to create his own junk removal company, Junk King.
LifeCycle Transitions

**LifeCycle Transitions** is an organization and crew that helps people by offering downsizing, relocation, move-management services, healthy-home prep for people whose homes need minor repairs, and in-home assistance for people who need help doing daily tasks. It was founded by cleanup expert Brandon Bronaugh, who is also the CEO of the company.

## Bio

* *All of the following information belongs to the official website: https://lifecycletransitions.com/*

"We know that experiencing major life transitions can be difficult and overwhelming. The many complicated steps and decisions that are needed for transitioning in or out of a home, can cause a great deal of stress and anxiety, often crippling progress.  We understand the toll it takes physically, emotionally and mentally, trying to balance these efforts.  Add to that the task of influencing a loved one into making tough decisions to let go of what they have known and are familiar with, and then help them start over, makes these tasks seem virtually impossible.

The LifeCycle Transitions family is here for you. With caring and compassion, we will help you and your family take care of all the challenges and struggles of transitioning, every step of the way."

"For more than a decade, the LifeCycle Transitions family has used innovative means to fulfil our commitment to caring for people facing upheaval in their daily lives. We have earned the trust and confidence of more than 500 families across New England, New York, Illinois and Indiana as we have helped them navigate changing times in their lives.

As a company, LifeCycle Transitions has undergone countless, positive transitions through the years in order to adapt to the evolving demands of an ever-changing society. Today, the LifeCycle Transitions family includes an extensive, growing staff of dedicated and caring professionals whose selfless contributions help us provide a compassionate solution for our clients and their families as they make their own unique transitions.

Our partnerships with trusted companies like Tufts Health Plan and Seniors Blue Book extend our reach in local communities and make our services accessible to all."
Becky/Clare

**"Becky/Clare"** is the eighth episode of the fourth season of Hoarders.This episode follows a woman named Becky, who has hoarded sixteen storage units. This episode also follows a woman named Clare, who is staying with a friend because of her hoard. Her son and his girlfriend live in a storage unit in the backyard.

## Official Description

"Becky’s hoard fills 16 separate storage units and the monthly fees have driven her into debt. Currently living with her son and his fianc , she has also started to hoard in their house. Fed up, they have given her until the end of the month to get rid of her hoard and move out. Because of her hoarding Clare was forced by the Sheriff’s Department to undergo involuntary mental examination and then banned from her own property until it is cleaned. She is staying with a friend while her son and his girlfriend have been living in a storage shed in the backyard–with no power or water. If Clare doesn’t clean up her home, she risks losing her house and leaving her son homeless."
Susan/Michael

**"Susan/Michael"** is the seventh episode of the sixth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Susan, who constantly buys and sells cars. This episode also follows a man named Michael, who is a hoarder that lives with his dog in clutter.

## Official Description

"Susan's addicted to buying and selling cars and electronics, but she never manages to sell much. Recently, when Susan was out prowling for more stuff, someone broke into the house, bound and gagged her wheelchair-bound mother at gunpoint, and stole some of Susan’s hoard. Michael’s father was a Nazi SS member in Germany’s Third Reich who ruled his son with an iron fist, even forcing him to eat his own pet rabbit to “toughen him up.” Now Michael is a hoarder and he and his dog live like sardines packed in a can of clutter."
Battle with Chaos

**"Battle with Chaos"** is the fifth episode of the second season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a man and a woman. The woman has OCD, which causes her hoarding tendencies. The man is in denial and doesn't believe he is a hoarder while his children know that he is.

## Official Description

"Debbie knows that OCD drives her hoarding. Jeff doesn't believe he's a hoarder at all, but his kids think otherwise"
Paul/Missy & Alex

**"Paul/Missy & Alex"** is the seventh and final episode of the first season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Paul, who was charged with criminal littering in 2008. He has hoarded his 2 acre property with over 70 junk cars, thousands of pounds of scrap metal, and hundreds of old appliances. This episode also follows a mother and son with the names Missy and Alex. Missy is a hoarder and her seven year old son is showing signs of some hoarding behaviors. If she does not change her act her son will be just like her and will have no chance at a normal life.

## Official Description

"Paul was charged with criminal littering in 2008 and has failed to meet three court ordered deadlines to clean his yard. His 2 acre property is strewn with over 70 junk cars, thousands of pounds of scrap metal, and hundreds of old appliances. In January, a judge sentenced him to 5 days in jail and gave him a few months to clean his property, or face a fine and additional jail time. Just days before the deadline Paul must make a decision; allow the tow trucks and metal collectors to descend on his property and clear out his collection, or go to jail. Missy is a hoarder with a 7 year old son, Alex, who has begun to exhibit hoarding tendencies. On several occasions when she has tried to clean, her son has cried hysterically over things like a rusty chain and an old used cotton ball. Unless she can set an example, Alex will continue to follow her behavior and may never have a shot at a normal life. Now Missy must clean up her house in order to save her son."
Dr. Green

**Dr. Melva Green** is a licensed clinical psychologist that specializes in OCD and hoarding disorder. She is one of the psychologists that is featured on the TV show, Hoarders. She helps hoarders through the process of cleaning their house. She travels nationally and internationally assisting spiritually awakening souls who have committed to detoxing and decluttering (mentally, emotionally, and spiritually) so that they might live their best lives and awaken into their full potential. She lives in northern California with her son.

## Appearances (Newest First)

Three Amigos

Linda/Kerry

Lonnie/Linda

Maggie/Ann

Celia/Nathan

Sandy/Len

Sybil/Ron

Dick/Karen

Dorothy & David/Doris

Ruby/Mary

Laura

Michelle/Mary

Brian/Coral

Ruthann

Joyce/Kimberly

Diana/Dolores

Jeff/Merlene

Susan/Michael

Manuel/Carla

Shanna/Lynda

Debra/Patty

Constance/Jeri Jo

Dee/Jan

Barbara/Richard

Norman/Linda

Mike/Bonnie

Judy/Jerry

John/Vivian
Where Are They Now? (Season 6)

Standolyn Robertson

**"Where Are They Know?"** is the fourteenth and final episode of the sixth season of Hoarders. This episode is a special follow-up episode. It follows up on the lives of five hoarders.

## Official Description

"Find out what happened to five of our most memorable hoarders years after they faced a crisis due to their hoard. Did the help from the Hoarders Team ultimately change their lives for the better or did they revert back to their old ways? Viewers will get a front row seat as our experts (Dr. Robin Zasio, Matt Paxton, Dr. Suzanne Chabaud, Dorothy Breininger, and Standolyn Robertson) embark on a journey to find out the surprising results of Constance-the chicken egg hoarder who received a new house; Shannon-the woman who lost her children to child protective services due to the hoard; Kevin-the son of famous millionaire parents who had hoarded himself out of his Upper East Side NY apartment; Augustine-the woman who consistently chose her hoard over her children; and Ruth-a woman who buried the pain of the tragic losses of her husband and two sons by hoarding herself into the home."
Family Secrets

**"Family Secrets"** is the fifth episode of the first season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows two woman who need to reach out for help with their compulsive hoarding or they risk losing everything they have, including their families.

## Official Description

"Two women who struggle with compulsive hoarding must get a handle on the piles of possessions that plague them. They have no choice but to ask for help - or they risk losing everything that matters to them and their families.
Filling the Void

**"Filling The Void"** is the sixth episode of the first season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows two woman that have a problem with hoarding and must change.

## Official Description

"For Charlotte and Shelley, hoarding is both a comfort and a curse. If these two women can't find the strength to change, they risk being condemned to a lonely life where possessions replace people."
Eric (Episode)

**"Eric"** is the first episode of the twelfth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Eric, who is trying to get help and clean up his home while also dealing with the grief of his late wife's death. He has more than ten thousand articles of clothing and has hoarded over the beautiful interior design that was left by his wife.

## Official Description

"Eric is forced to deal with his emotional grief as the cleanup process uncovers the beautiful interior design left by Eric's late wife Sylvie. Having ten thousand or more articles of clothing and an entire house filled with online purchases, will the cleanup experts even be able to help Eric arrange a manageable life? Being hampered by the weather and Eric's stubbornness to throw away new items, the hoarders crew is pushed to their limits."
Roxann/Barbara

**"Roxann/Barbara"** is the second episode of the eighth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Roxann, who is a 32-year old mother and a former model. She has hidden her hoarding until now. She must clean up her hoarded home as she fears that Child Protective Services will intervene. This episode also follows a woman named Barbara, who's hoarding has forced her out of her home. She must clean up the hoarded home or it will be condemned by the city.

## Official Description

"Roxann is a vibrant, beautiful 32-year old mother and former model who has successfully hidden her hoarding until now. She fears Child Protective Services will intervene if she doesn’t clean up her hoarded home. Barbara’s extreme hoarding has forced her out of her house. The city is ready to condemn the home and do a forced cleanup if she doesn’t take care of the problem."
Charles/Alvin

**"Charles/Alvin"** is the third episode of the sixth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Charles, who's house is filled with nude paintings. This episode also follows a man named Alvin, who lives in his bathroom.

## Official Description

"Charles' house is filled with thousands of the nude paintings he has done. His obsession with women and painting is so extreme that it's destroyed his marriages and left his family worried that he may end up hurting himself. Alvin's hoarding is so out of control that he's been forced to put his TV and food cooler in his bathroom and spend his time there. To make matters worse, his frail mother has fallen in the hoard several times and is now confined to a wheelchair."
Randy/Vicki

**"Randy/Vicki"** is the fifth episode of the fourth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a man named Randy, who owns a fantasy world that is filled with hoarded games and toys. This episode also follows a woman named Vicki, who's son and husband want to move away from her because of her hoard.

## Official Description

"Randy’s boardwalk memorabilia collection fills a 20,000 square foot building and numerous tractor trailers. Room after room of pinball machines, signs, games, toys, tickets, and hundreds of mannequins modeled after Randy himself. He’s spent millions on his fantasy world known as Randyland–but it’s never been open to the public. Now he must figure out how to make money from his hoard or go broke and lose everything. Vicki’s hoarding is breaking up her family. Not only is her husband ready to walk away from their marriage, but their 15-year-old son wants to move out as well. Although painfully depressed and withdrawn from the world, Vicki says she is ready to seek help in order to keep her family from breaking up."
Augustine

### Episodes

Augustine, Augustine, Judi, Dennis, Nadene, Bob, & Deborah,  Where Are They Now?

**Augustine** is a woman that is a hoarder and was featured in the second season of Hoarders. She was featured in the season's first episode, "Augustine". She was also featured in the fourth season's follow-up episode, "Augustine, Judi, Dennis, Nadene, Bob, & Deborah ". She was featured once again in the sixth season's follow-up episode, "Where Are They Now?".

## Background

Fourteen years before the episode's date her son, Jason, was removed from her home due to her hoard. As an adult Jason can't bear the thought of leaving his mother behind. Neighbor's complaints about Augustine's hoard lead to a court ordered clean-up process. If she does not agree to clean up and fails to get rid of anything she could possibly face jail time.
Althia (Episode)

**"Althia"** is the third episode of the eleventh season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Althia, who has hoarded many vehicles, building materials, and a semi-trailer that she has now received heavy fines for. She also hoards tons of unsold merchandise from a business that ended after her husband died. Althia believes that she can sell all of the inventory and have enough to finish her unfinished dream home.

## Official Description

"Althia is facing heavy fines for multiple vehicles, building materials and a 60-foot semi-trailer on her residential property. Her 5000 square foot unfinished dream home is filled with unsold inventory from a business that ended when her husband died. Althia doesn’t want to part with any of it because she’s convinced she can sell it all and finish her home. Family members, including her 90-year old mother, have come to help Althia confront her hoarding disorder and resolve unwanted attention from the city."

## Trivia

* At the very top of Althia's house, near the eve, you can see that her name has been built into the brick. During the episode we get a little bit of backstory on this.

* A sign in the midst of Althia's hoard reads "Bless This Mess" in big red letters towards the top of the sign and "And All Those Who Dare To Enter!" in small blue letters that are in parentheses towards the bottom of the sign.
Linda (Season 10)

Dallas (Grandson)

**Linda** is a woman that is a hoarder and was featured in the tenth season of Hoarders. She was featured in the season's third episode, "Linda ".

## Background

She is a severe hoarder who has hid her hoard from her family for years. When she had a medical emergency she had no choice but to allow her family into her hoarded home. There was no doubt in her family's mind that they needed to get help. Linda must clean out her home or risk losing her family or her life.
June/Doug

**"June/Doug"** is the eleventh episode of the second season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named June, who lives in a hoarded mobile home that is filled with dolls and stuffed bears. She is now suffering from violations from the city and a strained relationship with her daughter. This episode also follows a man named Doug, who is a single dad to two special needs children. He is a hoarder and has filled his house with clutter. His hoard is causing his son Nate to throw anything he sees in sight in fits of rage. Doug now fears his children will be taken away from him for good.

## Official Description

"28-year-old June lives in a mobile home filled with keepsakes like Care Bears and Cabbage Patch dolls. She’s not only facing violations of the city’s fire codes, but a strained relationship with her 13-year-old daughter, Tori. There is constant tension between mother and daughter and Tori has threatened to abandon her mom as soon as she turns 18. Faced with the loss of her home and daughter, June must get help now. Doug, 38, is a single dad of two adopted children. Kylie (6) and Nate (8) both have special needs and the conditions of their home are only adding to their problems. The family’s kitchen is hardly usable and the refrigerator doesn’t always work. In fits of rage, Nate pushes over hoarded stacks and throws anything in sight. Now, a social worker will be visiting the house along with the children’s therapist, and Doug fears they may remove his kids from the home."

## Trivia

* This is one of the few episodes to feature Brenden McDaniel as a cleanup specialist.
Cindy

**Cindy** is a woman that is a hoarder and was featured in the eleventh season of Hoarders. She was featured in the season's seventh episode, "Cindy".

## Background

She is a former model, actress, real estate agent, and insurance agent. She has been in a long battle in court with Code Enforcement for years due to her massive hoard. She believes that she can find money value in everything that she owns. If she does not clear out her hours her son's property could be lost, as well as her storefront.
Betty

Trieste (Daughter)

**Betty** is a woman that is a hoarder and was featured in the first season of Hoarders. She was featured in the season's third episode, "Tara/Betty". She was also featured in the second season's follow-up episode, "Betty, Jill, Jake, Bill, & Paul Update".

## Background

She has a sick husband that is living in the garbage and filth of her home. She also has a schizophrenic daughter named Trieste, who is also a hoarder. Her house has also suffered from a fire.
Andrew/Lydia

**"Andrew/Lydia"** is the seventeenth episode of the third season of Hoarders. This episode follows a 19-year-old named Andrew, who inherited the hoarding trait from his mother. This episode also follows a woman named Lydia, who's son was injured in a car accident and she must clean up before he comes home.

## Official Description

"19-year-old Andrew’s mother is a hoarder, and after living in the hoard his entire life, he has learned no other way to live. Stuck in a hoarded house, with no job, no motivation and no direction, Andrew says he needs to get his hoarding under control now in order to have a chance at a normal life. Lydia’s son Michael was critically injured in a car accident and is about to be discharged from the hospital. If she doesn’t clean her property to make room for him in her hoarded house, he will be transferred to a nursing home."
Michelle/Yama

**"Michelle/Yama"** is the third episode of the seventh season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Michelle, who is facing the risk of losing her two little boys due to her obsession with shopping. This episode also follows a woman named Yama, who is a 22-year old that hoards and shops to honor the memory of her mother.

## Official Description

"22-year-old Yama keeps shopping and hoarding to preserve the memory of her deceased mother. Michelle’s obsession with shopping is putting her home in such a catastrophic condition that she faces losing her little boys to child protective services."
The Mess I've Created

**"The Mess I've Created"** is the eighth episode of the second season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows two women. The first woman's hoarding almost cost her husband his life. The second woman's hoarding forced her daughter out of the house.

## Official Description

"Joyce's compulsive collecting almost cost her husband his life, while Norine's hoarding forced her teenage daughter out of the house and now threatens to destroy what's left of their relationship."
Forrest

Curtis (Co-Worker)

**Forrest** is a man that is a hoarder and was featured in the twelfth season of Hoarders. He was featured in the season's second episode, "Forrest".

## Background

He needs to clean out his home and clear his fines so that he can live a better life. He grew up in the projects and could never afford many things. This caused him to appreciate finer items and in no time he was hoarding them. His house is filled with antiques, statues, clocks, and thousands of articles of clothing particularly hats and shoes. He lives with no air conditioning or heat and sleeps on a sliver of a bed that is covered in more of his hoard. His friends, family, and the cleaning crew all try to help him achieve an easier life.
Eric

Laurie (Sister In-Law)

Szylvie (Wife | Deceased)

**Eric** is a man that is a hoarder and was featured in the twelfth season of Hoarders. He was featured in the season's first episode, "Eric".

## Background

He is attempting to get help and clear out his house full of articles of clothing and thousands of online purchases so he can reveal the beautiful interior design of the house underneath, that was left by his late wife Szylvie. Eric's wife got a rare form of cancer where tumors grew on her spine. She had a long battle before she unfortunately passed away in 2019. Eric must now make decisions on cleaning out his hoarded home while also grieving the death of his wife.
Leza/Linda

**"Leza/Linda"** is the third episode of the ninth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Leza, who is a fortune teller that hoards stuff for her "buisness". The city has marked her packed home as uninhabitable and if she does not clear the home out, she could end up homeless. This episode also follows a woman named Linda, who's husband has undergone heart surgery and needs to come home to a clean house. She needs to clean up the hoarded house so her husband can return home safely and recover from surgery.

## Official Description

"Leza’s house is so packed, the city has red tagged it as uninhabitable and she is no longer allowed to live in it. If she doesn’t clean up before the city imposed deadline, Leza could lose her property and end up homeless. Linda’s husband has just undergone a heart transplant and received a second chance at life. However, due to Linda’s hoarding and the unsanitary conditions of the home, her husband’s medical team will not allow him to move back home."
Debbie

Josh (Grandson)

Scott (Friend)

Carrie (Friend)

Mother (Unseen | Deceased)

Father (Unseen | Deceased)

Sister (Unseen | Deceased)

**Debbie** is a woman that is a hoarder and was featured in the twelfth season of Hoarders. She was featured in the season's eighth and final episode, "Debbie".

## Background

After her mother passed away she became a full time caregiver for her sick father until he eventually passed. Soon after the birth of her grandson, she began to take care of him too due to her daughter's full time job. After her daughter moved away from home, she began to hoard items from thrift shops to fill a void she felt. She now has hoarded her house so much with clothes and many other items that it is extremely dysfunctional and dangerous. Her sister was also a hoarder before she passed away alone in the midst of her hoard. She needs to clean up her home to make room for herself, her boyfriend, and her grandson and to prevent her from dying in her hoard just like her sister.
A Million Excuses

**"A Million Excuses"** is the ninth and final episode of the first season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows a family of four who is all suffering the consequences of the mother and father's hoard.

## Official Description

"A family of four is on the brink of collapse under the weight of a mother and father's incessant hoarding. Mike Pyron is in denial that his addiction to auctions and garage sales has crossed the line into a full-blown compulsion."
Kathleen/Margree

Geralin Thomas

**"Kathleen/Margee"** is the seventh episode of the third season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Kathleen, who's hoarding behavior is so severe that her son gave up a college scholarship to ensure that his 16-year-old sister was not home alone with their mother. Kathleen must clean up or her sister will use her law degree to remove Kathleen's daughter from the home. This episode also follows a woman named Margree, who married a minister two years ago, but he was never able to move in because of her huge hoard. Her husband separated from her after she would not agree to clean. He is now giving her one more chance to clean, or else their marriage will be over.

## Official Description

"Kathleen’s hoard is so bad that her son gave up his college scholarship for fear of leaving his 16-year-old sister home alone with their mother. The kitchen doesn’t function and the hoard is being used to support sagging doorways to unusable rooms. Now Kathleen’s sister Paula will use her law degree to petition the courts to remove her 16 year-old niece from the home unless Kathleen cleans up. Margree married a minister two years ago, but her home was so hoarded he was never able to move in. Out of frustration over her unwillingness to clean, he has separated from her and now rents his own apartment. He is giving her one last shot to clean, or the marriage is over."
Paralyzed by Clutter

**"Paralyzed by Clutter"** is the third episode of the first season of Hoarding: Buried Alive. This episode follows two women. The first woman is in severe denial. The second woman is passing her hoarding behaviors to her son.

## Official Description

"Extreme hoarder Mary Thompson is in denial while Anne Thomas fears she's passing down her compulsion to son Brendan. For decades they've had trouble discarding their belongings but will they finally gain clarity and get the help they so desperately need?"
Cynthia/Ricky

"**Cynthia/Ricky"** is the fifth episode of the seventh season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Cynthia, who has an auto immune disease and is living in a hoarded environment that can make her illness deadly. This episode also follows a man named Ricky, who's house is filled with papers and other items that are seconds away from burning up.

## Official Description

"Two hoarders are living in life threatening conditions. Cynthia has a debilitating auto immune disease and lives in a hoard that could make her illness deadly. Meanwhile, Ricky sleeps in a house packed with paper and other flammables that are one spark away from an inferno."
Diana/Dolores

**"Diana/Dolores"** is the twelfth episode of the sixth season of Hoarders. This episode follows a woman named Diana, who was a victim of abuse and is now a hoarder. This episode also follows a woman named Dolores, who was once an antiques dealer and now hoards them.

## Official Description

"A victim of abuse as a child, Diana’s hoarding became so extreme that her daughter was forced to sleep in a recliner because the trash had overtaken her room. But now a neighbor has blown the whistle on the heap, and the house could be condemned if Diana doesn’t clean up fast. Meanwhile, Dolores was once an antiques dealer with such a great eye for value that she even sold to Sotheby’s. But her buying got out of hand, and now she’s got a hoard that could catch on fire and burn her house down at any time."