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Season 5 - Episode Guide

Episodes

This is Garbage Land

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Jul 8, 2012

This is Garbage Land

An Elvis impersonator lives among piles of novelty items in his late mother's Hackensack, New Jersey home.

As Bad as It Gets

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Jul 15, 2012

As Bad as It Gets

After over twenty years in the same Ohio apartment, compulsive hoarder Randy is being forced to leave by order of his landlord. With only days to accomplish the task, Randy must somehow clear out the eight-foot-high mountains of stuff.

Sleeping in a Dumpster

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2012

Sleeping in a Dumpster

Laura's collecting has spiraled into a compulsion that has left her Dutchess County, New York home in shambles and the relationships with her two sons on the brink of collapse. When a potentially devastating house fire ignites during her clean-up effort, it puts everyone's safety in jeopardy.

This is Unreal

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Jul 29, 2012

This is Unreal

Milton has always loved to shop. But after losing his mother, it became a compulsion that soon took over his life and his Belle Glade, Florida home. Louise has been diagnosed with cancer and the unhealthy living conditions of her Klamath Falls, Oregon home are only making the reality of the prognosis worse.

Just Tear It Down

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Aug 5, 2012

Just Tear It Down

Like most hoarders, Darlene and Doug's Fulton, Texas home is packed. But the hoard is just the beginning of their problems. A collapsing roof, mold, and an overflowing septic tank has caught the attention of city code enforcement, making eviction a real possibility.

Twenty of Everything

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Aug 12, 2012

Twenty of Everything

After 30 years of hoarding, Gary's house is so full that he is forced to sleep outside on a makeshift bed. With the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado now threatening eviction, Gary must face the harsh reality: clean up or watch his home be condemned.

Hoo, That Reeks!

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Aug 19, 2012

Hoo, That Reeks!

Kathy grew up with a drunken and abusive father. Now, her extreme hoarding forced her 12-year-old son to move out of their Eau Claire, Wisconsin home. Five years later, their relationship is at a crossroad. Now Kathy must make a drastic change or risk losing her son forever.

A Humongous Secret

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Aug 26, 2012

A Humongous Secret

When Dennis, of North Carolina quit drinking, a new compulsion took over: hoarding. Now, severe debt and clutter have him moments away from losing it all. Monte has accumulated a massive, couture-clothing hoard in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, and destroyed a relationship with her son in the process.

It's My Junk

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Sep 2, 2012

It's My Junk

When Eileen, of De Tour Village, Michigan admits a dark secret to her family, the situation quickly escalates beyond hoarding to a matter of life and death. Compulsive hoarder Dale has packed not one, but five inner-city Detroit houses full of clutter.

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