Hoarders: Season 1
In the 2009 television series Hoarders, viewers are presented with a reality documentary program that delves into the mental disorder of hoarding. Each episode focuses on individuals who are struggling with hoarding tendencies and the severe challenges posed by their condition. To address these difficult living situations, a team of professionals, which includes therapists and organizers, steps in to assist the affec
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series focuses on individuals struggling with a hoarding disorder and severe hoarding tendencies.
- A team of professionals, including therapists and organizers, is available to assist individuals with their condition.
- Friends and family members participate alongside the experts to help manage the cleanup process.
- The participants work to understand their compulsion while racing to clear out their homes.
Season overview
In the 2009 television series Hoarders, viewers are presented with a reality documentary program that delves into the mental disorder of hoarding. Each episode focuses on individuals who are struggling with hoarding tendencies and the severe challenges posed by their condition. To address these difficult living situations, a team of professionals, which includes therapists and organizers, steps in to assist the affected people. Working alongside friends and family members, these experts help the individuals understand their compulsion as they engage in a race to clean up and reclaim their homes. The series highlights the emotional and physical hurdles involved in overcoming hoarding disorder through professional intervention and personal support systems.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Jennifer & Ron/Jill
Aug 17, 2009 · 60 min
A couple in Louisville, Kentucky who both suffer from hoarding risk losing their children if they don't comply with numerous citations given to them by the city. A woman's food hoa
Linda & Steven
Aug 24, 2009 · 60 min
Linda's husband could no longer stand the compulsive hoarding that filled the house they owned together. However, Linda must now sell her home as part of the settlement and it is s
Tara & Betty
Aug 31, 2009 · 60 min
Adult Protective Services removed an elderly Marysville, Ohio woman's sick alcoholic husband from their home because of the hazardous conditions. The family's financial problems ar
Jake & Shirley
Sep 7, 2009 · 60 min
A young man in Novato, California, who also suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, hoards garbage (snack wrappers, empty bottles, and rotting food) in a two-bedroom townhouse
Kerrylea & Lauren
Sep 14, 2009 · 60 min
A Seattle, Washington couple are facing imminent foreclosure on two houses as a result of a decision to buy a second home to solve the wife's lifelong hoarding problem. A Charlotte
Patty & Bill
Sep 21, 2009 · 60 min
A Kansas woman's compulsive shopping habits have taken over the entire house. Her children were removed by authorities as a result of the living conditions. A Beverly, Massachusett
Paul / Missy & Alex
Sep 28, 2009 · 60 min
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, thous