"Hoarders" (2009) TV series 2009-

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

17 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Reality-TV

Plot Keywords:

Hoarding | Psychology | Non Fiction

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Geralin Thomas	...	Herself (22 episodes, 2009-2012)
Cory Chalmers	...	Hoarding Cleanup Specialist (16 episodes, 2010-2012)

Series Writing credits
Matt Wilkins		(23 episodes, 2009-2012)
Marcus Goodwin		(17 episodes, 2009-2011)
George Butts		(12 episodes, 2009-2011)
James Allen Smith		(11 episodes, 2009-2011)
Kris Kristensen		(9 episodes, 2009-2010)
Bert Klasey		(8 episodes, 2009-2010)
Mel Eslyn		(4 episodes, 2009-2012)
Brian McDonald		(4 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Produced by
Bert Klasey	....	producer / field producer (41 episodes, 2009-2012)
George Butts	....	series producer / field producer (41 episodes, 2009-2011)
Matt Wilkins	....	producer / field producer (23 episodes, 2009-2013)
Liza Keckler	....	series producer (19 episodes, 2009-2010)
Jason Brewer	....	field producer (18 episodes, 2009-2012)
Sarah Ebadi	....	field producer / producer (12 episodes, 2009-2012)
Nemesia Ramolete	....	coordinating producer (11 episodes, 2009-2011)
Jessica Walter	....	coordinating producer (11 episodes, 2009-2011)
Jay Hix Jones	....	field producer (10 episodes, 2012-2013)
Dina DeMartini	....	field producer / producer (8 episodes, 2009-2012)
Becky Kelly	....	field producer (3 episodes, 2009-2012)
Lee Christofferson	....	field producer (3 episodes, 2009-2011)
Dara Horenblas	....	field producer (3 episodes, 2009-2011)
Kim Oliver	....	coordinating producer (3 episodes, 2009-2011)
Christina Kindwall	....	field producer (3 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Original Music by
John Massari		(2 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Cinematography by
Curtiss Marlowe		(7 episodes, 2009-2012)
Mark Doyle		(5 episodes, 2009-2010)
Joaquin Marquez		(2 episodes, 2010-2012)

Series Film Editing by
Brian Musser		(35 episodes, 2009-2013)
Alex Perrault		(10 episodes, 2009-2011)
Kurt Jenson		(8 episodes, 2010-2011)
Brad Vanderburg		(2 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Production Management
Phil Laaveg	....	post-production supervisor (16 episodes, 2009-2010)
Nora Oliver	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2009-2011)

Series Art Department
Jason Boekeloo	....	graphics (2 episodes, 2009-2010)
Nathan Heal	....	graphics (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Sound Department
Will Cone	....	post production audio (11 episodes, 2009-2012)
Steve Micallef	....	sound recordist (6 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Bryan Gosline	....	key grip (2 episodes, 2009-2012)
Kim Leonard	....	grip / production assistant: grip (2 episodes, 2009-2012)
Isabel Landof	....	grip / production assistant: grip (2 episodes, 2009-2011)
Joshua Earles-Bennett	....	jib assistant (2 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Casting Department
Shannon Clegg	....	casting producer (7 episodes, 2009-2012)

Series Editorial Department
Justin Fay	....	on-line editor (23 episodes, 2009-2010)
Kurt Jenson	....	off-line editor / segment editor (2 episodes, 2009-2010)
Nathan Miller	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2009-2010)

Series Music Department
Daniel Lessner	....	composer: additional music (12 episodes, 2009-2010)
William Richter	....	composer: additional music (12 episodes, 2009-2010)
John Nooney	....	composer: additional music (9 episodes, 2009)
Matt Kierscht	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 2012)

Series Other crew
Jessica Walter	....	production co-ordinator (46 episodes, 2009-2011)
Charlene Rae Graham	....	aftercare coordinator (18 episodes, 2009-2010)
Chris Wise	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2009-2010)
Matt Paxton	....	extreme cleaning specialist (4 episodes, 2009-2011)
Norman Tumolva	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2009-2010)
Innocenzo LaRocca	....	production assistant / production coordinator (3 episodes, 2009-2011)
Todd Rawiszer	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2009-2011)
Christopher Tung	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2009-2011)
Nick Ramsland	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2009)
Michael Thompson	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2009)
Abel M. González	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2010-2011)

Production Companies

• Screaming Flea Productions

Distributors

• A&E Television Networks (2009) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Silver Screen Supply  climate control
• Silver Screen Supply  portable power systems and cables
• Silver Screen Supply  production rentals

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Singapore:PG13 (season 1) | USA:TV-PG

Company:

Screaming Flea Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Maya Rudolph/Sleigh Bells (#37.15)" (2012)

Hoarders and interventions; valuable tool for facing one's own hoarding

Having a full-blown hoarding mother and some tendencies myself, a friend suggested I watch a few episodes in order to better see how it affected me as a child and how serious it is. At first I thought it might be the typical exploitative program, but after watching the first episode I was having useful insights. In each episode one or two situations are introduced. Then, some kind of intervention is attempted, usually in response to some external event like threatened eviction or the city being called in. We are able to see how professional organizers approach the hoarders, and how the hoarders respond. In particular, we see all the ways they deny or minimize the problem and thus stay stuck in it.

After watching several episodes, I brought my mother over so we could watch together. Each episode turned into a few hours of regular pausing and discussion of what we were seeing. It allowed more objectivity, since we were partly discussing other people rather than ourselves. My mother reported that she had felt enthusiasm and done some cleaning of her own house later that day. There was one professional organizer who had an amazing attitude of respect for the hoarder, not pressuring but simply assisting where possible, in order to achieve the most long-term change. I will always remember her as the model for how I can be towards my mother, rather than judgmental and ultimately harmful towards her progress, not that feeling such things isn't completely understandable.

Even though the show is probably mere entertainment for most people (nothing wrong with that!), it's great that it also serves such a valuable role for viewers who also deal with hoarding as well.