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Dr. PhilDr. Phillip C. McGraw's show draws on his 25 years of experience in psychology, sociology and observation. Beginning his TV career as the resident expert on human behavior on Oprah Winfrey's daily talk show, Dr. Phil continues to deal with real issues in his blunt style.
S18, EP100 "My Ex-Husband Blew Our Million-Dollar Retirement"Retired Robert says he has five online girlfriends but admits he's never met any of them in person; ex-wife Jeremi says he has lost all of their $1 million savings on day trading and giving money away to these women, who she insists are catfish.
S11, EP90 "Teenage Wasteland"Paula says her 19-year-old daughter, Kylie, has an eating disorder, abuses drugs and alcohol and appears in pornographic films; Kylie blames her mother for her bad choices.
S17, EP155 "M.I.A., Drunk and in Denial: Worst Grandmother of the Year?"Nikki and Paige claim their mother, Leigh, is an alcoholic who has "gone missing" at least 40 times, abandoned them as teens in a foreclosed home without electricity or running water, and is drunk around her grandchildren.
S17, EP162 "Violent, Angry and on the Edge: My Daughter Wants Me Dead"Donna says her adult daughter, Brittany, is explosively violent and angry, and she is terrified that she one day will follow through on her threats to kill her family; footage taken at their hotel may shine a light on why the family is on the show.
S18, EP20 "Killer Cop Sentenced: Victim's Family Reacts"Dr. Phil speaks with the family of Botham Jean, who was killed by Dallas police officer Amber Guyger in September 2018; they tell about Botham's death, the trial and the sentencing of Guyger.
S18, EP67 "Pedophile Hunters: Victim of Sting Fights Back!"Vigilante "pedophile hunters" come face-to-face with a man who says he was falsely accused of grooming a 15-year-old child online; he says his and his wife's lives were turned upside down by a vigilante group that publicly shamed him online.
S15, EP31 "All My Ex Cares About Is Acting and Singing for the Lord, Not Our Daughter!"Brandon and Danielle trade accusations in an ongoing custody battle for their 10-year-old daughter.
S15, EP40 "A Tragic Death, a $3 Million Settlement and a Mom Out of Control"Alyssa's family say that since her husband's death she has spun out of control, drinking, partying and spending excessively; she exhibits unusual behavior with the show's staff.
S15, EP41 "The College Student, the Frat Boy and the Football Tailgate Party That Ended in Rape: The Exclusive Interview"A young woman tells of being brutally raped, then tricked into saying that she had consensual sex, and the charges against her rapist being temporarily dropped; her lawyer and a police veteran tell how she was finally given justice.
S15, EP44 "Beautiful, Privileged, Addicted, Homeless ... and Pregnant!"Niki goes from being a straight-A college student to living in a van and shooting up drugs every day.
S17, EP154 "I Cannot Leave My House, Because I Fear I Will Die"Due to extreme agoraphobia, Kirstie says she is confined to her bedroom for 22 hours a day because she believes she will die if she leaves it for longer than a few minutes; she thinks her mother's parenting is the cause of her debilitating anxiety.
S17, EP157 "Finding Louise: Love Scam or Real Love?"Dr. Phil continues his global investigation to help unite Ralph with his online girlfriend, "Louise," who has been stuck in Berlin for the past eight months, and takes a deeper look at the German government letters that Ralph says Louise received.
S17, EP163 "A Hostile Hotel Showdown: Can Brittany Be Helped?"Donna and her ex-husband, Steven, say their adult daughter, Brittany, is violent, angry and out of control; an explosive confrontation in their hotel; life coach Mike Bayer discusses his session with Brittany.
S18, EP26 "Explosive Anger and Addiction"Kris says her 28- year-old son, Justin, is a rageaholic, who has been arrested more than 10 times and has received multiple drunk driving offenses; Kris worries about the safety of Justin's two small children.
S17, EP156 "My Family Thinks I'm Being Scammed -- I Love Louise: Help Me Bring Her Home From Berlin!"Ralph says he is eager to meet his beautiful online girlfriend, "Louise," who has been stuck overseas in Berlin for more than eight months; he has done everything he can think of to help her get home and has spent more than $150,000 doing so.
S17, EP158 "Meddling Daughters or Drunk, Predator Dad in Denial?"Lying about jobs, acting inappropriately with young women, getting DUIs and being passed out drunk -- that's how Brittany, Brandi and Brooklyn describe their father, Lance, and confront him.
S17, EP168 "Family Destroyed by Sexual Abuse, Secrets and Lies"Beth says she and her husband are done bankrolling their 26-year-old daughter, Megan, who claims to have been sexually abused, raped, thrown out on the streets, abducted, beaten, sex-trafficked and chained to a bed.
S18, EP69 "Our 11-Month-Old Died, and I'm Being Blamed"Jaclin's 11-month-old daughter accidentally suffocated while sleeping in the same bed with Jaclin and her boyfriend 10 years ago; the parents blame each other, and the mother says she has become a "ticking time bomb."
S18, EP85 "My Ex Put Cameras at My House to Prove I'm a Horrible Mom"Jason says his ex-wife, Tina, refuses to be a parent, while their 16-year-old daughter refuses to talk to him, because he is a disciplinarian; Tina says Jason has put up cameras to watch her and her daughter and listen to their conversations.
S15, EP154 "Exclusive: Aaron Hernandez's Fiancee Breaks Her Silence"Aaron Hernandez's fiancee, Shayanne Jenkins-Hernandez, speaks out for the very first time since the football star's shocking prison suicide.
S15, EP46 "The Tragic Update of the Bride Whose Husband Plummeted Out a High-Rise Window"Amber Hillberling, a young woman accused of the murder of her husband, is found dead in her prison cell.
S15, EP59 "Our Lawyer Sister's Cluttered House: Is She Facing a 3rd Eviction?"Dr. Phil tries to cure a woman whose hoarding has taken over her life and has caused her to lose her home.
S15, EP64 "My Money-Hungry Mom Is an Ungrateful Brat Who Treats Me Like Her Meal Ticket"Sharlene says her son acts like a jealous, controlling husband; he accuses her of being a manipulative freeloader who has assaulted him.
S15, EP73 "A Lawyer Convicted of Hypnotizing and Assaulting His Female Clients"Victims of an attorney convicted of charges related to hypnotizing and sexually assaulting them speak out.
S15, EP74 "I Want Answers! Did My Son's Best Friend Pull the Trigger?'"Christina believes the wrong person was convicted of killing her son, Steffin.
S15, EP155 "Aaron Hernandez's Fiancee Addresses the Rumors"Dr. Phil's exclusive interview continues with the fiancee of former football star Aaron Hernandez: Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez responds to questions about his sexuality and rumored relationship with a fellow inmate.
S15, EP47 "Exclusive: Megyn Kelly Speaks Out: Trump, Sexual Harassment and Women Fighting Back!"Megyn Kelly (book "Settle for More") discusses Donald Trump and Roger Ailes.
S15, EP61 "My Daughters Say I Physically Abused Them for 20 Years, but I Don't Remember"Jemma's adult daughters say she mentally and physically abused them, but she says that she has no memory of it and that they are using her as a scapegoat.
S15, EP65 "Mom, Stop Harassing Me and Give Me Back My Children!"Lisa has custody of her grandchildren because, she says, her daughter is an unfit mother with a drug problem.
S15, EP72 "Weekly Ambulance Rides, Nearly 100 Doctors: My Mother Thinks She Is Dying, but It's All in Her Head"Cathy's severe anxiety is causing problems with her daughter and sister.
S15, EP76 "Discipline Dilemma: How to Help a Shoplifting, Class-Cutting, Sexting 16-Year-Old"Parents want help for their teen daughter, who they say is doing drugs and prostituting herself for money; the girl's aunt and uncle blame the parents and fear the teen may die.
S14, EP174 "Mommy Dearest or Unfit Daughter? A Face Off That Has Been Years in the Making"Lisa says her daughter, Sara, is a drug addict who stole her own grandmother's identity; Sara says her mother is lying and has turned her children against her.
S15, EP117 "My Mother-In-Law Allowed My Husband to Have an Affair Under Her Roof, and Now My Husband Is Threatening to Kill Me"Caitlin hopes to save her seven-year marriage to Robert, who she claims has been abusive since they were teens.
S15, EP123 "My Husband Admitted He Lied and Cheated More Than He Can Count, Did I Marry a Complete Stranger?"Brandi's dreams of a perfect marriage shatter following revelations that her husband cheated on her more times than he "can even count," he says.
S12, EP52 "My Mother-in-Law Believes I'm a Killer"Ty's wife and mother have not seen or spoken to each other in seven years, because his mother has made serious accusations against his wife, including involvement in her other son's death; the three face one another onstage.
S15, EP48 "Dr. Phil, My Parents Did the Unthinkable. How Can I Forgive Them?"Amanda says she was forced to have sex with both of her parents from age 11 to 13; her mother says her husband forced her to partake in the exploitation of their daughter.
S15, EP77 "Our Toddler Grandson Is Malnourished and Living in a Homeless Shelter With Our Troubled Son"A man admits he is struggling but refuses to give legal custody of his 2-year-old to his parents, who say the child is homeless, living on milk and crackers, wearing filthy clothes and drinking from a moldy sippy cup.
S15, EP84 "My Husband Is Attracted to Little Girls, but I'm Standing By Him"Tabitha says she has no problem with her husband Gary being a self-proclaimed "virtuous pedophile"; his former foster daughter, who was just 10 years old when she lived with Gary, comes face to face with him and makes some shocking accusations.
S15, EP121 "Making a Murderer Exposed"Defense attorney Jerry Buting, former prosecutor Ken Kratz and co-lead investigator Tom Fassbender reunite to discuss the case that inspired the Netflix docuseries "Making a Murderer."
S18, EP28 "Chrisley Knows Best Reality Star Lindsie: Allegations of Lies, Extortion and a Secret Meeting With Dad Todd"Todd Chrisley's daughter, Lindsie, speaks out about her accusation that her father threatened to release a sex tape of her if she didn't agree to lie for him.
S15, EP142 "We Believe Our Daughter Is Running With Gangs and a Danger to Our Granddaughter"Emotions run high when Sarah's family reveal the secret GPS they installed in her car and confront her with the evidence they gathered that she deals in drugs, runs money for gangs and engages in prostitution.
S6, EP108 "Bully Husband"Karen says her husband mentally abuses her by telling her how fat she is and how terrible she looks, criticizes her makeup, calls her names and tells fat jokes.
S15, EP49 "Confronting the Monsters Who Sexually Abused Me: My Parents"Amanda's father discusses sexually abusing her; she says her life spun out of control and she developed an alter ego.
S18, EP31 "Liar, Liar: Which Sister Is Telling the Truth?"Kayla says her sister, Alicia, is a master manipulator who lies, steals, faked cancer, and may have been a prostitute; Alicia denies her sister's accusations and says her entire family has made her the black sheep.
S15, EP82 "My Mom Is Delusional and Believes She Is Annie From Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal"A woman who is living on the streets thinks that Michael Jackson wrote his hit song "Smooth Criminal" about her and that she is going to cash in on the royalties to the song; Michael Jackson's former sound/audio engineer reveals the truth.
S11, EP145 "Confronting the Girl Who Shot Me in the Face"A former grocery-store cashier confronts the robber who held her at gunpoint and shot her in the face.
S15, EP51 "My Doctor Has Sent $1 Million to a Woman Overseas to Get 2 Boxes Containing $6.5 Million in Cash, Jewelry and Diamonds"Mark says he sold property, took money from his business and stopped paying his taxes so he could send hundreds of thousands of dollars to Nigeria to cover customs fees for two boxes of money and jewelry for a woman he met online.
S15, EP60 "From Soccer Mom to Party Mom: I Can't Be a Mother Right Now"Nikki ships her child 2,000 miles away to live with friends so she can engage in a wild lifestyle; Pastor T.D. Jakes gives her a heartfelt message.
S15, EP66 "My Head-Butting, Furniture-Throwing 9-Year-Old Daughter Looks Like an Angel but Behaves Like a Wild Child: Who's to Blame for Her Behavior?"Makenze, 9, has been hospitalized numerous times and has been on 19 different medications because she hits people, breaks appliances, harms animals, attempted to harm a neighbor's child, and sits in the road, waiting for a car to hit and kill her.
S15, EP70 "My Overbearing Mom Wants to Parent My Child and Calls My Boyfriend a Part-Time Dad!"Lisa's daughter has lived with her since her granddaughter's birth, and she wants Dr. Phil's help to decide whether to keep helping her or to kick her out; Heather Dubrow ("The Real Housewives of Orange County") and Dr. Terry Dubrow ("Botched").
S15, EP83 "My Ex-Husband and His Wife Stole My Son ... and She Coached Him Into Admitting to Killing Animals and Harming His Baby Brother"Eight-year-old Michael's stepmother says he is a troubled child with behavior problems and could be a serial killer in the making; the child's mother, who lost custody, provides a videotape she says is evidence the stepmother is coaching him.
S15, EP114 "Slashed Tires, Affairs, Harassment: Dr. Phil, Help Me Escape My Co-Parenting Nightmare!"Bobby calls his ex-wife, Andrea, a liar, a thief and a sex addict who exposes their 6-year-old son to her lifestyle; Andrea and her current boyfriend call Bobby a deadbeat father who harasses her and accuse him of slashing her tires.
S15, EP122 "My Wife's Beliefs Are Ruining Our Marriage"Jack says his wife's extreme religious beliefs cause problems in their marriage, while his wife says she just wants to be treated with dignity and respect.
S15, EP157 "I Believe My Husband Is Romancing Women Online and Being Catfished. Help Me, Dr. Phil, to Stop Him From Ruining Our Finances!"Kristine wants her estranged husband to stop sending money to random women he meets online, depleting their finances and endangering the family home; he says she is physically abusive.
S15, EP54 "A Daughter's Ultimatum: Stop Enabling My Addict Brother or I'm Done With My Family"Christe severs communication with her family because her adult brother lives with their parents, has no steady job, smokes marijuana and gets rides to a methadone clinic.
S15, EP57 "Young, Smart and out of Control: Our 17-Year-Old Son Is Facing 2 DUIs and Prison!"Teen Bo faces two felony DUI charges, accused of running over someone and of wrecking his car after blacking out; he and his parents meet Janelle, who has lived with loss after one reckless, selfish act.
S15, EP62 "My Narcissist Boyfriend Refuses to Change: Should I Leave Him?"Danielle says her unborn baby's father is explosive, controlling, verbally abusive, and has smashed things during his rages; he says he does not care if she leaves him.
S15, EP67 "Were Pet Owners Scammed Out of Thousands of Dollars by a Service Dog Company?"Families say a company that claimed to train service dogs to detect glucose levels in diabetics was a scam that left them with expensive pets who were not equipped to save lives.
S15, EP55 "My Foul-Mouthed 74-Year-Old Mom Is on a Rampage, Picking Fights With Neighbors, Strangers, Cops and Family"Sonia's mean, hateful speech causes her to be estranged from her daughters and grandson.
S15, EP58 "Country Pop Singing Wife vs. Sod-Busting Husband: We're Over $50,000 in Debt and Fighting Over a Postnup!"When a struggling singer and her landscaper husband accuse each other of creating their debt, they feud over creating a postnuptial agreement.
S15, EP63 "Our Bratty, Mooching Daughter Stole Her Dad's Identity and Aunt's Credit Card and Spent Thousands of Dollars!"Linda and Gary say their 24-year-old daughter has stolen thousands of dollars, refuses to move out of their home and has put on about 100 pounds since high school; Dr. Travis Stork ("The Doctors") gives advice to the family.
S15, EP68 "Every Parent's Worst Nightmare: The Senseless Killing of a 6-Year-Old Twin Girl and a Family's Struggle With the Aftermath"The family of a 6-year-old murdered by her mother's boyfriend has difficulty dealing with the loss.
S15, EP69 "I Canceled the Wedding Because I Refuse to Sign the Prenup!"Ian asks his fiancee to sign a prenup at the last minute because his father heard rumors that she drank, partied and cheated.
S14, EP134 "Hoarding Ultimatum: Your Junk or Me!"Richard considers remarrying his ex-wife, who hoards collectibles and trash in her mold-infested home.
S15, EP158 "Is Jerry Being Catfished? The Women in the Photos Revealed!"Kristine and Jerry find out who many of Jerry's online women are; one of the women behind the pictures speaks out.
S15, EP165 "The Former Pastor Accused of Affairs and the Mom Accused of Coaching Her Daughter to Lie: Surprising Updates"Dr. Phil takes a look back at some of the show's most memorable guests, from a woman accused of murder to a father accused of sexual abuse.
S15, EP169 "A Husband Accused, a Wife Arrested and Bruised: Who's Abusing Who?"Sky claims her husband, Josh, physically abused her and stole her identity to wipe out her retirement savings; Josh blames Sky and says he has never abused anyone but her, then gets confronted by his ex-fiancee, who says otherwise.
S15, EP171 "Dr. Phil, Help! My Mother Is Obsessed With Being Me and Looking on Fleek! She Needs to Act Her Age and Start Acting Like a Mother!"Taylor says her mother is a narcissist and a recovering alcoholic who ruined her childhood and is to blame for her having no life skills.
S16, EP3 "Our Know-It-All High School Dropout Daughter Wants to Be a YouTube Star!"Sixteen-year-old dropout Brittney spends her days hanging out, drinking and smoking marijuana while working on her career as a YouTube star.
S12, EP150 "Mysteriously, Their Children Died Three Months Apart: Dad Thinks Mom Is to Blame"Julia and Codey vehemently deny any wrongdoing in the mysterious deaths of their 1-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter three months apart.
S15, EP164 "I'm Afraid My Online Stalker Is Going to Kill Me"Rick says he and his family are being harassed, threatened and stalked online by a man they have never met in person, who accuses Rick of being an online predator who caused him to lose his job and become homeless.
S15, EP166 "From Mothers-in-Law to Addicts to Custody Conflicts: What Ever Happened to Our Most Talked-About Guests?"Dr. Phil follows up with a havoc-wreaking mother-in-law, a pilot who spent a year in jail for a crime he says he didn't do, a woman who discovered her husband's trail of lies, and a guest who used one of Dr. Phil's books to lose almost 50 pounds.
S15, EP170 "My Mom Is the Worst Mom in History!"Elora says that when she was going through difficult teen years, her mother put her in the psych ward three times and even put her in foster care, and she fears for her young brother and niece, who currently live with her mother.
S15, EP172 "A Mother Relapsed After Rehab, 2 DUIs, 30 Days in Jail and Still Drinking Herself to Death"Morgan and Ashley say that their mother, former guest Treva, has been kicked out of a sober-living facility, gotten arrested twice for DUI, and made headline news when a judge ordered her to wear an alcohol-monitoring bracelet and a GPS tracker.
S16, EP16 "A 5-Year-Old Found Murdered by Dad After a Trip to Amusement Park: His Mother Speaks Out"Ana Estevez talks about the death of her son, Piqui, and shares her thoughts about his father, who confessed to murdering him.
S16, EP34 "My YouTube Addicted Wife and Her Online Haters Are Ruining Our Marriage"YouTube star Trisha deals with her family's disapproval and her "haters," who she says seek to ruin her life by stalking and assaulting her.
S16, EP69 "My Quadruplet Son, Who Was an Honors Student, Dropped Out of College, Was Hospitalized 8 Times and Choked His Psychiatrist"Chase, 19, dropped out of college after smoking marijuana, which, he says, caused him to have mental problems; his parents say he has terrorized the family ever since he moved back home.
S16, EP79 "Our 15-Year-Old Criminal Daughter Is Ruining Her Life and Our Marriage!"Sadara, 15, has been arrested more than 50 times, and she smokes, drinks, steals high-priced items and has dropped out of school; her parents are at odds over how to parent her, and she blames her father for disciplining her.
S12, EP151 "Parents Accused of Murder: Will Julia and Codey Take the Polygraph Test?"Parents of two toddlers who died mysteriously, three months apart, are offered the opportunity to take lie-detector tests to clear their names.
S15, EP81 "My Ex-Husband Thinks I Hired a Hitman to Kill Him and Wonders Why I Won't Let Him See Our Kids"A former couple have young children stuck in the middle of a bitter custody dispute.
S16, EP119 "My 16-Year-Old Daughter Is Throwing House Parties and Posted a Racist Viral Video: She Got Kicked Out of School and I Kicked Her Out Too!"Alma says her daughter has been on a downward spiral since puberty and has ruined Alma's life and relationships.
S16, EP128 "Our Mother Blames Us for Her Being a Violent, Raging Drunk"Three sisters say their mother, Shelly, is a raging alcoholic who abuses them and their father and regularly threatens to kill him; Shelly says she is the real victim.
S16, EP138 "My Wife's Son Can't Function in Society and I'm Ready to Kick Him Out!"Sandy says her 22-year-old son's life has been halted since his best friend died of a drug overdose, and her husband does not understand his pain; stepfather Thomas says the young man is just spoiled and defiant, and he wants to kick him out.
S16, EP145 "My 15-Year-Old Daughter Is a Rich and Spoiled Beverly Hills Brat!"A wealthy, spoiled teen must go on a special assignment near Skid Row in downtown Los Angeles.
S16, EP147 "I've Turned My Life Around, but My Sister Refuses to Give My Children Back!"Given legal custody of her drug-dealer sister's two daughters when her sister went to prison, Christy does not trust her to care for them now that she is out; Christy's brother makes accusations against her, and the drama continues backstage.
S21, EP145 "Judgment Day in a New Orleans Court"Alyssa says that, as a child, in order to get rid of her mother's strict boyfriend, she told a lie, accusing him of sexually abusing her; he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison based on her testimony; a new evidentiary hearing for him.
S21, EP139 "Invested in Love or Just Another Scam?"For two years, Terri has sent thousands of dollars to her millionaire boyfriend, Ricardo, whom she plans to marry but has never met in person.
S21, EP138 "My Husband Murdered His Fiancée"James Addie, a husband and father, lived a double life, leading to the murder of his fiancée 48 hours before their wedding day; his two families meet to pick up the broken pieces of their lives.
S21, EP134 "Influenced to Spend"How product and service influencers persuade people to spend money; perspectives from an influencer, a marketing specialist and a spending coach; Brendan Gahan, Chief Innovation Officer at Mekanism.
S21, EP133 "Missing in the Dark World of Sex Trafficking"The search for a missing teen who may be the victim of sex trafficking; a girl says she was lured into sex trafficking by a man she met online; former athletes and assault survivors Jon Vaughn and Trinea Gonczar partner to fight sexual abuse.
S21, EP112 "Dangerous Diet Crazes?"Celebrities and influencers make fortunes and garner millions of followers and likes touting unorthodox, and often dangerous, diets and health practices to achieve society's ideas of perfection or wellness, and some people follow them blindly.
S21, EP107 "Kids and ADHD Meds: Too Much Too Soon?"The DEA warns that overprescription of ADHD medication could be as bad as the opioid crisis; parents of formerly out-of-control boys; doctors weigh in on whether kids are overdiagnosed and overmedicated; the best way to diagnose a child with ADHD.
S21, EP106 "Microsoft Exec Conspiracy Killing"Jared Bridegan, a 33-year-old father of four, was killed in an ambush style shooting in Jacksonville, Fla., while his 2-year-old daughter watched; rumors are swirling that Jared's ex-wife and her current husband may have been involved in the killing.
S21, EP100 "On the Rocks: Americans Are Dying From Drink"Four women on different journeys with alcohol; stereotypes about women who drink oversimplify the issue, and some may not even recognize the transition between moderation and problematic drinking habits.
S21, EP97 "Triggered: Is Social Media Pushing Girls to Self-Harm?"Social media may have led to a teen girl's and a young woman's eating disorders; a 14-year-old's death was recently ruled a suicide resulting from "depression and the negative effects of online content"; digital hate; mental health professionals.
S21, EP95 "Feuding Neighbors: "Stop Feeding the Iguanas!""South Florida neighbors are furious at Darren, an animal lover who feeds green iguanas that destroy people's yards and plants and damage their property; Matthew admits to arguing with Darren and allowing his dogs to defecate in Darren's yard.
S21, EP91 "Growing Up Digital: Are Your Kids Addicted?"Teenagers admit they are addicted to their digital devices; parents whose kids ran away, became violent, or committed suicide due to social media and video games; how screen time can seriously affect the development of a child's brain.
S21, EP90 "The Demise of Guys"Andrew Tate is banned on social media for his misogynist viewpoints; a healthy debate about "toxic masculinity" with the "Godfather of the Manosphere," a scholar and author, a men's rights attorney, the CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
S21, EP86 "Addicted to Driving Drunk: Laura's Decision"Laura says she wants to stop drinking, but every time she tries, the alcohol wins; a former drunken driver who killed two young women; the mother of one of the women tells how that day changed her life; Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD).
S21, EP85 "Behind the Wheel: Drunk and Deadly"Laura admits to driving drunk thousands of times and didn't learn her lesson when she totaled her car; she says she doesn't want to drink and has tried to stay sober; the family of three children killed by a drunken driver.
S21, EP49 "Jeffrey Dahmer's Journey to Evil: The Home Movies and Childhood Clues"What may have made Jeffrey Dahmer a serial killer; chilling home videos of him as a little boy may show an innocent child before he became evil, or the signs may have been already there; his parents reveal the red flags they say they missed.
S21, EP38 "Has "Sharenting" Gone Too Far?"Parents' publicizing sensitive content and oversharing about children on the internet may be an invasion of children's privacy, dangerous, and harmful to the relationship between parent and child; a social media family with millions of followers.
S20, EP113 "My Tourette's Made Me Viral"Baylen says posting TikTok videos of her daily struggles with Tourette syndrome helped her gain the confidence to go out in public again; Lele Pons also has OCD, Tourette syndrome and depression but has had a different experience on social media.
S19, EP100 "My Violent Teen's Meltdown"Victoria says her 18-year-old daughter, Jessica, physically attacked her on multiple occasions and damaged her home in a Thanksgiving Day family throw down; she's afraid her daughter is going to end up homeless, in jail, or dead, without help.
S19, EP26 "My 49-Year-Old Dad Is Dating My 23-Year-Old Friend"Joni disapproves of her father having a committed relationship and a baby with a younger woman and shares her dislike for his newfound romance on TikTok.
S18, EP93 "My Son Believes He's a Cyborg From the Future!"Anita says that, after graduating from NYU, her 24-year-old son, Orrin, announced that he is a mechanized cyborg who is part of a "collective intelligence" sent back in time by "higher beings" to warn humanity of the upcoming apocalypse.
S18, EP92 "Exclusive: Family Accused of Locking Their Children in Cages"Children's great-grandparents, Pamela and James Bond, and their mother, Kylla Mann, were arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse and reckless endangerment; Dr. Phil interviews the family about what they say really happened.
S18, EP91 "We Think Our Mother and Her Husband Are Being Duped by Her Online Boyfriend"Siblings say their 71-year-old retired mortgage-broker mother, Renee, is completely absorbed in her relationship with online scammer "Thomas Nunez Hughs," to whom she has given hundreds of thousands of dollars.
S18, EP88 "Two Canceled Engagements, Fighting and Drinking: Should I Leave My Fiancé?"Loni says her fiancé, Dustin, goes from sweet to furious in a split second, has called her names in front of their child, and often drinks 12 beers a night and 60 over the weekend; Dustin says the problem is that he lives in a state of boredom.
S18, EP84 "My Boyfriend Is Married, and His Wife Is Irrelevant to Me"Brooklyn, 18, says she is sick and tired of her mom butting into her love life and trying to end her relationship with her boyfriend, Eric, just because he has a wife and two children; Eric's wife says she will fight for her marriage.
S18, EP79 "Inside a Religious Reform School: Survivors of Hephzibah House"Kalie, Susan, and Gabby raise awareness about a Christian boarding school where they say they were abused; Lucinda, another former student, defends the work she says pastor Ronald Williams has done; the founder's son Ben speaks out.
S18, EP73 "The Search for Missing Grandma"Tyler's grandmother was a mystery to him after having walked out of his father's life when he was just a toddler; Troy Dunn ("The Locator") reunites him with family members he didn't even know existed.
S18, EP43 "Ukrainian Orphan: Child or Adult Sociopath?"An interview with the Ukrainian orphan whose adoptive parents have been accused of abandoning her when she was just 8 years old; they say Natalia, who has a form of dwarfism, is really a sociopathic adult posing as a child -- who tried to kill them.
S18, EP8 "The Good, the Bad and Wanda's Bipolar"Tiffany's twin brother accuses their mother, Wanda, of stealing his wife's wedding rings; Tiffany says something to cause her father to jump out of his seat in the audience and make his way up to a chair next to Wanda.
S17, EP171 "Child Kidnapped, Starved and Beaten"Elsa says she was severely abused almost daily for 19 years and starved for weeks at a time by the people she thought were her adoptive parents, until an unlikely person rescued her; what a detective discovered when she saw Elsa at the hospital.
S17, EP169 "Our Mother Was Diagnosed With Munchausen by Proxy"Shauna's children say she created non-existent illnesses and put them through painful, dangerous medical workups and also locked her sons in a cage and threw them around the room; her then-husband says he had no idea she was harming the children.
S17, EP160 "I Think My Husband Is Cheating, and I Have Proof"Angie has installed surveillance cameras all around her home, and after watching hours of footage, she says she sees images of her husband with someone else and hears a woman's voice; Dr. Phil sees the video; the reputed "other woman" speaks out.
S17, EP159 "Impostor Poses as Missing Boy: Where Is the Real Timmothy Pitzen?"Six-year-old Timmothy Pitzen's mother took him on a road trip, then committed suicide, leaving behind a note saying Timmothy was safe and would never be found; years later, an impostor told police he was Timmothy, whose father and aunt speak out.
S17, EP153 "Our Father Was Shot by a Sniper After Robbing a Bank, and We Haven't Spoken in 5 Years"When Barbara's husband was killed while trying to rob a bank, she was forced to become the sole provider and admits she often ignored her daughters, who now accuse each other of physical abuse and come face-to-face for the first time in five years.
S17, EP151 "14-Year-Old Kendall Confronts Her Family: Did the Abuse Happen?"Anthony and Jill fear their marriage is headed for divorce due to 14-year-old Kendall's out-of-control behavior and stories of abuse; emotional and angry Kendall comes to terms with what is next.
S17, EP150 "Did My Daughter Lie About Her Father Molesting Her?"Parents say teen Kendall failed out of school, smokes marijuana and has falsely accused her mother, father, sister and stepfather of abuse; they say they cannot keep her at home because they fear she will make more false accusations against them.
S17, EP148 "Kami Storms Off: Will She Accept Help?"Kami, a self-admitted homeless drug addict and mother of four, returns to the stage and faces her family, who all inform her they will cut ties if she doesn't get sober; what happens after the show that could jeopardize Kami's future with her family.
S17, EP66 "200 Police Calls: Who's the Problem: Partying Teen or Attention-Seeking Mom?"Melinda says her 18-year-old daughter, Cassidy, smashes and destroys anything around her and has assaulted her; Cassidy says it is all a lie and she is being falsely accused.
S17, EP58 "My Husband Butt-Dialed Me and Unknowingly Revealed He Blew His Secret Inheritance"Angie's husband of 25 years kept his inheritance a secret and spent more than $100,000 without her knowledge; despite being caught red-handed, he refuses to admit what or who he blew the money on, until he reveals the full extent to Dr. Phil.
S17, EP7 "Self-Help Author Can't Help Himself: Locked in a Room With Baseball Bats, Afraid of Violent Sons"Self-help book author Xavier says his adult sons are entitled, violent, and unable to survive without their parents' help; Dr. Phil finds out why he is so afraid of them.
S17, EP3 "We're Alcoholics, but We're Great Parents"Renee and Lee insist their 6-year-old granddaughter is not safe in the care of her severely alcoholic parents, Chris and Jessica; Dr. Phil shows them shocking footage of what his cameras captured during Chris and Jessica's home interviews.
S16, EP117 "We Want to Evict Our Violent Mooching Son: Will Kyle Move Out?"Jon Taffer ("Bar Rescue") offers advice to Karen and Jim and their abusive, overly dependent adult son, Kyle, who gives many excuses why he cannot move out of their home.
S16, EP116 "Our 31-Year-Old Son Is a Violent Mooch and Refuses to Move Out of Our House"Karen and Jim say their adult son is financially dependent upon them, has assaulted them, has served time behind bars, and refuses to move out of their home; he says they should be doing more to help him; Jon Taffer ("Bar Rescue") offers advice.
S16, EP87 "My Mooching Mom Has Cost Me $100K and Needs to Get Out of My House!"Aja says she is sick and tired of taking care of her ungrateful, entitled, drug-addicted mother, who neglected her and her sister while they were growing up.
S16, EP86 "40 Trips to the ER, 27 Doctors, and 50 Christmas Trees. My Daughter Is a Hypochondriac and a Hoarder!"Kelly says that her daughter, Danielle, suddenly changed from a vibrant young woman to a health-obsessed hypochondriac and a hoarder.
S16, EP83 "My Daughter Is Being Brainwashed by a Psychic, and I Think He Is a Con Artist"Kristine accuses her vindictive daughter of being a neglectful mother to her three young children and having a mental illness because she claims that she can see fairies and calls herself a reincarnation of Pocahontas.
S16, EP82 "Spiritual Leader in the Spotlight: Ex-Rabbi Accused"Spiritual teacher and former rabbi Marc Gafni, accused of sex abuse and harassment, sits down with Dr. Phil to tell why he says he has been the target of a smear campaign.
S16, EP81 "My Husband Refuses to Get a Job and Believes He Is Going to Become a Famous Murder Rapper"Melissa says her husband refuses to get a job, dresses like a "demonic clown" and spends all day composing and posting "vile" music about killing people; members of Insane Clown Posse say what they think of his music.
S16, EP80 "Classic Dr. Phil: Dr. Phil, You're Our Last Hope; Amazing Stories of Recovery"Dr. Phil presents the recovery stories of some of the nearly 500 past guests he has been able to help with inpatient treatment for substance abuse.
S16, EP12 "My Daughter and Son-in-Law Won't Let Me See My Grandchildren Until I Get a Psych Evaluation. I Want It From You, Dr. Phil!"Bekah says she removed her mother from her children's lives because she is mentally unstable, sinful, and she even discharged a firearm in her own home.
S15, EP101 "Bad Boy Blake With Abs of Steel: Can Dr. Phil Break Through His Cold Heart?"Blake, 26, throws his college education to the wayside to sit around all day and smoke pot in the rent-free house his mother has put him up in; his mother and sister say he is verbally abusive, disrespectful and refuses to work.
S15, EP96 "A Questionable Will and a Suspect Twin: Is This the Craziest Catfish Story of Them All?"Inconsistencies pile up in the saga of young Ryan, his girlfriend, Suzanne, and her twin sister's will; Dr. Phil uncovers a massive secret that changes everything.
S15, EP95 "Am I in Love With a Gold-Digging Younger Man? Who's the Catfish?"Suzanne's manipulative, mooching young boyfriend was online friends with her twin sister, who passed away, leaving him some big-ticket items in her will.
S15, EP45 "Privileged, Addicted and Pregnant; Can Niki and Her Baby Be Saved?"Niki, eight months pregnant, lives in a van and shoots up heroin five or six times a day.
S14, EP96 "Neighbor Feud Erupts With Constant Calls to the Police, False Allegations, Trumped Up Charges and Threats of Violence"A couple say their new neighbors have been a constant source of conflict, making threats and false police reports, and allowing their four dogs to bark all night; the three neighbors accuse the couple of making up lies about them.
S14, EP51 "Was This Teacher Drunk in Her Elementary School Classroom?"Police say a substitute teacher's blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit, and video of their encounter in the school parking lot looks like a lesson in bad behavior; Dr. Phil guest stars on "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."
S13, EP81 "Why Is My Mom Faking Cancer?"Jessica says her weightlifter mother is lying about being sick with stage-three brain cancer to gain sympathy and attention.
S13, EP47 "Blacklisted by Mom: Can We Speak to Our Dad Before He Dies?"Four siblings say their mother has blacklisted them from the family and will not allow them to see their father, who is dying of bone cancer.
S13, EP20 "Our Dad Left Our Dying Mother for a Woman Who Claims to Be a Kennedy Heir"Trisha and Danielle say they are convinced that the heiress their father met online is really a "catfish."
S12, EP146 "My Husband, Pablo, and His Other Women"A man's wife and two women who say they are his mistresses confront him on Dr. Phil's stage.
S12, EP143 "The Boy Under the Stairs"The birth mother and stepmother of a 5-year-old boy said to have been locked in a closet and starved nearly to death tell their sides of the story.
S12, EP98 "Child Molester or Innocent Soldier Accused?"Grandparents accuse their daughter-in-law of coercing her child into making false allegations of molestation against their son, who has been sentenced to life in prison for the crime.
S12, EP90 "Pregnant and Abusing Drugs: The Ultimatum"Pregnant, drug-abusing Sara and her sister view a video of addicted newborns and must choose between treatment and jail.
S12, EP89 "Pregnant and Out of Control: Will the Baby Be Born Addicted?"Kristin says her daughters are using both cocaine and heroin, and she fears for the welfare of her unborn grandson; Dr. Phil uncovers shocking details about the sisters' childhoods.
S12, EP57 "Inside the Baseball Wife's Assault on Her Pitcher Husband"Anna Benson ("Baseball Wives") tells of showing up heavily armed and wearing a bulletproof vest at the home of her estranged husband, ballplayer Kris Benson.
S12, EP56 "Pageant Mom: Did She Put Her Daughter in Danger?"A pageant mom fights to have a website remove a sexually suggestive post featuring her 11-year-old daughter's photo; a 21-year-old mother of three explains her arrest for having sex with a 14-year-old.
S12, EP55 "Did She Marry an Imposter?"A man accused of impersonating a doctor, a professional hockey player and a wealthy businessman tells his side of the story.
S12, EP53 "Midlife Marriage Meltdown: Torn Between Two Men"Judy's husband of 30 years had a midlife crisis and an affair and filed for divorce, but now that she has a new boyfriend, he wants her back.
S12, EP51 "The Doctor, His Wife, His Mistress, the Murder"Gypsy Willis, the former mistress of a doctor recently convicted in the 2007 murder of his wife, discusses the case and her own 2009 conviction of fraud.
S12, EP46 "A Sister Intervention: The Boyfriend's Criminal Past Revealed"Emily and Lori meet their sister Kim's boyfriend and learn a shocking secret about his past; Kim's 9-year-old daughter may be in danger.
S12, EP45 "From Housewife to Secret Sex Life: A Sister Intervention"Women say they worry about their sister's 9-year-old daughter being exposed to her new, alternative lifestyle, which includes a sexual fetish group.
S12, EP28 "My Husband, My Boyfriend, My Big Decision"Lisa says her longtime husband is verbally abusive and controlling, sending her into the arms of her boyfriend.
S12, EP4 "Football Star Accused: The Alleged Victim Speaks Out"A 16-year-old girl says four classmates raped her while she was intoxicated; one of the accused and his parents react; Leah says her 17-year-old daughter committed suicide after being raped and bullied; Alexis says she was also raped as a teen.
S12, EP3 "Football Star Accused: Did He Do It?"A teen football star accused of rape and his accuser speak out about how one alcohol-fueled night changed their lives in an instant; his parents insist that their son is innocent and that the girl just wants attention.
S11, EP103 "My Son Picked the Wrong Fiancee"For the first time, Gayle meets her soon-to-be daughter-in-law, whom she has called manipulative, immoral and disrespectful.
S11, EP72 "New Year Mama Drama"Gabriel claims his mother causes too much drama and avoids her at all costs.
S9, EP148 "Maggots, Mold and Rotten Milk: A Mother Accused"A woman says her daughter has a history of drug abuse, and she fears that her grandchildren are being neglected.
S9, EP111 "Three's a Crowd"Guests say their relationship is on the brink of collapse because of "the work spouse"; whether men and women can be just friends.
S9, EP100 "Teens Obsessed With Love"Young women share their experiences with abusive, controlling or obsessive boyfriends.
S9, EP75 "Afraid of My Husband"A woman says her husband's rage is out of control and she fears for her safety.
S9, EP70 "New Year's Change"Guests say their loved ones must make changes in the new year.
S8, EP147 "Revenge Revisited"Dr. Phil revisits a couple whose revenge tactics landed the husband in jail and may have resulted in him faking his own death once free.
S8, EP92 "Controlling Husbands"Women say their husbands are too controlling.
S6, EP8 "Nasty Neighbors"Kerry says neighbor Kevin has been stalking and threatening her for years; he says she shot a BB gun through his window and called his job, making death threats; Misty says her neighbors have a faulty, smelly septic tank that floods her property.
"Dr. Phil"Dr. Phillip C. McGraw's show draws on his 25 years of experience in psychology, sociology and observation. Beginning his TV career as the resident expert on human behavior on Oprah Winfrey's daily talk show, Dr. Phil continues to deal with real issues in his blunt style.
Dr. Phillip C. McGraw's show draws on his 25 years of experience in psychology, sociology and observation. Beginning his TV career as the resident expert on human behavior on Oprah Winfrey's daily talk show, Dr. Phil continues to deal with real issues in his blunt style.
Original Air Date: Sep 16, 2002
Genres: News/TalkTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
15 seasons available on demand (85 episodes)
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