Hoarders/YMMV

Everything About Fiction You Never Wanted to Know.


  • High-Octane Nightmare Fuel: One old lady had cat skeletons in her house.
    • That happens with a sad frequency in many of the animal hoarders' homes.
  • Memetic Mutation: The possum from the Carolyn/Jo episode.
  • Narm: The melodramatic reactions the hoarders have to the prospect of parting with things, as well as the family arguments that result from their hoarding.
  • Paranoia Fuel: At least I'm not that messy, I thought as I eased my way through the corridor of boxes between the kitchen and the living room. I will definitely get this Christmas stuff put away by Cinco de Mayo!
    • Try watching this show and then looking at any of collection you might happen to have. Just try.
      • These people are labeled as Type 5 hoarders, on a recent episode of the view a representative from the show claimed we might all be Type 1
  • Tear Jerker: Laura, a wife and mom fighting cancer whose aim was to get her house cleaned up and her hoarding under control before she died. She didn't live to see the episode air, but she was at peace having achieved her goal.
  • What Could Have Been: Rumor has it that the Chandler family, of Sonichu fame were approached to film an episode, but declined out of pride.