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Has Your Obsession Gone Too Far? Mother Reveals She Spent Kids' College Tuition
Anderson Live - S1 - E81
A mother's family is on the verge of bankruptcy because of her compulsive shopping; whether a passion is an obsession.
Anderson Live: Season 1 - 56 Episode s
1x37 - Chaz Bono; Toddlers & Tiaras Update; Anderson Teaches Kindergarten
November 1, 2011
"Dancing With the Stars" castoff Chaz Bono and a call from singer Cher; a "Toddlers & Tiaras" update; Anderson tries substitute-teaching a kindergarten class.
1x41 - How to Survive Loss With Gloria Vanderbilt
November 7, 2011
Anderson's mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, discusses surviving loss and rebuilding a life in the aftermath.
1x56 - Tracey Gold; Teacher Abuse Caught on Tape; Elton John
November 30, 2011
Actress Tracey Gold discusses anorexia; a 14-year-old special needs student records her teachers abusing and bullying her; singer Elton John surprises a fan.
1x60 - Meredith Vieira & Richard Cohen; Betty White; "The Help's" Octavia Spencer
December 6, 2011
Journalist Meredith Vieira and husband Richard Cohen; actress Betty White; actress Octavia Spencer.
1x61 - Teacher Abuse Caught on Tape; Stars of Hot in Cleveland
December 7, 2011
A 14-year-old special-needs student recorded her teachers' abuse and bullying of her; actresses Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves.
1x62 - Steve Harvey's Relationship Secrets Revealed; Anderson's Family Dinner Challenge Winners
December 8, 2011
Comic Steve Harvey provides dating and relationship advice; winners of Anderson's family-dinner challenge prepare meals.
1x72 - Two Daytime Exclusives: Dance Moms & What Really Happened to Caylee Anthony
January 10, 2012
The cast of reality series "Dance Moms"; young Caylee Anthony's medical examiner, Dr. Jan Garavaglia.
1x74 - Families in Crisis Over Money, With Suze Orman
January 12, 2012
Anderson helps families in crisis; financial adviser Suze Orman; a YouTube star.
1x75 - Women in Love With Prisoners
January 13, 2012
Women pursue and even find love with convicted criminals; Dr. Mary Hamer, "guardian angel" of Joran Van der Sloot.
1x76 - Are Little Girls Growing Up Too Fast?
January 16, 2012
Pageant mothers from TV's "Toddlers & Tiaras"; a survivor of bullying.
1x78 - Winning the Lottery Ruined My Life; Bayou Billionaires
January 18, 2012
Lottery winners lose it all and say winning millions of dollars ruined their lives; reality star Renee Graziano and the cast of "Bayou Billionaires" discuss the latest headlines.
1x79 - Dolly Parton & the Human Lie Detector
January 19, 2012
Singer Dolly Parton; a "human lie detector" helps viewers get the truth.
1x81 - Has Your Obsession Gone Too Far? Mother Reveals She Spent Kids' College Tuition
January 23, 2012
A mother's family is on the verge of bankruptcy because of her compulsive shopping; whether a passion is an obsession.
1x87 - Families in Crisis; Is Your House Making You Fat?
January 31, 2012
How unemployment affects marriages and families; a nutritionist suggests making simple changes around the home to help one lose weight.
1x89 - Madonna: A Daytime Exclusive
February 2, 2012
Entertainer Madonna.
1x91 - My Mom's a Hoarder; Joan & Melissa Rivers
February 6, 2012
Anderson tries to save a family from the devastation of excessive hoarding; reality stars Joan and Melissa Rivers.
1x92 - OCD Is Ruining My Life; Howie Mandel
February 7, 2012
A woman with obsessive-compulsive disorder describes her life; comic Howie Mandel.
1x93 - How My Husband Became My Wife; The Latest Theory on Why Men Cheat
February 8, 2012
A severe reaction to a bee sting ultimately leads a man to have gender-reassignment surgery; Anderson and a panel of women discuss why men cheat.
1x94 - Wives Who Kill Abusive Husbands
February 9, 2012
A woman discusses the shooting of her abusive husband; journalist John Quiñones introduces a social experiment.
1x95 - Headline-Making Medical Mystery; The Strangest Addictions Ever
February 10, 2012
A mystery illness affects teens in upstate New York towns; guests from the show "My Strange Addiction."
1x96 - MTV's Teen Mom and the Real Face of Teen Pregnancy; What Would You Do? With John Quiñones
February 13, 2012
The stars of reality show "Teen Mom"; John Quiñones provides a social experiment.
1x97 - Could You Protect Yourself?; Animal Planet's Pit Boss Shorty Rossi
February 14, 2012
A former criminal explains what makes certain people targets and how to protect oneself; reality star Shorty Rossi tells of serving 10 years in prison for attempted murder.
1x98 - Blended Family Boot Camp
February 15, 2012
An interventionist puts an unhappily blended family through boot camp; a mother and daughter are at odds.
1x99 - Making Money Off of Murder; Public Shaming
February 16, 2012
Entrepreneurs obtain collectibles from murder-related crimes and sell them online.
1x100 - New Toddlers & Tiaras Controversy
February 17, 2012
The moms from reality series "Toddlers & Tiaras" get pageant-style makeovers.
1x101 - Janet Jackson
February 20, 2012
Singer Janet Jackson.
1x102 - Courteney Cox & the Cast of Cougar Town
February 21, 2012
Actress Courteney Cox; the cast of TV's "Cougar Town."
1x103 - Could Your Family Survive a Disaster? Plus, a Dad Gets a Bionic Arm
February 22, 2012
The "Doomsday Preppers" tell why they believe the world will end soon and what they are doing to prepare; a man who lost his arm in an accident receives a bionic prosthetic and a surprise; reality TV star Karen Gravano; TV personality Jacque Reid.
1x104 - Shocking Teacher Sex Scandal; Inside the Mind of a Sex Offender
February 23, 2012
Sex offenders tell how child predators operate and how to protect children; warning signs; how to talk to children about sexual predators; safeguarding computers and smart phones.
1x105 - The Duggars; Lisa Kudrow & Blair Underwood
February 24, 2012
Reality stars Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children; actors Lisa Kudrow and Blair Underwood.
1x106 - The Voice's Adam Levine; Trapped in the Wrong Body ... I'm Not Paralyzed
February 27, 2012
Singer Adam Levine; a woman with fully functioning legs uses a wheelchair and explores ways to become permanently paralyzed by severing her spinal cord.
1x107 - Help My Drug-Addicted Daughters; The Latest on Whitney's Daughter, Bobbi Kristina
February 28, 2012
Teen Bobbi Kristina Brown's erratic behavior after the funeral of her mother, singer Whitney Houston; teens addicted to prescription pills; addiction specialists.
1x108 - Are Teen Exorcists for Real?; Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson
February 29, 2012
A man teaches his three teenage daughters to perform exorcisms; actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson.
1x109 - Life-Shattering Scams: Could It Happen to You?
March 1, 2012
A woman says she was duped, online, into signing away the rights to her daughter; a couple say they fell prey to an adoption scam; a father says he was cheated out of paternity rights; a viewer says her contractor stole more than ,000 from her.
1x110 - Freaky Food Hoarders; Danny DeVito
March 2, 2012
Dr. Mike Dow discusses people with food obsessions; comic Danny DeVito.
1x111 - Anderson's Easy Money Hour
March 5, 2012
Stars of "Shark Tank" hear real business ideas from Anderson's audience; how to make money from a viral video; an online video of a 90-year-old grandmother dancing to Whitney Houston's music.
1x112 - Could You Be Fired Over Your Facebook Page?; A Mom's Double Life
March 6, 2012
A teacher, a Girl Scout leader and a cheerleading coach tell of being fired for things revealed about their personal lives that they posted online; a woman refuses to give up her double life; how to behave in online social media.
1x113 - One-of-a-Kind Primordial Twins
March 7, 2012
Teen twins, one of average size and the other a primordial dwarf; a couple has collected more than 5,000 dolls.
1x114 - Are ADHD Drugs Helping or Hurting Your Kids?; Kristin Davis
March 8, 2012
Mothers have a heated debate about appropriate ways to treat children with ADHD; actress Kristin Davis.
1x115 - Julianne Moore; Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures
March 9, 2012
Actress Julianne Moore; zookeeper Jack Hanna brings exotic animals; chef Andrew Zimmern brings bizarre foods.
1x116 - New STD Website Outs People Without Proof or Consent
March 12, 2012
Anderson confronts the owner of a website that provides a forum for people to publish whether someone has a sexually transmitted disease, sometimes erroneously; two women say their reputations were ruined when their names were added to the list.
1x117 - Families of Serial Killers; Olympic Boxing Hopeful Beats the Odds
March 13, 2012
Family members of convicted murderers and their victims; boxer Quanitta Underwood.
1x118 - TV's Good Wife, Julianna Margulies & Polygamy Dating Sites
March 14, 2012
Actress Julianna Margulies; an online dating site encourages polygamy; a couple with five children look to add another wife to their family.
1x119 - Medical Mysteries With Sanjay Gupta; The Muppets' Miss Piggy
March 15, 2012
Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses medical mysteries; Miss Piggy.
1x120 - Where Are They Now? John Ramsey 15 Years After JonBenét's Death
March 16, 2012
John Ramsey discusses the night his young daughter, JonBenét, was killed and his life afterward.
1x121 - Bethenny Frankel; Million-Dollar Female Inventors; DWTS Preview With Tom Bergeron
March 19, 2012
Tom Bergeron gives a special preview of the upcoming "Dancing With the Stars" season; reality star Bethenny Frankel; a woman who turned one simple idea into a billion-dollar company tells how to be an entrepreneur.
1x122 - TLC's Little Couple; American Idol Eliminated Contestant
March 20, 2012
Reality stars Jennifer and Bill ("The Little Couple"); an "American Idol" castoff; an 85-year-old woman's restaurant review.
1x123 - Caught on Tape; Ashley Judd
March 21, 2012
Video of a man trapped under an avalanche and his dramatic rescue; a flight attendant breaks down and tells passengers that their flight is doomed to crash; skydivers collide; actress Ashley Judd.
1x124 - The Boy Who Cannot Eat; Kathy Bates
March 22, 2012
A family discusses a child who is deathly allergic to food; actress Kathy Bates.
1x125 - The Boy Who Can Not Eat; Mad Med: Jon Hamm & John Slattery
March 23, 2012
A boy with severe food allergies; actors Jon Hamm and John Slattery.
1x126 - Extreme Sleep Disorders; Kristin Chenoweth
March 26, 2012
A woman with a rare sleep disorder called Sleeping Beauty Syndrome; a sleep monitor that determines one's "sleep age"; how to get better sleep; actress Kristin Chenoweth.
1x127 - Modern Day Arranged Marriages; The Bully Project
March 27, 2012
Arranged marriages; a boy featured in "The Bully Project" talks about his experiences.
1x128 - American Idol Contestant Castoff; Long Island Medium; Niecy Nash
March 28, 2012
The latest eliminated contestant from "American Idol"; a Long Island woman claims she can communicate with the dead; actress Niecy Nash.
1x129 - Renegade Moms; Kristen Johnston
March 29, 2012
Mothers whose efforts are making a difference internationally; actress Kristen Johnston.
1x130 - Miss Robbie & Her Son; Dangerous Distractions: What You Need to Know
March 30, 2012
Reality TV star Robbie Montgomery and her son; dangerous distractions; headlines.
1x131 - Outrageous Ways to Save Money; Hypnotism to Lose Weight
April 9, 2012
A hypnotist says simple mind tricks can ward off cravings and discourage a person from overeating; a financial specialist tells how to save money; families go to extremes to build their bank accounts.