Dr. Phil / Season 11 Specials Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Season 17 Season 18 Season 19 Season 20 Season 21 1 - Worst Husbands in America? (Sep 4) 2 - Teen Sex Obsession (Sep 5) 3 - A Mother's Betrayal: "My Mother Adopted My Ex-Boyfriend" (Sep 6) 4 - She Lost Weight, He Lost His Temper (Sep 7) 5 - Out of Control and Out of Options (Sep 10) 6 - A Dr. Phil Exclusive: Friends of George Zimmerman -- “The Most Hated Man in America” -- Speak Out (Sep 11) 7 - Missing or Murdered: Where is 15-Year-Old Erica? 8 - Missing or Murdered: Where is 15-Year-Old Erica? Part 2: The Polygraph 9 - Below Rock Bottom (Sep 3) 10 - Leaving Life in the Tunnels (Sep 4) 11 - Living in Fear: Dr. Phil Confronts My Stalker (Sep 5) 12 - Last Chance or Divorce? (Sep 6) 13 - Secret Life of a Sex Addict (Sep 9) 14 - Tragic Beauty: The Exclusive Story of a Bachelorette's Suicide (Sep 10) 15 - Love Scams: Courted by a Catfish? (Sep 11) 16 - Football Star Accused: Did He Do It? (Sep 12) 17 - Football Star Accused: The Alleged Victim Speaks Out (Sep 13) 18 - Brutal Beauties: The Trouble with Tiffani (Sep 27) 19 - A Dr. Phil Exclusive: Child Prostitute Links Sandusky to Pedophile Ring (Sep 28) 20 - Dirty Divorce? Why Are They Still Living under One Roof? (Oct 1) 21 - Missing: The Mystery of Baby Kate (Oct 2) 22 - Intervention: Heroin, Bath Salts and Meth -- The New Face of Addiction (Oct 3) 23 - Nick Carter Tells All about Hitting Rock Bottom (Sep 23) 24 - Dropout Daughter: Confronting the Boyfriend (Sep 24) 25 - Rapper DMX: The Man behind the Crime Headlines (Sep 25) 26 - Debt Denial?/Mama's Boy Moocher (Sep 26) 27 - Anorexic and Drug Addicted: Saving Morgan (Oct 10) 28 - Scared of My Son (Oct 11) 29 - Fat Attack (Oct 12) 30 - A Twisted Family Tragedy (Oct 15) 31 - When Love Hurts (Oct 16) 32 - Tense Reunions (Oct 17) 33 - Adoption Controversy: Battle over Baby Veronica (Oct 18) 34 - Inside the World of OCD (Oct 19) 35 - Two Amandas (Oct 22) 36 - Little Miss Attitude! (Oct 23) 37 - Never-Ending Abuse? (Oct 24) 38 - New Year’s Mystery: How Did Sheena Die? (Oct 25) 39 - New Year’s Mystery: The Polygraph Test Results (Oct 26) 40 - "My Fiancée vs. My Mom" (Oct 29) 41 - Bully Backlash (Oct 30) 42 - Confronting Narcissistic Personalities (Oct 31) 43 - House on Fire: A Family Divided (Nov 1) 44 - Daughter Accused of Faking Pregnancy (Nov 2) 45 - Dr. Phil Visits Monster In-Law Khalood (Nov 5) 46 - Teen Mama Drama: Did She Get Pregnant to Get on TV? (Nov 6) 47 - Love: The Good, The Bad and The Painful (Nov 7) 48 - Moms Who Hate Their Own Children (Nov 8) 49 - Million-Dollar Custody Battle (Nov 9) 50 - Dr. Phil Mystery: Was Morgan Murdered by Stalkers? (Nov 12) 51 - Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World (Nov 13) 52 - Broken Bones, Broken Hearts and Broken Engagements? (Nov 14) 53 - Dr. Phil Interrogates: Is He a Con Man? (Nov 15) 54 - Little Liars? (Nov 16) 55 - World's Biggest Bride Update (Nov 19) 56 - In Love and Illegal? (Nov 20) 57 - Unbearable In-Laws (Nov 21) 58 - Twisted Grief (Nov 22) 59 - The Ultimate Freeloaders (Nov 23) 60 - Overwhelmed and Frazzled (Nov 26) 61 - How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex (Dec 5) 62 - Who Is the Best Celebrity Babysitter? (Nov 28) 63 - Beaten, Starved and Locked in a Room? (Nov 29) 64 - To Catch a Catfish: An Online Dating Predator Exposed (Nov 30) 65 - Skeptics Beware: The Psychic Intuitives Are Here (Dec 3) 66 - Move On or Move Out (Dec 4) 67 - How to Talk to Your Kids about Sex (Dec 5) 68 - Young, Reckless and Enabled (Dec 6) 69 - Home Invasions (Dec 7) 70 - Mama's Boys (Dec 10) 71 - Killer Mom: The Sole Survivor and Remarry or Run? (Dec 11) 72 - Weatherman's Real Life Hangover (Dec 12) 73 - Controversial Parenting (Dec 13) 74 - Time Does Not Heal All Wounds (Dec 14) 75 - Profile of a School Shooter (Dec 17) 76 - The Littlest Witnesses: How Children Grieve (Dec 18) 77 - Sudden Tragedy, Lasting Grief (Dec 19) 78 - Little Miss Attitude! (Dec 20) 79 - Top Model Intervention (Dec 21) 80 - Mama's Boys (Dec 24) 81 - Inside the World of OCD (Dec 25) 82 - To Catch a Catfish: An Online Dating Predator Exposed (Dec 26) 83 - Dirty Divorce? Why Are They Still Living under One Roof? (Dec 27) 84 - Children of Affairs (Dec 28) 85 - New Year: Change Your Life (Dec 31) 86 - Smart People, Bad Choices (Jan 1) 87 - New Year Mama Drama (Jan 2) 88 - A Mother's Shameful Past (Jan 3) 89 - The Truth about Liars (Jan 4) 90 - Crazy, Stupid Love (Jan 7) 91 - Elder Abuse (Jan 8) 92 - Teenage Rage (Jan 9) 93 - Ashley Toye: Monster or Mistake? (Jan 10) 94 - Bipolar and Mentally Ill Moms (Jan 11) 95 - Young, Innocent and Held Captive (Jan 14) 96 - Is Mom Playing Favorites? (Jan 15) 97 - Adult Temper Tantrums (Jan 16) 98 - Football, Booze and Bad Behavior (Jan 17) 99 - Girls Who Bash Girls Who Dress Sexy (Jan 18) 100 - Good Luck Fixing Me, Dr. Phil! (Jan 21) 101 - Children Sent Away: Trapped and Tortured? (Jan 22) 102 - Distorted Beauty (Jan 23) 103 - Shocking Mom Revelations (Jan 24) 104 - My In-Laws Tried to Kill Me (Jan 25) 105 - Teenage Wasteland (Jan 28) 106 - Too Hot? (Jan 29) 107 - Why Men Cheat (Jan 30) 108 - Exclusive: The Man behind the Manti Te’o Girlfriend Hoax (Jan 31) 109 - Exclusive: The Man behind the Manti Te’o Girlfriend Hoax Comes Clean (Feb 1) 110 - Soccer Mom Madam Confession (Feb 4) 111 - Actress Accused: Was She an Accomplice to Murder? (Feb 5) 112 - Baby Snatcher — Barely Escaping a Fetal Abduction? (Feb 6) 113 - I Hate My Daughter-In-Law (Feb 7) 114 - Did He Kill His Wife? (Feb 8) 115 - My Friend is Too Obsessed with Me (Feb 11) 116 - His Girlfriend Robbed Him Blind (Feb 12) 117 - The Boy in the Bunker: The Exclusive Interview with Ethan and His Mother (Feb 13) 118 - My Son Picked the Wrong Fiancée (Feb 14) 119 - Casey Anthony's Attorney: What He Wants to Reveal to Dr. Phil (Feb 15) 120 - Dr. Phil Mystery: Hit and Run Killing or Falsely Accused? (Feb 18) 121 - Absentee Mom, Clueless Dad? (Feb 19) 122 - Scammed and Duped? (Feb 20) 123 - Heroin in Suburbia: A Town Intervention (Feb 21) 124 - Outrageous Parenting Styles (Feb 22) 125 - Young, Online and Out of Control (Feb 25) 126 - The Disappearance of Dylan: Who's to Blame? (Feb 26) 127 - The Search for Dylan: The Polygraph Drama (Feb 27) 128 - NBA Player's Battle with Anxiety Lands Him on the Bench (Feb 28) 129 - My Daughter is Lazy and Entitled (Mar 1) 130 - A Family Secret, A Family Struggle (Mar 4) 131 - Scared of My Spouse (Apr 9) 132 - Ferocious Teens (Mar 6) 133 - Falsely Accused of Being a Deadbeat Mom? (Mar 7) 134 - "Good Luck Fixing Me, Dr. Phil!" (Mar 8) 135 - Desperate Searches (Mar 11) 136 - Obsessed with Love (Mar 12) 137 - Ex-Wives Seeking Justice (Mar 13) 138 - In Love and Illegal? (Mar 14) 139 - Love: The Good, The Bad and The Painful (Mar 15) 140 - Two Amandas (Mar 18) 141 - His Girlfriend Robbed Him Blind (Mar 19) 142 - Confronting Narcissistic Personalities (Mar 20) 143 - Teen Mama Drama: Did She Get Pregnant to Get on TV? (Mar 21) 144 - House on Fire: A Family Divided (Mar 22) 145 - My Husband is a Fugitive, but I Love Him (Mar 25) 146 - Dangerous Revenge (Mar 26) 147 - Dangerous Minds: Women Who Snap (Mar 27) 148 - Young, Innocent and Held Captive (Mar 28) 149 - Controversial Parenting (Mar 29) 150 - Shocking Mom Revelations (Apr 1) 151 - Misbehaving Moms? (Apr 2) 152 - Crazy or Just Complex: What is Wrong with My Loved One? (Apr 3) 153 - J.R. Martinez Opens up to Dr. Phil (Apr 4) 154 - Affair Aftermath (Apr 5) 155 - My Controlling Mother Wants My Fiancé Gone (Apr 8) 156 - Scared of My Spouse (Apr 9) 157 - Disruptive Daughters (Apr 10) 158 - From Star Athlete to Call Girl (May 16) 159 - Abandoned by Our Mom (Apr 12) 160 - Kids Pick a Side: Mom or Dad (Apr 15) 161 - Child Star Scams? (Apr 16) 162 - In the News: Stabbed, Shot with a Stun Gun and Attacked (Apr 17) 163 - Explosive Relationships (Apr 18) 164 - Teen Mom Farrah Exposed (Apr 19) 165 - 10 Kids, 1 Affair: The Ultimate Divide? (Apr 22) 166 - My Best Friend is Trying to Steal My Child (Apr 23) 167 - Teen Pregnancy Trap? (Apr 24) 168 - Catfish with a Twist (Apr 25) 169 - Gorgeous, Gifted and Brutal (Apr 26) 170 - Confronting the Girl Who Shot Me In the Face (Apr 29) 171 - A Violent Love Intervention (Apr 30) 172 - Saving Julie: The Final Decision (May 1) 173 - Reality Teen Princess Arrested (May 2) 174 - Trapped by My Cop Abuser: Why Won't Anyone Believe Me? (May 3) 175 - The Ultimate Home Invasion (May 6) 176 - Peeping Tom Husband: Hidden Webcam and Secret Videos (May 7) 177 - Give Me Back My Son (May 8) 178 - The Wife, Her Ex-Cop Lover and the Husband She Tried to Kill (May 9) 179 - My Wife Shot Me in the Head (May 10) 180 - The Rescue of Jessica Buchanan (May 13) 181 - Turning a Blind Eye? (May 14) 182 - I Abducted a Baby/ Confessions of a Sociopath (May 15) 183 - From Star Athlete to Call Girl (May 16) 184 - Marry My Ex and You'll Be Sorry (May 17) 185 - A Dr. Phil Exclusive: Runaway Mom Speaks Out (May 20) 186 - Are My Children in a Cult? (May 21) 187 - It’s Either Me or Your Deadbeat Son (May 22) 188 - It's Either Me or Your Deadbeat Son Part 2: Meet Grandma (May 23) 189 - Parenting Disaster: Extreme Excuses (May 24) 190 - Intense Family Drama (May 27) 191 - Young, Online and Out of Control (May 28) 192 - A Twisted Family Tragedy (May 29) 193 - My Fiancée vs. My Mom (May 30) 194 - Never-Ending Abuse? (May 31) 195 - Adult Temper Tantrums (Jun 3) 196 - A Mother's Shameful Past (Jun 4) 197 - Edge of Insanity: My Schizophrenic Child (Jun 5) 198 - Adoption Controversy: Battle over Baby Veronica (Jun 6) 199 - Daughter Accused of Faking Pregnancy (Jun 7) 200 - When Love Hurts (Jun 10) 201 - My Friend is Too Obsessed with Me (Jun 11) 202 - Is Mom Playing Favorites? (Jun 12) 203 - Bully Backlash (Jun 13) 204 - Teenage Rage (Jun 14) 205 - Move On or Move Out (Jun 17) 206 - Lying, Spending Spouses (Jun 18) 207 - Young, Reckless and Enabled (Jun 19) 208 - Killer Mom: The Sole Survivor and Remarry or Run? (Jun 20) 209 - Little Liars? (Jun 21) 210 - Brutal Beauties (Jun 24) 211 - Brutal Beauties: The Trouble with Tiffani (Jun 25) 212 - Absentee Mom, Clueless Dad? (Jun 26) 213 - Deadly New Accusations: A Murder Mystery? (Jun 27) 214 - Distorted Beauty (Jun 28) 215 - Broken Bones, Broken Hearts and Broken Engagements? (Jul 1) 216 - Dangerous Revenge (Jul 2) 217 - Elder Abuse (Jul 3) 218 - Weatherman's Real Life Hangover (Jul 4) 219 - Fat Attack (Jul 5) 220 - Bipolar and Mentally Ill Moms (Jul 8) 221 - Outrageous Parenting Styles (Jul 9) 222 - Dr. Phil Mystery: Was Morgan Murdered by Stalkers? (Jul 10) 223 - Million-Dollar Custody Battle (Jul 11) 224 - Why Men Cheat (Jul 12) 225 - My Ex Is Accused of Murder (Jul 15) 226 - Young and Reckless/Ask Dr. Phil (Jul 16) 227 - Secrets, Betrayals and Shocking Revelations (Jul 17) 228 - Affairs, Obsessions and Extreme Parenting (Jul 18) 229 - Violent Twins Return (Jul 19) 230 - Trayvon's Parents, Zimmerman's Best Friend: The Verdict Reaction (Jul 22) 231 - Obsessed with Love (Jul 23) 232 - Too Hot? (Jul 24) 233 - Tense Reunions (Jul 25) 234 - I Hate My Daughter-In-Law (Jul 26) 235 - Scammed and Duped? (Jul 29) 236 - The Ultimate Home Invasion (Jul 30) 237 - Did He Kill His Wife? (Jul 31) 238 - Desperate Searches (Aug 1) 239 - Skeptics Beware: The Psychic Intuitives Are Here (Aug 2) 240 - Teen Pregnancy Trap? (Aug 5) 241 - Scared of My Spouse (Aug 6) 242 - My Son Picked the Wrong Fiancée" (Aug 7) 243 - Peeping Tom Husband: Hidden Webcam and Secret Videos (Aug 8) 244 - Disruptive Daughters (Aug 9) 245 - Catfish with a Twist (Aug 12) 246 - Reality Teen Princess Arrested (Aug 13) 247 - Confronting the Girl Who Shot Me in the Face (Aug 14) 248 - 10 Kids, 1 Affair: The Ultimate Divide? (Aug 15) 249 - Give Me Back My Son (Aug 16) 250 - Turning a Blind Eye? (Aug 19) 251 - Missing or Murdered: Where is 15-Year-Old Erica? (Aug 20) 252 - Missing or Murdered: Where is 15-Year-Old Erica? Part 2: The Polygraph (Aug 21) 253 - Parenting Disaster: Extreme Excuses (Aug 22) 254 - Trapped by My Cop Abuser: Why Won't Anyone Believe Me? (Aug 23) 255 - It’s Either Me or Your Deadbeat Son (Aug 26) 256 - It's Either Me or Your Deadbeat Son" Part 2: Meet Grandma (Aug 27)
Season 11 · Episode 117 The Boy in the Bunker: The Exclusive Interview with Ethan and His Mother Feb 13, 2013 · 1h
On February 4, 2013, FBI officials rescued then-5-year-old Ethan from an underground bunker in Alabama, where he had been held hostage for nearly one week by 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes, who was killed during the raid. Investigators say Dykes, a former sailor and Vietnam veteran, stormed a school bus carrying 21 children a week earlier, shot and killed the driver and then abducted Ethan. In an exclusive interview, Ethan, who just celebrated his sixth birthday, talks to Dr. Phil along with his mother, Jennifer.
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When did Dr. Phil Season 11 Episode 117 air? Dr. Phil Season 11 Episode 117 aired on February 13, 2013.
How long is Dr. Phil Season 11 Episode 117? This episode runs for approximately 60 minutes.
