Dr. Phil / Season 16 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 - Singer Sinéad O'Connor Speaks Out After Hotel Breakdown: The Exclusive Interview (Sep 12) 2 - A Daughter's Suicide; Parents Grieving, Her Law Student Boyfriend Falsely Accused? (Sep 13) 3 - Our Know-It-All High School Dropout Daughter Wants to Be a YouTube Star! (Sep 14) 4 - Three DUIs & Multiple Arrests: Our Sweet Little Granny Has Become a Pill-Popping, Vodka-Drinking Menace to Society! (Sep 15) 5 - I've Given My Drug Addict Son Over 3 Million Dollars, but I've Done It to Keep Him Alive (Sep 18) 6 - My Sister Is Over $50,000 in Debt, Sold Her Car, Lost Her Savings and Has Sold Her Home, All Because She's in Love With a Guy in Egypt! (Sep 19) 7 - Stalking, Hiding in the Bushes, and a Restraining Order: A Teen Girl's Obsession With Her Ex-Boyfriend (Sep 20) 8 - I Lost 300 Pounds, & Men Think I'm Hot, but My Fiance Says I'm Not (Sep 21) 9 - From PTA Mom to Addicted and Homeless In Her Luxury SUV (Sep 22) 10 - We Are Being Terrorized by Our Violent, Car-Stealing, Drug-Using Teen Daughters (Sep 25) 11 - Partners in Crime: Two Teen Sisters Are Confronted! (Sep 26) 12 - 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! (Sep 27) 13 - How Did My Daughter Go From Working as a Successful School Counselor With a Master's Degree to Neglecting Her Family and Living in an RV!? (Sep 28) 14 - Our Soccer Mom Had an Affair, Abandoned Our Family and Now Wants Forgiveness! (Sep 29) 15 - My Brother Changed His Name to Sexy Vegan, Wears Speedos in Public, and Is Spending My Mom's 11 Million Dollar Inheritance (Oct 2) 16 - A 5-year-old Found Murdered by Dad After Trip to Amusement Park: His Mother Speaks Out (Oct 3) 17 - My Son Is Living in a Tent Because My Husband Won't Allow Him to Come Home; I Fear My Son Is Losing His Mind (Oct 4) 18 - Abducted Twice, Brainwashed and Molested: Actress Jan Broberg's Story (Oct 5) 19 - Aftermath of an American Tragedy: Healing after the Horror in Vegas (Oct 6) 20 - My Wife Enables Our Mooching; Violent, Lazy Son Who Lives in Our Back Yard (Oct 9) 21 - Foster Care, an Ankle Bracelet, and House Arrest; I Blame My Parents For My Messed Up Life (Oct 10) 22 - Our Pregnant, Rageaholic, 18-Year-Old Daughter Is Abusing Our Entire Family! (Oct 11) 23 - My Sister and Brother-In-Law Are Allowing Their 15-Year-Old Son to Drop Out of School and Run the Household (Oct 12) 24 - My Ex Blames Me For Our Dog Napping, Car Stealing, Credit Card Opening, 8-Year-Old Son! (Oct 13) 25 - Our 21-Year-Old Daughter Is Gorgeous, Wild and Violent (Oct 16) 26 - Drinking, Drugs, and a Shocking Revelation: Can Danielle Be Saved? (Oct 17) 27 - My Meddling Monster-in-Law Who Lives Next Door Doesn't Want Me to Remarry My Ex-Husband (Oct 18) 28 - Our Runaway Teen Daughter Thinks She's in Love With an Older Man Who Police Allege Raped and Threatened Her (Oct 19) 29 - I Think My Husband's Narcissistic Ex Is Faking Cancer and Making Our Stepsons Sick (Oct 20) 37 - Three Sisters Confront Their Stepfather: Did He Do It? The Polygraph Results Revealed (Nov 1) 38 - Help! My 14-Year-Old Daughter Is Being Brainwashed to Be a Party Girl by Her Mother! (Nov 2) 39 - Mother-in-Law & Daughter-in-Law Face Off: Is Kaylie a Negligent Mom Who Should Go to Jail? (Nov 3) 40 - Accused of Faking Pregnancies and Baby Deaths: Is She Scamming Men or a Victim? (Nov 6) 51 - Mother Knows Best: A Story of Munchausen by Proxy and Murder 52 - Gypsy Rose: From Wheelchair Bound to Behind Bars for Murder (Nov 22) 62 - I Believe My Pregnant Daughter's Boyfriend Is Abusing Her (Dec 7) 70 - My Quadruplet Son, Who Was an Honors Student, Dropped Out of College, Was Hospitalized 8 Times and Choked His Psychiatrist (Dec 19) 72 - My Ex-Fiancé Beat Me With a Meat Tenderizer, Snapped My Vertebrae and Left Me to Die (Jan 4) 74 - My Husband's Religious Beliefs Are Ruining Our Family, and Now CPS Has Our Children. Can We Get Them Back? (Jan 8) 77 - Starting Fires, Killing Cats, Torturing Her Brother. ‘I’m Afraid of My 11-Year-Old Daughter’ (Jan 11) 79 - Help! My Narcissist Ex Is Abusing My Children and Nobody Believes Me! (Jan 15) 80 - Our 15-Year-Old Criminal Daughter Is Ruining Her Life and Our Marriage! (Jan 16) 81 - Dr. Phil, You're Our Last Hope; Amazing Stories of Recovery (Jan 17) 82 - My Husband Refuses to Get a Job and Believes He Is Going to Become a Famous Murder Rapper (Jan 18) 83 - Spiritual Leader in the Spotlight: Ex-Rabbi Accused (Jan 19) 84 - My Daughter Is Being Brainwashed by a Psychic and I Think He Is a Con Artist (Jan 22) 85 - Double Trouble Brothers: What Happened to Mike and Matt? (Jan 23) 86 - We Believe a Lying, Scheming Con Artist Has Scammed Disaster Relief Donations (Jan 24) 87 - 40 Trips to the ER, 27 Doctors, and 50 Christmas Trees. My Daughter Is a Hypochondriac and a Hoarder! (Jan 25) 88 - My Mooching Mom Has Cost Me $100K and Needs to Get Out of My House! (Jan 26) 89 - Inside the California House of Horrors: 13 Children Allegedly Shackled, Starved and Abused (Jan 29) 90 - Critical Crossfire: My Husband's Ex-Wife Accused Me of Poisoning and Kidnapping Her Son (Jan 30) 91 - A Woman Terrified of Food ... And What Happened to Sexy Vegan? (Jan 31) 92 - I'm in Love with Someone From My Social Media Whom I've Never Met (Feb 1) 93 - My First Face-To-Face Meeting with The Girl Who is Obsessed and in Love With Me Online (Feb 2) 94 - Accusations of Lies, Child Sex Abuse and Stalking (Feb 5) 95 - Shocking Accusations of Child Sexual Abuse: Searching for the Truth (Feb 6) 96 - "Help! My 21-Year-Old Daughter is a Homeless Escort Neglecting Her Son" (Feb 7) 97 - "My Mom is Delusional! She Thinks She’s Married to Tyler Perry and Has Sent Her Catfish $100,000!" (Feb 8) 98 - Two Sisters Confront Their Mom Who Says She’s Married To Tyler Perry: Can Karla Be Convinced She Was Scammed? (Feb 9) 99 - “Our Daughter Who We Believe Has Faked Pregnancies and Stolen Money Blames Her Behavior on Having Mental Issues” (Feb 12) 100 - The Daughter, The Girlfriend and the Wife: “We Want to Confront The Man in Our Life” (Feb 13) 101 - Dennis’ Daughter From a Secret Affair Confronts Him (Feb 14) 102 - “Our Daughter is Brainwashed by a Man Who Envisions Himself Being the King of a Commune of Women” (Feb 15) 103 - “My Sister Drove From Canada to Mexico Searching for the Ex-Lover She Claims Sends Her Secret Messages via Songs on The Radio” (Feb 16) 104 - "My Husband is a Sex Addict and Even Exposed Himself to My Mother. I Need the Whole Truth!" (Feb 19) 105 - "I Want My Ex-Husband Out of My Life So My 81-Year-Old Fiancé Can Adopt My Children" (Feb 20) 106 - The Valentine's Day Tragedy; Profile Of An Accused School Shooter (Feb 21) 107 - Nearly 19 Years After Columbine; Survivors Speak To Parkland Students (Feb 22) 108 - "The Homeless Woman We Rescued Reported Us for Child Abuse" (Feb 23) 109 - “My Sister is Facing Multiple Felonies and Losing Custody of Her Children, but She Claims She’s the Victim” (Feb 26) 110 - “Sexually Abused by My Father, and He Blames Me; Are There More Victims?” (Feb 27) 111 - Was Kim Bob’s Only Victim? His Stepdaughter’s Accusation (Feb 28) 112 - “Help! My Daughter was Possessed, Had Three Exorcisms, and It is Still Ruining Her Life!” (Mar 1) 113 - A Woman Terrified of Food ... And What Happened to Sexy Vegan? (Mar 2) 114 - From Fearless Secret Service Special Agent to Being Trapped in a Troubled Marriage (Mar 5) 115 - Anthony Scaramucci and Wife Deidre Reveal How Their Marriage Survived 11 Days in the White House & "My Sister and Her Ex-Husband Need a Referee or Someone is Going to Get Hurt" (Mar 6) 116 - "Our Mother is a Gold Digger Who Chose Her Boyfriend over Us" (Mar 7) 117 - We Want to Evict Our Violent Mooching Son; Will Kyle Move Out? (Mar 13) 119 - Actor Terry Crews Speaks Out About Fatherhood, Hollywood; The Me Too Movement; My Stalker Ex Hired a Private Investigator To Follow Me (Mar 14) 120 - 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! (Mar 19) 121 - Demi Lovato: Up Close and Personal (Mar 20) 122 - Help, Dr. Phil! My Father Has Extreme Munchausen and It's Destroying the Entire Family (Mar 26) 123 - Our 48-Year-Old Son Claims We Fired Him 200 Times, Stole the Family Business and Turned Him Into a Felon (Mar 27) 124 - My Wife Claims She Is Allergic to Everything, Including Intimacy With Me! It's Destroying Our Marriage (Mar 28) 125 - Our Pregnant Daughter With Dreams of Being Rich and Famous Is Destitute in Las Vegas (Apr 2) 126 - Homeless Mom in Vegas: Jessica and Her Backstage Drama and Every Day She's Hustling ... Vivica A. Fox on Love and Life Lessons Learned (Apr 3) 127 - SOS! My Beautiful Violinist Daughter Is Living in a Shelter (Apr 4) 128 - My Granddaughter Is a Danger to Our Family. Is Her Mom to Blame? (Apr 5) 129 - Our Mother Blames Us for Her Being a Violent, Raging Drunk (Apr 6) 130 - Cold Case I Didn’t Murder My 15-Year-Old Sister! The False Accusations and Small Town Gossip Haunt Me (Apr 9) 131 - My Son Blames His Grandmother's Murder for Him Being a Violent, Neglectful Mooch (Apr 10) 132 - When Love Hurts (Apr 11) 133 - The Woman Who Adopted Me Just Stole My Baby (Apr 12) 134 - I Was Held Hostage by My Narcissist Ex. Now I Want to Help His Fiancee (Apr 13) 135 - She Stabbed and Killed the Man Who Claimed to Have Disposed Natalee Hollyway's (Apr 16) 136 - My Daughter Abandoned Her Young Children for a Toxic Relationship (Apr 17) 137 - Episode 137 (Apr 18) 138 - Should I Leave My Angry, Money-Hungry Husband? (Apr 19) 139 - My Wife's Son Can't Function in Society and I'm Ready to Kick Him Out! (Apr 20) 140 - Our Daughter Is Starving Herself to Death and It's Killing Our Family (Apr 23) 141 - Down to 75 Pounds: Can Jordan Be Saved? (Apr 24) 142 - I Wish I Was Never a Mother, but I Have 5 Children (Apr 25) 143 - I Shot My Lying, Cheating, Manipulative, Narcissistic, Millionaire Boyfriend, and Now I Want to Marry Him (Apr 26) 144 - Accusations of Drugging and Indoctrination: One Man's Days Inside the Controversial Church of Wells (Apr 27) 145 - Inside the Church of Wells: One Family's Struggle to Save Their Daughter (Apr 30) 146 - "My 15-Year-Old Daughter is a Rich and Spoiled Beverly Hills Brat!" (May 1) 147 - "I Was in Prison for Reckless Homicide and Now My Sister Needs to Give My Kids Back" (May 2) 148 - "I’ve Turned My Life Around but My Sister Refuses to Give My Children Back!" (May 3) 149 - "Blame It on a Religious Upbringing or a Dark Family Secret? My 19-Year-Old Daughter is Living a Dangerous Double Life" (May 4) 150 - “Love, Hip Hop, And Cyberstalking?” (May 7) 151 - Millionaire’s Brother Found Liable for the Death of Rebecca Zahau: What Her Family Says (May 8) 152 - My Destructive and Angry Teen Daughter Blames Me after I Left Her Father for His Best Friend! (May 9) 153 - My Fiancé is Making Me Choose Between My Identical Twin Sister or Him! (May 10) 154 - Enough is Enough! My College Dropout Daughter Needs To Grow Up! (May 11) 155 - My Mom is Out of Control Since Dad Died. She Lost 100 Lbs, Parties, and Plans to Run Away with a Man She’s Never Met (May 14) 156 - My Out-of-Control Mom Faces Her Online Love: Is She Being Scammed? (May 15) 157 - Help! Our Bieber-Obsessed Daughter Went From Insta-Famous to Homeless and Hacked (May 16) 158 - Wife of Man Who Ran Away to Mexico with Teenage Daughter’s Best Friend Speaks Out (May 17) 159 - 20 Years of Accusations. A Mother Who Wants to Protect Her Children, and a Father Desperate to Clear His Name. Who’s Telling the Truth? (May 18) 160 - I Believe My Son's Bizarre Fiancee Lied About Having a Miscarriage (May 21) 161 - Jilly Juice Claims to Cure Cancer Regrow Missing Limbs (May 22) 162 - My Wife Went from Selling Multi-Million Dollar Homes to Selling Cuddles Online (May 23) 163 - Alaska Comes Clean (May 24) 164 - The Wife of Serial Killer Shawn Grate Speaks Out (May 25) 165 - My Ex-Wife's `Voices' Told Her to Divorce Me, and Now She Wants Me Back! (Aug 27) 166 - Abandoned Twice as a Child: A Mother-and-Son Confrontation; Help, Dr. Phil! My Daughter Needs to Get out of Bed, Get Moving, and Get a Job (Aug 28) 167 - My Constant Battle to Not Become a Serial Killer (Aug 29) 168 - Accused of Faking Multiple Pregnancies and Baby Deaths: The Aftermath (Aug 30) 169 - My Out-of-Control 15-Year-Old Son Was Kicked Out of Public, Private and Military School (Aug 31) 170 - My 15-Year-Old Daughter Is Facing a Felony Charge for Distributing Child Pornography (Sep 4) 171 - I Shot My Abusive Husband in Self-Defense and My Daughter Won't Forgive Me (Sep 5) 172 - My Fiance's 8-Year-Old Son Tried to Kill Me (Sep 6) 173 - My Husband Blames Me for Blowing His $1 Million Settlemen (Sep 7)
Season 16 · Episode 51 Mother Knows Best: A Story of Munchausen by Proxy and Murder TBA · 1h
Gypsy Rose Blanchard's mother forces her to pretend to be sick, makes her undergo countless surgeries, shaves her head, has a feeding tube inserted and makes her use a wheelchair; the deceit and torture eventually breed a contempt leading to murder.
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