Dr. Phil 18
2019-09-09 | Talk | 180 episodes22 Seasons
Episode
A “Jackass” Star’s Road to Rehab: Bam’s Cry for Help (2019)
Bam Margera rose to fame as the star of the hit MTV series “Jackass,” but now, the reality star has reached out to Dr. Phil with a cry for help. In an emotional interview, Bam faces his mother and wife. Will he agree to go to treatment and get help? In this Dr. Phil exclusive, follow Bam's road to recovery.
Scammed By an Imposter Posing as Miranda Lambert (2019)
Shirley wrote to Dr. Phil because her husband, Dean, thought he was in direct contact with the country singer, Miranda Lambert. Even though he later found out he’s been scammed by multiple “Miranda” scammers, he says his love for Miranda Lambert did not stop. In fact, he’s doubled down, and now, he says he and Shirley are just roommates. They both say they need Dr. Phil’s help because they want to find out what’s going on in Dean’s head before he goes too far down the rabbit hole of his “obsession” with the star.
Social Media Meltdown: Parenting Gone Wild (2019)
Three moms say they were livestreaming, or posting videos, for what they thought was just their private audience of social media friends -- but they say their videos have now reached over 100 million views combined. Dr. Phil takes a closer look at the stories behind these viral videos to find out why the women's buttons were pushed. First, Karen, a mother of a now 17-year-old, says she went on her daughter's Snapchat after she found her daughter’s boyfriend hiding in her closet! Then, Cassandra, a young mother of two, says she began livestreaming on Facebook to vent after she was very upset after a conversation with police officers and her children’s school. Dr. Phil will also talk to a mother who posted a controversial video when she decided she had enough with her 2-year-old son's picky eating habits!
Desperate for Insta-Fame (2019)
Twenty-one-year-old Jessy says she is so consumed with finding social media fame, that she spends over 11 hours a day researching, planning, and taping outrageous, sometimes offensive, content just for “likes” and “follows.” She says when her Instagram was temporarily shut down, her career flashed before her eyes, because she believed she was “nothing without her followers.” Then, Ava, a former guest, returns to the stage to admit that she put on an act to gain followers last season on Dr. Phil. Ava says she didn’t listen to any of Dr. Phil’s advice and had to learn the hard way about the temptations of Insta-Fame. And, Nastassia, a fitness influencer, also weighs in to share her story on how she found Insta-Fame and success at just 19 years old. Will Jessy take the advice from Ava, Nastassia, or Dr. Phil?
Caught Between Two Brittanys (2019)
Brittany and Jeramie met in high school and have been in an on-and-off relationship for 18 years, which has led to a tumultuous co-parenting relationship. Within the past year, Jeramie re-connected with an old classmate, Brittney, and moved her into his home. Jeramie has renamed the women “B1” and “B2,” in order to keep them straight. Brittany resents Brittney for “playing mom,” while Jeramie says his girlfriend provides a stable home life that his ex-wife never could.
