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The Best Episodes of 19 Kids and Counting

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19 Kids and Counting, rendered graphically as 19 Kids & Counting in its onscreen logo, is an American reality television show on TLC. The show is about the Duggar family, which consists of parents Jim

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    19 Kids and Counting Season 13 Episode 5 - Graduation & a Surprise
    5.6/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Graduation & a Surprise

    S13:E5

    Josiah is graduating! Before the family can welcome 400 of their friends to celebrate, they must clean up a huge mess. Anna & Josh are preparing to host the entire clan for a holiday meal but they get an unexpected phone call with a big surprise.

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  2. 19 Kids and Counting Season 15 Episode 3 - Bridesmaids and Babies
    5.6/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Bridesmaids and Babies

    S15:E3

    With only 6 weeks until the big day, Jessa & Ben are in the thick of wedding planning. Meanwhile, Jill & Derick are preparing for parenthood at their first midwife visit. And Jinger is behind the lens as she takes Ben & Jessa's engagement photos.

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  3. 19 Kids and Counting Season 13 Episode 6 - Duggars Reunited
    5.4/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Duggars Reunited

    S13:E6

    The Duggars have arrived in DC! The older girls brave driving in DC to record their audiobook. Josie, Jordyn & Mackynzie celebrate their 4th birthday by making candy! Later, the family visits a skating rink with lots of slips and falls.

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  4. 19 Kids and Counting Season 4 Episode 4 - Duggars Movin' Out
    5.2/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Duggars Movin' Out

    S4:E4

    The Duggar family is on the move to Little Rock, AR to be closer to Josie, who remains in the neonatal intensive care unit. But with Jim Bob and Michelle busy with Josie, Grandma Duggar is left to set up the new home and watch over the little kids.

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  5. 19 Kids and Counting Season 15 Episode 2 - Jessa Says Yes to the Dress
    5.2/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Jessa Says Yes to the Dress

    S15:E2

    Jessa goes wedding dress shopping! Mix in Michelle and several other Duggars & Seewalds and there are a lot of opinions to go around, but everyone knows it's the bride's opinion that counts. And Jill & Derick receive a special gift from the DC Duggars.

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  6. 19 Kids and Counting Season 4 Episode 2 - Josie Duggar's First Christmas
    5.0/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Josie Duggar's First Christmas

    S4:E2

    The Duggars have already received an early Christmas present - the nineteenth Duggar, Josie. We'll track her progress and watch as the Duggars recount Christmases past.

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  7. 19 Kids and Counting Season 3 Episode 3 - Duggars in Dixie
    4.8/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Duggars in Dixie

    S3:E3

    The Duggars are packing and preparing for a trip to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Watch as the Duggars take in the best of Dixie, including a trip to Dolly Parton's famous Dixie Stampede.

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  8. 19 Kids and Counting Season 15 Episode 16 - Nesting and Room Re-Do
    4.8/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Nesting and Room Re-Do

    S15:E16

    The Duggar girls decide it's time for a bedroom-redo since Jill and Jessa have moved out. Jill spends the day shopping for nursery furniture. Meanwhile, Anna has her first midwifery appointment in DC. Back in Arkansas, Josie experiences a medical crisis.

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  9. 19 Kids and Counting Season 2 Episode 2 - Lights, Camera, Duggars
    4.7/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Lights, Camera, Duggars

    S2:E2

    While they may not watch much television the Duggars are always up for a good movie. In this episode they travel to the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival. Watch as they take in the films and chat with their favorite movie star, Kirk Cameron.

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  10. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 1 - Big Family Meets Big Apple
    4.6/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Big Family Meets Big Apple

    S1:E1

    The Duggars are heading to New York City to be featured on NBC's Today Show as part of Mother's Day. However, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have a big secret – Michelle is expecting baby #18, and the Duggars are trying to keep the news a secret until they can surprise the other 17 children on national television.

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  11. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 3 - Josh Gets Engaged
    4.5/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Josh Gets Engaged

    S1:E3

    This episode features the Duggars rules about dating and courtship and includes a hidden camera view of oldest son Josh popping the big question to his fiancee Anna on her 20th birthday.

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  12. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 8 - Trading Places, Duggar Style
    4.4/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Trading Places, Duggar Style

    S1:E8

    Each Duggar has his/her own chores (or jurisdictions, as they call them), which are somewhat gender-specific. However, Jim Bob decides that, on this day, the jurisdictions will switch and the boys will do the cooking, laundry and cleaning, while the girls learn the basics about car repairs.

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  13. 19 Kids and Counting Season 4 Episode 1 - Special Duggar Delivery
    4.2/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Special Duggar Delivery

    S4:E1

    The Duggar family is no stranger to welcoming a new baby to the family. But when complications arise, Jim Bob and Michelle meet baby nineteen, Josie, earlier than expected. Watch as the family welcomes Josie with a Duggar-sized amount of hope and love.

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  14. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 5 - When Big Families Collide
    4.0/10(15 votes)

    #14 - When Big Families Collide

    S1:E5

    The Bates clan, a fellow mega-family from Tennessee (Gil, Kelly and their 16 children, with another on the way), decide to pay the Duggars a visit to their new Arkansas home. The episode centers around the logistical challenges of nearly 40 people in one house, as well as the similarities and differences between the two families.

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  15. 19 Kids and Counting Season 3 Episode 15 - 20 Years, 20 Duggars
    3.6/10(12 votes)

    #15 - 20 Years, 20 Duggars

    S3:E15

    The Duggars are not the typical family, but with twenty family members and twenty years under their belts they have made it work. Jim Bob and Michelle take a look back at their beginnings as a family and strengthen their future by renewing their vows.

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  16. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 2 - Duggars Do New York
    3.4/10(18 votes)

    #16 - Duggars Do New York

    S1:E2

    The Duggar's visit to New York City continues, as they visit Central Park and Times Square.

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  17. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 7 - Cheaper by the Duggars
    3.2/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Cheaper by the Duggars

    S1:E7

    The Duggars explain their ways of thriftiness -- they do not use credit cards, only debit cards or cash; they purchase clothing from second hand stores, groceries from Aldi, grow their own vegetables, use firewood (from trees on their property) to heat their home and even have a recipe to make their own laundry detergent.

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  18. 19 Kids and Counting Season 2 Episode 1 - Bringing Home Baby Duggar
    3.2/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Bringing Home Baby Duggar

    S2:E1

    She's ready for her close up! Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar comes home to join her brothers and sisters just in time for a photo shoot! People magazine takes a special interest in the Duggars and gathers them all for an upcoming issue.

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  19. 19 Kids and Counting Season 2 Episode 3 - Duggars' Room With a View
    3.2/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Duggars' Room With a View

    S2:E3

    The Duggars continue to share their new bundle of joy, Jordyn-Grace. This time, Jim Bob, Michelle, Jessa, Jinger, and Jordyn head to New York City to be guests on The View.

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  20. 19 Kids and Counting Season 2 Episode 4 - Duggars On Ice
    3.2/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Duggars On Ice

    S2:E4

    The Duggars are on ice! Watch as Michelle, Jim Bob, and the kids experience the worst ice storm Arkansas has ever seen.

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  21. 19 Kids and Counting Season 2 Episode 5 - Duggars' Big Thaw
    3.2/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Duggars' Big Thaw

    S2:E5

    It's a big family cleanup when the Bates arrive after the ice storm to lend the Duggars a helping hand. It shouldn't take the two unusually large families long to get the Duggars back up and running.

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  22. 19 Kids and Counting Season 3 Episode 4 - Duggars Meet Dolly
    3.2/10(9 votes)

    #22 - Duggars Meet Dolly

    S3:E4

    It's only fitting that a big family with a love of music meet a musician with a big voice. The Duggars are at Dollywood to meet Dolly Parton. And what will the Duggars and Dolly do when they meet? Sing, of course!

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  23. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 4 - Duggar Dating Rules
    3.0/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Duggar Dating Rules

    S1:E4

    Josh brings Anna to Arkansas after the engagement in the last episode. The Duggars explain their beliefs about relationships with the opposite sex, where hand holding is a privilege, chaperones always accompany the couple and (in addition to their opposition to premarital sex) saving your first kiss for your wedding day is a must.

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  24. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 6 - Bates vs. Duggars Smackdown
    3.0/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Bates vs. Duggars Smackdown

    S1:E6

    The Bates and Duggars compete in paintball and dare each other to jump out of an airplane.

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  25. 19 Kids and Counting Season 1 Episode 9 - Big Family Reunion
    3.0/10(15 votes)

    #25 - Big Family Reunion

    S1:E9

    The Duggars take a trip to Ohio for Michelle's family reunion. On the way, the family visits the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky where animatronic dinosaurs roam the earth with Adam and Eve. Prior to the trip Michelle goes in for an ultrasound, whereby the family learns that baby #18 is a girl.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Graduation & a Surprise" is the best rated episode of "19 Kids and Counting". It scored 5.6/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/22/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bridesmaids and Babies".