
Catch a Contractor
Who do you turn to when a home renovation job goes horribly awry? Spike’s original docu-reality series, “Catch a Contractor,” aims to turn the table on contractors who have done their clients wrong. Host Adam Carolla helps homeowners regain their dignity and their humble abodes from the clutches of crooked contractors.
Cast

Adam Carolla
Himself - Host
Skip Bedell
Himself - Host
Alison Bedell
Herself - Host
Seasons
E1No Way Jose
Mar 9, 2014
A family must sleep on the living room floor after shifty contractor Jose ripped their home apart and split. Can Adam Carolla and Skip drag Jose back to the scene of the crime to fix his mess?
E2An Avi-ously Dangerous Home
Mar 9, 2014
Open sewer pipes and insect infestations caused by shoddy contractor Avi are now making the homeowners sick. Can Adam Carolla and Skip hunt him down and force him to fix the disaster he created?
E3Hack of All Trades
Mar 16, 2014
Shady contractor Pedro claimed to be a jack-of-all-trades, but instead he jacked up everything he touched. Will his hack job prevail or can Carolla and Skip bring justice to the family he screwed over?
E4House of Cards
Mar 23, 2014
Preppy contractor Jeff converted a structurally sound home into a dangerous death trap when he removed a load bearing wall. Can Adam and Skip get him back to secure the house before it collapses?
E5Fooled by the Floyds
Mar 30, 2014
A Los Angeles home is abandoned, leaving its homeowners and 15 month old baby in perpetual danger. But this ambush takes a twist when Adam Carolla and Skip discover the real truth.
E6Size Does Matter
Apr 6, 2014
Unlicensed contractor Myron, turned his former neighbors kitchen into a dangerous fire hazard. Will Adam Carolla and Skip get him to man up, face the family and fix his mistakes?
E7Lather, Rinse, Deceit
Apr 13, 2014
Smooth-talking Johnny promised the Scott’s a new bathroom & abandoned them half way through, leaving them with dangerously exposed electrical wires. Will it be lights out for Johnny when Adam and Skip ambush him?
E8Un'Coop'erative Contractor
Apr 20, 2014
The Goodes wanted a 1/2 bath, laundry room and chicken coop for Cluck Norris and his hen friends. Carolla and Skip wade thru a pile of excuses and backyard full of chicken poop to confront contractor Manny.
E9Time for Rejoisting
Apr 20, 2014
Vance told grieving widow Valerie that he was a contractor. He said he would build a stabile art studio for her, but all of his shoddy work needs to be re-done, and he’s been dodging Valerie for months. Will Vance do the same to Adam and Skip?
E10Backyard No-Asis
Apr 27, 2014
Unlicensed contractor Jeff turned Chris & Damian’s backyard, front yard and dreams of a bedroom balcony into a nightmare and unsafe disaster zone. What happens when Adam & Skip confront the hapless handyman?
E11Going Out in a Blaze of Flooring
Apr 27, 2014
Kathy hired contractor Randy to update her condo. He left her with appliances in the living room, a dangerous fireplace and hundreds of excuses. What happens when Adam & Skip confront Randy and his lies?

E1Take the Money and Done
Oct 5, 2014
Adam and Skip go after one of the most deceitful contractors ever. After adopting 4 kids, a family trusted a high school friend to expand their kitchen, but he took their money, their appliances, and their trust.

E2If at First You Don't Succeed, Lie, Lie Again
Oct 12, 2014
A couple needed to build a deck to expand their tiny home and a retaining wall to keep the house from sliding down the hill. Instead, they got a part-time stripper and a fulltime liar who’s horrible work is ready to collapse!

E3Paved with Bad Intentions
Oct 19, 2014
After ruining a young couple's yard and their plans to start a family, contractor Ray proves hard to catch. Skip and Adam try to bring Ray back to the job!

E4Concrete Bungle
Oct 26, 2014
Adam & Skip hunt for a reckless contractor that left a family in danger and their backyard torn-up, upturned stakes that look like booby traps, and a 20’ drop with no safety fence!

E5Hack Attack!
Nov 2, 2014
A contractor Adam and Skip have busted before is back at it again; after betraying his fellow former marine, angry words explode into a brawl.
E6Worse Than a Warzone
Nov 9, 2014
After escaping a war-torn country, one family's contractor turns their home into a combat zone; cooking in a tent and living in one room.
E7Run for the Border
Nov 16, 2014
After a family spends nearly $100,000 they are left with no roof and a missing contractor.
E8Twice Burned
Nov 23, 2014
After a fire nearly consumed a couple's home a contractor stole their money; Adam and Skip try to put the flames out on this nightmare.
E9A Roofless Business
Dec 7, 2014
A contractor fails to finish a family's roof, forcing them out of their home; Adam and Skip try to get the contractor to return and do it right.
E10Benedict Contractor
Dec 14, 2014
A couple trusts their contractor friend until he wrecks their condo and vanishes with their cash.

E1Shred Bath and Be Gone
Jun 21, 2015
A family is torn apart after their contractor rips out two bathrooms and flees with the money. Adam and Skip try to track down a mystery individual who may be able to bring the contractor to justice and mend the family.

E2The Wrongest Yard
Jun 28, 2015
A family’s plans for a dream backyard turns into a construction nightmare after their contractor flees the job. All hell breaks loose just as the shady contractor is in their sight.

E3Two Many Crooks in the Kitchen
Jul 5, 2015
A woman renovates her home so she can care for her ailing father, but hires two contractors that run away with her 57 thousand dollars and leave behind a disaster. Things explode when confronting the contractors.
E4Jack of No Trades
Jul 12, 2015
A family of six is cooked after a contractor destroys their kitchen and leaves their staircase in shambles. Adam, Skip and the producers find out that getting the contractor to the sting house won’t be an easy feat.
E5Dud Brothers
Jul 26, 2015
Two brothers hired to build a single father's man cave are chased down for their disastrous work.
E6The Man with Two Names
Aug 2, 2015
A single mom & her daughter are left unsafe after a contractor exposes their home to a dangerous alley and then takes off. Will Adam & Skip be able to track him down when he changes his name, and flees to Mexico?
E7This Flood's for You
Aug 9, 2015
A couple is on the verge of divorce when a contractor leaves them fighting over the flooded bedroom and bathroom he destroyed. Adam and Skip try to get the contractor to shut up and fix his mess!
E8Wall of Shame
Aug 16, 2015
A family without a bathroom finds something its contractor left hiding in a wall; the slippery contractor is dragged back to the job, only to break down in tears.
E9Flim Flam Swim Scam
Aug 23, 2015
A handicapped woman purchases a swim spa for rehab, but her contractor takes the money and runs before installation.
E10Kitchen Nightmare
Aug 30, 2015
A family is left to cook meals in a microwave and clean dishes with the garden hose; trying to find the hack contractor to finish the job.
Videos
Storyline
Who do you turn to when a home renovation job goes horribly awry? Spike’s original docu-reality series, “Catch a Contractor,” aims to turn the table on contractors who have done their clients wrong. Host Adam Carolla helps homeowners regain their dignity and their humble abodes from the clutches of crooked contractors.
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