When Big Families Collide 17 Kids and Counting : Season 1 Episode 5
TV-PG (self-applied) TLC 30m
Aired: October 13th, 2008 @ 9:00 PM EST on TLC
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.
