19 Kids and Counting

Season 1, Episode 5

Episode Title: When Big Families Collide

Air Date: 2008-10-13

Overview:

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.