Episode
Adam Ruins Everything: Adam Ruins Housing
Overview
Adam gets evicted from his home, and while searching for a new place, he exposes the harsh realities of real estate. Plus, Adam explains why helping the homeless is a lot simpler and more straightforward than you might think.
Details
- Series
- Adam Ruins Everything
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 2016-10-04
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Adam Ruins Housing is Episode 19 in Season 1 of Adam Ruins Everything. It aired on 2016-10-04. The runtime is 30 min.
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