TV Show

Raising Hope

James "Jimmy" Chance is a clueless 24-year-old who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night-stand. Earning custody of his daughter after the mother is sentenced to death, Jimmy relies on his oddball but well-intentioned family for support in raising the child.

TV Show Stats +8%

4 seasons

88 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

2010

Rating

TV Show

7.4/10

306 votes • HD

Season 1

22 episodes
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Pilot
Episode 1

Pilot

Episode 1 • Sep 21, 2010

A 23-year-old man must enlist his family to help him raise a baby that is the result of a one-night stand with a wanted felon.

7.4
23m
Dead Tooth
Episode 2

Dead Tooth

Episode 2 • Sep 28, 2010

Jimmy asks Sabrina's cousin to baby-sit Hope so he can return to work. Burt tries to persuade Virginia to quit smoking.

8.2
30m
Dream Hoarders
Episode 3

Dream Hoarders

Episode 3 • Oct 05, 2010

The family baby-proofs the house as Hope learns to crawl. Jimmy visits the grocery store in hopes of seeing Sabrina.

8.0
0m
Say Cheese
Episode 4

Say Cheese

Episode 4 • Oct 12, 2010

Jimmy realizes that he has no family photos that include Hope, so he organizes a family photo shoot.

8.8
0m
Happy Halloween
Episode 5

Happy Halloween

Episode 5 • Oct 26, 2010

When Sabrina's boyfriend can't make it to the deli guy's Halloween party, Jimmy offers to put on his costume and go in his place. Virginia takes Maw Maw, who is dressed as a cat, trick-or-treating while Burt plots ways to play tricks on Jimmy.

8.6
0m
Family Secrets
Episode 6

Family Secrets

Episode 6 • Oct 26, 2010

When a box containing videos of Hope's mother arrives from prison, Jimmy must decide whether or not to let Hope see them. Virginia explains that children need to be protected from the truth, leading Jimmy to question what exactly his parents have been keeping from him.

8.2
0m
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Season 2

22 episodes
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Prodigy
Episode 1

Prodigy

Episode 1 • Sep 20, 2011

When Jimmy watches a home video of himself as a thirteen-year-old, he discovers that he was a musical prodigy with a promising career as a singer and pianist until a horrible accident involving a golf putter rendered him talentless. Jimmy recruits Burt, Virginia and Maw Maw to help him rediscover his lost abilities.

8.8
30m
Sabrina Has Money
Episode 2

Sabrina Has Money

Episode 2 • Sep 27, 2011

When Burt discovers that Sabrina is the daughter of his wealthy new client, he lets the family in on her secret. Embarrassed by her family’s wealth she reluctantly introduces the Chance family to her father, Cap. Meanwhile Jimmy decides Hope should have rich friends and begs Sabrina to take him to her sister’s party where Sabrina’s insecurities become apparent.

8.5
30m
Kidnapped
Episode 3

Kidnapped

Episode 3 • Oct 04, 2011

When a ponytailed hippie named Jack who kidnapped Burt twenty years ago unexpectedly pays the Chance family a visit, they discover that Burt's disappearance wasn't all it appeared. Meanwhile Jimmy's jealousy creeps out when Sabrina anxiously awaits a text from her boyfriend Wyatt.

6.8
30m
Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!
Episode 4

Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!

Episode 4 • Oct 05, 2011

Virginia, Burt, Jimmy and Sabrina go to Las Vegas when Delilah plans a big wedding, but Virginia is jealous of her cousin's fancy ceremony because she never had one. Meanwhile, Jimmy hopes his luck with Sabrina will improve in Sin City.

7.0
30m
Killer Hope
Episode 5

Killer Hope

Episode 5 • Nov 01, 2011

After discovering that Hope hit a boy at daycare, the family becomes worried that Hope is following in her mother's footsteps. Meanwhile, the Chances run into some problems when they camp out in tents due to their home being fumigated for termites.

8.5
30m
Jimmy and the Kid
Episode 6

Jimmy and the Kid

Episode 6 • Nov 08, 2011

A thirteen-year-old kid makes a run for Sabrina, which drives Jimmy absolutely crazy. Meanwhile, Maw Maw swallows her gold tooth and Burt and Virginia contemplate retrieving it.

8.5
30m
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Season 3

22 episodes
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Not Indecent, But Not Quite Decent Enough Proposal
Episode 1

Not Indecent, But Not Quite Decent Enough Proposal

Episode 1 • Oct 02, 2012

At the funeral for Sabrina's grandmother, Nana, the Chance family meets Tamara (Melanie Griffith), Sabrina's mother; Nana's last will and testament has a significant impact on Sabrina and Jimmy's relationship.

8.5
30m
Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part One
Episode 2

Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part One

Episode 2 • Oct 09, 2012

A visiting social worker sees how the Chances take care of Maw Maw and suspects elder abuse; Sabrina asks Jimmy to get rid of a beloved t-shirt.

9.2
30m
Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part Two
Episode 3

Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part Two

Episode 3 • Oct 16, 2012

The Chance family devises a plan to break Maw Maw out of the nursing facility; Jimmy worries about his future sanity.

8.5
30m
If a Ham Falls in the Woods
Episode 4

If a Ham Falls in the Woods

Episode 4 • Oct 23, 2012

When Jimmy and Sabrina go on a marriage retreat, Virginia and Burt and Tamara and her lover tag along; Barney baby-sits Maw Maw.

8.5
30m
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Me What to Do
Episode 5

Don't Ask, Don't Tell Me What to Do

Episode 5 • Oct 30, 2012

Virginia becomes suspicious when Burt starts spending a lot of time at a local gay bar.

6.8
30m
What Up, Bro?
Episode 6

What Up, Bro?

Episode 6 • Nov 13, 2012

When Jimmy learns his parents briefly gave him up for adoption, he asks Sabrina to help him befriend the man who would have been his brother. Burt and Virginia wonder if Jimmy would have been better off with other parents.

8.7
30m
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Season 4

22 episodes
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Déja Vu Man
Episode 1

Déja Vu Man

Episode 1 • Nov 15, 2013

Burt and Virginia decide to investigate a when strange man keeps popping up in the Chances' lives. Maw Maw reveals a secret about Virginia's past.

6.8
30m
Burt Bucks
Episode 2

Burt Bucks

Episode 2 • Nov 15, 2013

Burt and Virginia introduce Natesville to a new bartering system called "Burt Bucks," that looks an awful lot like a pyramid scheme. Jimmy questions his masculinity after Sabrina saves his life.

8.5
30m
Ship Happens
Episode 3

Ship Happens

Episode 3 • Nov 22, 2013

When Sabrina learns Jimmy never went on a family vacation as a kid, she decides to take Hope on a trip and prove to Burt and Virginia that family vacations aren't necessarily stressful.

8.5
30m
Hi-Def
Episode 4

Hi-Def

Episode 4 • Nov 22, 2013

Virginia is thrilled when the doctor prescribes new glasses, until her new crystal-clear vision allows her to see every tiny imperfection around the house.

8.5
30m
Extreme Howdy's Makeover
Episode 5

Extreme Howdy's Makeover

Episode 5 • Nov 29, 2013

Howdy's gets business innovator Maxine as its new owner, and all employees must come up with a big idea to change the store.

8.5
30m
Adoption
Episode 6

Adoption

Episode 6 • Nov 29, 2013

Sabrina wants to officially adopt Hope as her own, but the official adoption process doesn't give her the "Motherhood Moment" for which she was hoping.

8.2
30m
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