Raising Hope

Genre: Comedy

Premiere: 2010 - 2014

IMDB Rating: 8/10

Sessons: 4

Full Episodes: 88

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Full Show Summary

Knowing that this show was created by Greg García, whose previous work was the unconcluded My name is Earl, one shouldn’t expect subtle humor. García feels much more comfortable setting up outrageus, scatological situations, and these are the base for Raising Hope. Jimmy Chance is a young, simple guy from a small town who meets a girl that disappears soon after. She resurfaces a year later with a baby girl she claims to be Jim’s, leaving her to his care. The mother is executed a little later for murder, so Jimmy has no choice but to keep the little one, who he’ll name Hope. He hasn’t the faintest idea of how to take care of a baby, and his somewhat weird family seems a bad environment to raise one. But he is very stubborn and, despite all the difficulties, will embark on the difficult mission of raising Hope. As stated above, if you enjoyed My name is Earl, chances are you’ll like this one too. The show doesn’t miss a chance to use excrements or vomit as a comidic resource, and the characters often choose the weirdest possible solution for a problem, streteching credibility a lot. But there’s a positive message too - no matter how silly or unsuccesful you are, you’ll always be a special person to your kids, and they’ll need you more than anyone in the world. The cast does a good job, and it includes some very welcome faces, like the veteran Martha Plimpton, in the role of Jimmy’s mother. As in Earl, the supporting characters are just as strange as the protagonist, if not more, making fun of a certain type of small communities in the USA. But despite their clumsiness, they get to raise the baby without big accidents happening, thanks more to their good will than to any real ability. Which gets to other message of the show - the most important thing when you have kids is not following parenthood books to the letter nor having lots of expensive gear, but really caring for them.

Last Episode, 04 Apr 2014: Season 4, Episode 22: The Father Daughter Dance
Virginia's father, Arnold, returns to Natesville seeking help in planning his upcoming wedding.

Episode Guide
Cast

Date Aired	Raising Hope Episodes
Season 1
21 September 2010	Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
28 September 2010	Season 1, Episode 2: Dead Tooth
05 October 2010	Season 1, Episode 3: Dream Hoarders
12 October 2010	Season 1, Episode 4: Say Cheese
26 October 2010	Season 1, Episode 5: Happy Halloween
26 October 2010	Season 1, Episode 6: Family Secrets
09 November 2010	Season 1, Episode 7: The Sniffles
16 November 2010	Season 1, Episode 8: Blue Dots
23 November 2010	Season 1, Episode 9: Meet the Grandparents
30 November 2010	Season 1, Episode 10: Burt Rocks
07 December 2010	Season 1, Episode 11: Toy Story
08 February 2011	Season 1, Episode 12: Romeo and Romeo
15 February 2011	Season 1, Episode 13: A Germ of a Story
22 February 2011	Season 1, Episode 14: What Up, Cuz?
01 March 2011	Season 1, Episode 15: Snip Snip
08 March 2011	Season 1, Episode 16: The Cultish Personality
15 March 2011	Season 1, Episode 17: Mongooses
19 April 2011	Season 1, Episode 18: Cheaters
26 April 2011	Season 1, Episode 19: Sleep Training
03 May 2011	Season 1, Episode 20: Everybody Flirts...Sometimes
10 May 2011	Season 1, Episode 21: Baby Monitor
17 May 2011	Season 1, Episode 22: Don't Vote for this Episode
Season 2
20 September 2011	Season 2, Episode 1: Prodigy
27 September 2011	Season 2, Episode 2: Sabrina Has Money
4 October 2011	Season 2, Episode 3: Kidnapped
5 October 2011	Season 2, Episode 4: Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!
1 November 2011	Season 2, Episode 5: Killer Hope
8 November 2011	Season 2, Episode 6: Jimmy and the Kid
15 November 2011	Season 2, Episode 7: Burt's Parents
29 November 2011	Season 2, Episode 8: Bro-gurt
6 December 2011	Season 2, Episode 9: The Men of New Natesville
13 December 2011	Season 2, Episode 10: It's a Hopeful Life
17 January 2012	Season 2, Episode 11: Mrs. Smartypants
31 January 2012	Season 2, Episode 12: Gambling Again
7 February 2012	Season 2, Episode 13: Tarot Cards
14 February 2012	Season 2, Episode 14: Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend
21 February 2012	Season 2, Episode 15: Sheer Madness
6 March 2012	Season 2, Episode 16: Single White Female Role Model
13 March 2012	Season 2, Episode 17: Spanks Butt, No Spanks
20 March 2012	Season 2, Episode 18: Poking Holes in the Story
27 March 2012	Season 2, Episode 19: Hogging All the Glory
3 April 2012	Season 2, Episode 20: Sabrina's New Jimmy
10 April 2012	Season 2, Episode 21: Inside Probe (1)
17 April 2012	Season 2, Episode 22: I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back (2)
Season 3
02 October 2012	Season 3, Episode 1: Not Indecent, But Not Quite Decent Enough Proposal
09 October 2012	Season 3, Episode 2: Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part One
16 October 2012	Season 3, Episode 3: Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part Two
23 October 2012	Season 3, Episode 4: If a Ham Falls in the Woods
30 October 2012	Season 3, Episode 5: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Me What to Do
13 November 2012	Season 3, Episode 6: What Up, Bro?
20 November 2012	Season 3, Episode 7: Candy Wars
27 November 2012	Season 3, Episode 8: The Walk for the Runs
04 December 2012	Season 3, Episode 9: Squeak Means Squeak
11 December 2012	Season 3, Episode 10: Last Christmas
08 January 2013	Season 3, Episode 11: Credit Where Credit Is Due
15 January 2013	Season 3, Episode 12: Lord of the Ring
22 January 2013	Season 3, Episode 13: What Happens at Howdy's Doesn't Stay at Howdy's
29 January 2013	Season 3, Episode 14: Modern Wedding
29 January 2013	Season 3, Episode 15: Yo Zappa Do (Part 1)
05 February 2013	Season 3, Episode 16: Yo Zappa Do (Part 2)
05 February 2013	Season 3, Episode 17: Sex, Clown, and Videotape
19 February 2013	Season 3, Episode 18: Arbor Daze
26 February 2013	Season 3, Episode 19: Making the Band
26 February 2013	Season 3, Episode 20: The Old Girl
28 March 2013	Season 3, Episode 21: Burtmizvah The Musical
28 March 2013	Season 3, Episode 22: Mother's Day
Season 4
15 November 2013	Season 4, Episode 1: Déja Vu Man
15 November 2013	Season 4, Episode 2: Burt Bucks
22 November 2013	Season 4, Episode 3: Ship Happens
22 November 2013	Season 4, Episode 4: Adoption
29 November 2013	Season 4, Episode 5: Extreme Howdy's Makeover
29 November 2013	Season 4, Episode 6: Adoption
06 December 2013	Season 4, Episode 7: DysfunctionFunction
06 December 2013	Season 4, Episode 8: Murder, She Hoped
13 December 2013	Season 4, Episode 9: The Chance Who Stole Christmas
13 December 2013	Season 4, Episode 10: Bee Story
10 January 2014	Season 4, Episode 11: Hey There, Delilah
17 Jan 2014	Season 4, Episode 12: Hot Dish
24 Jan 2014	Season 4, Episode 13: Thrilla in Natesvilla
31 Jan 2014	Season 4, Episode 14: Road to Natesville
07 Feb 2014	Season 4, Episode 15: Hey There, Delilah
28 Feb 2014	Season 4, Episode 16: The One Where They Get High
07 Mar 2014	Season 4, Episode 17: Baby Phat
14 Mar 2014	Season 4, Episode 18: Dinner with the Tropes
21 Mar 2014	Season 4, Episode 19: Para-Natesville Activity
28 Mar 2014	Season 4, Episode 20: Man's Best Friend
04 Apr 2014	Season 4, Episode 21: How I Met Your Mullet
04 Apr 2014	Season 4, Episode 22: The Father Daughter Dance