Raising Hope
Season 1

s01e01 / Pilot

22nd Sep '10 - 1:00am
Pilot Summary

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.

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s01e02 / Dead Tooth

29th Sep '10 - 1:00am
Dead Tooth Summary

Jimmy tries to find a babysitter when he decides to get a job.

2513 have watched this episode

s01e03 / Dream Hoarders

6th Oct '10 - 1:00am
Dream Hoarders Summary

When Jimmy "teaches" Hope to crawl, the family must baby-proof the house and find new places to store their belongings. It's soon revealed that Virginia is a hoarder and has been saving junk in the storage shed, which becomes Hope's favorite new hiding place. This leads Virginia to realize that she may have to change her ways. Meanwhile, Jimmy makes frequent unnecessary trips to the grocery store to see Sabrina.

2510 have watched this episode

s01e04 / Say Cheese

13th Oct '10 - 1:00am
Say Cheese Summary

When Sabrina visits Jimmy at home for the first time, she comes across a photo album that makes Jimmy realize he doesn't have any family photos that include Hope. Although past family photo shoots have been filled with chaos and stress, Jimmy decides to organize a family photo shoot.

2505 have watched this episode

s01e05 / Happy Halloween

27th Oct '10 - 1:00am
Happy Halloween Summary

Jimmy offers to go to a Halloween party with Sabrina when her boyfriend can't make it. Meanwhile, Burt tries to play tricks on his son, while Virginia takes her mother trick-or-treating.

2501 have watched this episode

s01e06 / Family Secrets

27th Oct '10 - 1:30am
Family Secrets Summary

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.

2498 have watched this episode

s01e07 / The Sniffles

10th Nov '10 - 2:00am
The Sniffles Summary

When Hope catches a cold, Virginia goes into panic mode because the family doesn't have health insurance, so she locks Maw Maw in her bedroom to avoid getting sick. However, when Jimmy realizes that he can't afford to take Hope to a doctor without insurance, he figures out a way to secure a second job at the grocery store where Sabrina works.

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s01e08 / Blue Dots

17th Nov '10 - 2:00am
Blue Dots Summary

When Hope starts imitating the dogs at her day care, Jimmy decides to enroll her in an expensive, high-end center. But the blemish on Burt's record needs to be expunged before Hope has any chance of getting accepted. However, when trying to turn Burt's past around the rest of the family ends up in a bind of their own and must pull together to straighten things out with the law.

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s01e09 / Meet the Grandparents

24th Nov '10 - 2:00am
Meet the Grandparents Summary

Jimmy decides to change his usual Thanksgiving routine by inviting Hope's other grandparents, Dale and Margine, to Thanksgiving dinner. However, he soon realizes that he made a mistake when the grandparents kidnap Hope.

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s01e10 / Burt Rocks

1st Dec '10 - 2:00am
Burt Rocks Summary

Burt gave up on his teenage dreams of being a rock star because he was a parent. Jimmy feels so guilty for ruining his father's dream that he gets Burt a second chance to relive his rock fantasy with his music idol, Smokey Floyd at the upcoming Grocery-Palooza concert.

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s01e11 / Toy Story

8th Dec '10 - 2:00am
Toy Story Summary

When Jimmy was a kid, every year Burt would get the season's hottest toy and sell them off for money, leaving Jimmy disappointed and without the coolest toys. This year, Burt lets Jimmy in on his scheme, but Jimmy makes him promise to save one toy for Hope. Meanwhile, Virginia signs up the family to participate in the church's living nativity scene in order to gain respect from the church members.

2618 have watched this episode

s01e12 / Romeo and Romeo

9th Feb '11 - 2:00am
Romeo and Romeo Summary

Jimmy makes friends a single dad and they set up a play date, but Virginia doesn't like the idea because she is the man's housekeeper. However, Jimmy and the guy set out to have a dinner at the Chance household to make peace.

2625 have watched this episode

s01e13 / A Germ of a Story

16th Feb '11 - 2:00am
A Germ of a Story Summary

When Sabrina points out to Jimmy just how many germs are lurking around his house, the Chance family becomes obsessed with cleanliness. Finding it impossible to keep Maw Maw clean, they move her to the backyard greenhouse, but after watching some old family movies, they discover a surprising secret that has kept them healthy all these years.

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s01e14 / What Up, Cuz?

23rd Feb '11 - 2:00am
What Up, Cuz? Summary

Virginia's cousin Delilah, who struggles to make ends meet, pays a visit to the Chance family unannounced, determined to claim her share of Maw Maw's whom she thinks died years ago estate. Further tension builds when Delilah admits she still has a crush on Burt.

2616 have watched this episode

s01e15 / Snip Snip

2nd Mar '11 - 2:00am
Snip Snip Summary

When Virginia and Sabrina discover secrets about each other, Sabrina blackmails Virginia into keeping her mouth shut. Meanwhile, Jimmy takes Burt to get a vasectomy after a family vote.

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s01e16 / The Cultish Personality

9th Mar '11 - 2:00am
The Cultish Personality Summary

Cousin Mike visits the Chance family after a six-month spiritual quest and brings his new wife, Tanya, and his three brother-husbands with him. Meanwhile, Burt tries to patch a strained father-son relationship between his brother and Mike, but winds up getting himself in trouble.

2613 have watched this episode

s01e17 / Mongooses

16th Mar '11 - 1:00am
Mongooses Summary

When the Chance family visits a lawyer to prep their wills and assign guardianship for Hope, Burt's feelings are hurt when Jimmy chooses Sabrina over him. Meanwhile, Sabrina feels overwhelmed by her new responsibility, and Maw Maw is convinced that mongooses are infesting the house.

2616 have watched this episode

s01e18 / Cheaters

20th Apr '11 - 1:00am
Cheaters Summary

Maw Maw becomes smitten with a man she meets at Dead Tooth's daycare. Meanwhile, Jimmy takes Sabrina to visit her college boyfriend, Wyatt, whom she suspects is cheating on her. Things go completely awry when Wyatt, desperate to win back Sabrina's love, takes Sabrina and Jimmy on a very scary ride.

2614 have watched this episode

s01e19 / Sleep Training

27th Apr '11 - 1:00am
Sleep Training Summary

When Burt is introduced to a book on sleep-training, he and Virginia decide to try it on baby Hope. Meanwhile, Jimmy's wild new girlfriend introduces him to a special beverage that takes him on a scary trip.

2604 have watched this episode

s01e20 / Everybody Flirts...Sometimes

4th May '11 - 1:00am
Everybody Flirts...Sometimes Summary

When Burt's flirtatious ways are exposed, the entire family begins to experiment with flirting. Jimmy and Sabrina compete to be Barney's favorite employee, Maw Maw gives away her treasures and Virginia is stalked by a coffee shop employee.

2626 have watched this episode

s01e21 / Baby Monitor

11th May '11 - 1:00am
Baby Monitor Summary

When Hope's baby monitor picks up their neighbors' conversations, Burt and Virginia go out of their way to meet the troubled couple and try to help their marriage. Meanwhile, Howdy's Market has the entire community, including baby Hope and Maw Maw, involved in a commercial competition with a rival store.

2620 have watched this episode

s01e22 / Don't Vote for this Episode

18th May '11 - 1:00am
Don't Vote for this Episode Summary

The Chances reminisce about the year Jimmy turned 18 - when Maw Maw kicked them out of the house, when a goth Jimmy took up residence in the grocery store and when Burt and Virginia finally figured out how to be adults.

2613 have watched this episode
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