Season Review-Raising Hope Season 1
by whifferrack | created - 25 May 2012 | updated - 07 Jun 2012 | PublicOverall: 7.0-good Really inconsistent, some really terrible but some great episodes.
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1.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Pilot
(2010)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family
When well-meaning 23-year-old Jimmy Chance has a one-night stand with a wanted felon, he ends up being a dad to a bouncing baby girl. Inspired to do the right thing by his daughter, he has ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 595
7.0-good
2.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Dead Tooth
(2010)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
When Jimmy returns to work, he hires Sabrina's cousin Shelley - a/k/a "Dead Tooth" - to babysit Hope. Meanwhile, Burt tries to get Virginia to quit smoking.
Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 525
6.0-ok
3.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Dream Hoarders
(2010)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 426
5.0-bad
4.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Say Cheese
(2010)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Jimmy is delighted when Sabrina accepts to pay him a visit. None of his family wants to help make a good impression, but she seems charmed by all their dysfunctional family quirks. Mother ... See full summary »
Director: Eyal Gordin | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 417
5.5-bad
5.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Happy Halloween
(2010)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Sabrina's boyfriend can't make it to the deli guy's Halloween party, so Jimmy offers to put on his costume and go in his place. Virginia takes Maw Maw, who is dressed as a cat, ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Thomas Garcia | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 412
7.0-good
6.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Family Secrets
(2010)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
Jimmy receives a box with videotapes of Hope's mother from prison but he is not sure if Hope should see them. Virginia thinks children do not always have to know the truth.
Director: Randall Einhorn | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 366
6.5-ok
7.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
The Sniffles
(2010)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
When the doctor refuses to comment on Hope's symptoms, probably just a cold, without insurance data, Jimmy is shocked to learn his family never got some. An embarrassing episode, trying to ... See full summary »
Director: Eyal Gordin | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 443
8.0-great
8.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Blue Dots
(2010)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
After it becomes painfully clear that Hope starts imitating her canine companions in the day care center, Jimmy decides it's his duty to get her into a prestigious kindergarten, which is ... See full summary »
Director: Eyal Gordin | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 466
8.0-great
9.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Meet the Grandparents
(2010)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Jimmy wants Hope's first Thanksgiving to be an all-American traditional family dinner, not the Chances' mere pizza. Jimmy even insists to invites the maternal grandparents, Dr. Dale and his... See full summary »
Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 450
7.5-good
10.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Burt Rocks
(2010)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Every year, supermarket manager Barney must chose an act for the 'Grocery-Palooza', a free show for the customers. Jimmy learns that one of the many, lame options is washed-up one-hit 'rock... See full summary »
Director: Jace Alexander | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 380
6.0-ok
11.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Toy Story
(2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Jimmy refuses to let Burt sell the last of the stock of hottest toy he arranges each Christmas, demanding it for Hope, remembering how hard it was to sit by the pile himself. Burt's promise... See full summary »
Director: Michael Fresco | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 338
8.0-great
12.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Romeo and Romeo
(2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Jimmy is delighted when he finally meets fellow single father in the supermarket, so he agrees with Justin their kids should get play dates, despite lack of support on the Chase home front.... See full summary »
Director: Eyal Gordin | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 347
7.0-good
13.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
A Germ of a Story
(2011)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
Jimmy lets hygiene-obsessed Sabrina and her detection use of the store's black-light to identify counterfeit banknotes convince him germs are an omnipresent health treat. Faced with bright ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Traill | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 338
8.5-great
14.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
What Up, Cuz?
(2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Chances get caught in Virginia's web of lies when her cousin Delilah, whom she told Maw-Maw was dead, turns up to claim her share of the estate, her business being wiped out by the ... See full summary »
Director: Rebecca Asher | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 410
5.0-bad
15.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Snip Snip
(2011)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
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.
Director: Chris Koch | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 330
6.5-ok
16.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
The Cultish Personality
(2011)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
The Chances prepare to host once more Burt's cousin Mike, a hopeless loser even by their standards. Yet they find him a changed man, as neat member of a loony sect, one of Tanya's four '... See full summary »
Director: Phil Traill | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 404
7.5-good
17.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Mongooses
(2011)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Realizing the three adult Chances are klutzes and a danger to themselves, Jimmy worries whether Hope will be taken care of after an accident. After an attempt to have them teach each other ... See full summary »
Director: Eyal Gordin | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 402
6.0-ok
18.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Cheaters
(2011)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Jimmy hopes gullible Sabrina's boyfriend Wyatt may be cheating on her in college, so he insists to go with her to Wyatt's frat's wild costume party, but conclusive evidence is perilously ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 395
8.5-great
19.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Sleep Training
(2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
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.
Director: Eyal Gordin | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 305
6.5-ok
20.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Everybody Flirts... Sometimes
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
To flirt or not to flirt, that is the question.
Director: Jerry Levine | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 313
8.0-great
21.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Baby Monitor
(2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Barney tells the team he loses each year's annual commercial competition for the store, so now he wants to recruit his employees to compete for this year's submission; unfortunately, ... See full summary »
Director: Eyal Gordin | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 411
9.0-amazing
22.
Raising Hope (2010–2014)
Episode:
Don't Vote for This Episode
(2011)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family
At 23, Jimmy doesn't mind sharing his birthday with Maw Maw, although it was hell when he was a kid and she had lots of friends and he had none. When he turned 18 during his nasty Goth ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Thomas Garcia | Stars: Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward
Votes: 616
8.5-great
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