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Raising Hope


Raising Hope


"RAISING HOPE" is a new single-camera family comedy from Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia ("My Name Is Earl") that follows the Chance family as they find themselves adding an unexpected new member into their already terribly flawed household. At 23 years old, JIMMY CHANCE (Lucas Neff, "The Beast") is going nowhere in life. He skims pools for a living, parties every night and still lives at home with his family, including his MAW MAW (guest star Academy Award and Emmy Award winner Cloris Leachman); his mother, VIRGINIA (Martha Plimpton, "The Goonies", "How to Make It in America"); his father, BURT (Garret Dillahunt, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," "Damages"); and his cousin, MIKE (Skyler Stone, "The Mentalist," "Dollhouse"). Jimmy's life takes a drastic turn when a chance romantic encounter with LUCY (guest star Bijou Phillips, "Choke," "Almost Famous") goes awry once he discovers she is a wanted felon. Months later, when Jimmy pays a visit to the local prison, he discovers Lucy gave birth to their baby, who he is now charged with raising. At home with his new daughter, Jimmy's family is less than enthusiastic about a new addition to the household. His parents, who had him when they were 15, never knew anything about raising a child and have no interest in trying again. If Jimmy can work up the nerve to ask her out on a date, he might get some help from SABRINA (Shannon Woodward, "The Riches," "ER"), a sardonic checkout clerk he met at the supermarket. Cousin Mike is only concerned about how the baby is going to affect their social life, and out-of-touch Maw Maw is no help either. But Jimmy is determined to take care of his baby - whom Virginia thinks they should name HOPE. With very few useful skills but their hearts in the right place, will the Chance family be successful when they step into the unpredictable and immensely challenging world of parenting? (Source: FOX)


Episode Info

Prev: 2x22 -- I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back (Apr/17/2012)


Following the revelations of the "Inside Probe" expose of their family history, the Chances are put on trial in a fight to retain custody of Hope.

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Cast
Lucas NeffLucas Neff
As Jimmy Chance
Martha PlimptonMartha Plimpton
As Virginia
Garret DillahuntGarret Dillahunt
As Burt Chance
Cloris LeachmanCloris Leachman
As Maw Maw (S02- Present (Recurring in S01))
Skyler StoneSkyler Stone
As Mike (Pilot only)
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Recaps
2x22: I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back recap: The episode begins, and we see an unconscious Jimmy lying on the floor. He faints on knowing that Hope’s mother, Lucy, is still alive. He sees the television and starts to remember things. The episode showed as to how Jimmy impregnated Lucy and how Lucy ended up in prison and also their prison wedding. But then, Nancy breaks the news that Lucy was never executed and that she is alive. Jimmy faints once again. Virginia tells him that Lucy is alive and he needs to deal with the fact. Nancy is interviewing Lucy and asks her as to how did she survive the execution. Lucy recounts her execution and what happened after that. She says that she was nervous when she sat on the chair. They executed her. Later she found that she was walking through a hallway and was drawn towards this light at the end of the hallway... read more.

2x21: Inside Probe recap: The episode begins with the Chance family all set to watch a show as Burt has managed to tap into the neighbor’s cable. But he tells them that he stole it. Jimmy doesn’t want to watch it. The family is watching the “inside probe”, starring Nancy Grace. This time the show peeks into a murder committed by Lucy Carlisle (Hope’s mother) and the interview of the Chance family. They begin at the Howdy’s Market, where they first interview Sabrina, who is the check out girl. Next is Virginia’s turn where she tells the camera that she watches a lot of investigative series. Then it is Burt’s turn and he tells them that his biggest fear is that someone is going to cut him up and make a Burt Suit... read more.

2x20: Sabrina's New Jimmy recap: The scene opens with Shelly making Margaritas for the girls’ night. Just then Jimmy walks in with bags of ice, and asks Shelly if they could use her freezer to keep it in as theirs isn’t working and has gone for repairs. Virginia and Burt too arrive with big bags. They notice that Shelly and Sabrina have re-decorated their apartment. Just then Sabrina comes out of her room and she is wearing huge glasses. Jimmy is surprised and thinks they are 3D glasses. So now you know what I mean by huge! But anyway, Sabrina tells him that they are her glasses and that she mostly wore contacts. Hence Jimmy has never seen her in these. Well, it appears that without her glasses she is “practically” blind... read more.

2x19: Hogging All The Glory recap: The episode begins with the family attending a Sunday mass at the church. Maw Maw doesn’t like the way Hope is coloring a picture and voices her opinion; a little loud for the surroundings. Virginia asks her to stop embarrassing them else they will have to stop getting her to the church. Burt thinks that he would get some recognition for the job he did with beautifying the church’s landscape. But to his disappointment he doesn’t. Next, back at home, Virginia gives Jimmy his costumes and tells him to get ready for the act. Sabrina is wondering and Jimmy tells her that ever since they stopped getting their Sunday paper, they do their own comics act... read more.

2x18: Poking Holes in the Story recap: The scene opens with Virginia and Rosa cleaning the house, when they hear that the owner is having a nasty fight with his daughter. He tells them that he is going on a business tour and he wants to hire a household help and also someone to care of his daughter, Natalie. Well, looking at the crazy daughter, both of them refuse. Next, Jimmy and Sabrina are still in bed, when Hope throws her toys at them and wakes them up. When Jimmy goes to put Hope back to sleep, his right nipple gets stuck in the hinge of the crib. Ouch! Burt and Virginia return from there walk, when they see Jimmy and Sabrina sending away the crib and some other baby stuff. Sabrina tells them what happened. Burt tells Jimmy that he always knew that his long nipples would cause him some or other trouble. He also tells them it cannot be so bad that they have to throw away these things... read more.
Crew

Creator: Greg Garcia
Executive Producer: Greg Garcia, Michael Fresco
Co-Executive Producer: Bobby Bowman, Mike Mariano, Liz Astrof, Christy Stratton
Producer: Henry J. Lange, Jr.
Co-Producer: Kim Hamberg
Consulting Producer: Alan Kirschenbaum, Timothy Stack

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Recurring Guests

Rylie Cregut as Hope (19 eps)
Baylie Cregut as Hope (18 eps)
Cloris Leachman as Maw Maw (17 eps)
Gregg Binkley as Barney (17 eps)
Todd Giebenhain as Frank (13 eps)
Kate Micucci as Shelley (13 eps)
Cameron Moulene as Teenage Burt (12 eps)
Trace Garcia as 3-year-old Jimmy (12 eps)
Kelly Heyer as Teenage Virginia (11 eps)
Carla Jimenez as Rosa (6 eps)

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Classification: Scripted
Genre: Comedy | Family
Status: Returning Series
Network: FOX ( USA)
Airs: Tuesdays at 09:30 pm
Runtime: 30 Minutes
Premiere: September 21, 2010
Episode Order: 22
Themes
theme song 1, only used in "Dead Tooth"  
theme song 2, used regularly  
View All 3 Theme Songs
Akas
• Aiutami Hope! (translates to 'Help Me Hope!'), (Used In Italy)
• Dorastająca nadzieja (Used In Poland)
• Hope (Used In Spain)
• Keep Hope Alive (Alternate title), (Used In USA)
• Nevelésből elégséges (Used In Hungary)
• Vychovávat Hope (Used In Czech Republic)
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