Raising Hope

The Best Episodes of Raising Hope

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Every episode of Raising Hope ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 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...
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  1. 9.2/10(652 votes)

    #1 - Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend

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    S2:E14

    Jimmy's new friend from an improvisational class agrees to pretend to be his girlfriend to make Sabrina jealous.

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    Director:N/A
  2. 9.1/10(656 votes)

    #2 - Don't Vote for this Episode

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    S1:E22

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  3. 8.5/10(370 votes)

    #3 - Murder, She Hoped

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    S4:E7

    Burt and Virginia get new back-fence neighbors, and Burt is convinced that there is something suspicious about them.

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    Director:N/A
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  4. 8.4/10(409 votes)

    #4 - Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part One

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    S3:E2

    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.

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    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.4/10(336 votes)

    #5 - Candy Wars

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    S3:E7

    Jimmy tries to win a candy-selling contest so Hope can ride on a float in the Thanksgiving Day parade.

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    Director:N/A
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  6. 8.4/10(450 votes)

    #6 - Making the Band

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    S3:E19

    It's a "My Name is Earl" reunion as the Chances throw a birthday party for Hope. Jason Lee reprises his guest-star role as former rock star Smokey Floyd, and he is joined by guest stars Jaime Pressly, Ethan Suplee, Nadine Velazquez and Eddie Steeples as Natesville locals who all band together to save the party.

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    Director:N/A
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  8. 8.4/10(266 votes)

    #7 - The Father Daughter Dance

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    S4:E22

    In the series finale, Virginia's father Arnold returns to Natesville seeking help in planning his upcoming wedding. But Arnold surprises everyone when he reveals that the wedding Virginia has planned is really for her and Burt—the dream wedding they never got to have as teen parents.

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    Director:N/A
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  9. 8.3/10(482 votes)

    #8 - Prodigy

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    S2:E1

    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.

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  10. 8.3/10(320 votes)

    #9 - Credit Where Credit Is Due

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    S3:E11

    When Jimmy and Sabrina decide to buy a new car, they learn Burt and Virginia ruined Jimmy's credit when he was a child.

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    Director:N/A
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  11. 8.2/10(500 votes)

    #10 - Blue Dots

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    S1:E8

    Jimmy decides to put Hope in an expensive daycare center, but meets an obstacle in the form of an old record from Burt's past, so the family decides to take matters in their own hands and deal with the law.

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    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Liz Astrof
  12. 8.2/10(434 votes)

    #11 - Mongooses

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    S1:E17

    The Chance family goes to see a lawyer to get their wills done, and Burt is insulted when Jimmy chooses Sabrina over him. Meanwhile, Sabrina is overcome with emotion by the news, while Maw Maw thinks mongooses are infesting the household.

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    Director:Eyal Gordin
  13. 8.2/10(439 votes)

    #12 - Baby Monitor

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    S1:E21

    Burt and Virginia try to help a couple they heard arguing on Hope's baby monitor.

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    Director:Eyal Gordin
  14. 8.2/10(349 votes)

    #13 - Sheer Madness

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    S2:E15

    Jimmy and Sabrina continue building their relationship by learning more about their strange habits and childhood fears. Meanwhile, Virginia learns more about a habit Burt has been hiding from her for years.

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  15. 8.2/10(319 votes)

    #14 - Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part Two

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    S3:E3

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

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  16. 8.2/10(388 votes)

    #15 - Mother's Day

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    S3:E22

    When Burt and Barney travel to Maw Maw's childhood home, they learn that her mother may still be alive.

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  17. 8.2/10(297 votes)

    #16 - Burt Bucks

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    S4:E2

    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.

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  18. 8.1/10(448 votes)

    #17 - Happy Halloween

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    S1:E5

    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.

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  19. 8.1/10(320 votes)

    #18 - The Men of New Natesville

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    S2:E9

    After being encouraged to be more of a daredevil by Burt, Jimmy jumps at the chance of showing off his bolder side at a party at Frank's house. Frank and Jimmy realize they have shared a common high school bully, and when they try to take him down, they realize their old bully has changed.

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  20. 8.1/10(415 votes)

    #19 - It's a Hopeful Life

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    S2:E10

    In this "It's a Wonderful Life" themed episode, Jimmy is transported into a cinematic dreamlike state and watches on at a world where he never met Lucy. When he returns to reality he realizes that if Hope had never been born, his life wouldn't be as good. Meanwhile, Virginia, Burt and Maw Maw see a movie that bares a striking resemblance to their day-to-day lives.

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    Director:Tucker Gates
  21. 8.1/10(336 votes)

    #20 - Mrs. Smartypants

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    S2:E11

    When Hope shows signs of being a baby genius, the family pits themselves against one another to earn their GEDs. While attempting to secure his GED, Jimmy finds out that his old high school teacher, Mr. Swift, is teaching the class.

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  22. 8.1/10(358 votes)

    #21 - Inside Probe (1)

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    S2:E21

    Nancy Grace examines the "real story" of Hope's mom, serial killer Lucy Carlisle, resulting in the Chance family learning some shocking things about her.

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  23. 8.1/10(438 votes)

    #22 - I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back (2)

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    S2:E22

    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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    Director:Eyal Gordin
  24. 8.1/10(297 votes)

    #23 - Last Christmas

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    S3:E10

    Convinced that the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012, Virginia stocks up on supplies and makes her family train for the apocalypse. Jimmy tries to make Hope's Christmas special.

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  25. 8.1/10(388 votes)

    #24 - Modern Wedding

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    S3:E14

    It's Jimmy & Sabrina's wedding day, and Sabrina's mom has hired the camera crew from "Modern Family" to capture the event.

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  26. 8.0/10(641 votes)

    #25 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend" is the best rated episode of "Raising Hope". It scored 9.2/10 based on 652 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Bobby Bowman, it aired on 2/14/2012. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Don't Vote for this Episode".