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The Best Episodes of Raising Hope

Every episode of Raising Hope ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Raising Hope!

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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 to death, Jimmy relies on his oddball but well-intentioned family

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 14 - Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend
    9.2/10(687 votes)

    #1 - Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend

    S2:E14

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Bobby Bowman

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  2. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 22 - Don't Vote for this Episode
    9.1/10(690 votes)

    #2 - Don't Vote for this Episode

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Raising Hope Season 4 Episode 7 - Murder, She Hoped
    8.6/10(396 votes)

    #3 - Murder, She Hoped

    S4:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 19 - Making the Band
    8.5/10(479 votes)

    #4 - Making the Band

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 2 - Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part One
    8.4/10(433 votes)

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

    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.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 7 - Candy Wars
    8.4/10(365 votes)

    #6 - Candy Wars

    S3:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Raising Hope Season 4 Episode 22 - The Father Daughter Dance
    8.4/10(281 votes)

    #7 - The Father Daughter Dance

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 1 - Prodigy
    8.3/10(510 votes)

    #8 - Prodigy

    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.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Christine Zander

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  9. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 3 - Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part Two
    8.3/10(342 votes)

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

    S3:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 11 - Credit Where Credit Is Due
    8.3/10(344 votes)

    #10 - Credit Where Credit Is Due

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 22 - Mother's Day
    8.3/10(411 votes)

    #11 - Mother's Day

    S3:E22

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 5 - Happy Halloween
    8.2/10(481 votes)

    #12 - Happy Halloween

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 8 - Blue Dots
    8.2/10(531 votes)

    #13 - Blue Dots

    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.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Liz Astrof

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  14. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 17 - Mongooses
    8.2/10(463 votes)

    #14 - Mongooses

    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.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Bobby Bowman

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  15. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 21 - Baby Monitor
    8.2/10(468 votes)

    #15 - Baby Monitor

    S1:E21

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

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Bobby Bowman

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  16. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 9 - The Men of New Natesville
    8.2/10(347 votes)

    #16 - The Men of New Natesville

    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.

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 15 - Sheer Madness
    8.2/10(371 votes)

    #17 - Sheer Madness

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 21 - Inside Probe (1)
    8.2/10(384 votes)

    #18 - Inside Probe (1)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Alan Kirschenbaum

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  19. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 14 - Modern Wedding
    8.2/10(415 votes)

    #19 - Modern Wedding

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Raising Hope Season 4 Episode 2 - Burt Bucks
    8.2/10(322 votes)

    #20 - Burt Bucks

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 4 - Say Cheese
    8.1/10(484 votes)

    #21 - Say Cheese

    S1:E4

    Jimmy realizes that he has no family photos that include Hope, so he organizes a family photo shoot.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 10 - Burt Rocks
    8.1/10(440 votes)

    #22 - Burt Rocks

    S1:E10

    A washed-up rock star who is hired as the lead act at 'Grocery-Palooza', a rock concert at the supermarket where Sabrina works. Smokey was once Burt's musical idol, and Burt hopes to relive his rock-star years by playing backup for him at the concert.

    Director:Jace Alexander
    Writer:Alan Kirschenbaum

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  23. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 10 - It's a Hopeful Life
    8.1/10(442 votes)

    #23 - It's a Hopeful Life

    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.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Ralph Greene

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  24. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 11 - Mrs. Smartypants
    8.1/10(363 votes)

    #24 - Mrs. Smartypants

    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.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Alan Kirschenbaum

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  25. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 22 - I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back (2)
    8.1/10(463 votes)

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

    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.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Bobby Bowman

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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 687 votes. Directed by Unknown 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".