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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 1 Episode 22 - Don't Vote for this Episode
    9.5/10(6 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 14 - Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend
    9.2/10(6 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 2 - Throw Maw Maw from the House, Part One
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 7 - Candy Wars
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Raising Hope Season 4 Episode 8 - DysfunctionFunction
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #5 - DysfunctionFunction

    S4:E8

    Virginia and Burt fear that Jimmy and Sabrina's marriage has lost its spark, so they use their own relationship experiences to try and shake things up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 21 - Baby Monitor
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 1 - Prodigy
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 11 - Credit Where Credit Is Due
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 14 - Modern Wedding
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 4 - Say Cheese
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 5 - Happy Halloween
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 12 - Romeo and Romeo
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Romeo and Romeo

    S1:E12

    Jimmy hasn't had any time to socialize or make friends since Hope was born, so when he meets another single dad at the grocery store, he immediately sets up a play date. But when Jimmy finds out that Virginia is his new friend's housekeeper, Virginia insists that Jimmy cancel the outing. In an effort to keep the peace, Jimmy and his friend arrange a dinner at the Chance house.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 15 - Yo Zappa Do (Part 1)
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Yo Zappa Do (Part 1)

    S3:E15

    The whole family goes on a road trip to Los Angeles for a taping of Hope's favorite show, "Yo Zappa Do"; Virginia and Burt let Ricardo stay at their place, but their house guest quickly wears out his welcome.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 17 - Sex, Clown, and Videotape
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Sex, Clown, and Videotape

    S3:E17

    Virginia and Burt learn that the contents of their storage locker -- including an incriminating home video -- are up for auction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 18 - Arbor Daze
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Arbor Daze

    S3:E18

    After Sabrina objects to the way the Chance family celebrates Arbor Day, she is visited by the ghosts of Arbor Day Past, Present and Future.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Raising Hope Season 3 Episode 22 - Mother's Day
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Raising Hope Season 4 Episode 2 - Burt Bucks
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 19 - Sleep Training
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Sleep Training

    S1:E19

    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
    Writer:Bobby Bowman

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  19. Raising Hope Season 1 Episode 20 - Everybody Flirts... Sometimes
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Everybody Flirts... Sometimes

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:Jerry Levine
    Writer:Christine Zander

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  20. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 5 - Killer Hope
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Killer Hope

    S2:E5

    After discovering that Hope hit a boy at daycare, the family becomes worried that Hope is following in her mother's footsteps. Meanwhile, the Chances run into some problems when they camp out in tents due to their home being fumigated for termites.

    Director:Michael Fresco
    Writer:Ralph Greene

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  21. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 6 - Jimmy and the Kid
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Jimmy and the Kid

    S2:E6

    A thirteen-year-old kid makes a run for Sabrina, which drives Jimmy absolutely crazy. Meanwhile, Maw Maw swallows her gold tooth and Burt and Virginia contemplate retrieving it.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Bobby Bowman

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  22. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 7 - Burt's Parents
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Burt's Parents

    S2:E7

    Burt and Virginia borrow a house in an effort to impress Burt's visiting parents, but things to awry when the homeowners return early.

    Director:Eyal Gordin
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 8 - Bro-gurt
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Bro-gurt

    S2:E8

    Virginia encourages the family to submit their own inventions in the National Invention Convention Extravaganza, so they could win the cash prize. Burt and Andrew team up to create unusual flavored yogurt, while Sabrina and Jimmy create a new baby mop.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Pennie

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  24. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 9 - The Men of New Natesville
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Raising Hope Season 2 Episode 10 - It's a Hopeful Life
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #25 - 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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Best Episodes Summary

"Don't Vote for this Episode" is the best rated episode of "Raising Hope". It scored 9.5/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/17/2011. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend".