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The Best Episodes of Raising Hope Season 2

Every episode of Raising Hope Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Raising Hope Season 2!

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 for support in raising the child.

Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:FOX

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Raising Hope" season 2 is "Prodigy", rated 8.3/10 from 471 user votes. It was directed by Eyal Gordin and written by Christine Zander. "Prodigy" aired on 9/20/2011 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Sabrina Has Money".

  • Prodigy
    8.3/10 471 votes

    #1 - Prodigy

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2011

    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

  • Sabrina Has Money
    7.9/10 330 votes

    #2 - Sabrina Has Money

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2011

    When Burt discovers that Sabrina is the daughter of his wealthy new client, he lets the family in on her secret. Embarrassed by her family’s wealth she reluctantly introduces the Chance family to her father, Cap. Meanwhile Jimmy decides Hope should have rich friends and begs Sabrina to take him to her sister’s party where Sabrina’s insecurities become apparent.

    Director: Troy Miller

    Writer: Michael Pennie

  • Kidnapped
    7.8/10 326 votes

    #3 - Kidnapped

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2011

    When a ponytailed hippie named Jack who kidnapped Burt twenty years ago unexpectedly pays the Chance family a visit, they discover that Burt's disappearance wasn't all it appeared. Meanwhile Jimmy's jealousy creeps out when Sabrina anxiously awaits a text from her boyfriend Wyatt.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!
    7.7/10 321 votes

    #4 - Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/2011

    Virginia, Burt, Jimmy and Sabrina go to Las Vegas when Delilah plans a big wedding, but Virginia is jealous of her cousin's fancy ceremony because she never had one. Meanwhile, Jimmy hopes his luck with Sabrina will improve in Sin City.

    Director: Daniel Attias

    Writer: Alan Kirschenbaum

  • Killer Hope
    7.8/10 396 votes

    #5 - Killer Hope

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2011

    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

  • Jimmy and the Kid
    7.5/10 294 votes

    #6 - Jimmy and the Kid

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2011

    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

  • Burt's Parents
    7.7/10 294 votes

    #7 - Burt's Parents

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2011

    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: N/A

  • Bro-gurt
    7.6/10 389 votes

    #8 - Bro-gurt

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2011

    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: N/A

    Writer: Michael Pennie

  • The Men of New Natesville
    8.1/10 307 votes

    #9 - The Men of New Natesville

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2011

    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: N/A

  • It's a Hopeful Life
    8.1/10 403 votes

    #10 - It's a Hopeful Life

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2011

    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

  • Mrs. Smartypants
    8.1/10 326 votes

    #11 - Mrs. Smartypants

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/2012

    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

  • Gambling Again
    7.7/10 388 votes

    #12 - Gambling Again

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/2012

    When Burt starts gambling again to try and win back the items he lost 20 years ago, Jimmy and Virginia get addicted to gambling themselves, which causes them to forget about Shelley's play that Sabrina wrote and Hope stars in.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tarot Cards
    7.8/10 284 votes

    #13 - Tarot Cards

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2012

    Burt hires Barney to help him with his receipts during corporate tax season, and while caught up in the stress Burt accidentally makes a mean comment about Virginia's job, so she decides to change careers and become a tarot card reader. Meanwhile, Sabrina contemplates moving to Africa with Wyatt, upsetting Jimmy.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: N/A

  • Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend
    9.2/10 628 votes

    #14 - Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/2012

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bobby Bowman

  • Sheer Madness
    8.1/10 337 votes

    #15 - Sheer Madness

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/21/2012

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Single White Female Role Model
    7.8/10 422 votes

    #16 - Single White Female Role Model

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/2012

    Sabrina is arrested at a protest for civil disobedience, but her two-week sentence in jail is made even worse by a prison attendant who claims that they're old friends. Meanwhile, Virginia saves the Natesville mayor from a public scandal, but Jimmy's political encounter could threaten Sabrina's freedom.

    Director: Eyal Gordin

    Writer: Bobby Bowman

  • Spanks Butt, No Spanks
    7.6/10 279 votes

    #17 - Spanks Butt, No Spanks

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2012

    When a raccoon decides to take residency under the Chance's porch, Virginia and Sabrina work together to try and lure the critter out. Meanwhile, Hope's misbehavior has become such an issue that Virginia and Burt suggest that it might be time for Jimmy to spank her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael Pennie

  • Poking Holes in the Story
    7.7/10 287 votes

    #18 - Poking Holes in the Story

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/20/2012

    Virginia agrees to be a live-in house sitter for her client and look after a troublesome teenage girl. Meanwhile, Maw Maw once again confuses Jimmy with her late husband Wilfrid, so Jimmy and Sabrina play along.

    Director: Eyal Gordin

    Writer: N/A

  • Hogging All the Glory
    7.8/10 286 votes

    #19 - Hogging All the Glory

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/27/2012

    When attention-seeking Sarah Louise announces her plans to run for another term as chairperson of the Natesville church group, Burt decides to run against her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sabrina's New Jimmy
    7.7/10 362 votes

    #20 - Sabrina's New Jimmy

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/3/2012

    When Jimmy finds out Sabrina has a new attractive study partner, Virginia convinces him that they are doing more than just studying. Meanwhile, Burt develops an obsession with a wall figurine.

    Director: Matt Shakman

    Writer: N/A

  • Inside Probe (1)
    8.1/10 348 votes

    #21 - Inside Probe (1)

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/10/2012

    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: N/A

    Writer: Alan Kirschenbaum

  • I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back (2)
    8.1/10 425 votes

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

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/17/2012

    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.

    Director: Eyal Gordin

    Writer: Bobby Bowman