Raising Hope: Season 1
Raising Hope season 1 premiered on September 21, 2010, and concluded on May 17, 2011, on the Fox Network. The show aired on Tuesday at 9:00 pm ET. The season consisted of 22 episodes. The series follows the life of James "Jimmy" Chance, a 24-year-old who becomes a single parent to an infant after the mother, with whom he had a one-night stand, ends up on Death Row.
Season overview
Raising Hope season 1 premiered on September 21, 2010, and concluded on May 17, 2011, on the Fox Network. The show aired on Tuesday at 9:00 pm ET. The season consisted of 22 episodes. The series follows the life of James "Jimmy" Chance, a 24-year-old who becomes a single parent to an infant after the mother, with whom he had a one-night stand, ends up on Death Row.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Pilot
Sep 21, 2010 · 23 min
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.
Dead Tooth
Sep 28, 2010 · 30 min
Jimmy asks Sabrina's cousin to baby-sit Hope so he can return to work. Burt tries to persuade Virginia to quit smoking.
Dream Hoarders
Oct 5, 2010
The family baby-proofs the house as Hope learns to crawl. Jimmy visits the grocery store in hopes of seeing Sabrina.
Say Cheese
Oct 12, 2010
Jimmy realizes that he has no family photos that include Hope, so he organizes a family photo shoot.
Happy Halloween
Oct 26, 2010 · 21 min
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, t
Family Secrets
Oct 26, 2010 · 22 min
When a box containing videos of Hope's mother arrives from prison, Jimmy must decide whether or not to let Hope see them. Virginia explains that children need to be protected from
The Sniffles
Nov 9, 2010 · 22 min
When Hope catches a cold, Jimmy panics because the family does not have health insurance. Jimmy figures out a way to get a second job at Sabrina's grocery store so he can afford to
Blue Dots
Nov 16, 2010 · 22 min
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 ha
Meet the Grandparents
Nov 23, 2010 · 22 min
Instead of sleeping in and ordering pizza, per his normal Thanksgiving custom, Jimmy invites Hope's other grandparents, Dale and Margine, to join the Chances for a more traditional
Burt Rocks
Nov 30, 2010 · 22 min
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
Toy Story
Dec 7, 2010 · 22 min
Jimmy finds out about his father's annual Christmas scheme where he sells the most wanted toy for a lot of money, which always left Jimmy disappointed when he was a child. Virginia
Romeo and Romeo
Feb 8, 2011 · 22 min
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 J
A Germ of a Story
Feb 15, 2011 · 22 min
When Sabrina points out to Jimmy just how many germs are lurking around his house, the Chance family becomes obsessed with cleanliness. Finding it impossible to keep Maw Maw clean,
What Up, Cuz?
Feb 22, 2011 · 22 min
Virginia's cousin Delilah, who struggles to make ends meet, pays a visit to the Chance family unannounced, determined to claim her share of Maw Maw's - whom she thinks died years a
Snip Snip
Mar 1, 2011 · 22 min
When Virginia and Sabrina discover secrets about each other, Sabrina blackmails Virginia into keeping her mouth shut. Meanwhile, Jimmy takes Burt to get a vasectomy after a family
The Cultish Personality
Mar 8, 2011 · 22 min
Mike returns after going through a spiritual quest with a wife and her other three husbands in tow. Burt attempts to fix the relationship between his brother and Mike.
Mongooses
Mar 15, 2011 · 22 min
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, w
Cheaters
Apr 19, 2011 · 22 min
Maw Maw has a crush on a man she meets at Shelley's daycare. Jimmy takes Sabrina to see Wyatt after she suspects he might be cheating on her, and he resorts to drastic measures to
Sleep Training
Apr 26, 2011 · 30 min
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
Everybody Flirts... Sometimes
May 3, 2011 · 30 min
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 t
Baby Monitor
May 10, 2011 · 20 min
Burt and Virginia try to help a couple they heard arguing on Hope's baby monitor.
Don't Vote for this Episode
May 17, 2011 · 30 min
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 Virgini