The BEST episodes of Raising Hope season 1
Every episode of Raising Hope season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Raising Hope season 1!
At 23 years old, Jimmy Chance is going nowhere in life. He skims pools for a living, parties every night and still lives at home with his family, including his parents and his cousin, Mike. Jimmy's life takes a drastic turn when a chance romantic encounter with Lucy goes awry once he discovers she is a wanted felon. Months later, when Jimmy pays a visit to the local prison, he discovers Lucy gave birth to their baby, who he is now charged with raising.
#1 - Don't Vote for this Episode
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2011
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.
#2 - A Germ of a Story
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2011
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, they move her to the backyard greenhouse, but after watching some old family movies, they discover a surprising secret that has kept them healthy all these years.
#3 - Dream Hoarders
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2010
The family baby-proofs the house as Hope learns to crawl. Jimmy visits the grocery store in hopes of seeing Sabrina.
#4 - What Up, Cuz?
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2011
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 ago - estate. Further tension builds when Delilah admits she still has a crush on Burt. Meanwhile, Jimmy babysits Maw Maw and panics when she takes off on Sabrina's moped.
#5 - Snip Snip
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/1/2011
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 vote.
#6 - Baby Monitor
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2011
Burt and Virginia try to help a couple they heard arguing on Hope's baby monitor.
#7 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2010
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.
#8 - Burt Rocks
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/2010
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.
#9 - Mongooses
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/2011
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.
#10 - The Sniffles
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2010
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 take Hope to the pediatrician.
#11 - Everybody Flirts… Sometimes
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2011
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.
#12 - Say Cheese
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2010
Jimmy realizes that he has no family photos that include Hope, so he organizes a family photo shoot.
#13 - Happy Halloween
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2010
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.
#14 - Dead Tooth
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2010
Jimmy asks Sabrina's cousin to baby-sit Hope so he can return to work. Burt tries to persuade Virginia to quit smoking.
#15 - Cheaters
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2011
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 win her back.
#16 - A Cultish Personality
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/8/2011
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.
#17 - Romeo and Romeo
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/2011
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.
#18 - Family Secrets
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2010
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 truth, leading Jimmy to question what exactly his parents have been keeping from him.
#19 - Toy Story
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/2010
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 wants the family to be a part of the living nativity scene at their church to gain the respect of the members.
#20 - Meet the Grandparents
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2010
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 holiday dinner. The Chances soon realize that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when Dale and Margine kidnap Hope, and it's up to them to get her back.
#21 - Blue Dots
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2010
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.
#22 - Sleep Training
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2011
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.