Raising Hope - Season 1 Episode Guides (2010)

The Chances reminisce about the year Jimmy turned 18 - when Maw Maw kicked them out of the house, when a goth Jimmy (a/k/a "Drakkar Noir") took up residence in the grocery store and when Burt and Virginia finally figured out how to be adults.

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Baby Monitor

Season 1, Episode 21 - Air Date: 5/10/2011

When Hope's baby monitor picks up their neighbors' conversations, Burt and Virginia go out of their way to meet the troubled couple (guest stars Jaime Pressly and Ethan Suplee) and try to help their marriage.

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Everybody Flirts ... Sometimes

Season 1, Episode 20 - Air Date: 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.

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Sleep Training

Season 1, Episode 19 - Air Date: 4/26/2011

When Burt is introduced to a book on sleep-training, he and Virginia decide to try it on Hope. Meanwhile, Jimmy's wild new girlfriend introduces him to a special beverage that takes him on a scary trip.

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Cheaters

Season 1, Episode 18 - Air Date: 4/19/2011

Maw Maw becomes smitten with a man she meets at Dead Tooth's daycare. Meanwhile, Jimmy takes Sabrina to visit her college boyfriend, Wyatt, whom she suspects is cheating on her.

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Mongooses

Season 1, Episode 17 - Air Date: 3/15/2011

When the Chance family visits a lawyer to prep their wills and assign guardianship for Hope, Burt's feelings are hurt when Jimmy chooses Sabrina over him.

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Cultish Personality

Season 1, Episode 16 - Air Date: 3/8/2011

Cousin Mike (guest star Stone) visits the Chance family after a six-month spiritual quest and brings his new wife, Tanya (guest star Rajskub), and his three brother-husbands (guest stars Tompkins, Avenido and Frontiero) with him.

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Snip Snip

Season 1, Episode 15 - Air Date: 3/1/2011

When Virginia and Sabrina discover secrets about each other, Sabrina blackmails Virginia into keeping her mouth shut.

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What Up, Cuz?

Season 1, Episode 14 - Air Date: 2/22/2011

Virginia's cousin Delilah (guest star Sedaris), who struggles to make ends meet, pays a visit to the Chance family unannounced, determined to claim her share of Maw Maw's ?

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A Germ of a Story

Season 1, Episode 13 - Air Date: 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.

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Romeo and Romeo

Season 1, Episode 12 - Air Date: 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.

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Toy Story

Season 1, Episode 11 - Air Date: 12/7/2010

When Jimmy was a kid, every year Burt would get the season's hottest toy and sell it off for money, leaving Jimmy disappointed and without the coolest toys.

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Burt Rocks

Season 1, Episode 10 - Air Date: 11/30/2010

Burt gave up on his teenage dreams of being a rock star because he was a parent. Jimmy feels so guilty for ruining his father's dream that he gets Burt a second chance to relive his rock fantasy with his music idol, Smokey Floyd (guest star Lee), at the upcoming Grocery-Palooza concert.

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Meet the Grandparents

Season 1, Episode 9 - Air Date: 11/23/2010

Instead of sleeping in and ordering pizza, per his normal Thanksgiving custom, Jimmy invites Hope's other grandparents, Dale (guest star Greg Germann) and Margine (guest star Valerie Mahaffey), to join the Chances for a more traditional holiday dinner.

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Blue Dots

Season 1, Episode 8 - Air Date: 11/16/2010

When Hope starts imitating the dogs at her day care, Jimmy decides to enroll her in an expensive, high-end center.

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The Sniffles

Season 1, Episode 7 - Air Date: 11/9/2010

When Hope catches a cold, Virginia goes into panic mode because the family doesn't have health insurance, so she locks Maw Maw in her bedroom to avoid getting sick.

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