Raising Hope - Season 2 Episode Guides (2011)

In a nod to the holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life," the Chances go to the movies and are surprised when they discover that the film they're watching is strikingly similar to their own family life.

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The Men of New Natesville

Season 2, Episode 9 - Air Date: 12/6/2011

Burt encourages Jimmy to be more of a daredevil. So when Jimmy's co-worker, Frank, invites him to a house party, Jimmy jumps at the chance to unleash his bolder side.

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Bro-gurt

Season 2, Episode 8 - Air Date: 11/29/2011

When the National Invention Convention Extravaganza comes to town, Virginia encourages the family to submit their own inventions that could bring home a large cash prize.

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Burt's Parents

Season 2, Episode 7 - Air Date: 11/15/2011

Jimmy, Virginia, Burt, Sabrina, Maw Maw and Hope borrow a house to impress Burt's wealthy parents (guest stars Lee Majors and Shirley Jones) who have decided at the last minute to celebrate Thanksgiving with the family.

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Jimmy and the Kid

Season 2, Episode 6 - Air Date: 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.

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Killer Hope

Season 2, Episode 5 - Air Date: 11/1/2011

Virginia, Burt, Jimmy, Sabrina, Maw Maw and Hope camp out on the front lawn after their house becomes tented for termites, but getting caught in the rain is the least of their problems.

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Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent, Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!

Season 2, Episode 4 - Air Date: 10/5/2011

Virginia, Burt, Jimmy and Sabrina head to Las Vegas to attend Virginia's cousin Delilah's (Amy Sedaris) wedding.

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Kidnapped

Season 2, Episode 3 - Air Date: 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.

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Sabrina Has Money

Season 2, Episode 2 - Air Date: 9/27/2011

When Burt discovers information about Sabrina, he lets the family in on her secret. Embarrassed by her family she reluctantly introduces the Chance family to her father, Cap (Stephen Root).

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Prodigy

Season 2, Episode 1 - Air Date: 9/20/2011

When Jimmy watches a home video of himself as a thirteen-year-old (guest star Greyson Chance), 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.

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I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back

Inside Probe

Sabrina's New Jimmy

Hogging All the Glory

Poking Holes in the Story

Spanks Butt, No Spanks

Single White Female Role Model

Sheer Madness

Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend

Tarot Cards

Gambling Again

Mrs. Smartypants

It's a Hopeful Life

The Men of New Natesville

Bro-gurt

Burt's Parents

Jimmy and the Kid

Killer Hope

Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent, Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!

Kidnapped

Sabrina Has Money

Prodigy

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