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Raising Hope is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia that aired on Fox from September 21, 2010, to April 4, 2014. [1] Following its first season, the show received two nominations at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Raising Hope: Created by Gregory Thomas Garcia. With Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward. Jimmy becomes a single parent to an infant after her mother, with whom he had a one-night stand, ends up on Death Row.
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- 2010-09-01
- Comedy, Family
- 22
- The Original Tite of The Show Was Different
- The Series Has Many Ties to 'My Name Is Earl'
- Shannon Woodward Almost Wasn't Sabrina
- Cloris Leachman Was Prepared to Play Maw Maw Until She Was 92 Years Old
- Jimmy and Sabrina Have A Special Song
- Hope Was Played by Multiple Babies
- There Is A Message in The Building Blocks
- There Are Guest Appearances from 'That '70s Show' Actors
- Jimmy's Fruit Allergy Error
- One Episode References 'Sons of Anarchy'
When the cast and crew shot the pilot for Raising Hope, the original title was "Keep Hope Alive." However, the name was changed before the series aired out of concern of a lawsuit from Jesse Jackson. Raising Hopeended up being a more fitting title for the series anyway. Although "Keep Hope Alive" is a funny play on the fact that Jimmy had no idea w...
Executive producer Greg Garcia managed to sneak in quite a few ties to his other show, My Name is Earl. For example, everyone from the lead cast of My Name is Earl makes a guest appearance at least once in Raising Hope. RELATED: Raising Hope Quietly Resolved My Name Is Earl's Cliffhanger Ending The nursing home that Maw Maw goes to is also called t...
It would be really hard to imagine Raising Hope without Shannon Woodward as Sabrina, but that was almost the case. The pilot for Raising Hopewas originally shot with a different actress because Woodward backed out of the screen test. She apparently got cold feet because she had never done comedy before, but luckily Garcia called her and convinced h...
Raising Hopedefinitely would not be the same without Cloris Leachman's hilarious part as Maw Maw. When Leachman was given the role, Garcia estimated that the show would be on the air for 7 years. Leachman would be 92 by the series end, but she had no qualms about that at all. Although the series only ended up lasting four seasons, it's pretty impre...
In the episode "Happy Halloween" Jimmy and Sabrina dance to a song called "White Night" by The Postelles. Unfortunately, they are interrupted by Sabrina's then-boyfriend Wyatt. Fans were delighted when Sabrina finally ended up with Jimmy and their relationship took off. In the episode, "Not Indecent, But Not Quite Decent Enough Proposal" the same s...
In total, Hope Chance was played by three different babies throughout the series. The first baby Hope appeared only in the pilot episode. After that, twins Baylie and Rylie Cregut took up the role. They appeared in the second episode of the series and remained in the role until the end of the show.
The opening credits to Raising Hopeare shot with images of the cast that look like pages from a children's book. The final image shows the Chance family, with Hope playing with building blocks. The blocks Hope is playing with spell out the word "HELP."
Wilmer Valderrama (who played Fez on That '70s Show) guest stars in Raising Hope as the new love interest of Sabrina's mother. Fans probably caught on to this considering he featured pretty prominently in several episodes. However, what might have gone unnoticed is that another That '70s Show star had a small part in Raising Hope. RELATED: That '70...
Raising Hopehas a small error in the storyline that until the episode "Family Secrets" Jimmy believed he was allergic to fruit. His parents finally admit that this was a lie in this episode, and after this discovery, Jimmy goes on a fruit binge at Howdy's. However during a flashback in "Don't Vote For This Episode" Jimmy is living at Howdy's market...
In the episode "Squeek Means Squeek" a special guest from another television series makes an appearance that fans may have missed. When Jimmy helps Barney with his auxiliary police patrol, they come across a man who needs help removing a splinter from his niece's finger. The man is played by Christopher Douglas Reed and he is clearly wearing a 'SAM...
Offbeat sitcom RAISING HOPE stars Lucas Neff as Jimmy Chance, a 23-year-old pool skimmer looking for a higher purpose in life. After discovering that he fathered a baby girl during a one-night stand with a convicted killer, Jimmy chooses to raise his daughter rather than give her up for adoption.
- Garret Dillahunt, Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton
- Melissa Camacho
About the Show. Main article: Raising Hope. 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 Maw Maw, his mother Virginia and his father, Burt.
Jimmy Chance, a 23-year-old man who skims pools for a living, has a chance romantic encounter with Lucy, a wanted felon. When he visits Lucy in prison months later, Jimmy discovers...
Jimmy Chance, a 23-year-old man who skims pools for a living, has a chance romantic encounter with Lucy, a wanted felon. When he visits Lucy in prison months later, Jimmy discovers that she gave ...
