In the Season 2 finale, a custody battle for Hope ensues in the aftermath of a tabloid TV-show's probe of the death of her serial-killer mom and revelations by the Chances.
Raising Hope
Show summary:
Jimmy Chance, who hasn't made the best decisions in life, is trying his best to raise his daughter with the help of his family who didn't do the best job raising him as a child. His family consists of a working mom and dad Virginia and Burt, and an almost never-lucid grandma Maw Maw. Rounding up the cast is Sabrina, a worker at the local store that Jimmy has a crush on, and several recurring stars.
Jimmy Chance, who hasn't made the best decisions in life, is trying his best to raise his daughter with the help of his family who didn't do the best job raising him as a child. His family consists of a working mom and dad Virginia and Burt, and an almost never-lucid grandma Maw Maw. Rounding up the cast is Sabrina, a worker at the local store that Jimmy has a crush on, and several recurring stars.
The sensational story of Hope's mother, serial killer Lucy Carlisle, is the subject of a tabloid TV show, giving the Chances the opportunity to recall their accounts of what happened when Jimmy met the now-deceased felon...
Virginia plants a seed of jealousy in Jimmy's head when Sabrina finds a handsome new study partner. Meanwhile, Burt becomes obsessed with a wall figurine.
Burt runs for the chair of a Natesville church group against a holier-than-thou busybody, but his campaign might be over in a hurry unless he can find a replacement for a blind church member's guide pig before his oppone...
Virginia draws on her past experience as a young mother to counsel a troubled teen when she house-sits for a client. Meanwhile, Jimmy and Sabrina play along after Maw Maw once again confuses Jimmy with her late husband
Hope's increasingly bad behavior leads to Virginia and Burt's suggestion to Jimmy that spanking might be the answer, since it worked like a charm when he was little. Meanwhile, Virginia and Sabrina team up to get rid of ...
Sabrina is arrested at a protest for civil disobedience, but her two-week sentence in jail is made even worse by a prison attendant (Katy Perry) who claims that they're old friends. Meanwhile, Virginia saves the Natesvil...
Jimmy and Sabrina decide to be more open with each other as their relationship grows, which leads to Jimmy helping her overcome a childhood phobia. Meanwhile, Burt comes clean with Virginia about a habit he's been hiding...
When Sabrina's relationship with Wyatt gets serious, a dejected Jimmy tries to make her jealous by convincing a student at Barney's improv class to be his make-believe girlfriend.
So stressed out during tax season that he hires Barney to manage his finances, Burt blurts a hurtful remark about Virginia's career, so she starts a new business as a tarot-card reader. Meanwhile, Jimmy wonders if Sabrin...
Gambling is a hard habit to break when Burt tries to win back all the Chances' things that he lost decades ago, and Virginia and Jimmy are powerless to stop him as they also get caught up in the betting craze, but their ...
Hope's early signs of above-average intelligence inspire Jimmy to return to school to take the high-school equivalency exam, but the GED class instructor turns out to be the teacher who used to torment him. Meanwhile, Vi...
Jimmy imagines a life without Hope when he enters a strange, dreamlike world where he never met her mother, Lucy (Bijou Phillips). Meanwhile, the Chances go to the movies, but are surprised to see cinematic versions of t...
When Jimmy starts hanging out with his coworker Frank, they realize they were both bullied by the same guy in high school, but their plot to get revenge on him years later doesn't work out like they'd hoped
When Jimmy starts hanging out with his coworker Frank, they realize they were both bullied by the same guy in high school, but their plot to get revenge on him years later doesn't work out like they'd hoped
The National Invention Convention Extravaganza welcomes submissions to compete for a cash prize, so Burt teams with a neighbor to make flavored yogurts, and Jimmy and Sabrina work on a better baby mop. Andrew Dice Clay g...
Burt's well-to-do parents (Lee Majors, Shirley Jones) are last-minute Thanksgiving guests, but the Chances' decision to "borrow" someone else's house for the feast turns interesting when the real owners come home early.
A 13-year-old's obsession with Sabrina drives Jimmy nuts; Burt and Virginia wonder how to get Maw Maw's gold tooth back?after she swallows it
While camped out on the front lawn due to a termite infestation, the Chances learn that Hope unveiled a violent streak at day care, and now they're afraid that she's inherited her mother's serial-killer gene
Virginia, Burt, Jimmy and Sabrina go to Las Vegas when Delilah (Amy Sedaris) plans a big wedding, but Virginia is jealous of her cousin's fancy ceremony because she never had one. Meanwhile, Jimmy hopes his luck with Sab...
Burt flashes back to a decades-old kidnapping story when the ponytailed drifter (Sean Bridgers) who was involved pays the Chances an unexpected visit. Meanwhile, Sabrina is anxious for a text from her boyfriend, which br...
Sabrina can't keep her family hidden any longer after Burt learns a secret about them, so she introduces the Chances to her father (Stephen Root). Meanwhile, Jimmy thinks an invitation to Sabrina's sister's party will he...
In the second-season premiere, Jimmy is surprised to learn that he was once a talented singer until an accident involving a golf club shattered his dreams, so he enlists his family to help him get his creative juices flo...
In the first-season finale, the Chances recall the events of the year Jimmy turned 18, including Maw Maw kicking them out of the house; Jimmy's goth phase; and Burt and Virginia's belated entry into adulthood.
Burt and Virginia overhear another couple arguing on Hope's baby monitor; Hope and Maw Maw get involved in the Howdy's Market competition with a rival store.
The exposure of Burt's propensity for flirting puts the whole family in a coquettish mood as Jimmy and Sabrina try to butter up Barney at the store; Maw Maw parts with her keepsakes; and Virginia has a stalker at a coffe...
Burt and Virginia sleep-train Hope; Jimmy's new girlfriend introduces him to a strange beverage that takes him on a frightening trip.
Maw Maw falls for a man she meets at Dead Tooth's daycare; Sabrina think her college boyfriend is cheating on her.
When the family prepares wills, Jimmy hurts Burt's feelings; new responsibility overwhelms Sabrina; Maw Maw thinks the house is infested with mongooses.
Cousin Mike visits with his new wife and three brother-husbands; Burt tries to fix his brother's relationship with Mike.
When Sabrina and Virginia learn secrets about each other, Sabrina blackmails Virginia; after a family vote, Jimmy takes Burt for a vasectomy.
Virginia's strapped-for-cash cousin Delilah (Amy Sedaris) visits unexpectedly; Jimmy panics when Maw Maw takes off on Sabrina's moped.
The Chance family becomes obsessed with cleanliness and moves Maw Maw to the greenhouse; old home movies reveal what has been keeping the family healthy.
Jimmy sets up a play date after meeting another single dad, and then learns Virginia is his new friend's housekeeper.
Burt lets Jimmy in his annual holiday scheme; Virginia signs the family up for the church's living nativity.
Jimmy tries to give Burt a second chance at living out his dream of being a rock-star when Burt's music idol (Jason Lee) appears at the Grocery-Palooza concert.
Jimmy invites Hope's other grandparents to join his family for Thanksgiving dinner, but they kidnap the baby, and the Chances must track her down.
When Hope starts imitating dogs at her day care, Jimmy tries to enroll her in a high-end center, but a blemish on Burt's record must first be expunged before she can be accepted.
When Hope catches a cold, Virginia 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.
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 wha...
When Sabrina's boyfriend can't make it to a Halloween party, Jimmy offers to put on his costume and go in his place; Virginia takes Maw Maw, dressed as a cat, trick or treating; a box of videos of Hope's mother arrives f...
Jimmy realizes that he has no family photos that include Hope, so he organizes a family photo shoot.
The family baby-proofs the house as Hope learns to crawl; Jimmy frequently visits the grocery store in hopes of seeing Sabrina.
Jimmy asks Sabrina's cousin (Kate Micucci) to baby-sit Hope so he can return to work; Burt tries to persuade Virginia to quit smoking.
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.
