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Raising Hope Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2011 - 2012
The parenting adventures of the loving-but-dysfunctional Chance family continue in Season 2 of "Raising Hope." Season highlights include a family wedding in Las Vegas, a visit from Burt's parents (Lee Majors and Shirley Jones), a turning point in Jimmy's friendship with his crush Sabrina, and new information about Hope's mother, Lucy. Notable guest stars include Nancy Grace, Fred Willard, Ashley Tisdale, Jason Lee, Jaime Pressly and Ethan Suplee.
Episode 1
Prodigy
Tue, Sep 20, 2011 30 mins
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 flowing again. Pop singer Greyson Chance guest stars as a teenage Jimmy.
Episode 2
Sabrina Has Money
Tue, Sep 27, 2011 30 mins
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 help Hope make friends.
Episode 3
Kidnapped
Tue, Oct 4, 2011 30 mins
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 brings out Jimmy's jealousy.
Episode 4
Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent Baby!
Wed, Oct 5, 2011 30 mins
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 Sabrina will improve in Sin City.
Episode 5
Killer Hope
Tue, Nov 1, 2011 30 mins
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.
Episode 6
Jimmy and the Kid
Tue, Nov 8, 2011 30 mins
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.
Episode 7
Burt's Parents
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 30 mins
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.
Episode 8
Bro-gurt
Tue, Nov 29, 2011 30 mins
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 guest stars as himself.
Episode 9
The Men of New Natesville
Tue, Dec 6, 2011 30 mins
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.
Episode 10
It's a Hopeful Life
Tue, Dec 13, 2011 30 mins
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 themselves on the screen.
Episode 11
Mrs. Smartypants
Tue, Jan 17, 2012 30 mins
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, Virginia and Burt follow in Jimmy's footsteps lest their son become the smartest member of the family.
Episode 12
Gambling Again
Tue, Jan 31, 2012 30 mins
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 addiction comes back to haunt them when they miss Hope starring in a play written by Sabrina and directed by Shelley.
Episode 13
Tarot Cards
Tue, Feb 7, 2012 30 mins
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 Sabrina is moving to Africa with Wyatt.
Episode 14
Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend
Tue, Feb 14, 2012 30 mins
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.
Episode 15
Sheer Madness
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 30 mins
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 for years.
Episode 16
Single White Female Role Model
Tue, Mar 6, 2012 30 mins
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 Natesville mayor from a public scandal, but Jimmy's political encounter could threaten Sabrina's freedom.
Episode 17
Spanks Butt, No Spanks
Tue, Mar 13, 2012 30 mins
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 a raccoon that's living under the porch.
Episode 18
Poking Holes in the Story
Tue, Mar 20, 2012 30 mins
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.
Episode 19
Hogging All The Glory
Tue, Mar 27, 2012 30 mins
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 opponent finds out.
Episode 20
Sabrina's New Jimmy
Tue, Apr 3, 2012 30 mins
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.
Episode 21
Inside Probe
Tue, Apr 10, 2012 30 mins
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.
Episode 22
I Want My Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back
Tue, Apr 17, 2012 30 mins
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.
