# Raising Hope: Another great show that I bet you don't watch **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 28, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038 "2012-03-28T13:57:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/21 "2012-03-28T21:04:02Z")
Absolutely love it. It’s currently my second favorite comedy after “Modern Family”. It took me the longest time to figure out that Sabrina was the girl from “The Riches”. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/22 "2012-03-29T03:53:08Z")
How can you not love a show that has an exchange like this (paraphrase): Burt: At least he went quickly and peacefully. MawMaw: Oh heavens no… it was quite the fight… have you ever tried to cut a pig with a pizza cutter? ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/23 "2012-03-29T13:00:45Z")
My husband and I think it’s a hoot. I especially like the babysitter’s songs. “It’s just the doorbell, the freaking doorbell!” ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/24 "2012-03-29T14:39:34Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > It took me the longest time to figure out that Sabrina was the girl from “The Riches”. Huh! Yeah great show. I was leery of it honestly from it’s stupid contrived name and “oh great another show about a baby” but the parents and Cloris Leachman are so fantastic, you can’t not watch! ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/25 "2012-03-29T18:07:57Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > My husband and I think it’s a hoot. I especially like the babysitter’s songs. “It’s just the doorbell, the freaking doorbell!” She is half of the duo Garfunkel and Oates. Look up their stuff if you like her style, although their songs are a lot dirtier than she can get away with on tv. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/26 "2012-04-12T22:36:34Z")
I’m surprised there was no thread about this week’s episode in which it is revealedSerial Killer Mom may yet live. Or was this a repeat of an old ep and already resolved? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/27 "2012-04-12T22:49:39Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > I’m surprised there was no thread about this week’s episode in which it is revealedSerial Killer Mom may yet live. > > Or was this a repeat of an old ep and already resolved? It’s a new episode. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/28 "2012-04-12T23:00:44Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > It’s a new episode. And the other big surprise from the episode is that Jimmy actually married the serial killer. I think this one was a season finale, though - so we won’t get answers til next fall Googling - Nope, we’ll get to see the second half next week, then the big wait til the fall ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/29 "2012-04-13T00:02:08Z")
> [@iftheresaway](#): > > This is one of those shows where I heard the premise and thought, “oh, give me a break”. Then I watched the first season on Netflix, and pretty much immediately put the second season on my “must DVR” list. I love when they have flashbacks to Jimmy’s Drakkar Noir phase - especially when they showed what a crush Sabrina had on him! I love this show so hard, and I had the same thought when I first heard about it. It seemed so discriminatory to men; oh, he’s a man, so how does he know how to take care of a baby? He’s pushing it around in a shopping cart! The previews really made it seem like another “Dumb Men Can’t Do Anything” show, and I hate that stuff. But, I ended up watching part of it, not knowing what it was (I walked in and the kids had left the TV on) and just loving how sweet and funny it was. Jimmy has his inept moments, but he’s far from the dumb guy stereotype. I just love how funny it is, without making fun of the characters. Since my economic station is pretty close to the Chance’s, I really appreciate the way they honestly portray being broke ass without it being preachy or pitying. Great show. ---
**Author:** ![Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Emtar\_KronJonDerSohn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emtar_KronJonDerSohn)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/30 "2012-04-13T00:44:07Z")
I really like the show, but the last several episodes since Jimmy and Sabrina got together have been kinda lame, IMO. it reminds me of the season of Trailer Park Boys where everyone is nice to each other. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/31 "2012-04-13T01:07:51Z")
Was Virginia’s maiden name “Virginia Slims” or did I hear that wrong? 😃 I love Drakkar Noir so much - I wish he had a cameo in every episode. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/32 "2012-04-13T01:10:05Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Was Virginia’s maiden name “Virginia Slims” or did I hear that wrong? 😃 > > I love Drakkar Noir so much - I wish he had a cameo in every episode. Yeah, she was named that way to hopefully get a free carton of cigarettes. Once question about Noir, why didn’t Sabrina get all excited when she found out he was Drakkar? Last season’s finale said that she had a crush on that mysterious goth who hung around the store. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/33 "2012-04-13T02:01:06Z")
Oh yeah, that’s right! Maybe he confessed that he was Drakkar Noir to her already. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/34 "2012-04-13T02:16:41Z")
Maybe she was in the bathroom when Inside Probe aired the picture. AFAIK, Jimmy isn’t aware she has a thing for goths and in the season finale of the first season he made it clear he didn’t want her to know. I doubt he would have spilled the beans. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/35 "2012-04-13T15:31:52Z")
So why were Frank and Barney at the wedding? I know Jimmy shopped at Howdy’s, but he didn’t work there yet, and he didn’t seem like he really knew them at all when the show started. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/36 "2012-04-13T16:14:46Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > So why were Frank and Barney at the wedding? I know Jimmy shopped at Howdy’s, but he didn’t work there yet, and he didn’t seem like he really knew them at all when the show started. Howdy’s caters all the prison weddings. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/37 "2012-04-13T18:44:24Z")
I look forward to that show more than any other these days. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/38 "2012-04-17T21:40:49Z")
I missed last week’s episode. Apparently Hope’s mother is still alive. How do they explain this? Did mom have a twin sister? ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/39 "2012-04-17T23:01:34Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > I missed last week’s episode. Apparently Hope’s mother is still alive. > > How do they explain this? Did mom have a twin sister? I’m guessing she survived the electrocution and as everyone in TV land knows, if you survive your execution they gotta let you go. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038/40 "2012-04-17T23:18:05Z")
They may cater all the prison weddings, but there’s still a bit of a continuity problem as the grocery store had a different theme in the pilot. I think other flashback episodes have had the same error, though, so I suppose it’s been retconned into always being that way. And holy crap, this is the only time I HAVEN’T wanted to strangle Nancy Grace. She’s a lot more tolerable when self parodying. Odd that they had commercials for My Name Is Earl reruns on the Chances’ TV, since they’ve also had references (mention about Earl finishing his list in the pilot) and direct crossovers (Patty the Daytime Hooker, Tim Stacks). Sure their neighbor looks like Randy and Barney looks like Kenny, and that one rocker guy looks like Earl, but that was the real Patty, the real Tim Stacks (set him on fire, watch him burn to death). Is My Name Is Earl a reality show in the Raising Hope universe? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-another-great-show-that-i-bet-you-dont-watch/617038.md?page=3)