# Raising Hope - FOX Comedy Series Worth Watching! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 25, 2010, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859 "2010-11-25T09:34:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/21 "2010-11-29T16:50:16Z")
I love the show. It’s cute and quirky and I hope it makes it. The sex offender episode with the blue dots was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/22 "2010-11-29T19:04:51Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > In the first episode they did a shout-out to Earl. While they were watching TV, the news popped a story saying something like, “Local criminal finally finishes making amends for all the people he’s wronged.” I think they had a picture of Jason Lee up as well. :eek: I totally missed that!! Another voice in the “Love this show!” chorus. The Halloween episode (yeah, I’m behind on my DVR, suck it) was great. It’s good mind-candy for the end of a long day. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/23 "2010-11-29T22:51:00Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > And Sabrina is such a cutie. Agreed. Shannon Woodward is the only reason I kept watching The Riches long after I started fast-forwarding through all of Eddie Izzard’s scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/24 "2010-11-29T23:22:24Z")
I do, indeed, love this show. It touches on all kinds of sensitive issues without being preachy. ‘‘Insurance! Oh, insurance! Sure, we’ll just have the butler fetch it from the hot air balloon!’’ That line alone was worth every episode watched so far. ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/25 "2010-11-30T01:27:17Z")
I love it, it’s a right Love Chile of John Waters and the Coen Brothers, watered down for TV, but still lovely. And, the excellent Martha Plimpton extends the Carradine legacy up a good scotch and notch! ---
**Author:** ![running\_piglet\_cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@running\_piglet\_cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_piglet_cheese)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/26 "2010-11-30T17:01:39Z")
Loved Mom’s line when son was worried about Hope being sick. “You get sick, you get better. You get sick, you get better. You get sick, you die.” And Bert scaring Jimmy every year at Halloween just to get a really good hug. How sweet is that? ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/27 "2010-11-30T18:44:21Z")
I was hooked in the first 5 minutes of the pilot, when the baby’s mother says “they’ll \*never \*send the mother of a 6-month-old to the chair!”…and they immediately cut to the execution. And our hero puts his hand over the baby’s eyes (and the baby is wearing a miniature prison jumpsuit). :eek: Oh no they di’nt. Love this show. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/28 "2010-11-30T19:59:27Z")
As they say on another Fox show, good news, everyone. **Raising Hope** has been picked up for a full season. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/29 "2010-12-01T02:11:17Z")
“That’s why TV shows about babies never last more than a year” teehee! ---
**Author:** ![running\_piglet\_cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/22d042/32.png) [@running\_piglet\_cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_piglet_cheese)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/30 "2010-12-01T02:50:40Z")
How did I miss the “Smoke Gets in my Everywhere” Tour? I guess I was too busy with the La La’s at the La La Paloosa. I think that was the only time I heard Hope cry. She picked the perfect time. That wig on Jason was the bomb. Think I’ll try to find one like it for next Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/31 "2010-12-01T03:00:30Z")
Smoke that, jerk. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/32 "2010-12-01T16:47:20Z")
It is hilarious, and I don’t say that very often re: TV shows. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/33 "2010-12-01T17:25:43Z")
I tried finding the video of Burt hitting Smokey autotuned, but I couldn’t. Shame. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/34 "2010-12-01T23:57:11Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > As they say on another Fox show, good news, everyone. **Raising Hope** has been picked up for a full season. Excellent news. RH was a bit of a slow burner for me. I wasn’t sure at the beginning but now I am loving it. Regarding the latest episode, despite being a Scientologist, God I love Jason Lee. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/35 "2010-12-02T05:39:30Z")
Another “this show is awesome” from me and my wife. I don’t think I can ever hear “Istambul (not constantinople)” the same way again… ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/36 "2010-12-02T08:24:20Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > I tried finding the video of Burt hitting Smokey autotuned, but I couldn’t. Shame. What? What what?!?! ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2010, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/37 "2010-12-02T10:12:31Z")
It’s showing in Australia after _Modern Family_. Terrific comedy double - intelligent, laugh out loud funny shows with lovely human values. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/38 "2010-12-02T18:25:40Z")
Wasn’t that crazy about Jason Lee’s character, or the way he played him. Something just seemed not nearly as awesome as I’d hoped. Still, it was an overall great episode! I’m definitely hooked. ---
**Author:** ![Tio\_Gringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5e925/32.png) [@Tio\_Gringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tio_Gringo)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/39 "2010-12-07T15:45:38Z")
Did anyone catch that Smokey (Jason Lee) called the grocery store manager Ken? Other than the pilot, have there been any other _My Name is Earl_ winks? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope-fox-comedy-series-worth-watching/561859/40 "2010-12-08T03:50:49Z")
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