# Raising Hope **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 22, 2010, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632 "2010-09-22T12:41:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/21 "2010-09-23T02:37:39Z")
Did you notice that the supermarket manager was played by the same actor who played Kenny in My Name is Earl? (Kenny was the closeted gay copy store employee who was Earl’s project in the first episode.) ---
**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:** [September 23, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/22 "2010-09-23T04:26:05Z")
The produce doodler is back! ---
**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:** [September 23, 2010, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/23 "2010-09-23T09:15:01Z")
I wasn’t planning on watching, but whatever was on beforehand that I DVRd caught the first 5 minutes or so and I found myself enjoying it. So maybe I’ll catch it for reals next week. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/24 "2010-09-23T12:33:04Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Did you notice that the supermarket manager was played by the same actor who played Kenny in My Name is Earl? (Kenny was the closeted gay copy store employee who was Earl’s project in the first episode.) The detective was the guy who used to fence stuff for Randy and Earl, too. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/25 "2010-09-23T12:34:04Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > I wasn’t planning on watching, but whatever was on beforehand that I DVRd caught the first 5 minutes or so and I found myself enjoying it. So maybe I’ll catch it for reals next week. Admit that you watch Glee. There’s no shame in it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/26 "2010-09-23T19:08:30Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > > [@jackdavinci](#): > > > > I wasn’t planning on watching, but whatever was on beforehand that I DVRd caught the first 5 minutes or so and I found myself enjoying it. So maybe I’ll catch it for reals next week. > > Admit that you watch Glee. There’s no shame in it. 😃 I admit that my wife watches _Glee_, which is the only reason I caught _Raising Hope_ and _Running Wilde_ in the first place. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/27 "2010-09-23T19:09:51Z")
I only watched this show because it got its own thread here…and it was actually better than I thought. It sounded to me like they were just gonna brush off the Holding The Baby pilot script again, but the fact that there wasn’t a laugh track gave me better hopes. This show feels A LOT like My Name is Earl, and hopefully they won’t end up sending the main character to prison after 2 years and ruin it. I’ll keep watching for now…I hope teenage mom is a recurring character, because she’s cute as hell. And for the love of god, enough with the stupid tshirts. I hope this doesn’t become a recurring gimmick. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/28 "2010-09-23T19:59:36Z")
I liked it. I’ve always had a thing for Martha Plimpton, and Martha Plimpton as a grandmother is so freaky it’s almost hot. She was pregnant with Jimmy at 15, so how old could her character be- 33? ---
**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:** [September 25, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/29 "2010-09-25T19:25:08Z")
They made several references to “20 years ago,” so I think the baby daddy is supposed to be 20. Which would make Martha Plimpton’s character 35 or 36, 4 years younger than she actually is. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/30 "2010-09-25T20:37:19Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > > [@robby](#): > > > > Did anybody see the show that was on afterward, “Running Wilde”? We thought it was good, too. > > I didn’t see it but I have to say that “Running Wilde” and “Raising Hope” are as good examples as any of the show-naming gimmick that makes me roll my eyes the most. Verb+“Contrived character name to fit verb and create well known saying”. Yeesh. Seriously. “Crossing Jordan”, “Saving Grace”…what other ones are there? ---
**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:** [September 26, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/31 "2010-09-26T04:57:02Z")
> [@Casey1505](#): > > Admit that you watch Glee. There’s no shame in it. 😃 I am a proud Gleek! I’m also a proud DVR owner and couldn’t recall which show it happened to come after. Although I should have realized - the reason I had 5 minutes worth of RH was because last year I programmed Glee to record an extra five minutes because the end kept getting cut off. But I forgot all about that. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/32 "2010-09-29T17:51:23Z")
Second episode was just as funny as the first. I love the opening credits. “Why don’t you fix that dead tooth?” “It’s a conversation starter!” Nice throwaway line about an accident on the bridge. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Minnie\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Minnie\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Minnie_Luna)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/33 "2010-09-29T17:56:00Z")
I really like not having a laugh track for this show. So far, I like the characters and hope this show is given a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/34 "2010-09-29T18:00:55Z")
I lost it when Burt was helping to change Hope’s diaper, adjusted her to get the angle right and just as he was about to squeeze the hose nozzle, the cops showed up. Then he goes palms up on the homeowner. “You could have just come to us. Tattle tale!” ---
**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:** [September 29, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/35 "2010-09-29T20:25:07Z")
Yes, second show even better than the first. Hope they can keep it up. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/36 "2010-09-29T21:27:38Z")
The Gooch! Finally, Garret Dillahunt plays a character that doesn’t make me hate him. Really enjoying the show. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/37 "2010-09-29T21:57:17Z")
I liked this week’s \*\*Running Wild \*\*better than last weeks as well. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/38 "2010-09-29T22:39:48Z")
I’m really starting to like this show. There were a few laugh out loud moments. One of the things I really like about this show is yeah, the parents aren’t the best parents in the world, but they actually really like eachother. The mom and dad really care for the son, but they’re just stupid. It’s nice to have a family not bicker all the time. And Running Wilde was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/39 "2010-09-30T00:13:04Z")
> [@gallows\_fodder](#): > > > [@Jophiel](#): > > > > I didn’t see it but I have to say that “Running Wilde” and “Raising Hope” are as good examples as any of the show-naming gimmick that makes me roll my eyes the most. Verb+“Contrived character name to fit verb and create well known saying”. Yeesh. > > Seriously. “Crossing Jordan”, “Saving Grace”…what other ones are there? Grace Under Fire ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632/40 "2010-09-30T01:05:59Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > > [@gallows\_fodder](#): > > > > Seriously. “Crossing Jordan”, “Saving Grace”…what other ones are there? > > Grace Under Fire State of Grace [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-hope/554632.md?page=1)