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Raising Hope

Genres: Comedy
Broadcast on: M-Net, M-Net Series, M-Net Series Zone, FOX Africa, eExtra

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Seasons

Season 1

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
Fox 21 Sep 2010 17 May 2011 Tuesdays, 21h00 - 21h30 22
M-Net 08 Jul 2011 02 Dec 2011 Fridays, 19h00 - 19h30 22
FOX Africa 18 Jul 2013 26 Sep 2013 Thursdays, 21h00 - 21h45 22
eExtra 05 Oct 2017 26 May 2018 Saturdays, 18h00 - 18h30 22


Season 1

Raising Hope is the critically acclaimed single-camera comedy from Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia (My Name is Earl) that follows the Chance family as they find themselves raising the newest addition to the household.

Months after a romantic encounter with a wanted felon, 23-year-old Jimmy Chance (Lucas Neff) learns he is the father of a bouncing baby girl. Once coasting along through life in the slow lane, Jimmy now faces his toughest job yet: being a dad.

Jimmy's quirky family members - mother Virginia (Martha Plimpton), father Burt (Garret Dillahunt) and great-grandmother Maw Maw (Cloris Leachman) - are less than enthusiastic about the little one.

His parents, who had him when they were 15, never knew anything about raising a child and have little interest in trying again. And Maw Maw... well, keeping her in check is a full-time job.

Jimmy may be able to get some help from Sabrina (Shannon Woodward), a sardonic checkout clerk he met at the supermarket, if only he can work up the nerve to ask her out.

Despite it all, Jimmy is determined to take care of his baby - whom Virginia named Hope.

With very few useful skills but their hearts in the right place, will the Chances be successful in the unpredictable and immensely challenging world of parenting?

Raising Hope is produced by Amigos de Garcia Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Garcia serves as executive producer on the series.


Season 1 Cast

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Jimmy Chance

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Virginia Chance

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Burt Chance

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Sabrina

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Maw Maw

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Barney

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Alejandro

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Andrew

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Arthur

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Bruce

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Carmela

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Dale

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Doctor Burwitz

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Donna

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Donovan

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Frank

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Gary

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Gary

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Josh

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Kate

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Lamar

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Louise

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Lucy's Boyfriend

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Male Student

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Man

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Margine

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Mr. Hasik

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Photographer

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Shelley

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Smokey

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Sylvia

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Teenage Burt

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Teenage Virginia

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Tyler the Gas Man

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Wally Phipps

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Zoe

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Eight Year Old Jimmy

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Justin


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