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Raising Hope
S1.E13
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A Germ of a Story

  • Episode aired Feb 15, 2011
  • TV-PG
  • 21m
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Raising Hope (2010)
ComedyFamily

Jimmy lets hygiene-obsessed Sabrina and her detection use of the store's black-light to identify counterfeit banknotes convince him germs are an omnipresent health treat. Faced with bright b... Read allJimmy lets hygiene-obsessed Sabrina and her detection use of the store's black-light to identify counterfeit banknotes convince him germs are an omnipresent health treat. Faced with bright blue proof all over the house, the Chances start cleaning like mad, only to find mad Maw Ma... Read allJimmy lets hygiene-obsessed Sabrina and her detection use of the store's black-light to identify counterfeit banknotes convince him germs are an omnipresent health treat. Faced with bright blue proof all over the house, the Chances start cleaning like mad, only to find mad Maw Maw undoes it all in no time. Residential care being out of budgetary reach, they move her i... Read all

  • Director
    • Phil Traill
  • Writers
    • Gregory Thomas Garcia
    • Timothy Stack
    • Jordan Young
  • Stars
    • Lucas Neff
    • Martha Plimpton
    • Garret Dillahunt
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    • Director
      • Phil Traill
    • Writers
      • Gregory Thomas Garcia
      • Timothy Stack
      • Jordan Young
    • Stars
      • Lucas Neff
      • Martha Plimpton
      • Garret Dillahunt
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    Lucas Neff
    Lucas Neff
    • Jimmy Chance
    Martha Plimpton
    Martha Plimpton
    • Virginia Chance
    Garret Dillahunt
    Garret Dillahunt
    • Burt Chance
    Shannon Woodward
    Shannon Woodward
    • Sabrina
    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    • Maw Maw
    Desiree Cooper
    • 8-Year-Old Virginia
    • (as Desiree A. Cooper)
    Terrence Beasor
    Terrence Beasor
    • Paw Paw
    Armando Molina
    • Interviewer
    Baylie Cregut
    Baylie Cregut
    • Baby Hope
    • (as Baylie Crecut)
    Rylie Cregut
    • Baby Hope
    Ashley Wolff
    Ashley Wolff
    • Birthday Party Guest
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    • Director
      • Phil Traill
    • Writers
      • Gregory Thomas Garcia
      • Timothy Stack
      • Jordan Young
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    • Trivia
      When the family and Sabrina are gathered outside watching old home movies, Burt remarks that a much younger Maw Maw in the videos looks like "the horny neighbor from Mary Tyler Moore." This is an obvious nod to the fact that Cloris Leachman, who plays Maw Maw, in fact played that horny neighbor - Phyllis Lindstrom - and even had a spin-off. Younger Maw Maw's hairstyle is even made to look like Phyllis Lindstrom's did on MTM.
    • Quotes

      Virginia Chance: I haven't been sick since I was pregnant with you... And those were mostly hangovers.

    • Connections
      References The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      Daddy-O
      Written by Kerry Smith and Vincenzo LoRusso

      Performed by The Freelance Economy

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • 5511 Ethel Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angles, California, USA(chance house exteriors)
    • Production companies
      • Amigos de Garcia Productions
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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      21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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