At 23 years old, Jimmy Chance is going nowhere in life. He skims pools for a living, parties every night and still lives at home with his family, including his parents and his cousin, Mike.
Jimmy's life takes a drastic turn when a chance romantic encounter with Lucy goes awry once he discovers she is a wanted felon. Months later, when Jimmy pays a visit to the local prison, he discovers Lucy gave birth to their baby, who he is now charged with raising.
Season 1 - Episode list
1. Pilot
Airdate: 2010-09-21 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.6/10
A 23-year-old man must enlist his family to help him raise a baby that is the result of a one-night stand with a wanted felon.
2. Dead Tooth
Airdate: 2010-09-28 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.7/10
Jimmy asks Sabrina's cousin to baby-sit Hope so he can return to work. Burt tries to persuade Virginia to quit smoking.
3. Dream Hoarders
Airdate: 2010-10-05 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.7/10
The family baby-proofs the house as Hope learns to crawl. Jimmy visits the grocery store in hopes of seeing Sabrina.
4. Say Cheese
Airdate: 2010-10-12 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.7/10
Jimmy realizes that he has no family photos that include Hope, so he organizes a family photo shoot.
5. Happy Halloween
Airdate: 2010-10-26 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.6/10
When Sabrina's boyfriend can't make it to the deli guy's Halloween party, Jimmy offers to put on his costume and go in his place. Virginia takes Maw Maw, who is dressed as a cat, trick-or-treating while Burt plots ways to play tricks on Jimmy.
6. Family Secrets
Airdate: 2010-10-26 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.6/10
When a box containing videos of Hope's mother arrives from prison, Jimmy must decide whether or not to let Hope see them. Virginia explains that children need to be protected from the truth, leading Jimmy to question what exactly his parents have been keeping from him.
7. The Sniffles
Airdate: 2010-11-09 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.7/10
When Hope catches a cold, Jimmy panics because the family does not have health insurance. Jimmy figures out a way to get a second job at Sabrina's grocery store so he can afford to take Hope to the pediatrician.
8. Blue Dots
Airdate: 2010-11-16 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.6/10
Jimmy decides to put Hope in an expensive daycare center, but meets an obstacle in the form of an old record from Burt's past, so the family decides to take matters in their own hands and deal with the law.
9. Meet the Grandparents
Airdate: 2010-11-23 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.6/10
Instead of sleeping in and ordering pizza, per his normal Thanksgiving custom, Jimmy invites Hope's other grandparents, Dale and Margine, to join the Chances for a more traditional holiday dinner. The Chances soon realize that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree when Dale and Margine kidnap Hope, and it's up to them to get her back.
10. Burt Rocks
Airdate: 2010-11-30 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.7/10
A washed-up rock star who is hired as the lead act at 'Grocery-Palooza', a rock concert at the supermarket where Sabrina works. Smokey was once Burt's musical idol, and Burt hopes to relive his rock-star years by playing backup for him at the concert.
11. Toy Story
Airdate: 2010-12-07 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.6/10
Jimmy finds out about his father's annual Christmas scheme where he sells the most wanted toy for a lot of money, which always left Jimmy disappointed when he was a child. Virginia wants the family to be a part of the living nativity scene at their church to gain the respect of the members.
12. Romeo and Romeo
Airdate: 2011-02-08 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.6/10
Jimmy hasn't had any time to socialize or make friends since Hope was born, so when he meets another single dad at the grocery store, he immediately sets up a play date. But when Jimmy finds out that Virginia is his new friend's housekeeper, Virginia insists that Jimmy cancel the outing. In an effort to keep the peace, Jimmy and his friend arrange a dinner at the Chance house.
13. A Germ of a Story
Airdate: 2011-02-15 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.9/10
When Sabrina points out to Jimmy just how many germs are lurking around his house, the Chance family becomes obsessed with cleanliness. Finding it impossible to keep Maw Maw clean, they move her to the backyard greenhouse, but after watching some old family movies, they discover a surprising secret that has kept them healthy all these years.
14. What Up, Cuz?
Airdate: 2011-02-22 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.7/10
Virginia's cousin Delilah, who struggles to make ends meet, pays a visit to the Chance family unannounced, determined to claim her share of Maw Maw's - whom she thinks died years ago - estate. Further tension builds when Delilah admits she still has a crush on Burt. Meanwhile, Jimmy babysits Maw Maw and panics when she takes off on Sabrina's moped.
15. Snip Snip
Airdate: 2011-03-01 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.7/10
When Virginia and Sabrina discover secrets about each other, Sabrina blackmails Virginia into keeping her mouth shut. Meanwhile, Jimmy takes Burt to get a vasectomy after a family vote.
16. Cultish Personality
Airdate: 2011-03-08 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.6/10
Mike returns after going through a spiritual quest with a wife and her other three husbands in tow. Burt attempts to fix the relationship between his brother and Mike.
17. Mongooses
Airdate: 2011-03-15 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.7/10
The Chance family goes to see a lawyer to get their wills done, and Burt is insulted when Jimmy chooses Sabrina over him. Meanwhile, Sabrina is overcome with emotion by the news, while Maw Maw thinks mongooses are infesting the household.
18. Cheaters
Airdate: 2011-04-19 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.5/10
Maw Maw has a crush on a man she meets at Shelley's daycare. Jimmy takes Sabrina to see Wyatt after she suspects he might be cheating on her, and he resorts to drastic measures to win her back.
19. Sleep Training
Airdate: 2011-04-26 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.3/10
When Burt is introduced to a book on sleep-training, he and Virginia decide to try it on baby Hope. Meanwhile, Jimmy's wild new girlfriend introduces him to a special beverage that takes him on a scary trip.
20. Everybody Flirts...Sometimes
Airdate: 2011-05-03 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.7/10
When Burt's flirtatious ways are exposed, the entire family begins to experiment with flirting. Jimmy and Sabrina compete to be Barney's favorite employee, Maw Maw gives away her treasures and Virginia is stalked by a coffee shop employee.
21. Baby Monitor
Airdate: 2011-05-10 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.6/10
Burt and Virginia try to help a couple they heard arguing on Hope's baby monitor.
22. Don't Vote for this Episode
Airdate: 2011-05-17 |
TheTVDB Rating: 8.0/10
The Chances reminisce about the year Jimmy turned 18 - when Maw Maw kicked them out of the house, when a goth Jimmy took up residence in the grocery store and when Burt and Virginia finally figured out how to be adults.
Season 2 - Episode list
1. Prodigy
Airdate: 2011-09-20 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.9/10
When Jimmy watches a home video of himself as a thirteen-year-old, he discovers that he was a musical prodigy with a promising career as a singer and pianist until a horrible accident involving a golf putter rendered him talentless. Jimmy recruits Burt, Virginia and Maw Maw to help him rediscover his lost abilities.
2. Sabrina Has Money
Airdate: 2011-09-27 |
TheTVDB Rating: 8.0/10
When Burt discovers that Sabrina is the daughter of his wealthy new client, he lets the family in on her secret. Embarrassed by her family’s wealth she reluctantly introduces the Chance family to her father, Cap. Meanwhile Jimmy decides Hope should have rich friends and begs Sabrina to take him to her sister’s party where Sabrina’s insecurities become apparent.
3. Kidnapped
Airdate: 2011-10-04 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.9/10
When a ponytailed hippie named Jack who kidnapped Burt twenty years ago unexpectedly pays the Chance family a visit, they discover that Burt's disappearance wasn't all it appeared. Meanwhile Jimmy's jealousy creeps out when Sabrina anxiously awaits a text from her boyfriend Wyatt.
4. Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!
Airdate: 2011-10-05 |
TheTVDB Rating: 8.4/10
Virginia, Burt, Jimmy and Sabrina go to Las Vegas when Delilah plans a big wedding, but Virginia is jealous of her cousin's fancy ceremony because she never had one. Meanwhile, Jimmy hopes his luck with Sabrina will improve in Sin City.
5. Killer Hope
Airdate: 2011-11-01 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.7/10
After discovering that Hope hit a boy at daycare, the family becomes worried that Hope is following in her mother's footsteps. Meanwhile, the Chances run into some problems when they camp out in tents due to their home being fumigated for termites.
6. Jimmy and the Kid
Airdate: 2011-11-08 |
TheTVDB Rating: 8.1/10
A thirteen-year-old kid makes a run for Sabrina, which drives Jimmy absolutely crazy. Meanwhile, Maw Maw swallows her gold tooth and Burt and Virginia contemplate retrieving it.
7. Burt's Parents
Airdate: 2011-11-15 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.8/10
Burt and Virginia borrow a house in an effort to impress Burt's visiting parents, but things to awry when the homeowners return early.
8. Bro-gurt
Airdate: 2011-11-29 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.8/10
Virginia encourages the family to submit their own inventions in the National Invention Convention Extravaganza, so they could win the cash prize. Burt and Andrew team up to create unusual flavored yogurt, while Sabrina and Jimmy create a new baby mop.
9. The Men of New Natesville
Airdate: 2011-12-06 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.9/10
After being encouraged to be more of a daredevil by Burt, Jimmy jumps at the chance of showing off his bolder side at a party at Frank's house. Frank and Jimmy realize they have shared a common high school bully, and when they try to take him down, they realize their old bully has changed.
10. It's a Hopeful Life
Airdate: 2011-12-13 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.8/10
In this "It's a Wonderful Life" themed episode, Jimmy is transported into a cinematic dreamlike state and watches on at a world where he never met Lucy. When he returns to reality he realizes that if Hope had never been born, his life wouldn't be as good. Meanwhile, Virginia, Burt and Maw Maw see a movie that bares a striking resemblance to their day-to-day lives.
11. Mrs. Smartypants
Airdate: 2012-01-17 |
TheTVDB Rating: 8.1/10
When Hope shows signs of being a baby genius, the family pits themselves against one another to earn their GEDs. While attempting to secure his GED, Jimmy finds out that his old high school teacher, Mr. Swift, is teaching the class.
12. Gambling Again
Airdate: 2012-01-31 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.6/10
When Burt starts gambling again to try and win back the items he lost 20 years ago, Jimmy and Virginia get addicted to gambling themselves, which causes them to forget about Shelley's play that Sabrina wrote and Hope stars in.
13. Tarot Cards
Airdate: 2012-02-07 |
TheTVDB Rating: 8.1/10
Burt hires Barney to help him with his receipts during corporate tax season, and while caught up in the stress Burt accidentally makes a mean comment about Virginia's job, so she decides to change careers and become a tarot card reader. Meanwhile, Sabrina contemplates moving to Africa with Wyatt, upsetting Jimmy.
14. Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend
Airdate: 2012-02-14 |
TheTVDB Rating: 8.7/10
Jimmy's new friend from an improvisational class agrees to pretend to be his girlfriend to make Sabrina jealous.
15. Sheer Madness
Airdate: 2012-02-21 |
TheTVDB Rating: 8.3/10
Jimmy and Sabrina continue building their relationship by learning more about their strange habits and childhood fears. Meanwhile, Virginia learns more about a habit Burt has been hiding from her for years.
16. Single White Female Role Model
Airdate: 2012-03-06 |
TheTVDB Rating: 8.1/10
Sabrina is arrested at a protest for civil disobedience, but her two-week sentence in jail is made even worse by a prison attendant who claims that they're old friends. Meanwhile, Virginia saves the Natesville mayor from a public scandal, but Jimmy's political encounter could threaten Sabrina's freedom.
17. Spanks Butt, No Spanks
Airdate: 2012-03-13 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.8/10
When a raccoon decides to take residency under the Chance's porch, Virginia and Sabrina work together to try and lure the critter out. Meanwhile, Hope's misbehavior has become such an issue that Virginia and Burt suggest that it might be time for Jimmy to spank her.
18. Poking Holes in the Story
Airdate: 2012-03-20 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.9/10
Virginia agrees to be a live-in house sitter for her client and look after a troublesome teenage girl. Meanwhile, Maw Maw once again confuses Jimmy with her late husband Wilfrid, so Jimmy and Sabrina play along.
19. Hogging All the Glory
Airdate: 2012-03-27 |
TheTVDB Rating: 8.1/10
When attention-seeking Sarah Louise announces her plans to run for another term as chairperson of the Natesville church group, Burt decides to run against her.
20. Sabrina's New Jimmy
Airdate: 2012-04-03 |
TheTVDB Rating: 8.1/10
When Jimmy finds out Sabrina has a new attractive study partner, Virginia convinces him that they are doing more than just studying. Meanwhile, Burt develops an obsession with a wall figurine.
21. Inside Probe
Airdate: 2012-04-10 |
TheTVDB Rating: 7.4/10
Nancy Grace examines the "real story" of Hope's mom, serial killer Lucy Carlisle, resulting in the Chance family learning some shocking things about her.
22. TBA (Season finale)
Airdate: 2012-04-17
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