"Dream Hoarders" is the third episode of season one of Raising Hope and the show's third episode overall. It originally aired on October 5, 2010 on Fox.
Synopsis[]
After teaching Hope to crawl, Jimmy realizes he needs to baby-proof the house. However, despite his efforts, Hope gets trapped in Virginia's over-crowded shed and Maw Maw ends up getting her out. Jimmy wishes his parents would be more realistic, but later realizes that dreams are important for Hope.
Recap[]
Jimmy teaches Hope to crawl, and when he notices how hazardous the house is for a baby, he realizes that his parents weren't that concerned about his safety when he was a child.
He decides to baby-proof the house, but in order to fully do that, he has to convince Virginia to get rid of some of her things--something that proves easier said than done due to her compulsive habit of hoarding.
Jimmy finds buying things to baby-proof the house is also a good excuse to go to the grocery store and talk to Sabrina, but has to admit that going to the hardware store makes more sense. While he is at the store, Hope crawls into Virginia's shed and gets stuck.
A panicked Burt and Virginia can't get to the baby, and can't get her to come out on her own no matter what they try. They can't even move Virginia's things to get to her because if they do, it could all come crashing down on Hope.
Only Maw Maw, a skilled Jenga player, manages to free her.
The next morning, Virginia discovers that to her horror, Jimmy has thrown away all of her things during the night because he wants the family to be more realistic.
However, he eventually realizes how important it is to dream and decides he wants Hope to grow up in a house of dreamers.
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Cast[]
- Lucas Neff as Jimmy Chance
- Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance
- Garret Dillahunt as Burt Chance
- Shannon Woodward as Sabrina Collins
- Cloris Leachman as Barbara June "Maw Maw" Thompson
- Gregg Binkley as Barney Hughes
- Kate Micucci as Shelley Collins
- Ray Santiago as Javier
- Jermaine Williams as Marcus
- Ryan Doom as Wyatt Gill
- Cameron Moulène as Teenage Burt (credited as Cameron Moulene)
- Trace Garcia as Three Year Old Jimmy (credited as Trace!)
- Kelly Heyer as Teenage Virginia
- Mason Cook as Eight Year Old Jimmy
- Ben Begley as Newscaster
- Crystal Santos as Guadalupe (uncredited)
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