Funny Raising Hope Quotes from Sitcom Episode 10

On episode ten of the TV show "Raising Hope", Jimmy (Lucas Neff) decides he wants Hope's other set of grandparents to come for Thanksgiving dinner so she will grow to have good family memories of the holidays.

Funny Raising Hope Quotes - Speech

In this scene from the sitcom, Jimmy (Lucas Neff) is trying to convince his parents to have Thanksgiving dinner with the Hope's other grandparents whose daughter, Lucy, was a serial killer. Initially, Burt thinks the idea is too creepy. Making the scene funnier is the fact Virginia (Martha Plimpton) and Burt (Garret Dillahunt) are building some sort of structure out of graham crackers in the kitchen.

Jimmy: Look guys, I know we may not be able to get Hope the best things in life, or even the second best things... we may be able to get her the third best things but even those will probably come second hand... This is something we can actually do as a family-

Virginia: Fine, if it'll get you to end your big stupid speech, we'll do it.

Funny Raising Hope Quotes - Thanksgiving Table

This television scene occurs after they have agreed to have them over for Thanksgiving dinner. Jimmy (Lucas Neff) and Burt (Garret Dillahunt) are carrying a coffin into the room.

Jimmy: Do we really have to use Maw Maw's coffin as a dinner table?

Burt: It's the only thing we own that seats seven.

Virginia: Anyway, it's not necessarily for Maw Maw, it's for whoever dies first.

Burt: Can't be me. Too short. Unless I die in a magic trick. Which is never gonna happen because no matter how high I raise my hand, they never pick me as a volunteer!

Funny Raising Hope Quotes - Car

Virginia (Martha Plimpton) is looking out the window...

Virginia: Somebody parked a clown car in front of our house.

Burt: That's one of those cars you told me I'd never be able to lift up all by myself. I'm gonna go lift it.

(Cut to Lucy's parents having a serious conversation in their car, a smartfortwo, and all of sudden it begins to be lifted forward off the ground.)

Funny Raising Hope Quotes - Joining In

The television scene has Jimmy (Lucas Neff) asking his mom, Virginia (Martha Plimpton) to come join the family for Thanksgiving dinner. Virginia is lying on her bed drinking the last drop out of a wine bottle and watching a football game on TV.

Jimmy: Well, mom, you'll be happy to know that Margene has bonded with Hope, dad's having fun, and if you come join us I think we can actually have a real Thanksgiving.

Virginia: What they hey, I'm drunk and my team is up three kicky points. Let's go talk to Dr. Dumb*ss and his nutball wife.

Funny Raising Hope Quotes - Being Critical

This scene takes place after the parents of Lucy have insulted the family by implying their serial killer daughter was still better than Jimmy.

Jimmy: Guys, relax. So they called me a slacker. Slacker's not even the worst thing I've been called today, by you.

Virginia: That's different. I'm allowed to criticize you. I made you. You're my mistake.

Funny Raising Hope Quotes - Label

This scene in the show takes place after Lucy's parents have stolen the baby.

Dr. Dale (Lucy's dad): ...The truth is we can raise the baby better than a man in suspended adolescence, his bipolar alcoholic mother, and... well, whatever this one is...

Burt: Pool guy!

Dr. Dale (Lucy's dad): Look now, I admit that we didn't do a perfect job with Lucy, but mistakes are why pencils have erasers, (it's why they have little delete buttons), it's why they invented white out...

Quote Source: Raising Hope - Episode 10, "Meet the Grandparents". Original air date 11-23-10. Sitcom writers on the TV series: Gregory Thomas Garcia, Ralph Greene, and Bobby Bowman.