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# |
Title |
Directed by |
Written by |
Original air date |
Production
code |
U.S. viewers
(million) |
| 23 |
1 |
"Prodigy" |
Eyal Gordin |
Christine Zander |
September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20) |
2ARY02 |
6.73[4] |
| Jimmy discovers that he was a talented musician (Greyson Chance as an adolescent Jimmy) in his youth, however he was rendered talentless when he was involved in a golf putter accident. Wanting to impress Sabrina and make something out of himself for Hope, Jimmy sets out to recapture his inexplicable abilities with the help of Virginia, Burt, and Maw Maw. |
| 24 |
2 |
"Sabrina Has Money" |
Troy Miller |
Michael Pennie |
September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27) |
2ARY03 |
6.14[5] |
| When Burt informs the family of Sabrina's secret, she introduces them to her father, Cap (Stephen Root). Meanwhile, Jimmy believes that Hope should have friends that are rich so, he asks Sabrina to allow him into her sister's party. |
| 25 |
3 |
"Kidnapped" |
Mike Mariano |
Elijah Aron & Jordan Young |
October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04) |
2ARY01 |
6.36[6] |
| The Chance family has an unexpected visitor, when Jack, the man who kidnapped Burt twenty years ago, shows up at their doorstep. They then realize that Burt's disappearance wasn't all it appeared to be. Meanwhile, Sabrina awaits a phone call from her boyfriend Wyatt, making Jimmy jealous. |
| 26 |
4 |
"Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent Baby! Henderson, Nevada-Adjacent!" |
Dan Attias |
Alan Kirschenbaum & Mike Mariano |
October 5, 2011 (2011-10-05) |
2ARY04 |
5.85[7] |
|
Virginia's cousin Delilah is getting married, so Virginia, Burt, Jimmy and Sabrina head to Las Vegas. Virginia gets embarrassed that she didn't have a big wedding like her cousin and Jimmy uses the trip to try and get closer to Sabrina.
Absent: Cloris Leachman as Maw Maw |
| 27 |
5 |
"Killer Hope" |
Michael Fresco |
Ralph Greene & Tim Stack |
November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01) |
2ARY06 |
5.37[8] |
| 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 problems, when they camp outside, while their home is fumigated for termites. |
| 28 |
6 |
"Jimmy and the Kid" |
Eyal Gordin |
Bobby Bowman |
November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08) |
2ARY04 |
4.51[9] |
| Jimmy goes head-to-head with a thirteen-year-old kid when he makes a run for Sabrina. Meanwhile, Maw Maw swallows her gold tooth which leaves Virginia and Burt wondering how to retrieve it. |
| 29 |
7 |
"Burt's Parents" |
Eyal Gordin |
Sean Conaway |
November 15, 2011 (2011-11-15) |
2ARY07 |
4.84[10] |
| The Chances, along with Sabrina, borrow a house in order to impress Burt's rich parents (guest stars Lee Majors and Shirley Jones), who have decided to visit the family for Thanksgiving. However, things go awry when the real home-owners return early, and Burt's parents realize how they really live. |
| 30 |
8 |
"Bro-gurt" |
Mike Mariano |
Michael Pennie |
November 29, 2011 (2011-11-29) |
2ARY08 |
5.34[11] |
| 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 (Ethan Suplee) team up to create unusual flavored yogurt, while Sabrina and Jimmy create a new baby mop. |
| 31 |
9 |
"The Men of New Natesville" |
Michael Fresco |
Matthew W. Thompson |
December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06) |
2ARY09 |
4.57[12] |
| 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. |
| 32 |
10 |
"It's a Hopeful Life" |
Tucker Gates |
Ralph Greene & Tim Stack |
December 13, 2011 (2011-12-13) |
2ARY11 |
4.98[13] |
| 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 bears a striking resemblance to their day-to-day lives. |
| 33 |
11 |
"Mrs. Smartypants"[14] |
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January 17, 2012 (2012-01-17) |
2ARY13 |
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| When Hope shows signs of being a baby genius, the family pits themselves against one another to earn their GEDs. |