History YMMV / RaisingHope

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: [[MyNameIsEarl]] Reunion for the season three episode "Making the Band"

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: [[Series/MyNameIsEarl]] Reunion for the season three episode "Making the Band"

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: [[Series/MyNameIsEarl]] Reunion for the season three episode "Making the Band" *CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" for the season 2 finale. [[spoiler: Perfect for both the TearJerker of Lucy winning custody of Hope over the Chances and the Awesome Moment of Lucy getting hit by a bus.]]

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" for the season 2 finale. [[spoiler: Perfect for both the TearJerker of Lucy winning custody of Hope over the Chances and the Awesome Moment of Lucy getting hit by a bus.]]

* VillainBall: [[spoiler: After winning custody of Hope and getting Jimmy back, [[CompleteMonster Lucy]] just has to chase Sabrina with a knife. [[LaserGuidedKarma Which ultimately leads to Lucy's death.]] ]]

* HollywoodLaw: You cannot get your death penalty commuted and your conviction for several murders nullified, no matter what the guards in the prison do.

* ArtisticLicenseLaw: You cannot get your death penalty commuted and your conviction for several murders nullified, no matter what the guards in the prison do.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" for the season 3 finale. [[spoiler: Perfect for both the TearJerker of Lucy winning custody of Hope over the Chances and the Awesome Moment of Lucy getting hit by a bus.]]

** There was also the episode of Earl helping Randy find the he had a summer romance with. Its then turns out it was [[spoiler:Joy]]. Those two would then quest-star as a married couple.

* EarWorm: Watch episode three. Get "Ishtambul" stuck in your head for the following week.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" for the season 3 finale. [[spoiler: Perfect for both the TearJerker of Lucy winning custody of Hope over the chances and the awesome moment of Lucy getting hit by a bus.]]

* VillainBall: [[spoiler: After winning custody of hope and getting Jimmy back, [[CompleteMonster Lucy]] just has to chase Sabrina with a knife. [[LaserGuidedKarma Which ultimately leads to Lucy's death.]] ]]

** The look on Jimmy's face when [[spoiler: he's forced to hand Hope over to Lucy, after losing the trial]] is absolutely heartbreaking.

* TearJerker: In ''[[WholeEpisodeFlashback Don't Vote for this Episode]]'' Burt and Virginia realized Maw-Maw was getting dementia when [[spoiler: she chastised them for being late for her birthday dinner (which was days before) and was angry that Virginia's grandfather didn't call to tell her he was going to be late. Maw-Maw's reaction when Virginia told her he was dead is just so heartbreaking]].

* TearJerker: In ''[[WholeEpisodeFlashback Don't Vote for this Episode]]'' Burt and Virginia realized Maw-Maw was getting dementia when [[spoiler: she chastised them for being late for her birthday dinner (which was days before) and was angry that Virginia's grandfather didn't call to tell her he was going to be late. Maw-Maw's reaction when Virginia told her he was dead is just so heartbreaking]].
* LesYay:
-->'''Sabrina:''' "You need to tell me another secret. A big one. Something like a summer camp sexual experiment."
-->'''Virginia:''' "...did you just tell me another secret?"
-->'''Sabrina:''' [[BadLiar "...no."]]
* HoYay: The Episode "Spank Butts, No Spanks" involved [[ItMakesSenseInContext Jimmy digging in Burts pants in order to get his keys back.]]
** This makes the juxapostion of [[ItMakesSenseInContext Burt spanking Jimmy]] immediately after that all the more [[{{Squick}} squ]][[IncestIsRelative icky.]]

* TearJerker: In ''[[WholeEpisodeFlashback Don't Vote for this Episode]]'' Burt and Virginia realized Maw-Maw was getting dementia when [[spoiler: she chastised them for being late for her birthday dinner (which was days before) and was angry that Virginia's grandfather didn't call to tell her he was going to be late. Maw-Maw's reaction when Virginia told her he was dead is just so heartbreaking]].

* FetishFuel: Sabrina's Robin CosPlay in the Halloween episode.

* FridgeBrilliance: Why does Maw Maw know all the skills she does, notable mechanical skills? Given her age, she'd likely have been a RoseyTheRiveter worked in a factory during WorldWarII building military machines.

* BetterThanItSounds
** Somewhat lampshaded when Burt said: "That's why tv shows about babies never last more than a year."

* SmallNameBigEgo: Smokey Floyd. In his 20+ years as a musician, he wrote one song which is only recognized as a hemorrhoid cream jingle, and considers a gig at a grocery store to be beneath him.

* TearJerker: In ''[[WholeEpisodeFlashback Don't Vote for this Episode]]'' Burt and Virginia realized Maw-Maw was getting dementia when [[spoiler: she chastised them for being late for her birthday dinner (which was days before) and was angry that Virginia's grandfather didn't call to tell her he was going to be late. Maw-Maw's reaction when Virginia tells her he's dead is just so heartbreaking]].

* TearJerker: In ''[[WholeEpisodeFlashback Don't Vote for this Episode]]'' Burt and Virginia realized Maw-Maw was getting dementia when [[spoiler: she chastised them for being late for her birthday dinner (which was days before) and was angry that Virginia's grandfather didn't call to tell her he was going to be late. Maw-Maw's reaction when Virginia tells her he's dead is just so gut-wrenching]].

** Burt giving his son Jimmy a several second-long kiss on the lips, then requesting he [[{{HoYay}} take off]] [[IncestIsRelative his pants]].