Raising Hope

Have you seen this show???   Something that we both agree is a comical half hour of craziness.   Cloris is hilarious as Maw-Maw and who couldn't love the storyline . . .  former teenage parents have raised their twenty-something son.   He has a one night fling with a serial killer, she gets the electric chair and he gets the baby.   So now we have a house full of Hope (baby's name), the father, his parents and his grandmother trying to figure out best practices for life.    Here's why we like it . . .

Sarah's View:    Sometimes the best humor is found in the truth of life.   Honestly,  don't we all  have some people in our family that we just can't explain to the outside public?!    The show demonstrates that the family,  despite the hardships that they face, loves each other and really tries to do the right thing.  I am grateful for the portrayal of a single dad.  We don't hear or see about this on television too much, but the reality is there.   My oldest son knows two buddies that are raising their children.  They try and they truly love the children.  But let's face it. . . . pretty sure they call it "mothering" because it is usually done by the "mother".   Is that why it is so funny?

Ruby's take: I say anything portraying octogenarian Cloris Leachman attempting to breastfeed gets a gold star from me. Her character is demented in every sense of the word. I love the mix of crazy and poignant because that's what it's like to be a part of a family. One minute you want to choke them, the next you can't imagine life without them. The quirky grocery store clerk is probably my favorite character, but Martha and Garret's characters are also near and dear to my heart. Teen parents who had to learn how to live and parent on the fly but still never gave up on their dreams, no matter how unattainable. They tried the best they could and never lost...well they never lost Hope.