Raising Hope season 3

The third season of the American television series Raising Hope premiered on October 2, 2012, on Fox. The season moved to a new time slot, airing on Tuesday at 8pm ET followed by the new comedy series Ben and Kate and The Mindy Project. This season consisted of 22 episodes.

Main cast

 * Lucas Neff as James "Jimmy" Chance
 * Martha Plimpton as Virginia Chance
 * Garret Dillahunt as Burt Chance
 * Shannon Woodward as Sabrina Collins
 * Gregg Binkley as Barney Hughes
 * Cloris Leachman as Barbara June "Maw Maw"/Norma June Thompson

Recurring cast

 * Baylie and Rylie Cregut as Hope Chance
 * Kate Micucci as Shelley
 * Todd Giebenhain as Frank Marolla
 * Carla Jimenez as Rosa Flores
 * Dan Coscino as Dancin' Dan
 * Bijou Phillips as Lucy Carlyle
 * Ryan Doom as Wyatt Gill
 * Eddie Steeples as Tyler, the Gas Man
 * Lou Wagner as Wally Phipps
 * Skyler Stone as Mike Chance
 * Ethan and Gavin Kent as June Bug

Recurring cast in flashback

 * Trace Garcia as 5-year-old Jimmy (credited as Trace!)

Guest cast

 * Melanie Griffith as Tamara Jones
 * Tippi Hedren as Nana
 * Jenny Slate as Joan
 * David Ury as Easter Joe
 * Leslie Jordan as Reverend Bob
 * Wilmer Valderrama as Ricardo
 * Chris Klein as Brad Jenkins
 * Jeff Harlan as Bill Jenkins
 * Mary Gross as Denise Jenkins
 * Gary Anthony Williams as Dave Davidson
 * Matthew Glave as Big W
 * Leann Hunley as Francine
 * Christopher Lloyd as Dennis Powers
 * Whit Hertford as Ross
 * Dale Dickey as Patty
 * Greg Germann as Dale Carlyle
 * Camden Garcia as Trevor
 * Brian Doyle-Murray as Walt
 * Matt Winston as Stu
 * Emily Rutherfurd as Kelly
 * Mike O'Malley as Jim
 * Liza Snyder as Christine
 * Luke Perry as the Ghost of Arbor Day
 * Jason Lee as Smokey Floyd
 * Jaime Pressly as Donna
 * Ethan Suplee as Andrew
 * Nadine Velazquez as Valentina
 * Timothy Stack as TV's Tim Stack
 * Hilary Duff as Rachel
 * Lee Majors as Ralph Chance
 * Shirley Jones as Christine Chance

Production
On April 9, 2012, Fox announced that Raising Hope had been renewed for a third season. The season premiered on October 2, 2012. Melanie Griffith will recur in season three, playing the role of Tamara, Sabrina's mother and Melanie Griffith's real life mother, acclaimed Hitchcock actress Tippi Hedren plays Melanie/Tamara's on screen mother as well. Wilmer Valderrama and Leslie Jordan are set to guest star in season three, with Valderrama playing a young man who attempts to woo Sabrina's mother, and Jordan playing the role of Reverend Bob, a spiritual leader known for his unconventional methods. Jenny Slate also guest starred in two episodes as Joan, a social worker who checked on the well-being of baby Jimmy, but instead became concerned with how the family treats Maw Maw. The season premiere was released on the Raising Hope Twitter page prior to the air date. Fox ordered two more episodes of Raising Hope, bringing the third season to 24 episodes. However, these additional two episodes will now air as part of season four.