Hope & Faith (season 1)

The first season of Hope & Faith originally aired in the United States on ABC. It premiered with "Pilot" on September 26, 2003, and ended with "Daytime Emmys: Part 2" on May 14, 2004 with a total of 25 episodes. The DVD was released on 31 March 2009 for the first time ever by Lionsgate Home Entertainment in a 4-disc set.

Hope & Faith
Season 1
DVD cover
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 26, 2003 (2003-09-26) –
May 14, 2004 (2004-05-14)
Season chronology

Notable guest stars in season one include: Robert Wagner, Tony Curtis, Lynda Carter, Regis Philbin, Mimi Rogers, Kathie Lee Gifford, Tom Arnold, Jenny McCarthy, Susan Lucci, Eric Braeden, and Susan Flannery.

Main cast

Guest cast

List of guest cast throughout season one:

Episodes
Main article: List of Hope & Faith episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		 Viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Gil JungerJoanna JohnsonSeptember 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)10011.79[1]
Faith Fairfield, star of daytime soap The Sacred & The Sinful, the show which won her an Emmy, has been killed off and is forced to live with her sister Hope and her family in the suburbs. Hope begins to feel that Faith's arrival is turning her family against her. Unable to put up with Faith's disruptive behavior, they have a food and water fight in the middle of the kitchen.
22"Remembrance of Rings Past"Gil JungerJennie Snyder & Victoria WebsterOctober 3, 2003 (2003-10-03)1039.90[2]
Hope and Faith attend their Aunt Dodi's funeral whom they believe stole their mother's heirloom ring. Faith begins to lick her finger to get it off, but then they realize they are at the wrong funeral the woman is not their Aunt Dodi and Faith begins to distract everyone while Hope returns the ring to the woman's finger and accidentally drops her keys in the casket. Hayley begins to think that her parents love her the least as she is the middle child.
33"The Un-Graduate"Gil JungerAndrew KreisbergOctober 10, 2003 (2003-10-10)1049.50[3]
Faith discovers she never officially graduated from high school, so she must return to school and take French is she is to receive her diploma. Faith tries to help Sydney out with her boyfriend James (Val Emmich) who is a snake in the grass, so she invites him round to the house after school, but James mistakenly thinks that Faith has asked him round on a date.
44"Summary Judgement"Gil JungerJoanna JohnsonOctober 17, 2003 (2003-10-17)1029.72[4]
Faith is forced to pay $5000 for burning down the set of The Sacred & The Sinful so she attempts to get various jobs like dressing up in a hot dog suit and not mention pick a fight on the corner. With little luck, she decided to become Hope's assistant by sewing 20 sock monkeys for the children's hospital, trip to the grocery store, pick up dry cleaning. But when disaster strikes the sock monkeys look different and the children fought over them and a worn out Hope fires Faith. So Faith goes to a bar to get $5000 for some guy and Hope follows her and saw that Faith is pawning her Emmy award. At the end of the episodes Faith accidentally broke the crystal.
55"About a Book Club"Gil JungerJessica KaminskyOctober 24, 2003 (2003-10-24)1048.87[5]
Faith joins Hope's book club meeting and takes her and her friends on a wild night out to a strip club, with Hope being a spoil sport, Faith begins to call her "boring" and at a drive through, Hope tries to prove she isn't boring by driving off without paying, with them ending up in a jail cell. Charley takes the kids to an arcade.
66"Hope Has No Faith (The Halloween Story)"Gil JungerDavid S. RosenthalOctober 31, 2003 (2003-10-31)1067.68[6]
Faith meets her new love interest, Paolo, but Hope seems to think Paolo is living a secret double life. To try to prove she's right, Hope and Faith follow Paolo and it turns out that Hope is exactly right. Hayley has an awkward study date.
77"Car Commercial"Gil JungerTaylor HamraNovember 7, 2003 (2003-11-07)10810.41[7]

Handsome Hal Halverson asks Faith to star in one of his commercials, for a free car, of course. But what will happen when Hope upstages him? Hal cast the commercial using a donkey to symbolize Faith and the second commercial Faith says shes back as an actress. Will Charley remember his first kiss anniversary with Hope?

First appearance of Regis Philbin
88"Hope and Faith Get Randy"Gil JungerDavid S. RosenthalNovember 14, 2003 (2003-11-14)1078.66[8]
While out shopping, Hope and Faith bump into Hope's old high school boyfriend, Randy Richter. Sydney and Hayley try to cover up a hole they made in their bedroom wall.
99"Phone Home for the Holidays"Gil JungerKat Likkel & John HobergNovember 21, 2003 (2003-11-21)1089.48[9]
Hope and Faith's father, Jack comes for a visit with his new girlfriend, Summer, who reveals to Hope and Faith that she was kidnapped by Aliens. Jack tests out his masseur skills on a creeped out Charley.
1010"Anger Management"Gil JungerMark DriscollDecember 5, 2003 (2003-12-05)1098.76[10]
At Juntin's baseball game, with an idea of good sportsmanship, Hope tries to confront overzealous mom, Sue. The ensuing events land Hope and Faith in anger management, to get out of court. The kids try to stop mechanically-challenged Charley from fixing the garbage disposal.
1111"Silent Night, Opening Night"Gil JungerJennie Snyder & Victoria WebsterDecember 12, 2003 (2003-12-12)1118.64[11]
Faith thinks she's going back to The Sacred and The Sinful, but her character Ashley Storm has been recast. Faith is disappointed, so Hope suggests she direct Hayley's school play, she agrees but ends up causing chaos.
1212"The Wedding"Gil JungerTaylor HamraJanuary 9, 2004 (2004-01-09)1128.98[12]
Charley gets a visit from his family as his brother is about to marry his Swedish fiancée, Astrid. However the following morning, too many drinks leaves Astrid missing and a player in her place.
1313"Madam President"Gil JungerMark DriscollJanuary 23, 2004 (2004-01-23)1128.61[13]
Hope runs for President of the Neighborhood Association, taking Faith on board as her campaign manager. However the plans backfire when they go up against neighbor Harry who threatens to release one of Faith's sexy movies unless Hope backs out of the race.
1414"The Diner Show"Gil JungerAndrew KreisbergFebruary 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)11310.76[14]
Faith learns a famous director from Cleveland is coming to Glen Falls and takes Hope along to meet with him at a local diner. However they are forced to become waitresses after they learn that they can't pay for their meals, and to further complicate things, Faith has to compete against another waitress, for the attentions of the director.
1515"Mismatch"Don ScardinoTom DevanneyFebruary 13, 2004 (2004-02-13)1147.95[15]
Faith falls for Kenny, Charley's friend from medical school. However there's a catch that forces Hope to bring Faith on a camping trip. Hayley's crush on Kenny threatens her relationship with Edwin.
1616"Charley's Baseball"Gil JungerKat Likkel & John HobergFebruary 20, 2004 (2004-02-20)1157.61[16]
Justin accidentally destroys Charley's most prized possession - a baseball autographed by Roger Clemens forcing Hope and Faith to replace it before Charley finds out. Hayley leads a protest against the cutting down of the tree that hold her tree house.
1717"Prom and Circumstance (Almost Paradise)"Gil JungerAlex CarterFebruary 27, 2004 (2004-02-27)1168.06[17]
Hope and Faith try to help Sydney, resulting in the damage to Charley's vintage convertible. In order to get the repair done before Charley notices, the girls must go the prom with the mechanics, who also happen to have been classmates of theirs with unrequited love.
1818"Jury Duty"Gil JungerTod HimmelMarch 5, 2004 (2004-03-05)1178.18[18]
Hope is selected for jury duty and Faith decided to tag along. However, Faith wreaks havoc in court, even turning herself into a judge.
1919"Faith's Maid"Jerry ZaksTeleplay by : Kat Likkel & John Hoberg & Story by: Taylor HamraMarch 19, 2004 (2004-03-19)1196.87[19]
Olga, Faith's former maid, comes to move in with the family. Hope fires her, but Olga misunderstands and invites her pregnant daughter to join them. Soon, their efforts to find new jobs end up with Hope and Faith working at a club Charley wants to join.
2020"Hope Gets a Job"Gil JungerJoanna JohnsonApril 9, 2004 (2004-04-09)1206.82[20]
Hope gets a job as a newspaper columnist at a local paper. Faith decided to apply for the same job and automatically gets it. To shut Faith up, Hope agrees to an office prank by photocopying her boobs and ends up the papers. Sydney tries to cook in conjunction with the Great American Bake sale.
2121"Faith's Husband"Gil JungerTod HimmelApril 16, 2004 (2004-04-16)1206.86[21]
Faith's Husband, Bob Thompson shows up and when he parks his RV in the driveway, an argument about finalizing their it turns passionate and Faith movies in. Hope and Faith follows Bob to the courthouse and finds that Bob inherits solid gold and diamond encrusted snow globes. At the end Hope promises not to be judgmental.
2222"Jack's Back"Jerry ZaksDavid S.RosenthalApril 30, 2004 (2004-04-30)1217.72[22]

Jack returns to be comforted by his daughters after being jilted by his fiancée. Faith tries to set him up with her friend Mandi's mother, but he falls for Mandi instead. When Mandi refuses to end the relationship, Faith tries to teach her a lesson by going out with her father. Hope decides to throw her dad a 70th birthday. When Faith is surprised that Mandi is having sex with Jack, Faith is dating Mandi's dad.

Guest Stars: Robert Wagner and Jenny McCarthy.
2323"Trade Show"Don ScardinoMark DriscollMay 7, 2004 (2004-05-07)1226.86[23]

Faith's obsession with watching episodes for her old soap lead to her replacement and her love interest, Devon, making fun of her on-air. Fed up with this, Charley insists she contributes to the household and makes her find a job. Hope takes her to Irv Miller, a cheesy talent agent who immediately books her to model in a trade show. Hayley and Sydney hatch a scheme for Mother's Day. Faith discovers has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award.

Guest Star: Susan Lucci
2424"Daytime Emmys: Parts 1 & 2"Gil JungerTeleplay by : Jennie Snyder & Victoria Webster & Story by: Joanna JohnsonMay 14, 2004 (2004-05-14)1238.27[24]
2525124
Faith and her co-stars from the soap are nominated for a Daytime Emmy and flies to New York City with the family for the ceremony. Her mentor, Jacqueline Karr and ex producer Laura Levisetti reveal a secret plan to bring her back and replace her replacement. Jacqueline and Laura also have a plan in mind for her return... Meanwhile, Hope Charley, and the kids rub elbows with the stars. Faith begins to film scenes for her return to the show, but when Jacqueline Karr shoots her character, she think it's a mistake, but she discovers that they only brought her back to kill her off properly. At the award ceremony Faith makes a speech and soon after disappears.

Award nominations

Release

Critical reception

The pilot of Hope & Faith received mixed reviews. Virginia Heffernan of The New York Times praised Ripa's acting, while observing that the series were not sufficiently smart for her.[25] Writing for PopMatters, Michael Abernethy denounced it as formulaic, and billed its humor as "dated and simplistic". Abernethy recognized that it did not reach its potential, despite recognizing that it "is all it needs to be" for the Friday night slot.[26] Variety reviewer Phil Gallo characterised the episode as predictable, "banal and derivative" and criticized its production, as well as McGinley's room.[27]

Home release
Season 1
Set Details[28] Special Features
  • Blooper Reel
  • Audio Commentaries
  • Interviews with Cast and Crew
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
31 March 2009

See also

References
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