The episode concludes with a nod to Psycho , featuring new neighbors moving in who are revealed to be Norman Bates and his mother.
Virginia wears a black and white dress nearly identical to the one worn by Grace Kelly in Rear Window . Her other outfits throughout the episode also mirror various Hitchcock leading ladies. "Raising Hope" Murder, She Hoped(2013)
The name "Murder, She Hoped" is a play on the long-running mystery series Murder, She Wrote . The episode concludes with a nod to Psycho
The episode includes nods to The Birds , Vertigo , and Psycho through dialogue, camera shots, and background details. The name "Murder, She Hoped" is a play
In the Raising Hope episode "" (Season 4, Episode 7), which aired on December 6, 2013, the show delivers a comprehensive tribute to the films of Alfred Hitchcock , specifically the 1954 classic Rear Window . Plot Summary
Guest stars as the suspicious new neighbor, Gary .
Summaries * Burt and Virginia get new back-fence neighbors, and Burt is convinced that there is something suspicious about them. *