Raven: Raven's Home was filmed in front of a live studio audience.
-Raven: That's crazy, right? -Yes!
I know, so when I went there, I was like--
[all chattering]
Yo, what's with all this noise?
-What? -Oh, man, I missed breakfast?
No, you missed lunch.
We saved you a sandwich, though.
-[door closes] -Oh, goody. Ah--
My favorite.
Time me.
She's trying to get faster for basketball season.
Workouts start next week.
Well, she's certainly getting faster
at stealing my lunch.
Today has not been my day.
Okay, I spent all morning trying to get tickets
for the neighborhood Flavor Fest, but they were all sold out.
[gasps] I remember my first Flavor Fest!
Aw, man, it was the best.
I was rockin' the bangs, you know.
The ripped jeans and fishnets.
Aw! The boyfriend jacket around the waist.
It was so fun.
I see what you're doing. Trying to make it seem lame.
Good effort, Aunt Chels, but I still want to go. It's the last week of summer.
[thudding]
-What was my time? -Personal best.
[huffs, then thuds]
-♪ Hey ♪ -♪ Yo ♪
♪ Let me tell you somethin' ♪
♪ Had my vision all worked out ♪
♪ But then life had other plans ♪
♪ Tell 'em, Rae ♪
♪ It's crazy when things turn upside down ♪
♪ But ya gotta get up and take that chance ♪
-♪ Maybe I'm just finding my way ♪ -♪ Learning how to fly ♪
-♪ Yeah, we're gonna be okay ♪ -♪ Ya know I got you, right? ♪
♪ It might be wild, but ya know that we make it work ♪
♪ We're just kids caught up in a crazy world ♪
-♪ C'mon! ♪ -♪ It's Raven's Home ♪
-♪ We get loud! ♪ -♪ It's Raven's Home ♪
♪ It's our crowd! ♪
♪ Might be tough, but together we make it look good ♪
♪ Down for each other like family should ♪
-♪ It's Raven's Home ♪ -♪ When it's tough ♪
-♪ It's Raven's Home ♪ -♪ We got love ♪
♪ 'Cos no matter the weather, ya know we gon' shine ♪
♪ There for each other, ya know it's our time ♪
[Raven laughing]
Yep! That's us.
[laughing]
♪♪♪
You know what? I can't believe I'm gonna be here all day doing nothing.
And the entire city's gonna have fun at the neighborhood Flavor Fest.
We're gonna miss you, bruh.
You got tickets?
Yeah. Basketball team perks.
That's the difference between a couch and a coach, bruh.
[knocking on door]
Oh, look, my mentor's here.
Okay, everybody be cool, please.
Oh, I'm sorry, Tess. Booker, be cool.
Wait, wait, wait. The school sent you another mentor?
-Nia: Mm-hmm. -Okay, what happened to the one you had?
You know, the girl with the dog.
Not a fit. Slow talker. Fast walker.
Hey, what about the guy with the vegan shoes?
Natural deodorant.
Ugh! Body odor? Whew.
Yeah, well, anyway, third time's a charm right?
-Nia: Oh! -[camera shutter clicks]
Got it!
The moment your high school journey began.
-Oh. -[laughs] I'm Sasha!
The best buddy a freshman could ever ask for.
Oh, hi. Hi, Sasha. Um, my name's Nia. It's nice to meet you.
Oh, my gosh.
When the school first told me your name,
I thought they said "Neon."
-Isn't that hilars? -Yeah.
Um, but actually, my name is Nia, which means "purpose."
And my purpose is to give you your high school nickname.
Back to "Neon"!
Ooh, let me test it out for you. Ahem. "Hi, I'm Neon."
Ooh, I'm sold.
You got this, right?
Call me if you need me, Neon.
Name-- check. Clothes...
I like it. I don't love it,
but it's nothing a few sparkles can't fix.
[chuckles] No, I'm not really a sparkle kind of girl.
I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that.
-All right, I'll be right back. -Okay.
Mom, Mom, hey. A little help here, please?
-Um, look at my mentor. She's so... -Right?
Loud, and bright, and...
It's just a lot.
Oh, let me see.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. That is a lot.
It's like if glitter and a disco ball collided
-on top of a rainbow inside of a jar of sequins. -Yes.
-Rainbows, and unicorns everywhere. -Exactly. All of that.
-All of it. Yeah. -That's a lot.
So, ahem, what are we gonna do to get rid of her?
-What are we gonna do to-- -Yeah.
-I got a plan. Okay. -Oh, okay.
On the count of three, you're gonna go in there,
and I'mma stay in here.
And then you're going to give it a chance,
-and I'm gonna sweep this floor. -Oh.
You ready? On the count of three. Ready, ready, ready? Ready?
One, two, three!
Okay, listen, now. It's Booker.
B-O-O-K-E-R.
[laughs] Oh, my gosh.
This whole time, I thought you were saying your name was "Bean Curd."
Isn't that hilars?
N-Neon, come get your mentor.
[whooshing]
Anyone want a ticket?
Here, you take it. [echoing]: You take it... You take it...
Ohhhhh! [laughs]
Bean Curd! I, I hear it now.
You're so hilars.
So, uh, Nia, what are you guys, uh--
What are you guys gonna do today? Maybe I can tag along.
I thought we'd post up at the bookstore.
I can tell you which books Ms. Weideman cares about,
and which ones you can skip.
Oh.
Wow, really? That actually sounds great.
So, Booker, do you, uh, want to come to the bookstore with us?
Ohhhhh!
You said bookstore!
[laughs] No.
♪♪♪
-"Little Women"? -Yep.
-I only have three chapters left. -Mm.
Have you passed the part where Beth dies?
Oh, or are you at Amy's wedding?
Spoiler alert!
Sasha, did you just tell me the entire ending?
No! At the end, Jo opens up a school.
Now you can check that off your reading list.
Do I rock, or what?
Hi, I'll have a chai tea latte.
-And for you? -Uh, no, I'm good. Thank you.
-What's the next book? -Uh, the next book is "Persuasion."
Hmm. Boy meets girl. Girl says no.
Boy gets rich. Girl says yes.
[singsonging]: Classic!
What? I didn't tell you which boy and which girl. Read!
One chai tea.
Oh, no, no, no. I ordered a green tea latte.
Oh. No worries. Coming right up.
Wait, I thought I heard you say--
Say that I have two tickets to the sold-out Flavor Fest?
You're right. One for me and one for you, Mentee.
It's gonna be loud, wild, and super fun, trust me.
You sound exactly like Booker.
Who's Booker?
Bean Curd.
Oh! I like that guy.
One green tea latte.
Oh, my mistake. You can keep it.
-Oh, thank you so much. -Thank you.
It's always their mistake.
Who's the best mentor? Don't answer that.
[laughs tentatively]
♪♪♪
[gasps]
Mouse-bear. Keep or toss?
Mom, I'm in middle school.
I don't need Mouse-bear. We're all just moving on.
Yeah. So... So, maybe, then.
Chels, Chels, look!
What? Oh, my-- Your old door knocker earrings!
-Knock knock! -What?
They back!
[laughing]
Look, Levi found all his old baby things.
I thought I lost this when I lost the house.
And the car. And my entire life savings.
Bring it back, Chels. All right? We're having a good day.
Well, if this is my baby stuff,
who's Vlad?
Oh! Is that still in there? [chuckles]
Crazy. [clears throat]
Are you gonna tell him, or should I?
Okay. All right. Fine.
Listen, Levi, um,
-I was the lead-- -Understudy.
To the lead!
And that's the musical. Yeah.
I went on every Tuesday.
Anyway, um, I got the news you were coming
the same day I got the part,
and I took it as a sign from the universe,
and it was saying, you know, "Name your baby Vlad!"
And the universe was louder than her best friend,
who told her, "Please don't name yo' baby Vlad."
Why did you change it, Mom?
Well, your father and I loved the name,
but then we saw your cute little face,
so, we changed it to Levi.
But your grandmother had already made the blanket and sent it,
and you loved it, so, well, we kept it.
-The blanket, not the name. -No.
I started off life as Vlad?
I wonder how he would do in middle school.
I don't. Nobody does.
Okay, what she's trying to say is,
it's your choice.
No. No, that's not what I'm trying to say at all.
-I think that's what you're trying to say. -No, what I'm saying is--
[both chattering, yelling]
Raven: Levi! Your name is Levi!
No, I'm just saying, technically, it is his name.
It's a part of him, right?
I'm just saying, Chels, don't confuse the boy.
You know this is just about school.
Booker and Nia are going off to high school,
and Levi's scared he's gonna be left behind in middle school.
And changing his name to Vlad is not gonna fix that.
I knew it was gonna happen. I knew it. I said it.
"Don't name your baby Vlad. You gotta throw that blanket away."
Okay, well, maybe we need to come down from the high horse.
Your record for baby naming isn't too hot, either.
-I'm sorry, what? -[gasping]
[imitating Raven]: "Oh, I'm Raven! Oh, I'm Raven!
"Oh, I'm so pregnant with twins. It's hot!
It's hot. Whatever will I name them? What will I name them?"
For months, we went on with this!
What are you talking about?
We settled on Booker and Nia as soon as they were born.
You were under anesthesia!
And when it came time to sign the birth certificate,
Devon asked me what to do!
They would have been named Aretha and Franklin
if we hadn't pulled names from a hat.
She's a legend.
And you know what? I don't believe you.
-I'm calling Devon right now. -Oh, okay. All right.
-[laughs] Okay. -Right now.
Hello? Devon?
Devon, listen. Um, I'm having a conversation with Chelsea.
And she says that you and she named Nia and Booker.
Hello?
I'm divorcing him all over again.
♪♪♪
I need someone to time me on the stairs. Is Levi here?
-No. -Is Nia here?
No, but I can operate a stopwatch.
Yeah, but that couch is looking pretty good right now.
I'm gonna take a quick power nap so I'm fresh for Flavor Fest.
Oh, sorry. Didn't mean to rub it in.
You don't have to worry about me. I had a vision.
I'm gonna be there with all the neighbors, and all the flavors.
Another vision? Keep dreaming.
I'll be dreaming, too.
Ugh. Guys, that girl has no shame.
I mean, I'm supposed to look up to her,
and she's doing things that are not okay.
-Well, what'd she do? -Out of bounds.
Exactly, Tess. Yes.
She's so far out of bounds, right?
She orders a chai tea, and then when the barista comes,
she tells her that she ordered a green tea,
and then she gets a free drink.
Or did you get a free drink?
Not the point.
Nia, I think you're looking for a reason to cancel another mentor.
-Set the pick! -Exactly.
I just don't think that Carver High School is picking the right mentors for me.
I mean, this girl ran a straight-up tea scam in the bookstore.
Nia, it's not that big of a deal.
Okay, fine.
Well, she did a couple of other sketchy things today, too.
I mean, she spoiled the endings of two of my books. Shady.
[gasps]
No!
She helped you with your homework?
Come on, Nia. Where do I sign up?
I think you need to give her another chance.
Booker, why are you so trusting of her?
I just like to see the good in people.
You know? You should try it sometime.
You know, that sounds like something Mom would say.
Which means that you may have a point.
Which is not something I want to admit yet.
Yo, Tess, it worked!
Nia's sticking with Sasha, and so am I.
I'll see you at the festival.
Whoa. Whoa!
Three pointer!
♪♪♪
So, you want a back-to-school makeover.
I hope this is Vlad talking,
'cause I'm not giving you fangs.
Thank you. I knew you'd understand.
He's not the cliché vampire. I'm going emo.
Vlad is a very respectable name.
Yes, but it's not your name.
Okay, Vlad. Here's your wig.
Oh, you're encouraging this?
Yeah, Rae!
When they make these choices, we need to support them.
Oh. Oh, that's what we're doing with our time, now.
-Yeah, that's what-- -Aah!
This is who I was meant to be.
-Hey, Aunt Chels. -Hey.
Hey, Mom. Um,
-I was just wondering-- -Let me guess.
Another mentor bites the dust.
Now I told you, you have to give it a whole day.
Yes, Mom, and I'm trying, but...
I think the problem might be me.
Well, do tell.
Okay. Things did not go great with Sasha today.
I'm trying to be more open, you know. Right?
A little more like her.
[in vampire voice]: Never hurts to try something new.
Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I was just talking to-- Levi?
-[in vampire voice]: Levi is gone. -Oh.
Vlad lives on.
You got a... Okay.
Well, uh, I'm thinking I should try to walk a mile
in her sparkly shoes, right?
Bedazzle me, Mom.
Okay, calm down, now. Calm down.
You can't handle a full sparkle. Baby steps.
Okay, well, maybe we can start with sequins, you know?
Do you have sequins?
Do I have sequins?
[squeals] Don't you know your mama?
You know I got sequins up in here!
Let me see. Oh, yeah!
♪♪♪
[laughs]
Is this what you're looking for?
Well, I don't know. I don't have a mirror.
Oh, well, just put your knee up, honey.
You can see your reflection in your pants.
Listen, it's, um, it's not too over the top.
But it's definitely something you might not be used to, so...
Aah!
[laughs]
Is that a good "aah" or a bad "aah"?
Whoa. Nia?
[gasps]
You've gone to the bright side.
Huh. That settles it. This is far too much.
Okay, no, wait. Hold on. Hold on. Tess,
Nia is trying something new.
And when they make these choices, we have to support 'em.
[in vampire voice]: Change is good.
And what is Levi doing?
[in vampire voice]: It's Vlad.
That doesn't explain anything.
Okay, Tess, you hate this, don't you?
No, no. You look... um...
-Pretty? -Fabulous?
-No, no. Not that. -Cute?
-No. -Ridiculous?
Closer.
I knew it. Guys, I knew that this was a mistake.
[squeals] Neon, I love it!
Oh! Sasha!
Yeah! I've heard so much about you.
It's all true.
Mom, the night is calling.
Ooh, okay. That sounded more vampire than emo.
[dramatically]: No one understands me.
Ooh, that was emo. There's my Vlad!
I'll explain later.
It's cool.
I was just wondering if I could borrow, uh...
Or maybe, uh...
But no. I'm, uh, I'm good like this.
I'm riding with the team, so I'll see you at the festival.
Okay. Bye.
So, is it too much?
It's perfect! It's Semi-Sasha.
Actually, I'm calling her "New Nia" now.
[giggles] Let's go accessorize.
Sorry to keep you waiting, Sasha.
Worth the wait. You look adorbs.
Do you hear that, Mom? I look adorbs.
You do look adorbs! You do look adorbs!
[giggles] Here you go. Oh. Oh. Glitter!
Mom, what I am supposed to do with these?
Well, they fell off your pants, sweetie. You gotta put 'em back.
Now go!
Go and walk in my glittery footsteps!
[giggles] Oh, she's so big now.
Hurry up, before you see your mama ugly cry.
[wailing]
♪♪♪
Summer, if I have to leave you,
I'm gonna leave you in style.
Aah!
Levi?
Levi, you, you can't go creeping around the house like that.
[normal voice]: Booker, I think I'm gonna need to be Vlad.
If they would have kept that name,
everything could have been different.
I could have been full of mystery and intrigue.
Levi, my name is Booker,
but you don't see me walking around with books all the time.
A name is just a name.
Yeah, but Booker's a cool name.
Nobody's gonna notice Levi without Booker around.
But Vlad might get attention.
Yeah, but it's the wrong kind of attention.
Vlad scares me a little.
It's the hair, isn't it?
No, bro. It's the everything.
Look, no matter what you change your name to, you're still you.
You're still cool. You don't have to change who you are.
-Well, then what's Nia doing? -What do you mean?
She's down with Mom and Auntie Rae becoming a human glitter bomb.
She says she wants to make friends with that Sasha girl.
Yes! Look, Levi, I'm Team You.
Whoever you wanna be.
Nia and I will never leave you behind.
Except for right now, 'cause I gotta get to that festival.
[laughs]
Technically, you're leaving Vlad behind.
Maybe I will, too.
♪♪♪
Hey, yo, Tess! Tess, I made it!
Booker, what are you doing here?
Are you trying to sneak in with the team?
They've seen your jump shot. No one will cover for you.
No, I had a vision of Sasha hooking me up with tickets, remember?
Oh. That was actually real?
I thought it was a dream.
If that wasn't a dream, is Levi actually a little vampire?
I'm afraid so.
Summer is wild.
Wow. If this is the day that one of your visions comes true, I gotta see this.
Bean Curd? Tesla? I'm so glad you guys are here!
[laughs] I don't get nicknames. I just give them.
Whatever you say, Tesla.
Hold this, would you, Neon?
Uh, yeah. Of course.
Be back in a flash.
Gotta freshen up my glow.
Yeah, I think she's got enough.
Look at me, guys. I'm giving this thing a chance,
and you know what? I'm actually having fun. Thank you, Booker.
-So you're saying I was right? -I thanked you, Booker. Move on.
Hey, Nia, you're comfortable in those pants?
Those shoes, the bag, the jewelry, the headband--
Yes, I am, Tess.
And you know what? I'm actually liking it.
And this bag isn't so bad...
Guys, this is Mom's purse.
When did Mom get here?
No, no, no. This purse is from Mom's store.
Okay, what's the problem? Sasha's trendy and spendy.
No, no. She's definitely not spendy.
We left at the same time, and she didn't buy this.
Let's do this!
Sasha, is this purse from my mom's store?
Yes. The yellow really pops, right?
Humph. I'll take that.
Oh, no. The backpack is more your look.
Did you really take that from the store?
Take? Well, I borrowed it. She was borrowing stuff.
I asked for something and took nothing.
You didn't ask, but you took something.
See the difference there?
Blah, blah, blah. Concert me.
Neon?
Are you in or out?
No, Sasha. I'm not going anywhere with you.
She doesn't wanna go.
Anyone need a ticket?
Here. You take it.
Mm-mm. Mm-mm.
That was my vision, Tess.
Mm. No surprise there.
Sasha, just give me back the purse,
and we can forget this ever happened.
You're taking this way too seriously.
Oh, am I? No, Sasha, you're shady.
And I know you ordered a chai tea at that bookstore.
What's the big deal? You got a free green tea out of it.
-Why are you bugging? -Because you are lying.
And you spoiled the ending of two of my books.
Ah, ah, ah, ah. Bring it back, Nia. Nobody cares about the books.
I care about the books.
Sasha?
Oh. Hey, Jamie.
Did I just hear that you're a book spoiler?
Not cool.
See? It's a thing.
You're out of your league, freshman.
Security! Security!
Security guard: What's going on over here?
This kid is all over me for my purse.
Everybody calm down.
Oof. Security.
Not a good look. I'll, uh, see you inside?
Or not.
Let the little girl keep the purse.
Hey, Jamie! Wait up!
Move along, kids.
-[Nia sighs] -All right.
-Let's go home? -Yeah.
Have fun. See you guys.
♪ ♪
Good-bye, Vlad.
I was glad to meet you, but...
It's time for you to go.
Yeah. It's time, honey.
-One last flip? -Okay, one last flip.
[sighs]
-That felt good. -Yeah.
-Maybe you could be Vlad for Halloween. -Oh!
Auntie Rae, it's an identity. Not a costume.
But I may keep rockin' these black nails.
Yeah, honey. Knock yourself out.
[sighs]
Hey, what are you guys doing back home so early?
I thought you were supposed to be-- [imitates club music]
at the concert.
Yeah, well, it turns out
I am pretty good judge of character.
And you will be wanting this back.
-Where'd you get this from? -On Sasha's shoulder.
Oh, no, she didn't.
Oh, yes, she did.
Wait, wait, wait. Let me get this straight.
You guys had permission to go to the concert.
-Mm-hmm. -You made the right decision when things went sideways.
You brought me back my purse.
So nobody needs to be grounded?
I am nailing this mother thing.
Ssss!
Ooh! "Little Women."
That's a lot of drama.
Four daughters?
Ooh, I'm glad I have only you.
[laughs softly]
You know how I said I was nailing this mom thing?
You're making it easy.
You're nailing this teen thing.
I'm proud of you.
-Thank you, Mom. -No worries, sweetheart.
-[knocking on door] -Oh.
Sasha.
Look, Mom. It's, uh, Sasha.
Come on in, Sasha.
I wanted to apologize to you and your mom, Neon.
Neon's mom, I'm sorry.
She's a great kid, and she did everything right.
Carver High will be proud to have you guys.
That took a lot of character for you to come over here and tell us that.
Thanks. Oh, and, um...
by the way,
in order to get credit for these mentor hours,
would you mind just signing this little evaluation form?
I already filled it out. I just need you to sign right here at the bottom.
Ooh!
-Shady! Yeah! -Yeah!