♪ ♪
ooh, crispy hairline, check.
Fit fresh, oh yes!
Bayside high ain't ready for this.
Hey, check you out. You look nice.
(stammers) um, nice?
That's all you got?
Uh, uh, I meant fresh.
Fly? Dope? Lit?
-Bussin'? -You're too late. You already said nice!
Hey, booker, nice shirt!
I get it. I'm changing!
I know that folder. You got ms. Rader for fourth grade.
-She's tough. -Please!
I've got a 180 iq.
I'm always the smartest kid in my class.
I think I can handle a teacher.
Rader goes the hardest on the smart ones.
Like, my lab partner, marty henry.
By the time rader was done with him, he got a b plus.
(gasps) b plus?
I-is that what's below an a?
I gotta go.
All right, this is it!
This is the fit that's gonna make me stand out
on my first day of school.
Hey, hey, great shirt!
I'll be right back.
Oh, look at you two. Runway ready!
Runway? Ms. Baxter, I could never...
Or could I?
Ooh...
Yeah, I felt weird the moment I did it.
Yeah.
Oh, I remember what I wore on my first day of junior year.
Purple jacket, black graphic tee,
cute jeans that made my booty pop.
Man, I'm dressed just like, just like--
(gasps) oh, look at my baby
stuntin' like his momma!
(theme music playing)
♪ ha, ha! Lemme tell ya somethin' ♪
♪ had my vision all worked out ♪
♪ but then life had other plans ♪
♪ tell 'em, mom ♪
♪ it's crazy when things turn upside down ♪
♪ but ya gotta get up and take that chance ♪
♪ new city, I'm finding my way ♪
♪ it's gonna take some time ♪
-♪ 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 fam caught up in a crazy world ♪
-♪ c'mon! ♪ -♪ it's raven's home ♪
-♪ we get loud! ♪ -♪ yeah, 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 ♪
-♪ yeah, 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.
♪ ♪
this is so weird. I'm going to my mom's old school.
Why is everyone staring at me?
'cause you're the new kid.
You're intriguing.
You're interesting. You're mysterious.
Hoo-hoo, I am?
No, but they don't know that yet.
Hey, I didn't know you played the trombone.
Yeah, it started as a joke
in the sixth grade,
but now, I'm in a funk fusion combo called,
"oh, no you didn't."
so, really, the joke was on me.
Ben, how was your summer?!
Seymour, see you got your braces off.
Carla, I heard your turtles had twins.
Mazel tov!
Do you have a handshake for everybody?
Well, I like everyone to feel special.
But don't worry, I'm working on one for us.
It goes hawk hands into snake fists,
and then, we make it rain, but...
Both sides.
Cami: Hey, guys, what's up?
(funky music playing)
it's her. It's the girl from the chill grill.
She's coming this way.
♪ ♪
-yo, what's up, cami? -Hey.
"hey"? That's it?
Then, not a high, but low five,
double snap, super cool head nod.
I don't get it.
Okay, so, I'll start over. So, hawk hands--
no! And, cami, she acted like she barely knows me.
-She does barely know you. -Yeah, but I stayed here to change that.
What? I thought you stayed here to hang out with us.
Really?
You know I just be sayin' stuff, right?
♪ ♪
ooh! Finally, the kids are gone.
Oh, I love the start of the school year.
Hey, alicia, play my jam.
(upbeat dance song playing)
♪ ♪
-alicia, hold up! -(music stops)
what are you doing here? What are you doing here?
Dad, you were supposed to take her to school,
like, two hours ago.
I told her she could stay home.
-Poor thing lost her voice. -Really?
Well, she seemed fine this morning.
Tasha got invited to the party!
Wow, dad, you never treated me like that
when I stayed home from school.
That's because you were always up to something.
How do you know she's not up to something?
'cause I raised you.
I know what "up to something" looks like.
Okay, let me get these pillows all fluffed up,
get you tucked in, and...
Here's your remote.
Watch anything you want,
even if you have to pay for it.
Wow!
Pay tv.
You know, pop-pop may need glasses, but I see what's up.
I'm watching you, little girl.
And your doll, too.
♪
you're lucky you're with us, booker,
'cause we sit at the cool table.
Oh, you guys sit with all the popular kids?
No, we sit at the table under the air conditioner.
It's always empty 'cause it's freezing.
Hey, hey, there's cami. Let's go sit with her.
Booker, you can't just go over and sit at the cool table.
I thought this was the cool table.
It is, but that table's cool
because they're all hot, which is cool... For them.
Forget about cami. Come on.
Hey, new kid!
Yes, you. Come sit with us.
-Hey, I'm booker. -Yeah.
The ketchup guy. I remember you.
Hey, can you scoot over?
So, you go to school here now?
Yep, I'm the new kid.
I'm so fresh, I still got that, uh,
(sniffs) new kid smell.
Was that supposed to be funny?
Yeah, that was the idea. Yes.
So, what kind of stuff did you do in chicago?
You know, um, made music with my friends,
dabbled in fashion, rode my bike.
You rode your bike?
Uh... I mean, my motorcycle.
(laughs) I call it my bike.
My hog.
I be poppin' wheelies and everything.
So, you're a bad boy.
I was trying to keep it low-key,
-but it can be our little secret. -Okay, bad boy.
Well, you better watch out for our principal.
She is crazy strict,
but, um, I'm sure you aren't fazed by that.
(sputters) I ran my school back home.
My principal was afraid of me!
I'm so bad, my own momma checks in with me before she makes a move.
(phone buzzing)
oh, look. There she is now.
Decline!
(buzzing continues)
you know what? She trippin'.
But I'mma, uh-- I should take this and tell her she trippin'.
Otherwise, she gon' be trippin' all day.
Hey, mom. I don't know why it went to voicemail. That is so weird.
I'm starting to think that this new kid might come in handy.
♪ ♪
alice: This is perfect.
Alice?
(alice giggles)
I knew it.
Lost her voice my butt.
Raven? What're you doing?
I can't believe you let her stay home from school again today.
That little girl is playing you.
Alice: Auntie rae has no idea.
-Raven, don't! -You are so busted.
Alice (on tablet): Auntie rae has no idea
how much I admire her.
What that robot say?
I tried to tell you this child genius
designed a soundboard, so she can communicate.
Oh.
Alice: You're my she-ro.
So, does the she-ro have something she'd like to say?
I, I apol--
I apologize... To you.
Alice: Apology accepted.
Can I please have some more ice crabs?
No, you can't have ice crabs.
Hey, what are ice crabs?
She meant ice cream, and, of course,
you can have some more ice cream.
Hey, get this child some ice cream.
It's the least you could do.
(whooshing)
this has gone far enough.
Do I have to ground you, young lady?
(whooshing)
I knew she was fakin' it.
Alice: I love you, pop-pop.
Oh, okay, so you think you're up to something?
I'm about to be all kinds of "up to something" in this house.
♪ ♪
can you believe they won't let me join the cheerleading squad?
You're the backup quarterback.
Exactly. I'm already at the game and I'm not doing anything.
Hey, booker, where you going?
Oh, he's gonna ditch us for his little girlfriend again.
No, I'm not!
Wait, did she say she was my girlfriend?
Did you hear something? If you heard something, you gotta tell me.
No, she doesn't talk to me.
We haven't been friends in a long time.
When's the last time you talked to her?
I don't know. About since middle school, I guess.
Maybe it's time to give cami another chance.
Come on.
Fine.
-Hey, cami. -Oh, hey, booker.
Oh! You brought neil and ivy.
I thought we could all sit together.
Yeah, yeah, of course, sit down.
Wow, we haven't talked in forever.
-How are you? -Fine.
Oh, look at us... Sittin' together, being friends.
Isn't this great?
It's definitely warmer...
But way more awkward.
So, ivy, our birthdays are coming up.
-Ooh, something in common. -Got any big pla?
(scoffs) I knew this was a mistake.
I'm sorry. I'mma go talk to her.
Hey, you're a cheerleader, right?
Could you put in a good word for me?
Ivy, stop. What is your problem?
-I told you she was awful. -She was just being nice.
Look, you don't know anything.
I get it. You like her. But think about it, booker,
what would a girl like that want with a guy like you?
-What's that supposed to mean? -No, no, no.
-It's, it's just-- -you wanna know what I think?
I think you're jealous of cami.
Jealous?
Cami should be jealous of me.
You know, I will have you know my funk fusion combo
is playing at marley's saltwater grill this weekend...
And they're paying us in catfish.
Man, we really need a manager.
♪ ♪
hey, dad, hey. Since you don't believe
that alice is faking losing her voice,
I'm gonna show her one of those jump-scare videos.
You know, when the zombie pops up out of nowhere?
She'll scream, I'll laugh, and you'll be wrong.
(laughs) alice, come down here!
Hey, girl.
I was just watching this funny video.
You gotta check it out.
-(laughs) yeah, just press play. -Mm-hm.
(cheery music playing on video)
alice? No, a-alice. Come back here, the video--
did I, did I play the wrong video?
-(woman screams on video) -(yells) ah, zombie!
♪ ♪
what's wrong, new kid?
It's nothing. It's just...
-Ivy, she's-- -being ivy?
Don't worry about her. We can hang out.
-I mean, if you want to. -Yes, please.
Let me get your number.
Ugh, I forgot.
-The principal has my phone. -Why?
She took it 'cause she caught me using it in the hallways.
It's just sitting there in her desk drawer.
I'd go get it myself, but she's watching me like a hawk.
But a new kid could, probably, just walk right in.
-A new kid? -Yeah.
A cute, confident, bad boy
who isn't afraid of a little trouble.
That sounds like me!
I, I mean, unless you were talking about somebody else.
No, I meant you!
It's in a gold case.
Um, and before you give it back...
Make sure to put your number in it.
Wait, should I put it under "booker" or "new kid"?
You know what, don't worry about it. I'mma put it under both.
Okay, dad, first one didn't work.
Stupid zombie. But this one?
No escape.
Hey, alice, can you come in here, please?!
Raven: Hey!
I'm gonna make you my great-great-granddaddy's famous recipe.
Yeah, little okra...
Little tapioca.
All in there. Yeah! (laughs)
and... Fermented fish.
Yep, guaranteed to bring your voice back.
Make ya holla for your momma.
(sniffs) whoa!
That is strong! (laughs)
I think I lost a eyebrow.
Oh, no, there it is.
And there you go.
Enjoy.
Oh, and if you don't wanna drink it,
all you gotta do is say so.
Alice: Ah!
The girl's a beast.
♪ ♪
no phone, no phone...
Aw, man!
Of course, they're all gold.
Cami's such a trendsetter.
(doorknob rattling)
that's not good.
♪ ♪
he's not here. See? You owe me five bucks.
-Told you he wouldn't fall for it. -Fall for what?
And I told you he would.
Booker, you gotta get outta here.
Not until I find cami's phone.
-But she's playing you. -No, she's not. I'm helping her.
The principal took her phone for no reason.
The principal took her phone because cami is grounded.
The principal can ground you here? Man, tough school.
She can if she's your mom.
Cami is the principal's daughter.
You have to admit, the girl takes a good picture.
I was changing for gym and heard cami bragging to her friends about
how she tricked you into getting her phone.
-Come on, let's go. -Why would cami set me up?
What are you doing in my office?!
I'm, uh, uh, trying to think of a lie.
Move!
(scoffs)
my daughter tricked you into doing this, didn't she?
She did, but in my defense...
She's very attractive.
Of course, she is. She's my daughter.
Every time I take cami's phone,
she finds some easily manipulated tonto to get it back for her.
-What's your name? -Booker baxter-carter.
Baxter-carter? I used to go to school with a devon carter.
Had a huge crush on him.
-That's my dad! -Until he was stolen from me
by my nemesis, raven baxter.
Any relation?
I don't know that lady. Raven baxter?
(both denying)
♪ ♪
hey, alice!
Hey, girl, hey.
Listen, I was talking to tasha the other day
and she told me that she hasn't had a haircut in a minute.
No, no, no, no, no, no. I can clean her up for you.
So, how short should we go?
Nia?
Booker?
How 'bout we go straight pop-pop?
That's chic, huh?
Oh, well, if you don't want me to cut her hair...
All you gotta do is tell me not to.
Okay, fine, you called my bluff.
Wow, you really did lose your voice,
and, apparently, I lost my mind.
-That was close. -Whoa, I got ya!
I got you! (laughs) I knew it! I knew it!
And I know it's not your tablet 'cause it's in the kitchen.
I'mma tell pop-pop.
No, no, wait, w-wait!
I, I can explain.
I just...
Didn't wanna go to school.
What? Why?
You came to san francisco just to go to that school.
But this year I have ms. Rader.
Ivy says she's hardest on the smart kids.
Well, sometimes teachers are harder on their best students
because they know they can handle it.
It just makes you better.
-What if I can't handle it? -Oh, no, you can handle it.
I mean, look how hard you worked just to fool me.
It really wasn't that hard.
Yes, it was. It was hard. It was very hard.
So, I have to go to school tomorrow?
Yes, sweetheart, you do.
But it's gonna be fine! You're smart, you're tough,
and best of all, you're a baxter.
Thanks, auntie rae. I'm so glad you're here.
-You're the best. -Ah, yeah, well, raisin' kids is my specialty.
(phone ringing)
hello?
Principal's office?
My son did what?
Ah (muttering). Can't win 'em all, you know?
♪ ♪
sorry you got in trouble for trying to help me.
Don't worry about it. It's what friends do.
And you tried to warn me.
You're not the only one to get burned by cami.
When we were in the fourth grade,
she found out I was going to have a princess birthday party.
So, she planned a party for the same day and hired
all the princesses in town.
You know what a princess party without princesses is?
It is my grandfather in a tiara singing
"a dream is a wish your heart makes" in mandarin.
Everyone went to her party and no one came to mine.
Wow... That is messed up.
I was trying to tell you, booker.
Cami is not a nice person.
You are.
You care about people. You wanna help them.
-You're too good for her. -I'm sorry I said you were jealous.
And I'm sorry I went to cami's party.
You never told me you went to cami's party.
Yeah, sorry about that, too.
Principal rivera, please.
All right, ivy and neil shouldn't get in trouble.
-They had nothing to do with this. -Oh, I know. They can go.
Bye!
I can't believe that worked.
Principal rivera, I also had nothing to do with this!
Nice try. Sit down.
Where is he? Second day of school and he's already in trouble.
-Alana? -Hello, raven.
Haven't seen you since high school.
And yet, it still feels too soon.
You know what? You two, probably, have a lot of catching up to do,
-so I'm just gon' see myself out. -Sit down, booker!
Hey, don't speak to my son that way.
Sit down, booker!
♪ ♪
hey, new kid.
Don't "new kid" me. You set me up.
I thought you could handle it.
You said you were a motorcycle-riding rebel
and even your mom couldn't make a move
-without checking in with you first. -Hey, shh!
Keep it down, all right? She's still here.
So, I guess now that you're mad at me,
you're not gonna give me your number?
I already put it in.
You got it?
Yeah, I grabbed it while your mom wasn't looking.
Also, what does "tonto" mean?
We're not gonna let this happen, right?
Not a chance.
-Did we just agree? -Definitely not.
Oh, okay.
-Wait, so we are gonna let that happen? -Definitely not.
Okay, now it just sounds like you're arguing with me
just to argue with me.
Welcome back, baxter.
♪ ♪
well, if you don't want me to cut her hair,
all you gotta do is tell me not to.
That's it. I've seen enough.
Raven, could you come down here?
Yeah. Hey, daddy, alice. What's up?
Alice just showed me the video from today.
(scoffs)
why would you show him that? I thought we made up.
I-it wasn't me. It was tasha's idea!
-Tasha? Girl, tasha's a doll. -Victor: Raven!
This has gone far enough.
Do I have to ground you, young lady?
Oh, okay, there it is. Got it.
Tell alice you're sorry.
(coughing)
(quietly) oh, wait, I would, but I, I lost my...
(mouthing) voice.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
I am not falling for that! Come back here.
(drum roll)