Raven's Home

here we go.

Now, this is some classic tv right here.

-little bit more classic than I thought. (coughs) -what's up, grandpa?

You want me to throw that dusty old thing in the trash?

This is not trash!

This is a tape of my old chill grill commercials.

We're shooting a new spot today,

and I just wanna give the director a sense of

the great actor she's working with.

Who's she working with?

Me!

I'm sorry. The words "great actor" threw me.

Hey, grandpa. I've been meaning to ask.

-What is that? -Oh...

You mean...

Janine?

Whoa.

Janine's a smokeshow.

You're right. She does burn oil.

This old girl has not been driven in years.

I-I-I can fix that! (laughs) I got my license.

Let me think about it.

Thought about it. No.

: I got to admit it, booker.

I didn't think you'd be able to get straight a's.

Janine is yours...

okay. Um, how about this?

What if I make straight a's this semester?

Then, you would get the joy of reaching academic success

that no one ever thought possible.

Okay. Shots fired.

But if I do, would you let me get the car?

Sure. Why not?

You get straight a's, janine is all you.

yes!

Uh, you do know that a's are the triangle shape

with the line through the middle, right?

Just checkin'.

yep! That's us.

ready, pop-pop.

I'm so excited to watch you star in a big-time commercial.

you sure it's not

-because you're getting outta doing your chores? -(gasps)

I get to miss out on my chores?

I hadn't even thought of that.

Apparently, we have two actors in the family.

Are you sure you don't wanna join us, rae?

Ah, I got season tickets to "the victor show."

besides, I'm gonna spend my day

working on some sketches for my new designs. Check it out.

Hm... Ap history study guide.

You gonna put this on a shirt?

I do not get fashion.

Oh no, this is booker's folder.

Now I gotta run it by the school.

Unless my wonderful,

talented dad wants to, you know,

drop it off on his way to the chill grill. (laughs)

damn. (laughs)

I hope I'm that fast when I'm old.

when I get my grandpa vic's car,

we'll never have to walk to school again.

But, you have to get straight a's.

I already have a b-plus. If I ace our history test,

-I will have straight a's. -You will?

-I have straight a's. -You do?

Who else has straight a's?

But, I'm the smart one. If I'm not the smart one, who am I?

Well, you can't be the quirky one with a heart of gold

'cause that's me.

Or the tall one. Me again.

I guess you can be the one

who walks away while people are talking.

Dude! When I get that car,

the first place I'm driving is on a date with cami.

Hm. Oh! Somebody's coming your way.

Ooh. It's cami, isn't it? Okay.

hey, girl...

Who you "hey, girlin'"?

Mom?

You know your daddy "hey, girled" me in this exact hallway.

gross.

-What are you doing here? -Well, you left your history folder at home,

so I think that you have my design folder.

-Thanks, mom. -Yeah. Oh, I remember my history teacher.

He was loud and sweaty and his neck would crack.

It was nasty.

-(neck cracking) -yep. Sounded just like that.

Whoa-hoo-hoo-hoo! You scared me.

I heard that nasty neck crack,

and I thought you were my old teacher mr. Petracelli.

I'm not your old teacher.

Well, that's a relief. He was the worst!

Oh, he was mean and sweaty...

I'm his son.

It was actually more like a dewy glow.

Uh, well, nice to meet you.

I just came to drop off my son's folder, so...

Wait a minute!

You're raven baxter?

You heard of me?

My father wrote about you in his memoir.

He titled it

"the day I oh, snapped."

that could be about anybody, really.

Let me quote from page 247.

"raven baxter was a loud-mouth troublemaker

who was destined to peak in high school."

what? Oh, that is ridiculous.

What are you up to these days?

I can't help but notice it's the middle of the day,

and you're here.

You don't know my life, but I know you. Okay?

I-I see that you're just like your father.

A pathetic man

who-who makes himself feel big by making students feel small.

It's called teaching.

-Now, get out of my school. -You can't tell me what to do. I'm not your student.

Mom, please go.

Okay. I'll leave, sweetheart. Have a great day.

Love you. Not so sure about you.

Your mother may not be my student, but you are.

See you in class... Booker.

o. M. Goodness!

Victor, it is such an honor to work with you!

I'm nori. I'm your director. I love your work.

"you chill while we grill." oh!

I love it.

Didn't I say that, chrissy? Didn't I say I love it?

That's all me.

-And who is this? -I'm alice!

Well, aren't you the cutest? Chrissy, isn't she the cutest?

here's a copy of the script

so you can follow along. This shouldn't take long.

Uh, I brought a copy of my old commercials

for you to take a look at.

I will watch them...

The next time I go to my grandparents' house.

Now, let's get you in place.

Okay, and now, uh, do you know your script?

Uh, yeah. I just had a couple of questions about--

Okay. And action!

Uh... (clears throat)

what's good, wi-shay? (laughs)

-uh, I am confused. Who is wi-shay? -(nori laughs)

it's "whicha." like "with you,"

but the way young people say it. Just mush it together. Action.

What's good whicha?

I'm vic one.

I'm vic one... (scoffs)

I'm vic one. I just-- sorry. Just realized I'm vic one.

Yeah. Cut! Vic one?

Let's try to make it through the whole thing this time.

action.

I'm vic one. Wi-shay!

Whicha!

That is not right at all.

I'm sorry. I will get this. Okay.

Pop-pop. This is easy. Alright? You got it.

All you have to say is...

What's good whicha?

I'm vic one, and, on the real,

this grub I'm pushin' is fire!

So, slide on down

to the chill grill, where the pit...

Is always... Uh-lit.

-That was fantastic! -(applause)

that was better than fantastic!

Chrissy's crying.

You got chrissy crying.

Chrissy didn't even cry when her boyfriend left her

and took their pet turtle.

Uh, just spit-balling, what if we put lil a

-in the commercial with you? -(gasps) really?

That'll be fun!

Alright! Everybody, back to one.

Okay, victor, take a step to the left.

Now, a tiny one.

Okay...

-Now, give me the biggest one yet. -Okay.

Perfect.

-Action. -What's good whicha?