Raven's Home (2017–…): Season 3, Episode 4 - Twister, Sister - full transcript

¶¶

Raven's Home was filmed
in front of a live
studio audience.

-Hi. Yes.
-Hey, sweetie.
Aw, you're all packed.

This is empty.

Mom, that is my
"I'll get Dad to take me
on a shopping spree" bag.

Nia, Nia, Nia.

Don't forget about me.

Also, Mom, I can't wait
to talk to Dad about
climate change.

Did you know that Dallas
will be one of the cities
most affected?

Sweetheart, I love you so much,

but you lost me at "also."



Woop-woop!
Aw, man!

I am so excited for
Dad's new apartment.

He always has
the coolest new devices.

You know, experts say
that Dallas is gonna be
the tech capital of Texas.

Maybe they should call it
"Tech-sauce."

-Boo.
-Not your best.

Booker:
No...

Howdy.

Figured you might need
a cowboy hat for Tech-sas.

See, I like it
when she says it.

You kids ready?
I'm about to take you
to the airport

so your mom can get
a jump on Raven Time.

Yas! Raven Time.

That magical time when
I get to do a dream board
or start a puzzle



or finish those designs
that have just been
piling up in the corner

or, nothing at all. Why?

Because it's Raven Time.
My time!

All right,
folks, according
to my calculations,

if we leave now we should
get you to the airport early.

-All right.
-Okay. Cool.

"Thanks, Levi."

You're welcome, family.

Thank you, Levi.

Thank you. I love you guys.
I'm gonna miss you, okay?

All right, I love you.
Muah. Kisses, kisses!

¶ It's Raven Time ¶

¶ It's Raven Time ¶

¶ When it's tough!
It's Raven Time ¶

-¶ I got love! ¶
-(door opens)

¶ It's Raven Time ¶

¶ Ohhhh ¶

¶ 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 ¶

-¶ Come on! ¶
-¶ 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 ¶

¶ 'Cause no matter the weather,
ya know we gon' shine ¶

¶ There for each other,
ya know it's our time ¶

(Raven laughs)

Yep! That's us.

(Booker grunting)

I slayed the dragon.

I won the race.

I saved the whales!

Woo!

So, are you guys enjoying

chillin' at the "Dad Pad"?

Well, I love the pad

not feeling the name.

What do you guys think
about this?

Hey, Jenna.
What do you think
about the "Dad Pad"?

Jenna:
It's totally rad.

-You're right.
-I still can't believe

-you have a Jenna.
-Hey, what's a Jenna?

It's a voice-activated
smart hub

that controls
the whole house.

-Right.
-Here, look.

Hey Jenna, am I the coolest,
most handsome guy around?

Jenna:
As of 2018,

that title belongs
to Idris Elba.

Idris!

Hey, Dad.
I've been reading

all of those articles
that you've been sending me.

Did you read the one
that says that Dallas--

Is gonna be one of the cities
most affected by climate change.

Yeah, she may have mentioned it
a few billion times.

I love that you are following
in my weather-loving footsteps.

Speaking of footsteps,

you know there's this
climate change march
downtown tonight.

Already made us signs.
You in?

Am I in?

Well, has the global average
of sea levels risen

nearly seven inches over
the past hundred years?

The answer is yes.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

(clicks, screeches)
Okay.

Tonight's the online
Fork-Knife tournament.

It's the best
cooking/street fighting
game ever made.

And Dad and I are gonna
defend our title.

Already made us snacks.

Oh...
I doubled-booked.

¶ ¶

Corner piece,
corner piece...

Corn... chip.

Mm! Raven Time.

Levi, honey. I was doing
the laundry,

and, um, well, I...
found this.

My "I Heart Public Radio"
sweatshirt?

What about it?

Levi, be honest with me, okay?

Are you donating again?

Mom, it's no big deal.

It is a big deal!

Donating is something
adults do

to convince others
they're good people.

Wow, Mom... bleak.

-Hey, Rae. You got a sec?
-Nope. Raven Time.

-I'm worried about Levi.
-Well, I guess we're doing it.

Ever since I got back
from the ship,

I'm worried he's growing up
too fast, you know?

Do you think me being
away for so long
broke my baby boy?

Oh my goodness,
I did. I did!
I broke my baby boy!

Chels, Chels, Chels.

Calm down.
You're overreacting.

(sighs) I don't know, Rae.
Donating is a gateway
to adulthood.

We need to think of some
like cool, fun kid activities,

you know,
to keep him young.

Otherwise he's gonna
start playing bingo
with Gertrude in 2B.

Well, I'm off to Gertie's!

-Rae!
-No. Chels, Chels.

Don't worry about it.

We will come up
with something, okay?

-Booker: Fork-Knife, Fork-Knife.
-Nia: March, march!

-Fork-Knife.
Fork-Knife. Fork-Knife.
-March. March. March.

-Fork-Knife. Fork-Knife.
-March.

(shrieks)

Couldn't you call me
like a normal person?

I'm purifying.
Raven Time!

Something happened
with my schedule and now--

Are you trying to tell me
you messed up?

I doubled-booked some things

and now the kids are fighting
about what we should do.

Devon, really?

You're calling me because
the kids are arguing?

You haven't even had them
a whole day.

Well, to be fair,
you know time zones--

We're in the same time zone.

Well, I'm off to the park
with all this kids' stuff.

Oh, Rae. Rae,
I was gonna ask,
where's the park?

Devon, I can only help
one parent at a time.

Oh! Oh!

-(Chelsea chattering)
-If you please
just figure it out.

I don't know.
Have them take turns
or something.

I gotta go, Raven Time!

-Fork-Knife. Fork-Knife.
-Sorry, can't hear you.

-March. March--
-Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Here's what's gonna happen.

We're gonna alternate
activities, that way
everyone is happy.

Can I be happy first?

How about we flip a coin?

Jenna, flip a coin.

-I call heads.
-Jenna: Tails.

I like her.

Idris!

Puzzle, check.

Pedicure, check.

Oh! Oh, oh.

Sewing, che-- Aah!

What? No.
No, not during
Raven Time! No!

-'Sup, Ms. B?
-Hey, Tess. What do you need?

My Internet is down,
so I was wondering--

No, my pedi! My pedi! My pedi!

...if I could binge
my favorite show
Froth over here.

Um, Froth?
It sounds messy.

No, no. F-R-O-T-H
stands for Fabulous
Rappers of the Hardwood.

See, it's a show
about aspiring rapping
basketball players,

just trying to have it all.

Okay. All right,
all right, Tess.
You can watch your show.

-Just don't distract me.
-Okay. Thanks, Ms. B.

-(music playing on TV)
-Oh man, I love this theme song.

Oh, you love it?
That means you've heard it,
so I can mute it.

Come on!

(grumbles)

¶ Listen up¶

¶ Let me tell you all
a little story ¶

¶ Not just about guts
but also about glory ¶

¶ Story of a rapper
who learned to ball ¶

¶ But she wants to do both
so she can't have it all ¶

¶ Just have it all? Not at all ¶

Get! Get!
Work it out! Get! Get!

Raven Time.

Announcer:
Do you love to sew?

Yes.

Announcer:
Are you an aspiring
fashion designer

who never has any time?

Yes. Yes, I am.

Announcer:
Then you need
the Sew-What 8000.

The sewing machine
of the future

that follows voice commands,

allowing you to multi-task
so you can solve a puzzle...

I solved a puzzle.

-...paint your toenails...
- I got toes.

How do they know
what I need?

We know what you need.

All you have to do
is download the Froth
quiz app

and answer all
the questions correctly

to win the Sew-What 8000.

Froth!

Wanna get Frothy?

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

Nia:
Hey guys, it's me, Nia.

Devon:
And Nia's dad.

Devon Carter,

Dallas weatherman, KYBT,
news at 6:00 and 11:00.

-You can follow me at--
-Anyway...

Reminding you that you
can be hot but the Earth
shouldn't be.

-Hashtag: Global warming.
-Global warming.

(cell phone ringing)

You know, I hope
you're happy, Nia.

Now Dad and I won't be
able to defend our title.

Oh. I can live with that.

Bad news, honey.
There's a storm
headed this way

and they need me
to cover it.

But, Dad, what about the march?

It's canceled.
I'm sorry, sweetie.

The storm's so bad that
they're looking for volunteers,

and there's a 60% chance
of high winds.

There's a 90% chance
that I'm gonna cry tonight.

Awkward.

Booker:
Look, Nia, tonight doesn't
have to be a total bust.

All that I wanted
to do in Dallas

was to spend time with Dad,

and show him how much
I care about the environment.

You know? It's our
special thing together.

Now it's ruined.

Look, this is supposed
to be a vacation.

So let's get vacating
and play this game.

Booker, what exactly
do you need a vacation from?

I mean, you're so...

-vacuous.
-(gasps)

Vacuous? How dare you.

-Vacuous?
-Yeah.

I don't know what
vacuous means...

but I know it makes me tired.

Like you and all your "causes."

What are you talking about?

Look, Nia,
I love you and all,

but every week you're posting
about some new cause.

Last week was recycling,

this week is Climate Change.

I mean, pick a lane.

Activism is important to me!

Yeah. The problem is you
don't actually do anything.

I mean, you never get
your pretty little hands dirty.

Activists act, Nia.
It's the first part
of the word.

And all you do is post.

(snapping)
You're a "post-avist."

Well, at least I care
about something.

You don't even care
about anything!

Hello? Fork-Knife!

¶ ¶

Rapper (on TV):
I'm just tryin' to have it all.

Is it possible to ball
and hip and hop?

Whoa. This show is so good!

I know. I know.
It's so good. Hey, listen.

Come, come pay attention.
We only got a couple more
questions

before we can get that
Sew-What 8000, okay?

All right.
"In the season two finale,

"what team did
The Fabulous Rappers
of the Hardwood defeat,

to make it to the semi-finals?"

(sighs)

-That's a tough one.
-Tess, Tess...

J.K. The answer's "B."

-(phone chimes)
-(screaming, giggling)

I love that you are
so into this show
because of me.

I've never had anyone
to watch it with.

Oh yeah, girl.
I love this show.
Pay attention.

It's okay, sweetie.
No one's even gonna notice.

Hey, guys. How was the--
Welt!

If anyone needs me,
I'll be in the kitchen

icing my head.

Well, that's it for baseball.

I just made things worse.

I hurt my baby boy.

Chels, you have to stop
forcing these kid activities
on him.

-Just sit Levi down...
-Yeah.

...and talk about your feelings.

What? Talk with him
about my feels? No!

No, Rae, that's way
too adult, you know?

I just, I just need
to find the right
kid activity, you know?

There's gotta be
something in here.

Aha! Ha-ha!

I'll go play fishing
with my son.

How do you play fishing?

¶ ¶

Oh, you think you--
Oh, no! No.

Come on, Nia.
Help a brother out.

Actually, help
your brother out.

Aw, are you over there
posting sad emojis

'cause I dropped a major
truth bomb on you?

You want a major
truth bomb, yeah?

Well, you're gonna live with
Mom and Aunt Chelsea, forever.

Ha! Joke's on you.
That sounds awesome.

Dad, aren't you ruining
the ozone with that hair spray?

Maybe, but I need my waves
to lay flat on camera.
(chuckles)

According to
Weatherman Weekly,

I'm the eighth hottest
weatherman in Dallas.

(chuckling)

Okay, Booker. I am not
gonna sit her and watch you
play video games all night.

I'm going with Dad.
Dad, I want to help.

Well, I don't know
if that's a good idea, honey.

-I mean, it can get
serious out there.
-Dad.

Please, please, okay?
I don't want to be
a "post-avist" anymore.

Fine. But you have
to promise me
you'll stay in the truck.

-Okay, yeah.
-Yeah, Nia. Good idea.

Be a trucktivist.

But just like
Dad's hair waves,

you won't last
two seconds out there.

Look here, son.

I programmed all the details
of where I'm gonna be

and the emergency
numbers in the Jenna
if you need anything.

-Right, Jenna?
-Jenna: I know all the numbers.
One, two...

Three, four, five, six...

¶ ¶

-(phone chimes)
-(gasping)

Another question right.

Ooh-ee!
The adrenaline!

Score. Okay.

Quick bathroom break.
Holla at me if they start
the last question.

Yeah, I'll holla. I'll holla.

I fell into the water.

Yeah, uh, the bait was
heavier than he was.

At least the cold water
reduced...

(shouts): the welt!

Rae, come on.
I need your help.

No. I can't help.
I got one more question.

Tess is gonna help me
get this machine,

then she can go home,

and then I can get back
to Raven Time.

What?

You're just using me?

No, no, Tess.
I'm not using you.

I'm choosing you...

to help me...

win the Sew-What 8000.

Come on, Levi.
Just one more activity, huh?

Uh, I'm a little tied up.

This hurts, Ms. B.

I'm out.

I'm never playing
fishing again.

¶ ¶

Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Ah!

Too bad nobody's here
to see it.

(thunder cracking)

Hey, Jenna.
How far away is that storm?

Jenna:
The storm is currently
50 miles away,

49 miles, 48 miles,

47 miles,

46 miles...

(whooshing)

(whimpers)

(whooshing)

...45 miles, 44 miles,

-43 miles...
-Oh no, my sister's
in danger.

Tess... No, no, no, Tess!

Listen. The quiz is over.

I'm here because I want to be.

I'm listening.

So I was really caught up
with trying to win
that sewing machine

and I used you...
that was wrong.

And since my sewing machine
was broken, I, uh,

I made you this by hand.

No way. No way!

A custom-made
Froth shirt? But...

What about Raven Time?

You're much more
important, Tess.

And chillin' with you today
really helped me

get my mind off of
how much I miss my kids.

Let's go watch our show.

We... have a show?

And you have this.

(panting)
Is that what I think it is?

Is that the Sew-What 8000?

Whoo! Raven's Time just got
a super upgrade.

-Yeah, boy!
-(both giggling)

Yeah, well, my uncle knows
a guy, who knows a guy,
who knows a guy,

who knows a guy
who gets a family discount.

-I'm fam! I'm fam!
-You're fam! We're fam!

-Let's go cloth the Froth.
-Okay.

(thunder cracking)

Okay, Nia.

You'll be safe here
in the van.

-Stay there.
-I will. I will, Dad.

Nia, before I go...

I know, I know.
You love me. Thanks.

That, and check my wave.

Oh. You're good.

-You're good.
-Truck. You. In it.

I got. Okay, okay.

(shrieks)

(panicked shouting)

Maybe Booker was right.

Maybe I'm not cut out
for this.

-Mom, we need to talk.
-Yeah?

About our feels.

I'm sorry I blew up earlier.

Oh, sweetie. Honey.

I'm sorry I made you do
all those silly activities,
you know?

I just felt so guilty
for being away for so long,
you know?

I was afraid you were
growing up too fast.

Mom, it's not your fault.

-I've always been like this...
-Well, yeah.

...long before you left.

I like being precocious.

(chuckles)

Per-what-cious?

We really have to bring back
our word of the day calendar.

Yeah.

How about this?
How about whenever
anything's bothering us,

we just, you know,
sit around and talk
about our feels, huh?

I love feels.

Yeah, I know you love feels.

I know what else you love.

How about we go play
bingo with Gertrude in 2B?
Huh? What do you say?

-Actually...
-Yeah?

Do you still have
that boomerang?

Oh! Do I still have
that boomerang?

Do I still have
that boomerang?

No, honey. I threw it
and it didn't come back.

¶ ¶

(whimpers)
Okay.

Okay, this time I'm gonna
go out and...

I'm gonna help.

(whimpers)
Okay, maybe five more minutes.

Booker, what are you
doing here?

I had a vision.

-What?
-Uh, your power went out
and I got bored.

-Dad, where's Nia?
-She's in the van.

-You should go there too.
-Okay.

(grunting)

We're here in downtown Dallas!

-(bicycle bell chimes)
-Bike!

As you can see, folks,

this storm is worse than anyone
could have predicted.

This is D. Carter
in D-Town,

urging you to stay safe, Texas.

Nia, you're safe!

-Yeah.
-I had a vision of you
getting pummeled by this storm.

No, no, no. I'm fine.
I've literally been in here
the whole time.

Okay, good.
Listen, Nia.

I didn't mean to push you
into a dangerous situation.

I mean, you are so not
cut out for all this.

Ooh! Okay.

(grunts)

Ooh, it's nice
and cozy in here.

They need help!

(indistinct shouting)

I'm going in.

-Who to the what now?
-Yeah.

Yeah, you're right.
It's time for me to act.

No, Nia! My vision!

Hey, hey, hey!

Stay safe.

Oh! Let me help you, okay?

Nia!

I told you to stay
in the truck.

Here you go.

Okay.

Hey! I got you, okay?

You're good.
You're good, okay?

(whimpering)

Wow.

That was my vision.

Nia slays!

You're like a super Nia.

Hey, Nia. Nia!

Nia! Nia! Nia! Nia! Nia! Nia!

Nia, this twister
thinks I'm a snack!

I got you!

I have you! You're good.
I got you!

-Aah!
-Hang on! I got you!

-(Booker screaming)
-You're good!

Newsman:
Breaking news. We go to live
footage in Dallas, Texas,

where a boy caught
in a mini twister

is being rescued by
an unlikely hero.

What the what?

Newsman:
Let's go to the footage now.

-I got you! You're good.
Don't let go!
-(Booker screaming)

(sputters)
Is that my baby?!

Look at Nia, Ms. B.
She looks awesome.

That's my best friend,
that's my best friend.

Yeah, is she saving that child?

(Booker screaming)

Is that child Booker?

Oh! Devon is gonna get it.

¶ ¶

Booker! Nia!

-Are you okay?
-Yeah, Dad. We're fine.

Thanks to Nia.

You know, Nia,
I was wrong about you.

You're more than
a post-avist.

You act.

I was wrong
about you too, Booker.

I mean, you do care
about something.

Me.

Yeah, yeah.
I mean, I mean,
care is a strong word.

"Afraid of mom if I came home
without you" is more like it.

Yeah, I know that fear.

I gotta finish my broadcast.

Hey, Booker, look.
We're twins.

You know, and we need
to start acting like it.

From now on, we have to have
each other's backs.

Yeah, me and you
against the world.

Like it used to be
when we were kids.

-Ah!
-(giggles)

Well, it seems the storm
has passed,

and everyone is safe.

I'd like to thank all
the volunteers.

Including my personal she-ro,
Nia Baxter-Carter.

And my favorite son Booker.

This is Devon Carter,
for KYBT weather,

signing off as one lucky father.

(cell phone ringing)

-Who's that?
-Oh, it's your mom.

Nia/Booker:
You gon' get it.

¶ ¶

-(chuckling)
-Whoo!

-Nia, you are awesome
at Fork-Knife.
-Thank you.

Even better than Dad.

Yeah, I have a feeling

that he is gonna be
tied up for a while.

Devon. Devo-- No!
Devon.

I will call you every week
if I need to.

Yes, every week.
Why? Because I told you

to call me if something
happened to these babies.

And here I see Booker
on the news

flailing like one of them
balloons at the car dealership.

Nia? Oh, Nia was beautiful.

Yeah, she was great.
She was-- That wasn't
the point, Devon!

Wow. You're still going
at it, huh?

Yeah, just like old times.

No, no. I'ma call you again
and again and again

and-- No. I'm gonna
call you again.

-I'm gonna call you right now.
-(buttons beeping)

See? I'm gonna call you.