Raven's Home (2017–…): Season 4, Episode 4 - Sharp Job-jects - full transcript

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

All right, Booker.
I have finished my fun schedule,

and we have a lot
of parks to hit, okay?

We've got
Millennium Park,

the water park,
Shakespeare in the Park...

Park, park...

It's park heavy. Yeah.

- Where's your list?
- Okay, here's my list.

- Yeah.
- Why do you make a schedule for fun?

You know, it's,
it's just fun.

Just, you know,
sort of let it happen.



Any other questions?

Me!

I got a question.

Where you do you guys expect
to get all these fun funds from?

- We're gonna get jobs.
- We're gonna get jobs.

This is the part where you tell us
that you're proud of us?

Oh, oh, oh!
Yeah, yeah.

I mean, this is just like the last
time you wanted to play soccer,

and you wanted a gerbil.

I mean, the soccer ball
is in the closet,

and the gerbil, well,
he's in a better place now.

Mom, you're wrong.
We can get jobs.

Yeah, and we can keep jobs.

And then we can have
all of our fun.



Well, good luck.

'Cause you can't have fun
unless you got the funds, hon.

- ♪ 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'S HOME*

Season 04 Episode 04

Yep! That's us.
Aired on: November 20, 2020

Episode Title: "Sharp Job-jectsl"

Ugh. Looking for a job
is so hard!

You know what's harder?
Keeping a job.

Ugh. All of the jobs
are already taken.

What about mowing lawns?

They're already mowed.

- What about babysitting?
- All the kids have been seated.

Well, keep up
the search, guys.

I'm sure you'll
find something. Yeah!

They're doomed.

Oh, mistaking an onion
for deodorant.

Been there.

First of all, ew.

Second of all, no.

- My client Priya's coming today.
- Oh, the superstitious one.

Well, she's not necessarily
superstitious.

It's just when
she speaks publicly,

she wants everything to be
exactly the same way all the time.

Yeah, so superstitious.

- Tomato, to‐mah‐to, onion, on‐ion.
- What?

The last time I saw her,

- I had just come back from the gym.
- Oh.

Why not just go to the gym, Mom?

Why don't you just
mind your business, boo?

Priya started from nothing,

and she became
a coffee shop queen.

She is my most consistent
and lucrative client.

Priya, how did I know you were
gonna be standing right there?

You know me.
That's why I love you.

Now close the door
so I can knock.

You know that's how it has to happen
every time. - Yes.

That was perfect,
and exactly what I needed,

because everything else
is going wrong today.

What, what could be going wrong

for someone so brilliant
and talented as yourself?

Oh, Raven,
you're too kind.

But the only reason
I am talented and brilliant

is because I follow
my rituals to the letter.

Yeah, Priya, hey. Hi.

I wanted to talk to you about‐‐

Hey, Chels, why don't we let the
talented and brilliant lady speak,

and I will meet you at work.

- Okay, but this is not over.
- Okay.

I agree. Yep. - I'm going to the office
to do some life coaching,

- to help people with bad habits.
- You should.

‐And I feel so... ‐You should
definitely do that. I agree.

Please. Continue.

My assistant quit.

And I don't have time
to follow my hiring procedure,

and I have to speak at the
opening of my 500th coffee shop,

for Brew It, Can Do It
tonight.

I still don't
have my lucky charm,

my coffee, or my traditional
pre‐ceremony salad,

but how can I get them now?

Nia, are you thinking
what I'm thinking?

Yep. Picking up some stuff.
How hard could it be?

Hey. Hey, Priya, how are you?
It's nice to see you.

Booker. Nia.
The last time I saw you,

you were tiny little babies.

Raven, get some babies.

Yeah, well, we're big now,

and we're super good at getting paid to,
you know,

pick up coffee, lucky charms.

Salads.

Well, that sounds like exactly
what I need to restore the balance.

You're hired.
Raven, cancel the babies.

Babies canceled, trust me.

Listen, come over here.

You cannot back out
from this.

She is a very important client,
and I will not have you embarrass me.

No, Mom, don't worry.
We are in it to win it, right?

Yeah. If my name isn't
Booker "No Back‐ster" Carter.

Get it? 'Cause I'm not
backing out of this one, huh?

I'm still workshop‐ing it.

You ready? Let me
give you my coffee order.

Okay, just a real quick
itty‐bitty thing.

Um, how much did your last assistant make,
per day?

- Yeah. We have some fun to fund.
- Two hundred dollars.

Two hundred dollars?

Nia, that's like, 50 for you,
150 for me.

Okay, I brought my camera.
What do you need?

Congratulations, meatball.

You have been selected to
direct my video application.

Wow.

- Really?
- Mm‐hmm.

How many other applicants
were there?

Doesn't matter. You beat
them all. Now let's get started.

Great. What are we doing?

I'm applying to Campus Champion.

It's the top D‐1 feeder
program in the nation.

It could change my life.

I have been working forever
for a chance like this.

- Great. When's it due?
- Today.

I'm sorry, did you
just say "today"?

That's a lot of pressure, Tess.

I do my best work
under pressure, half‐court.

Now, let's get started.

You just roll the camera,
and I'll do what I do best.

'Kay. Ready, and action.

Huh. Uh, must just be nerves.

Let me try again.

I'm gonna stand over there.

I'll use the zoom.

You know, I'm just gonna
stand behind the door.

Uh‐oh.

I wasn't sure about this place,
but I have to say,

the energy is perfect.

Okay, so let's recreate the day.

- Ahem.
- First, I showed you a lot of options.

- In rainbow order.
- Roy G. Biv.

Oh. Hey, Priya,
I, I wanted to ask you,

this need you have
to repeat everything

exactly the way it was,
what's that about?

The first time Raven dressed me
for a public speaking event,

I landed a multimillion‐dollar
investor.

So now every time
I have to speak in public,

I recreate this day. It's
really been working for me.

But has it been working
for the people around you?

I can answer that.
It's not.

But I think we could
work on that today,

if you just step into
my office‐‐ - Here you go.

The coffee that you ordered,
made fresh.

Priya, I think this is
something that could definitely

work for you‐‐

Raven, I am so sorry,
but there is cream in this coffee.

It's okay. I can,
I can make it work.

I can make it work.
See, um, a little

is, is an accident,
but a lot...

...is a design.

Imma call it...

"Aroma Wear‐apy."

I'm workshop‐ing
the title.

I'm so sorry. I thought you
said that you wanted cream.

No, I said I wanted
room for cream.

Yes, yes, yes.
And then we put the cream

in the room that was left.

Okay.
But there's a difference.

- These kids are always quitting.
- ...quitting...

Do you understand
what I'm saying?

Yes, yes, yes. Room for cream,
but with no cream,

coming right up.

Nia, I just had
a vision of Mom

telling Aunt Chelsea that
she knew we were gonna quit.

Oh, no.
That is not gonna happen.

Mom would never
let us live it down.

- Hey, if this is too much for the two of you...
- No!

No, no, no. No.
This is not soccer,

and this is not a gerbil.

- This is our jobs.
- Right.

Which we love, so, so, so much.

We will be right back with
room for cream. All right?

Okay.

Now that I've got my rhythm,
let's do this, Half Time.

Sure thing.

Take 47.

And... action.

Yeah, I'm gonna do you
a favor and call "cut."

Huh. Maybe if I get
a head start?

I'll just start shooting,
and then you can record.

Gotcha.

This is the weirdest thing
I've ever seen.

And I share a room with Booker.

Could I make a suggestion?

Please!

Campus Champion already
knows you can play basketball.

So... what if we try
something different?

Different how?

What if you make
your video about

all the non‐basketball
moments

that have made you into
the player you are today?

Fine.

We can start here.

When you look at this rooftop,

you might see some
garden boxes, and...

a decent view.

But I see a court.

I came up here to practice
before I ever joined a real team.

Oh, sorry.
I forgot to hit "record."

And... action!

Priya, I know you love
wearing wedges for your event,

- so I brought you a few options.
- Mm.

One.

Wow.

Girl!

Va‐va‐voom!

Which one would you say
I normally wear?

Girl!

All right, listen, Priya.
Um...

Public speaking is about
having confidence, right?

And nothing says confidence
like...

Va‐va‐voom!

I'd rather not toy
with fate today.

Plenty of room for cream,
or no cream,

or whatever you want.

Mm. Perfect.

You can really
taste the room.

Now you can go collect
my lucky grass clippings.

Your, your, your...
Your lucky what now?

Grass clippings.

You're talking about
grass clippings.

Yes, she is.
Grass clippings.

The clippings of grass. I mean,
if you guys have reached your limit...

- No. No, no, no.
- Then you need to go do something else.

We're just, um,
we're trying to understand, right?

Still waiting.

On the day I landed my
multimillion‐dollar investor,

I strolled through
Millennium Park,

and smelled
the freshly cut grass.

And now she carries around
clippings with her

to all of her major events.

Yeah, that's totally normal.

- We‐‐ That's totally normal.
- Yeah.

That's normal, and we can
go take care of that for you.

Okay. All right.

One jar of special lawn clippings,
at your service.

I shouldn't smell them
until right before the event,

or all the luck will wear off.

Although...

Wait a minute.

You collected this grass
from the west side of the park.

I need grass from the east side.

But, but, but in the end,
isn't it all just lawn clippings?

The sun rises in the east.

If I want my company to rise,
I need rising grass clippings.

The wrong grass clippings
could sunset my career.

Rising grass clippings.

Okay, we're on it.
All right.

Oh, and pick up my lucky
lentil and beet salad

from Beets by J
on your way back.

I was eating it the day I landed
my million‐dollar investor,

and now it fuels me
to run my business.

You got a million dollars,
and you spent it on beets?

He means...

He means that we will be
right back, all right?

It's unfortunate that
Beets by J closed down,

but luckily I found
this recipe online.

Now, can you taste this for me?

‐Thanks. Thank you. ‐Okay,
okay. I'm eating it now.

Ew!

Okay, if their most popular
salad features beets,

it's no wonder J
went out of business.

I bet if we recreate
this recipe,

Priya will never
know the difference.

Now, can you think positive
thoughts into these lentils for me?

Oh, Nia, I don't have positive thoughts
about lentils. They taste like dirt.

Agreed, but it was kind of
a crunchy granola restaurant,

so, it's on the recipe.

Nia, the recipe also
calls for a ritual dance.

And we're not doing that.

I mean,
I'm down if you're down.

Do we just, like...
like that?

Start off slow.

♪ Oh! Oh! ♪

♪ Oh! What's happenin'? ♪

♪ What's happenin'? Oh! ♪

This is gonna be the best
salad she ever had, Nia!

This... is...

...the best salad ever!

Woo! Yes!

I can feel the positivity
in the lentils.

No one speaks positivity
into lentils like J. No one.

Mm. I can feel the luck
filling me up right now.

Or it could just be the lentils,
and your vivid imagination.

Chels, let Priya have
her process,

and let me get my profits,
okay?

Your dress is ready.

Mm. Why don't you two
take it with you?

I'll need the dress
and my grass clippings

in the changing room
before my event.

Oh, and you know,
I just remembered.

I had another salad
after I landed my investor.

As a celebration.

So, you're saying that
you want another salad?

You, you know that one
had beets in it, right?

Yep. The exact same salad.
Tell J it's for P.

‐Okay, so the thing about J‐‐
‐The thing about J is that,

he can't wait to make
another salad for you, right?

We'll be back.

And now,

I'm about to show you the
most important room of all.

The kitchen.

I know this fridge
like the back of my hand.

And I know these cabinets...

like the back of my foot.

Yeah, you do eat
a lot of meals over here.

It's not just about the food,
Baby Bok Choy!

You Baxter‐Carter‐Graysons
have fed me

in so many different ways.

Like, how Ms. B keeps
pictures of me on the fridge.

Uh, look, Nia and Booker
aren't even in this one.

Or how your mom makes my
favorite foods when we lose a big game.

She always has
the ingredients on hand,

'cause she shops
with me in mind.

You guys are always
looking out for me.

You've...

nourished me here.

And cut. Good use of the word "nourish."

Campus Champion's
gonna love an SAT word.

Wait. Tess?

Tess?

Okay, we got lucky
the first time.

I mean, we had fresh beets
and fresh lentils.

Now we got canned lentils
and jarred beets.

Nia, she's gonna be able
to tell the difference.

No, Booker, think about it.

Priya's not gonna eat this
salad until after her speech.

After she's paid us.
It won't matter.

Wow, Nia.

What a Booker thing to say.

I think we just come clean and tell
Mom we're not gonna be able to do this.

No! You know what happens
if we give up?

Your vision comes true,
and I am not letting that happen.

Come on, don't you believe
that we can do this?

Nia, this is too hard. We're
never gonna be able to pull this off.

Well, no. Not with you thinking
negative thoughts at those lentils.

You, you...

Fine.

Hey, lentils. 'Sup?

Hey, uh, you're good, lentils.

- You're doing a great job, lentils.
- Yeah.

You are. I believe in you.

- Yes, lentils, you can do this.
- Yeah.

And you know what?
So can we.

- You're right, Nia.
- Yeah.

- Yeah, we can do this.
- We can. This is easy.

Yeah, this is easy.
We can do this!

- We are not giving up.
- No!

And you hear that,
beets? We are not giving up... -

No, no, no, no, no. We cannot
let beet juice get on that dress!

Oh, get the bag off! Get the bag off!

Okay, okay, okay. Okay,
come on. Get, get it out!

Oh, thank goodness.

Oh. Gosh. Okay.
That was too close, Booker.

Okay, we have to get these two things
as far away from each other as possible.

Good idea‐‐

No, no, no, no, no, no!
Why?

Why would you walk into
the living room with beets?

I don't know. Why are you
walking to the kitchen with a dress?

You know what?
We, we can fix this.

We can fix this, right?
We got this, right?

Booker, I don't have
another pep talk in me.

Aw, man!

You want to talk about it?

I love basketball, Levi.

I love making threes.

I love breaking ankles.

I love saving the day
with buzzer‐beaters...

None of those words mean
anything to me. But I'm listening.

Playing a great game
can make you feel alive.

But I don't know if I'm ready
for basketball to be my life.

That explains why you
were so camera shy.

Are you sure you want
to go to Campus Champion?

No.

You having me relive all the
non‐basketball moments in my life...

It made realize
that my life is here.

Even though it's
a G‐1 meter program?

You mean D‐1 feeder program?

Look, if you understood
what I meant, what's it matter?

See?

That's what I'd miss out on
if I went to Campus Champion.

Hey, there's no crying
in basketball.

Or is it football?

- I can't remember. Soccer, maybe?
- Mm‐mm.

Hey, Nia, Nia,

I think it's working, you know?
It's less purple.

More light purple.

No, no, Booker,
that's a cream dress. It needs zero purple!

Okay, well, then
it's not working at all!

- I think we should just give up.
- No.

No, no. We're not
gonna quit, all right?

We're just regrouping.

Hey.

Hey, you, you remember when
Priya got coffee on Mom's clothes?

Oh, yeah.

Hand me those beets. Go.

Yeah, a little spill
is an accident, right?

But a bigger spill is a design.

- Okay.
- Okay.

And here goes nothing.

- Oh!
- Okay.

Now, now where's
the design part?

Listen, Priya.

Sometimes in life,
we want things to happen a certain way.

But when they don't,
we adjust.

You know, like, did,
did I see my ex‐husband

running away with
all my fortune? No.

You know, but did my mother
and Raven?

Yes.

The point is‐‐

My stuff is here.

- Surprise!
- Surprise!

I... I...

They're speechless, Nia.
Is that a good sign?

No, no, no, no, no.
This is wrong!

- It's a bad sign.
- Okay, we're sorry.

All right? We had everything
that you needed,

but then we had
a little bit of a collision,

which turned into confusion,
which, uh,

turned into inspiration.

Voila!

This is a catastrophe!

I'm ruined!

Priya please.
Just calm down, okay?

My kids worked really,
really hard,

and they deserve
to be recognized for that.

They did everything
that you asked.

They, they got your coffee
with room in it.

They got your grass clippings
from the east side.

They even got
your salad from J‐‐

‐Well, actually‐‐
‐I'm on a‐‐

‐I'm rollin' right now‐‐
‐The point is...

I should have listened to
Raven on my wedding day,

and you should
listen to her now.

You've always been someone who
works hard when times get tough.

And that's exactly
what my kids did.

You didn't need your
lucky coffee, or salad,

or grass clippings to be
good at public speaking.

You just needed
some confidence.

The same confidence that
helped you build this company.

The same confidence Mom and Aunt
Chelsea used to build their business.

You guys, I didn't even get to
tell you how proud I am of you.

I honestly didn't even
think you gon' make it.

Oh, oh. To be fair,

I, I didn't think you were gonna make it,
either.

- Right? Right?
- No.

I was just
telling Chelsea today,

- "These kids are always quitting."
- She did. She did say that.

She said it over, and over,
and over, and over‐‐

I think they got it, Chels.
I think they got it.

I'm glad I was wrong.

You guys worked really hard.

- Yeah.
- And this dress...

...is not half bad.

You're right.

They did work hard.

An maybe I don't need
any of that stuff.

Now you're getting it.

I just need to come to you guys,
and you can fix everything for me.

Mm, you were so close.

I built my company,
Brew Can Do It, by hustling.

And you guys hustled today.

So, here's the money
you earned.

Plus a little extra...

...to say "thanks."

- You're welcome!
- You're welcome!

And that's when I realized

the Baxter‐Carter‐Graysons
are all the champions I need.

Oh!

It's, it's hard to swallow my
salad around the lump in my throat.

Well, it's hard to swallow your
salad because there's beets in it, Nia.

Look, Tess, I know you would
have gotten into Campus Champion,

but I am really glad that
you're staying here with us.

Me, too. You're the only one
with creative nicknames for me.

"Bruh" doesn't count.

Well, salad must be working,
'cause I feel pretty lucky.

- Bring it in.
- Aah.

Mm.

This salad may be lucky, but...

It is not good.

Come on, Chels. You gotta
take time to hype up the lentils.

You can do it.
You're amazing.

You're number one. Yes,
you are. Yes, you are.

Ack! No!