05x08 - New Kid on the Chopping Block

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05x08 - New Kid on the Chopping Block

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All right, folks.
Who's ready to turn up for fry-day?!

I know it's Monday,

but my grandpa owns the place

and... They're free.

'Sup, fresh kicks!
I see you, pink shirt!

Love the new fade, bruh.

You don't know any
of their names, huh?

Yes, I do.
That's Natalie, Jada, and Brian.

Not even close.

It's pretty incredible.

I mean, you've only been
at school for a month,

-and everybody loves you
-it's because I'm the new kid.

I'm exciting, I'm mysterious,
I'm...

Hey, new kid.

...Seriously into her.

Man, what is it?
Why do I like cami so much?

- I don't know.
- She's mean. She used you.

Got you in trouble.

Yeah, that's it. That's why.

You are so broken.

You deserve better.

You have so many
good qualities.

Ah!

And that's why we like you.

That's great! Gotta go!

No!

Wow. Hey, thanks, new kid.

New kid! New kid! New kid!

Hey, d'ya hear that?
They're chanting my name!

- They're chanting "new kid."
- close enough.

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'S HOME*

Yep! That's us.

*RAVEN'S HOME*
Season 05 Episode 08

Episode Title:
"New Kid on the Chopping Block"

Aired on:
April 29, 2022.

Ah.

See, Tasha?

I've attached this high-torque
electric motor to this stool.

The chairs can push themselves in.

What's that, Tasha?

I can also use it
to prank Booker?

Ooh, girl, you're bad!

Hey. Whatcha doin'?

A project for my advanced
robotics class.

What's that?

Well, ever since my breakthrough
at the retreat,

- I've d...
- eh, pop-pop said it was a breakdown.

Oh, did he?

Well, he also said that
his baldness is a choice,

and that's not true.

Any who, like I was saying,

after my breakthrough,

I started thinking about

what I wanted
to do with my life,

besides just takin'
care of y'all,

and, uh, I decided
to make a vision board

filled with my hopes and dreams.

Auntie rae, it's empty.

Yeah, I'm still workin'
on the hopes and dreams part.

Well, what do you love to do?

Well, I love fashion,

I love art,
I love being creative.

But when I look at this board,
I just... I feel lost.

I feel ya.
First, I wanted to be a doctor.

Next, I wanted to be a dragon.

Then, it came to me.

I can be a doctor who breathes fire.
Boom.

Hey...
What're you doin' home so early?

Ever since the art teacher
got arrested,

there's no class,
so we get out early.

Uh, that was two weeks ago.
Whatchu been doin' every day?

Givin' away fries
at the chill grill.

This is unacceptable!

- I know, mom. I should've checked...
- No, no.

I'm talking about class.

Art is crucial.

I mean, if it
wasn't for the arts,

I wouldn't be who I am today.

And who is that?

I'm workin' on it.

You know what?
I-I'm gonna go down

to your school tomorrow

and talk to that
"principal" Rivera,

and tell her that
she needs to hire

an art teacher immediately,

or I'm gonna take it up
with the school board.

You go, mama!

Can't believe she forgot
about the free fries.

Don't think I forgot
about them fries.

She never forgets.

Hey, why do you have tools?

Just wanna see
if somethin' works.

Ahh!

Yep, it works.

Check out this flirty text
cami sent last night.

She's asking about
the science homework.

It's not just science.
It's chemistry.

And we got it.

You know what?
I think I'm gonna

finally ask her out today.

How's this?

"Hey, girl.
How 'bout you and me... Become we?"

That is so cringe.

'Kay, um, what if I played
a slow jam behind it?

Ooh, ooh.

What if you didn't?

Look, cami doesn't even
call you by your name.

She calls ya "new kid."

Um, it's a term of endearment.

Everyone loves the new kid.

Ay-yo, ay-yo!
New kid in the house!

What're they lookin' at?

Is it a box of kittens
over there?

I am proper buzzin'
to be in San Francisco.

I already nicked a cheeky
ride on the trolly.

Uh, it's no tube,
but it's fun, innit?

He means that he's enjoying sf,

and he's already taken
a ride on the cable cars.

It's not as good as the subway,
but it's still fun.

My mom used to date
James corden.

Uh... Who's that guy?

Oh, that's Liam.
And he's not a guy.

He's a "bloke."

Isn't his accent cool?

I didn't notice it.

Cami has.

You should never
surrender your crown.

Oh, that is what queen Elizabeth

told me over tea
at Buckingham Palace.

- You've met the queen?
- A few times.

And, mates, let me tell you,
that woman is chat-Ty.

Look at him...

Over there tryna impress people

with stories of his hometown.

Yeah, 'cause we don't
know anyone like that.

Hey, don't worry, Booker.

She's not listening
to a word he's saying.

She's too busy
getting lost in his eyes.

You have to sit with us at lunch,
new kid.

Oh, 'scuse us, Booker.

Did you hear that?

She always called me "new kid."

She just called me Booker.

Well, as long as she
doesn't call ya Neil...

Because that would be confusing.

O-o-okay, bay side,

you better go ahead
and get your glow-up, girl.

Oh my goodness.
My old locker.

I wonder if the combination
is the same.

Now that is a lawsuit
waitin' to happen.

Raven Baxter.

Breaking into
high school lockers.

- I knew it would come to this.
- No, no, Alana.

I'm not breaking into
high school lockers, okay?

I am here to complain
as an adult.

I wish you were
breakin' into lockers.

My son told me that
you canceled art class.

You can't do that.
The arts help kids express themselves.

I totally agree.

And when I find a teacher who's
willing to take the position...

And the low pay,
and the terrible hours, I will hire them.

Well, good. Make it fast, all right?
Art is crucial.

Also, my son is gonna
bankrupt the family

by givin' away free fries, so.

This sounds like it's
really important to you.

- Yeah, it is.
- Great.

Looks like I found
my new substitute.

I'm sorry, what? Me? What?

Weren't you the one who
just came down here saying

how important the arts are?

- Yeah, that was me, but.
- Great.

You're hired.
Here's the lesson plan.

- But...
- Unless you can't handle it.

Huh? No, I can handle it.

I can handle it.
I used to run this school.

- All you did was run your mouth.
- All you did was...

Remember... I'm your boss.

How, how you know I wasn't
gon' say nothin' nice, Alana?

How, how you know?
Who am I kiddin'?

I wasn't gonna say nothin' nice.

Look at those two.

Cami used to laugh
with me like that.

I remember her laughing at you.

It was like being
belittled by an angel.

Appreciate ya.

- What's that?
- These are the spiciest

wings known to man.

Ooh, where are they from?

From the spiciest wings
known to man shack.

Now, I'm gonna
offer some to Liam,

and while his mouth is on fire,

I'MMA swoop in and ask cami out.

- Booker, are you sure...
- No, no, no, no. Let him go.

This is gonna be good.

What's up? What y'all, uh,
what y'all over here doin'?

Uh, it's a cafeteria,
so we're eating.

Eating. That's what's up.

How's it goin', mate?

Great, Liam. You know what?

I wanna share some of
our amazing American

cuisine with you.

- Classic American buffalo wings.
- That is proper nice of you.

Mm, mm-hm.

It is brilliant.
Oh, do they make spicy ones?

Do they make spicy ones?

They give me the wrong wings?

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!
No, those are the right wings!

So, uh, what do you do
for fun on the weekends?

Take me out on a Saturday
and I'll show you.

So, are you happy with how
that turned out, hot stuff?

Nope.
At least this day can't get any worse.

Good afternoon, class!

I'm your new art teacher,
Ms. Baxter.

Hey, baby!

I was wrong.
This is worse.

I don't know.
I'm enjoying it.

- Hey, girl.
- Hey.

All right, so I know this
used to be your free period,

but that ends now.

And so does that.
This is a "no groan zone."

Okay, so I got
the lesson plan right here,

and today, we're gonna
be learning about...

About the history of lines?

No, ah, ah, ah! No groan zone.

I promise, art in any form is, is
exciting and inspiring.

And one more line
and you've got a...

Anybody?

Anyone wanna say the name?

It's a, it's a square?

Art is so boring.

Thomas merton says,

"art enables us
to find ourselves

and lose ourselves
at the same time."

Who said art is boring?
Not me.

She's only into him
because of his accent.

Yeah, probably has nothin'
to do with his eyes,

- or his smile, or...
- the fact that you can see

that six-pack through his shirt.

Okay, fine, he's perfect.

Bro, my favorite thing
about the bay is the gnarly waves.

Wait, his accent's fake?!

Oh, I'MMA take down
the new new kid!

Stop talkin' to yourself
in class, Booker.

You think Liam's a fraud?
I mean, you can't be serious.

Dead serious, all right?

The stories, the accent,
the abs, all fake.

Maybe not the abs,
but the other two definitely are.

I have to tell cami
she's being played.

are you seriously that jealous?

I'm not jealous.
I'm just lookin' out for cami.

Hey-hey-hey! Liam.

I found
a "how British are you" quiz online,

and I thought it'd be fun
to test your knowledge

of your home country.

- Brilliant.
- Booker, what are you doing?

Oh, I'm just kickin' it
with my new bloke, Liam.

Bloke means friend.

Uh, actually, bloke means man.

You are thinking of chum.

- Oh, okay, chum... What are chips?
- Fries.

- Crisps?
- Chips.

- Bangers?
- Sausage.

- Mash?
- Potatoes.

- Bangers and mash?
- Sausage and potatoes.

Blimey! You're good.

That was fun. Cheers.

Cheers.

You hear that? You hear that?
He wants cheers?

'Cause I'm not cheerin' for him.

Okay, Booker,
you need to let it go.

Okay? You're better than this.

Eh, not better than Liam,
but better than this.

Thank you.
Great ombré today, yeah.

Ooh, glad that's over.

- Bad day, Baxter?
- No! What? Great day! Great day!

You know, really, uh,

- really inspirin' the kids.
- Really?

Because half of your students
just came out of my office

asking if they could drop art.

I didn't say what I inspired
them to do, so.

You told me you
could handle this.

Well, yeah, Alana,
that's because I thought I could.

Art usually comes
easy to me, right?

It's like second nature,
but recently...

I've felt uninspired.

Do you think
I'm losin' my spark?

Uh, I'm sorry.
Are, are we sharing feelings?

No, no, no, no.
We're not there.

listen, just follow the lesson plan.

Don't think so much.

Stop caring. That's what I do.

Explains the outfit.

- What was that?
- Lookin' good, boss.

Either shoo... Or bite me.
I don't care.

Come on, man.

I was live streaming that.

You were supposed to scream
and dive behind the couch.


Hashtag scare your cousin.
Hashtag spider challenge.

Okay. What's wrong?

I've been the new kid
ever since school started.

But now, there's a new new kid,
and everybody's all about him...

Even the girl I like.

But he's a total fake.
I just...

I don't know how to prove it.

Forget proving it.

Embarrass him so bad,
no one will forget it.

He'll change schools,

and you'll be the new kid again.

That is evil.

Go on.

I've got some connections
at your high school.

I'll call in some favors.

You won't know when,
you won't know where,

but I will take him down.

Alice, what're you gonna do?

It's better if you don't know.

Forgot that was there.

Hashtag hilarious!

Hashtag spider challenge.
Hashtag scare your cousin.

Why did we have
to get to lunch early?

Because today's the day that

fakey-faker gets
what's comin' to him.

I still don't get what Liam
did to incur your wrath.

He's pretending to be
something he's not.

I would never be fake like him.

Hey, bestie!
How's my favorite guy?

Oh, hey, mate.

Oh, I just wanted to say
I really appreciate

how welcoming you've been.

I know you get how hard
it is to be the new kid.

I was proper nervous
when I came here.

I even thought about
fakin' an American accent just to fit in.

Bro,
my favorite thing about

the bay is the gnarly waves.

It's pretty brilliant, aye?

Wait, you're actually British?

Yeah, from me fish to me chips.

So, you're just
a nice, cool dude

tryin' to make it
in a new school?

Well, that's what it
sounds like to me, Booker.

Just wanted to thank you
for being a real mate.

You guys, this is terrible.

Booker, what did you do?

I may have accidentally...
on purpose...

Told Alice to prank Liam
so hard that he'd leave school.

- What?
- Wait, wait, wait.

You wanna run him out
of school so you can be

the new kid again?

Well, when you say it like that,
it makes me sound stupid.

That's not true.
It makes you sound selfish and shallow.

- What is Alice gonna do to Liam?
- I don't know.

- When is she gonna do it?
- I don't know!

What if she put
something gross in his food?

- Like what?
- I don't know! - I don't know!

I've gotta save him.

What are you on about, mate?

Sorry, I'm just looking
for my, uh...

Nope. Nothin'.

Well, you enjoy your lunch.

Sup, cami?

No, no, no, no, no! Hold up! Hold up!

You can't go in there.

There might be a fake spider in there.

Let me check for you.

Why would there be
a fake spider?

To, uh, eat the fake flies.

Uh, nope.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

All clear.

Lookin' good, cami.

You told me you
could handle this, this, this, this...

Will you stop doing that?

But it's fun, fun, fun, fun.

Okay, Alana, okay. All right?
Maybe you were right.

- Maybe I can't handle it.
- Are you giving up?

What happened to the
fiery Raven Baxter that used

to walk these halls?

She could take somethin' whack
and turn it into something...

Well, I'd still think was whack,

but other people seemed
to like for some reason.

I was just tryin'
to be a good teacher.

I didn't hire a good teacher.
I hired you.

So, get in there
and do what you do.

Yeah, I'MMA do what I do.
I'MMA do, I'MMA do what I...

I'MMA do what I do.

Oh, about to go old school
in my old school... Yes!

What're we looking for again?

If I knew,
I wouldn't be looking for it.

Wow. That's deep.

If Alice really
did set up a prank,

it'd be something high-tech.

Right...
But, like how she rigged my chair.

Hey-hey-hey-hey, sorry, bro.
I can't let you sit there.

Are, are you mental?

Booker, why are you
acting like this?

Oh, I was just, uh,

tryin' to make sure this chair
was all safe for my bro here.

What is your deal?
Are you havin' a go at me

- 'cause I'm the new kid?
- Nah, man,

- it's not like that...
- I must politely request that

you keep your distance.

Ooh, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to lose my temper.

Who's ready for some art?!

No groan zone.

Now, I know the last couple
of days have been boring,

but that's because
I've been following

someone else's
lesson plan, okay?

So, guess what?

Today, we're doing it...
Raven's way.

Art is spontaneous.
It's about breaking the rules

in order to leave your Mark.

It's about expressing yourself,

even if things get
a little messy.

This entire wall is your canvas.

Okay? I don't care what you do,

as long as it's
authentically you.

Oh, I forgot the smocks.

I don't want you to get paint
all over your clothes... Or me.

Alice would know
he'd go for that box.

Oh, hey, that clearly
has my name on it.

Look, man, I can't
let you have this box.

- But it's, it's mine.
- No!

- Why're you doin' this?
- It's for your own good.

Just leave me alone.

I can't.

Oh!

- I love art class.
- Aw, thank you.

Oh my.

What happened here?

- I can explain.
- I really wish you would.

But see, this is what
I'm talkin' about.

It is.
It's simple... Yet elegant.

It's two new kids
coming together

to show the power of friendship.

Yeah, that's what
we were goin' for.

Come on, you guys, get in there!

But don't forget
to put your smocks on.

You don't wanna end up
like these two.

Hey, man, I'm sorry
I was acting kinda...

Daft? Batty? Like a nutter?

I was just jealous
that you're the new kid,

and... Things got
a little outta hand.

Think nothin' of it, mate.
We have pranks in England, too.

Uh, once a chum asked me
for a midland trifle,

but I gave him
a Manchester tart!

Boy, did I get a scolding.

Can we start over... Mate?

Sure thing, bro.

We gon' work on that.

Hey.

There's always gonna
be another new kid,

but there's only one Booker.

Thanks, Neil.

Lookin' good, Books.

Who wants to be Booker?
I'm Books!

Ah!

Hey, Alice, I don't know what
you were gonna do to Liam,

but ya have to call it off.
We're cool now.

Oh, that's what I was
supposed to do today!

You forgot?

It's not my fault.

Tasha didn't update my calendar.

Well, got my spark back.

You wanted to talk, Baxter?

Yes, I did. Please, have a seat.
Have a seat.

Listen, Alana, I know
we've had our differences,

but I wanted to thank you
for pushing me earlier.

It reminded me
of who I really am,

and it felt nice
to be inspired again.

Yeah...

Your antics convinced
the school board

they should hire a full-time
art teacher at double pay.

Oh, wow.

Well, yeah, that's tempting,
but it's not really for me, so.

It's not for you.

We're hiring an actual teacher
with credentials.

Yeah, that's smart.
You should do that, definitely.

Well, I pretty much
got everything I needed.

- Oh, except for one thing.
- What's that?

Ah! Baxter!

Yep, that's the thing.
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