♪ ♪
♪ Grab a plate, pass a plate ♪
♪ Clean up quick,
don't be late ♪
♪ It's clean-up
time, woo-woo! Uh! ♪
♪ It's clean-up time, woo-woo! ♪
♪ It's clean-up time,
it's clean-up time ♪
♪ It's clean-up time, woo-woo! ♪
Levi, I'm trying to
make cleanup fun,
and you are k*lling the vibe.
Sorry. I have a lot
of things on my mind.
- Uh-huh.
- Yeah.
There've been other
things taking up space
in the old noggin.
Oh, things like
the word "noggin"?
Just so distracted
because I've been
cast as Mercutio
in the high school production
of Romeo and Juliet.
- We know.
- We know.
It's all you've talked
about for a month.
I know your rehearsal schedule.
And I know all about those
fittings and the costumes
that no one asked me to make.
Yeah, and I'm literally
the stage manager,
and I can't do anything
about this vengeful understudy
- you keep talking about.
- Griffin.
He keeps sh**ting me
looks. You just can't see.
Oh, I'm just so excited
to watch my baby
follow in my footsteps, huh?
First step, school
play. Next stop...
♪ Broadway! ♪
You might be dreaming
a little big there, mom.
What? Levi,
honey, you are the firstborn son
of the understudy to the
lead of the traveling production
the musical, okay?
I mean, listen,
the stage is your
destiny, you know?
It's your legacy. Dare I say,
your moral obligation.
No pressure.
♪ 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 ♪
Yo!
♪ 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 ♪
Yep! That's us.
♪♪
Wait, was this wall
supposed to be purple or blue?
I wanna say purple?
Oh man, I was gonna say blue.
- Blurple!
- You guys, I just saw Wyatt Darcy...
What are you two doing?
No. Guys, this wall was
supposed to be terracotta yellow.
Well, we would've known that
if you had been here to
tell us, stage manager.
Yeah, you snooze
you blues and... purple.
You blurple.
Okay, forget the
wall for now. Guys,
Wyatt Darcy is at carver magnet.
Wait, another debate
showdown already?
No, no. Debate
season is over. Yeah,
he has no reason to be
roaming the halls with his attitude
and his perfect
i-know-everything face.
There's a debate
season? That's wild.
Well, you know what's
wild? Wyatt Darcy is here!
Wow, I love this for you.
And as your number
one wing-woman,
I love this for me.
How can I help?
Well, I ran in here as
soon as it looked like
he was coming this way,
so I still need to go through
my pre-fierce
checklist. Alright. Hair?
- Check.
- Outfit?
Too late to change it
now... but, check! Yep.
- Attitude?
- Check.
Hey, Nia!
Hey, Wyatt. Long time no see.
Really? Because...
You turned around
when I called your name
in the hallway earlier,
and then you ran off.
I was trying to tell you that
I just transferred here.
You're very fast, by the way.
Wait, transferred here?
To carver? As in,
like, where I go?
I, um... nice messenger bag.
I guess you don't care
about having lower back pain.
Actually, studies show
that a messenger bag
is better than an
improperly loaded backpack.
Um, Wyatt, if you're referring
to me, I would never improperly
load a backpack. Do
I look reckless to you?
Ask for me tomorrow,
and you shall find
me a grave man!
No, that's not right.
Stop staring at me, Griffin!
Mercutio is mine.
Hey, Levi.
Bro, what has got
you so stressed out?
This play.
Director Kim keeps
checking on my progress.
He's a huge fan of my mom's,
and once he found
out I was her son,
he bumped me up to mercutio
in the high school production.
In the middle school play,
I was a gym coach
with two lines!
Relax, alright? I'll
help you practice.
Wow. That guy really is intense.
If the nerves don't get me,
Griffin definitely will.
♪ ♪
- Who's there?
- Hi, it's Raven from the third floor.
Oh. I'm sorry.
I wasn't expecting you at
the neighborhood watch meet.
I found this in the lobby.
Mr. Meowgi! Wait, why
do you have a cat carrier?
This is a gerbil carrier.
My kids don't have
a gerbil anymore.
Oh, and I found this
hairball inside your cat.
Congratulations, it's a girl.
How could you tell?
Looks just like my
daughter when she was born.
Hm...
Oh, you're over here,
watching neighbors
and eating fancy cheese.
Your kids must be grown.
Me and the
neighborhood watch gals
have been hanging
out these days.
Yeah. Turns out,
there's not a lot to watch
in our neighborhood.
But, Tracy makes a mean galette.
Well, galette me at it.
Which is what I would say if I
didn't have to go upstairs and,
you know, prevent
my son from eating
everything in the frigerator.
It's like somebody hooked
a vacuum to the fridge.
You know what I mean?
He doesn't chew, he
doesn't swallow. Is it possible
for a human to just inhale food?
- You're cracking us up in here.
- I see.
Ooh, great idea. You should join
our rooftop open mic event.
You can do more
of that stand-up.
- Stand-up?
- Yeah. You'd be a hit.
A hit?
Me? Performing...
I heard the call once.
It was the wrong number.
From your fans.
Oh well, then ring-ring. Hello?
Yes, I'm here! Right number!
Mama, I'm gonna be a star.
♪ ♪
What do you want from me?
Nothing but one
of your nine lives!
Okay, now you s*ab me.
A plague on both your houses!
I don't know what
you're so worried about.
You are dying like
a pro, mercutio.
Thanks to all your help.
Are you sure you don't
wanna talk to your mom?
I'm sure if she knew
you were stressed,
she would turn
down the pressure.
No way.
She takes this stuff
way too seriously.
She once did
Shakespeare in the park...
Oh yeah. Yeah,
I've heard of that.
You didn't let me finish.
Shakespeare in the parking lot.
So, you have to
promise not to tell her.
Okay, fine. I won't.
I'm gonna take another
s*ab at that fight scene.
After watching that performance,
I'll have to rethink
my casting decisions.
Oh no. That looks bad.
I'm fine, bro.
That's what we
theater-types call...
Acting!
That's not what
director Kim calls acting.
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
I know I promised Levi
not to tell aunt Chelsea,
but his performance
legacy is at stake.
To say or not to say.
Wow, that Shakespeare
is really rubbing off on me.
Thank goodness
you're here, Booker.
I thought I was gonna have
trouble with that doorknob.
- Oh, oh...
- I'm just gonna...
What's going on,
Booker? You alright?
Here's the thing, aunt
Chelsea, I can't... tell you.
- Why?
- But, if you guess... Ooh!
Okay! I love charades!
- Okay. Bring it.
- Let's do this! Huh?
Okay. Three words.
First word.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
Oh. Okay... oh, a baby.
M-My... my baby!
Levi. Levi! Okay.
What's going on with Levi?
Levi. Levi is... oh.
Worried? Worried!
Okay, Levi's wor...
worried? About what?
Oh. It's dramatic.
Um... the play! The play!
Levi's worried about the play!
No, that can't be right.
That's like six words.
No, aunt Chelsea,
yes! You got it right!
Booker,
it's okay. Everyone
gets a little stage fright.
If Levi were really worried,
he'd tell me about it.
No, aunt Chels, Levi made
me promise not to tell you.
That's why we played charades.
Oh.
He feels like there's just
too much pressure with you.
What? Too much pressure? Nah...
Nah... no... no way...
"To Levi, my bright
and shining star.
The continuation of my
undying performance legacy... ".
Okay! Alright. Thank you!
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Alright, listen. It's fine.
You know, I know Levi,
and acting is in his blood.
Aunt Chelsea, I
had a vision of Levi...
- Being recast.
- Recast?
- Yes!
- What?
- Don't they know who Levi is?
- I don't think they do.
Well, he is the firstborn son
of the understudy to the lead
of the traveling production
of bats: The musical.
Wha... I have to coach him.
No, no, no! I wasn't
even supposed to tell you!
But what if... What
if you coach me,
and then I coach Levi?
That way he gets the help,
he never knows you knew,
and then, I won't get in
trouble! It's a win-win-win!
Yeah! Okay. Anything for Levi.
Training starts now.
Lesson one. Method acting.
This is deep, alright? I
want you to act like a kid
carrying a laundry basket.
Mm-hmm.
Oh!
Ta-da! Acting!
♪ ♪
Oh, Ramon. Ease up on the vines.
We're going for
romance not rain forest.
I think your rain forest
- is totally romantic, bae.
- Thank you!
Tess, Tess, Tess, Wyatt
is here. Why is Wyatt here?
- Why, why, here, why...
- Hey, hey! Deep breaths, Ni.
Wyatt mentioned needing
some extracurriculars,
- so I...
- What?
- I mean Ramon suggested stage crew.
- Ramon suggested...
Oh...
Ramon suggested
it. Yeah. Yes, I did.
Quick, checklist.
Hair, outfit, attitude?
Check, check,
- and check.
- Okay.
- Hey! You got this, bestie.
- Thank you.
Go.
- Hey!
- Hey, Nia.
You know, I used to
stage manage at Parkview,
so I'm, uh, happy to
give you some pointers.
Pointers... Well,
I mean, for one,
I would personally go with roses
on this trellis. You
know, for the romance.
But, as stage manager, uh,
I'm gonna go with morning
glories for the symbolism.
But, a Rose by any other name...
But it's the east,
and Juliet is the sun.
You should be director the
way you just set that scene.
Hey, Nia needs
chances to talk to Wyatt.
Don't you mean fight with him?
Same thing. Just leave it to
me, okay? I'm the wing-woman.
I don't know. Maybe we
should stay out of Nia's business.
Okay, when we
fight, it's not as cute.
No. It's cuter.
Aw! Nice recovery, boyfriend!
♪ ♪
Alright. Now, Levi,
enough running lines.
Okay? You need
something a little more...
Method acting, okay?
This will center you.
Now, grow, bro.
Wow.
I think I can feel it working.
Ah!
Levi, I got a bucket of socks.
Are these clean?
Levi, we both know
the answer to that.
Alright, now take
a sock, throw it up.
And when the sock goes up...
your voice goes up.
Hoo!
A plague!
On both!
Your houses!
Okay, last but
not least, accents.
I've been scared to try one.
Sometimes when I'm
stressed, I can't turn it off.
Well, this is Shakespeare, bro.
So how am I supposed to sound?
Old? And important?
How's your British?
Jolly good, guv'nor!
Uh...
Maybe a little
less British, right?
Very good, sir.
Uh, your dad's
British? So, imitate him.
Top of the morning to you!
Um...
That was perfect,
buddy. That was fantastic.
You stay here and practice that,
I'm gonna go get some water.
Top of the morning to you!
I'm sorry, is that what he
thinks his dad sounds like?
Well, that actually is
what his dad sounded like
when we visited him in prison.
Not deeper than a well!
Not wider than a church door!
Was that even Shakespeare?
I honestly can't tell anymore.
♪ ♪
Well, Mr. Clark in the
neighborhood watch
asked me over for a little
cheese and chill the other day.
Yeah. You know what
really kills a parent's chill?
Children.
Wait, what?
Oh, just wait. It gets good.
What's so funny about having
a son whose odor is so strong,
you can smell him
before you see him?
Honestly, the boy changed
hide-and-seek to hide-and-reek.
Man, tell them, Rae! Tell them!
You see, it's funny
because it's true.
Oh, my other child,
yeah. Aw, she's so cute.
Trying to save the
planet, save the oceans.
Girl, why don't you
save me some money
and recycle an
outfit now and then?
You see, it's funny
because you never do.
Hey, family.
- Hello, mother.
- Hello, mother.
Mother? Who drew the
curtains? 'Cause that was shady.
Aunt Chelsea recorded
your stand-up from last night.
All of the jokes were about us.
Yeah, buddy! Crushed it!
No, mom, it was embarrassing.
Alright, I do not smell.
That bad.
Come on! Your mom was hilarious!
- See?
- Well, mom,
please no more jokes about us.
What? Nothing else is funny!
Watch.
Traffic. Am I right?
- W-Where's the joke?
- This is what I'm talking about.
♪ ♪
Levi, you're k*lling
me out there.
It's intermission,
and I still haven't seen
the kid I cast!
Where's the raw talent?
The vulnerability?
It's in here, I swear!
I can feel you
looking at me, Griffin.
Please.
Try to find your normal
voice before the second act.
Psst! Hey, hey.
Booker, everything
is going wrong.
I know, but there's still
time to fix this, okay?
It's your destiny.
All you have to do
is be emotionally available,
and then you'll naturally
fulfill your moral obligation.
"Destiny? Moral obligation"?
Those are mom words.
You talked to my mom.
Okay, yes. Levi, yes, I
did talk to your mom, okay?
But, I had a vision. I
was just trying to help.
You lied to me.
And now my mom sees
what a disappointment I am.
- Levi, wait...
- don't follow me!
Ugh! And now I'm
stuck with this voice!
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
Levi! Levi!
- Levi!
- Excuse me.
Why are you stage
whispering Levi's name
when he's supposed
to be on the stage?
Because I kinda lost him.
- You did what now?
- Okay,
Levi found out that I
went to you for help,
and then he got really mad,
then just ran away.
What, Levi? Doing
cardio? Okay, this is serious.
Listen, I'm gonna
help you find him.
We've only got a few
minutes before curtain.
- Yeah, I'll help, too.
- No! No, Rae,
- you gotta stay here and stall.
- Yeah,
aunt Chels, that's
a good idea. Mom,
you can do some
of your stand-up.
Oh? You want me... Want
me to perform on stage?
I can do that.
Uh, just remember. Please
don't talk about the kid stuff.
Aw, man.
Hey! Hey, everybody,
how you doing?
How you doing?
Traffic, am I right?
- Just do the kid stuff.
- Yes!
Alright! Any parents
in the house?
Any parents in the
h... well, that is sad.
It is. 'Cause I saw y'all
drive up with your cars
and your little stick
figure families on the back.
I got one of them
stickers. Yeah, but...
But mine is holding up the
sign that says, "help me."
Ah-ha!
Aunt Chels! I found him!
Levi, what are you doing?
Trying to take off this
ridiculous costume.
I'm stuck in my sleeves.
Hey!
No. I can't do it.
You talked to my mom when
you promised you wouldn't.
I know. And I'm sorry, alright?
But I had a vision that
you were gonna get recast.
I just wanted to help.
Yeah, and I just wanted
to help him help you.
But, all your help just
made me more nervous.
Oh.
I'm not carrying on
your stage legacy.
Listen, honey. I'm proud
of you no matter what.
- Really?
- Yes!
Because as the firstborn son
to the understudy to the lead
of the traveling production
of bats: The musical,
I know there's
a lot to live up to.
Listen,
you don't have to
live up to anything.
All you have to do is your best.
And I know that's what you're
gonna do. Come here, sweetie.
Oh...
I would also suggest turning out
just a little bit,
right? You know,
- so the audience can hear you better.
- Got it, mom.
Got it. Okay, what
do you say? Huh?
Can the show go on?
Can the show go on?
Because it really must go on,
honey. Alright? It must.
And you must project.
We have terrible seats.
Which I'm going to return to now
and enjoy whatever you do.
Hey, Levi. I'm sorry again
for talking to your mom.
I know you were just
trying to look out for me.
And with that in mind, let's
take a moment to breathe,
check everything out, and
forget every bad thing I taught you.
Let's go.
And...
One, two, three,
four, five, six, seven...
Eight!
We...
Okay, so when it's
time, I'll help you pull.
The curtain should open
quickly for the drama.
Well, if we open
the curtain slowly,
it heightens the anticipation,
so that's obviously
what we're doing.
Alright. Sounds good.
Does it sound good?
Because you were pretty
hype on speed just a second ago.
Why do you keep arguing with me?
Wyatt, what are
you talking about?
Well, every time
I try to talk to you,
it just seems like you're
trying to pick a fight with me.
- No, I'm not fighting with you.
- And now,
you're fighting with
me about whether or not
you're fighting with me.
Because I'm not
fighting with you, Wyatt.
- I'm flirting.
- You-you are?
Yeah.
What, was that not obvious?
Look, I like arguing with you
because you have interesting
ideas and I like hearing them.
And I really like you.
I really like you, too, Nia.
Although, you have
some very wrong opinions.
Oh, I have wrong
opinions. Gotcha.
So, yeah... oh,
speaking of my kids!
Did we...
Levi, come on, let's go!
Uh... What do you want from me?
I said...
What do you want from me?
Nothing but one
of your nine lives!
Put your sword up!
You may find my
sword about your ears.
Oh!
I am hurt! Ask for me tomorrow,
and you shall find
me a grave man!
Oh!
A plague on both your houses!
Wow, Nia,
I can't believe Wyatt just
opened the curtain like that!
- No, it was my fault.
- No, it was my fault.
- After you.
- After you.
Why, thank you.
Okay, what just happened?
I don't know. But as wing-woman,
I'm gonna claim success. Go me.
- Yeah!
- Go me!
Yo, way to go, mercutio!
After watching that performance,
I'll have to rethink
my casting decisions.
Your performance
tonight has been...
Well, it has been.
But what you did just then,
that... was raw talent!
- Really?
- Absolutely!
Granted, you d*ed
an act too early,
skipped several lines,
and the play has
been a mess all night.
- Really...
- But, perform like that
for the next two nights,
and you've got a real sh*t
at making the lead
in the next play.
Yes! Yes! We did it!
We did it, everyone!
I mean you. You did it, honey.
I'm just so proud
of you, really.
First stop, Romeo
and Juliet. Next stop,
the musical!
Did someone say bats?
It is you!
I used to play in a cover band,
and you inspired me
to put down my bass!
I saw you in the
Poconos and said,
"no, no. There's more for me."
Oh!
I-I think between the two
of us, we can turn this boy
into the next Theodore Jax!
Who-who-who's Theodore Jax?
Why, the star of
bats, of course.
But you know?
He's already Theodore Jax to me.
♪ ♪
Alright, family!
- Dig in!
- Yummy!
I love a celebration dinner!
And there's so much to
celebrate, right, Chels? There's...
There's Levi and...
Levi and...
Are you trying to get
us to say you, mom?
No way. Not gonna happen.
Auntie Rae's stand-up
routine was a total hit.
Yeah, and now everybody knows
that I sucked my
thumb until I was .
Way to shrivel my
reputation, mom.
Yeah, well, I think
you got it better
than big diaper
Booker over there.
Wow! After everything we've
been through, aunt Chels?
Alright, you guys. How
about this? How about this?
How about you
roast me as payback
for all the jokes that
I told in my stand-up?
Yeah, not gonna happen. I
know a trap when I see one.
- Same. Count me out.
- Ooh! I'll go! I'll go! Alright.
You know how your
mom's always like, "oh!
No, I woke up like this."
Well, let me tell you...
Okay! Okay! Alright!
Roast is over...
04x14 - Plays of Our Lives
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