03x09 - Cali Dreams

[bunniefuu]

Booker, I hope you
packed your toothbrush

because you are not using mine.

Booker?

Good morning.

People should not be
allowed to wake up this early.

It is unnatural!

Ugh, what's unnatural is the amount
of Cologne you have on right now.

What are you
wearing? "Ew de toilet"?

Sorry, I dozed off
while I was spraying it.

It is nice to see that
you're prioritizing that

over the radio
eclipse live finals.

Okay first of all,

I am way too sleepy
for all this sass.

And second of all, I smell good.

Hashtag, twinning!

- Hey!
- Hey!

It looks like the girls of the
chi-lective are ready to win this thing.

- Am I right? Yes!
- Hey!

Look, I'm ready to
win this thing, too,

but there's no reason to
have that level of energy

this early in the morning...

Who's got two thumbs and
is ready to go to Hollywood?

This guy, baby!

So, Nia, how ya feeling?

Do you think your new
"chi-town anthem" is enough

to put the chi-lective
over the top?

Yes, Levi.

But I thought you were
gonna be documenting the trip

at radio eclipse
live, not at home.

Nia, I'm a storyteller.

I'm more interested...
In the journey.

Cool. Well, I'm interested
in angles, so from now on

you can just sh**t me
from my right side. Thanks.

Yo, check this out.

They did a poll on the
radio eclipse live website,

and % of the fans
say that the chi-lective

will win this whole thing.

We're the front-runners, fam!

- Let's go!
- That's amazing.

Guys, and it feel great
to be at the top but...

There is still some
pretty stiff competition.

You know, there's that
boy band, "take this"

and that really pretty
acappella group, "N'Charmony"...

Look, we're gonna
crush them all.

Take this... can take that.

And N'Charmony...
Can take my number.

♪ 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.

Yo, what's in the trunk Ms. B?

I'm glad you asked, Tess.

Everything the chi-lective
needs is in this trunk.

You got your photo-sh**t
wear, your performance wear,

your red carpet wear...

I even packed you some
beachwear just in case.

- Okurr.
- Okurr.

Voila!

Je suis... moi!

Tres mignon, mon Cherie!

J'aime beacoup. Encore!

Ah, merci, mon Amie.

What is going on right now?

I don't know, ' 's stuff?

Look, I figured since
everyone's contributing

to the chi-lective
in their own way,

I could contribute
by lending my skills

at choreography.

You know I-I was a
dance major in college.

Well, I do appreciate the fam
wanting to support in their own way.

- Aww.
- I can't wait to see dad.

Yeah, I can.

Listen, listen. Your dad and
I, we have a great relationship

it's just if we were cities,

I'd be New York
and he'd be London

'cause he is always trying to
drive on my side of the road.

Whoa!

It looks just like it does
on TV, except bigger.

What's that?

I can already hear the applause.

Yeah, Booker. That's
the stage next door.

They're filming clap to win.

What? Oh, I love that show.

Especially the lightning round.

Aw, momma. Look at me!

I made it!

Get this, Levi. Oh!

What?

Oh!

I'm the director. I
decide what I sh**t.

- Do it again.
- Okay, again.

Chels, let's find the greenroom.

Okay. Oh, fun fact! You know,
greenrooms actually got their name

because they had to
paint the room green

because green is the
most relaxing color.

Yeah, I know that because I
was a dance major in college.

Wow. So many stories, Chels.

You must have been a "too
much information" major, right?

Come on, Levi!

♪ We're N'Charmony ♪

♪ we're N'Charmony ♪

♪ we're N'Charmony ♪

And go.

That's N'Charmony.

They're amazing. I
mean, talk about girl power.

Oh, here they come. Be cool.

Hey.

You guys must
be the chi-lective.

I'm duchess, this is
Chloe and that is June.

I'm June. Hi.

You're from Chicago, right?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm Nia,
this is Booker and Tess.

Oh, I like Chicago.
Lakes, snow, wind,

and a big bean!

So, what prep school do
you guys go to in Chicago?

Oh, we don't go
to a prep school.

We go to a public school.

George Washington carver.

Go peanuts!

A peanut?

That's cute.

Our mascot is a gold bar.

Go money!

Anyway, we gotta bounce.

Our choreographer's
squeezing us in

between Cardi and Katie.

♪ Bye ♪

♪ bye ♪

Something tells me we're
not in Chicago anymore.

So, auntie Rae,
what do you think

about your kids' potentially
becoming famous?

I'm so proud of the kids.

I just hope they don't get
caught up in getting famous.

You know, and-and forget...

And forget who they truly are.

A set of twins from Chicago
and a girl across the hall.

Okay, let's break for lunch.

We'll be back in .

Chris spring-lake here.

Checking in to see
you're all settled in okay.

I remember you.

You're the Chris spring-lake

from that boy band,
"fresher than that."

Hey! ♪ 'cause they're
fresher than that ♪

♪ and they're
fresher than that ♪

♪ and we're fresher
than fresher ♪

♪ and, ohh fresher than... ♪

Guess I'm not as
fresh as I used to be.

Good thing I am the
host and producer

of radio eclipse
live. Cha-ching!

Well nice to meet you.

I'm Raven Baxter, official
"mom-ager" of the chi-lective.

Ooh. Pleasure.

Oh, thank you.

You know, there's
been a lot of buzz

about the
chi-lective's wardrobe.

And I do know about buzz.

Buzz is my first cuz.

Well, I am the
founder of ravenous.

And I'm also the designer

of the chi-lective's
haute couture.

Hmm!

You could turn all this
buzz into a family brand.

Oh, yeah.

Music, clothes, merchandising.

Oh, and you know
what that all sounds like.

I don't know what it sounds
like. What's it sound like?

- Cha-ching!
- Okay, I like that sound.

Same here.

That's why I host
two talk shows,

seven podcasts, and I have
my own water bottle line.

Spring- -go, the official
sponsor of radio eclipse live.

Let's get that money,
momma. Come on.

- ♪ Let's get that money ♪
- hey!

♪ Let's get that money ♪

♪ let's get that
money, I like money ♪

- ♪ I like mon... ♪
- ooh! Ah! Let's get that ice.

Three, four, five, six,

- seven, eight...
- aunt Chels! Aunt Chels.

Maybe... maybe we can
take a quick water break?

We have been going
over the same four counts

for the past hour.

Oh, you guys. You
want to take a... listen!

This is a live performance.

Okay?

These moves, they gotta be big!

Bold! You know, worthy of...

Broadway.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

You know, you look familiar.

Did we ever meet back
in my boy band days?

Pssh. Sweetheart,

you would have remembered me.

No, for real.

Look, I know what you mean
about branding and cha-ching.

'Cause I am a savvy
business woman.

But let's just say I wasn't.

What do you think my
business plan would be?

Oh. Well...

Would you like to
discuss this over dinner?

I know a fabulous
seafood restaurant

with an ocean view over Malibu.

- Would that interest you?
- Malibu?

Ocean view...
Seafoo... hey, Devon!

Hey, Rae.

Chris spring-lake, my man.

- How are you?
- Devon Carter.

Man, I haven't seen you since that
celebrity basketball game in Dallas.

Yeah, you're talking about the one
where you got dunked on by yours truly?

You had all that energy from sitting
on the bench all those three quarters.

So you two know each other?

Yes. Um... Our
kids are in the finals.

Oh, this is the ex you
were talking about?

Yeah, man. That's my Raven.

Thank goodness aunt Chelsea
gave us a ten-minute break.

Is this water salty or...

Are Ms. G's moves
making my tongue sweat?

Alright, we gotta
make it quick, guys.

I gotta record two
podcasts in two minutes.

Yo, what's going on?

It's gonna be a close contest.

The chi-lective
have a real chance.

You know, everybody
loves an underdog.

Buy spring- -go.

No, no, no. An underdog?

But I thought we
were the top dog?

According to the latest poll,

we're in last place.

I'm ready for your soundcheck.

I adjusted my settings
to look cinematic...

Dramatic... Monochromatic.

♪ Yeah, we got that smoky flow ♪

Whoo! Where there's
smoke there's fire.

That song's a winner.

Guys, I just had a vision.

Change of plans. We're
doing "smoky flow."

What? Did Ms. G knock you in
the head with her jazz hands?

Several times.

But the point is, in my vision,

Chris spring-lake was saying
"smoky flow" is a winner.

And the crowd was going wild.

We're gonna win this thing,

and we're gonna do it
singing "smoky flow."

"Smoky flow" is what we
submitted for the first round.

- Why would we repeat ourselves?
- Yeah.

We've been working on our
chi-town anthem for weeks.

And Booker, your visions
are almost always wrong.

Which means they're
sometimes right.

And trust me, this one is right.

I can... I can feel
it in my jazz hands.

- Dad, hi!
- Mr. C!

Yo dad, we're gonna
win this competition

but we need you to help
us with the choreography.

Oh, that's why I'm here.

You know I was on the top
dance crew back in San Fran.

♪ The Frisco six ♪

Guys, that's the same dance move
Chris spring-lake did in my vision.

This can't be a coincidence.

We have to do "smoky flow."

Okay, book. But
if you're wrong...

I'm not wrong.

- Oh, get it! Get it!
- Hey, hey!

♪ Yeah, we got that smoky flow ♪

♪ yeah, we gotta let them know ♪

Yeah, we're just some
kids from the chi, y'all.

Ay, ay, ay.

Guys, I don't know about that.

Our smoky flow
is a little rusty.

And I'm missing my hot comb.

Alright, guys. This is great
for the before and after footage,

'cause that
performance was rough.

The after footage is of us
winning that record deal,

$ , dollars,

and a painted portrait
of me with my shirt off.

Ew.

Whose phone is that?

- Not me.
- Not mine.

Not me.

Alright, one more time.

- From the top?
- Yeah, sure.

Five, six, seven...

Welcome to the
radio eclipse live finals.

We're down to three finalists.

And our judges will
decide who will win

the record deal
and $ , dollars.

Now, let's give it
up for our first group,

N'Charmony.

- ♪ The bill of rights ♪
- ♪ yeah ♪

- ♪ we got the rights ♪
- ♪ yeah ♪

- ♪ the bill of rights ♪
- ♪ yeah ♪

- ♪ know all your rights ♪
- ♪ yeah ♪

- ♪ we got that smoky flow ♪
- ♪ oooh ♪

- ♪ we gotta let them know ♪
- ♪ oooh ♪

They stole our song!

And took our moves!

Shade!

- ♪ We got the rights ♪
- ♪ yeah ♪

- ♪ the bill of rights ♪
- ♪ yeah ♪

- ♪ know all your rights ♪
- ♪ yeah ♪

- ♪ we got that smoky flow ♪
- ♪ oooh ♪

- ♪ we gotta let them know ♪
- ♪ oooh ♪

- ♪ we got that smoky flow ♪
- ♪ oooh ♪

- ♪ it's time to let it show ♪
- ♪ oooh ♪

♪ as long as
you're hearing this ♪

♪ we sing your rights ♪

Well, it's gonna be
tough to follow that.

♪ Yeah, we got that smoky flow ♪

Ooh! Where there's
smoke, there's fire.

That song's a winner.

- Oh no! That was my...
- I don't want to hear it, Booker.

My vision.

They filmed our soundcheck.

That was that phone
ping that we heard.

Yo, they can't do that, right?

Those are our songs.
How is that even allowed?

N'Charmony... They
should be n'trouble.

Ooh, um, excuse me.

We didn't steal from you.

We just did everything better.

It's what we do.

Isn't that still
stealing, duchess?

You should be honored.

Normally we only
a Capella the greats.

You mean copy.

Look, don't take it personally.

It's not called show
nice or show fair.

It's called show business.

♪ Welcome ♪

♪ to Hollywood ♪

What are we gonna do?

We have to do the
chi-town anthem.

- We're not ready.
- Well,

we have minutes to get ready.

Which means we're
gonna be mad at you in .

For now, chi-lective on three.

- One...
- Two, three.

Chi-lective!

- Let's do this.
- Yeah.

Look, take it from
someone who knows,

you can forget your dance moves,
and you can forget your lyrics,

but there's no crying
in boy band-ing.

Now, for our final group.

The chi-lective.

After a word from spring- -go.

Levi. Please. Not right now.

Alright guys, we got this.

We sing.

We dance. We rap.

I mean, everything
is falling apart, sure.

But we're definitely
gonna pull it together, right?

- It'll be fine, I swear it'll be fine.
- Hey...

We are now at the dark
night part of our story.

Where will they
find the strength?

The hope to go on.

Don't worry kids, momma's
here, momma's here.

Daddy's here too.

Look. You didn't
come all this way

to let the cheaters
throw you off your game.

Yes, you worked too hard,

your songs are great,
you look amazing,

and you got a whole city
back home rooting for you.

And no matter what happens...

We love you.

Aww.

Levi, you getting this?

My memory card's full.

What?

And so is my heart.

Don't worry, mom and dad,

- we got a plan b.
- Yeah.

We came here to do our best and
that is exactly what we're gonna do.

Yeah, we're from
the chi, let's represent,

and show them how we do it.

Next up, the chi-lective.

Oh. Yo... This is
the music, Ms. B.

Give it to the sound
guy in the control room.

I got you, baby. I'm not gonna let
you down. Not gonna let you down.

Momma's gonna save the brand.

I'm gonna save the brand!

I'm gonna save the
brand! I'm gonna save it!

Where is the control room?

Okay, no. Wait!

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Whoa!

This is it, folks.

Are you enjoying yourself?

Yeah!

Well, get ready
for the final act.

All the way from chi-town,

ladies and gentlemen,
the chi-lective.

♪ When I'm far away ♪

♪ it's still on my mind ♪

♪ when I close my eyes ♪

♪ I can see the skyline ♪

♪ doesn't matter where I go ♪

♪ the windy city is my home ♪

♪ love my city like
my main ones ♪

♪ won't forget
where I came from ♪

♪ yeah, east coast, west coast ♪

♪ don't know
what's the best, kid ♪

♪ but I feel blessed, kid, to
be from the Midwest, kid ♪

♪ chi-town, love my city,
never disrespect the space ♪

♪ I'll tell you all about the things
that make my home a special place ♪

♪ the summer time,
nothing gives me more life ♪

♪ than taking a little ride
down Lakeshore drive ♪

♪ have the funnest time
watch the skyline spark ♪

♪ multi-colored fireworks
in Millennium park ♪

♪ this is for the chi,
for the windy city ♪

♪ windy city ♪

♪ this is for the chi,
proud to rep my city ♪

♪ rep my city ♪

♪ this is for the chi,
for the windy city ♪

♪ windy city ♪

♪ this is for you and I,
be proud to rep my city ♪

♪ rep my city ♪

♪ on the south side, we're
the home of the bold ♪

♪ might get a little chilly,
not afraid of the cold ♪

♪ on the other side, take
a picture with the bean ♪

♪ and on St. Patty's day,
see the river turn green ♪

♪ have the best food, hoagies
with the homies can't b*at this ♪

♪ mixed popcorn, mild
sauce, and that deep dish ♪

♪ whoa! No matter where
I go, I'm a fan of this ♪

♪ love my home city 'cause
that's where my family is ♪

Chi-lective!

You did it, babies! You did it!

Look at what we made, Rae.

Yeah.

I'm happy that
you're in my Lane.

You're not so bad,
London. You're not so bad.

Wow! Incredible.

This is our toughest
competition yet.

Now it's time for our
judges to decide...

After the break!

And here it is...

The moment we've
all been waiting for...

The winner of
radio eclipse live is...

N'Charmony!

Okay! That's a wrap!

Thanks for joining us on this
ride and we'll see you next year

on radio eclipse live!

Oh!

You guys were awesome.

You were! You were amazing!

You kids, you even put
back in some of my moves.

I feel so honored.

I can't. I can't.

Did you guys hear that crowd?

That was for you.

Yeah, I don't care
what the judges decided.

The chi-lective won tonight.

We may not have
won that thousand,

but we did our thing.

- And we k*lled it.
- True.

And we did it as family.

- Yeah!
- Yes.

Hey, I'm really sorry
your kids didn't win.

But they did a heck of a job.

Hey, they sure did.

- I'm proud of my kids.
- I'm proud of them too.