03x20 - Close Shave

[bunniefuu]

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

I just don't understand why
we get graded for advisory.

It's not even a real class.

Um, because it
teaches us life skills.

Like how to organize
our schedules,

and how to effectively
communicate our feelings.

But, it's just... I-I don't...

Stay in school, buddy.

Well, I love advisory.

For my volunteer hours,

I helped out my uncle
Mike at the precinct,

and, it turns out,

I'm pretty good at getting
people to spill the beans.

Fine! I haven't started
any of my hours yet.

Wow, Tess. You're good.

I tried to tell him, Ni.
Why's he gotta test me?

Book, I can't believe
you haven't started

your volunteer hours yet.

I mean, I fulfilled mine
before school even started.

Well, Nia, that's because
you were basically born

with all the life skills
they teach in advisory.

Aw... right?

♪ Ohhh ♪

♪ 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.

- Stop it.
- My, oh, my.

Stop!

Ooh, where there's
smoke, there's fire.

No, I woke up like
this honey, but stop.

Don't stop, don't stop.

Listen, I gave you a ring
because I'm gonna be in Chicago

next week, and I would
love to get together.

Oh la la!

What? Wing woman!

I got you, gal!

Anyway, yes, I would love to,

but what brings you to Chicago?

Are you hosting another
music competition

that my kids will obsess
over for way too long?

Actually, I'm emceeing a
concert, and I'm checking in

on the Chicago branch
of my barbershop chain,

"radio e-clips,

by Chris spring-lake."
Trademark me.

I didn't know that
place was yours!

It is always packed.

- Oh, cha-ching!
- That's right, mama!

We do alright.

So much that we're
understaffed right now,

and I might have
to hire an apprentice

just to sweep up all that hair!

Did you hear what Chris
spring-lake just said?

They need help at his shop!

- I could do my volunteer hours there!
- Yeah.

I'm a genius!

Just let him have it.

- Maybe we can meet up...
- yes, mom,

I would I love to talk to Chris!

What just happened?

Uh, I can volunteer at your
shop for free, if you need help.

It's for school.

Did I just hear you
say you'll work for free?

Cha-ching! In fact,

you start this
Saturday, am, baby.

Wow, so soon...

So early.

- Thanks, Chris.
- No prob.

Stay tuned until next time.

Booker, you know you just
made a commitment to clean up...

For free.

Yep. Aren't you proud of me?

I'm very proud.
Very, very proud.

You know what? Orientation
starts now. Go get the broom.

We-we have a broom?

Well, that proud
moment didn't last long.

Okay, remember, Levi.

Let us do all the talking,

don't take no for an answer,

and manifest the "yaaass."

Say it back to us, shortbread.

You talk, no no's, and yaaass.

I think he's ready.

Look at these single moms,

who sacrifice so much for us.

Here! Let us finish doing
those dishes for you.

Aw... What do you want?

Well, uh, Lil Dribble is doing

that free concert series downtown
next Saturday, and we were wondering...

I love Lil Dribble!

I love him! Oh, oh!
We will take you! Yes!

Yeah! Beats in the park? Yes!

Sounds like some good
ol' wholesome, family fun!

- Yeah, beats in the park!
- Oh!

Beats in the park!
Beats in the park!

We were thinking,

um, maybe we could take

the train by ourselves,
if that's cool?

So, y-you wanna
meet us there, or...

No, no...

- What?
- No, Chels. I-I think they wanna go

- to the concert by themselves?
- What?

And I think they
wanna take the train.

Oh...

- Wow, lemme think about that, um...
- Yeah...

No.

Ms. B, it's a day concert,
and it'll be super safe.

The only protection
we'll need is sunscreen,

and you better believe
your girl is packing. Okurr?

Look, we're teenagers,

and we're mature now.

You're mature?
Well, what about Levi?

Did you start

your milkshake before
you spit out your gum?

He's the mature adult, I get it.

But taking the train
can be confusing.

Are you guys sure you're ready?

Yes. Look, mom, I've
already downloaded the app,

and mapped out the route.

I mean, can I be any more
ready to go to this concert?

Alright, listen, if I say yes...

If I say yes,

you have to call me
the second you get lost,

or you run into anything shady,

or you just really
wanna call your mom

and tell her how much you miss
her and love her and you just...

Yaaass!

Thank you, mom.

Yaaass! Yaaass! Yaaass!

Yaaass!

So, just to clarify,
we're not invited?

I'm just saying, you young
people don't understand

the value of community,

with your "I" this
and your "I" that.

I used to know every
person in my neighborhood

by name and hat size.

Matter of fact, I cut Michelle
Obama's granddaddy's hair

with these here clippers.

Wow, Mr. Arthur. You
know, that is amazing.

I still know what's what.

Now you watch me do
that flossy floss dance

you young people are
doing all over MeTubes.

Oh! Oh!

Okay, Mr. Arthur, I see you!

Yeah! See, y'all think y'all
came up with everything.

We called that the Tuskegee
twist back in the day!

- Okay.
- Yeah!

I see you guys are trying
to get the party started

without the big boss. Whoa!

I got this made for you!
I got this made for you!

Hoo! Hoo... Okay. Whoo!

You good?

Yeah, yeah, no, I'm
good. I'm real good.

Not a bad gig, huh?

No, I'm having fun!
This place is great.

Right? Radio e-clips is
more than a business.

The barbershop has always
been the hub of the community.

You laugh, you talk,
and you floss. Hey!

Okay, alright.

I'm fluent in Raven Baxter,

and two sighs in a row means,

"I'm in my feels." What's up?

Chelsea, I-I don't
know if I feel comfortable

with the kids going
downtown by themselves.

You know, are they ready?
Should we have agreed to that?

What if they never want us to
take them anywhere ever again?

I mean, we're fun at a
concert, Chels. We are fun!

Yes, yes, Rae! Come
on, beats in the park?

- Beats in the park!
- Beats in the park!

Beats in the park! Beats in
the park! Beats in the park!

- Yeah!
- Beats in the...

Listen, Rae.

- We're the most fun.
- Yeah!

You know, but our
kids are getting older.

They're gonna start exercising
their independence more,

and, as parents,

I think we have to
meet 'em halfway.

Yeah, you're right. Or, -yeah.

We could follow them to
make sure they're okay!

And when I mean
"we," I mean you,

'cause I got a date
with Chris spring-lake.

I don't know. That sounds
kinda helicoptery, Rae, and plus,

how do you know I don't have
a date, too? Huh? Huh? Huh?

It's possible, okay?

Chels, we're
meeting them halfway.

And it'll be fun. You know,
you can pretend like you're a...

A secret agent!

- Ooh!
- Right?

Well, I've always
wanted to play that role.

I could dress in
disguise, you know,

and call myself,
um... Sherane Labeau!

Woman of mystery!

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

She has a name!
And a... and a tagline...

Dun dun dun!

- And a music cue!
- There it is!

Yeah! Let's do it!

Okay, stand back, stand back,
stand back, Levi, stand back.

Watch and learn. I got
them steady mama hands.

Alright.

Family, I'm home from work!

I win! Again!

Mom, that's not
how the game works!

It is when you buy it.

Aw, come on, now. Is this
how things are gonna be?

Yeah, I come home from work

to y'all in here
fighting over a game?

I mean, really, I am
out there earning...

Nothing yet.

You're making those
volunteer dollars, brah.

Speaking of working for free,

did you ask Mr. Arthur
for next Saturday off

so you can go to the concert?

- Nah, not yet, but i...
- uh, excuse me.

I'm sorry, did you
say next Saturday?

But you just started
working today.

Yeah, mom, but I
wanna see Lil Dribble.

You made a commitment,

and I expect you to
honor that. Full stop.

Man, I'm sorry, guys.

Sorry for what?

Sorry that we all can't
go see the concert

because of my job.

Well, that's a little
bit of a leap, my guy.

Yeah. Mom said you
can't go to the concert

because of your job.

Yeah, the three of
us are totally going!

You understand, right, Booker?

Uh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah, no.

No, no, no, no, no.

I kid, I kid.

But, uh, little bro, I
need you do me a favor.

Just, uh, I can't reach.

Can you... can you pull
the Kn*fe outta my back?

Okay!

Pink line and th
street headed downtown.

We're on the right track.

Yeah, but are we
on the right platform.

Relax, pinky toe,
you're over thinking this.

Yo, did you know that they
had more than one platform?

Pssh!

Yes, Tess. Don't
worry, we've got this.

It just doesn't seem
like the right platform.

W-Wait!

I-I thought I just saw my mom.

Are you sure?

There are a lot of redheads
in yoga pants up here.

No, no, no, she was...

Never mind. Let's just go.

Phew! Huh! That was close.

The name's, uh, Sherane Labeau,

and you saw... nothing!

Hey oh. Is that...
is that Lil Dribble?

Oh! I like that boy.

I used to cut his
granddaddy's hair.

Biggest head I ever seen.

Charged him by the square foot.

Uh, you get it, son?

Because his head was so big.

That's a barber joke.

Yeah, yeah, that was a...

That's a good one, Mr. Arthur.

Sure, work is not the
most important thing in life.

You got to live it up.

You alright, son?

You looking like
you just saw a ghost.

Uh, actually, Mr. Arthur, I, um,

I-I don't feel too well.

You ain't gonna get
the rest of us sick.

Go tell your mama
to come pick you up.

Thanks, Mr. Arthur.
You know what?

I'ma text my mama right
now and, uh, go sleep this off.

Hey! Don't give it to me.

Toss it in the back and put
some of that blue water on it.

All these kids getting
sick all the time.

I blame all that hand sanitizer.

It's making their
immune system weak.

Plus, these WiFi waves probably
have something to do with it, too.

Yo, yo, yo, Nia! Call me back!

I just called a SCÜT, and I'm
on my way to meet you guys.

Yep, yep, yep. Your boy's
going to the concert now.

Booker's out! Bla-ta-ta!

Well, I hate to say I
told you we'd get lost,

but...

Uh, but I don't need to!

Glad we're on the same page!

Yaaass!

What if we take the pink line

all the way to Polk street,

and then hop on the blue
line express to save time?

What? No! No, no, no!

Yes! Yeah, so if
we get off there,

we're only three blocks
to the pizza spot...

Well, I definitely
wouldn't take that blue line

to millennium
park! No, sir, no, no!

I'd take the pink line
all the way downtown!

You guys hear that? Maybe
we're headed in the wrong direction.

Oh, thank goodness
that mysterious woman

told me to take the
pink line downtown

to the Lil Dribble concert! Ah!

That is the universe
talking to us!

Okay, we've gotta
stay on that pink line.

The universe sounds
a lot like my mom.

Whoa, that's deep, my dude.

No, like my actual mom.

That's less deep, my dude.

Booker's on the
way to the concert.

Yeah, guys, we've gotta
stay on that pink line.

Hey, Rae Rae! How's
the coffee date with Chris?

Uh, sherane, can you
put Chels on, please?

Sure, toots!

Chelsea speaking! Who's this?

The kids, Chels!

Oh, oh! They're
fine, they're fine.

We're at Pulaski
station right now.

Pulaski station? Ugh, I
knew they would get lost.

- I'm coming to get you.
- No, Rae!

They're fine! I got
them on the right track.

You should've seen it! It
was some of my best work.

I even brought out...
Claudia Montclair.

Oh, there's two of them now!

That you know of.

Well, I am bringing
Booker a sandwich.

I am so proud of him for

not going to that concert
and honoring his commitment.

Well, also because this
meat is about to expire.

Oh, this hair is hazardous!

Uh, I'm, uh,

I'm sorry, young lady, but
we're a little understaffed today.

Our sweeper boy went
home sick this morning.

- Oh, did he?
- Yes, ma'am.

Uh, his mama picked
him up right out there.

Well, he said she was his mama,

but he looked more like
a Russian SCÜT driver.

But hey, it's . Who am I
to say who the boy's mama is?

He took a SCÜT?

Well, I'm his mama,
and he's not home,

and I know exactly where he is,

and he is gon' get it.

Uh oh.

Now, I-let me get this straight.

Your boy ran out
on his commitment.

I don't know what you
teach him at home, but woof!

Okay. Alright,
excuse me, alright.

That is my son's mistake.

That isn't fair to
me, Mr. Arthur.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Now,

did y'all... Did
y'all here that?

Mm-hmm.

Apparently, life got fair.

When did that happen?

'Cause it seems to me,

I got a floor full of hair.

How is that fair?

- Where's the broom?
- Over there.

Achoo!

I'm telling you,
the girl's a natural.

She jumped right in there
and did some mama duty.

Well, speaking of mama duty,

seems like the rush is
over, so, if you don't mind...

Oh no, go on. Get outta here.

Get your son. Discipline him.

Tell him, "I walked off the
same job you walked off."

You're not gonna get me
with that again, Mr. Arthur.

Worth a try.

Great. Somehow, we're
at the end of the green line

because apparently,
on the weekends,

the green line turns
into the pink line,

and doesn't stop downtown.

So, you know what that means?

No concert.

We'll never make it in time.

Gosh! Why can't lil
dribble just perform

in a wide open space
outside so that it's easy to find?

You mean like a park
in the center of the city?

Sorry. I have no
more yaaass in me.

Well, maybe someone

sent you in the wrong direction?

- Aunt Chels?
- Miss g?

I knew it was you!

Well, obviously!

You inherited my keen intuition.

No. I saw you, and
then I heard you.

Go ahead and say it, aunt Chels.

You and mom were right. We're
not ready to go out on our own.

Might as well take my room
and put me back in a crib.

Oh, Nia, come on!

Come on, don't be ridiculous!

You could never
fit in a crib, alright?

Look. It was my
fault you got lost.

Well, actually, it was sherane.

She sent you in the wrong
direction, but don't feel bad.

She got Claudia lost, too.

Levi, I think your mom's
got a little train brain.

Yo, miss g, how many
fingers am I holding up?

Uh, none!

Oh.

That hand. Two.

She's fine.

Anyway, your mom and I
just wanted to make sure

you guys were safe!

But I couldn't just follow
you around as myself!

You know, that
would be weird, right?

So! I came up with sherane!

And Claudia!

If things went really south...

I would've been an old
chimney sweep, I would I would!

Hey, Chris! I had a, uh,

feeling that I would
run into you here!

Booker, it's Saturday! Shouldn't
you work at the shop right now?

Yeah, but I decided to
come to the concert instead

because, uh, it's not all about
work. You gotta enjoy life, too.

Sure. Work isn't the
most important thing in life.

You got to live it up.

Yeah! Yeah.

- That exactly.
- But...

You got to take care of
your responsibilities first.

Oh... yeah, but,

I mean, you're here,
too. You're living it up.

Yes, but I'm still working

as emcee of this concert

because the spring-lake
always stays flowing.

That's a good t-shirt
idea right there.

Man, you stay
hustling, don't you?

Always. If you handle
your business right,

you can get to the point
where work and play

become the same thing!

But to get there, you
gotta do the work first.

I hear you.

Ooh! Ooh!

Oh, boy, you gon' git it!

Skipping out on work?

Going around places
without me knowing?

Having me sweep
up hair for you...

Mom! Chris already
told me why I was wrong,

and I realize that I shouldn't
have done that. I'm sorry.

You also shouldn't
have interrupted me

before I had time
to set you straight!

- If I were you, I would let her finish.
- You are in trouble!

I understand, mom.
And you know what?

I have certainly
learned my lesson here.

I'm just glad that we can
all enjoy the concert now.

Did he just try that?

Did you just see what he...

Did he just try
that? You tried it!

You tried it!

I am taking you back
to the barbershop,

so you can apologize
to Mr. Arthur,

and then I am taking you home

'cause you got chores.

Well, after that,
I just said, uh,

"let me just shave it off.

They'll never call
you hair Jordan."

Hair Jordan!

Hair Jordan, did you hear that?

Mr. Arthur, you
tell great stories.

Oh, thank you.

Yeah, and you look
great for your age.

Which is...

Uh, uh, uh! People on punishment

don't get to ask questions.

Not until they finish
washing the dishes,

and then you gotta,
you know, vacuum.

Vacuum? Your broom broke?

You right, Mr. Arthur.
You right, you right.

Why don't you go get the
broom and the dustpan?

Hey! Who wants
homemade caramel cake?

Oh my goodness! You
baked that yourself?

- Wow, he's a keeper.
- Okay!

Oh, and by the way, next month,

Lil Dribble will be doing
another concert here,

and I am gonna be hooking
you kids up with free tickets!

Mom, will you...
Yes, I will take you.

Thank you, Chris!

Moms, Mr. Arthur,

this is just... this is just a
wonderful moment for all us.

Did he just...

- Did he just do it?
- Mm-hmm.

He tried it, didn't he?

He tried it again!

You tried it!

Booker, you have to work
and earn that free ticket,

and by the way, I
don't see a broom

or a dustpan in your hands!

I'm a go...

I love a woman who's strict.

- Get your elbows off the table.
- Oh, oh, oh!