03x23 - On Edge

[bunniefuu]

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

Tuna sandwich on rye,

salt and vinegar chips,

and a root beer to wash it down.

Wow. How'd you know
what I had for lunch?

'Cause you're standing
a little too close.

Sorry. I'm just...

I'm just learning so much
from you. I wanna soak it all in.

Yeah, and you're a quick
study to go from house sweeper

to apprentice so quickly.

Here's a breath mint.

So,

Mr. Arthur, do you think I
can start cutting hair soon?

Oh my goodness...

W-W-What's so funny?

You! Come on, slow down.

You think Neil Armstrong
hopped in a bouncy house

one day and then said,

"I'm ready to walk on the moon?"

Come on, man.

What does that have
to do with cutting hair?

Well, it takes years
to be a master cutter!

It's an art form!

If it was easy, everybody
would be doin' it.

But, you said I
was a quick study.

And you need to study some more,

and you need to get certified.

When did you get
certified, Mr. Arthur?

I was cutting hair
before there was

a board of certification, so...

I'm grandfathered in.

Man, go to work.

♪ 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.

Ugh! Why are we
always waiting on Booker?

He always gets distracted.

Do you see how many
mirrors are in there?

- What's up, Ramon?
- Hey, Tess.

'Sup, Nia. What
are you doing here?

We're waiting on a
sloth named Booker.

Yo, coach Spitz
was on one today.

Why'd he have us
running so many drills?

It's like he gets a kick out
of blowing his little whistle.

Oh, and speaking of
kicks, those are fresh.

Aw, man, thanks.

I try. I like your haircut.

I try. All right,
well, I gotta go.

- See you at school tomorrow?
- Yep. Later.

Ooh!

Someone's got a crush!

What are you talking about?

Oh, don't play
dumb with me, Tess.

Your face is as red as
a new crayon right now.

Ramon and I are just
friends. We're homies.

You mean honeys.

You like him, Tess,
you really like him!

No, stop! I don't like him!

- 'Sup, y'all?
- Nothing!

W-W-Why would you
think something's up?

Gotta go.

Is my breath really that bad?

- Chels, Chels!
- Hey, hey, hey!

What do you think
about this poster?

"Your best dressed
life." I love it!

I know, right?

Can you believe we're
almost ready to open?

- I can't.
- We got the publicity in place...

We're expecting
a great turnout...

- Everything is perfect.
- It is! It is!

Wait.

Is it? I mean,
we've only life-styled

one person, like, once.

Chels, we invested
all of our money

into designing a place
and starting a business all...

Because of that once.

Yeah, Rae. Once.

I mean, are we
really ready for this?

What if we don't know
what we're doing?

I don't know.

Is this what impostor
syndrome feels like?

What if we fail?

I don't know, Rae. I don't know,

but I really can't handle
the pressure, okay?

I'm freaking out!

Okay, okay, Chels, Chels,
Chels, stop, stop, stop!

Put it down. Okay.

- Come on, let's... let's take a breath.
- Yeah.

- Ah.
- There you go. That feels good, right?

Listen, we cannot
doubt ourselves.

The best way to
prove that we're ready...

is leap

and see if we're
given wings to fly!

No, and don't jump 'cause
I'm not gonna catch you.

I'm just saying maybe
we should try out

our services on each other.

Oh yes! Yes, very good.

Very sensible.

What exactly do you mean?

You give me a life
coaching session,

and I'll give you
a styling session.

Of course! Yes!
That's a great idea.

I mean, coaching
you will be easy.

That right!

Mom, Mr. Arthur
is being so unfair.

Oh, baby, what did he
do now to my pumpkin?

Well, mom, he told me I
wasn't ready to cut hair,

but I've been watching
him work long enough.

- It's time to put my skills in action.
- All right, Booker...

People go to trade
school to become a barber.

You can't just wake up one
morning with a set of clippers

and roll up on people, thinking
that you know what's best.

I've been gettin' my
hair cut my whole life.

I think I know what
customers like.

Booker, I need you

to appreciate this opportunity

that Mr. Arthur is giving you

and soak up as much
information as you can.

You've got this. You
can cut every style.

You know what,
mom? You're right.

I am going to be happy
with the opportunity.

As you should.

Now, show me
those apprentice skills

and clean up this kitchen.

Levi, I can give
you a free haircut.

Um, well... Come on, Levi!

Take a chance on your big bro!

I have observed the masters.

You sure you can do this?

I'm sure I can! And if not,

it-it will grow back.

Okay, I'll give you a chance.

I've got my fedora
handy just in case.

All right, Levi,
what do you think?

Wow, this looks great!

Booker, you've got some skills.

See there? I told
Mr. Arthur I was ready.

Maybe one day, you can
start your own barbershop.

Uh, one day?

I gave you a great cut today.

Okay, well, where would you
start your own barbershop?

- Our-our bedroom?
- Auntie Rae would never let us.

You're right. We need a place

where no adults'll
pay attention to us.

School!

Nia, I need to ask you
a hypothetical question.

Uh-oh. The big words.

Must be serious. Okay, sh**t.

So, say a person did
have a crush on Ramon.

How would that person go about

taking their relationship
to the next level?

Hypothetically
speaking, of course.

Oh, Tess, I knew it, I knew it.

- Oh, you guys would be so cute...
- Nia, stop!

- Hey, see you in class.
- You know it!

Hey, Nia.

Tess! What was that? Why
didn't you say something?

I did. I said, "you know it."

That's not what I meant.

Come on, Nia. The last
time I was crushing on a guy,

he blocked my sh*t.

Rejection is painful.

Okay, well, why don't I find out

if he likes you by
doing what I do best.

- Homework.
- On Ramon?

Now, that's a
class I'd like to take.

Now, now there it is! Ha, ha!

Just a quick raid
of the janitor's closet

and Booker's bathroom
cuts is open for business.

Hey, do you think he'll
notice his furniture's missing?

Pssh. Look at how
clean this place is!

He's not gonna be
back for another month,

so for the next days,

this place belongs
to Booker Baxter,

barber.

Hoo!

Good thing I brought the spray!

- Ew!
- Okay, okay!

And I'm ready to
sweep. Oh, selfie!

Tag me!

Fantastic.

Hey, Curtis! My man!
It's your lucky day.

What are you guys doing?

- Would you like a haircut?
- Uh, I don't think so?

I'm just here to
use the bathroom.

Well, the bathroom's free!

So is this haircut I'm
offering, by the way.

I'll just clean up your edges!
I'm the best barber in school.

He's the only barber in school.

Chels, I am so
excited we're doing this.

- Are you ready? Okay.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah!

- Hello, Ms. Grayson.
- Hello.

I have brought you a few options

to add some oomph to your style.

Ooh! Well, I love
a little oomph!

These are... These are nice.

I know you normally go with
the romantic, flowy top look,

- blowing in the wind.
- Yes.

But I think that
you could benefit

from a real
structured boss look.

- O... Kay.
- Yeah.

Lemme see, turn around. Oh yes.

Yes.

Oh.

I don't know, Rae. I don't
know if this really feels

like, like me, you know?

Oh, that's because it's not.

It's better!

- What?
- Oh.

Well, our company's name
is your best dressed life, so...

This is your best.

And in working
towards your best self,

you-you really need
to be more aware of

how your words impact others.

Oh, I am very
aware of what I say.

For example,

when you say to someone
it's not you, it's better,

can you see how

that might make a person
feel badly about themselves?

I'm not in charge of
feels, Chels. That's you.

And another thing,

maybe don't yell
so much, you know?

I don't yell. I speak
in a loud tone.

- Oh.
- It's called passion.

Okay. Is passion code for

abrasive and belligerent?

When I'm being
belligerent, you gon' know.

You ever heard the expression,

"you catch more flies with
honey than you do with vinegar?"

You ever heard the
expression, "hold my earrings?"

Mm, I look great.

- Mm.
- Yes, you do!

You're as good as the pros.

- At zero the price.
- Tell your friends

they can book
appointments with me,

but walk-ins are welcome.

Look, he should be
coming right about... now.

You know what to do.
Figure out who he likes,

but don't tell him I like him.

Copy. And don't worry, Tess.
I'll get all the tea, all right?

Hey, Ramon! Come here!

Hey, what's up, Nia?

So, I figured you'd be
passing by on your way

from Spanish to science class.

Oh, uh, you know my schedule?

- Yeah. I'm very observant.
- Oh.

So, uh, have you finished
reading a raisin in the sun yet?

Uh, yeah. Wait, you're
not in my English class.

No, but I am a student
of fine literature.

- Uh, well, I really like the play.
- What else

do you like, Ramon?
Tell me more.

- Uh...
- your class is this way.

I said, teach, you can't bring
a live peacock to school...

So!

What kind of girls do you like?

Did you see I was
talking to somebody?

Eh, not anymore. Now,
you're talking to me.

Don't you like talking to me?

Uh, sure.

So, Ramon, you never
answered my question.

- What kind of girls do you like?
- Uh, nice.

Like, laid back.

Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool.

So, uh, girls with dark hair

whose eyes light up in the
sun, who know what they want?

Uh, yeah. Yeah, I like that.

Nice. Girls who are
swaggy, smart, and talented,

like a certain girl
at this school?

Um... I better get to class.

Oh, you're punctual!
I see, Ramon!

We'll talk more after class!

Well, I'm Chelsea,
and even though

I'm a hot mess, I still think
I can help other people!

Okay, well, I'm Raven,
huh? And-and I wear

bold colors and haute couture

so everyone will pay
attention to me... me, me, me!

- Well... well...
- me! Me!

Well, I'm Chelsea, and I
have to remind everyone

that I was an
interpretive dance major!

Ooh! Oh, I'm Raven,

and I have to tell everyone

that I have visions!
I have visions!

Ooh! But, but wait!

My visions are never correct,

but I still have them!

Well, I'm Chelsea, and I
sing everything like it's opera!

This is a pop song,

but I don't sing it like that!

Man, the word is out, Levi.

Yep, we have successfully
launched a new business.

Come on.

You know, thanks for coming.
We appreciate your business.

Okay.

So, would you, uh,

would you like an edge up?

Oh. Are you sure?

'Cause edge ups are
kinda my specialty.

I mean, look at Levi.

Look at Curtis.

You got this.

You can cut every style.

You know what,
Curtis? You're right.

You know, I think it's time
I expand my repertoire.

All right, let's see.

Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh...

I can fix that! I can fix that.

Mm!

Uh, uh...

Uh, you know what?

Th-this one's on the house.

All right.

Th-that's kind of
a taper fade, right?

Um, this is on the house.

The good news is I
cleaned up your fro.

The better news
is it's on the house.

Whoa.

So, what's more important,

swag or smarts? But, you
know what? Why choose?

Okay, listen, Nia,
I think you're cool,

um, but you're
not really my type.

Excuse me?

I'm everybody's type.

Look, you're really nice,

but I think it's best
if we stay friends.

- Wait, no, I am not trying to...
- wait, Ramon!

Nia's not interested in you.

Then, why was she asking
me all these questions

and memorizing my schedule?

She was... she was
actually asking for me.

Because I like you.

And she knows
everyone's schedule.

You ever heard
of research, brah?

Wait, Tess, you like me?

Yeah.

She was asking if
you like swaggy girls.

- I'm all swag.
- Yeah.

Yeah, you are, and you're smart,

and you're pretty and funny.

Aw...

You don't have to
say all those things,

but please continue.

Hey, um, I wanna ask you out,

but I don't wanna
hurt Nia's feelings.

I'm not interested, all right?!

So, you were saying...

I was saying, wanna
hang out some time?

For sure.

Boy, I haven't caught a
whiff of your breath all day.

What's going on with you?

Nothing, sir, just, uh, doing
the job you hired me for.

Well, I guess there's a
first time for everything.

Just last week, I tried that

new fax machine gizmo.

Whoa, whoa!

What is going on here?

Were the drones flying too low?

I'm telling you, these drones
are gonna be the end of us.

Back in my day, if you
wanted to see something high,

you'd climb a tree.

But, hey, I'm not mad.

We haven't been this busy
since the jheri curl dried up.

Who messed up
your heads like this?

All right. Tess is in
my room getting ready.

Her date is gonna come
up here and pick her up.

Do you guys have
any last-minute advice

or style tips that
you can give her?

Uh, yeah, yeah, lemme just

yell it back at her! Hey, Tess!

Blue really makes your eyes pop!

Thank you!

Oh hey, Tess, I'm so sorry

I can't help you with
your date, honey!

I'm not my best self, so...

Uh, can-can you
send Nia back here?

I don't know what's
going on with you two,

but please don't be this
way when her date arrives.

I'm gonna go get Tess.

- Oh, hi, Ramon!
- Hi, Ramon!

- Hi.
- Come on in, honey. Come in.

Listen, you are going
on a date with a very

confident young lady, all right?

You need to speak
with more bravado!

- Huh? Yeah!
- Uh... hey!

- Okay.
- Good evening, miss...

Tess' neighbor.

Huh, okay! Good job! Good
evening, good evening, yes.

- Yes, good.
- Oh, that looks great.

Is this your favorite
shirt or is it a new shirt?

- Uh, favorite shirt.
- Good. Always good to stay comfortable,

but not too
comfortable, all right?

Lemme guess. You're Nia's mom?

- Oh yes, yes, yes. There we go.
- Well...

Hey, Ramon.

Tess!

Wow, you look great.

Um, are you ready to go?

Yeah.

- Thanks for everything, bestie.
- Have fun.

Thank you for the advice,

and fashion tip,
miss neighbor ladies.

I love love.

Me, too.

Rae, look, i-I'm sorry

if I offended you earlier.

I love that you're...

Passionate about life.

I'm sorry, too, Chels.

You really did give
me some great advice.

Oh!

And I think that our business
is... Is gonna be okay.

Of course it is. It's
gonna be better than okay.

You know why?

Because we have each other.

- I love you.
- I love you.

Oh. No!

I think this is too much love.

Gimme that.

Well, book, I guess I owe you.

Um, for what?

For all the new
customers you brought in

because you screwed
up their heads.

Yeah, well...

You need to give those
people their money back.

I didn't charge them.

Good.

You understand why I said
you're not ready to be a barber?

- I guess.
- I wasn't saying no

for the sake of saying
no. As an apprentice,

your job is to watch and learn.

And I have been. A lot.

And when you're ready,

I'll be happy to hand you
your own set of clippers.

But, you gotta crawl
before you walk.

I understand.

Cheeseburger with onion rings,

coleslaw, sweet potato fries.

That's not what I had for lunch.

No, somebody
threw that in the trash.

Go take those cans out back.

- Yes, sir.
- Yeah.

All right, son,
now take it easy.

Doin' good.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Steady being the operative word.

Leave him alone, Levi!
He's trying to concentrate!

Well then, maybe you
two should be quiet.

Come on, Booker. Fade
it, Booker, fade it... ow!

That is my baby!

All right. What
do you guys think?

Not bad, young blood.

In a few years, you might
be ready for a human subject.

- A few years?
- Yeah!

I started on a bonsai tree,

then a poodle, then
moved up to an alpaca.

That's how you train.

Mr. Arthur, I wanna
thank you so much

for being a great
influence on Booker.

Oh, you don't have to thank me.

That's what I'm supposed to do.

I know it's probably
hard to believe, but, uh,

- I used to be a knucklehead.
- No!

- Mm-hmm. Yeah. Yeah.
- No. No!

Well, I know it's hard to
believe, but I used to be

a little bit of a
knucklehead myself.

Oh. Oh, I...

I believe it.