05x14 - To Halve and Halve Not

[bunniefuu]

♪ ♪

Okay. I got a cool key chain,
sunglasses, and air freshener.

What else should I get for my car?

While we're spit-balling here, I'd say an engine.

I have got that all figured out.

I saw a used engine online for bucks.

Where you gonna get that kind of money?

I've got that figured out, too.

And how is the most
beautifulest mommy in the world?

I don't have any money, Booker.

-Okay, I'll circle back.
-(door shuts)

yep.

It looks like you got it all figured out.

I will. I just got to come up with a new plan.

(whooshing)

(echoing) This is all the money
you made working at the chill grill.

(whooshing)

I'm telling you, he's having a vision.

He's got that spaced-out look

like there's nothing going on behind his eyes.

He always looks like that.

Okay, the vision's over.

Now you're just insulting my face.

Uh, so what'd you see?

I'm gonna earn the money for my car

by working at the chill grill.
-Oh.

Your grandpa's not gonna hire
you. You have no experience.

My mom's co-owner, and she has no experience.

I'm following in the family footsteps!

Okay, but to work at a restaurant,

you have to remember what people ask for

and then bring it to them.

Psh! Easy! I have a great memory!

Didn't your grandpa ask
you to bring him toilet paper

- minutes ago?
-(scoffs)

I remembered that...

Coming, grandpa vic!

(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 laughing)

yep! That's us.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Okay, so the walk-in cooler

should be set at degrees.

Not , not .

In case you forget, it's in the red binder.

Okay. Well, what's in the green binder?

It's the index for the red binder.

Didn't you read these last night?

Oh. Oh, you were serious about that?

Raven, if you're gonna
be co-owner of the chill grill,

then you have to know all
about it, so you know how to run it!

Why aren't you taking notes?

Oh. (Scoffs) I don't have
to. I used to work here.

Oh. Well, since you know so much,

what's the secret to the secret sauce?

Easy. Mayonnaise and ketchup.

Wrong.

It's ketchup and mayonnaise. Read the binders!

(groans)

Fine. I don't have to read the binders, dad.

-I am co-owner. I know these
binders-- -[Booker:] Hey, mom.

Muttering to yourself again?

'course I am, sweetheart. (laughs) what's up?

I want a job.

Somebody pinch me. I must be dreaming.

-Okay.
-Oh! Not dreamin'!

L-look, I know how much you
hate it when I ask for money,

so I was thinking I could work here.

I don't know.

Oh, come on! A job would teach me so much!

You know, like a work ethic, responsibility...

What these things are called.

-That's a sponge.
-A sponge!

See, I'm learning so much already!

What do you think?

Hm...

Well, (laughs) I am a co-owner.

(laughs)

You know what?

-You're hired.
-Yes!

Man, I love nepotism!

Wait, how do you know nepotism is,

but don't know what a sponge is?

♪ ♪

We want to thank you both for helping us

with our school psychology project.

Last year's winners won a pizza
party with Neil degrasse tyson.

So don't blow this for us.

[[Neil:] Are you kidding?

I love doing clinical trials!

They always give you cookies.

(clears throat)

They always give you cookies.

Ivy, you'll be with me.

Neil, please go with paige into the kitchen.

And get him a cookie.

-We'll begin with a personality test.
-(door shuts)

Just say the first thing that comes to mind.

Ferris wheel or roller coaster?

Roller coaster.

Hm. Sweet or salty?

-What do you think?
-Salty it is.

Huh. That's interesting.

Interesting? Why's that interesting?

No reason. (Nervous laugh) Let's continue.

Okay.

Uh, favorite marsupial?

-Wombat.
-Oh.

Fascinating!

-Yeah? What's fascinating?
-Nothing...

Alice...

Fine.

I can see Neil's answers.

They're the exact same as yours.

-What does that mean?
-Probably nothing.

Okay.

But,

We usually don't find this much
commonality between people,

unless they're involved
in a romantic relationship.

Ew. (Scoffs)

Neil and I do not have that much in common.

No, no, you're right. Let's move on.

Dream vacation?

Venice, Italy.

Oh. Neil said fishing.

Told you!

In Venice, Italy.

Yeah, I don't wanna do this anymore.

♪ ♪

Alright, I got a pistachio latte
with a dash of organic agave

for Barry!

Booker...

What are you doing behind my counter?

I'm the new barista.

Yeah, just call me smooth caramel,

A.K.A. Brown sugar

A.K.A. Chocolate drip.

I'm not calling you any of those names,

and I don't remember hiring you.

You didn't. Mom did.

Oh, there's my working man! Can you believe it?

An hour ago, he didn't even
know how to work that machine.

And now, I've had three cups of coffee, and it...

Is good.

Uh, rae, can I talk to you for a minute?

Yeah.

How could you hire Booker
without talking to me first?

Oh, that was easy. I just, uh,
went up to Booker and said,

"Booker, you're hired."

without talking to you first.

But it's my restaurant.

I think you mean our restaurant.

Yeah. Sorry. Our restaurant.

Come on! Look.

Cute barista bringing in the new young crowd.

Right? Right? It's a good move!

Yeah, I guess.

Mm! Good, because I was thinking

we need to make some more changes around here.

You know what I mean?
Make this place more of a vibe.

What? This place has a vibe. It's vibe central.

It's totally vibey.

See, that's exactly why I
should be in charge of the vibes.

Alright, that's what I do.

I am the creative, and with my ideas,

we can turn this from a restaurant...

Into an experience.

Raven, people like the
chill grill just the way it is.

-Yeah?
-I don't need your ideas.

I just need you to... Say it with me.

-Read. The. Binder.
-Drink. More. Coffee.

Hey yo, I got a nonfat, no foam
triple bag-a-ccino for Armando!

Triple bag-a-ccino? Excuse
me. Excuse me. Excuse me.

Excuse me. Excuse me. Hey! What?

Son, why you sellin' coffee in bags, huh?

Well, we ran out of cups.

People love this coffee bar. It was a great idea.

(laughs) it's better than a great idea.

It's vibe. More where that came from.

This is only the beginning. (sips)

and I have so many ideas. (sips)

my ideas have ideas. (sips)

Booker, I need a refill on ideas.

Yeah, I'm cutting you off.

No. No, not-- mom! No, no, don't...

♪ ♪

I don't care what you do at your house, Lazlo!

There is no five-second rule in my kitchen!

One french-accino!

What makes it a french-accino?

Check it out.

Voilà-ha-ha-ha-ha!

That's french for "ta-da!"

I got a $ tip for making this thing!

Well, all I know is because of your coffee bar,

I got no room for my regulars like Jerry.

He used to come here every
morning and have breakfast.

But now, Mr. Man-bun over there

is sitting there sipping coffee for hours,

and I got no room for Jerry! What do I tell him?

Tell him his french-accino is ready.

You're not helping, Jerry.

Okay, I'm going to the bank. I'll be back.

Ah!

Why is there a sofa in the
middle of my restaurant?

I see that you're enjoying our chill zone.

We don't have a chill zone.

Correction!

We didn't have a chill zone.

Now, we do. What do you think?

-What do you think I think?
-I think you think you don't like it.

That's 'cause you ain't thank about it yet.

Dad, this place is hot.

Alright? Newt slackley from KBRP news

says that he's coming by
tomorrow to do a story on us.

-But, Raven, we--
-ah!

I know I went behind your back,

but you said you didn't need any of my ideas,

and I wanted to prove you wrong.

You're right.

Yes. Yes, I am right. (Laughs)

but, you know, just--
Just for the record, like...

Like, why do you think I'm right?

Sometimes the only way to
make someone see you're right

is to show them they're wrong.

Yes. Yes, exactly.

Raven, I learned a valuable lesson

about co-owning this restaurant.

Why don't you take the deposit to the bank today?

-Really?
-Yeah.

I trust you, co-owner.

Okay. (Giggles)

Yeah. yeah, I'll be, um, I'll be right back...

Co-owner.

-(giggles)
-Co-owner!

Okay, the chill zone is closed! Everybody,

go back to your mama's house and use her wi-fi!

-(crowd murmuring)
-talking to you, man-bun!

♪ ♪

according to my research,
the dream you just described

tells me that you're running away from

repressed romantic feelings.

You got all of that from a
t-rex twerking on a bundt cake?

It's subtle, but it's in there.

Hm...

Repressed romantic feelings, huh?

For who?

According to the data, it's someone close to you.

Very close to you.

I got it!

My school counselor, Mss. Nixon!
I'm super close to her!

I've told her things I
wouldn't even tell my mother.

Mostly about my mother.

The symbolism points to a close friend.

I noticed ivy acts kind of weird around you.

Oh, she acts like that around everyone.

Don't tell her this but

(whispers) we think of her as the "weird" friend.

A weird, close friend?

-You don't mean--
-It's Ivy.

-No.
-Yes.

-No.
-Yes.

Noooooooo!

♪ ♪

(giggles) Back from the bank.
Co-owner responsibilities.

Oh, a . He won't miss it.

W-where is it? W-what happened?

-What happened to my chill zone?
-He took it.

Grandpa took it all.

Even my espresso machine,

and I just stopped calling
it an ex-presso machine!

Oh, that's how he wants to play?

Okay. Okay, co-owner.

About to find out that
vengeance is best served cold.

Yeah. Yeah, with a splash
of cream and a kiss of agave.

Man, I miss that machine!

♪ ♪

What do you mean, I like Neil?

Good morning to you too.
Also, maybe knock next time.

After your little mind games yesterday,

I couldn't sleep.

I was on my phone so long,

I finished the internet.

Maybe we should talk about this later?

When there are witnesses?

(sighs) how could I like Neil?

I mean, we've been friends since kindergarten.

He's like my brother from another...

-Planet?
-Yeah, that fits.

Alice, your research has to be wrong.

I've got charts and graphs that say otherwise.

You denying the charts and graphs?

How dare you. You know how I feel

about the charts and graphs.

But, Neil?

Really?

Alice!

Wait. Sorry. That was rude.

(knocking)

Come in.

Alice!

Thanks to you and paige, I couldn't sleep.

I was up all night watching infomercials!

I now own the biggest hits
of the ' s, ' s, and ' s

on compact disks!

That's funny.

Ivy couldn't sleep either.

Huh? Oh!

(clears throat)

Hello.

Hey.

I'm gonna leave you two lovebirds alone.

-So...
-Yeah...

-Are we really...
-I...

I think... Maybe.

If, if the data says it's true.

So,

for our ship name, should
we go with "nivy" or "I-eil"?

♪ ♪

Really excited to show the KBRP audience

all the changes you've
made. I hear it's a real vibe.

Actually, I was thinking maybe we could shift

the focus of the story a little.

You know, I'm running the
restaurant with my daughter now.

Oh, putting the "family"

in "family restaurant."

exactly. Working side-by-side,
on the same page...

Now, that's a vibe.

-(club music playing-♫)
-(crowd chatter)

Now... This is a vibe!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

What is that?

What is that?

-Who are you?
-Something wrong, Mr. Baxter?

Uh, no. Can you, uh, give me a second?

-(slaps counter)
-Booker!

You look mad. Would a book-accino help?

Where. Is. Your. Mother?

Mom!

Oh! (Laughs)

Well, hey there, co-owner!

Raven, this time you've gone too far.

Newt slackley is here to do our interview,

and you've changed everything.

No, no, no. Now, I haven't changed everything.

The ceiling's the same, floor's the same,

walls are the same.
I changed half... At most.

Fifty-fifty 'cause I'm co-owner.

But you went behind my back.

You went behind my back.

And we're back! Newt slackley here

with victor and Raven baxter,
the father-daughter team

at the new and improved chill grill.

-I wouldn't say improved.
-I would! Hey there, newt.

Welcome to the chill grill!

Where ambiance is the catch of the day

and style is always on the menu.

Woo-hoo! This is good. Are you rolling?

Raven, as co-owner,

what do you bring to the restaurant?

(posh voice) well, newt, I, uh...

I must say I bring a dash of creativity,

a splash of vibe-ulocity!

Vibe-ulocity? I love it! What is it?

I think it would be easier if I showed you.

Stay tuned. Raven baxter,
co-owner of the chill grill,

is about to show us... Something!

♪ ♪

My arm's falling asleep.

My neck hurts.

How long do we have to do this?

I don't know.

My parents have been
doing this for, like, years.

I'm out.

Is something wrong, shnookums?

Yes. You calling me shnookums.

(sighs) you know, I don't get it.

How are we just discovering
we have so much in common?

I mean, I never knew your
favorite marsupial is a wombat.

Oh. Because it isn't.

I'm a platypus man.

And since when did you
start liking roller coasters?

Why would I like something that makes me cry

and dries my tears at the same time?

It's unnatural.

-Sweet or salty?
-Sweet.

No, this doesn't make sense.

Alice told me all of our answers were the same.

And paige told me that

my dream meant that I had feelings for you.

But, why would alice and
paige lie about all that stuff?

(giggling)

What's going on?

Oh no. I think they're on to us.

This would be an excellent
time for my mother to pick me up.

(whispers) Ask her if I can come, too.

♪ ♪

Hey, newt, did you know that the average person

spends years of their life

-watching servers bring them food?
-Is that true?

Could be.

If the food on your plate
is a feast for your mouth,

shouldn't the people bringing it
to you be a feast for your eyes?

(laughs)

I give you

kitchen couture by Rah-ven!

(runway music playing)

-What now?
-Oh, Ashley.

Ashley believes that the fajitas

shouldn't be the only thing

sizzling in the restaurant!

Ss! Ss! Ow! (laughs)

serving trays create an Elizabethan collar ruff

that adds drama to a sleek apron dress

that says,

"I'll have what she's serving."

Are those my serving trays?

They were. (laughs)

Dave.

That's right. Dave treats every meal

like an adventure. Rahr!

Why is dave showing so much leg?

Raven, this is the lunch crowd.

Dave's collar says, "come fly with me."

but that kilt? That says,

"don't look up."

This is crazy. I am shutting this down.

You can't shut it down. You
haven't seen the finale yet.

-Booker, get out here!
-[Booker:] Nah! Not until you say it right!

[Raven:] ♫ Ladies and gentlemen.

♫ I give you...

♫ Chocolate drip!

Chocolate drip is steamin' up the runway

in an outfit that allows any

average cup of joe to espresso themselves.

Booker: Hey, mom?

Mom? Mom, what's going on? I can't see anything!

(screaming)

w-w-why is he screaming? It was a cold brew!

It's not hot! I was just surprised!

I am so sorry about that!

(gasps)

Come on, Dennis. If we hurry,

we can still get to Golden Gate park,

where there's a squirrel
who's nuts for modern art.

-M-mr. Slackley! M--
-Let him go.

Today's been a disaster.

Maybe this whole thing has been a mistake.

I got to admit,

it was good not being the
one who messed everything up!

I pr-- I probably should
have kept that one to myself.

♪ ♪

Okay. What's really going on?

Yeah. You guys said we were
helping out with an experiment.

You were!

Everyone at school says paige

and this boy dylan like each other.

Correction. We do like each other.

No, you just think you do
because everyone is saying it.

So, I made up this experiment to prove

anyone will think they're in
love if you tell them they are.

I took the opposing viewpoint,

but, then again, I am a hopeless romantic.

You two were the perfect subjects.

That is so messed up.

In our defense,

we haven't gotten to the chapter on ethics yet.

Well, it didn't work.

Neil and I didn't fall for each other.

Well, I mean, there was a minute--

I said we didn't fall for each other.

-Is this our first fight?
-Stop it.

(car horn honks)

That's my mom. I better go.

Thanks, Alice.

(sighs) I'm glad I didn't
waste my youth on Dylan.

[All:] Bye!

So, uh,

do you really not believe in love?

I believe in it!

I just didn't want paige
with Dylan. That boy's mine.

♪ ♪

Hey, dad. Um...

I just-- I just want to
apologize for going overboard.

I was just really excited to
be co-owner of the chill grill,

but I'm starting to feel like

you don't want me to help you run it.

-I don't think I do.
-Oh!

Okay. Alright. That was a little bit more honest

than I was prepared for.

No. What I'm trying to say is...

The chill grill is my passion, not yours.

I was wrong to try to force you to live my dream.

You need a place where you can be the passionate,

creative Raven you were born to be.

So, are you gonna take back your offer?

No. You still get half the chill grill.

Just not the half you thought.

I think once we clear out all this storage,

this loft might make a pretty nice design studio.

What do you think?

My own design studio.

(laughs) Are you sure?

Absolutely.

And, just remember,

your vibe is up here.

My vibe is down there.

There will be no cross vibing.

-No cross vibing, I
promise. I love you!
Thank you! -(Laughs)

I love you, too.

You know, after seeing Dave...

I think I could rock a kilt.

Nah, nah. You don't have Dave's legs.

Sorry.

Definitely don't have Dave's arms.

-And those abs? Nothing like Dave's.
-Got it.

And your hair's nothing like Dave's either!

-[Victor:] Got it the first time!
-Your booty's poppin' though.

♪ ♪

so...

This is all the money you
made working at the chill grill.

You believe it?

I'll have enough money
for that engine in no time.

Nice...

But, I got a phone call from KBRP.

Turns out that newt slackley

wears very expensive shirts.

How expensive?

This should cover it.

Why do I have to pay for it?

Never make a man wait for his toilet paper.

(maniacal laugh)