04x08 - Mad About Yuletide Part 1

[bunniefuu]

♪♪

It's here!

Here. Take this.
Down the hatch, right?

It's the last non-holiday
drink we'll have

once Booker's Christmas
spirit takes over our lives.

How loud do you think
he'll take his cray this year?

My money's on head-to-toe bells.

Bells? No, he's coming
out with a full choir.

And drummers drumming.

Here he comes!

'Sup?

I thought that'd be louder.

Hey, Booker, are you okay?

Today is Christmas Eve.

You know, the day you start ringing
your bell and singing your Carols

and flinging your holiday
joy all in our faces?

Oh, now you want the cray?

I've been trying to make this
year great against all odds,

but you guys haven't let it fly.

Independence day insanity!

Labor day lift-off!

Thanksgiving throw down!

Nope!

I decided you guys are right.

This year is pretty much a wash.

And speaking of wash,

you guys were all wearing the
same clothes in my memory, so, uh...

Do some laundry.

♪ 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.

♪♪

So, you and Ramon
made it to the holidays.

And people said
it would never last.

Who said that?

Nobody.

So, uh, what did you get him?

The perfect gift.

My dad knows a
guy who knows a guy

who got me a Spain
Jersey from the world cup.

It's Ramon's favorite
team. So he's going to flip.

Wow! Nice one, Tess.

So, what do you think
he's going to get you?

I could drop him
some hints if you want.

Nah, I trust him.
He's got class.

I mean, his name is Ramon.

- Right.
- Yeah.

Hey, book, are you doing okay

with this "no
Christmas cray" thing?

Yeah, we know Christmas
is, like, your favorite holiday.

We shut down your cray all year,

but we were ready
to make an exception.

So go ahead, jingle
down the house.

I mean, usually the first person

to embrace my cray is dad.

He's not here yet

and you guys would
just be faking it. So...

Everything's fine.

Totally fine. You
know what this is?

- Fine?
- Yup, fine.

Okay, he's said fine
way too many times

to actually be fine.

Booker, you were right.

There's no such thing
as a perfect Christmas.

What did you see?

Was it something
good or something bad?

Was I finally wearing
different clothes?

Actually, it was just a
vision proving my point.

"There's no such thing
as a perfect Christmas."

Christmas just isn't the
same without Booker's cray.

- We have to get it back.
- Yeah.

Christmas just isn't the
same without Booker's cray.

We have to get it back.

Yeah, Tess, you're right.

What?

Tess literally just
repeated everything I said.

It doesn't matter.

We just have to get
Booker's Christmas cray back.

- All right, who's with me?
- Guess it couldn't hurt.

Well, it was my idea first,

but whatever Tess says.

Sure.

♪♪

Okay, listen, guys,
we're all out of time.

But everybody have
a happy holiday, okay?

Bye, bye. Oh!

Oh, Mr. Davis, I'm so sorry,

this group chat session was
the only way I could fit you all in.

We'll talk about your fear of
group chat sessions in the new year.

Okay? Okay, bye. See ya.

Oh, hi, Lil Z. You must be so...

You want what?

From who? Me?

By when?

For how many?

Are you out your XYZ mind?

On Xmas?

Why, z?

You know what? No. Sorry.

Deadline for... for
orders have passed.

All right? Merry Christmas!

See, right there, right there.

Perfect example of the
instant gratification generation.

Everybody's just, "I want
it now, I want it right now!"

Nobody has any Patience.

Nobody plans ahead.

Nobody answers...

Answers the phone. Chels, are
you gonna answer the phone?

What? Oh.

Oh, it's Garrett.

Hopefully, he's not calling to
say he's lost my life savings.

Again.

Hey, Garrett.

And Devon.

Oh, look, ghosts
of marriages past.

Why aren't you at the
apartment like you should be?

Yeah.

Do you remember when
we said we should get a cabin

for the whole family
for Christmas?

What? What?

The one in lake Geneva with
five bedrooms on four acres?

Yeah.

Sounds kind of familiar.

Surprise! We got it. We're here!

And do you remember when
you said you would pay for half?

I-I... yeah, but I said that 'cause
I didn't think you'd actually get it.

We got it. Surprise!

I don't like surprises,

especially when they
come with hidden fees.

Like it or not, Rae,
this is happening.

So bring the kids
and the deposit.

Bye.

Ex-husbands, full of
surprises that I gotta pay for.

- Yeah.
- All right, Chels.

Fire up the sewing machine.
We got masks to make tonight.

Okay.

Lil Z, hi!

Oh, my favorite
letter of the alphabet.

So how many was that?

Okay, here he comes.

Operation boost Booker's
cray. Hands in on ten.

Ten? He's, like, a foot away.

- And break.
- Okay.

You smell that
gingerbread, book?

Feeling the holiday cray yet?

Whoa! Neat, Tess.

Gingerbread men. I've
never seen those before.

Wow!

Now, uh, can I go
back to my room?

Well, why don't you
go see what cray-ziness

Nia is up to in the living room?

- Okay.
- See? See?

I told you mom's old dress form

would be a perfectly good
replacement for a tree.

Is it though?

Well, it doesn't hurt the Earth.

And it's beautiful.

Don't body shame
the dress form, Booker.

And here, you just put
this thing on the tippy-top.

This is a car freshener.

Right, for that
fresh pine scent.

You know, like a tree?

- Or like a minivan.
- Or like a tree.

Or like a minivan.

Okay, Levi, you're up.

Hey, Tess, can you
go get Levi, please?

And I will get that door.

- You get happy.
- Yay!

- Hey, welcome.
- Hi, Nia.

Oh, is that your gift for Tess?

Oh, I'm gonna be honest, Ramon.

The gift wrapping is not
giving me much confidence.

My mom did it.

It looks great.

- So, what did you get her?
- I got her a bracelet.

- You got her a bracelet?
- Shh.

Sorry. Gold or...

Silver?

Rose gold?

- Rose silver?
- Better.

Shoelace. I braided an old
pair of hers and mine together.

Oh, Ramon, this is really nice.

And kudos on learning
how to braid, but, um...

You know, most people only want
to wear shoelaces on their shoes.

- Yeah, but Tess and i...
- look, I know Tess.

And I know that she
likes shiny things.

Like a locket or a
bracelet. Or a locket.

I really think you should get
her a locket. Get her a locket.

Yeah, you're totally
right. I mean...

Man, I just wish I
would have talked to you

before I spent four
hours braiding that.

- Are stores even still open?
- Yes.

And I will text you a list
of places that sell lockets.

Definitely get her a locket.

Okay.

Uh, what are you up to?

I'm up to my eyeballs
in Christmas spirit.

Go, mistletoe!

Ooh! Oh, and look who it is.

It's Levi-Claus!

Ho-ho... Holding for applause.

I know I'm on fire but, uh...

Is something else burning?

The gingerbread men!

I'm coming, fellas!

I appreciate you guys trying to
help me get my Christmas cray back.

Yeah, I'm Santa's helper.

What are you helping him do?

Take out the trash, janky-Claus?

Okay, rude. We
are doing our best.

Yeah, I've got every gift for every
person in this house on my back.

So I don't need you on it.

Thanks, guys, but it's just
not gonna happen this year.

Christmas cray has
taken its final bow.

Well, it's time for an encore.

Hold on, mom's calling.

Hey, kids, big news!

We're going to a cabin in
lake Geneva with your dads!

Chels, we agreed
that I would tell 'em.

Oh, yeah. Sorry.

I just got so excited.

- Seriously?
- Yes!

- Even me?
- Yep.

You just have to
ask your mom, Tess.

Okay, I'll call her.

Hey, ma!

All right, guys,
pack your clothes.

We're coming home soon,
and we're leaving tonight.

Here it comes. Brace
yourself for the cray.

Look it's working.

No. I just think it's funny

how you guys are
getting super excited

like we're gonna see our dads

and everything's gonna be
all jingle, jingle, merry, merry.

Okay. It's not gonna work out.

That tastes exactly how I feel.

♪♪

♪♪

Oh, come on, book. You're
not even gonna pack?

No. Because we're not going.

And how could you
possibly know that?

Because I'm
actually psychic, Nia.

This is a true Christmas
miracle, Booker.

The universe literally
handed us a Christmas cabin.

I appreciate you
and the universe,

but this year has just
been non-stop curve balls.

I'm just not ready to
get my hopes up again.

Speaking of curve balls...

Look, it's snowing.

Now that's a curve
ball I can get behind.

Who's up for a snowball
fight on the roof?

Snowball fight?

I don't know.

Oh, okay. How about this?

You can have the
first sh*t. One each.

Hey! I did not agree to that.

What do you say, book?

I don't know.

I mean, I guess...

The last one on the roof gets
three snowballs to the face.

I thought I said I
didn't agree to this.

♪♪

Of all the times that my sewing
machine wants to go down!

You know what? It probably
needed a Christmas break.

Thank goodness I got a backup.

And that's why I got a
backup for my backup!

What is going on
with these kids?

They left a bag of garbage
in the middle of the room.

Okay, why don't
you grab that one?

I'll grab the one
in the kitchen,

and then we'll scoot
back to the store.

Wait a minute. What's in here?

What? Who gift
wraps garbage, Rae?

Wait a minute.

Rae, the presents are in
here. I mean, come on...

listen, I know I'm not
the best gift wrapper,

but they're not garbage.

Why would the kids put the
presents in the garbage bag?

You know what? Grab it.

And we'll ship it
overnight to the cabin

- so it doesn't get crushed in the car.
- Okay, all right. Good idea.

Oh. Listen, uh,

since we're gonna mail them out,

I'm gonna stick my present
in here for you as well.

Okay.

Hey, Rae, aren't you, uh...

Aren't you gonna get
your present for me?

Yeah! Sure am.

You can't know my
hiding spot. Get outta here!

- Get outta here!
- Oh! You!

You! You better get back.

♪♪

Oh, man! Maybe I should join
a baseball team next summer.

I'm surprised the
snowballs weren't melting

with all that heat
I was throwing.

Yeah, it's another
Christmas miracle.

Yeah, you hit
everything you threw at.

And all he threw at was me.

Like I said, I
didn't agree to this.

Well, you gotta admit it, book.

A white Christmas, a
sack full of presents,

and a cabin getaway
with our loving family.

It sounds pretty perfect.

Okay. Okay. You guys
were right. I am impressed.

I might even be
feeling the twinge

of the Christmas
cray creeping back in.

Hey! And I'm feeling a
twinge of frostbite creeping in.

Come on, let's go make some
hot cider to pour over our feet.

Eh? Eh?

Oh, Ramon, it's perfect!

I would've chosen it myself.

Yeah, well, you did.

Yeah. Well, um, you
did well, my friend.

Thanks. Well, now that
I have bestie approval,

I'm gonna go home
and wrap this thing.

I mean, I'm gonna go home
and have my mom wrap this thing.

- My mom, she always...
- sure. Cool.

Did I hear Ramon?

Oh, no. That wasn't Ramon.

Tess, that's just the thing
about romance, you know?

You just hear his
voice wherever you go.

Yeah. I can't wait to
see what he got me.

Ramon always gives
personal, thoughtful gifts.

Something that wouldn't be
worth anything to anyone else.

But... it's just so us.

Yeah. Sure, but like...

Wouldn't you want
a little Christmas ice?

A little blizzard bling?

You know, something like a...

Oh, a locket!

Eh. Nah. Sounds more like you.

Ramon will know
the prefect gift.

Yeah.

You know, you and Ramon are
just so perfect for each other, Tess.

And to think people thought
you were a mismatch.

Yo, who are these people?

Fools. Yeah, people that should
stay out of other people's business.

Seriously!

Okay, you guys. I'm
gonna go pack for real.

Um, just make sure all the luggage
and the presents are by the door,

so as soon as mom gets here,
we can load up the car faster.

- Yep.
- Where are the presents?

There's nothing here, brah.

Okay, good one.

Snowball fights and
pranks? Nice, okay!

Now, where did you
hide the presents?

No, something's definitely
different in here, right?

Yeah, everything's in place.

We didn't leave it this nice.

Our mothers have been here.

They probably threw away
the garbage and the presents.

Oh, no. Ramon's
garbage. I mean, his gift.

Why would anyone throw
away perfectly good presents?

I don't know. Maybe
someone left them in, like,

a perfectly good trash bag.

Sorry, my Santa sack
was at the dry cleaners.

Guys, all the garbage is gone.

We're gonna have to
go to the dumpster room.

Wait. Nia's willing to dumpster
dive to get my cray back?

I really should've got
her a nicer present.

♪♪

You know, Rae, after we're done
sewing these masks for little z,

we should really transition
into making masks

for, like, like every
letter of the alphabet.

Yeah, or we can make
inspirational masks.

Like, "too strong to go wrong,"
or "too blessed to be stressed."

Oh, yeah, yeah. Or like, um,

"back off! I haven't
showered in five days."

That was two days,

and it was one time.

Oh, look who it is!

Hey, guys.

Happy chrisma-hanu-kwanz-uka!

Wait, you guys
aren't in the car yet?

No, Devon, some of us have jobs

that involve more than pointing at
a cartoon sun wearing sunglasses.

I'm a weatherman and
I'm predicting flurries.

So please give yourself
some extra time on the road.

We'd have extra time if we didn't
have to make any extra money.

Yeah.

This place is worth every penny.

Got six fireplaces.

Do we have to pay
for all the fireplaces

even if we don't use
all the fireplaces?

Ha-ha, Raven. I've missed
this witty banter. Really.

Me too, bye.

All right, Chels.
Let's get a move on.

We got more to go and only a
few hours till we need to hit the road.

All right. And according to my
calculations, we'll be done in...

Two hours ago? That
doesn't make sense.

Well, Chels, that's
your fitness tracker.

What? Oh! Yeah...

That explains so much.

- Right?
- Yes, it does.

Yes, it does.

♪♪

I have garbage in
places I shouldn't.

And we still don't have presents
in the place that we should.

Where are they?

Well, they aren't
in the dumpster.

I swam down to
the bottom. Nothing.

- Phew!
- Phew? Phew, what?

Phew?

Oh, no, no. I didn't
say phew. I said, um...

Pee-yew. As in, we stink.

- You do.
- I know.

This, this is Christmas.

And can we all
agree that it stinks?

Maybe you're right.

If you guys need me,
I'm gonna be in my room,

napping until new year's.

Oh!

Actually, I'm, uh... I'm
gonna get in the shower.

Pee-yew!

Oh, no.

♪♪

That must be Ramon.

Or, it's my, uh...

My pad Thai.

Um, okay. But how do you know?

I just know. You
should get a plate.

Hey, uh, change of plans.
You were right, I was wrong.

Here, you take the bracelet and I
will keep the locket. You're welcome.

That cost me bucks.

Okay, it cost my mom bucks.

Well, then put
your picture in it

and give it to her
for mother's day.

And turns out, it
was Ramon after all.

Hey, bae. You ready
for your present?

Open mine first.

These are the shoelaces that we
were wearing when we first met,

braided together
into a bracelet? Aww.

Yeah, I learned to
braid in quarantine.

Also learned to play the oboe.

He was gonna get you a
locket but I told him not to.

- Oh, smart thinking, Nia.
- Thanks!

You did good, Ramon.

I love it. Thank you. Ooh,
I wanna show my mom.

Hey, ma! Check out the
present Ramon got me!

I flipped a coin and I decided
that you need to call auntie Rae

and tell her the presents are
probably incinerated by now.

Ugh. No, no. I'm not
taking that hit, Levi.

You remember how mad she
was when I lost my toothbrush?

I do, and that's why I flipped
the coin until it landed on heads.

Well, you're gonna
have to flip it again

because I'm not taking responsibility
for losing those presents.

- Yeah, you can do it.
- That's all you.

No, this is all you.

Okay, okay, okay. Break it up.

Break it up.

I was trying to pout
in my room in peace.

But... I guess I'll be the one
to break the news to mom.

I don't really have
anything left to lose.

Booker, I'm on an incredible deadline
right now. This better be important!

Well, if you consider losing all
the presents important, then yes.

And, uh, it was just me.
Don't blame anyone else.

Bring on the punishment.

Booker, the
presents aren't gone.

Aunt Chels and I
shipped them to the cabin.

Yeah, yeah. And who puts presents
in a garbage bag to begin with?

Yeah.

It was a Chris-mistake.

Um, um, everything's great, mom.

All right. See you soon.

Uh, do not bring
on that punishment.

Yo, the presents were
gone. The presents are back!

- It's a Christmas miracle!
- Yeah!

I feel the Christmas
cray creeping in.

- Can you feel it?
- I feel it.

- Can you feel it?
- Sure.

Can we feel it?

- Yeah, we do!
- Yeah.

- We feel it!
- Let's go!

I knew it, Chels. I knew
we could finish in time.

All we needed we some hot cocoa and
some candy canes to keep our energy up.

Yeah, we did it, Rae. Woo!

Woo-hoo! Whoo-hoo!

Chels, how much
cocoa did you have?

- Don't ask.
- Okay.

Seven cups!

Two hours in the car with that?

Wow!

Uh, Rae, did you get a new
white window shade or something?

It's not going up.

What're you talking
about, Chels?

There's no window
shade on that window.

Oh, snow!

Oh, snow.

Oh, snow.

Chicago is shut down.

It'll be fine.

No, they can't even
get out salt trucks!

It's just some flurries.

We're stuck.

You guys are
stuck on negativity.

It'll blow over.

Booker, you were right.

All right, there's no such
thing as a perfect Christmas.

No. Nia. That was my vision.

And that's why I've been
so down on Christmas.

But I was wrong
and you were right.

Yeah, I just said that...

To revive the
spirit of Christmas.

And a little snow is not
gonna chase that away.

The cray is back, baby.

- No!
- No, no, no!

The cray is back.