That's So Raven (season 1)

That's So Raven (season 1)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	21
Broadcast
Original channel	Disney Channel
Original run	January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17) – September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12)[1]
Season chronology
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The first season of That's So Raven aired on Disney Channel from January 17, 2003 to September 12, 2003. The season introduces the Baxter family, Raven (Raven-Symoné), Cory (Kyle Massey), Tanya Baxter (T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh) and Victor Baxter (Rondell Sheridan) as they manage with Raven and her ability to see into the future. Orlando Brown and Anneliese van der Pol co-stars as Raven's best friends, Eddie Thomas and Chelsea Daniels.

Guest stars for this season included: Kirsten Storms, Brenda Song, Mike Erwin, Steven Anthony Lawrence, Niecy Nash and Jenifer Lewis.

Production

The original name for the main character was Dawn Baxter, and the show was originally named 'The Future Is on Me'. However, they changed the main character's name to Rose Baxter, and the show was called 'Absolutely Psychic'. Eventually, the show was finally called 'That's So Raven.'^[2] In a 2007 interview, Anneliese van der Pol stated that Chelsea's original name was Emma. Also, that the roles of Raven and Chelsea were switched, so that Chelsea was the psychic. The series filmed it's pilot episode in July 2001 and was picked up in August. This season was filmed November 2001-Summer 2002 and aired in Disney Channel UK in September 2002.The show then premiered on Disney Channel January 17, 2003.

• Note: If you look closely to the end credits of the first season they are copywriten for 2002 the planned year for its debut. The show is set in San Francisco, with Raven going to Bayside High School, the name of the high school was also the main setting of the fellow teen sitcom Saved by the Bell.

Premise

The show is set in San Francisco and revolves around a teenager named Raven Baxter, played by Raven-Symoné, and how she gets herself, her friends Eddie and Chelsea, and her family members, such as her brother Cory, out of various situations, usually by using her psychic powers and a variety of disguises.

Tagline: She can see the future. But she can't quite see what's coming next.

Episodes

Main article: List of That's So Raven episodes

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original U.S. air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Test of Friendship"	Rich Correll	Bob Keyes & Doug Keyes	January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)	107	3.49[3]
After Raven has a vision of Eddie failing a Spanish test, she tries her best to keep it from happening. When Eddie finds out that Raven knows the answers there is a true test of friendship. Absent: Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter and T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Tanya Baxter
2	2	"Mother Dearest"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Bob Keyes & Doug Keyes	January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)	102	3.56[4]
Raven gets in trouble after she mouths off to a spiteful teacher. But when her parents reward her responsibility by buying her a new phone, she is quick to think of a way to skirt around the problem. Instead, she dresses up as her mother, Tanya Baxter, cooking up all sorts of chaos. First appearances: Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter and T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Tanya Baxter Absent: Anneliese van der Pol as Chelsea Daniels
3	3	"Party Animal"	Rich Correll	Dava Savel	January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)	109	3.33[5]
Raven and her brother Cory fight and tease each other regularly. But when Raven has a vision of her brother getting mad at her, she attempts to reconcile by throwing him an animal themed birthday party. However, circumstances make the day much harder for Raven, who has to save her relationship with Cory...as well as her ambitious birthday plans.
4	4	"Wake Up Victor"	Ken Ceizler	Edward C. Evans & Susan Sherman	January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)	119	3.35[6]
Cory and his friend Miles attempt to hypnotize Chelsea and Raven. Instead, they hyptonise Victor. However, Victor was supposed to appear on a prestigious cooking show with impatient host Kelly Bryant. Can Raven and her family save her dad from utter failure before it's too late?
5	5	"A Fish Called Raven"	Fred Savage	Carla Banks Waddles	January 24, 2003 (2003-01-24)	121	N/A
Raven's visions get the better of her when a malicious student reporter, Serena, plans to expose her secret to the whole of her school. Now, it is up to Raven to sabotage Eddie's big basketball game and keep her reputation intact.
6	6	"Smell of Victory"	Lee Shallat-Chemel	Laura Perkins-Brittain	January 31, 2003 (2003-01-31)	101	N/A
Raven has been paired with Ben "Stinky" Sturky for a science project. However, his unbearable body odour poses a big difficulty when it comes to completing their DNA model. Meanwhile, Eddie tries to charm a girl at his school, which proves hard when he wakes up with a massive zit on his chin. Absent: Anneliese van der Pol as Chelsea Daniels Note: This episode was filmed in July 2001. The Pilot episode of the series.
7	7	"Campaign in the Neck"	Sean McNamara	Beth Seriff & Geoff Tarson	February 7, 2003 (2003-02-07)	114	N/A
Raven has a vision that her best friend Chelsea (who is running to be Student President) loses in a landslide vote. To prevent her vision from coming true, she enlists Eddie and Cory to help with her campaign...completing student's chores in return for a vote for Chelsea. However, as Raven soon discover, things may not be as easy as they seem. Absent: Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter
8	8	"Saving Psychic Raven"	Sean McNamara	Jeff Abugov & Michael Feldman	February 21, 2003 (2003-02-21)	120	2.50[7]
After Raven loses a volleyball game for Bayside due to a vision she had on the court, she begins to find solace in a group of fellow Teen Psychics. Nevertheless, Eddie and Chelsea soon feel abandoned and it is up to Raven to choose which group of friends she will stick with.
9	9	"The Parties"	Rich Correll	Jeff Abugov & Michael Feldman	February 28, 2003 (2003-02-28)	116	2.36[8]
Raven is extremely excited when she is hosting her first proper party. But when Raven's arch enemy, Nicki (Kirsten Storm), sabotages her plans and embarrasses Raven in front of her entire school, Rae, Chelsea and Eddie take revenge. However, Raven starts feeling guilty, so she doesn't send the video of Nicki looking like a disaster to Nicki's party. In the end, Raven still gets revenge with poison ivy covered flowers.
10	10	"Ye Olde Dating Game"	Matthew Diamond	Michael Feldman	March 28, 2003 (2003-03-28)	113	N/A
After Raven's vision reveals her crush Gabriel saying he likes her, she makes sure he is her date to the Renaissance Ball, even though Raven is already going with Ben Sturky. Absents: Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter and T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Tanya Baxter
11	11	"Dissin' Cousins"	Rich Correll	Susan Sherman	April 10, 2003 (2003-04-10)	108	2.28[9]
Raven's rich and boastful cousin Andrea comes to visit, leading to a major tiff between the two girls. However, with Chelsea and Eddie's help, the two soon begin to reconcile, and Eddie's dream comes true.
12	12	"Teach Your Children Well"	Tony Singletary	Beth Seriff & Geoff Tarson	May 2, 2003 (2003-05-02)	111	2.12[10]
Raven is furious (and embarrassed) when her Mom accepts a job teaching English at her school. But when a ruthless note finds its way into Tanya's grasp, it is up to Raven, Eddie and Chelsea to save the note before Raven gets in trouble. Absent: Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter
13	13	"Driven to Insanity"	Matthew Diamond	Dava Savel	May 30, 2003 (2003-05-30)	104	2.65[11]
Raven goes out with an older boy, against her parents' wishes. As always, the night turns into a disaster when Raven's date turns out to be a disgusting and rude slob, and her parents' turn up at the restaurant. Meanwhile, Cory is doing everything in his power to spend some time with Chelsea.
14	14	"A Dog By Any Other Name"	Gerren Keith	Michael Poryes & Susan Sherman	June 20, 2003 (2003-06-20)	103	N/A
Chelsea likes a boy called Sam (Mike Erwin), but soon discovers that her relationship won't be as easy as it seems...the boy has the same name as her dog. Absent: T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Tanya Baxter
15	15	"Saturday Afternoon Fever"	Matthew Diamond	Chip Keyes	July 11, 2003 (2003-07-11)	106	N/A
Raven is assigned to spend 'quality time' with her mother at the movies, even though she is also going on a date to the movies with heartthrob Emett. So Raven tries to juggle both tasks... with disastrous results. Absent: Anneliese van der Pol as Chelsea Daniels
16	16	"A Fight at the Opera"	David Kendall	Beth Seriff & Geoff Tarson	August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08)	118	N/A
Raven and Chelsea are both appearing in their school's Classical Art's Festival. However, they dispute over creative differences. Raven wants to do an opera on credit cards while Chelsea is leaning towards problems with acid rain. The two split up and it is now up to MC Eddie to reconcile the life long friends.
17	17	"Psychics Wanted"	Sean McNamara	Maria Espada	August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22)	117	N/A
Raven becomes infatuated with a jazz musician called Quiz. To earn money to buy Jazz Festival Tickets, she becomes a psychic for a phone line called Psychic Sidekicks. But she soon abuses her power by making Quiz like her.
18	18	"If I Only Had a Job"	Rich Correll	Laura Perkins-Brittain & Carla Banks Waddles	September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12)	110	N/A
After having a vision that her dad was going to get fired, Raven attempts to rescue her dad's place, but instead, gets him fired. Now, it is up to her, Chelsea and Eddie to 'bring Victor back'. But, as always, disguise is needed. Absent: T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Tanya Baxter
19	19	"Escape Claus"	Matthew Diamond	Carla Banks Waddles	December 5, 2003 (2003-12-05)	105	4.74[12]
In this special Christmas episode, Raven opens her beautiful Christmas present early, but after wearing it at school, she breaks it. She must sacrifice all her favorite Christmas traditions to mend the trouble she caused, even if it means skipping school.
20	20	"Separation Anxiety"	Rich Correll	Michael Poryes & Susan Sherman	December 19, 2003 (2003-12-19)	115	N/A
Raven is terrified when she has a vision that her parents will split up. To prevent it from happening, she reconstructs their first date at Rusty's Bar and Grill, a country western restaurant. Note: This is the last episode of season 1 that Rondell Sheridan and T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh are present in.
21	21	"To See Or Not To See"	Rich Correll	Carla Banks Waddles	March 5, 2004 (2004-03-05)	112	4.36[13]
Raven's visions cause embarrassing moments for both Eddie and Chelsea. She is miserable about her visions and being different from others. Instead, she finds solace in her Grandma Viv, who has a secret to tell her. Absent: Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter and T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Tanya Baxter

References

1. ^ Disney Channel left 3 season 1 episodes unaired until season 2 began.
2. ^ That's So Raven Trivia
3. ^ State of the Disney Channel Dec 2 2004
4. ^ 'Raven' ratings take wing for Disney 1x02
5. ^ 'Raven' ratings take wing for Disney 1x03
6. ^ 'Raven' ratings take wing for Disney 1x04
7. ^ Cure for Cartoon Network? More Cartoons!
8. ^ Hollywood Reporter: Turner touts cable's gains
9. ^ Shaking Up the Magic Kingdom
10. ^ Disney Tops in Basic Cable
11. ^ Beacon Journal: Even Stevens, Lizzie McGuire, That's So Raven
12. ^ Raven Christmas episode ranks number one in tweens
13. ^ Raven finale viewing figures number one for Disney Channel

External links

• List of That's So Raven (season 1) episodes at TV.com