♪ ♪
(laughs) here we go.
Now, this is some classic tv right here.
(blows, coughs)
-little bit more classic than I thought. (coughs) -what's up, grandpa?
You want me to throw that dusty old thing in the trash?
This is not trash!
This is a tape of my old chill grill commercials.
We're shooting a new spot today,
and I just wanna give the director a sense of
the great actor she's working with.
Who's she working with?
Me!
I'm sorry. The words "great actor" threw me.
Hey, grandpa. I've been meaning to ask.
-What is that? -Oh...
You mean...
Janine?
Whoa.
Janine's a smokeshow.
You're right. She does burn oil.
This old girl has not been driven in years.
I-I-I can fix that! (laughs) I got my license.
Let me think about it.
Thought about it. No.
(whooshing)
(echoing): I got to admit it, booker.
I didn't think you'd be able to get straight a's.
Janine is yours...
(whooshing)
okay. Um, how about this?
What if I make straight a's this semester?
Then, you would get the joy of reaching academic success
that no one ever thought possible.
Okay. Shots fired.
But if I do, would you let me get the car?
Sure. Why not?
You get straight a's, janine is all you.
(laughs) yes!
Uh, you do know that a's are the triangle shape
with the line through the middle, right?
Just checkin'.
(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.
♪ ♪
ready, pop-pop.
I'm so excited to watch you star in a big-time commercial.
(laughs) you sure it's not
-because you're getting outta doing your chores? -(gasps)
I get to miss out on my chores?
I hadn't even thought of that.
Apparently, we have two actors in the family.
Are you sure you don't wanna join us, rae?
Ah, I got season tickets to "the victor show."
besides, I'm gonna spend my day
working on some sketches for my new designs. Check it out.
Hm... Ap history study guide.
You gonna put this on a shirt?
I do not get fashion.
Oh no, this is booker's folder.
Now I gotta run it by the school.
Unless my wonderful,
talented dad wants to, you know,
drop it off on his way to the chill grill. (laughs)
damn. (laughs)
I hope I'm that fast when I'm old.
♪ ♪
when I get my grandpa vic's car,
we'll never have to walk to school again.
But, you have to get straight a's.
I already have a b-plus. If I ace our history test,
-I will have straight a's. -You will?
-I have straight a's. -You do?
Who else has straight a's?
But, I'm the smart one. If I'm not the smart one, who am I?
Well, you can't be the quirky one with a heart of gold
'cause that's me.
Or the tall one. Me again.
I guess you can be the one
who walks away while people are talking.
Dude! When I get that car,
the first place I'm driving is on a date with cami.
Hm. Oh! Somebody's coming your way.
Ooh. It's cami, isn't it? Okay.
(clears throat)
hey, girl...
Who you "hey, girlin'"?
Mom?
You know your daddy "hey, girled" me in this exact hallway.
(sly laugh)
gross.
-What are you doing here? -Well, you left your history folder at home,
so I think that you have my design folder.
-Thanks, mom. -Yeah. Oh, I remember my history teacher.
He was loud and sweaty and his neck would crack.
It was nasty.
-(neck cracking) -yep. Sounded just like that.
Whoa-hoo-hoo-hoo! You scared me.
I heard that nasty neck crack,
and I thought you were my old teacher mr. Petracelli.
I'm not your old teacher.
Well, that's a relief. He was the worst!
Oh, he was mean and sweaty...
I'm his son.
It was actually more like a dewy glow.
Uh, well, nice to meet you.
I just came to drop off my son's folder, so...
Wait a minute!
You're raven baxter?
You heard of me?
My father wrote about you in his memoir.
He titled it
"the day I oh, snapped."
that could be about anybody, really.
Let me quote from page 247.
"raven baxter was a loud-mouth troublemaker
who was destined to peak in high school."
what? Oh, that is ridiculous.
What are you up to these days?
I can't help but notice it's the middle of the day,
and you're here.
You don't know my life, but I know you. Okay?
I-I see that you're just like your father.
A pathetic man
who-who makes himself feel big by making students feel small.
It's called teaching.
-Now, get out of my school. -You can't tell me what to do. I'm not your student.
Mom, please go.
Okay. I'll leave, sweetheart. Have a great day.
Love you. Not so sure about you.
Your mother may not be my student, but you are.
See you in class... Booker.
♪ ♪
o. M. Goodness!
Victor, it is such an honor to work with you!
I'm nori. I'm your director. I love your work.
"you chill while we grill." oh!
(laughs) I love it.
Didn't I say that, chrissy? Didn't I say I love it?
That's all me.
-And who is this? -I'm alice!
Well, aren't you the cutest? Chrissy, isn't she the cutest?
(laughs) here's a copy of the script
so you can follow along. This shouldn't take long.
Uh, I brought a copy of my old commercials
for you to take a look at.
I will watch them...
The next time I go to my grandparents' house.
Now, let's get you in place.
Okay, and now, uh, do you know your script?
Uh, yeah. I just had a couple of questions about--
okay. And action!
Uh... (clears throat)
what's good, wi-shay? (laughs)
-uh, I am confused. Who is wi-shay? -(nori laughs)
it's "whicha." like "with you,"
but the way young people say it. Just mush it together. Action.
What's good whicha?
I'm vic one.
I'm vic one... (scoffs)
I'm vic one. I just-- sorry. Just realized I'm vic one.
Yeah. Cut! Vic one?
Let's try to make it through the whole thing this time.
(laughs) action.
I'm vic one. Wi-shay!
Whicha!
That is not right at all.
I'm sorry. I will get this. Okay.
Pop-pop. This is easy. Alright? You got it.
All you have to say is...
What's good whicha?
I'm vic one, and, on the real,
this grub I'm pushin' is fire!
So, slide on down
to the chill grill, where the pit...
Is always... Uh-lit.
-That was fantastic! -(applause)
that was better than fantastic!
Chrissy's crying.
You got chrissy crying.
Chrissy didn't even cry when her boyfriend left her
and took their pet turtle.
Uh, just spit-balling, what if we put lil a
-in the commercial with you? -(gasps) really?
That'll be fun!
Alright! Everybody, back to one.
Okay, victor, take a step to the left.
Now, a tiny one.
Okay...
-Now, give me the biggest one yet. -Okay.
Perfect.
-Action. -What's good whicha?
♪ ♪
you okay, ivy?
(emotionless): Yeah. I'm okay.
I'm just okay.
Like everybody else.
Good to hear!
Hey, guys. Check out my plan to get back on mr. P's good side.
Bruh, that's an apple.
Yeah. The teacher food.
For some reason, they love these things.
I hope you future hobos are prepared
for the midterm tomorrow.
It's worth 50% of your grade.
(booker clears throat)
-I got you an apple. -I hate apples.
Baxter, are you trying to bribe me?
You're just like your mother.
Sit down.
Oh, you're sweating! Let me get the fan for you.
-Baxter, leave it. Oh! Wait, wait! -(fan blowing)
oh! Ah...
(fan stops)
don't worry. (laughs) nobody saw a thing.
Didn't they?
♪ ♪
-hey, baby. How was school? -Can't talk. Gotta study.
"gotta study"? What happened?
Nothing happened, mom.
Nuh-uh. See, the last time
you said "nothing happened" like that,
we had to wait six months for chelsea's eyebrows to grow back.
(gruff voice): What happened?
It's just that when you embarrassed mr. Petracelli--
(normal voice): He came for you, didn't he?!
Ooh!
I knew
something was gonna happen.
Okay, you know what? This stops now, alright?
Here's what we're gonna do.
We're gonna set up a sting. You're gonna wear a wire,
I'ma swoop in, I'ma catch him in the act.
Or... We can do nothing.
Uh, excuse me, have we met? What do you mean, do nothing?
I mean, I want to earn a good grade on my own
to show him he's wrong about me.
He said that I'm going to fail this class,
-but I'm gonna prove him wrong. -(laughs)
I think you mean
-we're gonna prove him wrong. -I meant me.
-I heard we. -I said me.
-Yeah, we. -Me!
(whispers): We...
Done. I finally finished studying for my history test.
No, you're not. Read these books.
European history, african history,
and the complete history of sports,
just in case he throws you a curveball.
Pew!
♪ ♪
who was the de facto leader of the french republic?
Uh, uh, napoleon?
-Napoleon who? -B-bonaparte?
Yeah! There you go, booker. Gotta be thorough.
Petracelli takes no prisoners, like that napoleon...
(mouthing)
wh-what's-his-name.
♪ ♪
who was the 16th president of the united states?
Come on, mom. I'm tired.
You know who doesn't get tired?
Mr. Petracelli and abraham lincoln.
What does lincoln have to do with this?
He's the 16th president of the united states!
(sighs)
who said, "I cannot tell a lie"?
-George washington. -Oh, that's my baby.
That's my baby. Sweet dreams...
Of taking petracelli down.
♪ ♪
okay. Just like we rehearsed it.
-Action! -Victor: What are you doing, alice?
Chillin' at the chill grill,
where these meals are the real deal!
Cut! (laughs)
-I love that one, lil a! -Thank you.
-Y'all, pure improv. -(laughs)
what did you think, victor?
I couldn't see anything from back here.
Trust me, it was perfect. This little girl
is going to attract a lot of young customers.
Look, I love that you're going after the younger demo,
but what about their parents and their grandparents?
The chill girl has always been a family restaurant.
It still is, just with a new face.
I've been in every commercial since the day we opened.
I'm a familiar face.
Or the same old one, depending on how you look at it.
I prefer familiar.
I say we agree to disagree.
-But I don't agree. -Cool! Then we're on the same page!
-No, we're not! -Couldn't agree more!
♪ ♪
okay, pea brains.
Get out your pencils and your tissues.
It's midterm time.
You ready for this, ivy?
What's the difference?
Grades are just an artificial construct put on us
by the man to keep us from seeing the truth.
Nothing matters.
-Wow, you got dark. -Yeah?
I was thinking, since everyone gets a's now,
goth could be my thing. It'll make me stand out.
Totally. You'll be unique,
just like evelyn darksoul.
I forgot about evelyn darksoul.
(yawns)
looks like you didn't get much sleep.
Not that it would have mattered.
I would say good luck, but it's just not me.
You have 45 minutes starting...
5 minutes ago.
You got this.
Focus, and that car is yours.
What was napoleon famous for saying?
(yawns) what was napoleon famous for saying?
(echoing): I said nothing is impossible,
except you passing this test!
(evil laugh)
four score and seven minutes from now,
you're not gonna pass this test! No!
(evil laugh)
I cannot tell a lie.
Alright, I know. I'm not gonna pass this test.
Ain't that the truth?
(evil laugh)
I can't do this.
I never thought you could.
♪ ♪
-(music on headphones) -(vocalizing)
(vocalizing continues)
ah! Oh! (nervous laugh) hey.
Hey, you scared me there. My life flashed before my eyes,
and I realized I need to get out more.
-So, how was the test? -I don't wanna talk about it.
(sighs) that petracelli. I knew it.
It-it's fine. Alright, mom? I'm gonna figure it out.
Okay...
See, your mouth is saying okay,
but your face is saying you're up to something.
Well, then worry about your own face then, booker.
We will be together, janine. I saw it.
Hey, what you doin', grandpa vic?
Cleaned out my closet.
Nobody wants old stuff anymore.
It's just not fair!
You wake up in the morning feeling good about yourself.
Next thing you know, some whippersnapper saying
you're too old to be in your own commercial.
Uh, maybe because you say whippersnapper.
You're not old.
Now, mr. Parker across the street, he's old.
He's two years younger than me.
Maybe I should just give up.
You can't do that.
Baxters don't give up. Take janine. Is she old?
Watch your mouth. My janine is vintage.
Exactly. And what about this?
I'd rock it.
Now, what's the one thing you always tell me?
Just because you can't smell it, doesn't mean we can't smell it?
The other thing.
Everything old becomes new again.
-It's just a matter of time. -Just a matter of time.
Thanks, booker.
-Where are you going? -Back to the chill grill
to show that director that vintage is cool.
And thanks for reminding your old grandpa that
he can do anything.
You're right.
My old grandpa can do anything.
♪ ♪
(neck cracking)
oh...
Hey there, mr. Crack-a-celli. I mean, petracelli.
What are you doing here? And before you make a move,
I want you to know I have pepper spray.
Wait a minute, that's just pepper!
Okay, but I can throw it at you!
Listen, I just came down here to talk.
My son is a bright young man, and I don't want what happened
between me and you to be taken out on him.
Save it, baxter. I know you came down here
to clean up the mess he made by walking out during the test.
Uh, excuse me. He did what?
Don't act surprised.
We both know your son is a troublemaker,
just like you!
What!? Excuse you! Alright, my son is nothing like me.
(old voice): Hello, mr. Petracelli!
(laughs)
I'm victor baxter. I'm booker's grandfather.
I came down here to ask you to give my beloved grandson...
One more chance on the test.
-What up, dad? -Oh snap.
♪ ♪
(normal voice): Ma? Uh...
(old voice): Raven?
(clears throat) my lovely, forgiving daughter.
I-I wasn't expecting to see you.
I wasn't expecting to see you either,
"dad."
well, I wouldn't have had to come
if you hadn't insulted this nice young man.
Young?
Thank you.
It's nice to meet a reasonable baxter for once.
Oh, so he's the reasonable one?
Don't talk to your father that way.
Uh-uh-uh-- raven!
I-I know I done raised you better than that.
Whippersnappers these days, huh?
Hey, you know what? Maybe you should let me handle this, pops.
I came down here to help booker,
but apparently, he walked out of his test today.
Well, he-he-he...
He was under a lot of pressure, and he was exhausted.
His mother kept him up all night studying.
I only did that because
he threatened to fail booker for no reason!
No reason?
You humiliated me in my own school!
I don't see how that's booker's fault.
You insult everyone!
Again, not booker's fault.
Look, mr. Petracelli...
Booker studied real hard for this test,
and if you give him another chance,
I know I can ace it.
Wait, what do you mean "you" can ace it?
Uh-oh.
(normal voice): It-it's me, mr. P.
Booker?!
(exhales)
I knew you were just like your mother.
Uh-uh-uh-uh! He is nothing like me, okay?
I would have never taken off my disguise.
I commit.
I'm not my mother.
I tried to tell you that, but you never gave me the chance.
I had to dress up like my grandfather
just to get you to listen to me.
I guess I was a little hard on you because of your mom.
I'm sorry.
You should be. Ha, ha. Got him, baby.
Mom.
Fine.
I guess I was a little hard on you because of your dad.
Please, mr. Petracelli. Let me take the test again.
(sighs)
you have 45 minutes
starting...
5 minutes ago.
Thank you so much. Alright, you will not regret this.
I promise. I studied. I'm ready--
you're talking too much! Take the test! Take the test!
♪ ♪
what it be like, cool dudes and dudettes?
Gimme five.
Five? Uh, hey,
chrissy! Can you break a 20?
I don't want your money. I wanna be in my commercial.
People care about what's poppin',
and these clothes are not poppin'.
Please, take a seat, and let lil a finish.
Come on, lil a. Let's make this place relevant again.
I'm not doing the commercial without pop-pop.
We're trying to make something cool.
My pop-pop is cool!
He puts the chill in chill grill.
That doesn't make any sense. (laughs)
you chill a grill, and you know what you get?
Uncooked meat. That's a problem.
Maybe you're the problem.
I'm the problem? (laughs)
if I'm the problem, then I'll just leave.
Okay...
Fine. I'm out.
Come on, chrissy!
Now, that was cool. Thanks, alice.
I'm sorry my cuteness took over your commercial.
Oh, I'm not.
We still have a couple more hours with the camera.
Wanna make a commercial whicha me?
Am I using that right?
Not at all.
♪ ♪
(clears throat)
I have your test papers.
I sure hope some of you have family money.
Okay. Come on, a.
I need this a.
What's it matter?
You get an a, you're not the only one with an a.
You get a car, you won't be the only one with a car.
We're all just carbon copies of the same boring human,
and there's nothing special about any of us.
Congrats!
You got the only a-plus.
Me? I got the only a-plus.
-Just me? -Just you.
Oh yes!
(laughing)
feels good to be back.
Ah, we missed you.
Existential crisis is not a good color on you.
C...
What? But, I wrote an incredible essay!
It was multiple choice.
And mr. Baxter?
You earned...
An a.
(laughs)
yo, I got straight a's!
You know what that means?
(sing-song): I'm getting a car!
You are not getting a car.
But, me and grandpa vic made a deal.
I have to admit, booker.
I didn't think you'd be able to get straight a's.
Janine is yours.
Yes!
I can't believe you made a deal with him
without checking with me first.
Trust me, it's gonna be fine.
No, it's not fine.
He is my son. I say when he gets a car.
You have overstepped. You have way overstepped.
It won't start.
That's probably because there's no engine in it.
You gave me a car with no engine?
(laughing)
you ain't got no engine.
(continues laughing)
have I told you how much I love you?
-Not today! -Well, I love you a whole bunch.
(laughter)
like an engine's worth.
(laughter)
♪ ♪
(hip-hop beats)
what's good whicha?
That means hello.
Come down to the spot.
It won't break your bank. And the grub is fire!
(laughs) come eat at the chill grill,
where the food is reasonably priced and delicious.
Mm-hmm!
We might be speaking different languages, but in any language,
the chill grill is about family,
ours and yours.
So, come share a meal and some fun times with us
'cause at the chill grill, we got your back.
And your baby-backs.
♪ ♪