The show That's So Raven has an excellent theme song, a great cast, and a legacy--it was the first Disney Channel show to break the 65-episode rule. Raven's Home, the spin-off about Raven, Chelsea, and their children, has now been on for several years. It's safe to say that Raven has a lot of clout as a person and as a character.
No matter how popular a series is, there are episodes that are more loved than others. Here are the ten worst episodes of That's So Raven, according to the ratings on IMDb, going from highest to lowest. They can be found on Disney+. Although the season four episode "Checkin' Out" is rated 7.0, it is not on this list because it is part of a crossover episode collection with Hannah Montana and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and it is best kept within the context of that three-episode event.
10 Test of Friendship: 7.1
One of the earliest episodes of That's So Raven revolves around Eddie's Spanish test. Raven has a vision that shows her the answers to the test, but she doesn't want Eddie to pass by cheating. She and Chelsea try to help him study, but the Spanish vocabulary words just aren't clicking.
Eddie gets upset when he finds out that Raven knows the answers and won't tell him. He can't play in the big basketball game if he fails, so Raven finally tells him what the correct answers will be. The answers don't do him any good when Señorita Rodriguez completely changes the test. Raven and Chelsea attempt to warn Eddie by dressing as the window washers and holding up signs outside the classroom window.
9 Campaign in the Neck: 7.1
Also in the first season, Chelsea runs for class president against Ben Sturky. It's sad that the kids make fun of Ben, calling him "Stinky Sturky" because he doesn't pay much attention to hygiene. Chelsea is usually ditzy, but she has a keen understanding of school building codes and what needs improvement. Raven has a vision that Ben Sturky will win the election by a landslide. Raven and Eddie coach Chelsea on her image, but it really backfires when Raven helps Chelsea reinvent herself, going so far as to have Chelsea talk in a Jamaican accent and dress in a stereotypical nerd outfit.
Those parts of the plot are pretty offensive, but Raven makes things even worse for her friend. Raven tells people that Chelsea will do chores for them in exchange for votes. Chelsea finds out and gets upset, but Raven helps make things right. Chelsea still loses, but the numbers are much closer than they were in Raven's vision.
8 My Big Fat Pizza Party: 7.1
This episode is actually a lot of fun from a kids' eye view. At this point in the second season, Raven's dad, Victor, has opened his dream restaurant, The Chill Grill. Raven and Chelsea ask Victor for work so that they can save up for a ski trip. The girls have been slacking on the job, so Victor fires them.
Raven has a vision that the Chill Grill will be packed, so Victor gives Chelsea and Raven one more chance. They overbook private parties at the restaurant and make a gigantic pizza to feed everyone.
7 Gettin' Outta Dodge: 7.1
In season three, mean girl Bianca suddenly becomes a nice person when Raven hits the girl in the head while playing dodgeball. This leads Bianca's minions to cling to Raven as their new leader. Raven quickly sees that this won't work, and the strange solution she sees is to restore Bianca to her mean girl status.
Meanwhile, Cory's friend Larry (David Henrie) is thrilled to cook with Mr. Baxter. Tired of Larry hanging out with his dad, Cory starts doing aerobics with Larry's mom. Lastly, the mean girls go back to bullying Raven and Chelsea. The main question is, where on Earth is the women's PE coach when all this is going on?
6 Dues and Don'ts: 7.1
This season four episode introduces Raven's work as an intern at Donna Cabonna's design firm. This becomes an important part of Raven's life for the rest of the series.
She is excited and brags about the office she will have there (according to her vision). Raven finds that she doesn't have her own special office, but the kids from school are already coming to check it out, which is chaotic.
5 Be Prepared: 7.1
"Be Prepared" was the show's season four emergency preparedness episode. It's great that they decided to do a show on this topic. Donna Cabonna asks Raven to make a special video instructing others on how to be ready. Raven seeks help from her favorite band, the Boyz 'N Motion.
The Boyz go through some personal troubles and break up temporarily, but they still make a music video for Raven. "Just be smart, be prepared. You won't be scared as long as you're ready." The episode ends with Cory and Raven practicing their preparedness.
4 Raven, Sydney, and the Man: 7.0
The first episode of season four introduces Raven's young friend, Sydney. Eddie, Chelsea, and Raven are volunteers for an elementary school class.
When Raven is telling the kids about fashion design, Sydney acts out and makes fun of her. Raven learns that Sydney has had a tough life, and the two become more like sisters as they get to know one another. Meanwhile, Cory tries to appropriate Jewish tradition in his non-Jewish family so that he can receive monetary gifts in a "bro-mitzvah."
3 Skunk'd: 6.9
This season two episode is an example of when Raven and Chelsea butt heads over their differing interests. Chelsea is all about the environment and loves to spend time in nature, but that's not Raven's favorite pastime.
Raven agrees to go camping with Chelsea and the Environmental Club, but (like many people) she needs to upgrade to more of a "glamping" experience, which frustrates Chelsea.
2 The Grill Next Door: 6.9
In this season three episode, Victor's competition opens a nearby restaurant called The Hill Grill. As soon as Victor says he has nothing to worry about, Raven has a vision of her dad's Chill Grill going out of business.
The kids go all out to help him with his business and put together a dinner theatre at the restaurant. Raven's vision does not come true, and The Hill Grill's owner is the one who goes out of business, instead.
1 The Ice Girl Cometh: 6.7
The lowest rating for a That's So Raven episode goes to season four's "The Ice Girl Cometh." With Raven's mother away in England, Chelsea and her mom invite Raven on their mother-daughter retreat. She goes because she sees a cute boy in her future. The Daniels women are earthy, and Raven is not exactly on the same page.
The retreat is not her cup of tea. In the B story, Cory tries to get his band's music on the radio through one of his dad's connections.
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April 24, 2020 at 05:30AM
