That's So Raven season 1 began airing on September 2, 2002 in Disney Channel UK and on January 17, 2003 on Disney Channel.
Production[]
The pilot, "Smell of Victory", was taped on April 12, 2001 and once the series got picked up in August 2001, production resumed on November 9, 2001 and ended on June 2002.
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 Astral Media Family Channel Canada March 1, 2003 and July 13, 2003[]
| Image | Title | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Airdate | # |
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Smell of Victory | Writer: Laura Perkins-Brittain | Director: Lee Shallat-Chemel | January 31, 2003 USA
February 7, 2004 ABC March 1, 2003 Canada Series Premiere |
#101 |
| Raven is partnered with Ben Sturky on a science project. He is known for his terrible body odor, so Raven goes to extreme lengths to avoid him. Unfortunately, he thinks he has feelings for her. Meanwhile, Eddie gets a gigantic pimple right before a big date. | |||||
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Mother Dearest | Writer: Bob Keyes & Doug Keyes | Director: Lee Shallat-Chemel | January 17, 2003 USA
October 18, 2003 ABC March 2, 2003 Canada |
#102 |
| Raven gets in trouble for telling off a spiteful teacher. The teacher in return asks to meet her parents. Raven had just got a phone off her parents so does everything she can to stop them trying to meet. Meanwhile, a bully takes over Eddie's locker. | |||||
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A Dog by Any Other Name | Writer: Michael Poryes & Susan Sherman | Director: Gerren Keith | June 20, 2003 USA
February 28, 2004 ABC March 9, 2003 Canada |
#103 |
| Chelsea falls in love with a guy named Sam who has the same name as her dog. Soon after, Raven has a vision that the guy that Chelsea likes decides to skip the date without telling her. | |||||
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Driven to Insanity | Writer: Dava Savel | Director: Matthew Diamond | May 30, 2003 USA
March 16, 2003 Canada |
#104 |
| Raven goes out with an older boy. | |||||
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Escape Claus | Writer: Carla Banks Waddles | Director: Matthew Diamond | December 5, 2003 USA
December 6, 2003 ABC March 23, 2003 Canada |
#105 |
| Raven opens her Christmas present early and breaks it at school. Therefore, she ditches school with Chelsea and Eddie to go to the mall to get a replacement while running into her teacher. | |||||
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Saturday Afternoon Fever | Writer: Chip Keyes | Director: Matthew Diamond | July 11, 2003 USA
March 30, 2003 Canada |
#106 |
| Raven has a vision of her mother wanting to spend more "quality time" with her, but on that same day she plans to spend some "quality time" with a boy named Ricky at the same movie theater. | |||||
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Test of Friendship | Writer: Bob Keyes & Doug Keyes | Director: Rich Correll | January 17, 2003 USA
October 4, 2003 ABC April 6, 2003 Canada |
#107 |
| After Raven has a vision that Eddie is going to fail his Spanish test (which will get him kicked off the basketball team), she tries her best to keep it from happening. She and Chelsea decide to help Eddie study but when Eddie finds out that Raven knows the answers and she refuses to help him cheat, he thinks she's not being a good friend and there is a true test of friendship. | |||||
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Dissin' Cousins | Writer: Susan Sherman | Director: Rich Correll | April 11, 2003 USA
April 13, 2003 Canada |
#108 |
| Raven's cousin Andrea comes for the week and Raven can't stand her. They both brag about their great lives and really they are both lying. | |||||
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Party Animal | Writer: Dava Savel | Director: Rich Correll | January 17, 2003 USA
October 11, 2003 ABC April 20, 2003 Canada |
#109 |
| Cory wants the best party ever and Raven has a vision of him saying he hates her so she tries to throw a great party. While Raven is trying to cope with Snakes, Lizards and Frogs Tanya and Victor are sick with food poison. | |||||
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If I Only Had a Job | Writer: Laura Perkins-Brittain & Carla Banks Waddles | Director: Rich Correll | September 12, 2003 USA
April 27, 2003 Canada |
#110 |
| Raven has a vision that her father Victor, will be fired from his job. Then her vision comes true (which was accidentally her fault), so she decides to come up with a plan to dress up as a pop star named Liz Anya (lasagna) to sweet talk about Victor and get his job back. Meanwhile, Raven tries out for the part in Dorothy in the school play. | |||||
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Teach Your Children Well | Writer: Beth Seriff & Geoff Tarson | Director: Tony Singletary | May 2, 2003 USA
May 8, 2004 ABC May 4, 2003 Canada |
#111 |
| Raven has a vision of her mother becoming a teacher. | |||||
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To See or Not to See | Writer: Carla Banks Waddles | Director: Rich Correll | March 5, 2004 USA
May 1, 2004 ABC May 11, 2003 Canada |
#112 |
| Raven's visions lead to embarrassing moments for Eddie and Chelsea. | |||||
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Ye Olde Dating Game | Writer: Michael Feldman | Director: Matthew Diamond | March 28, 2003 USA
October 25, 2003 ABC May 18, 2003 Canada |
#113 |
| Raven gets a vision that her crush Gabriel will want her to be his girlfriend, so she has to drop major hints to get him to invite her to the dance. When her hints fail, she decides to accept an invitation by Ben Sturky. However, her crush invites her to the dance soon after, which means Raven has to flip flop back and fourth to each date at the dance. | |||||
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Campaign in the Neck | Writer: Beth Seriff & Geoff Tarson | Director: Sean McNamara | February 7, 2003 USA
May 25, 2003 Canada |
#114 |
| Chelsea is running for school president from Raven's advice. Raven however has a vision that the votes for Chelsea don't turn out too well, so she bribes students by doing their chores and other things for them in order to get Chelsea more votes. | |||||
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Seperation Anxiety | Writer: Dava Savel & Carla Banks Waddles | Director: Rich Correll | December 19, 2003 USA
February 21, 2004 ABC June 1, 2003 Canada |
#115 |
| Raven thinks her parents are going to get a divorce. | |||||
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The Parties | Writer: Jeff Abugov & Michael Feldman | Director: Rich Correll | February 28, 2003 USA
June 8, 2003 Canada |
#116 |
| Raven throws a party, only to realize another student named Nicki Peterson is having here party on the same day. Meanwhile, Tanya tried to get Victor to excersize. | |||||
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Psychics Wanted | Writer: Maria Espada | Director: Sean McNamara | August 22, 2003 USA
May 22, 2004 ABC Season Finale June 15, 2003 Canada |
#117 |
| Raven gets a job at a psychic phone hot-line. Her ability to truly see the future comes in handy in attracting her latest crush, a musically inclined student. When she tries to set herself up with him by pretending she is having visions, she discovers that he already has a girlfriend, and feels bad for abusing her gift. Meanwhile, Chelsea and Eddie get jobs at the same hot-line, but cause trouble. | |||||
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A Fight at the Opera | Writer: Beth Seriff & Geoff Tarson | Director: David Kendall | August 8, 2003 USA September 27, 2003 ABC
June 22, 2003 Canada |
#118 |
| Raven and Chelsea perform at a school opera. | |||||
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Wake Up, Victor | Writer: Susan Sherman & Edward C. Evans | Director: Ken Ceizler | January 17, 2003 USA
June 29, 2003 Canada |
#119 |
| Victor is hypnotized just minutes before appearing on national TV for a cooking segment. | |||||
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Saving Psychic Raven | Writer: Jeff Abugov & Michael Feldman | Director: Sean McNamara | February 21, 2003 USA September 20, 2003 ABC Series Premiere
July 6, 2003 Canada |
#120 |
| At a volleyball game, Raven has a vision. Another girl in the audience recognizes what Raven did, and brings her to a whole club full of psychic teens. But when Raven discovers that they like to use their powers to torment "normies" (non-psychic people), she must choose between her new friends or Eddie and Chelsea. | |||||
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A Fish Called Raven | Writer: Dava Savel & Carla Banks Waddles | Director: Fred Savage | January 24, 2003 USA
July 13, 2003 Canada Season Finale |
#121 |
| Raven has a vision of Eddie scoring the winning basket, Serena (Spencer Redford), a rival editor, over hears this and threats to expose Raven's secret, but Raven had something up her sleeve. Meanwhile, Tanya and Victor can't help but to fix up Cory's science project. | |||||