Mother Dearest

"Mother Dearest" is the series premiere of the Disney Channel show That's So Raven. It premiered on January 17, 2003. It was written by Bob Keyes and Doug Keyes while being directed by Lee Shallat-Chemel.
==Plot==
Raven gets in trouble after she mouths off to a spiteful teacher, and the teacher demands a parent-teacher conference. After school, Raven's parents reward her with a new cell phone because of her responsibility. Raven feels guilty, but does not tell her parents about what happened at school. Instead, she ends up dressing up in Tanya's purple outfit and goes to the conference, which creates all sorts of chaos. Meanwhile, Eddie is being bullied by a jock who takes over his locker.
==Cast==
===Starring===
*Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter
*Orlando Brown as Eddie Thomas
*Kyle Massey as Cory Baxter
*Anneliese van der Pol as Chelsea Daniels (absent)
*T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Tanya Baxter
*Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter
===Guest Starring===
*Ernie Sabella as Mr. Petrachelli
==Trivia==
*The title is a reference to Christina Crawford's book "Mommy Dearest", which was later adapted into a movie.
==See Also==
*That's So Raven episode list
==External Links==
*Mother Dearest on That's So Raven Wiki
Category:That's So Raven episodes
Category:Series premieres