Betty Jane Baxter

* Raven's Home
* That's So Raven

**Betty Jane Baxter** is a member of the branch of the family that has maintained the Baxter Farm in rural southern California for several generations. Her father Delroy, is a first cousin of Victor Baxter, thus Betty Jane is Raven and Cory's second cousin. She is also the mother of Alice Baxter.

She is portrayed by **Giovonnie Samuels**.

## History

### ***That's So Raven***

Betty Jane and Raven played a lot when they were little preschool girls when the family all got together at the Baxter Farm. They liked to play buried treasure all the time. After the last time the families were together, the cherished Baxter family gravy boat vanished, and her father, Delroy suspected his cousin Victor of stealing it. As a result, they broke off all communication with that side of the family and sent back any correspondence unopened, and unanswered. From that day, gravy was never served again in that household. About a dozen years later, a teenaged Raven sent a letter asking to visit, and although Betty Jane and her parents objected, Granny Faye gave permission for cousin Raven to come. Raven proved to be a disaster, as her knowledge of country life was nonexistent, and she ended up hurting both Betty Jane and her mother, Vicky, with her clumsiness. The final indignity came when Raven actually asked for gravy at supper. This led to a conversation revealing the reason why the families had stopped talking. However, Raven claimed complete ignorance of the missing gravy boat and denied her father had taken it. Harsh words were exchanged, and Raven announced that she and her friend, Chelsea, would leave the next day. However, Raven changed her mind, and instead decided to investigate the mystery. After reviewing the events of the last day the gravy boat was seen, Raven showed Betty Jane a picture she found at home, of them playing their buried treasure game, which triggered their memories of the two of them burying whatever they could get their little hands on. Eventually, Raven and Betty Jane went out and dug up what they had buried over a decade before. They then found the gravy boat, and Raven and Betty Jane then realized that they were the ones that really took it. After bringing the gravy boat back inside the farmhouse, the feud between both families ended. A little later, Betty Jane and all her folks traveled to San Francisco, and spent a few weeks with Raven and her family to make up for the lost time.

### ***Raven's Home***

Betty Jane's daughter named Alice, moves in with Victor Baxter to attend Katherine Johnson Tech, a school for geniuses in San Francisco. Betty Jane returns in A Country Cousin Christmas.

## Appearances

### ***That's So Raven***

* *Country Cousins Part 1*
* *Country Cousins Part 2*

### ***Raven's Home***

* The Wrong Victor (mentioned)
* A Country Cousin Christmas

## Trivia

* Raven named her as Alice's mother in The Wrong Victor.
* Betty Jane Baxter returns after last being seen in the ***That's So Raven*** episode *Country Cousins Part 2*.
* Betty Jane Baxter becomes the tenth character to appear in both ***That's So Raven*** and ***Raven's Home*** following Raven Baxter, Chelsea Grayson, Devon Carter, Dr. Sleevemore, Victor Baxter, Alana Rivera, Leonard Stevenson, Donna Cabonna and Tanya Baxter.
* Giovonnie Samuels becomes the sixteenth performer to appear in both ***That's So Raven*** and ***Raven's Home*** following Raven-Symoné, Anneliese van der Pol, Jonathan McDaniel, Brian George, Rondell Sheridan, Staci Lynn Fletcher, Mindy Sterling, Shania Accius, Christopher T. Wood, Peggy Blow, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Samm Levine, James McCauley, Anne-Marie Johnson and T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh.
	+ Additionally, she played the recurring role of "Nia Moseby" Mr. Moseby's niece, in ***The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.***
* In the original script for A Country Cousin Christmas:
	+ Betty Jane states Alice has been "citified" for calling her "mom" instead of "mama."
	+ Betty Jane and Delroy use potato sacks instead of luggage.
	+ Delroy claims to be beat, but Betty Jane says he slept through the entire trip.
	+ Delroy jokes Betty Janes' disrespect will make her gifts vanish.
	+ Alice discovers a gift that is for her, Betty Jane tells her she can open it, but Raven insists it goes under the tree.
	+ Delroy asks what tree, and Raven points to the artificial one already up.
	+ Betty Jane states that is no Christmas tree, and Delroy deems the artificial object to be a "tin foil abomination." Raven claims it is the same tree the Baxters have used since she was a little girl.
	+ Betty Jane opines that it has not aged well, but Delroy quips that Raven and the tree have aged about the same.
	+ Saying that since no one is showing them the way, Delroy has Betty Jane grab their sacks and head upstairs.
	+ Betty Jane suggests next year she might arrive earlier to watch The Nutcracker and trap some possums.
	+ Raven says she would meet Betty Jane outside the theater, but not to wear the overalls.