Escape From Pal-Catraz

**"Escape From Pal-Catraz"** is the third episode in *Season 5* of ***Raven's Home*** and the eighty-second overall. It first aired on March 25, 2022 to 0.14 million viewers.

## Plot

A trip to Alcatraz gets Booker, Ivy and Neil into trouble. After a vision of unsafe practices at the Chill Grill, Raven decides to run the restaurant to prevent a catastrophe.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter
* Issac Ryan Brown as Booker Baxter
* Mykal-Michelle Harris as Alice Baxter
* Felix Avitia as Neil
* Emmy Liu-Wang as Ivy Chen
* Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter

### Guest Cast

* Ernie Grunwald as Lazlo
* Sonya Leslie as Beth
* David Parks as Dave (uncredited)

## Trivia

* This episode was filmed on October 28-29, 2021.
* The title is a play on the 1979 film, ***Escape From Alcatraz.***
* Eddie and Chelsea were mentioned twice in this episode as being revealed that Lazlo still keeps in touch with both of them in a group text.
* Lazlo says he attended the wedding of Devon and Raven, but knew it would not last.
* Lazlo said he witnessed Raven and Chelsea make the giant pizza for William's birthday party (during ***TSR*** episode *My Big Fat Pizza Party*), and claimed he was the one who had to clean up the Chill Grill kitchen afterwards.
* ***That's So Raven*** episodes mentioned by Lazlo:
	+ *My Big Fat Pizza Party*
	+ *Opportunity Shocks*
	+ *Boyz N' Commotion*
* The episodes mentioned above are a part of a flashback montage showing that Lazlo has always been around at the Chill Grill.
* Ivy abandoned her left shoe at the prison, when the friends raced to catch the ferry boat back to the city.
* First appearance of Chill Grill server Dave.
* Raven does not remember Lazlo, but apparently Eddie and Chelsea remember and even have a group chat with Lazlo.
* Ernie Grunwald has also appeared in other Disney shows, beginning with the Martin twins' teacher, "Mr. Forgess," on '***The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,*** "Ed" from the  *Ready, Set, Don't Drive* episode of ***Hannah Montana,*** "Zanko" from the *Fraudul-ANT* episode of ***A.N.T. Farm,*** and "Walter" in ***Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!***
* Sonya Leslie has also appeared in other Disney series, "Candace" in the *Story Time* episode of ***Good Luck Charlie,*** "Doctor" from the *K.C. Times Three* episode of ***K.C. Undercover,*** and "Dina" in the *PK in da House* episode of ***Bizaardvark.***
* In the original script:
	+ Chelsea and Eddie were not mentioned by Lazlo.
	+ The TV show Booker watched was called ***Secrets of Alcatraz.***
	+ Ivy did not appreciate Beth's prison puns.
	+ Lazlo spoke with an Eastern European accent.
	+ Lazlo catered a Baxter family reunion where he met his wife, a policewoman, called in for a noise complaint.
	+ When Lazlo first states he met his wife at a Baxter family reunion, Raven worries aloud that they might be related.
	+ Raven dumps a potted cactus to smother the grill before using a fire extinguisher on the table.
	+ A customer shows Raven cactus needles in his mouth.
	+ Lazlo over swings when he turns his stool to face Raven, spinning in a circle.
	+ Lazlo identifies the lady returning her plate as Mrs. Anderson.
	+ Raven attempted more dishes than just grilled cheese.
	+ Raven does not pause in calling back Lazlo.
	+ Lazlo claims his Flaming Flounder was the reason The Chill Grill got a segment on ***Grills, Greasy Spoons, and Gas stations.***

## Videos

The Chill Grill - Raven's Home - @Disney Channel
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