That's So Raven

### Producers

Marvin Harris, Michael Poryes, Sean McNamara, David Brookwell, Dennis Rinsler, Marc Warren, Raven-Symoné, Walter Barnett and Patty Gary Cox

### Production Companies

Brookwell McNamara Entertainment
 That's So Productions
 Warren & Rinsler Productions

### Followed By

Cory in the House

**That's So Raven** is an American comedy television series created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman. The series premiered on Disney Channel on January 17, 2003 and aired for four seasons until November 10, 2007.

## Plot

Raven Baxter, a teenage girl, receives psychic visions of future events when in deep situations. Attempting to make or prevent these visions coming true frequently results in trouble and hilarious situations for herself, her family and her friends.

## Episodes

See Also: List of That's So Raven Episodes

 2 | 22
 3 | 35
 4 | 22

### The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Hannah Montana Crossover

See Also: That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana

The episode "Checkin' Out" is the first part of a three-way crossover that continues on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and concludes on Hannah Montana. Raven Baxter meets Zack and Cody while visiting the Tipton Hotel to do a photo shoot promoting a fashion line for boys. During her stay, Raven upsets Cody with a psychic vision and London Tipton refuses to take interest in one of Raven's clothing designs until Hannah Montana arrives and shows an interest.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter
* Orlando Brown as Eddie Thomas
* Anneliese van der Pol as Chelsea Daniels
* Kyle Massey as Cory Baxter
* Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter
* T'Keyah Crystal Keymah as Tanya Baxter (Season 1-3)

### Recurring

* Rose Abdoo as Señorita Rodriguez
* Lil' J as Devon Carter
* Adrienne Bailon as Alana Rivera
* Erica Rivera as Bianca
* Ashley Drane as Muffy
* Andrea Edwards as Loca
* Frankie Ryan Manriquez as William
* David Henrie as Larry
* Joshua Harto as Ben Sturky
* Drew Sidora as Chantel
* Bobb'e J. Thompson as Stanley
* Sydney Park as Sydney
* Anne-Marie Johnson as Donna Cabonna
* Jodi Shilling as Tiffany
* Jordyn Colemon as Cindy
* Dan Mott as The Juicer
* Jake Carlis as Freckles

## Spin-Offs

### Cory in the House

Cory in the House is the first Disney Channel spin-off and it premiered on January 12, 2007. It was the one chosen out of the many pitched and proposed spin-offs that were to have aired after the completion of That's So Raven, including one about Raven going off to college. Originally Raven-Symoné was offered the spin-off, but she declined it, therefore Disney Channel decided to give it to Kyle Massey.

The storyline involves Cory and Victor adjusting to life in Washington, D.C.; Victor has received a job as the Head Chef to the President. The show takes place while Raven is attending fashion college and Tanya is still in London.

The series is similar to its sister show, That's So Raven. Cory has two best friends, one a boy, Newton Livingston III (Jason Dolley), and one a girl, Meena Paroom (Maiara Walsh). Note that in That's So Raven, the main character also has two best friends, one a boy and one a girl and Newt and Meena's persona's are similar to Chelsea and Eddie. Cory attends a middle school in Washington, D.C. Also in the series, the president's daughter Sophie (Madison Pettis) constantly pesters Cory, like Cory did to Raven in That's So Raven. Cory also participates in crazy situations in which he learns a moral lesson and will most likely get punished. Candy Smiles plays in Cory's love life multiple times, and Stickler continuously spies on Cory, Newton and especially Meena's.

It is implied the episode of That's So Raven, "When 6021 Met 4267", that Cory and Victor did move back to San Francisco.

In the episode "That's So in the House", Raven came to show designs of new tour guide uniforms to President Martinez (John D'Aquino). Unfortunately, she has a vision of a clock falling on the President, and tackles him, earning the Secret Service a chance to chase her around the grounds. Cory poses as his sister to display the uniforms, modelled by Newton and Meena. Raven is discovered outside the Oval Office window, and chased, until she actually does save Mr. Martinez from the clock. The episode ends with the credits sequence for That's So Pooshnick, a show from Meena's country about a psychic girl who can see the past and always ends up messing up trying to stop the vision from happening again.

Stanley and the Juicer have also made special appearances on the show as well.

### Raven's Home

On October 27, 2016, it was announced that Raven-Symoné will star in and develop a second spin-off to the original series. Raven departed as a host of The View later in 2016 in order to work on the series full-time. In November 2016, it was announced that Anneliese van der Pol will reprise her role of Chelsea Daniels. The series premiered on July 21, 2017. In the new series, Raven Baxter is a divorced mother of two pre-teens, Nia and Booker. Booker inherits his mother's psychic abilities during middle school. Chelsea Daniels is also a divorced mother, who is raising a son, Levi, and moves in with Raven.

## Music

* That's So Raven (released May 18, 2004)
* That's So Raven Too! (released March 7, 2006)

## Production

The name for the main character changed several times prior to production, starting with Dawn Baxter in a show named The Future Is on Me. Names changed to Rose Baxter in a show called Absolutely Psychic but finally settling on Raven Baxter when actress Raven-Symoné won the lead part, with the show titled That's So Raven. Symoné originally auditioned for the role of the best friend, Chelsea. Raven-Symoné was credited simply as "Raven" throughout the series.

The show filmed a special pilot episode on April 12, 2001, and the first season was filmed from November 9, 2001 to June 2002.

That's So Raven was responsible for many firsts for Disney Channel; the series was the highest-rated series in the history of Disney Channel and the first series to garner more than three-million viewers; the second longest-running original series in Disney Channel history, the first Disney Channel series to reach 100 episodes, the first Disney Channel series to produce a spinoff (Cory in the House) and one of the first two live action original series where the lead and most of the supporting main characters are minorities (The Famous Jett Jackson being the other.)

In addition, it was also the first Disney Channel sitcom to be shot on videotape, to use a multi-camera format, to be shot in front of a studio audience, and to use the simulated film look created by FilmLook, Inc. (all of which has become standard on all Disney Channel comedies, though a 'filmized' appearance was given to all of the channel's videotaped sitcoms produced from 2009 onward, as the live-action Disney Channel Original Series begin being produced in high definition.)

The first three seasons were produced by Brookwell McNamara Entertainment. The company later left at the end of season 3, being replaced by Warren & Rinsler Productions. Raven-Symoné then received a producer credit for the show's fourth and final season, with the credit being called "That So Productions". It became the first Disney Channel series to create a spin-off, Cory in the House, which followed her younger brother, Cory, as his dad became the head chef for the President of the United States, causing the two of them to move to Washington, D.C.

In the fourth season of That's So Raven and on Cory in the House, Victor states that Tanya (T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh) is in England studying to be a lawyer. The show shot its final few episodes in January 2006, but they weren't all aired until a year later, with the series finale airing in March 2007 and the second-to-last episode shown that November.

### Merchandise

The That's So Raven franchise has been modelled after fellow Disney Channel hit Lizzie McGuire. Raven has a clothing line, DVD releases, novels, bedroom sets, a perfume, a Girl Talk board game, three video games and two soundtracks, That's So Raven and That's So Raven Too!.

In February 2005, That's So Raven toys were featured in the McDonald's Happy Meal. In April 2005, a doll based on Raven Baxter was released and another was released the following year.

In September 2005, the show also spawned a fragrance and an MP3 player. That same month, the clothing line was shipped to Macy's stores. As of 2006, That's So Raven merchandise had made $400 million.

#### Video Games

That's So Raven has spawned three video games:

* That's So Raven for Game Boy Advance
* That's So Raven 2 for Game Boy Advance
* That's So Raven: Psychic on the Scene for Nintendo DS

## Reception

The series premiere was watched by 3.5 million viewers, the first Disney Channel series to garner more than 3 million viewers. The most watched episode of That's So Raven is "Country Cousins", scoring 10.8 million viewers.

## Indian Adaptation

Palak Pe Jhalak is the sixth Disney Channel India series to be adapted in Hindi after Art Attack, Good Luck Charlie, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Shake It Up and Jessie, and premiered on September 27, 2015. Ayesha Kaduskar is seen playing the role of Nysha Kapoor, a character similar to Raven Baxter played by Raven-Symoné. The original That's So Raven aired on Disney Channel India as well from 2004 to 2010 and Star Plus from 2003 to 2008.