That's So Raven

Thats So Raven

Category: Television Series/Sitcom

Created By: Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman

Stars: Raven-Symoné, Orlando Brown, Kyle Massey, Anneliese van der Pol, Rondell Sheridan, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (Seasons 1-3)

Opening Theme: "That's So Raven (Theme Song)" by Raven-Symone, Orlando Brown and Anneliese van dor Pol

Executive Producers: Michael Poryes, Susan Sherman (season 1), Sean McNamara, David Brookwell (seasons 1-3), Marc Warren, Dennis Rinsler (season 2+)

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 100

Original Channel: Disney Channel

Original Run: January 17, 2003 to November 10, 2007

Followed By: Cory in the House (2007 to present)

That's So Raven is an American television sitcom. The show premiered on Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007.


That's So Raven

Premise

There's a teenaged-girl named Raven Baxter who can see into the future----like the next day or few days.  She usually sees only a small clip showing the worst part of a future incident.  She comes up with ideas on how to make the bad thing not happen but she ends up making things worse.  Then we laugh and shoot soda from our noses.  Some of snort and fart and chuckle.  Some of us pee a little.

Production

The original name for the main character was Dawn Baxter, and the show was originally named The Future Is On Me. However, they changed the main character's name to Rose Baxter, and the show was called Absolutely Psychic. Finally, it was changed yet again to Raven Baxter when Raven-Symoné won the lead part, and the show was changed to That's So Raven. Raven-Symoné is credited as Raven throughout the series.

Opening Sequence

The show's title theme song was written by John Coda, who also composed the music cues to signify scene changes and commercial breaks for this series and Even Stevens, was co-produced by Def Jef and Christopher B. Pearman (Raven-Symoné's real-life father) and was performed by Raven-Symoné, Anneliese van der Pol, and Orlando Brown.

Raven performs most of the theme, while Brown performs a rap near the end of the theme and some scattered vocals in the beginning of the theme. Van der Pol sings the shows title in the chorus.


Characters

Kyle Massey as Cory Baxter

Anneliese van der Pol as Chelsea Daniels

Orlando Brown as Eddie Thomas

Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter

T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh as Tanya Baxter (67 episodes, 2003-2005 , Seasons 1-3)



The Chill Grill

The Chill Grill is a restaurant owned by Victor Baxter who is Raven's father and also a gourmet chef.
Spin-off

Cory In The House

Cory in the House is the first Disney Channel spin off and premiered on January 12, 2007.

The storyline involves Cory and his father Victor adjusting to life in Washington D.C.; Victor has received a job as the personal chef to the President. The show takes place while Raven is attending fashion college and Raven and Cory's mom is still in England. Raven has guest-starred on the show.

On one episode, Raven Symone guest starred as Raven, who came to show designs of new tour guide uniforms to President Martinez. 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, modeled 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.