Ep 5. Four's a Crowd
- TVG
- January 30, 2004
- 22 min
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7.4 (91)
That's So Raven season 2 episode 5, titled "Four's a Crowd," follows the misadventures of Raven Baxter, a teenage psychic who uses her gift to try to navigate the ups and downs of high school life. In this episode, Raven's friends, Chelsea and Eddie, are going on a date but they want privacy. They ask Raven to come up with a fake out-of-town boyfriend to keep their other friend, Devon, occupied and away from their romantic evening.
Raven decides to invent a fictitious boyfriend named "Stanley" and uses her psychic visions to create a believable backstory for him. However, when Devon shows up unexpectedly at Raven's house, she realizes she has to play the role of both herself and Stanley to keep up the ruse. Meanwhile, her brother Cory is struggling to sell his old toys and enlists the help of his dad for a yard sale.
As Raven tries to balance her double life and keep the truth hidden from Devon, things start to spiral out of control. She has to constantly switch between herself and Stanley, and her lies begin to unravel. Eventually, Devon catches on and is hurt that his friends didn't trust him to be okay with their date. Raven learns a valuable lesson about honesty and the importance of trusting her friends.
The episode also includes a subplot about Cory's yard sale, which he hopes will make him enough money to buy a new video game. However, when he realizes that his dad is selling some of his childhood belongings, he becomes anxious and protests against the yard sale. Eventually, they reconcile and learn to appreciate each other's possessions and memories.
Overall, "Four's a Crowd" is a fun and entertaining episode that explores the challenges of friendship and honesty. It's filled with witty dialogue and slapstick humor that will appeal to both kids and adults. Fans of the show will love watching Raven try to navigate her latest psychic vision and find a way to keep her friends happy.