50 Fun Facts About That's so Raven

What secret ability does Raven Baxter have?

Her visions often turn into self-fulfilling prophecies as she scrambles to change them.

Which two best friends share Raven's secret?

Chelsea is the ditzy environmentalist artist; Eddie is an aspiring rapper on the basketball team.

On which cable network did That's So Raven air for four seasons?

It was the network's first multi-camera sitcom after single-camera hits like Lizzie McGuire.

On what date did the show premiere?

It had originally been expected to debut in the autumn of 2002.

That's So Raven was the first series on its network to reach how many episodes?

It was also the first original Disney Channel series to run for more than three seasons.

Why did the show end in 2007, according to Disney?

By then merchandise based on the show had grossed over $400 million.

Under which working title was the show pitched before it became That's So Raven?

An even earlier title was The Future Is On Me.

Which role did Raven-Symoné actually want to play at her audition?

She read for both the lead and the comic sidekick.

What is the name of the restaurant Victor opens in season two?

He is a chef throughout, later cooking for the president in Cory in the House.

Why does Raven's mother Tanya leave the show after season three?

Actress T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh left to care for her ailing grandmother, having only planned on three seasons.

Which relative of Raven's also has psychic powers?

Jenifer Lewis played Grandma Viv.

Which two co-creators later worked on Miley Cyrus's Disney sitcom and Even Stevens?

A musical episode of Even Stevens did so well that Disney asked for a musical That's So Raven too.

How many Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Children's Program did the show earn?

The nominations came in 2005 and 2007.

That's So Raven's 2006 crossover featured Suite Life of Zack & Cody and which other show?

The three-episode event was later released on DVD with a That's So Raven trivia game.

Which fashion designer character did Anne-Marie Johnson play in the fourth season?

A planned movie would have sent Raven, Eddie and Chelsea to France to start a fashion line.

What was the plot of the feature film that Disney ordered in 2005 but never made?

It was ordered alongside the fourth-season renewal for a 2007 release.

On which console was That's So Raven: Psychic on the Scene released in 2006?

Two earlier games had come out on the Game Boy Advance.

How much had That's So Raven merchandise grossed by 2006?

The range included dolls, novels, a fragrance and a clothing line.

The first spin-off sees Cory and Victor move from San Francisco to which city?

It was Disney Channel's first ever spin-off series.

What job does Victor take in the spin-off Cory in the House?

He cooks for the fictional President Richard Martinez.

In Cory in the House, Cory's crush Meena is the daughter of the ambassador of which fictional country?

Cory, Meena and Newt form a band called DC3, with Cory on drums.

How many seasons did Cory in the House run?

It was the last Disney Channel series shot and broadcast entirely in standard definition.

In Raven's Home, in which city do Raven and Chelsea raise their kids together?

In season five Raven and Booker move back to San Francisco to look after Victor after his heart attack.

What are the names of Raven's twins in Raven's Home?

Booker inherits his mother's visions.

Which of Raven's children inherits her psychic abilities?

Issac Ryan Brown plays him.

Whom did Raven divorce before the events of Raven's Home?

Devon had been her high-school boyfriend in the original show.

How many seasons did Raven's Home run?

It premiered on July 21, 2017 and ended in September 2023.

On which classic sitcom did Raven-Symoné get her start, playing Olivia?

She was three; Bill Cosby liked her so much he wrote a part for her as his step-granddaughter.

How old was Raven-Symoné when she released her debut album, Here's to New Dreams?

She later took vocal lessons from Missy Elliott.

Which character did Raven-Symoné voice in Kim Possible?

She also voices the fairy Iridessa in the Tinker Bell films.

Which Disney movie girl group did Raven-Symoné front as lead singer Galleria?

She returned for The Cheetah Girls 2 in 2006.

Which daytime talk show did Raven-Symoné co-host from 2015 to 2016?

She earned two Emmy nominations for it.

In which city was Raven-Symoné born?

She modelled for an Atlanta agency as an infant.

Raven-Symoné was reportedly the first Black woman to do what at Disney?

She is also an executive producer and director on Raven's Home.

Anneliese van der Pol, who plays Chelsea, made her Broadway debut as Belle in which musical?

She was born in the Netherlands and raised in the US.

In which country was Anneliese van der Pol born?

She was born in Naaldwijk, South Holland.

Orlando Brown, who plays Eddie, voiced which character in The Proud Family?

He had earlier played 3J Winslow on Family Matters.

Kyle Massey, who plays Cory, was runner-up on which reality competition?

He also voiced Milo in Fish Hooks and starred in the DCOM Life Is Ruff.

Rondell Sheridan, who plays Victor, was raised on the South Side of which city?

He worked as a stand-up comedian through the 1980s and is the only actor in all three shows.

Under what title did an Indian adaptation of That's So Raven premiere in 2015?

It reworks the visions premise with Indian culture and languages.

Michael Poryes created That's So Raven with which co-creator, who first pitched a buddy comedy?

She and Poryes added the seeing-the-future twist because they thought it would hook young viewers, and pitched it under the working title The Future is On Me.

The success of the show's 2004 song-and-dance episode helped inspire which Disney Channel TV film?

The episode, The Road to Audition, was ordered after a musical Even Stevens episode went down well, and both gave executives confidence in the genre.

Which actress guest-starred as Raven's psychic grandmother Vivian?

The series never explained where Raven's gift came from; Vivian was the only other family member shown to share it.

Besides The Cosby Show, on which sitcom had Raven-Symoné worked as a child actor?

Her casting was announced in November 2001, and the whole first season was filmed before a single episode aired.

In Raven's Home, what is the name of the son Chelsea raises under the same roof as Raven?

Both women are divorced mothers in the spin-off, and Raven-Symoné served as an executive producer on it.

Aspiring rapper Eddie plays which sport for the school team?

Chelsea rounds out the trio as a ditzy environmentalist and artist, and critics credited the cast's real-life friendship for their on-screen chemistry.

Which show's record as Disney Channel's highest-rated original program did That's So Raven take?

Its success reportedly changed how Disney Channel approached original programming, with the multi-camera sitcom becoming a house style.

How old was Raven-Symoné when she became a producer on the show's fourth season?

She had input on casting, scripts and special effects but turned down the offer to direct an episode.

That's So Raven was Disney Channel's first original comedy made in which production style?

It was taped on two days each week on a Los Angeles sound stage, with a stunt coordinator on hand for Raven-Symoné's slapstick.

Who was first listed for the best-friend role that Anneliese van der Pol ended up playing?

The supporting cast was announced in November 2001, the same month filming of the 21-episode first season began in Los Angeles.