- 7.3/10175 votes
#1 - Mother Dearest
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2003
Raven gets mad and tells off her teacher for calling on her when she didn't know an answer. Raven thought the class would have her back, but they don't. Raven's teacher, Mr. Petracelli, requests a parent–teacher conference with Raven's parents. Raven puts on a purple outfit, disguised as her mother. Raven almost pulls it off, however Mr. Petracelli wanted to speak to Raven and her mother at the same time. Mr. Petracelli gets angry and leaves the school. Just then, Raven's parents came to the school and recognize Raven. She loses her phone privileges for two weeks. Meanwhile, Eddie gets his locker taken by someone else. He finally gets the guts to stand up to the bully and gets his locker back.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Bob Keyes, Doug Keyes
- 7.1/10151 votes
#2 - Test of Friendship
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2003
Raven has a vision about Eddie failing his Spanish test, which would have gotten him kicked off the basketball team. She also sees the answers in her vision, too. She gets Eddie to agree to study at her house, but he does terrible. When Chelsea accidentally let slip that Raven saw the answers, Eddie wants her to give them to him, but Raven refuses. He leaves saying she is not a real friend. Later, Raven tries to apologize to Eddie, but he would not listen. She then tries to convince Senorita Rodriguez to postpone the test, but she doesn't. However, she does make up a new test which is not even easier. Raven and Chelsea disguise themselves as window cleaners to try and warn Eddie of the change. They eventually succeed, and even though Eddie feels like he fails the test, he actually passes and remains on the team.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Bob Keyes, Doug Keyes
- 7.4/10197 votes
#3 - Party Animal
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2003
Raven has a vision of Cory saying he hates her, so she goes to great lengths to throw him the "best birthday party ever". But, things change, after Victor and Tanya get food poisoning, and can't provide transportation to the zoo. Raven decides to throw a party anyway, and phones around for an animal attraction to come to the house. They manage to find a guy called Reptile Rick, but when he accidentally eats some of the food that poisoned Tanya and Victor, Raven has to take charge and become 'Reptile Raven'!
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Dava Savel
- 7.4/10149 votes
#4 - Wake Up, Victor
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/17/2003
When Victor gets to be on TV Raven has a vision that its gonna go wrong,and her vision comes true wen Miles and Cory hypnotize victor now they've gotta work to wake him up before his career is over.
Director: Ken Ceizler
Writer: Susan Sherman, Edward C. Evans
- 7.2/10123 votes
#5 - A Fish Called Raven
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/24/2003
Raven's psychic ability is threatend to be exposed in a newspaper by Serena,an Editor who's jealous because Raven had a vision of Eddie making the winning shot and she already printed it. Meanwhile,Tanya and Victor try to fix up Cory's project.
Director: Fred Savage
Writer: Dava Savel, Carla Banks Waddles
- 7.1/10138 votes
#6 - Smell of Victory
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/31/2003
Raven becomes annoyed when her assigned partner, Ben Sturky, with whom she is working on a project for science class, is concerned more with studying than with his own personal hygiene. Meanwhile, Eddie attempts to win the heart of his latest crush, Crystal.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Laura Perkins-Brittain
- 6.9/10117 votes
#7 - Campaign in the Neck
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/7/2003
Raven bribes students to vote for Chelsea as class president after she has a vision of Chelsea losing to Ben Sturky, the stinkest boy in the school.
Director: Sean McNamara
Writer: Beth Seriff, Geoff Tarson
- 7.3/10126 votes
#8 - Saving Psychic Raven
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/2003
Raven blows off Eddie and Chelsea to meet other psychic and telekinetic teens, but her decision causes some tension between the three friends. Meanwhile, Corey seaches for a mate for his pet rat, Lionel.
Director: Sean McNamara
Writer: Michael Feldman, Jeff Abugov
- 7.4/10121 votes
#9 - The Parties
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/2003
Raven is fed up when her more popular enemy decides to throw a party the same night as Raven but when she has a vision that everybody comes to her party, she isnt't worried by the competition. But this only leads to her being publicly humiliated.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Michael Feldman, Jeff Abugov
- 7.3/10118 votes
#10 - Ye Olde Dating Game
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/28/2003
Raven predicts that a boy she likes will ask her out to the school's renaissance dance, but she has to drop major hints to even get noticed. Meanwhile, Chelsea and Eddie set up the for renaissance dance, with Chelsea as the queen, but she easily lets the power get to her head.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Michael Feldman
- 7.0/10129 votes
#11 - Dissin' Cousins
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/10/2003
Raven's privaleged and seemingly perfect cousin visits. Meanwhile, Cory sleeps with his parents cause he is scared of""The Closet Door"".
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: Susan Sherman
- 7.5/10119 votes
#12 - Teach Your Children Well
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/2/2003
Raven has a vision of her mother, Tonya, becoming their teacher and sure enough her vision comes true.
Director: Tony Singletary
Writer: Beth Seriff, Geoff Tarson
- 7.6/10125 votes
#13 - Driven to Insanity
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/30/2003
Raven disobeys her parents by going out with an older boy, who turns out to be very immature and she soon regrets going out with him. Meanwhile, Chelsea&Eddie babysit Cory and all Cory wants to do is to get rid of Eddie.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Dava Savel
- 7.0/10126 votes
#14 - A Dog By Any Other Name
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 6/20/2003
Raven and Chelsea are invited to Amber's party, but they have no one to go with. Raven likes a guy and plans to go with him, and Chelsea likes a guy but when she finds out his name is Sam, she is reluctant because thats the name of her dog. Meanwhile,Eddie tries to avoid ""The Seat"".
Director: Gerren Keith
Writer: Michael Poryes, Susan Sherman
- 7.5/10120 votes
#15 - Saturday Afternoon Fever
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/11/2003
Raven's mother wants to spend quality time with her at the movies. Meanwhile,Cory&Victor has to see a G-rated movie,which turns out to be boring.
Director: Matthew Diamond
Writer: Chip Keyes
- 7.5/10124 votes
#16 - A Fight at the Opera
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/8/2003
Raven and Chelsea try their best to perform in an opera together. When Raven takes the lead in planning their performance, Chelsea starts feeling as though her ideas are never heard. Meanwhile, Tanya and Victor get manipulated by Cory to keep making him sweets for his Class Cookbook.
Director: David Kendall
Writer: Beth Seriff, Geoff Tarson
- 7.8/10114 votes
#17 - Psychics Wanted
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 8/22/2003
Raven is broke and decides to get a job at a cheesy fake psychic hotline. Meanwhile,Tanya&Victor try to take money from Cory's room,but it doesn't work.
Director: Sean McNamara
Writer: Maria Espada
- 7.7/10133 votes
#18 - If I Only Had a Job
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/12/2003
Raven has a vision that her father Victor, will be fired from his job.
Director: Rich Correll
- 7.3/10128 votes
#19 - Escape Claus
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 12/5/2003
When Raven has a vision of getting a necklace for Christmas, she decides to wear it to school. It ends up falling out a window and breaking, thus leaving Chelsea, Eddie, and Raven to go to the mall and get a new one. Meanwhile, Cory gets Victor&Tanya to both pay him to wear a elf suit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10106 votes
#20 - Separation Anxiety
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 12/19/2003
Raven has a vision of her parents arguing and takes it as a signal that they will be getting a divorce, especially when she foresees her father telling her mother that it is ""best if they both split up"".
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10123 votes
#21 - To See or Not to See
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/5/2004
Raven's 2 visions prompt her friends to hate her. Meanwhile Raven's Grandma Viv comes to visit and Raven realizes they have more in common than she thinks.
Director: Rich Correll
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of That's So Raven Season 1
Every episode of That's So Raven Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of That's So Raven Season 1!
No ordinary teenager; Raven Baxter can see glimpses of the future! Watch her schemes and misadventures as she enlists the help of friends, including best...
Genres:ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Disney Channel
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Mother Dearest" is the best rated episode of "That's So Raven" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 175 votes. Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Bob Keyes, Doug Keyes, it aired on 1/17/2003. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Test of Friendship".