Delroy Baxter is Victor's country cousin, a member of the branch of the family that has maintained the Baxter Farm in rural southern California for several generations. He is the father of Betty Jane Baxter, and thus the maternal grandfather of Alice Baxter.
He is portrayed by Raven-Symoné.
History[]
That's So Raven[]
Delroy was raised at the Baxter Family Farm, along with his cousin, Victor. Both boys adored their Grandmother Baxter and enjoyed watching her express her love for her family by cooking in her kitchen. As the son of the elder Baxter, Delroy knew the future running of the farm would fall to him, but Victor chose to attend culinary school in San Francisco and relocated there permanently. Both cousins would eventually marry and have their own families. Victor and his wife Tanya would frequently visit the farm to see Delroy and his wife, Vicky. By chance, both couples had a daughter around the same time. Little Betty Jane enjoyed showing her cousin Raven all around the homestead. A favorite game the two little girls liked to play was buried treasure, where they would bury anything they could find, only to dig it up afterwards. The last time the families were together, the cherished Baxter family gravy boat, an heirloom from the first Baxter to own the farm, vanished, and Delroy suspected his cousin Victor of stealing it, and then selling it, to buy his fancy house in the city. As a result, they broke off all communication with that side of the family and sent back any correspondence unopened, and unanswered. From that day, gravy was never served again in that household. About a dozen years later, a teenaged Raven sent a letter asking to visit, and although Delroy and his immediate kin objected, his mother, Faye gave permission for Raven to come. That initially proved to be a mistake, as that city girl's knowledge of country life was nonexistent, and Raven ended up hurting any family member that got close to her, with her clumsiness. The final indignity came when Raven actually asked for gravy at supper. This led to a conversation revealing the reason why the families had stopped talking. But, Raven claimed complete ignorance of the missing gravy boat and denied her father had taken it. Harsh words were exchanged, and Raven announced that she and her friend, Chelsea, would leave the next day. However, Raven changed her mind, and instead decided to investigate the mystery. After reviewing the events of the last day the gravy boat was seen, Raven produced a photo of her and Betty Jane as children, and the two ran outside. Eventually, Raven and Betty Jane returned with the missing gravy boat, confessing that they were the ones that really took it as part of the buried treasure game over a decade before. Thus, the feud between both families ended. A little later, Delroy and his entire family went up to San Francisco, and spent a few weeks with Victor and his family to make up for the lost time.
Raven's Home[]
Delroy's granddaughter Alice moves in with his cousin Victor Baxter to attend Katherine Johnson Tech, a school for geniuses in San Francisco. Delroy returns in A Country Cousin Christmas.
Appearances[]
That's So Raven[]
- Country Cousins Part 1
- Country Cousins Part 2
Raven's Home[]
Trivia[]
- Delroy Baxter returns after last being seen in the That's So Raven episode Country Cousins Part 2.
- Delroy Baxter becomes the eleventh character to appear in both That's So Raven and Raven's Home following Raven Baxter, Chelsea Grayson, Devon Carter, Dr. Sleevemore, Victor Baxter, Alana Rivera, Leonard Stevenson, Donna Cabonna, Tanya Baxter and Betty Jane Baxter.
- Beyond Delroy and Raven Baxter, Raven-Symoné also portrayed Delroy's mother "Faye", and his youngest daughter, "Baby G." in the Country Cousins episodes of That's So Raven, "Pooshnik," the titular star of the Behavian TV show, That's So Pooshnik, in the That's So in the House episode of Cory in the House, and "Liz Anya" in Vest in Show.
- A casting call was made for the character of "Raven," that served as a body double for either Raven or Delroy for the scenes where both characters appeared, the performer did not receive onscreen credit.
- In the original script for A Country Cousin Christmas:
- Betty Jane and Delroy use potato sacks instead of luggage.
- Delroy claims to be beat, but Betty Jane says he slept through the entire trip.
- Delroy jokes Betty Janes' disrespect will make her gifts vanish.
- A large pair of boxers Alice tosses lands on Raven who tosses them away in disgust. Delroy states to be careful, as those are his best pair, and Raven retorts she will get him better ones for Christmas. Delroy recovers his underwear.
- Delroy asks what tree, and Raven points to the artificial one already up.
- Betty Jane states that is no Christmas tree, and Delroy deems the artificial object to be a "tin foil abomination." Raven claims it is the same tree the Baxters have used since she was a little girl.
- Betty Jane opines that it has not aged well, but Delroy quips that Raven and the tree have aged about the same.
- Raven points out that no one asked Delroy that question.
- Saying that since no one is showing them the way, Delroy has Betty Jane grab their sacks and head upstairs.
- Delroy runs past Booker after he pesters Santa Victor about the glaze.
- After they race to the Baxter home with the ham, Delroy says he needs ice as he is cramping up, and Victor wants water.
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