| “ | I am going to a mindfulness retreat. A day of peace, positivity, and relaxation. | ” |
| — Victor to Raven. | ||
"Retreat Yourself" is the seventh episode in Season 5 of Raven's Home and the eighty-sixth overall. It first aired on April 22, 2022 to 0.16 million viewers.[1]
Plot[]
After having a vision about his health, Raven takes Victor to a relaxation retreat, while Booker throws an impromptu birthday party for Alice.[2]
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Raven-Symoné as Raven Baxter
- Issac Ryan Brown as Booker Baxter
- Mykal-Michelle Harris as Alice Baxter
- Felix Avitia as Neil Flores
- Emmy Liu-Wang as Ivy Chen
- Rondell Sheridan as Victor Baxter
Guest Cast[]
Trivia[]
- This episode filmed on December 16-17, 2021, the final episode shot for the year.
- The title is a play on the common phrase, "treat yourself."
- Raven makes a joke referencing Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter series.
- Booker alludes to Ivy's sad 4th grade birthday party memories from Clique Bait.
- Indigo's retreat has the same exact building appearance (including trees and foliage) as the Chicago West Pullman retreat Raven and Nia stayed in during New Dog, Old Trick, it also the same building appearance as the Bunk'd episode Party Pooper there is a hotel Lou and Destiny stay in.
- A non-psychic Booker performed a magic act to much more audience approval in Sleevemore Part Two: Found.
- Nia is indirectly mentioned by Raven speaking to the mirror Raven.
- Raven previously spoke with a visual manifestation of her own conscience in the That's So Raven episode, The Ice Girl Cometh.
- Alice has a weekly karate class.
- Actual scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson (most famous for spearheading the movement of downgrading Pluto to dwarf planet status) was mentioned.
- Ivy states her parents worked nights while she was growing up, however, it will be revealed that her mother is currently a medical professional.
- Ivy confirms she attended Katherine Johnson Tech when she was younger.
- Ivy states Katherine Johnson Tech has no gymnasium on campus.
- Ivy recalls the janitor at her time at Katherine Johnson Tech was named James.
- Neil's duck collar shirt closely resembles William's duck shirt he wore in That's So Raven.
- Actor French Stewart is best known as alien "Harry Solomon" on 3rd Rock From the Sun. He has also done the following work for Disney:
- "Inspector Gadget" in Inspector Gadget 2 and "Marv Merchant" in Home Alone 4, in Disney produced sequel projects.
- "Garm Gadoosh" in the Luther Waffles and the Skateboard of Doom episode of Zeke and Luther and "Barney Feffer" in the Twin It To Win It episode of K.C. Undercover.
- Additionally, he has done voice work, "Icarus" in Hercules, "Rentwhistle Swack" in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, and "Gaston" in Phineas and Ferb.
- The main plot is similar to the That's So Raven episode Party Animal.
- Issac Ryan Brown stated the cast finished filming early to catch a showing of West Side Story (2021).
- The cast and crew were given water bottles branded with the "Chill Grill" logo as holiday gifts.
- In the original script:
- The script describes Ernie as "haunted" in revealing how easy it was to damage human eardrums.
- After learning the party did not earn extra credit, Ernie simply said he was out.
- The kids dismantled the Baxter TV after Booker told them to watch cartoons.
- Neil gets self-conscious for being the only magic fan.
- Ivy claims she also knows how to cap teeth.
- Alice wants to disown Ivy for knowing how to make balloon shapes.
- Booker wants to disown Neil for his enthusiasm for balloon DNA,
- Ernie did not mention a gerbil, but stated he was a counselor at Camp Calculus.
- Victor says he will forgive Raven if she pays him back for the ruined retreat fee,
Gallery[]
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Videos[]
Retreat Yourself - Raven's Home - @Disney Channel