| “ | Unfortunately she's right. I am a professional at being a third wheel. You know... the tripod. The try too hard... |
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| — Chelsea to Nia. | ||
"Wheel of Misfortune" is the ninth episode in Season 4 of Raven's Home and the sixty-ninth overall. It first aired on March 19, 2021 to 0.32 million viewers.[1]
Plot[]
It's the first week of high school, and Nia, Booker and Tess find themselves growing in different ways. Nia tries to join all the school clubs her bestie, Tess, is joining but ends up feeling like a third wheel to Tess and Ramon's blossoming relationship.[2]
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Raven Symoné as Raven Baxter
- Anneliese van der Pol as Chelsea Grayson
- Navia Robinson as Nia Baxter
- Issac Ryan Brown as Booker Baxter
- Jason Maybaum as Levi Grayson
- Sky Katz as Tess O'Malley
Recurring Cast[]
- Max Torina as Ramon
Guest Cast[]
- Kyla-Drew Simmons as Angelica Moreno
- Christopher T. Wood as Principal Jones
Trivia[]
- This episode was filmed on February 14, 2020, the fifth and final episode shot with a live audience for the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- This is the final episode of the series to be filmed in front of a live audience.
- The title is a play on the phrase "Wheel of Fortune," which has also been the title of a popular 1951 song by Kay Starr, and a currently-airing long running TV game show that began in 1983.
- Christopher T. Wood previously played "Harold," Judge Foodie's Bailiff, in the That's So Raven episode, "Food for Thought."
- Christopher T. Wood becomes the ninth performer to appear in both That's So Raven and Raven's Home following Raven Symoné, Anneliese van der Pol, Jonathan McDaniel, Brian George, Rondell Sheridan, Staci Lynn Fletcher, Mindy Sterling and Shania Accius.
- First appearance of George Washington Carver Magnet High School, the kids' new school.
- Raven mentions Alana, the high school bully from That's So Raven.
- Alana would later become a recurring character in Season 5 as the principal of Bayside High School.
- Chelsea references Garrett and Devon.
- Tess mentioned her mom.
- This episode premiered on the same day as the Season 3 premiere of Sydney to the Max.
- Kyla Drew Simmons also played "Taylor Harris" in the Jessie episode, "From the White House to Our House", and, like Siena Agudong, she played Mae in Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn.
- This is the first episode airing in 2021 since a three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Fork-Knife, a spoof of the online 2017 video game Fortnite, plays a significant role in the episode after being mentioned in several past episodes.
- In the original script:
- Instead of the No-Club Club, Booker suggests the Sick-Day Club, and Jones still countered with the Detention Club
- Booker did not create the Ice Cream Club for Jones to offer to advise on.
- After dropping Fork-Knife Club, Booker joined the rest of the kids in Badminton Club, and as Principal Jones watched them play, he revealed he knew Booker was "B-DressingNoSalad" hinting that Jones played Fork-Knife, himself.
Gallery[]
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The image gallery for Wheel of Misfortune may be viewed here.
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