Presidents & Problems

"This is why we don't touch stuff, young man."

- Ally to Austin

"Presidents & Problems" is the 3rd episode in Season 3 of Austin & Ally. It first aired on November 10, 2013. This was the 3rd episode to be filmed in Season 3. This episode earned 3.034 million views on its night of premiere

Brief Overview
Following the last show of Austin’s tour, the gang does some sight-seeing at a Washington D.C. museum, where Austin accidentally gets stuck with a priceless object and must find a way to return it before performing for the President.

Detailed Plot
In the beginning, everyone is sleeping on the tour bus at night. Austin changes his clothes after seeing the time on the clock. Ally and Trish are woken up and say he couldn't be late for the ceremony. They find out that Dez changed the time on the clock, so they'd be on time for the awards ceremony. They can't go back to sleep, so they have breakfast. They all show each other belongings they've collected from every state on tour.

Austin gets his medal, Dez is jealous that he's never won an award before, and Trish reveals that she is planning something very special for Austin and they decide to go sightseeing. Ally suggests that they go to the Smithsonian Museum as a compromise -- she can enjoy historical exhibits while they can see the movie exhibits -- and they agree. While there, Ally takes over as a tour guide and Austin tries on garments from various theatrical and music productions. He gets his feet stuck in silver shoes from The Wizard of Oz, and they go through various methods to get the shoes off. None of them work; Austin is prepared to explain to the museum curators and employees that it was an honest attempt, but he then sees many police men and loses the courage.

Meanwhile, Trish reveals that the surprise she was planning was for Austin to perform for the President. They are excited, and Ally comes up with a creative way for Austin to hide the silver shoes. When he performs, he and the other dances perform in very big shoes. Unfortunately, one of Austin's big sneakers comes off; if not for Dez, the shoe would hit the President. The silver shoes are then present; Austin turns himself in, and President Obama says that it takes a true role model to accept responsibility for his mistakes. Austin is pardoned.

Songs Featured

 * Can't Do It Without You (theme song)
 * Don't Look Down (reprise)

Main Cast

 * Ross Lynch as Austin Moon
 * Laura Marano as Ally Dawson
 * Raini Rodriguez as Trish De la Rosa
 * Calum Worthy as Dez

Guest Cast

 * Tom Fonss as Anders
 * Reggie Brown as President Barack Obama

Trivia

 * This is the third time we see Austin shirtless, the first time was Songwriting & Starfish and the second was in Filmmaking & Fear Breaking.
 * This is the first time where we see Austin just in his underwear.

Goofs

 * In this episode, it says that Dez never won an award, yet in Freaky Friends & Fiction he won the short story contest and in Spas & Spices he won the Chili Cook Off. In both contests he earned a blue ribbon, so he has won an award before. Also in Kangaroos & Chaos he revealed that he won the 20-pound hamburger eating contest and earned a trophy.
 * When Dez said they should butter Austin's feet to get the shoes out, by listening carefully, you'd hear he actually said Ross instead of Austin.