Rockers & Writers

"Rockers & Writers" will be the pilot and first episode in Season 1 of Austin & Ally. It will air on December 2, 2011 as a sneak preview, after the premiere of Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!. The series will officially premiere on December 4, 2011.

Overview
Unbeknownst to Ally, Austin and Dez "borrow" one of her songs, record it, create a video and post it on the internet, after which it, and Austin become an overnight sensation. When Trish convinces Ally to tell the world she wrote the song, Austin pleads with her to write another hit for him.

Episode Summary
The episode begins at Sonic Boom, a placed owned by Ally's parents. Trish walks in and tells Ally about her new job at Cupcake City. Ally eats a cupcake that Trish has in her hand, not knowing that Trish dropped it on the ground. When Trish leaves, Ally's dad walks in very happy because he found 37 cents in the fountain outside. Ally then asks him for a new piano to go in her practice room. He says no because the odds of making it in the music biz are like a bazillion to one. When he leaves, Austin begins to play the drums in the store with a couple of corndogs, even though there is a sign that says "Please do not play the drums" and there's no eating in the store. He and Dez then begin to look and see what instruments they need for Austin's next music video, but Austin doesn't have any money Unbeknownst to Ally, Austin and Dez "borrow" one of her songs, record it, create a video and post it on the internet after which it and Austin become a local sensation. After visiting the famous television show "The Helen Show ", Austin performs the song "Double Take" which is Ally's song and a great hit on the internet. But after the time is up, Helen tells Austin he should come by and present another original song written by him. So the only solution he found was pleading to Ally to write another song for him and he helps her get inspirational. After they finished writing the song ("Break Down The Walls"), Austin asks Ally to be there when he sings it. But when the pianist misses the show, Ally has to cover for him, all a plan from Austin to help Ally overcome her stage fear, but it only ends in disaster. By the end of the episode Austin reforms Ally's practice room and they become partners.

Featured Songs

 * "Double Take"
 * "Break Down The Walls"

Cast

 * Ross Lynch as Austin Moon
 * Laura Marano as Ally Dawson
 * Raini Rodriguez as Trish
 * Calum Worthy as Dez
 * Andy Milder as Lester Dawson
 * Mim Drew as Helen
 * Cocoa Brown as Security Guard
 * Beverly Polcyn as Old Lady
 * Jarret Wright as Male Newscaster
 * Claudia DiFolco as "Entertain Me Tonight" Host
 * Christelle Harris as Female Newscaster
 * Adrian Elizondo as Helen Show announcer (voice)

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first appearances of Austin, Ally, Trish, Dez, and Lester.
 * The Helen Show is a parody of The Ellen Show.
 * This episode is counted as a series preview.
 * This episode is available for free in the iTunes store.

Goofs

 * When Trish is showing Austin's video to Ally, the viewer count is "2,324,9523".
 * In the beginning of the episode, Austin said he need instruments for his music video, but he has several instruments in his room.

Video Gallery
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