What Ifs & Where's Austin

What If's & Where's Austin is the second episode in Season 3 of Austin & Ally. It was the second episode to be filmed during the making of the new season. It aired at 8:30 PM EST on November 3, 2013.

Overview
The gang imagines how their lives would be if they’d never met Austin.

Detailed Plot
After yet another one of Dez's disastrous attempts at making breakfast, Austin goes to get everyone breakfast burritos (With the exceptions of cameos in the imagination sequence and the end, Austin makes no further appearance in this episode). While he's gone, the gang imagines what life would have been like if they had never met Austin.

In their life without Austin, Ally repriminded Austin for playing on the drums with corn dogs, and he quietly apologized before leaving. Trish comes in, having started work at the Cupcake Store, and the two encounter friendless, weirdo Dez. Meanwhile, Ally plays her slow version of Double Take for Trish, and Trish's idea of making it better is to slow it down further and make it soulful. She sings as indicated; Dez applauds both of them. Trish calls Jimmy Starr up to listen to Ally; being so nervous -- as she still has her stage fright -- Trish convinces Ally to simply play so that she can be signed on as a songwriter. Trish sings Double Take, and Jimmy signs Trish on.

Fame immedately goes to Trish's head; she rejects Finally Me and sings a song that talks about how her fans are inferior to her. She also hires Dez to be her 'friend' that is really just an assistant. Ally eventually loses interest in music, and becomes a scientist -- she even turns the practice room into a chemistry lab.

When Trish performs her song, she gets boo-ed and immediately loses all her fame. Through this, she realizes that, although she lost her record deal and her best friend, Dez always stayed by her. They share a kiss, and that's when they stop imagining. Austin comes back with the burritos a moment later.

Main cast

 * Ross Lynch as Austin Moon (Recurring Cast member in this episode)
 * Laura Marano as Ally Dawson
 * Raini Rodriguez as Trish De La Rosa
 * Calum Worthy as Dez

Guest cast

 * Richard Whiten as Jimmy Starr

Songs Featured

 * Can't Do It Without You (theme song)
 * Double Take
 * Finally Me
 * You Wish You Were Me (premiere)

Trivia

 * Austin only appears in the scene before the theme song and briefly in the imagination sequence and the end, making this the first Austin & Ally episode in which Austin is a minor character.
 * In this episode, Trish and Dez have their first kiss together, though it is imaginary.
 * This marks the first episode of Season 3 to have a kiss in it.
 * This episode features Trish performing her first song by herself.
 * There is a reference to Season 1 episode Zaliens & Cloud Watchers when Dez is xylophone grilling.
 * Two references are made to Season 1 episode World Records & Work Wreckers; both Dez and Austin try to break the world record for longest time spinning a basketball on their finger.
 * In the imagination sequence, Dez almost reveals his last name, but Trish cuts him off.