Beach Bums & Bling

"I gotta make like a tree and butterfly."

- Jackson Lowe

"Beach Bums & Bling" is the twenty second episode in season 2 of Austin & Ally. It first aired on August 11th, 2013. The episode was the fifteenth episode filmed of season 2. It earned 3.080 million viewers on the night of its premiere.

Overview
Austin helps out one of his favorite old rock and roll heroes to become famous again.

Episode Summary
When Austin gets his biggest check from Starr Records, he decides to share his wealth. He buys Dez a decked out ride, Trish her own kiosk and Ally a pair of crystal slippers from her favorite movie. However, he soon meets his childhood idol and favorite rockstar, Jackson Lowe, at the beach and, after seeing how he has become a bit of a beach bum, decides to return Jackson to the spotlight. He and Dez spent the day restyling Jackson—they go through a hardcore rockstar outfit, an Austin-esque outfit and a Dez-esque outfit—before deciding on a outfit that all of them agree on.

Trish books him and Jackson a gig at a night club; after reaching the club, they discover that Jackson has bolted and taken Dez's cart with him too. They find him and convince him to perform with Austin. They perform I Got That Rock N' Roll. When Dez starts taking pictures, Jackson gets really angry and trashes the entire place. He then reveals that he was not truly a beach bum—he had saved up his money from his rockstar days to buy nice items—but did not want to disappoint Austin and then left.

Meanwhile, Trish hires an employee for her kiosk—Bonnie—and discovers that Bonnie is like Trish when it comes to working; they don't work. They decide to be friends.

Songs Featured

 * Can't Do It Without You (theme song)
 * I Got That Rock N' Roll (premiere)

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

 * Paul Zies as Jackson Lowe
 * Amanda Leighton as Bonnie

Trivia

 * This episode aired in Latin America on July 29; while in the US aired on August 11.
 * In this episode, we see Laura's toe nails are painted purple.
 * In the window of Everything's Beachy in the scene where Austin gives money unknowingly to Jackson, you can see a Visa/Mastercard sticker sign.
 * Beach Bums & Bling was actually supposed to come before Tracks & Troubles, but for an unknown reason Disney decided to air it out of order.
 * This is the second time Ally's feet are hurt, the first being Spas & Spices.
 * This episode aired on November 6th in the UK.
 * In the UK this episode aired before Sports & Sprains for an unkown reason.

Goofs

 * When Trish first opened Curl's Day Off, she had straightened some of her hair. However, in the next scene when she is back in Sonic Boom, her hair is all curly again. BeachBums&BlingPromo-7-.jpg