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Austin & Ally
GenreTeen sitcom
Created byKevin Kopelow
Heath Seifert
StarringRoss Lynch
Laura Marano
Raini Rodriguez
Calum Worthy
Theme music composerJoleen Belle
Julia Michaels
Mike McGarity
Opening theme"Can't Do It Without You", performed by Ross Lynch
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes31 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersKevin Kopelow
Heath Seifert
Rick Nyholm
Camera setupVideotape (filmized);
Multi-camera
Running time22–26 minutes
Production companiesKevin & Heath Productions
It's a Laugh Productions
Disney Channel Original Productions
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseDecember 2, 2011 (2011-12-02) –
present

Austin & Ally is an American sitcom which first aired on the Disney Channel on December 2, 2011. The series was created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert, the writers and producers of the Disney Channel sitcoms Sonny with a Chance and Jonas. Production for the pilot episode began in mid-February 2011, and on May 24, 2011, the Disney Channel announced that Austin & Ally had been picked up as a series. They initially ordered 13 episodes, though that number was later increased to 21. The first promo for the series was released on October 2011, during the Disney Channel's Make Your Mark: The Ultimate Dance-Off event. A series preview followed the premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movie, Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!,[1] and the series officially premiered on December 4, 2011.[2] The show was renewed for a second season, and resumed production in the summer of 2012.[3] Season 2 premiered on October 7, 2012, and production for Season 2 ended in January 2013.[4]

The show was renewed for a third season on March 12, 2013 at the Disney upfront.[5]

Plot

Set in Miami, Austin & Ally is a multi-camera comedy about the relationship between two very different musicians: extroverted singer and instrumentalist Austin Moon, who is fun-loving and outgoing; and introverted and awkward songwriter Ally Dawson, who can sing but has an extreme case of stage fright.

Austin becomes famous after he secretly records one of Ally's songs with the help of his best friend Dez, and posts it on the internet. However, he did so without Ally's knowledge, and once Ally, convinced by her best friend Trish, takes credit for her song, Austin convinces her to become partners. The two agree to work together, and become close friends, while struggling to keep Austin's newfound fame and profit from it, with the help of Trish and Dez. They face adventures while in Austin's music career. At the end of the 1st season, Austin gets signed to Jimmy Starr's record label.

The series has been described as a "pint-sized" version of HBO's comedy-drama Entourage.[6]

Cast and characters

Main cast

DezAustinAllyTrish
Austin & Ally main characters: (L to R) Dez (Calum Worthy), Austin Moon (Ross Lynch), Ally Dawson (Laura Marano), and Trish (Raini Rodriguez). (Can also use cursor to identify)
  • Ross Lynch as Austin Moon,[7] an outgoing singer who became an "overnight" Internet sensation. Austin's closest friends are Dez, Ally and Trish. He loves singing, dancing, pancakes, and having fun. His middle name is Monica. He sort of likes somewhat childish things, including coloring in coloring books, laughing at toilet humor and liking stuffed animals. He is generally shown to be sweet, naive and gullible. He develops a crush on Ally in Season 2, later resulting in the pair becoming a couple.
  • Laura Marano as Ally Dawson,[8] a singer-songwriter with extreme stage fright, which developed from her fear of rejection. She wrote the first hit song that Austin performed, and ever since then, has been his partner and songwriter. She works at her father's music store, Sonic Boom, and is shown to have unusual habits, such as biting her hair when she's nervous and having a big love for pickles. She is a very talented singer and can play the piano but is terrible at dancing. She is very shy and awkward, a personality that often clashes with Austin's. She develops a crush on Austin in Season 2, later resulting in the pair becoming a couple.
  • Raini Rodriguez as Trish,[9] Ally's best friend and Austin's manager. Her jobs change frequently due to her lack of effort and presence at work. However, she takes her job as Austin's manager very seriously, leading to the point where she would put her name and photo on ideal covers for Austin's debut album. She has a complicated love/hate relationship with Dez. Her full name is revealed to be Patricia Maria de la Rosa in the episode Club Owners & Quinceaneras. She is sarcastic, vindictive, has little patience and a bit of a temper.
  • Calum Worthy as Dez,[10] an aspiring director with a strange fashion style and strong lack of intelligence and meaning. He films all of Austin's music videos and is Austin's best friend. He understands very little and is somewhat annoying, weird, and immature, but becomes serious when it counts. He also often have strange things in his backpack, such as ice sculptures.

Recurring cast

  • Cole Sand as Nelson, an awkward young boy who takes music lessons from Ally. He is known for saying "Aw, nards!" He tends to mix up a word for a word that sounds alike, such as "oboe" and "hobo".
  • Andy Milder as Lester Dawson, Ally's father. He is the cheapskate owner of the music store Sonic Boom, and is completely ignorant of Ally's musical talents, among other things. He has been heard saying that she has a billion-to-one shot at making it in the music business, just like Austin's parents have told him. It's revealed that he and Penny, Ally's mother, are divorced.
  • Noah Centineo as Dallas, Ally's former crush and a former employee at a cell phone accessories cart. He rejects Ally when she asks him to dance at Trish's quinceañera in the episode "Club Owners & Quinceaneras", but only because he cannot dance. In the episode "World Records & Work Wreckers", Ally accidentally hires Dallas to work at Sonic Boom and is forced to fire him once it becomes evident that Dallas is a clumsy worker. Dallas now works at the library nearby.
  • Ashley Fink as Mindy, an older teenage girl who is the manager of The Melody Diner who has a crush on Dez. Mindy was first introduced in the episode "myTAB & My Pet". Mindy is shown to be rude and aggressive, causing Dez to be rather afraid of her in addition to his dislike of her.
  • Richard Whiten as Jimmy Starr, he is the owner of Starr Records, and has signed Austin Moon to his record label on the episode "Successes & Setbacks". In "Ferris Wheels & Funky Breath", it is revealed that Jimmy has no sense of smell as a result of an operation to fix his childhood drooling problem.
  • Trevor Jackson as Trent, Trish's ex-boyfriend & Team Austin's rival. He first appears in "Backups & Breakups" as a backup dancer for Austin. He and Trish broke up after Ally discovered Trent was cheating on Trish. In "Crybabies & Cologne", Trent begins rivaling Austin for fame by copying Austin's life.
  • Aubrey K. Miller as Megan Simms, a 10-year-old Cheetah Beat photographer. Megan tends to use teenage slang terms such as "totes" or "hilar" instead of totally or hilarious. Megan is rather stubborn and perhaps a bit nosy as well, though she appears unaware of when she crosses the line for others. She is an extreme paintballer and a sharpshooter.
  • John Henson as Mike Moon, Austin's father. He owns Moon's Mattress Kingdom, a mattress store. He knows a lot about mattresses and the history of them. He is first introduced in "Successes & Setbacks".
  • Jill Benjamin as Mimi Moon, Austin's mother. She co-owns Moon's Mattress Kingdom. She used to be a hand model before she went into the mattress selling business. She is first introduced in "Successes & Setbacks".
  • Julia Campbell as Penny Dawson, Ally's mother. She was on a research trip in Africa for gorillas, and came home in "Chapters & Choices" to see Ally and her friends. It's revealed that she and Lester, Ally's father, are divorced.
  • Kiersey Clemons as Kira Starr, Jimmy Starr's daughter and Austin's ex-girlfriend. Kira temporarily had a case of repugment breath, causing the gang to be extremely wary of her throughout "Ferris Wheels and Funky Breath". Her bad breath cleared away in the episode afterward, resulting in Austin asking her out. Kira and Austin broke up in "Partners & Parachutes" because Austin wanted to be with Ally.

Episodes

Main article: List of Austin & Ally episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
119December 2, 2011 (2011-12-02)September 9, 2012 (2012-09-09)
226October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07)September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29)
322October 27, 2013 (2013-10-27)November 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)
420January 18, 2015 (2015-01-18)January 10, 2016 (2016-01-10)

Jessie crossover

In November 2012, Disney Channel announced that the show would crossover with Jessie as a 49 minute special episode titled "Austin & JESSIE & Ally All Star New Year".[11] The special episode aired on December 7, 2012. In this episode, Austin makes his dream come true when he plays Times Square on New Year's Eve.

Development, production and reception

The series was created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert, the writers and producers of the Disney Channel sitcoms Sonny with a Chance and Jonas. Production for the pilot episode began in mid-February 2011.[12] The pilot was directed by Shelley Jensen. Casting for the series regulars were held nationally around the United States and shooting for the pilot began in early March 2011.[6] On May 24, 2011, Disney Channel announced that Austin & Ally had been picked up as a series.[13] On September 29, 2011, it was announced that Disney Channel had extended the show's episode order from 13 episodes to 21.[14] Shooting for the first season completed on January 27, 2012.[15] It was announced on March 11, 2012, that the show had been renewed for a second season and production would resume that summer,[3] though the cast's first day back for the second season was earlier than that, on June 4, 2012. [16] The season ended production on February 1, 2013.

The series preview attracted 5.7 million viewers and the official premiere garnered 4.0 million viewers. Austin & Ally was ranked the No.1 Telecast on Sunday premieres among pre-teens 9-12 and teens 13-18. So far, the most viewed Austin & Ally episode had 5.7 million views, the second most viewed episode had 4.9 million views and the least viewed episode had 2.6 million views.

Songs

Songs with an * are not on the soundtrack

Soundtrack

Main article: Austin & Ally (soundtrack)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2012 Teen Icon Awards[17] Iconic TV Actor Ross Lynch Nominated
Hollywood Teen Awards[18] Favorite Breakout Star Ross Lynch Nominated
2013 Kids' Choice Awards[19] Favorite TV Actor Ross Lynch Won

International release

Country / Region Channel Series premiere Title in country
 United States Disney Channel December 2, 2011 (Sneak peek)
December 4, 2011 (Premiere) 		Austin & Ally
 Canada Family December 2, 2011 (Sneak peek)
January 20, 2012 (Premiere)
 Austria
 Germany 		Disney Channel Germany May 21, 2012
 Argentina
 Chile
 Colombia
 Costa Rica
 Ecuador
 Mexico
 Peru
 Venezuela 		Disney Channel Latin America February 26, 2012
 Brazil Disney Channel Brazil
 Singapore Disney Channel Asia March 3, 2012
 Turkey Disney Channel Turkey March 10, 2012 (Sneak peek)
April 28, 2012 (Premiere) 		Austin ve Ally
 Poland Disney Channel Poland Austin i Ally
 Greece Disney Channel Greece Όστιν και Άλλυ
 Denmark
 Finland
 Norway
 Sweden 		Disney Channel Scandinavia March 16, 2012 Austin & Ally
 Australia
 New Zealand 		Disney Channel Australia & New Zealand March 23, 2012
 Italy Disney Channel Italy March 17, 2012 (Sneak peek)
April 20, 2012 (Premiere)
 France Disney Channel France March 20, 2012 (Sneak peek)
April 11, 2012 (Premiere) 		Austin et Ally
 Ireland
 United Kingdom 		Disney Channel United Kingdom and Ireland March 30, 2012 (Sneak peek)
April 20, 2012 (Premiere) 		Austin & Ally
 Spain Disney Channel Spain March 23, 2012 (Sneak peek)
May 18, 2012 (Premiere)
 Belgium
 Netherlands 		Disney Channel Netherlands and Flanders May 5, 2012 (Sneak peek)
July 20, 2012 (Premiere)
 Portugal Disney Channel Portugal April 25, 2012 (Sneak peek)
May 11, 2012 (Premiere)
 Japan Disney Channel Japan May 26, 2012 (Sneak peek)
June 2, 2012 (Premiere) 		オースティン&アリー
 Taiwan Disney Channel Taiwan September 3, 2012 奧斯汀與艾莉
 Israel Disney Channel Israel March 9, 2012 אוסטין ואליי
 Bulgaria Disney Channel Bulgaria May 11, 2013 Austin & Ally
 South Africa Disney Channel South Africa
Arab League Arab World Disney Channel Middle East
 Czech Republic Disney Channel Czech Republic
 Hungary Disney Channel Hungary Austin és Ally
 Romania Disney Channel Romania Austin & Ally
 Russia Disney Channel Russia December 8, 2012 Остин и Элли

References

  1. ^ ""Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!," A Disney Channel Original Movie Premieres Friday, December 2". Disney Channel. October 24, 2011.
  2. ^ ""Austin & Ally," A Comedy About An Unlikely Friendship, Premieres Sunday, December 4 on Disney Channel". Disney Channel. November 1, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Ng, Philiana (March 11, 2012). "Disney Channel Renews 'Austin & Ally' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Austin & Ally".
  5. ^ http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900089&type=lead
  6. ^ a b Schneider, Michael (December 8, 2010). "Teens go showbiz for Disney Channel". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
  7. ^ "Austin & Ally - Cast - Ross Lynch "Austin Moon"". Disney Channel Medianet. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "Austin & Ally - Cast - Laura Marano "Ally Dawson"". Disney Channel Medianet. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  9. ^ "Austin & Ally - Cast - Raini Rodriguez "Trish"". Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012.
  10. ^ "Austin & Ally - Cast - Calum Worthy "Dez"". Disney Channel Medianet. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  11. ^ "Disney Channel's Fa-la-la-lidays". Disney Channel MediaNet. disneychannelmedianet.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  12. ^ "Disney live-action series pilot 'Austin & Ally' holding auditions for series regulars". Disney Channel Auditions. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved February 8, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Weisman, Jon (May 24, 2011). "Disney Channel greenlights 'Austin & Ally'". Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  14. ^ Disney Channel Greenlights Pilot About Talking Dog, Gives 2 Series Back Orders, Deadline.com, September 29, 2011.
  15. ^ Lynch, Ross (January 27, 2012). "Twitter / @rossR5: yep! "@Raini_Rodriguez: Soaking wet, crazy hair, and lots of laugh...such a great way to wrap season one of Austin & Ally! (: <3"". Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  16. ^ Rodriguez, Raini (June 4, 2012). "Twitter / @Raini_Rodriguez: Season 2 of Austin & Ally is HERE! :)". Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  17. ^ "Vote for J-14's Teen Icon Awards! - J-14 Magazine". J-14.com. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  18. ^ "Holluwood Teen Awards - Favorite Breakout Star". J-14.com. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  19. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/13/nickelodeon-unveils-2013-kids-choice-awards-nominees/169352/
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