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| Austin & Ally | |
|---|---|
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| Format | Teen sitcom |
| Created by | Kevin Kopelow Heath Seifert |
| Starring | Ross Lynch Laura Marano Raini Rodriguez Calum Worthy |
| Opening theme | "Cant Do It Without You" by Ross Lynch |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kevin Kopelow Heath Seifert |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles Center Studios Los Angeles, California (taping location) |
| Camera setup | Videotape (filmized); Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22-24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | It's a Laugh Productions Disney Channel Original Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Disney Channel |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | December 2, 2011 – Present |
| Status | Current series |
Austin & Ally is an American television sitcom that will premiere on Disney Channel in the United States. The series was created by Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert, the writers and producers of Disney Channel sitcoms Sonny with a Chance and Jonas.
Production for the pilot episode began in mid-February 2011.[1] On May 25, 2011, Disney Channel announced that Austin & Ally had been picked up for a late 2011 premiere.[2]
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Premise
Austin & Ally is a multi-camera comedy about the unique relationship between a 15-year-old aspiring songwriter with stage-fright named Ally, and Austin, another aspiring singer who obtains celebrity status overnight after performing one of Ally's songs online. The two struggle with how to keep Austin's newfound fame and profit from it, while keeping up with their high school lives. The series has been described as a "pint-sized" version of HBO's hit comedy-drama Entourage.[3]
Cast
Main cast
Added by Tatertat- 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, cheerleaders, 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. In one episode, it is revealed that he has had a big fear of umbrellas since he was a child. Ally eventually helps him overcome his fears. 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. She originally wrote for herself, but after Austin accidentally stole and became an internet sensation because of it, she and Trish tracked him down and they became friends. Ever since then, she 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 pianist, 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 Season 1, episode 8, Club Owners & Quinceaneras. She is sarcastic, vindictive, has little patience and a bit of a temper.
- Calum Worthy as Dez,[10] Austin's best friend and 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 has a complicated love/hate relationship with Trish. His last name is revealed to be Peroddo in the Season 2, episode 12, Freaky Friends & Fan Fiction. 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". In "Parents & Punishments" Nelson has a crush on Megan
- Andy Milder as Lester, 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. In one episode, she supplies Dez with unlimited chicken pot pies (which he loves) in order to encourage him to stay at the Melody Diner longer.
- 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. In a book she wrote about gorillas, she mocked her ex-husband with a character named Chester the Cheap Gorilla. Lester is offended at first but appreciates the character by the end of the episode.
- 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 was caused by her constant eating of garlic and anchovy pizza. 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
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 19 | December 2, 2011 (preview)[11]
December 4, 2011 (premiere)[2] | September 9, 2012[12] | |
| 2 | TBA | October 7, 2012[13] | TBA | |
| 3 | TBA | October 2013[14] | TBA | |
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".[15] 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.[16] 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.[17] On September 29, 2011, it was announced that Disney Channel had extended the show's episode order from 13 episodes to 21.[18] Shooting for the first season completed on January 27, 2012.[19] 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. [20] 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
- Can't Do it Without You (Theme Song): All episodes (opening credits), Albums & Auditions (Acoustic Version)
- Double Take: Rockers & Writers
- Break Down the Walls: Rockers & Writers
- A Billion Hits: Kangaroos & Chaos & Club Owners & Quinceaneras
- Not a Love Song: Secrets & Songbooks & myTAB & My Pet (Acoustic Version)
- It's Me, It's You: Zaliens & Cloud Watchers & Burglaries & Boobytraps
- The Butterfly Song: Bloggers & Butterflies & Magazines & Made-Up Stuff*
- Trash Talka: Tickets & Trashbags*
- Better Together: Managers & Meatballs & Parents & Punishments
- You Don't See Me: Deejays & Demos*
- Heard it On the Radio: Songwriting & Starfish
- Suzy's Soups Jingle: Soups & Stars*
- Heart Beat: Diners & Daters & Parents & Punishments
- Na Na Na (The Summer Song): Everglades & Allygaters
- The Way that You Do: Successes & Setbacks
- Illusion: Albums & Auditions & Backups & Breakups
- Crazy 4 U: Bonus Track
- What Do I Have to Do?: Bonus Track
- Don't Look Down: Costumes & Courage*
- Who I Am: Magazines & Made-Up Stuff*
- Got it 2: Crybabies & Cologne*
- Christmas Soul: Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year*
- Can You Feel It: Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year*
- Face to Face: Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year*
- No Ordinary Day: Ferris Wheels & Funky Breath*
- You Can Come to Me: Chapters & Choices*
- I Think About You: Partners & Parachutes*
Soundtrack
Main article: Austin & Ally (soundtrack)==Awards and nominations==
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Teen Icon Awards[21] | Iconic TV Actor | Ross Lynch | Nominated |
| Hollywood Teen Awards[22] | Favorite Breakout Star | Ross Lynch | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Kids' Choice Awards[23] | 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 | Disney Channel Germany | May 21, 2012 | |
| Argentina | 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 | Disney Channel Scandinavia | March 16, 2012 | Austin & Ally |
| Australia | 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 | 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 | 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 ואלי |
| Bulgaria | Disney Channel Bulgaria | May 11, 2013 | Austin & Ally |
| South Africa | Disney Channel South Africa | ||
| [1] Arab World | Disney Channel Middle East | ||
| Czech Republic | Disney Channel Czech Republic | ||
| Hungary | Disney Channel Hungary | Austin és Ally | |
| Romania | Disney Channel Romania | Austin si Ally | |
| Russia | Disney Channel Russia | December 8, 2012 | Остин и Элли |
References
- ^ ""Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!," A Disney Channel Original Movie Premieres Friday, December 2". Disney Channel. October 24, 2011.
- ^ a b ""Austin & Ally," A Comedy About An Unlikely Friendship, Premieres Sunday, December 4 on Disney Channel". Disney Channel. November 1, 2011.
- ^ a b Ng, Philiana (March 11, 2012). "Disney Channel Renews 'Austin & Ally' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ "Austin & Ally".
- ^ http://www.disneychannelmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=900089&type=lead
- ^ a b Schneider, Michael (December 8, 2010). "Teens go showbiz for Disney Channel". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2011.
- ^ "Austin & Ally - Cast - Ross Lynch "Austin Moon"". Disney Channel Medianet. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ "Austin & Ally - Cast - Laura Marano "Ally Dawson"". Disney Channel Medianet. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ "Austin & Ally - Cast - Raini Rodriguez "Trish"". Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012.
- ^ "Austin & Ally - Cast - Calum Worthy "Dez"". Disney Channel Medianet. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
- ^ "Austin & Ally: Cast & Details". TV Guide. Archived from the original on December 5, 2011. "Austin & Ally Premiered: December 2, 2011, on Disney"
- ^ Lynch, Ross (September 9, 2012). "Don't miss Austin and Ally tonight! It's the last episode for season 1!". Verified Twitter. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (September 6, 2012). "Exclusive: Premiere Date for Season 2 of Disney Channel's Austin & Ally". TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (April 2, 2013). "'Austin & Ally' Renewed for Season 3 by Disney Channel". TV By the Numbers.
- ^ "Disney Channel's Fa-la-la-lidays". Disney Channel MediaNet. disneychannelmedianet.com. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Weisman, Jon (May 24, 2011). "Disney Channel greenlights 'Austin & Ally'". Variety. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ Disney Channel Greenlights Pilot About Talking Dog, Gives 2 Series Back Orders, Deadline.com, September 29, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Rodriguez, Raini (June 4, 2012). "Twitter / @Raini_Rodriguez: Season 2 of Austin & Ally is HERE! :)". Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ "Vote for J-14's Teen Icon Awards! - J-14 Magazine". J-14.com. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ "Holluwood Teen Awards - Favorite Breakout Star". J-14.com. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/13/nickelodeon-unveils-2013-kids-choice-awards-nominees/169352/
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