The BEST episodes written by Joey Manderino
#1 - Tunes & Trials
Austin & Ally - Season 2 - Episode 19
Austin writes a song about a girl and after it becomes a musical sensation, fans begin to question who it’s about. In response, Val sues Austin, Ally, Trish and Dez, claiming that the song was stolen from her newest artist and the matter heads to court where the foursome decides to represent themselves.
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#2 - Successes & Setbacks
Austin & Ally - Season 1 - Episode 18
Austin strains his vocal cords while rehearsing for his demo record, so he goes to see his doctor and learns he has a big decision to make.
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#3 - Magazines & Made-Up Stuff
Austin & Ally - Season 2 - Episode 3
Trish books Austin the cover of a popular teen magazine, but when the journalist shows up, everyone realizes Trish has embellished Austin's hobbies, skills and interests. The gang has to find a way to keep the journalist impressed while not getting Austin into trouble.
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#4 - Beach Clubs & BFFs
Austin & Ally - Season 3 - Episode 4
Trish becomes jealous after she convinces herself that Ally has a new best friend.
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#5 - Solos & Stray Kitties
Austin & Ally - Season 2 - Episode 15
Ally decides to continue her career, and joins a band known as the Stray Kitties. However, it is a goth band, so Ally has to change who she is and become a goth. She's mostly fine with this change, but Austin, Trish, and Dez are against it, so she decides to quit the band- however they offer her a solo, and she doesn't want to turn it down.
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#6 - Tickets & Trashbags
Austin & Ally - Season 1 - Episode 6
Austin gets a gig to sing at the Miami Internet Music Awards, but only one other can make the trip with him. The competition is on to see who Austin picks to join him.
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#7 - Grand Openings & Great Expectations
Austin & Ally - Season 4 - Episode 3
The gang has less than a week to teach first-time music students how to play in a band in anticipation of the A&A Music Factory's grand opening.
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#8 - Club Owners & Quinceaneras
Austin & Ally - Season 1 - Episode 8
Trish is having a quinceañera, a Mexican party that celebrates a 15-year-old girl's coming of age. She mentions that one of her relatives, Emilio, a big-time club owner, will be at her party. Austin decides to perform at Trish's party, so he can impress Emilio to book him in his clubs. Trish invites Dallas to her party, so that Ally can dance with him. However, since Ally is a horrible dancer she asks Austin to give her dance lessons. Meanwhile, Dez attempts to prepare Trish's entrance to her party. In the end, the gang finds out that Emilio is actually a country club owner.
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#9 - Mini-Me's & Muffin Baskets
Austin & Ally - Season 4 - Episode 9
The gang prepares for the A&A Music Factory's first showcase and Austin wants to surprise Ally by teaching their students one of her songs.
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#10 - Real Life & Reel Life
Austin & Ally - Season 2 - Episode 25
When Dez and Trish decide to make a movie about Austin and Ally, they bring up unknown issues in Austin & Ally’s musical partnership that strain the duo’s current friendship. Trish and Dez are left to bring Austin and Ally back together as a team while still finishing their movie.
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#11 - James Corden & Will Smith
Carpool Karaoke: The Series - Season 1 - Episode 1
Between hilarious duets of Smith’s biggest hits, James asks about his career and family... plus, they crash a wedding.
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#12 - Directors & Divas
Austin & Ally - Season 3 - Episode 11
Dez gets an unexpected opportunity to direct a movie that Austin is in, but things prove problematic when he has to work with Austin’s co-star, Brandy Braxton, a high-maintenance actress.
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#13 - Girlfriends & Girl Friends
Austin & Ally - Season 2 - Episode 8
Ally, Trish and Dez step in to help when Austin decides he wants to ask Jimmy Starr’s daughter, Kira, out on a date. Ally even agrees to go on a "practice date" with Austin, in order to help him plan out the perfect date for him and Kira. However, trouble and confusion arises when Ally falls for Austin in the process and decides to tell Trish about it.
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#14 - Austin's New Crush (AKA Fashion Shows & First Impressions)
Austin & Ally - Season 3 - Episode 13
Austin must prove that he's not shallow to impress a girl he wants to take on a date.
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#15 - John Cena & Shaquille O’Neal
Carpool Karaoke: The Series - Season 1 - Episode 8
The large-and-in-charge personalities compare their freestyle and free-throw skills in between tunes.
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#16 - Fanatics & Favors
Austin & Ally - Season 3 - Episode 14
Ally, Trish and Austin are surprised to learn that Dez's relative is not only a famous basketball player, but also an avid Austin Moon fan.
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#17 - Duos & Deception
Austin & Ally - Season 4 - Episode 6
Trish books Billie and Bobbie of "The Billie and Bobbie Show," a famous brother and sister duo, to talk and perform with the students of the A&A Music Factory. Meanwhile, when a code inspector comes to look at the music school and threatens to shut it down, the foursome learns the famous duo have ulterior motives.
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#18 - Shakira & Trevor Noah
Carpool Karaoke: The Series - Season 1 - Episode 10
Shakira teaches Trevor how to shimmy—and yodel—while giving him a tour of Barcelona.
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#19 - Burdens & Boynado
Austin & Ally - Season 4 - Episode 13
When Trish’s boy-band client “Boynado” threatens to split up, she searches to find a way to fix their problems. Meanwhile, Austin and Ally try to help a former impersonator find his own voice.
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#20 - Maisie Williams & Sophie Turner
Carpool Karaoke: The Series - Season 1 - Episode 4
The indomitable “Game of Thrones” sisters sing Bieber and Miley while showing off their best Ned Stark impressions.
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#21 - Alicia Keys & John Legend
Carpool Karaoke: The Series - Season 1 - Episode 2
The soul superstars harmonize on each other’s hits, welcome surprise guests and serenade a laundromat.
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#22 - Seth MacFarlane & Ariana Grande
Carpool Karaoke: The Series - Season 1 - Episode 5
The musical theater aficionados belt out their favorite show tunes, and Seth shows off his horn skills.
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#23 - Tracee Ellis Ross & Big Sean
Carpool Karaoke: The Series - Season 1 - Episode 11
Tracee unleashes her rap alter ego “T-Murda” to lay down a guest verse on Big Sean’s “Bounce Back.”
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#24 - Billy Eichner & Metallica
Carpool Karaoke: The Series - Season 1 - Episode 3
It’s a battle of the screamers as Eichner and Metallica sing the band’s hits—and a classic from “The Little Mermaid.”
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#25 - Queen Latifah & Jada Pinkett Smith
Carpool Karaoke: The Series - Season 1 - Episode 7
Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith—with a cameo by their “Girls Trip” costars Regina Hall and Tiffany Haddish—hit L.A.
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#26 - The Cyrus Family
Carpool Karaoke: The Series - Season 1 - Episode 6
Miley, her parents, and four of her siblings pile into one vehicle for a rowdy good time.
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#27 - Jeff Gordon & Michael Strahan
Carpool Karaoke: The Series - Season 1 - Episode 9
Strahan ribs Gordon about his many sponsorships and gets him to sing along to his shout-out in Nelly’s “E.I.”
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