Austin & Ally (2011–2016): Season 1, Episode 11 - Songwriting & Starfish - full transcript

The gang tries to help Austin get ready for the Hot Summer Jam Contest on the beach, where he could win a chance to have his song played on the radio. Meanwhile, Ally tries to put her ...

Little early for ice
cream, isn't it?

What are you doing
here, officer?

Somebody triggered
the silent alarm.

Really? I didn't hear anything.

- What's with your face?
- Well, some people say

I have my mom's eyes
and my dad's nose,

But I see more of
my great aunt Ruth.

She is a handsome woman.

I'm talking about the starfish.

I have a starfish on my face.

- Freeze, ice-cream stealers.
- What's going on?



He's busting us for breaking
into the ice cream shop.

Officer, this is a misunderstanding.
I work here.

No, you don't. You served me a latte
yesterday at the coffee kiosk.

Yeah, I get fired a lot.

I can see why. That was the worst
latte I ever had in my life.

Why are you in pajamas and
why is he covered in sand

Officer, I know this looks bad,

But I swear we're not robbing
the ice cream store.

Score! I can't believe
we pulled this off.

All right, kids, come on.

Let's take a little
ride downtown.

But we can't. I'm performing
at the miami beach bash today.

The miami beach bash? Why
didn't you say something?

-I'll let you off right n.
-Really?



No. Let's go.

When the crowd wants more

I bring on the thunder

'cause you've got my back

and I'm not going under

you're my point, you're my guard

you're the perfect chord

and I see our names
together on every billboard

we're headed for the top,
we've got it on lock

we'll make 'em say "hey!"

and we'll keep rockin'

oh, there's no way I
could make it without ya

do it without ya,
be here without ya

it's no fun when
you're doing it solo

with you it's like,
"whoa," yeah, and I know

I own this dream

do it without ya,
be here without ya.

Austin & Ally S01E11
Songwriting & Starfish

I swear we weren't
committing a crime, officer.

We were trying to finish a song for
Austin to perform at the beach bash.

Yeah. Fm 109's having a
hot summer jam contest.

If I win, I get my
song on the radio.

Kid, you just got
sand all in my latte.

That's still better

Than the one she
made me yesterday.

Anyway, the song's
the whole reason

We were in the ice cream shop.

So you expect me to believe
that you were in a ski mask,

You're covered in sand,
you're in pajamas

And you have a
starfish on your face

All because of a song?

I know it sounds crazy, but it's all
part of our songwriting process.

It's a long story.

A story. I love a story.

Tell me everything.

I was trying to come with
something for the beach bash

And I finally got an idea.

Nobody talk to me. I have a melody in
my head and I don't wanna lose it.

Nobody talk to me either.
No reason.

I just don't feel like
talking to either of you.

Excuse me.

Can I borrow the
piano for a second?

No no no, I'm gonna
lose the melody!

Here, let me help you.
Did it sound like this?

Dez, stop, you're not helping.

Did it sound like this?

Neither of you are helping!

Hey, when did you
guys get cowbells?

That's it. That's the melody.

Now let's put some
chords behind it.

So what do you think?

It's a good song, ally.

It's just... you wrote
it in a minor key.

It's so sad.

Sad sad sad.

It should be in a major key...
upbeat and happy.

Fun fun fun fun-fun!

-fun fun fun fun-fun!
-I like that.

Now this could be
a hot summer jam.

That is jamming.

Jam on it.

Jammy-jam-jam.

Jam and cheese sandwich.

-One too many? -All too many.

Now we just need to think
up some sweet lyrics

About how awesome the beach is.

Let me give it a shot.

Sand in my eyes, sun
burning my thighs

waves crash on piles of trash

we're at the beach, hurray.

Ally, those lyrics
are a total bummer.

I said "hurray."

I'm sorry, austin.

I've just always had bad
experiences at the beach.

You know who else is gonna have
bad experiences at the beach

Me. We're not gonna win that
hot summer jam contest,

'cause we don't have a song.

Your story's just not adding up.

You said you were in the ice
cream shop to write a song,

And now you're saying you
didn't have any lyrics.

No, you kids aren't
going anywhere.

Get comfortable.

Way ahead of ya.

Uh, excuse me, officer,

But aren't we allowed
to call someone?

You get one phone call.
Make it count.

-Yes! -Oh, I will.

Hi, mom.

I just called to say I love you.

Goodbye.

You just wasted our
one phone call!

Whoa, it is never a waste to
tell someone you love them!

Okay.

I'm gonna go see if your
jail cells are ready.

- What? -Officer, wait,
let us finish the story.

It gets better...
ally got in a fight.

Ooh, a fight.

Grab some napkins, 'cause
this story's getting juicy.

Who'd you fight?

A beach chair.

Don't tell me the
beach chair won.

What? Of course not.

Look at these guns.

We knew ally only
wrote bad lyrics

'cause she never had a
good time at the beach,

So we thought we'd show her
how to have fun there .

This is so not fun!

Trish!

Right.

I love pushing a heavy
cart through the sand

In the hot sun for minimum wage.

Hurray beach!

I said "hurray."

Guys, I appreciate
what you're doing,

But maybe I'm just
not a beach person.

I mean, you see the
sun, I see sunburn.

You see ocean, I see
place where sharks live.

You're focused on
the wrong things.

There's so much cool stuff here.

Look, people rocking
their shades,

Kids smiling and tanning,

Dez with a starfish on his face.

You guys, the water is amazing.

Dez, you've got a little
something on your-

Oh. Thanks.

No, you've got a
starfish on your face

Oh, man, it's gonna hurt
when I pull it off.

-Ooh, I'll do it! -I got it.

I'll do it quick, on three.
One...

Two, three.

I'm gonna keep him. We've
been through a lot together.

Uh, you know what, austin?

You're right. There is some cool
stuff here we can use in the lyrics.

Smiling and tanning,
rocking the shades,

I'm gonna write that down.

Ugh. Oh no.

This gum melted and got
all over my songbook.

Oh no, the song book closed
and got all over my gum.

You see?

Bad things happen at the beach.

Relax, I can fix it.

May I please touch your
book just this once?

Wh... ooh, what are you doing?

There. The gum will freeze and
then we can scrape it off.

Just don't accidentally give it to
someone when you sell them ice cream.

Oh, that's adorable. You think
I'm actually gonna work.

Guess who's ready to tan.

I'm with trish.

Let's catch some rays while
we think of more lyrics.

Yo, dez, toss me the sunblock.

Okay, so we're chilling.

I can do that.

I'll just sit back
and relax and...

Why does this chair hate me?

Here, let me help you.

What? Wh...

Why is this sand so sticky?

Yeah, this isn't sunblock.
It's glue.

What?! Why'd you bring
glue to the beach?

How else are you supposed
to stay up on a surfboard?

Um, guys?

A little help.

All right. Well, that explains
how you got the lyrics

And why he's covered in sand,
but why does this fool

Still have a starfish on his face
if you ripped the other one off?

Wait. Don't tell me you got
another one stuck to your face.

No, I'm not an idiot.

I got the same starfish
stuck to my face.

But I still don't
understand how you guys

- All ended in the ice cream shop.
- Well, we had the verses,

But we couldn't figure
out a cool chorus.

So we had to pull an all-nighter
to finish the song.

Okay, wait. What about this?

Summer at the beach

rocking shades

bed, pillow, tired, dreams.

-ally! -Did we finish the song?

No, but you slobbered
all over the keys.

Why are we having such a hard time
coming up with lyrics for the chorus?

Maybe I have some old
ideas in my songbook.

Oh no, I left my book in
trish's ice cream cart.

-I'm calling her.
-Are you kidding?

It's 4:00 a.M. Trish is asleep.

Austin, please. Trish
is my best friend.

She'll understand.

I don't understand!
It's 4:00 a.M.!

Why would you do this to me?!

I-I... I'm sorry, trish, but
my book is in your cart.

We need your keys to get inside
so we can finish the song.

Oh no, I forgot my keys.

Trish! But... my book!

-It's unlocked. -Oh yeah.

I keep it unlocked because
I always forget my keys.

"no hugging the ice cream"?

Do they really need
a sign for that?

You'd be surprised at
how often it happens.

I love you, ice cream.

Austin!

Sorry.

Let's just grab your book
and get out of here.

Yeah.

Uh, guys? I think the
door handle broke.

-What?! -Oh no!

- We're trapped in here!
- This is all my fault.

No, it's not. You didn't
do it on purpose.

No, when I was five I
made a birthday wish

That I'd be locked in a
freezer full of ice cream.

I should've wished for a pony.

What are we gonna do?
It's freezing in here.

And the beach bash
is in a few hours

And we haven't even
finished our song.

-I'll call dez. -Yeah.

Hello?

Oh man!

Why did I put my starfish next
to my starfish phone again?

Hello?

Dez, we're in the
ice cream shop,

-Locked in the freezer. -Austin?

Austin, it's a bad connection.

Did you say you're
at a me dream swap

-And your clock is a sneezer?
-What?

No, come to the ice cream shop!

We need you to save us!

I have to come to the ice
cream shop and shave gus?

I'm on my way.

Dez? Dez?

Well, I think he's on his way,

But he might be stopping to
shave some guy named gus.

I hope dez gets here soon.

I'm freezing.

Oh, here, put on this ski mask.

Wh... why do you have
a ski mask in here?

So I don't freeze my face off when
I sneak in here to take naps.

Man, I'm starting to get hungry, but
all that's in here is ice cream.

Wait. All that's in
here is ice cream!

Mmm, chocolate chip!

Mm, cookie dough.

Oh, fruity mint swirl!

Fruity mint swirl?

That was my favorite ice cream
when I was a little girl.

Guys, we can't have ice
cream for breakfast...

Without toppings!

Fruity mint swirl reminds
me of this one time

When I was on the
beach with my dad.

We were walking on the boardwalk
eating this ice cream.

Wait, are you having a good
memory about the beach?

Mmm, I guess I am.

I'm having a good memory too.

Remember that time, right now,

When I was ignoring your story
and eating this ice cream?

Oh, good times, good times.

Anyway, while we were
eating the ice cream,

We heard this cool
song on the radio.

The band was playing
in town that night,

So my dad took me
down to see the show.

We had the best time ever.

Hey, maybe there's
something in that memory

We could use for the chorus.

Yeah, "heard it on the radio,

Coming down to see the show."

That's perfect.

Heard it on the radio...

coming down to see your show.

We have a song for
the beach bash!

We're still stuck
in the freezer.

Hey, guys.

Sorry I didn't get here quicker.

It's taking twice as long as I
thought to shave gus the janitor.

Smooth like half
a baby's bottom.

And that's why we were
in the ice cream shop.

Do you believe our
story now, officer?

You know what? I do.

-Yes! -So you'll let us go?

-No. -What?!

Well, you just admitted to
breaking into the ice cream shop

And stealing fruity mint swirl.

Forget about the beach bash.

You kids aren't going anywhere.

I can't believe we're
gonna miss the beach bash

After all we went through
writing that song.

That song will still
be the hot summer jam,

Even if I have to sing it personally to
all the men, women and children in miami.

I heard it on the radio,
coming down to see the show!

Heard it on the radio...

thank you.

I thought I was gonna
have to pepper-spray him.

You still can.

No, I shouldn't.

Austin, check it out.

Sorry... sorry about that. I get...
I get carried away.

- "breaking"... that's okay.
You're good.

No no, I don't know if I'm good.

Really? You think I'm good.

'cause when I was in a kid, I
always wanted to be in a band,

But my dad said I had a
bazillion-in-one chance

In make it in the
music biz, so...

So I quit.

It's too bad I'm not
playing the beach bash

Or I'd ask you to sit
in with my band.

Uh, yeah.

You two could totally be
jamming on stage together

In two hours, but...

Ah... we're stuck in here.

Really? 'cause I have
some drumsticks back...

Wait a sec.

I know what it is
you're trying to do.

You think I'm gonna
let you outta here

And go to the beach bash,
just so I can play drums

And finally prove my dad wrong.
That's...

In your face, dad! I'm drum!

What's up, miami?!

This is a new song my
partner ally and I wrote

Called "heard it on the radio."

I hope everybody likes it.
Hit it, officer.

Yo, whassup?

Summer in the sand, he's
the drummer in the band

dropping the beat, she's the d.J.
At the boardwalk

a smile and a tan, and
her sandals in her hand

rocking her shades, you could
almost see their eyes lock

what could be better than
a party in the weather

with the both of us
together in the backdrop?

Everything s right and the
day turned into night

with the music and the lights,
that's when we stopped, stop stop

heard it on the radio,
sing it out loud

coming down to see your show

oh oh oh, having fun now

heard it on the radio, oh oh

oh oh oh, having fun now

coming down to see your show!

Whoa! Okay. listen the
story about this party

about the glory, about the
summer that would raise the bar

anyone would tell you it
was chill, it was stellar

the best time we had so far

everyone together, always
going, never better

and the good times
go on and on and on

never will forget it, doesn't
matter where we're headed

I'll remember when I
hear our song, what?

Heard it on the radio,
sing it out loud

oh oh, coming down
to see your show

oh oh oh, having fun now

heard it on the radio, oh oh

oh oh oh, having fun now

heard it on the radio, oh oh

oh oh oh, having fun now

coming down to see your show!

Thanks for letting me
play with you, austin.

That was awesome! Told you, dad!
Unh!

So are we free to go, officer?

Yeah.

I spoke to the owner
of the ice cream shop

And he said that since ally
left money for the ice cream,

He's not pressing charges.

You being a goody-goody
finally paid off.

Honey is its own reward.

She just doesn't stop.

Hey, don't give ally
all the credit.

We probably got off
because my boss loves me.

Actually, he wanted me to
tell you that you're fired.

What? But we didn't break in!

It wasn't for that. It was for...
ooh...

"leaving the shop unlocked,
napping in the freezer,

Charging for free samples,

Scooping ice cream
with your hands,

Scooping ice cream with
someone else's hands."

Okay, I get it. I'm fired.

On a totally unrelated note,

Are you guys hiring
down at the station?

- How are you with paperwork?
- Mmm, see, I really don't do

Anything with the
word "work" in it.

- Can you start Monday?
- Mmm, I also don't work

On days that end with "y."

oh oh oh, having fun now

heard it on the radio, oh oh

oh oh oh, having fun now,
heard it on the radio...

That was austin moon with
"heard it on the dio,"

The winner of fm 109 hot
summer jam contest.

-oh, I can't believe it...

Our first song on the radio.

I always dreamed of this day.

This is awesome. I
think now I know

What was missing all those times
I didn't have fun at the beach.

We know, we know...
your good friends.

No, my best friend

I love you, fruity mint swirl

I am so psyched you got
a song on the radio.

Group hug!

- Dez -Yeah

You weren't just putting
on sunblock, were you?

Yeah, why

It wasn't sunblock, it was glue