Austin & Ally (2011–2016): Season 4, Episode 5 - Homework & Hidden Talents - full transcript
The rules are simple.
First, we shake up this can
of carbonation extreme,
the most carbonated
drink in the world...
Then we shut our eyes
and mix them up.
And now, we open them to see
who gets sprayed in the face.
I'll go first.
Whew. Me next.
Ah! I feel so alive!
Your turn, Ally.
Yeah, I'm not opening that can.
- What?
- Oh, come on!
- That's the whole point!
- Come on!
Guess who has to
do a book report!
On some stupid book called,
theLonely Maiden's Journey.
This is horrible! What
am I supposed to do?
This might sound a little crazy,
but maybe read the book, then
write a report about it?
Eh.
Anyone have any better ideas?
Oh! You could do what I always do...
instead of writing book reports,
I make a video about the book,
and I always get a good grade.
He lets me act in them.
Last week, I got to be
Antony and Cleopatra.
Whoo!
Why didn't you ask
me to be Cleopatra?
You?
Well, Trish, maybe Dez can
help you with your assignment?
Huh. That's not a bad idea.
Dez can direct, and
I can star in it!
I'm in! Here!
Let's celebrate our video with
a can of carbonation extreme.
Wow. That is extreme.
Wow.
That was amazing!
Are you waiting for a lesson?
I hope not.
She is way better than me.
I know. I'm way better
than most people.
There's nothing
you can teach me.
Well, I could teach you modesty.
Well, I don't like to
brag, but I'm actually
better at modesty than
most people, too.
So, why are you here?
You're gonna be teaching
my sister, Shelby.
I'm just dropping her off and
setting the bar impossibly high.
Good luck, sis.
Bye, Violet.
Hey, Shelby.
Man, if your sister is that good,
you must be pretty good, too.
Nope.
Well, I'm sure you've got some
understanding of how to play?
Nope.
Have you ever
picked up a violin?
I tried playing once, but I was so bad
my teacher quit after one lesson.
Well, that's terrible!
Your teacher didn't
even give you a chance.
What an awful, horrible person.
My teacher was my sister.
Oh. But she seemed so nice.
I wish I had a musical talent.
Well, I believe everybody
has talent inside them,
and with some lessons and practice,
I promise I can make you great...
Like your sister.
You really think you can
make me as good as Violet?
Uh, yeah.
I can't wait to start.
Okay, just fill out this form.
Can you give us a sec?
Ally, what are you doing?
You're getting this
girl's hopes up.
I know I can help her!
We started the A&A music factory
to help people just like Shelby.
I know, but you promised her
she'd be as good as her sister,
and you haven't even
heard her play.
She can't be that bad.
Okay. Okay.
You don't know that's her.
I'm looking right at her.
This video book report
is a great idea, Dez.
It combines two of my
greatest passions in life...
acting...
And taking the easy way out.
So, tell me, what do you know
about aLonely Maiden's Journey?
I know that it's a book, and I
know that I don't want to read it.
The story opens up on
our heroine, Cecilia.
The war has just ended,
and she must travel
by foot to the north
with her baby, Scarlet.
Uh, this is a giant sausage.
Yeah. We can't afford
a real baby...
Or lunch, and I am starving.
Give me Scarlet.
Mmm. That is good sausage baby.
Let's start with
the crying scene.
I'll just grab some onions.
Oh, I'm an amazing actress.
I don't need onions
to help me cry.
Oh, no. In this scene,
you're crying because
the villagers are
throwing onions at you
to get you off their property.
And action!
The key is to have a
soft, delicate touch.
Now, you try.
Okay. Delicate.
Uh, maybe...
Even more delicate than that.
How's it going in here?
Good. So good.
This girl has a
lot of potential.
Stay right there. We're gonna...
I don't want you to hear Shelby until
she's totally perfected her technique.
Well, from downstairs, her technique sounds
like two raccoons fighting in a dumpster.
Stop being so negative.
I can get her there.
In fact, I'll bet you I can
have her concert ready
by the next friends
and family night.
Oh, really?
Sure, and if I fail, I'll
make you a five-foot pancake.
Like the one we saw on that TV show,
America's biggest breakfast foods?
Yup.
Okay. And what do you
want if you win?
Huh. I hadn't really
thought about it,
but I guess, off the top
of my head, maybe...
This beautiful, one-of-a-kind,
designer sterling silver necklace
with a moon charm pendant
from Jilly & Sons.
Off the top of your head, huh?
I'll email you the info,
'cause you're going down!
Downtown!
'Cause, uh...
That's where the
jewelry store is.
Uh, where do you keep
the violin glue?
It has been three long days
since I have set foot on land,
and I am sitting on this block
of ice, freezing my buns off!
And if the director doesn't
yell cut in five seconds,
- I'm gonna...
- Cut!
Trish, none of that
is in the script.
But I can't feel my legs.
I know you said using real
ice is more professional,
but can we please
use the fake stuff?
I'm sorry. My watch must be broken,
'cause I had no idea it was amateur hour!
I'm freezing!
I've been sitting on this
block of ice for two hours!
Well, Cecilia was stuck on the iceberg
for two days! Did she complain?
I don't know! I
didn't read the book!
Look, we've been doing
crazy stunts all day.
Isn't there a scene where I'm laying
down, taking a nap, or something?
Fine. Let's do the desert scene.
All you have to do is
lie down on the sand...
Oh, sounds good. I can do that.
Then I cover you with
these live tarantulas!
Aah!
Ooh! Good scream, but I
think you can do better.
- Live tarantulas!
- Aah!
That's the one.
So, I've got all my dance students
ready for friends and family night.
What do you think
of this dance move?
Not bad.
Speaking of friends
and family night,
Shelby's been getting a
lot better at violin.
Listen.
Shelby, show him what you got.
Huh. Wow. That's really
good for just a week.
Pfft! Really good?
You should see what I
could do after one week.
Oh, and you can!
Because it's still online.
Here we go.
"Three-year-old girl wows
crowd at carnegie hall."
How did you get your little
toddler fingers to move so fast?
Well, I did have the
best teacher...
me!
I'm self-taught!
Okay. We get it.
You're the talented
one, and I'm not.
I don't even know why
I bother trying.
I quit.
Wha... Shelby, wait!
So, you want to see
the video again?
Of course you do.
If you're here for your
pancake, I didn't make it yet.
I had to special order
an extra large griddle.
I don't care about the pancake.
Delicious, fluffy,
five-foot pancake...
Ugh. I can't believe
Shelby quit.
I tried so hard.
And you were making
a lot of progress.
I really thought
you'd pull it off.
Then why did you bring in
this huge pad of butter?
I was just teasing.
I'm sorry.
But...
Here. I got you this.
Austin!
You got me the moon necklace?
And you added a sun.
Yeah. That's you and me...
Austin moon, Ally daw-sun.
Aww, thanks, Austin.
But... I lost the bet.
It doesn't matter.
I bought you this because
I believe in you.
Look at the back.
"I believe in you, "and
together, we can go fart."
They ran out of room.
It was supposed to say,
"together, we can go
farther than the moon."
Aww.
I still feel so
bad about Shelby.
- Yeah.
- What can we do?
Hey.
Maybe we can teach her
something besides the violin?
That's a great idea!
If we can find that thing
that she's good at,
she'll stop comparing
herself to her sister.
When you were working with her, did
you notice any hidden talents?
Uh, she's good at
breaking things?
Yeah.
Help!
Oh!
Trish?
Can you guys help me!
Oh, hurry up!
Oh, I'm getting really dizzy.
Ugh.
- Oh, oh...
- Okay...
Slowly. Slowly, still spinning.
Slowly.
Ugh.
- I got you, I got you.
- The room is still spinning.
Oh, here you go.
Wait, look what Austin got me.
Seriously?
Sorry.
Why were you hanging up there?
Dez hung me up here for
my video book report,
then that doof realized he
forgot the baby at school.
You left a baby at school?
It's a sausage baby. Don't ask.
Wait, I thought your book report
was on aLonely Maiden's Journey?
It is.
This is the part where the
baby, played by a sausage,
accidentally crawls out of the
helicopter, then the maiden,
played by yours truly,
jumps out to rescue her.
- Cool.
- What?
You know none of that stuff
happens in the book, right?
Excuse me?
Yeah. You have the
book right here.
It takes place right
after the civil war.
They didn't even have
helicopters then.
Wait...
Does Cecilia get
stuck on an iceberg?
Does she get attacked
by tarantulas?
Fall down an elevator shaft?
Dodge exploding hockey pucks?
Get her leg stuck in the toilet?
This sounds like the
best book ever!
Except none of that
stuff happens.
Dez!
Give me that!
Whoa.
Still kind of dizzy.
- Oh.
- Oh!
Good. Shelby, you're here!
I got your message.
I don't know why you called.
I told you, I'm done
taking violin lessons.
That's what we want
to talk to you about.
Just because your sister's good at
violin, doesn't mean you have to be.
Maybe you're talented
at something else.
You think so?
Yeah!
But... like, the flute!
Ooh, or the guitar!
Uh, maybe the clarinet?
Or saxophone?
What about piano?
Or songwriting?
I mean, there's lots of different
ways to express yourself musically.
There's gotta be something
here that she's good at.
Uh...
- Maybe I...
- Um...
Dance.
Or trumpet!
Shelby, you're a
really good dancer!
I don't know.
I just like to dance by myself
in my room when I'm bored.
You have real talent.
You have to dance at
family and friends night.
Really?
Do you think dancing
will impress my sister?
Oh yeah, it will.
Come on, let's see what you got.
I like that move.
Oh, try this one.
Yeah!
How about this?
I can do that. I just...
Haven't stretched.
All right.
Let's shoot the scene where Cecilia
gets caught in the mudslide.
Why don't you go put on your costume,
then I'm gonna cover you in mud.
You know, I was thinking.
Maybe you should play the role
of Cecilia in this scene.
You think?
I mean, I knew I had the
chops for it, but...
waah! Hey!
Aah!
Now, what if after the mudslide,
Cecilia goes to a cereal factory?
I don't know if that's
actually in the script.
And you know what goes
great with cereal?
Milk.
Uh...
I'm starting to get the feeling that
you're upset with me about something.
I was up all night reading
aLonely Maiden's Journey.
None of that stuff you made
me do is in that book!
Oh.
That's what this is all about.
I was just trying to jazz it up
to help you get a good grade.
The real book is boring.
The maiden doesn't
even go on a journey.
It's 300 pages of a woman looking
out a window watching crops die.
Ugh.
Dez, the journey in the book
was clearly a metaphor!
The crops dying symbolized
the death of an ideal life
that may or may not exist.
Oh.
You have no idea what I'm
talking about, do you?
No.
Well, there was a lot of
interesting symbolism in the book,
and... I can't believe
I'm saying this,
but I'm gonna go
write a book report.
So, does that mean we're not gonna
shoot the scene where Cecilia
gets a 20-minute foot massage
from a handsome Italian sailor?
Giovanni!
Oh.
You can go. I'm sorry.
Great job, Charlie!
Whoo!
I want to thank everybody for coming
out to friends and family night.
We have one more special musical
performance this evening...
Shelby Hayden,
with a little help from
our very own Austin moon!
Wow!
That was so amazing!
So cool!
Oh, Shelby.
I've been the most talented person
in this family for my entire life,
and now that I've seen
you dance, I still am,
but I'm happy that
you're a close second.
So, does this mean you liked it?
Liked it?
I loved it!
You're an amazing dancer!
I know. I am pretty amazing.
Thanks, guys. That
was so much fun!
Can we do it again?
You mean right now?
Maybe I'll just watch this time.
I'll take this, buddy.
This pancake is awesome!
This is the greatest thing
anyone has ever done for me,
even though, technically,
I didn't win the bet.
I know, but...
I want to thank you
for believing in me.
And for thinking we can go fart.
I didn't get the joke, but
you said "fart," so...
Aww.
Guess who got an "a"
on her book report.
All I had to do was read the
book, and then report about it.
It was so easy.
Who knew?
Anybody who's ever
done a book report?
Oh, Trish.
I showed our video
to my film class.
They loved your acting!
They want you to star in our next
project, "Attack of the shark-noceros".
No thanks.
I don't want to be
attacked by anything else.
No. You'd be the shark-noceros.
Okay, then I'm in!
First, we shake up this can
of carbonation extreme,
the most carbonated
drink in the world...
Then we shut our eyes
and mix them up.
And now, we open them to see
who gets sprayed in the face.
I'll go first.
Whew. Me next.
Ah! I feel so alive!
Your turn, Ally.
Yeah, I'm not opening that can.
- What?
- Oh, come on!
- That's the whole point!
- Come on!
Guess who has to
do a book report!
On some stupid book called,
theLonely Maiden's Journey.
This is horrible! What
am I supposed to do?
This might sound a little crazy,
but maybe read the book, then
write a report about it?
Eh.
Anyone have any better ideas?
Oh! You could do what I always do...
instead of writing book reports,
I make a video about the book,
and I always get a good grade.
He lets me act in them.
Last week, I got to be
Antony and Cleopatra.
Whoo!
Why didn't you ask
me to be Cleopatra?
You?
Well, Trish, maybe Dez can
help you with your assignment?
Huh. That's not a bad idea.
Dez can direct, and
I can star in it!
I'm in! Here!
Let's celebrate our video with
a can of carbonation extreme.
Wow. That is extreme.
Wow.
That was amazing!
Are you waiting for a lesson?
I hope not.
She is way better than me.
I know. I'm way better
than most people.
There's nothing
you can teach me.
Well, I could teach you modesty.
Well, I don't like to
brag, but I'm actually
better at modesty than
most people, too.
So, why are you here?
You're gonna be teaching
my sister, Shelby.
I'm just dropping her off and
setting the bar impossibly high.
Good luck, sis.
Bye, Violet.
Hey, Shelby.
Man, if your sister is that good,
you must be pretty good, too.
Nope.
Well, I'm sure you've got some
understanding of how to play?
Nope.
Have you ever
picked up a violin?
I tried playing once, but I was so bad
my teacher quit after one lesson.
Well, that's terrible!
Your teacher didn't
even give you a chance.
What an awful, horrible person.
My teacher was my sister.
Oh. But she seemed so nice.
I wish I had a musical talent.
Well, I believe everybody
has talent inside them,
and with some lessons and practice,
I promise I can make you great...
Like your sister.
You really think you can
make me as good as Violet?
Uh, yeah.
I can't wait to start.
Okay, just fill out this form.
Can you give us a sec?
Ally, what are you doing?
You're getting this
girl's hopes up.
I know I can help her!
We started the A&A music factory
to help people just like Shelby.
I know, but you promised her
she'd be as good as her sister,
and you haven't even
heard her play.
She can't be that bad.
Okay. Okay.
You don't know that's her.
I'm looking right at her.
This video book report
is a great idea, Dez.
It combines two of my
greatest passions in life...
acting...
And taking the easy way out.
So, tell me, what do you know
about aLonely Maiden's Journey?
I know that it's a book, and I
know that I don't want to read it.
The story opens up on
our heroine, Cecilia.
The war has just ended,
and she must travel
by foot to the north
with her baby, Scarlet.
Uh, this is a giant sausage.
Yeah. We can't afford
a real baby...
Or lunch, and I am starving.
Give me Scarlet.
Mmm. That is good sausage baby.
Let's start with
the crying scene.
I'll just grab some onions.
Oh, I'm an amazing actress.
I don't need onions
to help me cry.
Oh, no. In this scene,
you're crying because
the villagers are
throwing onions at you
to get you off their property.
And action!
The key is to have a
soft, delicate touch.
Now, you try.
Okay. Delicate.
Uh, maybe...
Even more delicate than that.
How's it going in here?
Good. So good.
This girl has a
lot of potential.
Stay right there. We're gonna...
I don't want you to hear Shelby until
she's totally perfected her technique.
Well, from downstairs, her technique sounds
like two raccoons fighting in a dumpster.
Stop being so negative.
I can get her there.
In fact, I'll bet you I can
have her concert ready
by the next friends
and family night.
Oh, really?
Sure, and if I fail, I'll
make you a five-foot pancake.
Like the one we saw on that TV show,
America's biggest breakfast foods?
Yup.
Okay. And what do you
want if you win?
Huh. I hadn't really
thought about it,
but I guess, off the top
of my head, maybe...
This beautiful, one-of-a-kind,
designer sterling silver necklace
with a moon charm pendant
from Jilly & Sons.
Off the top of your head, huh?
I'll email you the info,
'cause you're going down!
Downtown!
'Cause, uh...
That's where the
jewelry store is.
Uh, where do you keep
the violin glue?
It has been three long days
since I have set foot on land,
and I am sitting on this block
of ice, freezing my buns off!
And if the director doesn't
yell cut in five seconds,
- I'm gonna...
- Cut!
Trish, none of that
is in the script.
But I can't feel my legs.
I know you said using real
ice is more professional,
but can we please
use the fake stuff?
I'm sorry. My watch must be broken,
'cause I had no idea it was amateur hour!
I'm freezing!
I've been sitting on this
block of ice for two hours!
Well, Cecilia was stuck on the iceberg
for two days! Did she complain?
I don't know! I
didn't read the book!
Look, we've been doing
crazy stunts all day.
Isn't there a scene where I'm laying
down, taking a nap, or something?
Fine. Let's do the desert scene.
All you have to do is
lie down on the sand...
Oh, sounds good. I can do that.
Then I cover you with
these live tarantulas!
Aah!
Ooh! Good scream, but I
think you can do better.
- Live tarantulas!
- Aah!
That's the one.
So, I've got all my dance students
ready for friends and family night.
What do you think
of this dance move?
Not bad.
Speaking of friends
and family night,
Shelby's been getting a
lot better at violin.
Listen.
Shelby, show him what you got.
Huh. Wow. That's really
good for just a week.
Pfft! Really good?
You should see what I
could do after one week.
Oh, and you can!
Because it's still online.
Here we go.
"Three-year-old girl wows
crowd at carnegie hall."
How did you get your little
toddler fingers to move so fast?
Well, I did have the
best teacher...
me!
I'm self-taught!
Okay. We get it.
You're the talented
one, and I'm not.
I don't even know why
I bother trying.
I quit.
Wha... Shelby, wait!
So, you want to see
the video again?
Of course you do.
If you're here for your
pancake, I didn't make it yet.
I had to special order
an extra large griddle.
I don't care about the pancake.
Delicious, fluffy,
five-foot pancake...
Ugh. I can't believe
Shelby quit.
I tried so hard.
And you were making
a lot of progress.
I really thought
you'd pull it off.
Then why did you bring in
this huge pad of butter?
I was just teasing.
I'm sorry.
But...
Here. I got you this.
Austin!
You got me the moon necklace?
And you added a sun.
Yeah. That's you and me...
Austin moon, Ally daw-sun.
Aww, thanks, Austin.
But... I lost the bet.
It doesn't matter.
I bought you this because
I believe in you.
Look at the back.
"I believe in you, "and
together, we can go fart."
They ran out of room.
It was supposed to say,
"together, we can go
farther than the moon."
Aww.
I still feel so
bad about Shelby.
- Yeah.
- What can we do?
Hey.
Maybe we can teach her
something besides the violin?
That's a great idea!
If we can find that thing
that she's good at,
she'll stop comparing
herself to her sister.
When you were working with her, did
you notice any hidden talents?
Uh, she's good at
breaking things?
Yeah.
Help!
Oh!
Trish?
Can you guys help me!
Oh, hurry up!
Oh, I'm getting really dizzy.
Ugh.
- Oh, oh...
- Okay...
Slowly. Slowly, still spinning.
Slowly.
Ugh.
- I got you, I got you.
- The room is still spinning.
Oh, here you go.
Wait, look what Austin got me.
Seriously?
Sorry.
Why were you hanging up there?
Dez hung me up here for
my video book report,
then that doof realized he
forgot the baby at school.
You left a baby at school?
It's a sausage baby. Don't ask.
Wait, I thought your book report
was on aLonely Maiden's Journey?
It is.
This is the part where the
baby, played by a sausage,
accidentally crawls out of the
helicopter, then the maiden,
played by yours truly,
jumps out to rescue her.
- Cool.
- What?
You know none of that stuff
happens in the book, right?
Excuse me?
Yeah. You have the
book right here.
It takes place right
after the civil war.
They didn't even have
helicopters then.
Wait...
Does Cecilia get
stuck on an iceberg?
Does she get attacked
by tarantulas?
Fall down an elevator shaft?
Dodge exploding hockey pucks?
Get her leg stuck in the toilet?
This sounds like the
best book ever!
Except none of that
stuff happens.
Dez!
Give me that!
Whoa.
Still kind of dizzy.
- Oh.
- Oh!
Good. Shelby, you're here!
I got your message.
I don't know why you called.
I told you, I'm done
taking violin lessons.
That's what we want
to talk to you about.
Just because your sister's good at
violin, doesn't mean you have to be.
Maybe you're talented
at something else.
You think so?
Yeah!
But... like, the flute!
Ooh, or the guitar!
Uh, maybe the clarinet?
Or saxophone?
What about piano?
Or songwriting?
I mean, there's lots of different
ways to express yourself musically.
There's gotta be something
here that she's good at.
Uh...
- Maybe I...
- Um...
Dance.
Or trumpet!
Shelby, you're a
really good dancer!
I don't know.
I just like to dance by myself
in my room when I'm bored.
You have real talent.
You have to dance at
family and friends night.
Really?
Do you think dancing
will impress my sister?
Oh yeah, it will.
Come on, let's see what you got.
I like that move.
Oh, try this one.
Yeah!
How about this?
I can do that. I just...
Haven't stretched.
All right.
Let's shoot the scene where Cecilia
gets caught in the mudslide.
Why don't you go put on your costume,
then I'm gonna cover you in mud.
You know, I was thinking.
Maybe you should play the role
of Cecilia in this scene.
You think?
I mean, I knew I had the
chops for it, but...
waah! Hey!
Aah!
Now, what if after the mudslide,
Cecilia goes to a cereal factory?
I don't know if that's
actually in the script.
And you know what goes
great with cereal?
Milk.
Uh...
I'm starting to get the feeling that
you're upset with me about something.
I was up all night reading
aLonely Maiden's Journey.
None of that stuff you made
me do is in that book!
Oh.
That's what this is all about.
I was just trying to jazz it up
to help you get a good grade.
The real book is boring.
The maiden doesn't
even go on a journey.
It's 300 pages of a woman looking
out a window watching crops die.
Ugh.
Dez, the journey in the book
was clearly a metaphor!
The crops dying symbolized
the death of an ideal life
that may or may not exist.
Oh.
You have no idea what I'm
talking about, do you?
No.
Well, there was a lot of
interesting symbolism in the book,
and... I can't believe
I'm saying this,
but I'm gonna go
write a book report.
So, does that mean we're not gonna
shoot the scene where Cecilia
gets a 20-minute foot massage
from a handsome Italian sailor?
Giovanni!
Oh.
You can go. I'm sorry.
Great job, Charlie!
Whoo!
I want to thank everybody for coming
out to friends and family night.
We have one more special musical
performance this evening...
Shelby Hayden,
with a little help from
our very own Austin moon!
Wow!
That was so amazing!
So cool!
Oh, Shelby.
I've been the most talented person
in this family for my entire life,
and now that I've seen
you dance, I still am,
but I'm happy that
you're a close second.
So, does this mean you liked it?
Liked it?
I loved it!
You're an amazing dancer!
I know. I am pretty amazing.
Thanks, guys. That
was so much fun!
Can we do it again?
You mean right now?
Maybe I'll just watch this time.
I'll take this, buddy.
This pancake is awesome!
This is the greatest thing
anyone has ever done for me,
even though, technically,
I didn't win the bet.
I know, but...
I want to thank you
for believing in me.
And for thinking we can go fart.
I didn't get the joke, but
you said "fart," so...
Aww.
Guess who got an "a"
on her book report.
All I had to do was read the
book, and then report about it.
It was so easy.
Who knew?
Anybody who's ever
done a book report?
Oh, Trish.
I showed our video
to my film class.
They loved your acting!
They want you to star in our next
project, "Attack of the shark-noceros".
No thanks.
I don't want to be
attacked by anything else.
No. You'd be the shark-noceros.
Okay, then I'm in!