Austin & Ally (2011–2016) User Reviews (69)

A Hannah Montana premise with a male lead. But one of the better Disney Channel shows. Not flawless, but still enjoyable.

[Tinny-Tinette · 7/10 · 25 February 2013]

With "Austin & Ally", Disney Channel has made yet another sitcom in line which centers about a teen who becomes a famous musician. Which means that a normal kid can live a normal life, while being a popstar at the same time. Of course, by watching those shows it means that you'll have to let pass some illogical notions. And yes, an immediate comparison is of course the much hyped "Hannah Montana" and though of course "Austin & Ally" isn't a carbon copy, it borrows many components and story lines from "Montana" in a obvious and overt way. In the last years, Disney Channel has been desperate to cash in on their stars and have made most of their shows and TV movies as big, cultural phenomenon's ("High School Musical", "Hannah Montana", "Wizards of Waverly Place and "Camp Rock" come to mind). I'll confess those shows have been a guilty pleasure of mine. But there's no denial they're glossy products, aiming just for kids, which is even more evident on the current DC shows. "Austin & Ally" is still a fine exception. While it doesn't bring back to the glory days of DC sitcoms and it's not absent of flaws, it's still one of the better shows from Disney Channel and is better than shows as "Shake it Up" and "A.N.T. Farm".

"Austin & Ally" may not have the broad appeal as "Good Luck Charlie" or the sheer enjoyment of "Pair of Kings", but it actually have a strength that the current Disney Channel shows lack; The characters. There's a genuine dynamic and chemistry between the characters in it that I haven't seen since the early DC sitcoms. While the acting is far from top notch (especially from male hunk Ross Lynch as Austin), the characters are really likable. Many people detest Dez (Calum Worthy), but I happen to disagree. In my opinion, he's one of the best Disney Channel characters ever made. While I'll admit he can be grating at times, he's still endearing. His frenemy Trish (Raini Rodriguez) is also a feisty character. Laura Marano is a good fit as the insecure and prissy Ally. And while Ross Lynch is the weakest actor, he still brings some genuine energy to his character. The episodes borrows some plot lines from both the aforementioned "Hannah Montana" and "Sonny With a Chance", but works fine nonetheless. And not to forget that the songs (while obviously marketed to a certain audience) are most of the part really catchy.

The problem with "Austin & Ally" lies on a current notion that several Disney Channel shows has; Making a show specifically for children as opposed to a broader audience. Which means that there unfortunately are many childish jokes and dumb comments along. If it wasn't for that, "Austin & Ally" would have been a real throwback to the earlier Disney shows. But for what it is, it's a fine show. Take it for what its; It's just silly, trashy fun and not supposed to be something else either!

Started out okay...

[shayshayjayno · 5/10 · 1 January 2016]

Six words: They dragged it out too long. The show started out decent enough, a little predictable at times, as most youth TV shows are, but decent nonetheless. Eventually they started wrapping up all of the "conflicts" throughout the seasons, i.e.. Ally's stage fright, Austin and Ally's undying love for one another, Ally leaving her friends for college, blah, blah, blah, etc, etc. but eventually they just ran out of ideas and began spewing nonsense onto the screen which resulted in complete garbage that I immediately change channels from. Towards the end of the series' run the episode plots became ridiculous, causing me to ask the creators of the show a slew of questions: -how is that even a real issue? -in real life when have you seen a legit person act/talk/think/dress this way? ever? -were you playing the "how many clichés can I fit into one series" game? -did we just forget about ally's gorilla researching mom, who was low-key cool forreal, and continue to deal with her boring cliché dad? -why did you have to ruin the last half decent show on Disney channel?

I have one last point to make before I submit this: Remember K.I.S.S, keep it simple stupid; don't ruin a good thing by dragging it out too far... like this comment.

wacky kids show

[SnoopyStyle · 6/10 · 4 July 2016]

Ally Dawson (Laura Marano) works the family music store Sonic Boom on Miami Beach. Her best friend Trish De la Rosa (Raini Rodriguez) can't hold down a job. Ally is also a shy songwriter. Austin Moon (Ross Lynch) takes one of her songs and becomes an overnight internet sensation. Dez (Calum Worthy) is his irreverent clueless friend. The four become best friends as they tackle the music world with Ally as the songwriter and Austin as the performer.

It's a wacky Disney kids show. It's completely harmless. It's lovable. It's silly. The four leads are a nice, lovable lot. Laura is adorable. Ross is equally adorable. Raini brings the spice. Calum is the tall, lanky clown. It's a fun show for the kids and a safe one for their parents.

Although nothing unexpected, a good start to what can be a great series

[ajadran32993 · 7/10 · 14 December 2011]

Disney's newest venture into the sitcom/music market is "Austin & Ally", a show about a teen songwriter (with extremely bad stage fright), and an aspiring musician (who needs help writing songs). What a perfect match. Although they don't always get along, Austin and Ally end up working together. Although I do believe the golden age of Disney Channel (High School Musical, Hannah, Jonas, Camp Rock, Wizards) is ending, I believe Austin & Ally gives the new DC some hope. The new DC shows now try to hard, such as shoving China McClain down our throats with her mediocre singles. Shake it Up, although decent, gets tiresome. And Jessie is boring, clearly showing us Disney did not strike lightening with Debby Ryan being the new "It Girl." However, I feel as if Austin & Ally can bring Disney in a new direction, while still staying true to their song and dance formula that has been working (has been, I repeat). Instead of trying so desperately to create the new Miley, DC can put a lot of promotion into Ross Lynch (Austin), much like their attention to the Jonas Brothers a few years ago. Nothing sells better than a heart throb, and Ross Lynch is likable, attractive, and can sell crowds of 6-12 year old girls. The writing is surprisingly good for a DC show, although it is still campy, cheesy, and over the top. The chemistry between Austin and Ally can also be much better, I feel as if the actors are not truly aware of their character yet. But these are early episodes, most kid shows progress over time (A.N.T. Farm, Victorious). Not every DC show is going to compare to HM and their will not be another star like Miley for years to come. Disney has to understand this, and move on to the next thing. Instead of trying to create little pop starlets, they should shift their direction on a guy and hopefully Austin & Ally makes progress in acting and writing.

Funny and fresh.

[deedee-benkovicova · 10/10 · 9 January 2013]

I think Austin & Ally is super amazing for a Disney show. Its dialogues are hilarious. Each character is an individual. Austin is a performer and you can see that Ross Lynch feels good on the stage. He doesn't need to act, he feels the moves. A lot of people are pointing out, that he is playing hot guy that is not hot. His cheeky smile is adorable, I don't think he is meant to be hot. He is meant to be cute. Ally is adorable and dorky character that reminds me of Zooey Deschanel's character Jess from FOX's New Girl. Very adorkable. Austin and Ally's chemistry is beyond amazing. They remind me of Brennan and Booth on Bones or Castle and Beckett on Castle as teenagers. Trish and Dez are the funny duo, reminding me of Scooby Doo characters. Dez would pull a pretty good Shaggy. I find it much more enjoyable show then was Hannah Montana or Wizards of Waverly Place. Those ones were just boring, comparing to Austin & Ally.

Disney Takes A Chance

[bkoganbing · 6/10 · 4 December 2011]

The latest D-Com show rolling off the assembly lines at the Magic Kingdom is Austin&Ally in which a would be teen bubble gum idol kind of plagiarizes a song from a girl who writes well, but has incredible stage fright. They seem to be a natural combination, but having seen the first two episodes which reflect real life somewhat in that finding one's muse for creativity will be a major plot component for many episodes. As Richard Rodgers once said, 'melodies don't come to me, I go to them'. I think that Laura Marano's character of Ally would agree with that.

However Austin's character the would be new Justin Bieber has his origins on the internet, probably Youtube. A current young teen idol named Greyson Chance made his breakthrough doing just that. It's the wave of the future and the Disney Studios if nothing else were cognizant of what the future holds. Can you imagine bypassing all the barriers one previously had in trying to get the world to see your gifts? Now young Mr. Chance has promoters coming to him. Hopefully it will last.

And hopefully young Ross Lynch as Austin will get many more songs from Laura Marano. Austin&Ally is a nice teen comedy from Disney which is remarkably on the cutting edge of our technology.

How is this garbage still running?

[michaelclifford-38758 · 1/10 · 9 December 2015]

WARNING: SPOILERS This is the exact type of show that proves the human race is going downhill fast. How does this unoriginal, cliché, Disney Channel trash have a 6.0 rating? Austin is my least favorite character in television history. He thinks he is the greatest thing since sliced bread and always tries to impress girls, who rightfully turn his ugly, stupid ass down most of the time. He doesn't play guitar, he just runs around while flapping his hand and his singing is like listening to nails on a chalkboard, plus the sound of boiling water in a teapot.

Ally is an idiot with absolutely no self-esteem, treated like trash by the rest of her "friends", and she puts up with it because she wants to feel accepted (great lesson for kids, Disney).

Dez is just a stereotypical moron that has to be in every Disney show.

Trish gets a new job every episode but never actually does any work, yet continues to be hired by small businesses in the same area (she never seems to develop a track record, great job at realism Disney).

All in all, this show only get 1 star because it won't go any lower. It really deserves a -500000/10. It's that bad. Don't subject your eyes and ears to this trash, and definitely don't let your kids see it, or they will become egotistical morons.

One of Disney's Bests.

[amy-p-1996 · 10/10 · 2 September 2013]

Austin & Ally is a great show for children and teens alike, combining the fun and silliness of the characters kids like, the romantic relationships teens like and music - something everyone can enjoy.

While Austin is an outgoing, fun and insanely talented guy and Ally is this quiet, smart and also insanely talented girl, the unlikely - though extremely Hollywood - pair make it work.

As I am a big fan of the series, my rating may be biased. However, I don't think I'm wrong.

It's somewhat educational as it teaches kids life lessons about relationships, lying, stealing, etc. It also faces the reality that there will be people who will try to hurt you in life, but it writes a way to help deal with it.

Also, very recently, it literally saved a young girl's life because of some information it gave about bears and how to stay safe in case you come face to face with one.

I think that between the realism, quirkiness, hilarity, music and encouragement to be yourself as the characters do, the show is great for kids to watch. Even adults can appreciate it.

I hope to see Austin & Ally get a few more seasons after season 3.

More than just a standard Disney sitcom that clings to music orientation

[Ddey65 · 30 May 2012]

In my reviews of "Hannah Montana" and "Big Time Rush," I mentioned that notion that the programming executives of both the Disney Channel and their competitors at Nickelodeon were the only reason teen pop musicians still have a market. The rise of Justin Bieber from YouTube should make me eat those words, but I can't because Disney's still relying on this formula.

Austin Moon(Ross Lynch) is an extroverted fun-loving wanna-be teen pop musician, sort of a combination of Bieber and either David or Shawn Cassidy (I'm really showing my age with those references, aren't I?). His favorite hangout is a music store in the "Mall of Miami," called Sonic Boom run by a man named Lester Dawson(Andy Milder) and managed by his daughter Ally(Laura Marano), a brilliant but excessively shy songwriter with a severe case of stage fright. One day, Ally finds that Austin has become an overnight sensation by making a music video of one of the songs she wrote and posting it on the internet, and she wants his head on a platter. He realizes how good she is, and talks her into being his main songwriter, and the series takes off from there. Do they fall in love? Not necessarily, or knowing the track record with Disney shows, at least not yet. Be that as it may a lot of fans want it to happen, and are looking for signs of romance between the two of them everywhere. But the third episode seems to have established that their relationship is completely platonic. There doesn't even seem to be a hint of jealousy when the two of them seek other girlfriends and boyfriends, as you found with Kim Possible & Ron Stoppable.

Ally's best friend is Trish(Raini Rodriguez) a short Latino girl who can't hold down a job and is proud of it, yet somehow becomes Austin's manager. Austin's best friend is Dez(Calum Worthy), an aspiring film maker, who shoots Austin's music videos, including the one that made him famous.

Two songs make this show worthwhile. The first is "A Billion Hits," from the second episode "Kangaroos & Chaos," which has a killer hook and was written in response to some fear that Austin would quickly become a has-been who is mistaken for a kid in a dog food commercial. The other is the ninth episode "Deejays & Demos," where Austin overhears Ally working on a few bars of song called "You Don't See Me," which she writes just for herself, and is just as impressed by it as I was. I don't care if the song was written by some of the staff, or by Marano herself, I want to hear more of it. Plus, I'm convinced that the song made the Disney executives give the green light for a second season, and they're keeping a full-length version from the rest of us which they will release whenever they see fit. There are episodes that make shows more worthwhile, and while for "Less Than Perfect," "Sonny With a Chance," and "Victorious," it was the fourth episodes, in this case it was the ninth.

Something about the two protagonists reminds me of a classic 80's sitcom, albeit without the romance; You know, the one at a bar in Boston where everybody knows your name. Add some romance between the songwriter and the pop-star, and subtract Ally's frequent failed efforts to act cool, and you've got a contemporary teen-aged Diane Chambers right here on this show. And though Austin Moon is hardly the womanizer that Sam Malone was, he still likes having fun, a fact that he repeats often. The network has found it's heir apparent of Hannah Montana, and it's here rather than either "Shake It Up!," or "A.N.T. Farm," not that either of those two shows are necessarily repulsive in any way.

Could be much better

[cowface17 · 6/10 · 12 August 2013]

I had hopes for Austin and Ally; this show was not bad but could have been much better. The show is about a songwriter, Ally Dawson, and a singer, Austin Moon. Ally has stage fright and Austin loves to be on stage but can't write songs. So they team up; seems like the perfect match, right? I have to be honest that this show's writing is not bad. Though the writing could still improve. The show is very cheesy and really irritates me. Sometimes the writing would be like the writing of a show my baby cousin would watch. The show tries to hard to be funny when it is not. Dez, Austin's friend is always doing something random related to nothing in the show and the creators thinks that it is funny. Well it is not and just makes the show more of a bore. Though, some parts are actually funny. One part that was actually funny was when Austin hurt his foot and Dez offered acupuncture to help. The acting could be a little better. When one of them is trying to keep a secret from each other, I just turn off the T.V. The characters make it so obvious that they are hiding a secret. I wonder what is going on in the creators head! Here are the characters: Austin: Austin is the guy who wants to be a famous singer but yet acts like a 10 year old and only hangs out with three friends.

Ally: The smart uptight person all about rules who writes all of Austin's songs. Like in every Disney show, the show needs to have a character like that.

Trish: Austin's manager. The person who keeps getting fired from every job she has and can't keep it for even 2 days. Like what the hell, why would people keep hiring her if they know she is a terrible employee.

Dez: The character who is the dumb idiot who does not know anything, only hangs out with Austin. He is the character who always does random and stupid stuff that the show hopes is funny when it is not. He also films some of Austin's music videos.

Austin and Ally could be a great show but lots of things needs to improve. Sadly it is one of the best shows on Disney channel besides Good Luck Charlie. First of all, in Austin and Ally, they bring nothing new to the table. They are always in Sonic Boom or the mall. Like what the hell, do they wake up every day and go to the mall. Even in Antfarm( Another dumb show) at least they occasionally bring new things like new ants, when they went to that show in Hollywood. In Austin and Ally nothing changes. Maybe if they travel on vacation during winter and get stuck in a blizzard with some random guy in his house. Also the show is very predictable and repetitive. This could actually be an amazing show but many things need to change. Overall, :(

Horrible!

[brooklynbridgeway10 · 1/10 · 25 March 2014]

First, let me just say this show just like most Disney shows today is so unoriginal it kills me. I feel bad for these actors who have to work for such terrible creators and writers. The creators aren't the only ones to blame though. These so called "actors" wouldn't know good acting if it hit them in the face.

1. Austin is a selfish, whiny baby. Who acts like he's 5 years old! Austin also is a horrible dancer and singer! He never really plays that electric guitar he holds it and moves his hand ever once in a while. And How in the world are you gonna take fame for someone else's work? How did ally overlook that?

2.Ally is kinda okay but she has her flaws. She is just annoying most of the time. She goes on and on about stuff we don't care about and she is always Austin, Trish and Dez's "yes woman". Even if at first she says its a bad idea like 4 seconds later she goes along with it. And how the hell do you get over stage fright by preforming once in front of like 10 people? It takes a little more than that!

3.Don't get me started on Dez! He's of course the idiot of the show as it seems every show today needs. He isn't funny but it seems that's what they put him in the show for but they failed miserably on the funny part. He can't dress he looks like a clown on crack! He is a twenty something year old so he's way to old to be running around acting like a teenager who I'm shocked even made it to high school.

4. Trish is OMG annoying! She can't keep a job worth anything! Secondly she is a horrible manager for A&A. And I understand Ally for firing her but why would you hire her back? Cause your BFFs? No this is show business nothing else! How can you not keep a job but want to scream shop every time you pass a store? She has one really good friend and I don't understand how they are friends. Both of them insult each other most of the time. Trish calls Ally boring and unfunny most of the time, Ally gets on Trish for being lazy or mean ALL the time.

Overall, the show , the actors, the plot well there isn't a plot its the same story every day. Austin has a problem with his "career" and then Ally waits on him hand and foot. Trish books him a gig at the mall (as usual) then he whines and says no because of whatever the "issue" is (there never is an real problem cause the stuff they whine about isn't even a REAL problem). Then Dez comes in and messes everything up when it was getting better. They forgive him,fix what's wrong, and then Austin preforms. The End! This isn't just once that is the entire episode, that's every single episode! Yeah there's this thing these creators haven't heard of called ORIGINALITY! They need to seek it.

Excellent Disney Channel show

[Catherine_Grace_Zeh · 9/10 · 18 May 2014]

"AUSTIN & ALLY," in my opinion, is an excellent Disney Channel show. I watch it with my 9-year-old nephew from time to time. I always smile and laugh whenever a mishap occurs. It's hard to say what the funniest one is. Another thing that makes this show funny is Trish's (Rani Rodriguez) comic relief. If you ask me, she always know just what to say and do to make the audience laugh. The writing is always strong, the performances are always good, and everything else about the show is good.Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that if you don't have basic cable, you should get it. Now, in conclusion, I hope this will be on Disney for many years yet.

Pretty Good

[Spider-Blox · 7/10 · 11 August 2020]

Austin and Ally is not that great when it comes to humor some of the jokes connect while most of it don't. Some episodes are fun while others aren't. But overall Austin and Ally is not that bad of a show.

Cliché, cliché, cliché...

[Showtime2345 · 1/10 · 15 February 2014]

**VERY STRONG SPOILERS ABOUT THE PLOT AND THE CHARACTERS**

Oh man, this show is so cliché and cheesy, it makes me wanna punch and destroy my TV when it's on. O.K, Austin is such a cliché character, an ''internet sensation'' singer that cannot write songs on his own, and he teams up with a songwriter(Ally), but she is afraid of stage. Both the characters are cliché and annoying; Ross Lynch's ''wooden'' and cr***y acting make a horrible character even more awful. This actor of Ally tries way too hard with her acting; her jokes are not funny, and she is more ''wooden'' and a more terrible actor than Ross. Trish is lazy, does not listen to her friends, and she gets a new job in EVERY.SINGLE.EPISODE! It is annoying, and she also made an unfunny joke on how she does no work on days that end with ''Y'' however, she is the only one that can ACT! Dez is another cliché ''stupid'' type character, and another copy of London Tipton. WHY ARE YOU MAKING SO MUCH CLONES OF London TIPTON? I have no idea why an ''internet sensation'' would hang out with someone that annoying is beyond me. The plots are just boring, and cliché. The jokes are... well, there aren't any jokes, but the laugh track still plays anyway. The dialog and the script is the worst in a DC show. The songs are also terrible and cheesy.

The only saving grace is that there is no toilet humor, and is better than A.N.T Farm and Crash & Bernstein, but that isn't saying much.

Full of clichés, annoying characters, no jokes, very boring plots and awful dialog and script:

A very pathetic 1/10.

Could've been better.

[modestassem · 6/10 · 14 April 2016]

If you are in the IMDb page of Austin & Ally you probably have some level of interest in the show, so I'll skip over its good points that you probably already know and move on to where it fell on its face.

The fact of the matter is our generation will not have a lot of good Disney shows to look back at, it's not the modern perception's fault, but it's Disney unwillingness to experiment with new ideas and invest a good amount of budget in an era where TV Shows are made out to be stretched out movies rather than traditional old shows where storytelling was stale and limited by the amount of location and cinematographic intricacy that you can pull off.

Austin & Ally was set to be a classic during its first two seasons, but once one of the "supposed-to-be-interesting" two characters got knocked out of his contract. In the third season, an EP came out with a song called "Take It From The Top" which eluded to a sequence of events leading to Austin Moon's comeback into the music scene, and that in a big way (since he mostly made Pop Rock music, but this differs completely from anything prior) the problem is, they went on with the lead-up to the Music Factory scenario which made absolutely no sense whatsoever and sounded like a shallow excuse/cover-up to exclude Ally's dad out the cast and ON TOP OF THAT, the central piece of the original pitch no longer had any impact on the narrative, nor on the narration in the least bit : Music.

We were supposed to see Ally rise as a brilliant songwriter, and Austin as this great dancer/instrumentalist/vocalist but somehow, they managed to break it which old leads me to believe there was more in store for him until they got a budget cut... it's usually the most plausible for any show trying to lose its way out the airwaves. The problem is, and however unfair it may be, White Collar for example, made sure you got an incredible last season and a splendid ending to compensate for the show's absence, Austin and Ally on the other hand left no impression, and most viewers were probably left with a feeling of dissatisfaction, as if all their years of waiting and anticipation were turned to dust.

Watch the "dream" sequence of the first episode of Season 3 to understand what I mean. It really looks like scrapped footage from the original concept which would've made it less worse than it already is.

Exemplary, Phenomenal, Outstanding series

[audreymyra · 10/10 · 10 August 2016]

I'm in my late teens veering into adulthood and I am not ashamed to say that I absolutely adore this show. Sure it's a bit corny, but what the hell do I care- I love sappiness in my TV series, movies, blah blah blah. It's adorable, hilarious, exuberant, infectious, has lovable characters, sharp writing, the actors knock it far out of the park and I definitely recommend it. Not only is Austin & Ally the best out of modern Disney Channel, but it is also one of the best Disney sitcoms I have ever watched in my entire life. It is appealing to any age- children, teens and even adults. For those of you who rip the show to shreds, what could you possibly have against it? If you don't like it, just don't watch it. I am also not ashamed to say that I have seen every episode and I have just watched in awe. Hm, I said it was great, is there anything I'm forgetting? Oh yeah, it also has great morals and strong role models. This show is a pure gem.

A cheesy show that will give you a few laughs.

[Shopaholic35 · 6/10 · 28 June 2014]

Although it is fairly cheesy, it is not without some entertainment value. The cast have some talent, are a little bit dorky but not too bad. After watching more episodes you will like them more once they have a chance to grow on you.

The songs are fairly catchy but are somewhat amateurish. I know what your thinking, this is a kids show but in reality they should be better than they are to truly sell records. They have an auto tune quality about them.

Overall the episodes are quite original and entertaining. Occasionally you have to sit through a boring one but you'll find yourself chuckling through others.

annoying

[kierankearney123 · 2/10 · 5 October 2014]

this show is annoying. The jokes fail and the characters are bad especially Dez who is the worst character of all media. Most of the jokes fail and are repeated over and over again like that character with the stupid gimmick of always getting fired and changing jobs. For those of you who don't know the story is about a partnership between a singer and a songwriter. The show that I would call a comedy if the joke were actually funny has been on the air for 3 years too long now. my least favorite episode is the one were that annoying blogger girl tries to destroy Austin's career because ally had a better song than her in preschool and I know what your thinking yes that's an episode

Iconic Songs

[maria541 · 8/10 · 11 February 2022]

I remember watching this show when it came out 10 years ago.

Being in my late teens, I can see why I used to love this show so much. Almost every episode has an interesting story line- with most ending in a catchy song.

There was always the thought of will-they/won't-they when it came to the 2 main characters Austin and Ally, but you always kinda knew that they would end up together in the end.

On a side note- the character "Dez" has to be my favourite character because he is played so well by the actor: Calum Worthy.

Every song in the show is catchy... and sometimes I even find myself listening to the music on spotify!

My rating stays 8/10.

Stupid. and I'm not complaining.

[oliviaolenzuk · 6/10 · 3 May 2022]

It's a very predictable show with dumb humor but that's what I love about it. No need to think, nothing too deep, just enjoyable goofy stupid fun. Nice to have on in the background too.

Horrendously unfunny

[injury-65447 · 1/10 · 8 October 2020]

This was hard to watch even for a few minutes. The main girl really sucks and is so try hard.

Great show filled with funny and heartfelt moments

[daniellas · 10/10 · 1 April 2012]

I love the whole plot and characters. The story is about a songwriter who has stage fright and a singer who can't write songs. I love how they are opposites but they work together to form a great team. Ally is the shy songwriter who is a neat and nervous person while Austin the singer who can't write is messy and composed. Dez is the film director who is crazy and wacky but very lovable. Trish is Ally's best friend and Austin's manager, she always gets fired at every job she gets which is a very funny recurring comedic act. Ally and Austin's relationship is from platonic to something more, it is unknown but they do show some signs of attractions towards each other. Each of them are unique and different but together they are all great friends towards each other. I do feel that they should have a lot more seasons to come. All in all this is a great show to watch filled with laughs and friendship.

Love the the but hate what they did to austin!!

[mariaelsudottir · 7/10 · 26 July 2022]

I love the show it's one of my fav. But the last two seasons where ally suddenly is the superstar i really hate!!! And the fact that ally all of the sudden is more popular then austin, HATE IT!!!

Pretty decent show, a bit... lacking.

[josiew2 · 5/10 · 22 June 2015]

Many of my friends quite enjoy this show, and they wanted me to write a review on it. However, I could not simply write a good 10/10, since I think there are some severely lacking things in it.

First of all, there a number of wonderful things about it. Pros:

• Carrie and Dez. They are the only good characters in the show. They have heart, comedy, and brains...wait no. But that's okay, because they're sweet and really benefit the show.

• the new premise in season 4. It's very interesting and tough to consider, since Austin isn't allowed to perform. It's finally where we can see what ally can honestly do.

Cons, because that's why I'm here:

• Austin and ally's new relationship. At least, not their amount of gushiness. Every once in a while, sure. But every five seconds, no I don't think so. It's quite annoying and disgusting.

• Austin's treatment of Ally, at least in former episodes, was atrocious. She had to put her dreams on the sidelines so that Austin the pretty boy could pursue his, a selfish predicament. However, now he's given up his career do her, so this could be a pro.

• Characters: as in Austin, Ally, and Trish. Austin is not talented at dancing or singing, really, and is weak, since everyone else does everything for him. Ally used to be adorable and quirky, what with her stage fright, bad dancing, and love of studying. But now, apparently, she's lost all of that and become just another pop singer:(. Oh and Trish, always getting another job every five seconds is gone. She just chats with her boyfriend, is rude, but yet still gets to stick around because...I don't even know.

• plot holes: if Austin is so famous, shouldn't he have a lot of money, instead of complaining about being broke? Trish, too, as she's his manager?! Also, the only people who interview him are 10 year olds who shouldn't and realistically wouldn't be in show business anyway. How could these be angry about Austin lip synching if he does it all the time? (Oh come on it's obvious!)

All in all, pretty much decent if you don't mind nonexistent confusing plots and intolerable character development.

Adult business characters using minors for their (adults') benefit

[hajujajajuha · 7/10 · 18 July 2021]

I have no issues with main characters or the actors. Or how they do their work when playing their roles. It is all about opinions and there is no correct answer for that.

My issue is how several 40 something years old music moguls like Jimmy Starr use the school kids under 18 years, I guess that is also the legal adult age in the US. It feels almost like child traffiking.

Even both Austin's "Moron matress kingdom" parents and also Ally's evenly stupid father are supposed to be business people, knowing there should be lawyers on the side of their children when it is about making of a deal with such adults and their business.

Even more disturbing is that their so called manager is also under 18.

This goes at least during the seasons 1-3.