“ | It'll be the last P he ever takes! | ” |
— Ally
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"Burglaries & Boobytraps" is the 13th episode in Season 1 of Austin & Ally. It aired on April 15th, 2012 to 3.281 million viewers.[1]
Overview[]
When there's a thief on the loose in the Miami Beach mall, Ally and Trish come up with ideas to catch him. But when the clues all point off to Austin, they have to confront him and Dez, learning that Austin was framed. They find out that the thief steals from stores in alphabetical order. They also put every instrument beginning with "P" in an easy place.
Episode Summary[]
When Austin skips out on practice with Ally to go to a Bruno Mars concert, she gets frustrated with how much Austin skips practice. So in order to make up for it, Austin borrows the new guitar in Sonic Boom to have it autographed by Bruno Mars. However, with the situation concerning the mall thief that has been going on, Ally notices that the guitar is gone and thinks that it has been stolen. She looks at the security camera to see who took it and sees it was Austin.
Trish and Ally assumed Austin was the mall thief, but Ally wanted to hear it from Austin before she turned him in. Ally confronts Austin, but he denies it at first, leaving Ally to think that he really is the mall thief and Trish to turn him in instead for prizes provided by the mall's stores.
Though, once Austin gets the guitar autographed, he gives it back to Ally, telling her he got it autographed to make up for skipping practice. But with having already turned Austin in, that leaves them to catch the real thief to clear Austin's name. They realize how severe the situation is since the mall association is now desperate to capture the thief. It turns out that the thief steals from stores in alphabetical order, resulting in the thief being called "The Alphabet Bandit".
The foursome decides to meet up late the next night in order to find out who is the real thief, with Austin promising that he won't be late. Though, it seems that he does not show up on time again. The plan is that Ally and Trish set up a birdcage to catch him, while Dez sets up a giant glue mousetrap. But it doesn't go as planned when Dez gets stuck on the mousetrap. Ally and Trish try to help him, but Ally accidentally sets off her trap, meaning she and Trish get stuck in the birdcage. The thief then and there comes in the store and attempts to steal the piano. Though he almost gets away with it, Austin comes out of the piano, knocking the thief out in the process. The whole time, he was in the piano to catch the thief, but because of a soft blanket knitted by Trish at her latest job - the Yarn Barn - in there, he fell asleep. The thief turned out to be the mall delivery guy, whose reason for his theft being that no one tips him at the mall, as shown when he delivers various items throughout the episode.
At the end, Austin gives Ally a calendar for all the times he is available to practice with her, though it is empty at first. However, Austin explains that she'll fill in the dates at whatever time so that he'll always be there when she needs him. Trish then comes by with a cart of rewards for catching the thief with the rest to share with her friends but gives them the really small and inexpensive stuff while keeping the big stuff, like a flat-screen TV, a laptop, and a trip to Hawaii, for herself.
Memorable Quotes[]
Dez |
Dez |
Ally |
Delivery Guy |
Ally A little something to help me catch the mall thief. A state of the art security camera. Ally |
Trish |
Trish |
Austin |
Ally |
Ally |
Ally |
Trish |
Ally |
Trish |
Austin |
Ally |
Ally |
Austin |
Ally |
Ally |
Ally |
Dez We want Austin. We want Austin. Ally |
Austin |
Ally |
Dez |
Austin |
Dez |
Austin |
Songs Featured[]
- "Can't Do It Without You" (theme song)
- "It's Me, It's You" (reprise)
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Ross Lynch as Austin Moon
- Laura Marano as Ally Dawson
- Raini Rodriguez as Trish De la Rosa
- Calum Worthy as Dez Wade
Recurring Cast[]
Guest Cast[]
- Ithamar Enriquez as Delivery Man/Alphabet Bandit
- Jim Hoffmaster as Pirate Frank
- Greg Workswick as Billl
- Mike Hennessey as Computer Store Owner (uncredited)
Trivia[]
- This episode was a part of Disney Channel's Whodunit? Weekend, airing April 13-15, 2012.
- It is revealed that Austin's middle name is Monica.
- This episode is featured on the first Austin & Ally DVD, Austin & Ally: All the Write Moves!.
- When Dez is stuck to the mousetrap he is wearing a top with a QR code on and if it is read it says Dez Gee.
- Trish was hired and most likely fired from The Yarn Barn.
- The blanket that Trish knitted is a recurring object in this episode. It has been featured at least 3 times
- This episode title refers to the numerous burglaries taking place in the Mall of Miami, and Ally, Trish, and Dez getting caught in their own boobytrap they set up to catch the thief.
- Dez's outfit he wore in this episode was the same outfit he wore in the opening theme song, Can't Do It Without You.
- It is revealed that Dez had a pet ostrich.
- It was revealed in this episode that Austin and Ally are big fans of Bruno Mars.
- The truck that the delivery guy was loading his goods into said Fred Ex, which is a parody of FedEx.
- The actor that played Billl is the same actor that played Zilch in Eggs & Extraterrestrials.
- The scene where everyone came into Sonic Boom holding pitchforks seemed a little too violent for a Disney Show because it's obvious they wanted to hurt him with pitchforks. However, Ally refused to let them so it's not that bad.
Goofs[]
- When Dez walked up with the glue trap stuck to him he was in a different position than before.
- It is impossible that Dez could have stood up when he was stuck to the glue trap because his feet were too far away from the bottom of the trap.
- It's impossible that Trish & Ally could have gotten out the store door because the cage was too wide and tall.
Transcript[]
To view the Burglaries & Boobytraps transcript, click here.
Gallery[]
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