"Rockers & Writers" is the first episode of Season One of the sitcom Austin & Ally. It aired on December 2, 2011.
Synopsis[]
Ally Dawson (Laura Marano), a shy songwriter, works at Sonic Boom, a music store owned by her father, Lester, located at the Mall of Miami. Austin Moon (Ross Lynch), an aspiring singer, interrupts Ally while she is in her practice room, singing a rough cut of "Double Take". Unbeknownst to Ally, Austin and his best friend, Dez (Calum Worthy), accidentally use the song thinking Austin wrote it himself, create a video, and post it on the Internet, after which Austin becomes an Internet sensation. After performing the song on The Helen Show, Helen suggests that Austin returns and performs another original song. Austin isn't good at song-writing, and the only solution he can think of is to plead with Ally to write another song for him. Ally initially denies in anger, but later agrees to help him. The two bond while working on their next song, "Break Down the Walls", and Austin asks Ally to be there when he performs it. However, when the pianist gets sick, Ally has to fill in. This was all part of Austin's plan to help Ally overcome her stage fright, but it only ends in disaster, leaving her humiliated. However, Austin and Ally become partners, along with Dez as video director, and Ally's best friend, Trish (Raini Rodriguez), as Austin's manager.