History Trivia / AustinAndAlly

* IronaryAsSheIsCast: Creator/MaddieZiegler plays the younger sister to someone who's an amazing violinist, and has a slight inferiority complex. In Series/DanceMoms and in real life she's the ''older'' sister and an amazing dancer, while Creator/MackenzieZiegler is often looked over in favor of Maddie.

* RecycledScript: Who else recognized the fact that the episode where Austin almost permanently loses his singing voice is a total rip off of a ''Series/HannahMontana'' episode aired not several years before? They even got one of the principle cast members of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', in this case Robert Picardo, in HM's case, Tim Russ, as the Doctor of the episode. Though, at least this time they got the right actor for it, since Picardo portrayed the ship's holographic Doctor.

* ActorAllusion: Austin always wanted to [[TeenBeachMovie play a surfer in a beach musical]].

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Trish's brother JJ now works at a [[MightyMed superhero hospital]].
** [[Series/GirlMeetsWorld Sabrina Carpenter]]'s whole career started with her guest appearance as Lucy Gluckman in the show. In turn, Ross Lynch and Laura Marano returned the favor when they in turn showed up in the Girl Meets World episode "Girl Meets World of Terror 2".
** [[Film/{{Descendants}} Sofia Carson]] as Chelsea, a girl whom Ally gets jealous over in "Princesses & Prizes".
** Max, one of the Music Factory's students, is [[Series/StuckInTheMiddle Ethan Diaz]].

** Max, one of the Music Factory's students, is ''[[Series/StuckInTheMiddle Ethan Diaz]]''

* CastIncest: "Duos & Deception" has where Dove Cameron and her real-life boyfriend Ryan [=McCartan=] portray siblings. This is a case where the actor have ''already'' been dating ''before'' being cast as family members.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Robert Picardo, the [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Holographic Doctor]]/[[Series/StargateAtlantis IOA Agent Woolsey]], plays a real doctor in "Successes & Setbacks".
** Tilly Thompson (H8ter Girl) and Walter (the usher from the Fright Fest) are better known as [[SoRandom the girl who's going to marry Zack Feldman and Rufus]]. You may also know the former as Aubrey from ''Series/LivAndMaddie'' (and she happens to be Joey Bragg's girlfriend) and Cherry from ''Series/TheThundermans''.
** Ally's old teacher Miss Suzy is [[PeeWeesPlayhouse Miss Yvonne]].
** Mindy from "[=MyTab=] and My Pet" and "Diners and Daters" is [[Series/{{Glee}} Lauren Zises.]]
** Creator/LauraMarano herself used to [[Series/AreYouSmarterThanAFifthGrader make people feel stupider than a fifth grader]].
*** She was also Creator/KelseyGrammer's daughter in the short-lived Creator/{{FOX}} SitCom ''Back to You'' before the role was recast.
*** She was also the young Becca in the dick drawing scene in ''Film/{{Superbad}}''.
** Who knew [[{{Series/Eureka}} Kevin]] was such a badass dancer?
** Ally's mom was Vicki Springer from the FOX TV-Series ''Women in Prison''.
** Lisa Arch from Series/{{MADtv}} as Demonica.
** Cassidy the singing waitress is [[Series/{{Nashville}} Layla Grant]] and Film/{{Jem|AndTheHolograms}}.
** Trish's boyfriend is [[Film/LetItShine Kris McDuffy]].
** Dez once wished he was [[{{invisibility}} invisible]] so he could spy on [[PowerPerversionPotential women in the showers]]. [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Until Sam stopped him]] and then he got [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor hit by a car]].
** Dez's dad is [[ShakeItUp Coach Lesseur]] and his mom is [[MissionHill Posey]]. Adults probably know them better as [[Series/MyBoys Mike Callahan]] and [[Series/NewsRadio Beth]], respectively. His little sister played Gwen Tennyson in ''Film/Ben10AlienSwarm'' and appeared on ''Series/TheMiddle''.
** Trish's dad used to be a [[Film/PaulBlartMallCop security guard at the West Orange Mall in New Jersey]].
** Elliot is [[Series/PrettyLittleLiars Mike]] and [[Series/TeenWolf Theo]].
** [[TeenBeachMovie Lela and Brady were reunited]] to film a movie.
** Gavin is [[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Orion]].
** Sofia Carson is the girl who won a date with Austin in an auction, [[Film/{{Descendants}} and it wouldn't be the last time she tries to be a princess either]].
** [[Series/LivAndMaddie Liv/Maddie and Diggie]] are instead a sibling song-and-dance pair in "Duos and Deception."
** [[Series/GirlMeetsWorld Maya]] had stage fright when going on ''America's Top Talent''.
** [[Series/DanceMoms Maddie]] [[Music/{{Sia}} Ziegler]] as dancer Shelby in ''Homework & Hidden Talents''.
** Speaking of, Shelby's sister is the [[Series/KickinIt girl who held Milton hostage and tried to marry him in a cabin]].
** Benny from Boynado is [[Series/ModernFamily Manny Delgado-Pritchett]] (and Trish's real-life brother).

* CastIncest: "Duos & Deception" has where Dove Cameron and her real-life boyfriend Ryan [=McCartan=] portray siblings, yet they're already known to be dating in real life.

* CastIncest: "Duos & Deception" has where Dove Cameron and her real-life boyfriend Ryan [=McCartan] portray siblings, yet they're already known to be dating in real life.

** Tilly Thompson (H8ter Girl) and Walter (the usher from the Fright Fest) are better known as [[SoRandom the girl who's going to marry Zack Feldman and Rufus]]. You may also know the former as Aubrey from ''Series/LivAndMaddie'' and Cherry from ''Series/TheThundermans''.

** [[Series/GirlMeetsWorld Sabrina Carpenter]]'s whole career started with her guest appearance as Lucy Gluckman in the show.

** Tilly Thompson (H8ter Girl) and Walter (the usher from the Fright Fest) are better known as [[SoRandom the girl who's going to marry Zack Feldman and Rufus]].

** Dez's dad is [[ShakeItUp Coach Lesseur]] and his mom is [[MissionHill Posey]].

** [[Series/LivAndMaddie Maddie and Diggie]] are instead a sibling song-and-dance pair in "Duos and Deception."

** Sofia Carson is the girl who won a date with Austin in an auction, [[Film/Descendants and it wouldn't be the last time she tries to be a princess either]].

* RealLifeRelative: The actors portraying Austin's parents are married in real life.

** [[Series/LivAndMaddie Maddie and Diggie]] are a sibling song-and-dance pair in "Duos and Deception."

* RetroactiveRecognition: Trish's brother JJ now works at a [[MightyMed superhero hospital]].

** Trish says that Benny ( an Austin Moon impersonator) looks more like her than Austin. Those who don't know, Benny is played by Rico Rodriguez, Raini's brother in real life.

* DawsonCasting: Largely an aversion, with Calum Worthy (b. 1991) hardly being an JustForFun/{{egregious}} example and the rest of the main cast being 15-16 at the start of filming. [[note]]Averted with Creator/LauraMarano, however.[[/note]]

** Gavin is the Silver Power Ranger in ''[[Series/PowerRangersMegaforce Power Rangers Super Megaforce]]''.

** Robert Picardo, the [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Holographic Doctor]]/[[Series/StargateAtlantis IOA Agent Woolsey]], plays a real doctor in ''Successes & Setbacks''.

** Laura Marano herself used to [[Series/AreYouSmarterThanAFifthGrader make people feel stupider than a fifth grader]].

* DawsonCasting: Largely an aversion, with Calum Worthy (b. 1991) hardly being an JustForFun/{{egregious}} example and the rest of the main cast being 15-16 at the start of filming. [[note]]Averted with LauraMarano, however.[[/note]]

** Laura Marano herself used to [[AreYouSmarterThanAFifthGrader make people feel stupider than a fifth grader]].
*** She was also Kelsey Grammar's daughter in the short-lived {{FOX}} SitCom ''Back to You'' before the role was recast.

* WrittenByCastMember: Calum Worthy wrote "Eggs & Extraterrestrials."

* WrittenByCastMember: Calum Worthy wrote "Zaliens & Cloud Watchers."

** Ally and Austin dancing towards the end of ''Diners & Daters'' has an unscripted moment where Ally trips on the couch and falls down into a seated position on the couch. Austin's actor Ross Lynch stops his dancing and nearly breaks character. Before he can Laura stands back up saying it was 'part of the dance' and she keeps dancing. They threw it in.