Friend-A-Rooney

"Oh, Josh. You forgot how to breathe."

- Liv to Josh

Friend-A-Rooney is the eighteenth episode in Season 3 of Liv and Maddie. It aired on May 22, 2016.

Overview
Liv is not too happy when Joey lands a part on “Voltage.” Meanwhile, when Karen finds out that Andie's dad, Mr. Bustamante, disapproves of Dump Truck, they team up to change his mind. Josh has been really depressed since his split with Maddie and Liv realizes having Joey around cheers Josh up so gets him a small role in Voltage, but he takes it too far.

Episode Summary
TBA

Main Cast

 * Dove Cameron as Liv and Maddie Rooney
 * Joey Bragg as Joey Rooney
 * Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Parker Rooney
 * Kali Rocha as Karen Rooney
 * Benjamin King as Pete Rooney

Recurring Cast

 * Lucas Adams as Josh Willcox
 * Victoria Moroles as Andie Gustamante
 * Carter Hastings as Evan
 * Chloé Wepper as Gemma Nimbus
 * Emmy Buckner as Liv 2 (Incorrectly credited)
 * Shelby Wulfert  as Maddie 2 (Incorrectly credited)

Guest Cast

 * Erik Estrada as Mr. Bustamante.

Trivia

 * This episode had the live taping on November 13, 2015.
 * Josh is really depressed after his split with Maddie, causing him to lose his confidence, showing he's still in love with her.
 * Andie's father is introduced in this episode.
 * Andie returns since Dream-A-Rooney.
 * Joey lands a part in Voltage.
 * Choose-A-Rooney is referenced by Josh. He mentions his split with Maddie.
 * Josh and Joey hang out more and become co-stars on Voltage.
 * Even though the plot is about Andie and Dump Truck, the promo is about Josh really struggling with his break up with Maddie and having Joey as his co-star on Voltage.
 * The title seems to refer to Joey becoming a closer friend to Josh, helping him get his confidence back.
 * Diggie is mentioned in this episode.
 * This episode could be seen as similar to the I Didn't Do It episode, Lindy Breaks Garrett, because Maddie (Jasmine) is spending time with Diggie (Owen) whilst Josh (Logan) is having feelings for her and Josh and Maddie (Jasmine and Logan) don't interact at all in the episode, possibly because it is too hard for him to be around her. However, Josh does mention Maddie, but Logan doesn't mention Jasmine.
 * This is the fifth episode no photo promotions but, episode descriptions were released by Disney ABC Press. Others include Co-Star-A-Rooney, Meatball-A-Rooney, Ridgewood-A-Rooney, and Secret-Admirer-A-Rooney.
 * According to Lucas Adams, the voices he did were all his.
 * Liv mentions her break up with Holden from Scoop-A-Rooney.
 * Dump Truck's real name is revealed to be Marion Truckburg. This name was used on another Disney Channel show, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody/On Deck. The manager's name was Marion Moseby.
 * Josh almost totally stops breathing as he forgets how to do it.
 * Joey is terrified of squirrels.
 * This episode is also similar to the Austin & Ally episode Critics & Confidence, because Josh (Austin) loses his confidence from struggling with his break up with Maddie (receiving a bad review from a critic) and needs his friends to help him get it back, but he eventually gets it back in the end.
 * Maddie is a minor character in this episode as she only appears for a couple of minutes at the beginning of the episode.
 * This episode focuses more on Andie and Dump Truck's relationship.
 * Josh speaks in a high or deep voice whenever he can't focus.
 * In the UK, the plot just mentions that Josh is very depressed ever since his split from Maddie and that Liv and Joey help him. It doesn't mention the plot about Andie's father.
 * Erik Estrada guest-starred as Andie's father. He was also mentioned in a Season 2 episode of Friends.
 * Joey references this episode in Ex-A-Rooney when he says Josh hasn't taken his break up with Maddie, well.
 * Maddie and Liv do not interact in this episode, so the body doubles are incorrectly credited.

Goofs

 * When Gemma first shouts "cut" and the bell rings, Josh puts his hand near his face as if to be annoyed since he can't focus, then when she is about to get off of her chair, it shows him doing that same gesture.