Steal-A-Rooney

"Do not distract me with shopping metaphors!"

- Liv to Maddie

Steal-A-Rooney is the fourth episode of season 1 of Liv and Maddie. It aired on September 29, 2013 and received 2.9 million total viewers.

Overview
After Liv has a difficult time making friends at school, Maddie steps in to help. However, when Liv discovers she was set up and didn’t make her new friend on her own, she ignores Maddie’s warnings and instead befriends a girl known for causing trouble. Meanwhile, Joey is miserable at the new job he has accepted in order to pay back his parents for a hi-tech cell phone.

Episode Summary
Maddie has gotten overly involved in her position as basketball team captain, and Liv has taken notice and considers making new friends at school. When Liv finds out that Maddie has arranged for a fellow student to befriend her, she cuts school with a more troublesome student against Maddie's discretion and gets in trouble to which Maddie takes the blame. Meanwhile, Joey is given a state-of-the-art smartphone and takes on a position in the mall food court in an effort to pay the bill.

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

 * Emmy Buckner as Liv #2
 * Shelby Wulfert as Maddie #2

Guest Cast

 * Cozi Zuehlsdorff as Ocean
 * Anne Winters as Kylie
 * Samm Levine as Chambers
 * Claudia Choi as Kiosk Lady
 * Darlene Kardon as Eleanor

Trivia

 * The title was originally called Talkin' Bout Bad Girls.
 * The Z-Phone was first mentioned and seen in Hannah Montana, and was later expanded upon in A.N.T. Farm. This confirms that Liv and Maddie is in the same universe as these shows (or, at least, in A.N.T. Farm).
 * This is the only appearence of Kylie.
 * This episode premiered on the same day as Jake And The Never Land Pirates: Jake's Never Land Rescue.

Reception

 * The episode received approximately 2.9 million viewers on its premiere night.