Kang-A-Rooney

"I need you to go flirt with our brother!"

- Maddie to Liv

Kang-A-Rooney is the fifth episode in season 1 of Liv and Maddie. It aired on October 6, 2013 and received 3.2 million total viewers.

Overview
When Joey is too nervous to talk to the new girl at school, Maddie decides to help him practice on a girl in a kangaroo costume, who happens to be Liv, and the plan backfires when Joey ends up crushing on her instead. Meanwhile, Parker booby-traps the house to protect one of the family’s most prized Halloween decorations from being stolen.

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
 * Ryan McCartan as Diggie

Guest Cast

 * Cozi Zuehlsdorff as Ocean
 * Gabrielle Elyse as Skyler

Trivia

 * This episode preview aired before the preview of the previous episode, Steal-A-Rooney.
 * This episode is part of Disney Channel's Monstober 2013.
 * This marks Diggie's first appearance since Twin-A-Rooney.
 * This marks Ocean's second appearance and final appearance due to joining the show Mighty Med.
 * This is the first time that someone who isn't a main character has a confessional.
 * Joey dresses up as Elvis Presley and wears his 70's white jumpsuit.
 * For some TV providers, this episode is mistakenly listed as "Haunt-a-Rooney."
 * The title "Haunt-A-Rooney" was later used for Season 3's Halloween episode
 * Joey mentioned Maroon 5 in this episode.
 * This episode was in production the week of May 15, 2013.
 * This episode was originally titled Hallo-whoops!
 * Liv dressed up as a kangaroo and called herself "Sandy", from Australia. This might have been a reference to the movie, "Grease", because the female lead was called Sandy and she came from Australia.
 * The title of this episode is a reference to Kangaroo with a ney added to it.