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Rock and Roll It Up is the 23rd episode in Season 2 of Shake It Up and the 44th of the overall series. It first aired on July 1, 2012.

Plot

Gary's grandmother, Edie Wilde, dances on "Shake It Up, Chicago" as part of a special performance. Afterwards, Rocky, CeCe, Gunther and Tinka flash back to the days when Edie and her best friend were on one of the first teen dance shows in the 1950's.

Episode Summary

Gary's grandmother, Edie, dances on "Shake It Up, Chicago" as part of a special performance, which she made Gary do, otherwise she would stop sending him birthday checks. After the show, Rocky and CeCe try to show Gary their new dance moves and get rejected once again. Edie flashes back to the days when Edie and her best friend, Trudy, were on one of the first teen dance shows in the 1950's, telling Rocky, CeCe, Gary, Flynn, Gunther and Tinka her story. Edie and Trudy were back-up dancers because they had no partners, and Edie said they should be able to dance front and center without a partner.

Featured Songs

Cast

Main Cast

Recurring

Guest Stars

Absent

Memorable Quotes

Trudy: What's taking so long.
Ace: Take it easy babe I got this.


Gallery

The image gallery for Rock and Roll It Up may be viewed here.

Videos

Shake_it_Up_Rock_and_Roll_It_Up_Promo

Shake it Up Rock and Roll It Up Promo

Rock_and_Roll_It_Up_-_Clip_-_Shake_It_Up_-_Disney_Channel_Official

Rock and Roll It Up - Clip - Shake It Up - Disney Channel Official


Trivia

  • This episode is also known as Happy Days It Up
  • The events in the backstory that Edie Wilde tells are similar to the events Broadway musical and film Hairspray.
  • There is major historical inaccuracy in that there are African American students (such as Trudy) attending the school in 1954. In times of racism and segragation, this would not happen.
  • Kenton and Caroline change their well-known Gunther and Tinka accents to speak with a Southern American accent to match Gerald and Tilly.
  • Ty and Deuce are the only characters not shown in their character. So technically Ty and Deuce never appear in the episode, but Roshon and Adam do.
    • This also means that this is the second episode in a row where Deuce does not appear.
  • Crusty's became the underground malt shop called Saucy's.
  • 3.735 Million viewers tuned in.[1]
  • This is the first episode since Split It Up where all actors appear, and there are no official absences.
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