Ruby & The Rockits - Episodes

In the series opener, teenage Ruby (Alexa Vega) reconnects with her dad, David (David Cassidy), a pop star whose heyday was in the 1980s. David then seeks out his estranged brother and former bandmate, Patrick (Patrick Cassidy), who's now a suburban dad from whom David needs helps.

David is a no-show at the father-daughter dance that Ruby helped organize at school.

Title's Song Reference: "Save the Last Dance for Me" by Ben E. King and The Drifters

Jordan asks Ruby for a ride home from a keg party, but the only vehicle available is Patrick's new car, which Ruby is not allowed to drive. She decides that it is more important to help Jordan than to listen to the rules. The next morning Patrick is upset because he thinks David drove his car, due to alcohol smell and the drivers seat is meant to fit a person in a smaller size. Ruby convinces David to take the blame for Jordan and her. He apologizes to Patrick, and Patrick forgives him. Later, they watch David's interview. Upon describing Ruby, he says she a rebel, and a crazy person just like he was/is. He then proceeds to go into detail of how she stole his brothers car and saved her drunk cousin. Patrick ends up grounding Jordan for three weeks, Ruby for one.

Guest Star: Arden Myrin as Erica

Title's Song Reference: "Do You Want to Know a Secret" by The Beatles

Ruby throws a party to impress some new classmates, but David throws a bash that outshines hers. Elsewhere, Patrick and Audie embark on a weekend getaway, but end up mad at each other when they share a secret. Audie's secret is that she had kissed David before Patrick, thus making Patrick mad. When he gets over it, she asks what his secret might be, and it is implied that he had kissed one of her cousins at a Christmas party.

Guest Star: Khalil Kain as Crayton Jones

Title's Song Reference: "It's My Party" by Lesley Gore

Ruby wants to date an older guy, and David and Patrick have opposing views on the matter. David then sneaks Ruby out through her bedroom window. While on her date Jordan shows up and he and Ruby's date start to argue, but it is then revealed that her date is gay and didn't think it was a date in the first place.

Guest Star: Jake Sandvig as Nils

Note: This was the only episode that was rated TV-14.

Title's Song Reference: "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna

Ruby's not pleased when David goes out with her Spanish teacher. Meanwhile, Jordan and Ben earn some cash by serving as tour guides for Rockits fans.

Guest Star: Alex Meneses as Ms. Vanessa Vasquez

Title's Song Reference: "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen

David invites a magazine reporter to accompany him and Ruby on a day they spend bonding. Elsewhere, Jordan wants to know if Ruby is indeed David's offspring, so he tries to obtain DNA samples from them.

Guest Star: Alan Ruck as Martin

Title's Song Reference: "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge

Patrick becomes the coach of Ruby's soccer team, while David takes a creative approach to mentoring Jordan in songwriting.

Title's Song Reference: "We Are the Champions" by Queen

Ruby meets David and Patrick's mother (Shirley Jones), who's unreceptive to Ruby's attempts at bonding and asks Ruby not to call her "Grandma."

Ruby gets mad at Jordan when he starts dating her best friend Kristen (Lucy Hale). Meanwhile, David and Patrick teach Ben how to defend himself against a bully at school, the dad and the uncle lie and teach Ben how to fight the bully, he ends up winning. It turns out the bully is a girl.