Alexa & Katie

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Alexa & Katie
Alexa & Katie titlecard.jpg
Genre Sitcom
Created byHeather Wordham
Showrunner Matthew Carlson
Starring
Opening theme"Alexa and Katie Main Title Theme"
by Paris Berelc
Ending theme"Alexa and Katie Main Title Theme" (instrumental)
Composers
  • Matt Mariano
  • Zach Stretten-Carlson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3 (4 parts)
No. of episodes39
Production
Executive producers
  • Heather Wordham
  • Matthew Carlson
Producers
Cinematography
  • Christian La Fountaine
  • Wayne Kennan
EditorKirk Benson
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time23–37 minutes
Production companyVanity Logo Productions (season 1)
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23) 
June 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)

Alexa & Katie is an American sitcom created by Heather Wordham as a Netflix original series. Matthew Carlson serves as showrunner. The series stars Paris Berelc and Isabel May as Alexa and Katie respectively. Alexa is a high schooler suffering from cancer. Her best friend, Katie, helps her every step of the way. Jolie Jenkins, Emery Kelly, Eddie Shin, Finn Carr, Tiffani Thiessen, with Jack Griffo also star. The series debuted on Netflix on March 23, 2018, and ran for four parts, concluding on June 13, 2020.

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Premise

Lifelong best friends Alexa and Katie are eagerly anticipating the start of their freshman year of high school. However, Alexa has cancer, which leaves them feeling like outsiders at a time when what seems to matter most is fitting in. To support Alexa, Katie makes an important decision and shaves her head with Alexa. The girls try to navigate through all the troubles that high school seems to bring, together, while Alexa is dealing with cancer. [1]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest stars

Production

Alexa & Katie is the first multi-camera sitcom produced by Netflix. [2] The series was ordered in early 2017 with Wordham as executive producer. Berelc and May would star as the protagonists with Carlson serving as showrunner. [3] In June 2017, Thiessen, Shin and Kelly were cast as Alexa's parents and older brother, with Jenkins cast as May's mother. [4] In August 2017, Griffo, Medders and Leighton were cast as Berelc and May's classmates. [5] [6] The first season was released on March 23, 2018. [1] Less than three weeks later, on April 9, Netflix renewed the series for a second season, with Wordham replacing Carlson as showrunner. [7] [8] [9]

On February 15, 2019, the series was renewed for a third season of 16 episodes. The season was split into two parts, each featuring eight episodes and focusing on Berelc and May's characters navigating through their final years of high school. [10] [11] The first part of the third season premiered on December 30, 2019. [12] The second part of the third season, which served as the series' conclusion, was released on June 13, 2020. [13]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
1 13March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)
2 10December 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)
3 168December 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)
8June 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)

Season 1 (2018)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Bad Hair Day"Andy CadiffHeather WordhamMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

Alexa has leukemia, a type of cancer, and after the doctor clears her for school, she and her best friend, Katie, get ready to start their first day of high school. However, due to Alexa's chemo, her hair begins to fall out, which leaves her distressed. She convinces Katie to teepee her rival, Gwenny's, house, but they then realize they accidentally teepee'd their principal Trugly's house. After being suspended for three days, Dave then finds out that Alexa knew she was teepee'ing Trugly, making Katie upset. After Jennifer returns Katie's ski cap, which Alexa had borrowed when they teepee'd Trugly's house, Katie finds Alexa's hair in the cap and realizes why Alexa wanted to get in trouble. After Katie confronts Alexa, Katie helps Alexa by shaving her hair off, claiming that Alexa will never have to go through anything alone.

Guest stars: Kerri Medders as Gwenny, Iman Benson as Reagan, Merit Leighton as Hannah, Nadja Alaya as Megan, Carmella Riley as Nurse
22"Wigs"Andy CadiffHeather WordhamMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

After the girls shaved their hair off, they go to a department store to buy wigs. The wig Katie wants to buy, however, costs $300, more than she can afford. Not wanting to let Alexa know about her money troubles, she buys the wig anyway, along with a brightly colored one. They also avoid Hannah and Reagan on many occasions making them upset. Meanwhile, Dave struggles with seeing Alexa without any hair and offends her after seeing her in her expensive wig saying "There's my girl". Katie has to return the wig until Jennifer gets her paycheck. Alexa and Katie then attend their first day of high school in the brightly colored cheap wigs.

Guest stars: Iman Benson as Reagan, Merit Leighton as Hannah, Clint Culp as Security Guard, Beverly Leech as Saleswoman, Cutter Garcia as Delivery Person
33"Basketball" Jeff Melman Matthew Carlson March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

Alexa wants to try out for the basketball team and compete with her rival, but due to her chemo, she isn't allowed to. Katie tries out for her as a sign of support. Subsequently, a rumor starts to spread that someone in the grade has cancer. Lori starts to work from home to be closer to Alexa, but it doesn't work out, due to Lori being so preoccupied with work as she struggles to parent. During basketball try-outs, Katie blocks a ball through an air jump, but causes Katie's wig to fall off and her bald head is revealed, leading everyone to believe she is the one with cancer.

Guest stars: Jenica Bergere as Coach Winters, Kerri Medders as Gwenny, Iman Benson as Reagan, Merit Leighton as Hannah
44"Ungroundable"Jeff MelmanNancy CohenMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

Alexa continually ropes Katie into doing bad things with her to prove to her that her mother won't ground her. Including watching a rated R movie, spilling coffee on her mom's favorite sweater, etc. Then after having a heartfelt talk with Lori, Lori agrees to try to be around more. Eventually, Lori comes to her senses and grounds Alexa for getting a bad grade on her math test and hires a tutor, Lucas's friend Dylan.

Guest stars: Jack Griffo as Dylan, Scott Wordham as Barry
55"The Play, Part 1"Jeff MelmanGary MurphyMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

As everyone thinks Katie is the one with cancer, everyone begins being so nice to her. After getting the lead part in the play Romeo and Juliet , she is left wondering if she is getting special treatment so Alexa tells everyone that she is the one with cancer to give Katie a fair chance. Jennifer asks Lucas to babysit Jack, however it proves harder than he thought.

Guest stars: Merit Leighton as Hannah, Nathaniel Potvin as Ryan, Katie Walder as Ms. Rogers, Alyssa Jirrels as Vanessa
66"Picture Day [d] " Victor Gonzalez Ray LanconMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

Since Alexa has revealed she is the one with cancer everyone has started being very nice to her – even her rival, Gwenny. She continually plays pranks on Gwenny to get her to start being mean to her again, which ultimately works as Gwenny wrecks Alexa's wig right before the school photos, Lori was able to get a new wig in time but Alexa ends up changing her mind and takes the photo with out it. Jennifer and Jack form a rivalry with Dave over baseball.

Guest stars: Kerri Medders as Gwenny, Iman Benson as Reagan, Ricky Garcia as Cameron
77"The Play, Part 2 [d] "Jeff MelmanTodd LindenMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

Katie starts to ignore Alexa more and more, as she becomes focused on the play. Lori gives Katie life lessons during rehearsals, which annoys Jennifer to a great extent.

Guest stars: Jack Griffo as Dylan, Nathaniel Potvin as Ryan, Katie Walder as Ms. Rogers, Alyssa Jirrels as Vanessa, Joy Luthman as Garth, Anthony Keyvan as Nathan, Leonard Robinson as Bennet
88"Support Group" Phill Lewis Erin WagonerMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

Katie starts to feel left out as Alexa, who is back in the hospital, is receiving support from her fellow cancer patients. Lori stresses over her care, and bakes a load of cookies to try to bribe the hospital nurse into giving Alexa special treatment.

Guest stars: Nadja Alaya as Megan, Gus Kamp as Justin, Carmella Riley as Nurse Lynda, Eris Baker as Michelle, Avery Monsen as Nurse Chad, Gabriel Rissa as Scott
99"Winter Luau"Trevor KirschnerKamon NaddafMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

Due to her low immune system Alexa is ordered to stay home, however she video-chats with Katie on an iPad to access her lessons. Jennifer gets upset when Jack asks Dave to go to his school career day instead of her.

Guest stars: Jack Griffo as Dylan, Kerri Medders as Gwenny, Iman Benson as Reagan, Merit Leighton as Hannah, Jenica Bergere as Coach Winters, Alyssa Jirrels as Vanessa, Curran Walters as Gabriel, Scott Wordham as Barry, Roberta Valderrama as Ms. Walsh, Declan Whaley as Student #1, Christian J. Simon as Student #2, Eliza Pryor as Student #3, Isla Farris as Student #4, Antonio Raul Corbo as Student #5
1010"Thanksgiving"Trevor KirschnerGary MurphyMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

Alexa cooks Thanksgiving dinner, however it doesn't take long for it to be ruined. Meanwhile, Katie tries to reconnect with her father, but gets upset when he continues to treat her like a little girl.

Guest stars: Joe Regalbuto as Sam, Alan Ritchson as Robbie, Lee Garlington as Loretta, Jessica Lorez as Zoe
1111"Secret Sleepover" Katy Garretson Nancy CohenMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

Dave and Lori take Lucas on a trip to pilot-school interviews, leaving Alexa at Jennifer's for the weekend. She and Katie get up to no good while they are gone. Ryan asks Katie to the winter formal.

Guest stars: Jack Griffo as Dylan, Iman Benson as Reagan, Merit Leighton as Hannah, Nathaniel Potvin as Ryan, Scott Wordham as Barry, Nicole J. Butler as Alice, Mimi Cozzens as Cyndi
1212"Winter Formal, Part 1"Andy CadiffBlake J. WilligerMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

Jack takes a 'stray' cat under his wing, which Dave develops an allergic reaction to. While Dylan and Alexa try to get closer, Lucas persistently interrupts the two and tries to break them up.

Guest stars: Jack Griffo as Dylan, Nathaniel Potvin as Ryan, Jason Boegh as Mr. Bradford
1313"Winter Formal, Part 2"Andy CadiffMatthew CarlsonMarch 23, 2018 (2018-03-23)

Alexa and Katie get ready for the Winter Formal. Alexa convinces Katie to ask Ryan to the dance, and Hannah tells everyone. Eventually, the news gets to Ryan, and he says yes before Katie can even ask him. On the day of the dance, they find out there is a flu outbreak, meaning Alexa can't go. However Katie gets an idea which will allow Alexa to go; wearing a medical mask. Meanwhile, Jack tries to persuade Jennifer to get a puppy, and in the end, Jennifer adopts a rescue, who Jack names Potato. Upon entering the dance, Alexa finds everyone with masks, including Gwenny. Alexa dances with Dylan, and the two kiss. The episode ends with everyone dancing together to Katy Perry's "Firework".

Guest stars: Jack Griffo as Dylan, Nathaniel Potvin as Ryan, Kerri Medders as Gwenny, Merit Leighton as Hannah, Iman Benson as Reagan, Alyssa Jirrels as Vanessa, Ricky Garcia as Cameron, Nadja Alaya as Megan, Cutter Garcia as Pizza Guy

Season 2 (2018)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
141"Second First Day"Trevor KirschnerHeather WordhamDecember 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)

The Mendozas struggle to deal with Alexa's upcoming checkup as her and Katie's first day of sophomore year arrives.

Guest stars: Kerri Medderrs as Gwenny, Merit Leighton as Hannah, Iman Benson as Reagan, Nathaniel James Potvin as Ryan, Gregg Daniel as Dr. Bretweiser, Jordan Austin Smith as Cody
152"ChoreCats"Trevor KirschnerNancy CohenDecember 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)

Katie uses a job-giving app to pay for an acting program in London with Alexa's help. Elsewhere, Jennifer and Jack take a bet on who can stay away from their addictions, coffee and chocolate, the longest.

Guest stars: Merit Leighton as Hannah, Iman Benson as Reagan, Nathaniel James Potvin as Ryan, Emily Happe as Mary, Joachim Powell as Owen, Jessica Pressley as Sadie, Brooke Renaud as Violet
163"#GWENCAS" Victor Gonzalez Ray LanconDecember 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)

After Katie's ChoreCats idea fails, she decides to apply for a job at Wired without telling Jennifer. Meanwhile, she and Alexa also try to sabotage Lucas's new relationship with Gwenny and Jack annoys Jennifer by tap dancing; resolved by eardefenders.

Guest stars: Kerri Medders as Gwenny, Scott Wordham as Barry, Alyssa Gabrielle Rodriguez as Waitress
174"Tryouts and Latte Doubts"Victor GonzalezTodd LindenDecember 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)

Katie struggles on her first day working at Wired, and Alexa realizes that her cancer has affected her basketball skills. Katie eventually learns how to deal with rude customers and Alexa accepts her position on Junior Varsity.

Guest stars: Kerri Medders as Gwenny, Jenica Bergere as Coach Winters, Scott Wordham as Barry, Jordan Austin Smith as Cody, Alyvia Alyn Lind as Sasha, Avery Monsen as Nurse Chad, Katherine Tokarz as Ruby, Liam Attridge as Steve
185"PB Without J" Katy Garretson Eric Horsted December 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)

Alexa and Dylan begin fighting over Alexa's friendship with Katie. Katie attempts to fix this at a Halloween party, which leads to a disastrous break up.

Guest stars: Kerri Medders as Gwenny, Merit Leighton as Hannah, Iman Benson as Reagan, Nathaniel James Potvin as Ryan, Scott Wordham as Barry, Jordan Austin Smith as Cody, Lance Valentine Butler as Lloyd, Jamie Zwick as Biker Guy
196"Shop 'Til You Cry"Katy GarretsonBlake J. WilligerDecember 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)

Alexa bottles her sadness about her break up with Dylan in order to go dress shopping with Katie, Lori and Jennifer. She eventually breaks down, realizing that her first relationship is over. Dave also helps Lucas with dating advice.

Guest stars: Kerri Medders as Gwenny, Victoria Kelleher as Saleswoman, Ashton Arbab as Aaron, Alexis Jayde Burnett as Kim, Jason Spisak as Video Game Announcer
207"Katie's Beautiful Mind" Jody Margolin Hahn Nancy CohenDecember 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)

Alexa faces Dylan for the first time since their break up on Halloween, and Katie struggles to study for her midterms whilst working at Wired. Elsewhere, Lucas decides to create a band with his classmates Cameron and Steve, much to Lori and Dave's dismay. Katie eventually tells her mom about her job.

Guest stars: Merit Leighton as Hannah, Iman Benson as Reagan, Nathaniel James Potvin as Ryan, Scott Wordham as Barry, Ricky Garcia as Cameron, Liam Attriidge as Steve, Lilly Cornell Warriner as Sue, Duane Ervin as Boy #1, James Blakely as Boy #2
218"The Ghost of Cancer Past"Victor GonzalezJulia MirandaDecember 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)

It's Christmas and Lori decides to do secret Santa. Jennifer gets Lori and doesn't know what to get for her. Alexa finds her old cancer bag and remembers when she first found out she had cancer.

Guest stars: Nathaniel James Potvin as Ryan, Gregg Daniel as Dr. Breitweiser, Nadja Alaya as Megan
229"New Year's ... Whoops"Kelly ParkErin WagonerDecember 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)

Lori struggles to beat Dave and Jennifer during New Year's Eve activities with her naive partner, Jack. Elsewhere, Katie finally gains the courage to tell Ryan about her feelings for him, until she accidentally destroys Wired's coffee machine.

Guest stars: Merit Leighton as Hannah, Iman Benson as Reagan, Nathaniel James Potvin as Ryan, Scott Wordham as Barry, Jordan Austin Smith as Cody, Anthony Keyvan as Nathan, Lilly Cornell as Warriner as Sue
2310"Sweet Sixteen"Trevor KirschnerRay LanconDecember 26, 2018 (2018-12-26)

In the aftermath of the coffee machine incident, Katie ends up using all the money she saved up for the London trip. She decides not to tell Alexa as she's scared it will ruin her Sweet 16. Jennifer and Jack decide to fake sick to avoid going to work and school, respectively, for one last day after the holidays. Lucas is having trouble writing lyrics with his bandmates, especially when Gwenny returns from her holiday vacation. Alexa finds out about Katie, so she decides to cancel her Sweet 16 venue and move the party to her house. The refund from the cancellation is enough to fund Katie's London trip. Lucas's band performs, Megan shows up, Dylan and Alexa settle on good terms, and Katie reveals her feelings to Ryan.

Guest stars: Kerri Medders as Gwenny, Merit Leighton as Hannah, Iman Benson as Reagan, Nathaniel James Potvin as Ryan, Scott Wordham as Barry, Jordan Austin Smith as Cody, Ricky Garcia as Cameron, Liam Attridge as Steve, Nadja Alaya as Megan, Anthony Keyvan as Nathan, Jessica Leigh Gonzales as Repairwoman, Nathan Frizzel as Brian, John Lee Ames as Gerald

Season 3 (2019–20)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
Part 1
241"1st Day of Junior Year"Trevor KirschnerHeather WordhamDecember 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)
Alexa and Katie are with Dr. Corts to talk about their argument, they recap the episode:

Lucas goes to college until he gets kicked out for starting a fire. Dave and Lori celebrate their 20th anniversary and Dave promises to make Lori a gazebo, (which he continues to work on throughout the season).

Alexa and Katie are happy it’s the first day of 11th grade and Gwenny befriends Alexa. Alexa doesn't know what to write for her personal essay for college. Dave, Lori and her friends (including Gwenny for the rest of the season) say she should write about her having cancer but Alexa declines. Alexa and Katie argue after pretending to drive, showing the fight was about nothing and that they were just burnt out after their first day.

Alexa tells Dr. Corts she doesn’t want to write it on cancer because she is more than just that, and Katie tells her she's anxious about not getting into the same college as Alexa.

Guest stars: Kerri Medders as Gwenny, Merit Leighton as Hannah, Iman Benson as Reagan, Constance Marie as Dr. Corts, Nathaniel James Potvin as Ryan, Jordan Austin Smith as Cody
252"Stupid Binder" Gloria Calderón Kellett Nancy CohenDecember 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)

The family is excited for Alexa's final treatment appointment. While at the hospital Alexa meets Spencer in the gift shop and they exchange numbers. At her appointment Alexa is very upset to learn she has only upgraded to patient-centered care and will continue to needs check ups. Spencer later texts Alexa telling her that he has cancer.

Meanwhile Katie wants the main role of Emily in the play Our Town , but also wants to join Peggy's study group, she ends up getting both but the study group has conflicting times with play practice, so she ends up picking a smaller part for the play so she can do both.

At home Lucas is inspired by Alexa's doctors and wants to get into pre-med and Jennifer has started online dating.
263"Always Something There to Remind Me" Victor Gonzalez Ray LanconDecember 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)

Alexa has been keeping in contact with Spencer and doesn't want to date him as she believes he just needs a friend. She later meets him at the hospital to support him though chemotherapy and is reminded of her time in chemo. By the time he gets his port flushed it becomes too much for her and she leaves.

Meanwhile Katie hopes to join Hannah clean up the park as she wants to demonstrate leadership skills for her college resume, but ends up taking Jack to taekwondo practice, and tries to get a job there with no experience. She later becomes the assistant manager at Wired.

Back at home Lucas continues singing while studying leading his parents to think he hasn't learned anything, until he starts singing things about the human body. Jennifer practices her dating skills on Dave and Lori.
274"Unconsciously Coupling"Trevor KirschnerGrant Levy & Dominik RothbardDecember 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)

Alexa is looking forward to getting her drivers licence and is upset when she fails the test. She talks to Spencer about it over the phone and learns it's more than just driving – it's freedom. So she gets more driving practice with Dave and accidentally breaks the gazebo he was creating for Lori.

Meanwhile Katie has gotten bored of her boyfriend, but is scared to break up with him because she doesn't want to hurt his feelings. However, she doesn't realize he has been feeling the exact same way. She accidentally invites him over and they break up without hurting each other's feelings and remain friends.

At home Lucas has been in the flow of studying. Dave, Lori and Brian (the party planer from “Sweet Sixteen”) plan a retirement party for one of Dave’s coworkers. Dave tells Lori she should be Brian’s assistant, as Lori has been bored of her Job.
285"All I Want for Christmas is You" Jody Margolin Hahn Leo Chu & Eric S. GarciaDecember 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)

It's Christmas and Alexa is looking forward to seeing Dylan for the first time since he left for Stanford. She checks on Spencer first and he seems distracted while wearing a baseball cap. When Alexa meets up with Dylan she realizes he had changed at school. When he gifts her a Stanford baseball cap she relises Spencer's losing his hair. She goes back to his house to give him a silk pillow case and helps him shave his head. They almost kiss.

Meanwhile Kaite is hosting a canned food drive at Wired for her college resume and struggles to hangout with her mates. Later she meets Aiden for the first time. She later wins the bet to make Barry laugh by falling over the cans.

Lori has been coming home late because of her new job so the family begins to decorate without her. Jennifer chooses to miss her date to join Dave and Jack build a trainset because she's scared to get back into the dating game. When Lori comes home she sees they have all waited for her so they can continue decorating as a family.
296"Writer-Director-Nervous Wreck"Victor GonzalezLucas Brown EyesDecember 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)

Alexa and Katie are competing in a play competition and instead of performing a play that already exists Katie wants to write it herself as it would be good for her college resume, It becomes stressful when her friends argue over what part they want so she rewrites it 4 times. After Gwenny quits last minute Hannah takes her spot but things continue to go badly. Alexa needs to see Spencer at the hospital so Katie takes her place and provides Hannah with a script so she can remember her lines and things start going better. They came last out of three.

At home Lucas got Bs as his grades and is upset to learn that isn't good enough to become a doctor and decides pre-med isn’t for him. Dave, Lori and Jennifer are annoyed their things are missing for the play.
307"It's Just... Weird"Kelly ParkRomi BartaDecember 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)

Alexa has been nervous to introduce Spencer to her friends and family before he comes to Wired and then attends her basketball game. Lori invites him over for dinner and while he's there Spencer explains to Jack that he doesn't have Leukemia like Alexa, but instead Hodgkin's lymphoma. As he talks about his cancer Alexa leaves the table and goes into the backyard. Spencer joins her in the gazebo and tells her that he should have kissed her after she shaved her head. Alexa tells him that she only wants to be friends and Spencer leaves, disappointed.

Katie thinks her mom has gotten into a relationship via her dating app and investigates if it's Gwenny’s dad. After finding out it wasn't him she confronts Jennifer at the dinner table and learns her mom has been talking to a school board member named Mike about a new position as the counselor at Alexa and Katie's school.
318"Panic! At The Putt-Putt"Trevor Kirschner Eric Horsted December 30, 2019 (2019-12-30)

Alexa and Katie decide to go Minigolfing to get their minds of the upcoming SATs test and how Alexa hasen’t heard from Spencer since the night in her backyard. While at the mini golf place Katie runs into Aiden and Alexa runs into Spencer. He tells her that being friends is OK with him and Alexa kisses him instead. After they make up they see Katie breaking the golf course as a form of Stress management with Aiden encouraging her. Before the test Katie has a panic attack, causing them both to miss the test.

Meanwhile Jennifer is having some trouble with her sliding door and gets a Handyman named Joe Perry from yelp to fix it. Lori starts purposefully breaking things at her house to get Joe to stay around longer as they have a lot in common, it worked and Joe ends up asking Jennifer out.
Part 2
329"Last First Day"Erika KaestleJulia MirandaJune 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)

Alexa and Katie are excited for the start of senior year. While setting up their new lockers we learn Alexa has started dating Spencer. When decorating the Douglas Wellard statue Katie tells Alexa she has been extra "ammped up" to make the best last-first-day because when they started freshman year together she did not know if Alexa would make it to senior year. Still wanting a perfect last-first-day they get Pizza and wish lanterns, just like their previous first days.

Jennifer is nervous about becoming school counselor and cuts Jacks hair wrong, while at school she struggles to make friends with the other teachers and hides in the bathroom until the wish lanterns set off the sprinklers in the bathroom. Principal Trugly encourages Jennifer to suspend Alexa and Katie for a week, as it “feels good.”

Lori and Dave have decided make Lucas more independent by making him learn how to do house chores, he ends up getting taught from Jack after offering to fix his hair.
3310"Rules for Better Barista-ing"Jody Margolin HahnHeather Wordham & Grant Levy & Dominik RothbardJune 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)

Alexa has gotten her drivers license. Spencer Joins his college basketball team after Alexa supports him. Shes worried his getting special treatment after a video of “Cancer Guy” making the team is released. After talking Spencer says it does upset him, he doesn't wanna be mad, so he looks at the positives. Such as a new relationship.

Katie needs to write an essay on an accomplishment for a scholarship. She also needs to teach a new Wired employee who ends up being Aiden, to Katie’s dismay. Aiden makes great latte’s. They end up getting along a little bit and he helps her with her essay.

Lori is tasked with planning Brian’s party but he invites more people last minute, causing the caterer to quit, meaning the whole family had to make the food. Lucas is self taught at cooking and Jack needs glasses. The families enjoy the food as Brian ends up cancelling. For her work Brian gives Lori a partnership she hoped for.
3411"The Girl Who Cried Yelp"Jody Margolin HahnNancy Cohen & Ray LanconJune 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)

Alexia and Kaite have finished the SATs and Jack now has glasses.

Jenifer invites Joe over for dinner so he can meet the family but Katie is nervous things are going too fast, it gets worse when Jenifer invites Joe to Katie’s play, Taming of the Shrew . To prove his fine they check his yelp reviews and find one claiming Joe robed a video store owner, they check the store to see if it’s true only to find a stuck up old lady who thinks everything new is bad. Katie learns change is ok and goes back home.

Joe fixes something Jake broke then teaches Jack not to keep secrets from his mother. Lori and Dave come on too strong on Joe, but in the end he didn’t mind. Jenifer ultimately thanks Katie for adjusting to the changes.
3512"Choose Your Own Adventure"Erika KaestleJoshua Grossman & Nathan FrizzellJune 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)

Everyone else knows what college major to study except Alexia. Jennifer suggests taking a online test to figure it out, and it returns "interior designer". She practices her skills on Katie’s bedroom. Even though she did great she doesn’t want it as a job. Her parents later support her by telling her no mater what she does it will be amazing.

Katie did a great job playing the main character in Taming of the Shrew her last play before they graduate. She tells her therapist about it and mentions she doesn’t have anxiety when performing. Later when closing Wired she almost has a panic attack but Aiden helps distract her. Katie originally wanting to do business for her major changes her mind and applies for an acting major.

The Mendoza’s are staying with the Cooper’s all week as Joe is replacing their countertops, Jeifer slowly grows agitated but then Joe announced he finished early. Turns out their new countertops look a lot like their old ones.
3613"Speaking of Cancer"Kelly ParkLeo Chu & Eric S. Garcia & Julia MirandaJune 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)
3714"The Smoke Show" Phill Lewis Nancy Cohen & Lucas Brown EyesJune 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)
3815"Last Dance"Kelly ParkRay Lancon & Romi BartaJune 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)
3916"This Feels Right"Kelly ParkEric Horsted & Grant Levy & Dominik RothbardJune 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)
The girls have graduated high school and started university, though not at the same school. The series ends with them returning home for the Thanksgiving holiday during their freshman year.

Awards

In 2018, Alexa & Katie was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program. [14] In 2019, the series was recognised at the 12th Television Academy Honors. [15] The show won Favorite Kids TV Show at the 2021 Kids' Choice Awards. [16]

Notes

  1. season 3 episode 7
  2. season 3 episode 1
  3. season 3 episode 7
  4. 1 2 Although shown as is in the episode list on Netflix, "Picture Day" and "The Play, Part 2" are listed in reverse chronological order.[ citation needed ]

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