It's Not About You

Cyrus and Iris get along at the carnival.

**It's Not About You** is the fifth episode of the first season and the overall 5th episode of **Andi Mack**.

## Short Summary

Ham works to convince Bex to contact Bowie and tell him the truth. Andi's frustration boils over when she discovers that Buffy has secretly been confiding in Bex instead of her. Meanwhile, Cyrus double-dates with Jonah Beck, Amber and her friend Iris.

## Long Summary

Bex is still in shock that Ham told Andi's father of her existence and that he talked to him and saw him. Andi then walks downstairs. Bex doesn't know whether Andi overheard any of their conversation. Andi just wanted the disco ball. Bex is fine with that. Andi's waiting, so Bex picks up on the fact that she wants it now. However, Ham says that they'll take it down and bring it up to her. Andi tries to protest but she eventually goes to bed. After that, Ham and Bex continue their conversation. Ham posts pictures of her on his Facepage, so Andi's father knows about Andi, but he thinks that she's Ham's daughter, not his. Ham thinks that he should know the truth and gives Bex his email. Bex says she's not gonna write him. Ham says that he should know his daughter.

While walking to school with Cyrus and Andi, Buffy asks her what happened after the party and if she got in trouble with Celia, who Buffy calls Andi's mother. Andi corrects her after a mix-up on the name and says only if Celia will ever speak to Andi again after the party, given that they had a pretty explosive argument when she found out. Buffy points out that Andi has Bex. According to Buffy, she's a cool mom. She lets Andi have parties. Andi corrects Buffy. Bex makes Andi have parties. It was a great party, but now they're both in a lot of trouble. Cyrus interrupts and says he wants to show them something. He says hi to Jonah and he says hi. Cyrus is honored. Jonah then comes over and wants to talk to Cyrus, who thought he did something wrong and immediately apologizes. They then go to a different table. Cyrus says he's sorry for whatever he did. Jonah says that Cyrus cracks him up and asks why he's nervous all the time. Cyrus says that he's raised by four mental health professionals, so that's why.

Over at the other table, Andi asks why it's so hard to stop liking someone when there's a zero percent chance they'll ever like you back. Buffy says that's why country and western music is here. She then sings a country song related to Andi's liking for Jonah. Gus then comes over and says that Buffy's in trouble and needs to go to the office. Buffy asks if Andi can go with her and Andi goes with her.

Jonah and Cyrus continue their conversation. Jonah confirms that Iris likes Cyrus. Cyrus isn't catching on and thinks she likes him as a friend. Jonah explains to him that she likes him romantically and they want to hang out this weekend. Cyrus is fine with that.

At the office, Andi tries to catch up on the fact that Cyrus is going out on a double date. Cyrus corrects her. It's a hang, according to Jonah. Andi tries to figure out the difference, but Cyrus is as confused as she is. Andi points out that she's not allowed to date until she graduates high school, though that rule is no longer in effect given that Bex is in charge now. It turns out that Andi likes boundaries. All she wants to do is stay in her room and read a book. Buffy comes out of the office and says that some kid complained about her hair being too fizzy and big for him to read the board. Buffy has to change her hair. She wishes she could talk to her mom, but she's still overseas for six months.

Andi's reading her book in her room but immediately grabs her book and hides in the bathroom when she hears Bex calling her name. Bex doesn't look in the bathroom hard enough and says she can't find Andi. Ham says she didn't look hard enough and found Andi in the bathtub behind the shower curtain. Bex tells Andi that they wanted to hang out but quickly realizes that Andi was hiding from her, meaning that she didn't want to hang out. Bex is hurt by this and then walks out. Ham asks if they're having a problem, but Andi just says that she misses having a mom and it looks like she'll never have a dad either. Ham says that she still has him. Andi then asks if he knows who her dad is. Ham begins to get flustered and says yes. Andi starts firing questions at him but Ham refuses to answer, to which Andi realizes that he thinks she shouldn't know and walks out.

In the office, Ham asks Bex what she's gonna write. She says she won't with Ham standing over his shoulder. Ham says he'll leave her alone. As he goes, she tries to write the email but has no luck in what words to say. Eventually, she chooses to write "Hey" and sends it.

Buffy comes to school with her straightened hair. Andi and Cyrus are shocked, though they think it looks good. Andi asks if she's going to do this permanently and Buffy says maybe. Andi doesn't like it, but Cyrus reminds her to not insult a woman's hair.

Bex is checking her computer. She finally got a response from Andi's father but is too scared to open it. She enlists Ham to do it and he's shocked at the response, which is "Hey" as well. He thinks that 13 years without communication should warrant more than just "Hey". Ham says she didn't write that he was Andi's father. Bex says that if he wants to do it, he can. However, Ham struggles to find the right words and writes "Hey" also.

At The Spoon, Andi wonders why Buffy isn't here. Andi's running late. Cyrus assures her that she will see her tomorrow. Cyrus then asks Andi what he should wear to the double date with Jonah and Amber. Andi doesn't know. Cyrus shows her some pictures of clothing, and Andi picks them out, and then she leaves.

As Andi is walking, she passes by the Fringe and is surprised by Bex talking to Buffy, who was supposed to meet Andi at the flea market.

Buffy is trying to make amends with Andi. She's sorry for taking so long because she was talking to Bex. Andi asks what they were talking about but Buffy can't recall it and then makes up an excuse to leave.

At the carnival, Jonah and Amber meet up with Cyrus and Iris. Amber makes a comment about how cute they are together. They already have a mashup name. Amber then makes a comment about Cyrus' shoes, saying her dad has them.

At the carnival, Cyrus, Jonah, Amber, and Iris play games. Jonah's winning them while Cyrus isn't too good at it, therefore not winning a prize. They then walk over to the merry-go-round. Cyrus gets on it but quickly gets scared and dizzy. The ride stops and Cyrus throws up in his shoe. They all go home after that.

In AndiShack, Andi puts all of her items away.

Andi then goes inside the Mack house and wonders if anyone's home. Andi checks the bathroom and is surprised to see Buffy and Bex. Andi wants to know what's going on but Buffy says that she will tell Andi later. Andi wants to know now. Andi feels betrayed by Buffy because she couldn't spend the day with Andi because she was spending it with Bex. Buffy says it's not about her. After Bex leaves, Buffy admits that she hasn't told Andi everything about her and what's been going on. Buffy reveals that she had a bald spot because she burned her hair. Andi asks why she didn't tell her and Buffy says it was because she was embarrassed. Now, Andi's embarrassed as well because she said those things about her and Bex. Andi grabs a seat and Buffy explains the whole thing. Andi completely understands and they hug. Buffy realizes that she liked having curly hair and wants to keep it that way.

Cyrus agonizes over what happened at the carnival. He's afraid that Jonah will never speak to him again, but Jonah then says hello to him while walking down the hall. Buffy walks out of the office happy. Andi asks what happened. It turns out the kid who told was a total liar and action was only taken because his mother had a position on the school committee. She got an apology from the principal. Cyrus says that this marks the end of an adventure for the Good Hair Crew. Both Andi and Buffy says that they aren't the Good Hair Crew. Cyrus says they are. The T-shirts have already been ordered.

Andi's trying to find Bex. When she looks in the bathroom, she finds Bex in Andi's usual reading spot. She invites Andi to join her. She has a book and some animal crackers. Andi joins her.

On the field, Andi begins teaching Bex how to play frisbee. Before Andi finishes instructions, Bex throws the frisbee and it lands on the other side of the hill. As Andi retrieves it, she's shocked to see Amber with another guy, drawing the same heart as she did with Jonah.

## Cast

* Andi Mack
* Cyrus Goodman
* Buffy Driscoll
* Jonah Beck
* Bex Mack
* Ham
* Amber
* Iris
* Gus
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### Main Cast

* Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Andi Mack
* Joshua Rush as Cyrus Goodman
* Sofia Wylie as Buffy Driscoll
* Asher Angel as Jonah Beck
* Lilan Bowden as Bex Mack
* Lauren Tom as Celia Mack (credit only)

### Guest Starring

* Stoney Westmoreland as Ham
* Emily Skinner as Amber
* Molly Jackson as Iris

## Notes and Trivia

* This is the first episode of the series not to feature Lauren Tom as Celia Mack.

## Quotes

**Andi (about Jonah):** Why is it so hard to stop liking someone when there's a zero percent chance he'll ever like you back?
**Buffy:** Because if we could, there'd never be any country and western music. *(starts singing)* Oh, that boy with the frisbee has made my heart numb, But he'll never know it, cause he's kinda dumb.

## See Also

*To view the Mack Chat for this episode, click here.*