Terms of Embarrassment

Bowie makes dinner for the family.

**Terms of Embarrassment** is the eighth episode of the first season and the overall 8th episode of **Andi Mack**.

## Short Summary

Andi catches someone snooping through her laptop making her yearn for some time to herself. Meanwhile, Cyrus is challenged by a text from Jonah Beck and enlists Buffy's help.

## Long Summary

Bowie's waiting in the kitchen. As soon as Celia sees him, she tries to leave, but Bex gets her to stay. Bowie tells Celia that she can't pretend that he doesn't exist. Celia shows that she can by not responding. Bowie stands corrected. Celia says that he's not supposed to be here. Bowie says that she's right. He's supposed to be on tour right now, a tour that could make his career. That was a dream that mattered to him. Until today, when he met Andi. He shows Celia a picture of her on his phone, which Celia mistakens as him trying to show her a phone. Bex says to look at the screen. Celia takes a look and asks him to send that to her. Ham asks if he's staying around, and Bowie says he is. Celia tries to steer Bowie in the direction of getting a hotel, but her plan backfires when Ham asks him to sleep on the couch instead. Bex reminds Celia that it will be only a few days, and Bowie clarifies that it will be four at the most. Then he'll rejoin the tour. Celia says she'll give him one day. However, the family starts guilt-tripping her so she relents and agrees to two days. Bowie thanks her and Celia says that he has 48 hours, starting now and walks off. Bex and Andi start celebrating, saying that they got better than they expected.

At frisbee practice, Cyrus asks if Andi talked to Jonah yesterday. Andi is sarcastic and that they just said hello, and that was it. She's never going to know about that question Jonah was going to ask her. Cyrus says that he will eventually ask it. Maybe 20 years from now at their high school reunion he'll ask it and they'll laugh at how different their lives would've been if he asked it back then. This isn't helping Andi. As she walks towards the team, she sees Bowie with the team. She asks him what he's doing here. Bowie explains that he wants to watch her play. Jonah asks Andi if she knows him. Andi says that he's her dad. Bowie forgot to mention that. He then pulls her aside and says that he didn't know that Andi was a disc head. It blows his mind how much they have in common. Andi tells Bowie that he can't stay because nobody ever comes to the games. After seeing Cyrus she corrects it to only one person coming to the games. Cyrus introduces himself to Bowie, who says that he likes Cyrus' vest. Cyrus says that it weighs 20 pounds but wears it with pride as the only official fan of the Space Otters. As he walks off, Bowie asks Andi if he was the guy she had to see yesterday. Andi tries her best not to laugh. Bowie asks if she will point him out. Andi says she won't. Jonah says that they have to get started and Bowie says he's going to stay, despite Andi's looks saying otherwise. Bowie says he won't cheer and that he will be very quiet. Jonah says to Andi that her dad is really cool. As soon as she turns around, she sees Bowie recording. Andi tries to signal for him to stop, but she is unsuccessful. Jonah asks if anything is wrong. Andi says that Bowie tends to record things. Jonah says that's great because then they'll have their first game tape. Andi continues to signal but Bowie still doesn't get the message.

At the Spoon, Cyrus and Buffy talk about using milkshakes as a dipping sauce for their baby-taters. Cyrus gets a text from Jonah, which read "U R Girly!". Cyrus asks Buffy if she thinks he's girly, but Buffy's response indicates that she thinks that he's girly. Buffy tries to calm him down, but Cyrus says that nobody is calling her girly so she can't tell him to calm down. This fires up Buffy, who wonders what people are saying about her. Cyrus says that isn't the point, the point is Jonah thinks that he is girly. Buffy says that it does matter and if anyone is saying that she isn't girly, she will end them.

At Celia and Ham's house, Andi vents to Bex about how she's glad that Bowie is here, but she wishes that he was less full of surprises. Bex admits that Bowie is a bit of a novelty item. He takes some getting used to. Andi says that'd be great if he was less embarrasing. Some examples are talking to everyone and not being able to stop filming Andi. He also asks her personal questions about guys. Bex thinks it's cute. Andi says it isn't. Bex says it's what dads do. It's their job to embarrass their daughters. Ham walks in and says it's time for dinner. Andi asks if Ham ever embarrased Bex. Ham says he never did. Bex scoffs at that and says that he liked to dance. Andi say that isn't that bad. Bex says he did it at her piccolo recitals. Ham says that was Bex's fault for playing Do the Hustle and shows Bex his dance moves. Andi says she never knew you could embarrass someone who played the piccolo. Ham dances out of the room and Bex and Andi go downstairs for dinner.

At the dinner table, Bex asks what's for dinner. Celia says it's a surprise, and she hates surprises. Bowie comes out with a huge dish of Chinese food. Celia is stunned and asks if it's Lop Chung. Bowie says he used a recipe from the little box behind the spice rack. Celia goes very quiet. Bex asks where he learned how to cook, to which Bowie responds with here and there. Bex and Andi notice Celia's quietness and ask if she's okay. Celia says that those are her mother's recipes. Bowie begins to apologize profusely. Celia says she was never much of a cook so she never made them. Andi asks if that means they can't eat the food. Bex says she's never seen this facial expression of Celia's before, so she doesn't know. Celia says they can. She's just getting sentimental. Ham has a bite and says it's astounding and asks Bowie if he can teach him how to make it. Bowie says he can and asks Celia if he still has 24 hours left on the clock. Celia asks what clock and throws her watch away, meaning Bowie can stay as long as he'd like to. Everyone at the table is stunned by this. Celia starts digging in.

At the Spoon, Buffy is quizzing Cyrus on sports. He gets them correct but digs too deep into the details so Buffy has to slow him down. There's no extra credit for this. This is just so he can have a conversation with Jonah. Cyrus says he just wants to be prepared. Cyrus says that it's hard being "boy-ly" but Buffy has faith for him.

Bowie and Bex are walking on a street. Bex asks if they're going somewhere or if they are wandering aimlessly. She's fine with either. Bowie says they're going somewhere. They're going back in time. Bex says she already did that by moving home with her parents and working for the kid she used to babysit. Now walking down the street with Bowie is really going back in time. Bowie asks if she knows where they are. This is the last place Bowie saw her before he left town. Bex is relieved because she thought he was going to do something romantic. Bowie asks if she could be serious for a bit. He says that he had always planned to come back for Bex. He asks if he can stay permantely. Bex brings up pizza, clearly ready not to make a decision.

Buffy and Cyrus try practicing handshakes the masculine way. Cyrus isn't doing so well but he is getting the hang of it.

Andi is in her pajamas with a face smeared with orange cheese ball dust. She's looking at pictures of Jonah. Someone knocks and she says she is doing homework. The door opens and it turns out to be Jonah. Andi shrieks and hides behind a chair. She asks what he's doing here. He says Bowie sent him up. They're watching the game video. He thought Andi would want to join. Andi says she doesn't want to. Jonah asks if he should go. Andi says that would be great. Jonah is confused and walks out, leaving Andi alone.

At AndiShack, Andi complains about Bowie. Bex says that Bowie can be intense but his heart is in the right place. Andi just needs some breathing room. Bowie knocks and asks if he can have Andi. Andi is fusterated and says she's working on a belt. Bowie says he'll step away. Bex is a little annoyed at Andi for being rude but in her defense she is actually working on a belt.

At the Spoon, Buffy and Cyrus test out the skills he's learned. Jonah walks in and Cyrus goes crazy. This is supposed to be a test drive. He thinks he's not ready yet. Cyrus tries to use his skills but he doesn't do so well. Jonah says he cracks him up and likes when he comes to the games with all his stuff. He asks if Cyrus got his text. Cyrus said he got the one where it said he was girly. Jonah is confused and then realized that it's an auto correct. It was supposed to say that he was gnarly. Cyrus' face lights up. He's confused by the word but Jonah says that means you are cool. They leave it at that and they hug. Buffy is proud.

Bex is eating some cookies and Andi joins her. Bowie made him. Bex says he obviously feels bad for embarrasing Andi because of how good the cookies are. Andi says if Bex sees him, tell him that Andi is in her room. She finished her belt, which signals a addiction to duct tape.

In Andi's room, Bowie is on Andi's laptop and is caught by Andi. Bowie is a little stunned and it doesn't help his case. Andi thinks that he's snooping through her laptop. Bex walks in and asks what is going on. Andi explains that he was on her laptop. According to Andi, he invaded her privacy and he embarrassed her. She doesn't know what he's going to say and what he's going to do at any given time. It's too much for her. Bowie says that he wanted to surprise her. Andi says she doesn't want any more surprises. She wants to be left alone. Bowie retreats and leaves the room. Andi vents to Bex about not knowing what he was doing. Bex asks if she can look so they can figure it out. They take a look at the file that Bowie was looking at. They play it. They realize that it's a slideshow, of Bowie meeting and getting to know Andi. Bex is trying not to cry. Bowie's voiceover explains how he spent a lot of his life wondering if he was going to make his mark on the world. Now he is. He's only known Andi for two days, but he honestly can't remember his life without her. Andi and Bex both realize they made a mistake and they run downstairs to find Bowie. She tries finding him but realizes he left.

## Cast

* Andi Mack
* Cyrus Goodman
* Buffy Driscoll
* Jonah Beck
* Bex Mack
* Celia Mack
* Ham
* Bowie
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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

### Guest Starring

* Stoney Westmoreland as Ham
* Trent Garrett as Bowie

## Quotes

**Cyrus:** Do you think I'm girly?
**Buffy:** So what if you are?
**Cyrus:** So you do think I'm girly!
**Buffy:** Calm down-
**Cyrus:** Calm down? Easy for you to say! Nobody's calling you girly.
**Buffy:** No one? What are people saying?
**Cyrus:** It doesn't matter. The point is, Jonah thinks I'm girly.
**Buffy:** I wanna know. Because if there's someone saying I'm not girly, I will end them.

**Andi:** He has to talk to everybody, and he won't stop filming me. And he's asking me personal questions about guys and if I like someone!
**Bex:** Awww! That's so annoying!
**Andi:** You think it's cute, but it's not cute.
**Bex:** But it's what dads do. It's their job to embarrass their daughters.

**Bowie (about Andi):** I spent a long time in my life wondering, was I ever gonna leave my mark on the world. Now I know... I am. I've only known her two days, but I honestly can't remember my life without her.

## Videos

### Episode Trailer

Andi Mack - Terms of Embarrassment - Promo
## See Also

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