Mandy Alexander

**Mandy Alexander**was a main character from Season 13 until Season 17 on ***Why, Me?***. She was notable as she appeared in the season prior, in the episode, *Family Matters*. Her debut marks the fifth sibling relationship captured in the series. During Season 14, she becomes one of the four YouTubers after a secret audition under a different alias and appearance.

## Summary

In Season 13, Mandy enters Northdale with an inconsolable Jax, after she spots him having a breakdown and recognises who he is. Due to her current living arrangements failing, she asks brother, Ryan, if she could come and live with them for a bit. As her request is accepted, Mandy‘s stay becomes permenant and she really grows close with everyone, especially Joyce. In the season, Mandy throws a party for Keira, gets framed for stealing an item in a corner shop, is forced on the spot to get her teeth polished and extracted after never seeing the dentist before, encounters thugs threatening to beat her up after wearing an offensive shirt, and blurts out to the gang her troubled past.

In Season 14, Mandy is becoming closer with her new boyfriend and breaks the news to Ryan that she is thinking about moving in with her boyfriend. She gets caught up in some ‘high school drama’ between her friends and Jax which leads to her feeling torn between her real friend and peer pressure. Mandy is seen as a bit cocky as she becomes YouTube’s most successful girl and she also feels the strain between her Ryan once again as her parents come to stay.

In Season 15, Mandy kick starts the season being trapped in the mayor’s basement and having to call for help from a couple of the gangmates while entertaining the YouTube viewers. Mandy attempts a selfie challenge and has to manage a chaotic three hundred-and-one people in a selfie. Mandy also campaigns for her favourite restaurant not to be closed as it is in debt and enters a nervous breakdown as she realizes her face ‘issues’.

In Season 16, Mandy introduces her friend, Phoenix, to the gang but this friendship has it’s ups and downs throughout the seasons for many reasons. With Phoenix thrown into the mix, Mandy manages to upset the strong relationships with Ryan and Max. She manages to also upset the entire group when she gets everyone thrown out of the theatre when watching the premiere of the most-talked about production of the century. At the end of the season, she really enjoys bonding with Lila, over a series of challenges that she undertakes with her, in bid to beat the two male YouTubers.

In Season 17, Mandy, in particular, feels the hots for the newbie, Aarav Bail, however, soon realizes that they aren’t compatible when they measure the height difference. She manages to clear the air, then damage again, and then repair, her friendship with Phoenix, after a number of reasons which involves brother, Ryan. Mandy also runs into with her new part-time job when she accidentally bleaches a customer’s hair which leaves her internship at stake. At the end of the season, she patches things up with her estranged sister and this makes her really happy.

## Appearance and Personality

An abundance of enthusiasm, Mandy is always up for anything - whether that is helping someone or tackling a challenge. Despite her tendency to please sometimes rubbing the gang up the wrong way, everyone has a soft spot for her and they are all sure that they can count on her. Standing at a mere 5’1, she prefers casual clothes and the opposite of general personality to her brother, Ryan.

## Episode Count

This information lists the character’s absences:

### Season 14

* There’s A Squeeze
* PsychoFan
* Ice Bucket Friendship
* Swat Crewe
* Bootcamp Luxuries

### Season 15

* Clouded Relationship
* Walk The Talk