Episode Guide
Here's the synopsis of every single episode. Episodes are listed in production order instead of airing date.
Season 1 (2009-2010)
000 Brand New Day [Unaired Original Pilot]
Curt, James, Logan and Carlos are best friends from Minnesota, whose lives are turned upside down after mega-record producer discovers them in an audition. Gustavo moves them to Los Angeles to make them into the next big boy band. 101/102 Big Time Audition [Series Pilot #2/Double Episode] Kendall, James, Logan and Carlos are hockey playing best friends from Minnesota, whose lives are turned upside down after mega-record producer discovers them in an audition. Gustavo moves them to Los Angeles to make them into the next big boy band. 103 Big Time Crib The guys are not thrilled with their boring apartment at the Palm Woods and hatch a plan to improve it when Gustavo creates a fun “fake” living area for them on a soundstage for an upcoming EPK shoot. 104 Big Time School Of Rocque [Season Premiere] The guys get a dose of reality when Gustavo tells them they have to go to school while they live in Los Angeles. 105 Big Time Bad Boy The record company CEO thinks adding a fifth band member will broaden Big Time Rush’s appeal and sticks the guys with a self-proclaimed “bad boy”, who tries to inject dissension and tension within the group. 106 Big Time Love Song The guys all chase the same girl, causing problems in the band for the first time. 107 Big Time Mansion When Gustavo has to go away on business, he lets the guys house-sit his mansion. While the boys do their best to keep the house in pristine condition, they inevitably destroy everything inside that Gustavo values. 108 Big Time Photo Shoot The pressure is on as the guys prepare for their first band photo, which could land them into all the teen magazines. 109 Big Time Break Spending all their time together since moving to LA has given guys cabin fever, so they decide to spend some time apart. 110 Big Time Demos It's been three months since the boys of Big Time Rush moved to Hollywood to record their demos. Now its now up to Griffin to decides the future of the band. 111 Big Time Party After learning that Gustavo is hosting a party at the studio that the boys are not invited to, they guys decide to host their own party at the Palm Woods. 112 Big Time Fever The guys are continuing to live their Hollywood dream, however James, Logan & Carlos begin showing odd behavior. Logan has lost his uptight edge, Carlos wants to be one of the Jennifers, and James can't stop spray tanning and is now orange! 113 Big Time Jobs The guys have been having a little too much fun living in Hollywood and after getting charged again for breaking stuff at the Palmwoods and Gustavo has had enough and makes them get jobs! 114 Big Time Terror Gustavo needs a place to stay since his mansion is being fumigated and Mom invites him to stay at the Crib. At the same time there is some sort of "Paranormal Activity" taking place at the Palm Woods. 115 Big Time Dance The kids at the Palm Woods are organizing their first school dance and the boys of Big Time Rush have secured the perfect location, Gustavo's recording studio. 116 Big Time Blogger Gustavo thinks its time to build some hype around Big Time Rush and sets up an important interview with famous blogger, Deke. Deke has been known to make or break a career so the guys must get this right. 117 Big Time Sparks Jordin Sparks is staying at the Palm Woods while she records a new song with Gustavo. The guys are told to stay away from her because they are bad luck. 118 Big Time Video When Gustavo announces that the boys get to make their first music video, they go overboard and over promise roles to all the kids at the Palm Woods. 119/120 Big Time Concert [Season Finale/Double Episode] On the eve of their first album release Griffin dashes the boy’s music dreams and they return home to Minnesota. Coming to terms with how their world has changed, the guys decide to take control and with Gustavo plan their first big concert. |
Season 2 (2010-2012)
201 Welcome Back, Big Time [Season Premiere]
The boys return from tour and find Jo flirting with a hot new guy, new kids hanging out at the pool, and loads of schoolwork! With the second leg of their tour starting soon, will life in LA return to the way it was? 202 Big Time Fans The guys are visited by their hometown friend who happens to be an awesome singer, but also the world’s biggest klutz! At the same time, James is visited by a fan whose behavior quickly turns from complimentary to stalker-like! 203 Big Time Girlfriends James helps Camille run lines for an audition and they end up kissing! Meanwhile, Gustavo tries to set up Carlos with his first girlfriend, and Kendall and Jo try to balance their hectic schedules so they can see each other. 204 Big Time Live The boys are scheduled to make their first TV appearance, but when it looks like BTR will be bumped from the line-up, they do whatever it takes to make their debut happen. 205 Big Time Halloween It’s Halloween in Palm Woodsylvania and the monstrous personas of Big Time Rush come to light. James is a sexy Vampire, Logan is a Zombie who keeps losing his limbs, Carlos is Franken-Carlos, and Kendall is a Werewolf. 206 Big Time Sneakers Jo’s publicist wants the press to think she’s dating her new co-star, so Kendall and Jo must sneak around and hide their relationship! 207 Big Time Pranks The annual Day of Pranks competition at the Palm Woods has arrived and soon a boys vs. girls prank war begins! 208 Big Time Guru Gustavo gets a spiritual guru to help with his anger issues, but when the guru talks Gustavo into letting him run Rocque Records, the boys must do whatever it takes to get back control of Big Time Rush. 209/210 Big Time Christmas [Double Episode] The guys are excited to head back to Minnesota for the holidays, but Gustavo tells them they have to stay in LA to record a three song Christmas EP, and it looks like they'll be spending their first Christmas away from home if they don't get it done. 211 Big Time Songwriters Determined to get more involved with the recording process the boys compete to write a new song for BTR. 212 Big Time Crush Kendall and Jo help Carlos find a date, and Logan flirts with a new girl while still confused about his feeling for Camille. James wants to help Katie get closer to her new crush, but becomes like an overprotective father instead. 213 Big Time Girl Group Gustavo starts an all-girl pop group, sparking jealousy from the guys. 214/215 Big Time Beach Party [Double Episode] (a.k.a. Big Time Beach House) The guys get to hang out at Griffin’s beach house for day and invite the Palm Woods kids along. Carlos and Logan hunt for buried treasure, James falls for a pretty girl who he suspects is a mermaid, and Kendall Jo’s relationship hits the skids. 216 Big Time Reality Griffin films the guys' lives for a reality show. 217 Big Time Moms James' mom, nicknamed the "Estee Lauder of the Midwest" for her successful cosmetics line, arrives at the Palm Woods to bring James home and groom him to take over the family company. 218 Big Time Break Up Kendall and Jo confront the future of their relationship when she lands her dream-role in a movie blockbuster that will film overseas for the next three years. 219 Green Time Rush A classroom competition to make the Palm Woods more environmentally-friendly turns disastrous. 220 Big Time Wedding James' fairy tale romance with a foreign princess quickly becomes an escape mission after he inadvertently proposes marriage, and the guys have to free him before he's forced into a royal wedding. 221 Big Time Prom (a.k.a. Big Time Promo King[s]) The Palm Woods school is having it's annual Prom and Carlos, James, Logan and Kendall are all determined to win the prom king title, doing whatever it takes to win. 222 Big Time Contest A teen magazine runs a "Win a Date with BTR" contest, and the 4 lucky winning girls – each with their own baggage – give the guys serious dating drama. 223 Big Time Rocker Lucy, an 18 year old rocker chick moves into the Palm Woods and she immediately blows the BTR guys away by how cool she is. Carlos and James are desperate to date Lucy, while Kendall tries to prove that BTR can rock too. 224 Big Time Strike BTR refuses to record their second album after Gustavo is too hard on them, and the strike pits the determined band against their stubborn producer in a battle of wills. 225 Big Time Single While Gustavo struggles to write the band's next hit song, the guys try to cheer up Kendall, who is heartbroken after his break-up with Jo. 226 Big Time Superheroes Hawk has returned and has a new evil plan to take down Big Time Rush. He plans on stealing BTR's new tracks for their second album and releasing them himself. 227 Big Time Secret Secrets are being kept at the Palm Woods. Kendall and Camille are spending a lot of time together making Logan suspicious. James reveals he never told Carlos that Heather Fox, Carlos' camp crush, liked him. 228 Big Time Move [Season Finale] The boys have the fight of all fights and decide to move out. James ends up squatting in a cool retiree’s apartment, Logan moves into a place right by the water, Carlos builds a cardboard house, and Kendall must fix things. 229 Big Time Interview Big Time Rush has just dropped their second album and the guys get interviewed on an entertainment tonight-type program where they answer revealing questions about their life inside and outside of Big Time Rush. |
Big Time Movie (2012)
In Big Time Movie, Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan head to London for their first big world tour, but instead get mixed up in a mission to save the world. With their bags switched at the airport, they inadvertently gain possession of a fearsome device that, in the wrong hands, could destroy the world.
Season 3 (2012)
301 Backstage Rush
It's BTR's final stop on their world tour and we go behind the curtain and see all the craziness that happens backstage. Mixing in real concert footage, we see the guys prepare for the show and deal with backstage drama at the same time. 302 Big Time Returns [Season Premiere] The boys return from their world tour and are now famous at the Palm Woods, but they just want to get settled and focus on girls. Griffin tries to bribe Carlos to pick his favorite song for the boys' upcoming radio interview. 303 Bel Air Rush BTR is too famous to be living at the Palm Woods, so Gustavo moves them to Bel Air. However the rules that come with upscale living don't agree with the guys and they plot their grand escape back to the Palm Woods. 304 Big Time Double Date Its date night at the Palm Woods. James helps Carlos on his date with one of the Jennifers, Kendall joins Lucy's dinner with her parents, and Logan takes a blind date out so he can spy on Camille's date with Jett. 305 Big Time Merchandise Griffin is pitching a line of BTR merchandise to the CEO of Selmart, but the boys hate the products. Taking matters into their own hands the guys crash the meeting and accidently get their music banned from Selmart stores. 306 Big Time Surprise Kendall and Lucy are about to have their first kiss when her good looking ex-boyfriend Beau shows up to win her back. Griffin recruits Logan and Carlos to help him prepare for corporate espionage. 307 Big Time Decision Kendall is ready to ask out Lucy, but Jo unexpectedly shows up and Kendall has to decide which girl is the one for him. Meanwhile Carlos and James' friendship is put to the test. 308 Big Time Babysitting Kendall and Logan must take care of Rocque Records' newest artist – an out-of-it rock legend until his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that night. James and Carlos are stuck babysitting Katie. 309 Big Time Camping The guys want to go camping, but Gustavo nixes the idea because it's dangerous. Instead they use their connections to camp on a sound stage, but things go awry as the guys try to show off their roughing it skills. 310 Big Time Rescue Kendall and Logan volunteer at a dog shelter and end up adopting 12 dogs, but a sneaky heath inspector is on to them. Carlos and Jennifer's puppy love is sickening and it's up to James and the other Jennifers to rescue them. 311 Big Time Gold Kendall buys Jo a gold necklace to show that he's committed, but Camille thinks Logan bought it for her. Gustavo hangs BTR's new gold record and Carlos and James wonder what would happen if they played it. 312 Big Time Bloopers [Season Finale] The guys accidentally destroy the tape of the new Big Time Rush episode they were supposed to give the network. Needing a replacement episode the guys decide to make a blooper show which Stephen Glickman and Ciara Bravo host. |
Season 4 (2013)
401 Big Time Invasion [Season Premiere]
BTR has to stop the invasion of the British boy band! Concerned that Gustavo is spread too thin the boys try to hire a top music manager. Unable to agree, the four split and a rift quickly escalates within the band. 402 Big Time Scandal Lucy releases her album about being dumped by Kendall and it's a hit! James, desperate for attention, creates an internet rumor that he and Cher Lloyd are recording a duet. 403 Big Time Lies The guys are caught in a web of lies. Kendall has to keep Jo from discovering Lucy has returned to the Palm Woods. Logan's fib about being sick turns into a medical emergency and Carlos and James claim Rocque Records was robbed. 404 Big Time Bonus Gustavo gives the guys a bonus for their hard work, but they quickly begin to make bad decisions with their money. 405 Big Time Cameo BTR is making a cameo on a kid's TV show, but trouble is brewing. Kendall is a terrible actor, Carlos pursues the show's teen star, and Logan and James end up getting into a fight with Yo Gabba Gabba. 406 Big Time Pranks II It's time again for the prank war at the Palm Woods, and this time its kids versus adults as they battle for the honor of winning Lord Prankington's Cup. 407 Big Time Rides James continues his pursuit of Lucy and buys a motorcycle in order to impress her, but he doesn't know how to drive it. Kendall teaches Jo how to drive stick-shift and Carlos & Logan can't relinquish a childhood treasure. 408 Big Time Tests Logan brings Carlos along to the MCAT test as his good luck charm, but when Carlos somehow gets a higher score, Logan questions his plans to become a doctor. 409 Big Time Cartoon The guys are pitched a kids cartoon show but instead do a video game to expand their brand. A mix-up while wearing motion capture suits puts them at the center of an extraterrestrial news story. 410 Big Time Break Out After being told that boy bands always split up after the third album, the guys compete to find solo "breakout" gigs before being left behind. 411 Big Time Tour Bus We go inside BTR's tour bus as we see the craziness that happens as the guys make their way to their next gig. They may get there in time, but it won't be easy. 412/413 Big Time Dreams [Series Finale/Double Episode] (a.k.a Big Time Awards Show) It's the Tween Choice Awards, and BTR is nominated and booked to close the show! However, their night is in jeopardy when the guys uncover an evil plan to brainwash the audience. |