List of Big Time Rush episodes facts for kids

Four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan—audition for a record producer named Gustavo. Kendall gets angry when James is turned down. Gustavo is impressed by Kendall's spirit and offers him a deal. Kendall agrees, but only if his three friends can join too. Gustavo has just three days to turn them into a successful band! Special guest star: Nicole Scherzinger as herself

Songs Featured: City Is Ours, Famous, Big Time Rush

The boys learn they still need to go to school in Los Angeles. Gustavo makes them attend his own "School of Rocque" instead of the fun Palm Woods school. The boys try to trick Gustavo so they can go to Palm Woods.

Songs Featured: City Is Ours

The boys don't like their boring apartment at the Palm Woods. When Gustavo creates a cool "fake" living area for a video shoot, they decide to move all the fun stuff to their apartment. They get help from their friends to make their place awesome.

Songs Featured: Big Time Rush

Griffin thinks the band needs a "bad boy" image. He brings in "Wayne Wayne" to cause trouble in the group. Gustavo and the boys work together to get rid of him. Meanwhile, Mrs. Knight thinks the Palm Woods handyman is scary.

Songs Featured: City Is Ours

A new girl named Jo Taylor moves into the Palm Woods, and the boys all try to get her attention. James has a bad allergic reaction to a body spray. Gustavo's helper, "Freight Train," is introduced. Katie chooses Gustavo for a school report to avoid reading.

Songs Featured: Any Kind Of Guy

The boys get to house-sit Gustavo's mansion while he's away. Gustavo tells them they must follow his rules or be fired. What they expect to be easy turns into a huge mess! Mrs. Knight feels lonely with Kendall and the guys gone, so Katie pretends to be sick to help her mom.

Songs Featured: Famous, Big Time Rush, City Is Ours

The boys explain how they got so injured. It was their first photo shoot as Big Time Rush. Since Gustavo and Kelly were busy, Griffin took over and made them look silly. Meanwhile, Katie and her mom try to get an autograph from teen star Dak Zevon.

The boys get a day off from Gustavo. Logan tries to attend a math lecture at an all-girls school. Carlos panics when his helmet goes missing, and his policeman father helps him find it. James tries to start his acting career. Kendall wants to spend time with Jo, but she says she has a boyfriend. Katie finds out Jo is lying and tells Kendall. Guest starring: Erik Estrada as Officer Garcia

Songs Featured: Famous

The boys need the record company to approve their CD, or they'll have to go back to Minnesota. They discover that a chimpanzee picks the songs! They try to bribe the chimp to choose their music. Mrs. Knight tries to become the assistant manager of the Palm Woods to stay there for Katie.

Songs Featured: Big Time Rush, Any Kind Of Guy, Famous, Halfway There

The boys aren't invited to their own party at Rocque Records, so they decide to throw one at the Palm Woods. Mr. Bitters threatens to kick them out if they do. They call it a "social gathering" instead. The party gets huge when Carlos accidentally invites everyone on his phone!

Songs Featured: City Is Ours, Halfway There, Any Kind Of Guy, Big Time Rush, Famous

Gustavo makes the boys get jobs to pay him back for things they broke. Carlos becomes Gustavo's assistant. James tries to be a model with Katie as his manager. Logan and Kendall start a babysitting service, which is harder than they thought.

Songs Featured: Famous, City Is Ours

The boys need to impress Deke, a famous blogger who can control their career. Gustavo hires people to train them. Deke writes a bad review, so the boys must change his mind before he posts it. Gustavo gets into trouble on a social media site called "Scuttlebutter."

Songs Featured: Famous

Gustavo moves in with the boys at the Palm Woods when his mansion floods. The boys don't want him there and try to make him leave. Carlos and Mr. Bitters try to prove there's a ghost in the Palm Woods, while Logan tries to prove them wrong.

Songs Featured: Stuck, City Is Ours, Shot In The Dark

The Palm Woods school is having its first dance, and Big Time Rush must perform. The boys look for dates. Kendall and Katie try to find a date for their mom, who wants Fabio. Jo is upset Kendall forgot to ask her. The Jennifers all pick Carlos as their date, making him appear as three different people! Special guest star: Fabio Lanzoni as himself

Songs Featured: Stuck, City Is Ours

Gustavo thinks the boys are bad luck and tells them to stay away from Jordin Sparks while she's at the Palm Woods. They try to protect her but accidentally push her into a well. Meanwhile, Gustavo and Kelly get a skunk from a rival producer and must get rid of it. Special guest star: Jordin Sparks as herself

Songs Featured: Count On You

James gets "Hollywood fever" from using too much tanning spray, turning his skin orange. Carlos and Logan also catch it. Kendall must get his friends back to normal. Meanwhile, Katie sets up a snow-cone stand, and Mr. Bitters tries to get a share of her profits.

Songs Featured: Stuck, Famous

Camille has to leave the Palm Woods unless she gets an acting job. The boys promise her, Jo, and everyone else a part in their new music video, but Gustavo says no.

Songs Featured: City Is Ours, Big Time Rush

Griffin cancels the album, tour, and concert, forcing the boys to return to Minnesota. James joins Gustavo's rival, Hawk. Gustavo needs $2,000,000 to buy the band's contract back from Griffin. Special guest star: Ed Begley, Jr. as himself.

Songs Featured: City Is Ours, This Is Our Someday, Famous, Big Time Rush

The boys return from their tour tired but happy. They need to catch up on schoolwork to attend Rocktoberfest. Carlos and James try to regain their popularity at Palm Woods. Kendall and Jo's relationship is tested when Jo gets a role in a new TV show, New Town High, and has to kiss her co-star.

Songs Featured: City Is Ours, Big Time Rush, 'Till I Forget About You

Trouble starts when the boys ignore advice about fans. A clumsy friend, Jenny Tinkler, shows up and causes accidents that get them kicked out of Palm Woods. A young fan locks James in the basement and pretends to be him.

Songs Featured: Famous

Logan and Camille finally become a couple. Their relationship is in danger when James kisses Camille while helping her practice for an audition. Gustavo wants the boys to sing a breakup song, so he hires an actress to pretend to be Carlos's first girlfriend. Kendall and Jo's busy schedules keep them from seeing each other.

Songs Featured : I Know You Know, Boyfriend

The boys are set for their first TV appearance on a morning show. When it looks like they might not get on, they do whatever it takes to make it happen, annoying the producer. Katie gets hooked on a video game. Gustavo and Kelly must pass a test to keep their studio, but Griffin tries to make them fail. Special guest star: Ed Begley, Jr. as himself.

Songs Featured : 'Till I Forget About You

It's Halloween at Palm Woodsylvania, and the boys become monsters! James is a vampire, Logan is a zombie, Carlos is Franken-Carlos, and Kendall is a werewolf. Griffin tells Gustavo that the boys can't perform unless they become "normals."

Songs Featured: Big Night

Jo's publicist wants the press to think she's dating her co-star, so she and Kendall must hide their relationship. Carlos and Katie become "Robin and Hoodie" when Mr. Bitters overprices their favorite snacks. James and Logan try to buy and resell sneakers for profit.

The Palm Woods' yearly prank contest turns into a battle between the boys and the girls. Logan hurts his eyes and becomes Dr. Hollywood's assistant. Gustavo and Kelly's pranks get out of hand.

The boys are excited for their trip home for the holidays. But hours before their flight, Griffin demands they record a Christmas album and won't let them leave until it's done. Mrs. Knight tries to avoid luggage fees. Katie tries to bring holiday cheer to a grumpy Mr. Bitters. Special guest star(s): Miranda Cosgrove, Snoop Dogg, and Fabio as themselves.

Songs featured: "Beautiful Christmas", "All I Want for Christmas is You"

An angry Gustavo is made calm by Buddha Bob's "Himalayan monkey pinch." Now Gustavo can't write a good song. Kelly and Kendall try to make Gustavo angry again. Logan downloads a "Swagger" app that makes him cool but makes James less cool. Carlos panics when a parrot tells him he has 24 hours to live.

Songs Featured : This Is Our Someday, Nothing Even Matters

Kendall and Jo help Carlos find a date. Logan flirts with a new girl, Peggy, while still confused about Camille. James tries to help Katie with her crush, but acts like an overprotective brother. Logan wants Camille back, but she goes on a date with someone else.

Absent: Stephen Kramer Glickman as Gustavo Rocque and Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright

The boys make a deal with Griffin: if they have a number one hit, they can have a party at his Malibu beach house. A crazy fan claims to be Kendall's girlfriend. James thinks a girl who saved him while surfing is a mermaid. Logan and Carlos search for gold. Katie tries to become Russell Brand's manager. Gustavo tries to ruin the party. Special guest star(s): Russell Brand as himself, Tom Kenny as Patchy the Pirate.

Songs Featured: Boyfriend, Dance, Dance, Dance

Griffin is releasing a new version of the BTR album. Gustavo hires songwriters who only fight, so he has to write the song himself. The boys want to write a song, but Gustavo won't let them. Katie distracts him by opening a health spa. Kendall and Carlos write "Oh," while James and Logan prefer their song, "Yeah."

Songs Featured : Oh Yeah

Griffin turns BTR into a reality show, where the audience votes to eliminate a band member. Carlos and James fight constantly. Logan and Camille fake a dramatic relationship. Kendall tries to unplug all the cameras. The boys must prove to Griffin that a reality show is a bad idea to keep the group together.

The boys are jealous when their song "I Know You Know" is taken by Kat's Crew, a girl group Gustavo is working with. A "war" starts between the two groups. Meanwhile, Katie and Mrs. Knight try to find good friends. Special guest star: Cymphonique Miller as Kat

Songs Featured: I Know You Know

In an Earth Day competition, Kendall is paired with his enemy Jett. Logan is teamed with a bully and has to do all the work. Carlos and James try to put a cow in every apartment. Katie tries to stop Rocque Records from using foam cups, but Griffin won't allow it.

Songs Featured: Halfway There

James's mom, famous for her cosmetics, comes to Palm Woods to take James home to work for her company. The boys must act fast to save the band and convince her to let James stay. Special guest star: Lita Ford as herself.

Songs Featured: The Mom Song

The Palm Woods school is having its prom, and each boy wants to be Prom King. Carlos takes a Jennifer as his date but accidentally upsets her. Jo is grounded, and Kendall sneaks her out. Logan is jealous Camille is going with someone else. James tries to get a famous actress as his date.

Songs featured : Nothing Even Matters

Jo is offered a movie role in New Zealand for three years. Kendall and Katie find a way for her to leave her current TV show contract. James and pop star Selana have a quick relationship. Logan and Kelly try to separate Carlos from his hockey helmet. Kendall tries to get Jo to break up with him so she will take the movie role.

Songs Featured : Worldwide

James, Carlos, and Logan try to cheer Kendall up after his breakup with Jo. Kendall says they don't understand heartbreak, so they each date a girl from Palm Woods just to break up with them. Gustavo has trouble writing the band's new summer song. Katie helps him think of an idea.

Songs Featured: If I Ruled the World

Big Time Rush has a number one record in Kerplankistan. The King and Princess visit America, and the King plans for his daughter to marry one of the boys. James accidentally proposes to her, and the boys try to free him. Katie discovers Buddha Bob is an immigrant about to be sent back. She convinces her mom to marry him so he can stay.

Songs Featured: If I Ruled the World

Eighteen-year-old rocker Lucy Stone moves into the Palm Woods. James and Carlos compete to be her boyfriend. Lucy agrees to date both but then puts them in the "friend zone." Kendall, Gustavo, and Kelly try to prove that Big Time Rush "rocks." Camille takes her acting role too far and steals money from Mr. Bitters' office. Special Guest Star: Malese Jow as Lucy Stone

Songs Featured : Paralyzed

The boys go on strike against Gustavo's harsh management style, which includes electric shocks. Katie says being a mom is easy, so Mrs. Knight goes on strike, leaving Katie to do all the chores.

Songs Featured : Superstar

Four BTR fans win a magazine contest to spend a day with one of the boys. The winners include a demanding young boy who likes Katie, and an older woman who has never heard of the band. James keeps switching dates with Carlos, thinking the other girl is better.

Hawk steals the only copy of Big Time Rush's second album and gives the songs to his new band, Zwagger. Katie helps Buddha Bob get rid of a big clog at the Palm Woods that threatens to shut down the building again. Special Guest Stars: Forrest Burnham as Zwagger and Cedric Yarbrough as Chief Lieutenant Officer.

Songs Featured: Blow Your Speakers Out

James admits he threw away a note to Carlos from his camp crush, Heather Fox. James finds Heather at Colossal Studios. Logan worries when Lucy sees Kendall and Camille sneaking off together. Gustavo and Kelly try to get Mrs. Knight's secret snickerdoodle recipe.

Special Guest Stars: Elizabeth Gillies as Heather Fox and Malese Jow as Lucy Stone.

The boys sit down for an interview and remember their best moments. They share pictures and secrets.

Songs Featured: If I Ruled the World, Big Time Rush, Paralyzed, Superstar, Blow Your Speakers, Big Night, Music Sounds Better With You, Worldwide

After a big fight, the boys decide to move out. James stays in a retiree's apartment. Logan moves into a Palm Woods cabana. Carlos builds a cardboard house in the park. Kendall tries to convince them to move back home, reminding them that friendship is important. Gustavo breaks his back while planning the band's world tour.

Songs Featured : All Over Again

On their way to the first stop of their "All Over The World Tour," Carlos dreams he's a spy. At the airport, a secret agent switches Kendall's backpack with one containing a dangerous device. The boys team up with the agent's daughter, Penny Lane, to save her father. Their tour director wants to cancel the tour, while Gustavo and Kelly try to save it.

Songs Featured : Help!, Can't Buy Me Love, We Can Work It Out, Revolution, A Hard Day's Night, Elevate

On the last day of their world tour, the boys want to change costumes faster to break a record. Logan wants to finish a book. A French Inspector is looking for Carlos. Meanwhile, Kelly tries to save the boys from a broken stage trampoline.

Song Featured: Love Me Love Me, Blow Your Speakers, Famous, Time of Our Life, Boyfriend, This Is Our Someday, Cover Girl, City Is Ours, Elevate

Big Time Rush returns to Palm Woods after their world tour and realizes they are now famous. Logan wants to date Camille again. James forbids Kendall from talking to Lucy. Carlos is caught between Griffin and Gustavo about which song to release. Mrs. Knight fights Mr. Bitters about paparazzi. Note: Logan and Camille get back together in this episode.

Songs featured: “Windows Down”, “Elevate”, “Love Me Love Me"

Because of paparazzi, Gustavo moves the boys to Bel-Air. But the boys don't like their fancy new life and plan to return to Palm Woods. Gustavo and Kelly try to get past security to visit them. Songs featured: "Movin' Up to Bel Air", "Love Me Love Me", "Windows Down", "Elevate"

Special Guest Stars: Rachel Crow as Winnie, Alfonso Ribeiro as Captain McAllister and Fabio Lanzoni as Himself

Kendall has dinner with Lucy and her parents, who think she's a classical musician. Logan goes on a date with a girl who shares his interests after a fight with Camille. Carlos is on a date with a Jennifer, and James tries to help him.

Songs featured: "Cover Girl"

The boys don't like Griffin's new Big Time Rush merchandise and try to stop his sales. Meanwhile, Katie accidentally ruins her mom's robe and buys a replacement from Mr. Bitters.

Songs featured: "Elevate"

Kendall tries to ask Lucy out, but her ex-boyfriend Beau arrives. Kendall, James, Jett, and Camille try to get proof of Beau dating other girls. Griffin orders Gustavo to kidnap him, so Gustavo hires Carlos and Logan. Mrs. Knight and Katie try to steal Jett's computer to find out the ending of his show.

Song featured: Elevate

Jo returns to Palm Woods after her movie set burned down. Kendall is unsure if he has moved on with Lucy or still likes Jo. He has to choose one girl. Carlos must choose between his best friend James and Mr. Bitters during a fake zombie apocalypse. Katie tells Kendall to follow his heart.

Songs featured: Time Of Our Life, No Idea

Kendall and Logan have to babysit a rock legend who keeps having heart attacks. Carlos and James babysit Katie to keep her from leaving Palm Woods. Gustavo and Kelly try to get special jellybeans that a dog stole. Jo and Kendall's relationship is awkward after Jo saw Kendall kiss Lucy.

Camille finds a gold necklace and thinks it's Logan's anniversary gift, but it's actually Kendall's birthday gift for Jo. James and Carlos try to listen to BTR music on pure gold without Gustavo finding out.

Gustavo won't let the boys go camping, so they camp on a sound stage with Jo, Camille, and the Jennifers. It turns into a boys vs. girls battle. Gustavo and Kelly try to stop them. Katie and Mrs. Knight camp outside to get a new iSlab 3, but Mr. Bitters saved a spot for Jett.

Song featured: Love Me Love Me

James and Logan volunteer at a dog shelter and adopt eight dogs. Kendall finds Carlos and Jennifer's "puppy love" annoying, so he asks Jo to help break them up.

Song featured: Time of Our Life

The boys accidentally destroy the tape of their last Season 3 episode. So, they quickly put together a bloopers and outtakes episode hosted by Stephen Kramer Glickman and Ciara Bravo. Special Guest Star: Chris Paul as himself

Song featured: Big Time Rush, Elevate, Time Of Our Life, Love Me Love Me

New British boy bands "invade" the music scene, and Big Time Rush fears their career is ending. They decide to hire new managers, but disagree on who to pick. Katie tries to find a best friend, but Mr. Bitters has turned Palm Woods into a business place. Katie and Buddha Bob try to get rid of the businessmen.

Songs Featured: Like Nobody's Around

Big Time Rush is accused of scandals. Lucy Stone releases an album about a bad breakup, rumored to be about Kendall. Carlos is accused of hitting grandmas, and Logan is accused of trying to rob one. James spreads a rumor about doing a duet with Cher Lloyd. Special Guest Stars : Cher Lloyd as herself.

Songs Featured: Picture This, With Ur Love

Lucy tries to get Kendall back, but Kendall lies to Jo. James and Carlos lie to Gustavo about destroying his office, making up a robbery story. Logan lies to Camille about being sick to avoid a boring play. Special Guest Star: Cedric Yarbrough as Chief Lieutenant Officer.

Song Featured: Like Nobody's Around

Griffin gives the boys a $20,000 bonus and wants them to spend it responsibly. Kendall invests in oranges and accidentally buys a truck full of them. James buys a snake to impress Lucy, but she doesn't like snakes, and he loses it. Carlos buys a personal assistant, and Logan can't stop tipping people.

Songs Featured: 24/Seven

Gustavo books the boys for many painful TV show cameos. They refuse more until they're booked for "Coco.0," a show Carlos loves. The main character, Dara, is controlled by her evil stepmother. Kendall and Carlos plan for Dara and her co-star to kiss. James and Logan try to sneak snacks from a kids' show stage. Special Guest Stars: Lucas Cruikshank as himself and Scott Baio as himself

Songs Featured: Confetti Falling

Big Time Rush is stuck in traffic on their way to a concert in San Diego. Kendall is with Carlos, who is always filming. Logan is with James, and they have roommate problems. Kendall finds many BTR "hater" sites and wants to change people's minds. Meanwhile, Victoria Justice keeps the crowd entertained until BTR arrives. Special Guest Stars: Victoria Justice as herself

Songs Featured: Crazy for You

The Palm Woods' prank wars start again, but this time it's kids versus adults!

Songs Featured: Confetti Falling

James buys a motorcycle to impress Lucy. Kendall teaches Jo how to drive a stick-shift car. Carlos and Logan try to hold onto a childhood treasure: a wooden wagon.

Logan brings Carlos to his MCAT test for good luck. James is upset because Lucy is going on a European tour, and he becomes obsessed with relationship quizzes. Griffin sets up a product testing lab at Rocque Records and asks Katie, Gustavo, and Kelly to test the products.

Song Featured: Picture This

Two big companies want to expand the BTR brand. After getting locked out of the studio, the boys cause confusion in downtown LA, making people think they're aliens. Back at Palm Woods, Buddha Bob falls off a ladder and thinks he's Cosmo from The Fairly OddParents and can grant wishes.

Songs Featured: Song For You

At a party celebrating their third album, Griffin asks which boy will leave Big Time Rush to go solo. Carlos wants to be a Broadway star. Logan becomes a game show host. James wants to be a solo singer. Kendall just wants the band to stay together.

Songs Featured: Run Wild, Untouchable

The boys are invited to the 24th annual Tween Choice Awards, where they are nominated and set to close the show. But before they can perform, they discover an evil plan to brainwash everyone in the audience! Big Time Rush must stop the bad guys and make sure the show goes on. Special Guest Stars: Austin Mahone as himself, Mindless Behavior as themselves, Nick Cannon as himself, Karmin as themselves, Alexa Vega as herself, Ryan Newman as herself.

Songs Featured: Get Up, Run Wild, We Are, Big Time Rush