Big Time Rush facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Big Time Rush
Genre	Pop music Comedy Slapstick
Created by	Scott Fellows
Starring	Kendall Schmidt James Maslow Carlos Pena Jr. Logan Henderson Ciara Bravo Stephen Kramer Glickman Tanya Chisholm
Opening theme	"Big Time Rush" performed by Big Time Rush
Composer(s)	Dusty Moon, Guy Moon & Big Time Rush
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	74 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Scott Fellows
Producer(s)	Jed Spingarn (co-producer and supervising producer) Joanne Toll Lazar Saric Debra Spidell
Production location(s)	Los Angeles, California Hollywood, California Rochester, Minnesota Malibu, California
Camera setup	Film; Single-camera
Running time	23 minutes (normal episodes) 46 minutes (special episodes)
Production company(s)	Jack Mackie Pictures Sony Music Entertainment Nickelodeon Productions
Distributor	Viacom Media Networks
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon
Picture format	HDTV 1080p
Original release	November 28, 2009 (2009-11-28) – July 25, 2013 (2013-07-25)

Big Time Rush is an American musical comedy television series that originally aired on Nickelodeon from November 28, 2009, until July 25, 2013. It was created by Scott Fellows. It focuses on the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Duluth, Minnesota, Kendall Knight, James Diamond, Carlos Garcia, and Logan Mitchell, after they are selected to form a boy band by fictional mega music producer Gustavo Rocque.

Cast and characters

Main

• Kendall Schmidt as Kendall Knight, the leader of the group
• James Maslow as James Diamond, the handsome one of the group
• Carlos Pena Jr. as Carlos Garcia, the crazy, wild, and fun loving one of the group
• Logan Henderson as Logan Mitchell, the smart one of the group
• Ciara Bravo as Katie Knight, Kendall's younger sister
• Stephen Kramer Glickman as Gustavo Rocque, the boys' hot-tempered manager
• Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright (recurring, season 1; main, seasons 2–4), Gustavo's assistant

Recurring

• Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, an actress, a singer, and Kendall's girlfriend
• Challen Cates as Jennifer Knight, Kendall and Katie's mother, who takes care of the boys in LA
• Erin Sanders as Camille Roberts, Jo and Lucy's best friend and Logan's girlfriend
• Malese Jow as Lucy Stone, a punk rocker, and James's love interest, whom he ends up dating in the last episode
• Matt Riedy as Arthur Griffin, Gustavo's boss
• David Anthony Higgins as Reginald Bitters, the manager of the Palm Woods and Katie's nemesis
• Denyse Tontz as Jennifer 1, the first Jennifer, and later Carlos' girlfriend
• Spencer Locke (season 1) and Kelli Goss as Jennifer 2, the second Jennifer
• Savannah Jayde as Jennifer 3, the third Jennifer
• Tucker Albrizzi as Tyler Duncan, the star of the Juice Box commercials, and neighbor from Palm Woods
• Barnett O'Hara as Guitar Dude, a guitarist
• Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, The Palm Woods groundskeeper
• David Cade as Jett Stetson, Kendall's nemesis
• Tara Strong as Miss Collins, a teacher at the Palm Woods school
• Stephen Keys as Freight Train, Gustavo's bodyguard
• Lorenzo Lamas as Dr Hollywood, the local doctor
• Phil LaMarr as Hawk, Gustavo's nemesis
• Ted Garcia as himself, the news reporter
• Fabio Lanzoni as himself, Katie's second nemesis
• Chris Fabregas as various characters

Guest stars

• Erik Estrada as Papi Garcia, Carlos' father
• Lisa Rinna as Brooke Diamond, James' mother
• Michelle Grigg as herself
• Jill-Michele Meleán as Sylvia Garcia, Carlos' mother
• Holly Wortell as Joanna Mitchell, Logan's mother
• Lita Ford as herself
• Dee Bradley Baker as Mr. Smitty
• JC Gonzalez as himself
• Matthew Moy as Deke the blogger
• Sammy Jay Wren as Jenny Tinkler
• Curt Hansen as Dak Zevon
• Elizabeth Gillies as Heather Fox
• Russell Brand as himself
• Tom Kenny as Patchy the pirate
• Cher Lloyd as herself
• Rajiv Satyal as the scientist
• Jordin Sparks as herself
• Miranda Cosgrove as herself
• Snoop Dogg as himself
• Chris Paul as himself
• Chris Masters as himself
• Victoria Justice as herself
• Alexa Vega as herself
• JoJo Wright as himself
• Fabio Lanzoni as himself
• Austin Mahone as himself
• Lucas Cruikshank as himself
• Nicole Scherzinger as herself
• Annet Mahendru as Princess Svetlana

Episodes

Film adaptation

In late 2011, Nickelodeon announced that a television film based on the television series was going to premiere. However, a promo did not air until February 2012. The movie premiered on Nickelodeon on March 10, 2012 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Throughout the whole weekend, the movie drew 13.1 million viewers.

Casting

A nationwide casting effort began in 2007. More than 1,500 teens and young adults auditioned for the four roles. James Maslow and Logan Henderson were the easiest and first actors cast. Kendall Schmidt was the last actor cast, and the most difficult role to cast. The role of Kendall Knight was originally to go to Curt Hansen, who now plays Dak Zevon on the show, but when he appeared a lot older than the others and sounded too much like James in the pick up pilot, the producers auditioned and cast Schmidt after a recommendation by Logan Henderson, who was also friends with the actor before casting. Filming of the series began in August 2009. Actor Carlos Pena Jr. previously worked with Scott Fellows on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. As he had just entered the Boston Conservatory to study musical theatre, Pena was reluctant to audition but sent in a tape at the encouragement of his manager. Executive producer Scott Fellows was inspired to write each character by the personality of the actor playing him.

In addition to Pena, five are alumni of Scott Fellows make appearances in this show: Spencer Locke, Carlie Casey, Daran Norris, Adam Conway (as recurring cast members), and James Arnold Taylor (as a guest star).

Locations

The series was filmed in Studio 27, Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. The series premiere's one-hour special took place in the suburbs of Los Angeles and a small town in Minnesota.

The Palm Woods

The Palm Woods Hotel is the fictional hotel where the Big Time Rush boys, Mrs. Knight and Katie Knight live in Hollywood. It is the main setting for the series and plenty of the scenes take place in the Palm Woods lobby, park or pool as well as in the apartments and even the air ducts. It is commonly described as the home for the future famous since its residents are mostly aspiring actors/actresses, singers, models or performers such as Camille, Jo, the Jennifers, Lucy, Guitar Dude, Tyler and many others. It is run by the strict manager Mr. Bitters while Buddha Bob works as the janitor.

Rocque Records

Rocque Records is the fictional record label owned by RCMCBT Global Net Sanyoid Corporation, Big Time Rush's label and the workplace of Gustavo Rocque and his assistant Kelly. It is supplied with songwriting and recording equipment and either Gustavo or the boys are seen producing there. It is the second most used setting of Big Time Rush stories. Names who worked with Rocque Records include Jordin Sparks. Its rival company is named Hawk Records. Rocque Records places include Gustavo's office, the bathroom and the recording studios (A and B). It is hinted that the record label is a parody of Interscope Records and Jive Records.

Apartment 2J

The apartment 2J is the Big Time Rush's apartment in the Palm Woods Hotel. It got its current form in Big Time Crib as it used to be simplistic, dirty and messy before. It features a swirly slide and latest home electronics and arcade games. It is claimed that Lindsay Lohan, Shia LeBeouf and Kanye West, all stayed in the apartment in the past. Its interior altered once more when James left Big Time Rush in Big Time Concert and moved into 2J, but it came back to normal soon. Other known apartments in the Palm Woods are the ones of Camille (4J), Jo (3I) and Lucy (2B).

Opening sequence

Each episode begins with a pre-opening sequence, leading into the theme song. The opening theme is "Big Time Rush," and is presented as shots of characters mixed in with animated booklet pictures, scenes from various episodes, and graphic effects. As of season 2, Tanya Chisholm appears in the opening sequence as she has been added to the main cast.

Awards and nominations

Broadcast

The series aired worldwide on Nickelodeon.

As of March 2021, the series is available to stream on Netflix and Paramount+. The series was previously available to stream on Hulu until it was removed on March 2021.

Season 1

It was shown as a preview in Australia and New Zealand on April 10, 2010, and premiered on May 15, 2010. It previewed on April 16, 2010, and premiered on May 31, 2010, in Southeast Asia. In the United Kingdom and Ireland it previewed on May 27, 2010, and premiered on June 21, 2010. In Canada it previewed on August 6, 2010, and premiered on September 6, 2010.

Season 2

It premiered in January 2011 in Australia and New Zealand and in February 2011 in the UK and Ireland.

Season 3

The third season premiered November 2012 in Australia and New Zealand and in December 2012 in the UK and Ireland.

Season 4

It premiered in August 2013 in Canada and in late 2013 in the UK and Ireland.

See also

In Spanish: Big Time Rush para niños