Big Time Audition

Big Time Audition
Season	1
Episode number	1-2
Airdate	November 28, 2009
Written by	Scott Fellows
Directed by	Savage Steve Holland
Prod. code	101–102
Episode Guide
–	"Big Time School of Rocqué"

Big Time Audition is the hour-long pilot of Big Time Rush and two episodes straight. It is the debut film of the series film franchise. It stars Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr., Logan Henderson, Ciara Bravo, and Stephen Kramer Glickman. It aired as a sneak preview on November 28, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. ET, following the iCarly special, iMove Out. It is an hour-long special with the length of two regular episodes put together. The movie focuses on how four ordinary teenage friends from Minnesota get a chance to become the next chart-topping boy band, while going on an epic journey of a lifetime.

Special Guest Stars: Nicole Scherzinger as herself and Fred Tallaksen as Mr. X.

Plot

The four boys find out that big time record producer Gustavo Rocque is currently holding auditions and the deadline for tryouts expires within the hour. Desperate to get their friend, James Diamond, to the tryouts, they make a phone call to their respective mothers, looking for a ride. Their mothers don't answer, so they strike a deal with their woman neighbor for a ride to the tryouts with a trade for shoveling snow for her for the rest of the winter. When they arrive, the boys soon discover that the producer, Gustavo, who's judging for the talent search is cliché, mean, and sends out hopeful after disappointed hopeful, including Jenny Tinkler. When James performs, in spite of his obvious talent, the producer dismisses him, stating he "has no fire." James' friends become enraged and then Kendall jumps up on the judging table and sing "The Giant Turd Song" that he comes up with himself. This event leads the producer to decide he wants to sign Kendall as his next big artist because he has passion. Kendall refuses to go unless they are all four taken as a group, to which the producer agrees. After this happens, though, he is so mad that he causes a 3.1 earthquake.

The third act of the movie is driven by the efforts of the production company to mold the four friends into the next big boy band. One of the more amusing sight gags occurs here as the four friends are met by the "Jennifers" in their "slow walk" intro. Their hair blowing cliché style is caused by the large fan that is pointed at them by a child actor who does juice box commercials who wants to be a normal kid and is mostly seen running away from his mother. He then is paid for his service.

The episode ends when the four friends finally realize that they only really like to sing when they all sing together. They get serious about their efforts, come together, and finally impress the record executives that have given the producer the deadline to find talent. The executives give them a three-month extension to record and truly show themselves as the next big boy band.

Production

Filming began in early 2009, but was not announced until October 2009. It aired on November 28, 2009 as a follow-up sneak preview to the official premiere on January 18, 2010. The movie took place in Los Angeles and Minnesota.

Quotes

Kendall: Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime, and when they do you gotta grab it and turn that thing big time!

Logan: Turn it and I predict that 90 percent chance of bodily harm, and I'm talking about us, not them!

Carlos: Wimp! (He puts on his helmet and run towards the T-bar and tries to turn it) It's stuck!

James: I had my pop star dream again last night and this time, I was wearing my lucky white v-neck and I was singing a Smoky Robinson song Tracks of my tears, yeah, yeah! what are we doing?

Kendall: Uh, the janitor left the T-bar sprinkler valve and do you want to help us soak the girls field hockey team?

James: Yeah! (They both run toward it and before they turn it they look back to Logan)

Logan: I gotta get new friends. (He walks over and they all turn it. They hear the girls scream)

Kendall: And now we run! (They get chased by the girls)

James: (While running away) This is what it's gonna be like when I'm famous! ...Only the girls wont be trying to kill me!

Kendall: (About to get beat up by the Girl's Field Hockey team) Time Out!!! Carlos, give James the helmet. We gotta protect "The Face".

Carlos: Right! (gives James the helmet)

James: I love you guys!

Kendall: Time in.

Gustavo: Where am I and why am I freezing?!

Kelly: You're in Minnesota.

Gustavo: (pointing to the fans that were there) WHAT'S UP MINNESOTA?!(they all cheer) I hate all of them. And the state for freezing my latte. Also I need a bigger coat.

Kelly: It's our last stop so just focus and try not to make everybody cry. Somewhere in here is your new big star, I can feel it.

Gustavo: I'M THE STAR! What I need is a canvas with great hair that I can paint my pop on. I need a singing block of wood that I can set on fire so please tell me where in... uh..

Kelly: Minnesota.

Gustavo: Where in Minnesota IS MY FIRE?!

Kendall: [With the police holding him, his friends, and Mrs. Majecowsky] Mom! Remember that time I saved you from choking? Wow! That was close! And I love you.

Mrs. Majecowsky: I feel so alive!

Jenny: [on TV outside the auditions building] I'm going to be the next Gwen Stefani!

Kendall: That's Jenny Tinkler from homeroom...

Jenny:[is currently being forced out of the auditorium by security] This is madness! I'm a star! I could be the next Gwen Stefani! [sees the boys] Oh, hey guys.

Kendall/James/Carlos/Logan: Hey Jenny.

Jenny: He's evil! I'm a star! A star!

Songs

Big Time Rush
Famous (preview)
City Is Ours (preview)

Trivia

This episode was shown on November 28, 2009 as a sneak peek and special preview for the series.
The Jennifers, Lightning Dog, and Tyler are parodies of The Jonas Brothers, Bolt, and the "bobble head" from Respect the Pouch.
Logan's hair is black in this episode, while in all the later episodes his hair is brown.
This pilot mentions the Nick Jr. TV show Yo Gabba Gabba, which would be seen again in Big Time Halloween And Big Time Cameo.
Gustavo mentions Yard Squirrel Christmas, but isn't revealed until Big Time Christmas.
Note: The show's opening wasn't seen, but the full song was heard.
This episode got 3.45 (millions)
There's an unaired pilot episode in which Curt Hansen was "Kendall" and they sing This Our Someday instead of Big Time Rush. It was revealed by Carlos Pena that they replaced Curt because of the lack of chemistry between them (they have to become friends) and they add Kendall Schmidt two weeks before the episode was suppose to aired.
Logan told the producer to audition Kendall a second time. After his second audition the producer asked Carlos, James and Logan who would they pick Kendall or Curt. The guys pick Kendall and the producer gave Curt the part of Dak Zevon in the series.
BTR Fact: The Original names of the 4 guys were Jesse (Carlos), Konas (Logan), Bryan (James) and Donovan (Kendall).
In the pilot episode with Curt, the guys were skaters, they lived in Wisconsin, Carlos doesn't wear a helmet, and "Katie" is 16 or older. After Kendall got the lead they changed the script, Katie (now played by Ciara Bravo), Kendall's mom (Challen Cates) and few other things plus adding the Turd Song and the fighting scene with security in the audition.
It is shown that Carlos always supports Kendall in the episode, He is the first person the attempt to save Kendall from being executed by the security, in the unaired pilot, Carlos (neither any of them) tried to save Curt (Hansen)
It is also shown that Logan usually takes James's side.
Camille usually gives a slap and practices her roles on Logan in future episodes, but in the pilot she does it to Kendall.

Gallery

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Goofs

On Gustavo's wall of platinum records, he says that "Girl, Girl, Girl" sold 3 million copies. However, this would actually be a diamond record, because a diamond has to sell at least 1 million copies.
When Kelly gives Logan his number Kendall already has his number in the background.
When Kelly gives the boys their number, the one with the 2 on it keeps on changing. (Example: one scene, the 2 has a loop in it and the next scene it doesn't)
In the scene where the boys are talking to Tyler,(whom is standing in a trash can) if you look at Guitar dude in the background, he has no sunglasses on. And in the next shot where Tyler introuduces Guitar dude, he has sunglasses on.
It's said that only numbered contestants are allowed in the auditorium, yet when Jenny Tinkler is forced out, she has no number sticker visible.
During the auditions, when Kendall jumps onto the table, his shirt is buttoned up. In the next scene where he dances, the buttons are undone. After he turns around the shirt is buttoned up again.