10.0/101 votes#1 - Big Time Concert
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/20/2010
In the eye of their first album release, Griffin, the head of the record label, cancels the album, tour, and concert, forcing them to return to Minnesota, which threatens to break up their life-long friendships. James gets mad and he's got 3 record deal, and joins Hawk, Gustavo's Arch-Rival. Gustavo has to pay back to Griffin $2,000,000 to get back Big Time Rush, and to get them to come back and to finally perform concert. They come back to the LA, and they cannot stay in the Palmwoods again, so they all start living in the Rocque Records "RocqueWoods". James does not want to come back to Big Time Rush so they open an audition for the new James, but they can find anyone and James comes back and they prepare for the concert
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Scott Fellows
10.0/101 votes#2 - Year of the Tiger (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/2022
With the Lunar New Year around the corner, a more confident and grounded Nicky finds herself in a great place in her relationship with Henry and with her family. However, when a break-in at the Shen residence leaves her shaken, Nicky, with the help of Evan, begins to suspect that Russell Tan may be involved. Elsewhere, as Mei-Liand Jin prepare for the New Year at Harmony Dumplings, Althea begins to question whether she made the right decision re-entering the workforce.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Christina M. Kim
10.0/101 votes#3 - Disclosure
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/4/2022
As Nicky wrestles with a secret she's been keeping from Mia, she teams up with Evan, who makes a major discovery about his former boss. Elsewhere, Althea attempts to pull off a surprise 25th anniversary party for Harmony Dumpling against her mother's wishes, and Ryan begins to question what Sebastian may be hiding from him.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: N/A
10.0/101 votes#4 - The Source
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 6/15/2022
Nicky teams up with an unexpected ally and sets out on a dangerous mission to take down Russell Tan once and for all.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Christina M. Kim
9.0/101 votes#5 - Big Time Bad Boy
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2010
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" named Wayne Wayne, who tries to inject dissension and tension within the group. Ultimately, Gustavo and the guys secretly band together to get him booted out of the band, in a "bad boy-off". Meanwhile, Mrs. Knight gets persuaded that there's an axe maniac on the loose, and forces Katie to play with a girl named Molly, who is later found to be a con actress that's 20 years old and tries to pass herself off as an 11-year-old girl driving in a high speed chase with cops, using Mrs. Knight's rental car, trying to get a job in Hollywood.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: N/A
8.4/1010 votes#6 - Legacy
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 6/22/2018
Team Splinter goes back in time to the wild, wild frontier in search of a weapon to destroy the Witness.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Christopher Monfette
8.1/108 votes#7 - Brothers
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 5/19/2017
Ramse and Cole splinter to 2007 expecting either a trap - or a final chance to kill The Witness. But when Cole discovers a heartbreaking truth, he’ll discover that the mission was both.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: N/A
7.8/104 votes#8 - The Engineer
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 8/18/2024
Layton hears the deal: Liana for Big Alice. He agrees and the trains dock at the silo. While Layton, Ben, Till, Ruth, and Alex stew in a holding room, Josie is taken to Headwood. Milius introduces his partner in crime: Wilford.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: N/A
7.7/103 votes#9 - Leverage
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/14/2019
Mermaids and humans join forces in a radical plan to stop the oil company, but their efforts have a devastating effect. And facing an uncertain future, Ben, Maddie and Ryn come together for a romantic farewell.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Eric Wald
7.5/104 votes#10 - There Will Be Blood
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/20/2015
Santanico confronts Malvado with Seth's help; Richie and Kate must stop Carlos and Scott from overturning the ancient prophecy and taking control of a powerful evil.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Ian Sobel
7.5/102 votes#11 - Natural Order
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2019
Ryn fights to maintain leadership of the pack when the other mermaids question her loyalties. Ben interferes in a mermaid ritual causing friction between himself and Ryn, meanwhile, Helen discovers more about her family lineage.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Heather Thomason
7.2/104 votes#12 - Bell the Cat
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 8/25/2024
Nima needs more samples for his experiments, so Milius sends Wilford and the soldiers to collect. Privately, Milius tells Wolf to kill Wilford. Layton wakes up on an abandoned floor and is approached by humans with toxic gas scars.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#13 - Big Time Mansion
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2010
When Gustavo goes away for a few days to check out a new boyband called "The Windmills", the guys "mansion sit" for him much to Gustavo's dismay. After much discussion with Kelly, Gustavo allows the boys to "mansion sit" but they must follow his rules or else they are fired. Once at the mansion the guys think it will be an easy task, but what seems like a task they can handle soon turns into a "big time disaster" as things don't go according to plan. Meanwhile with Kendall and the guys away, Mrs Knight starts to fell less needed by her children, so Katie decides to help her mother out by pretending to be sick.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#14 - Patience
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/20/2021
Nicky and Henry follow a lead involving a professor who may be able to help in their search for Zhilan. Meanwhile, as Althea's past comes back to haunt her, a squabble between Jin and Mei-Li points to bigger issues in their marriage. Elsewhere, Nicky steps in to help a young worker after learning of some suspicious activity happening at King Kwong's garment factory.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: N/A
6.8/104 votes#15 - Bondage
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/2015
Richie and Seth make peace and team up to look for Malvado's headquarters. Meanwhile, Carlos kidnaps Santanico; and Kate tries to save her brother with help from Freddie.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Luisa Leschin
6.8/104 votes#16 - Street Fight
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/17/2018
Donna comes ashore with two other members of her colony to bring Ryn back home. When mermaids once again begin wreaking havoc throughout the town, Dale tries to put an end to it once and for all.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Zach Ayers
6.4/1027 votes#17 - Mercy
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/21/2022
With time running out before the launch of the Europa Mission, Picard and Guinan must free themselves from FBI custody. Seven and Raffi come face-to-face with Jurati and the horror of what she's become.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Kirsten Beyer
6.2/105 votes#18 - The Best Little Horror House In Texas
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/15/2015
Kate hunts down Scott in Bethel before he can exact revenge. In Houston, Richie and Santanico find themselves deep in the flesh trade, while Seth tries to get back in Uncle Eddie’s good graces.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Ian Sobel
6.2/104 votes#19 - Off the Cuff
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/30/2024
When Ben leaps into a bounty hunter escorting the world's most slippery criminal, a deadly pursuit forces them to go into hiding; but Ben quickly realizes this leap is more than meets the eye. Addison faces a difficult decision.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Alex Berger
6.0/103 votes#20 - Matanzas
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/25/2016
The Geckos are going after Amaru, as she plots to regain her true form and open the gates of Hell.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Marcel Rodriguez
6.0/103 votes#21 - Dark Side of the Sun
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/2016
As Kate nears death, the team races to defeat Amaru and seal the gate to Xilbalba.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Ian Sobel
5.8/109 votes#22 - Self-Contained
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/8/2014
Seth escapes the motel and leads the Fullers' RV to the border. Meanwhile, Richie deals with an irrational fear; and Jacob is determined to get his children safely across the border.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Ian Sobel
5.7/1027 votes#23 - Monsters
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/14/2022
Tallinn ventures inside Picard’s subconscious mind to help wake him from a coma and face both his darkest secrets and deepest fears. Seven and Raffi go in search of Jurati whom they fear has succumbed to the monster inside. Rios struggles to hide the truth of who he really is from Teresa.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Jane Maggs
5.0/102 votes#24 - Just Add Jake
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/15/2016
In order to convince Jake that magic is real, the Girls cook three mystery spells for him to try. Unfortunately, Jake isn't easily convinced, and the unexpected downsides jeopardize Hannah's chances of winning a school-wide fund raising contest.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Lauren Thompson
3.0/101 votes#25 - How to Dance in Three Easy Steps
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 6/27/2024
Sheryl reaches her breaking point with Leland.
Director: Joe Menendez
Writer: Louisa Hill
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"Big Time Concert" is the best rated episode directed by Joe Menendez. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Scott Fellows. It aired on 8/20/2010 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Year of the Tiger (1)".