All Seasons

Season 1 - Guardians of the Core

• S01E01 A Hero is Born

  • September 6, 2010
  • NickToons

  At school, Ish is not picked for football during recess (something that happens to him on a regular basis). Later, while playing his football video game at home, he meets OT who tells him that he is just the person he is looking for and that everything Ish needs to know will be explained at the Chargers' home game on Sunday (which Ish and his mom "coincidentally" won tickets to). At the game, he follows the hot dog seller (Turns out to be the Chargers Rusher Bolt in disguise) and discovers a BlitzBot that is there to steal the Chargers' shard, but Ish defeats the BlitzBot with Bolt's help and gets back to his mom unnoticed.

• S01E02 Legacy of the Shards

  • September 13, 2010
  • NickToons

  After school, Ish revisits the Chargers' stadium where he learns about the history of the Shards, the Rusherz and a powerful object called the Core: The Rusherz' home planet which held the Core was peaceful, until an evil overlord named Sudden Death attacked the planet to take the Core for himself. The Rusherz stopped Sudden Death by drilling to the Core at the center of the planet and freeing it, which destroyed the planet in the process and cast both the Core and the Rusherz into space. The Rusherz followed the Core to Earth, where it crashed upon landing and broke into 32 Shards (which are recognized as the symbols of the 32 NFL teams). Knowing Sudden Death would not stop until he had the Core, the Rusherz each took a Shard, built the 32 NFL stadiums to hide each one in and assigned the 32 teams to guard their respective Shard in those stadiums. It is explained that Sudden Death's goal is to retrieve all the Shards to rebuild the core, then to use the Core's power to turn everything

• S01E03 Meet the Sub

  • September 20, 2010
  • NickToons

  Ish is led to a secret room beneath the Chargers' stadium, where he meets his "sub," a humanoid robot he will operate from a special control console to help the NFL teams protect the shards. Ish also gets a special pair of "guardian glasses" from Bolt. Later that night, he meets the Gameballz for the first time.

• S01E04 Battle on the Bayou

  • September 27, 2010
  • NickToons

  Ish receives a lock from the Gameballz that can teleport him from his locker at school to the locker room of any NFL stadium in the country. With it, he goes to New Orleans, where he attempts and fails to protect the Saints' shard from an army of corkscrew BlitzBots and a saw-armed BlitzBot.

• S01E05 A Giant Showdown

  • October 4, 2010
  • NickToons

  Ish heads to The Big Apple, where he protects the Giants' Shard from the dreaded flying blitzbot disguised as a group of blimps.

• S01E06 Mile High Mayhem

  • October 11, 2010
  • NickToons

  Ish's Mom (who thinks Ish is on the school football team) starts to get suspicious of Ish running off to guard the Shards. Later, Ish defends the Broncos' Shard from a fast-and-fierce blitzbot and a heavy-duty blitzbot during a Broncos vs. Titans game, but the defeated heavy-duty blitzbot uses the last of its energy to hit Steed with a Corruption Football, turning him into a Blitzbot. Thus, he takes the Broncos' Shard, and when Ish gets home, he is caught by his mom coming out of his locker.

• S01E07 A Hero is Grounded

  • October 16, 2010
  • NickToons

  Ish doesn't tell his mom why he was in his locker, so she "grounds" him. Because of this, Ish is unable to protect the Colts' Shard from being stolen by a swarm of Free Football BlitzBotz.

• S01E08 Fantasy Football Bot

  • October 25, 2010
  • NickToons

  Ish finds and destroys the fantasy football Blitzbot disguised as Calvin Johnson while protecting the Lions' shard, but after he goes back home, he accidentally leaves his locker open and one of his school bullies goes inside it.

• S01E09 Air Attack

  • November 1, 2010
  • NickToons

  With his lock stolen by the school bullies who are intent on finding out what is really going on, Ish must get help from the Rusherz to get from school to the NFL stadiums to defend the shards. To make matters worse, his Sub is damaged while defending the Seahawks' shard from a massive Air-And-Land Blitzbot attack and the shard is stolen, despite additional back-up from the Rusherz of the Falcons, Eagles, Ravens, and Cardinals.

• S01E10 Trespassing In St. Louis

  • November 8, 2010
  • NickToons

  Ish stands up to the school bullies and takes his lock back, but before he can use it to go to St. Louis, the bullies force their way into Ish's locker and end up going to St. Louis instead of Ish. The bullies find the Rams' shard, but one of them accidentally uses it to unleash a gigantic stadium Blitzbot.

• S01E11 Who's The Bully Now

  • November 15, 2010
  • NickToons

  The bullies flee from the stadium blitzbot and Rampage tries to hold it off, only to succumb to its barrage of corruption footballs and become a blitzbot. The Gameballz bring Ish to the battle and he attempts to stop the stadium blitzbot, but he fails and is forced to retreat with the bullies as the two blitzbots steal the Rams' shard. Worse, Sudden Death learns Ish's true identity. When Ish gets home, OT tells Ish to go to the pro football Hall of Fame for training.

• S01E12 The Hall Of Legends

  • November 27, 2010
  • NickToons

  Ish "wins" a trip to the pro football Hall of Fame and is chaperoned there by Marcus Allen. During his visit, O.T. reveals to Ish the secret of blitzbots living among humans and begins to teach Ish how to harness the power of the Rush Zone.

• S01E13 The Guardian's Playbook

  • November 29, 2010
  • NickToons

  Ish continues his training at the pro football Hall of Fame by battling simulated blitzbots from different Super Bowl scenarios that are initiated by pulling out special rings from their display platforms and is supervised by Pack and Arrow Head, but when Ish pulls out the last ring, he finds a secret chamber with an amazing discovery within it; the Guardian's Playbook!

• S01E14 The Return of the Sub

  • December 6, 2010
  • NickToons

  Ish returns from the pro football Hall of Fame, but starts to experience visions of Sudden Death defeating him. Thanks to the Guardian's Playbook, though, he is now extremely skilled at football (and the school bullies now properly respect Ish). Later, he visits the New England Patriots and Wes Welker shows him his new Sub, the Sub 2.0. Unbeknownst to any of them, Sudden Death has learned how Ish uses his locker to get from his school to the NFL stadiums and is now plotting something.

• S01E15 Ash Meet Ish

  • December 13, 2010
  • NickToons

  Sub 2.0. is put to the test when colossus blitzbots attempt to steal the Patriots' shard and it proves to be more powerful than the first. Later at school, a new kid named Ash makes a big impact at football during recess, and not only is Ash good at football, she's also a girl!

• S01E16 Rivalry Week

  • December 20, 2010
  • NickToons

  Ish realizes that he has a crush on Ash, but there may be more to her then meets the eye. Meanwhile, during rivalry week, tempers flare among the Rusherz in Pittsburgh.

• S01E17 The Agony of Deceit

  • December 27, 2010
  • NickToons

  A heavy-duty Blitzbot attacks a Dolphins game, and Ish is shocked to find Ash at the game, but the biggest shock is when it turns out that Ash is working for Sudden Death! Things get worse when Ash calls in another blitzbot to take Ish to the evil villain!

• S01E18 A Dark Day For Ish

  • January 3, 2011
  • NickToons

  Ish is captured by Sudden Death and his mom, Shandra, discovers that Ish wasn't being honest to her about being on the school football team. John Madden and O.T. provide her with some answers as they escort her to safety. Meanwhile, Grizzly, Claw, Peg Leg and K-9 board Sudden Death's starship to save Ish, but after freeing him, they get cornered by some Blitzbots, Ash and Sudden Death himself. To make matters worse, Peg Leg has planted a football bomb in the ship and time is starting to run out!

• S01E19 The Guardian Escapes

  • January 10, 2011
  • NickToons

  Sudden Death orders his blitzbots to destroy Ish and the rushers while Ash remembers how OT thought she was the guardian but was wrong so she joined Sudden Death. Ish then puts on his guardian glasses and sees an escape pod through a wall. He tells the rushers to get him through the wall so Grizzly runs forward and the blitzbots shoot at him, blasting apart the wall in the process. Ish and the rushers then get in the escape pod and leave just as the football bomb goes off, destroying Sudden Death's ship, but when Ish looks back, he sees the head of the ship fly off. He returns to the charger's stadium to find his mom with all the rushers and some NFL players and coaches waiting for him. The stadium's televised screen then shows the head of Sudden Death's ship coming toward earth, and Ish tells them all that Sudden Death is coming and that they will stop him.

• S01E20 The Gathering Storm

  • January 24, 2011
  • NickToons

  The Panthers, Raiders, Bills, and Jaguars' shards are all stolen and their rushers corrupted. Sudden Death then targets the last shard, the shard of the Dallas Cowboys, but Ash is having second thoughts about serving Sudden Death. Meanwhile Ish, his mom, and all the remaining Rushers listen as Michael Strahan gives a speech. They then see a huge dark shadow fall over the stadium.

• S01E21 Super Bowl Goal Line Stand

  • January 31, 2011
  • NickToons

  During Super Bowl Sunday, Ish, the players, and the remaining Rusherz make a last stand to defend the Cowboys shard from Sudden Death. Positioning the head of his ship above the stadium, he sends in the first wave of blitzbots, which is easily defeated by Ish and the Rusherz. Angered, Sudden Death sends in a team of blitzbots that assemble into a super blitzbot. Ish and the Rusherz try to get away, but the super blitzbot crushes the Sub. Ish becomes uncertain of what to do next, but Shandra gets an idea...

• S01E22 Guardians of the Core

  • February 5, 2011
  • NickToons

  The movie begins with the previous 21 episodes running from the first episode until the point Sub 2.0. is destroyed. In the present, Ish comes out onto the field to fight the super Blitzbot with the Rusherz and players. He does so by transforming the goal posts on the field into guardian bots. The guardian bots defeat the super blitzbot, but the final shard is revealed in the process. Sudden Death then comes out onto the field and obtains the shard, and it is during this time that Ish's father arrives to support his son, but Sudden Death mocks them both and reassembles the Core. However, he learns from Ash that what everyone thought was the final shard was a fake and the real one was hidden in a place where Sudden Death least expected it. With that, Ash helps Ish to get Sudden Death's battle axe and he uses it to destroy Sudden Death once and for all. After Sudden Death is destroyed, the six Rusherz that were turned into Blitzbotz are then returned to normal and as a flying blitzbot fl

Season 2 - Season of the Guardians

• S02E01 Lions, Texans, and Turkeys

  • November 30, 2012
  • NickToons

  With all new powers and a new enemy, Guardian Ish teams up with Lions Wide Receiver Calvin Johnson in order to defend Detroit's Thanksgiving Day game from an attack by treacherous Super Villain "Wild Card".

• S02E02 A Change of Plans

  • November 30, 2012
  • NickToons

  Thanksgiving Day is disrupted when Guardian Ish and Cowboys Linebacker DeMarcus Ware must face Drop Kick in Dallas. Ash's father gives her some upsetting news, and a new Guardian is put to the test in a battle with Wild Card.

• S02E03 Kick It Up a Notch

  • December 7, 2012
  • NickToons

  Guardians Ish and Ash head to Foxborough where a mysterious Mimic Blitz Bot is on the loose. Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski and Kicker Stephen Gostkowski give Ash a lesson in self-confidence and perseverance.

• S02E04 Team Up

  • December 14, 2012
  • NickToons

  Newest Guardian Troy gets in over his head when he puts the Saints Megacore and himself in harm's way. It's up to Ish and Ash, together with Saints Quarterback Drew Brees and Tight End Jimmy Graham, to help him learn his lesson.

• S02E05 Frost and Ten

  • December 21, 2012
  • NickToons

  When Megacore is attacked, Ish, Ash and Troy must put a valuable lesson they learned from Green Bay wide receiver Greg Jennings into action.

• S02E06 Sound Advice

  • December 28, 2012
  • NickToons

  With help from the New York Jets' Head Coach Rex Ryan, Tua finds the confidence to tackle new challenges, both in school and as a new guardian.

• S02E07 Gridiron Ringers

  • January 11, 2013
  • NickToons

  When Wildcard attacks in Chicago, Tua's got to channel the energy of the '85 Bears - with help from Hall of Famers Richard Dent and Mike Ditka - to defeat him.

• S02E08 Spirit and Inspiration

  • January 18, 2013
  • NickToons

  With the "mini-Steelers" ready to crush the Bulldogs, Marty gets an inspiring lesson from Browns Wide Receiver Josh Cribbs and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown.

• S02E09 Oh Brother

  • January 25, 2013
  • NickToons

  A mind-control Blitz Bot turns coaching brothers Jim and John Harbaugh against each other. It's up to the Guardians to defeat Wild Card's latest evil plan and restore order to the 49ers and Ravens sidelines.

• S02E10 The Mystery Guardian: Part 1

  • February 1, 2013
  • NickToons

  When Drop Kick steals two Megacores, Giants defensive end Justin Tuck and Broncos linebacker Von Miller lend a hand to help save the Super Bowl.

• S02E11 The Mystery Guardian: Part 2

  • February 1, 2013
  • NickToons

  With the Super Bowl in jeopardy, the Guardians, Giants defensive end Justin Tuck and Broncos linebacker Von Miller have to identify the Mystery Guardian before it's too late!

• S02E12 Mystery Solved

  • July 14, 2013
  • NickToons

  The Guardians learn the true identities of Wild Card and RZ ... and themselves. Then the gang come under attack by the Blitz Bots.

• S02E13 Test of Friendship

  • July 21, 2013
  • NickToons

  Wild Card is headed back to Indianapolis to finish what he started. Just in time for the NFL Combine where the teams evaluate draft prospects.

• S02E14 Bands and BlitzBotz

  • July 28, 2013
  • NickToons

  Wildcard sends his Blitz Botz to disrupt a concert at Paul Brown Stadium. With guest appearances by Bengals' Quarterback Andy Dalton and Tight End Jermaine Gresham!

• S02E15 There's Snow Place Like Home

  • August 4, 2013
  • NickToons

  Wildcard brings snow and a threat to the San Diego Chargers' training camp. With cameos from the Chargers' Antonio Gates, Nick Hardwick and Philip Rivers.

• S02E16 Cheer Up, Troy

  • August 11, 2013
  • NickToons

  Troy is at the Tennessee Titan's cheerleading camp! With some inspiring words from running back Chris Johnson, he uses his new skills to foil Wildcard's plans.

• S02E17 Broken Dreams

  • August 18, 2013
  • NickToons

  Wildcard puts the Guardians to sleep to find out their deepest fears through their dreams. The Guardians must combine their energy into one dream to wake up!

• S02E18 Send in the Clones

  • August 25, 2013
  • NickToons

  When Wildcard creates evil clones of the Guardians, the public no longer trusts the real ones! Can the Guardians defeat the clones and earn back the public's trust?

• S02E19 BlitzBotz, Bills and Bucs

  • September 1, 2013
  • NickToons

  Wildcard sends a flying BlitzBotz into the invisible safe zone to capture Ish's mom. To save her, the Guardians need to release the safe zone and battle Wildcard and his minions before they break into the Hall of Knowledge!

• S02E20 Ninja Nightmare

  • September 8, 2013
  • NickToons

  Armed with new ninja skills, the Guardians must battle Wild Card's army of ninja-styled BlitzBotz! With Dropkick's thirst for power escalating, will Wild Card be at a disadvantage?

• S02E21 Marty's Mistake

  • September 15, 2013
  • NickToons

  RZ leaves H-OK and faces Wild Card! When RZ's apology to Wild Card fails, the Guardians must battle him while also trying to fend off Drop Kick's escalating evil plans!

• S02E22 Drop Kick's Double Cross

  • September 22, 2013
  • NickToons

• S02E23 Drop Kick's Downfall

  • September 29, 2013
  • NickToons

• S02E24 Wild Card 32, Guardians 0

  • October 6, 2013
  • NickToons

  Wild Card steals a powerful reverse energy device and uses it to drain all the power from hugecities! With more power than ever, will the Guardians be able to stop him before he takes over the world once and for all?

Season 3 - Guardians Unleashed

• S03E01 The Return of Sudden Death

  • November 20, 2013
  • NickToons

  Still reeling from the loss of Ish's powers, the Guardians look to Cleveland Browns Joe Haden and San Diego Chargers Ryan Mathews for help when an old enemy returns, hungry for revenge.

• S03E02 Ish's Audible

  • November 27, 2013
  • NickToons

  Sudden Death and his new allies, the Anticorians, attempt to recruit Ish with the promise of restoring his powers, but Detroit Lions Calvin Johnson reminds Ish that real power is something he has to find within himself.

• S03E03 Redzone Retaliation

  • December 4, 2013
  • NickToons

  The Anticorians trap the Guardians in a video game and it's up to Ish to save them. With help from Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin and Cincinnati Bengals Head Coach Marvin Lewis Ish shows Sudden Death he's got game.

• S03E04 Downstream Revenge

  • December 11, 2013
  • NickToons

  Green Bay Packers Jordy Nelson aids Tua with some family matters just as the Anticorians use the elements at hand to launch a major attack on Lambeau Field. The Miami Dolphins Ryan Tannehill helps the Guardians save the day.

• S03E05 Gone Viral

  • December 18, 2013
  • NickToons

  Sudden Death unleashes a diabolical virus to ruin the holidays. Kansas City Chiefs Jamaal Charles and New York Giants Justin Tuck jump in to help, and RZ6.0 has a perfect present for the Guardians that will save the season.

• S03E06 White Out

  • January 1, 2014
  • NickToons

  Ricky gets some bad news, as the Anticorians use a huge snowstorm to launch an attack, but a lesson in toughness from Chicago Bears Julius Peppers and Matt Forte and Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson helps the Guardians prevail.

• S03E07 Web of Deceit

  • January 8, 2014
  • NickToons

  Determined to become second in command, Stellaria captures Megacores, along with Ash and Denver Broncos Eric Decker, using a secret weapon. With the help of the Baltimore Ravens Ray Rice, the Guardians unravel Stellaria's plan.

• S03E08 Rivals Revisited

  • January 15, 2014
  • NickToons

  The Guardians get a lesson in rivalry on and off the field from Washington Redskins Robert Griffin III and Dallas Cowboys DeMarcus Ware as Ricky saves the world from Sudden Death's intergalactic evil plot.

• S03E09 All-Star Deception

  • January 22, 2014
  • NickToons

  NFL Legends Cincinnati Bengals Cris Collinsworth and Dallas Cowboys Michael Irvin coach the kids' All-Star game, while Troy makes an "all-star" play of his own by saving the Super Bowl teams' Megacores.

• S03E10 Sudden Death Showdown

  • February 1, 2014
  • NickToons

  The Super Bowl is in New York, but with 30 Megacores missing, the Guardians, along with Houston Texans J.J. Watt and San Francisco 49ers Vernon Davis, must defeat Sudden Death before he sends Earth hurling into deep space.

• S03E11 Knights of the Sky

  • May 7, 2014
  • NickToons

  The Guardians embark on a two-part space adventure to save the Rusherz and the planet of Anticoria from devastation by evil Lord Xactu.

• S03E12 The Return of Drop Kick

  • September 3, 2014
  • NickToons

  The kids are off to summer camp but Tua's "good luck" runs out when Drop Kick returns! New England Patriots Danny Amendola and Atlanta Falcons Matt Ryan come to Tua's rescue and show the Guardians luck can be skill in disguise.

• S03E13 Troy's Comeback

  • September 10, 2014
  • NickToons

  Minnesota Vikings Adrian Peterson gives Troy a valuable lesson in how to safely come back from an injury, as teammate Jared Allen helps the Guardians recover the Vikings stolen Megacore and thwart the Anticorian's latest plan.

• S03E14 A Chip of the Old Blocker

  • September 17, 2014
  • NickToons

  Oakland Raiders Hall of Famer Howie Long gives Ish some fatherly advice about expectations. But with the Hall of Fame game under attack it's RZ6.0 who must confront the unexpected when he learns his son Wild Card is back.

• S03E15 Anticorian Unrest

  • September 24, 2014
  • NickToons

  When the Anticorians attack, Carolina Panthers Greg Olsen and Indianapolis Colts Andrew Luck help out, and Ash finds her future step mom Linda is accidentally caught up in the action.

• S03E16 Rumors Run Wild

  • October 1, 2014
  • NickToons

  Drop Kick captures Buffalo Bills C.J. Spiller and makes an evil clone from his DNA. The Guardians, who struggle to get past a rumor that threatens to come between Ish and Ash, turn to Tennessee Titans Kendall Wright for help.

• S03E17 Anticorians Outplayed

  • October 8, 2014
  • NickToons

  A double-cross forces Sudden Death to turn on his own team, and leaves the Guardians unsure who to trust. Philadelphia Eagles Brent Celek and Arizona Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald give Ish and Marty advice on facing the unexpected.

• S03E18 Never Underestimate the Wild Card

  • October 15, 2014
  • NickToons

  Wedding bells ring for Ash's dad, but Sudden Death wants a different kind of ring, from the Super Bowl! It's up to the Guardians, St. Louis Rams James Laurinaitis and New Orleans Saints Marques Colston, to save the big day.

• S03E19 The Final Betrayal

  • October 22, 2014
  • NickToons

  Jacksonville Jaguars Marcedes Lewis and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gerald McCoy help the Guardians at the International Series game in London when Sudden Death unleashes his biggest weapon yet. But can they trust Wild Card to help?