Transformers: Rescue Bots


Transformers: Rescue Bots is an animated television series that aired on The Hub Network / Discovery Family and aimed at a younger generation of Transformers fans based on toy manufacturer Hasbro's Transformers franchise. Rescue Bots is the successor of Transformers: Robot Heroes and is based on the same concept as the Marvel Superhero Adventures and Star Wars Jedi Force franchises, it also has similar traits to Mattel's toyline, Rescue Heroes. Rescue Bots mainly focuses on educating children regarding hazards and safety.
The original main group of Autobots who take part in Rescue Bots are Blades, Boulder, Chase, and Heatwave.
Relating to other Transformers series/continuities, Rescue Bots features human and Autobot allies as well as a toy line.
The original toy line and the storybook series feature the team of Chief Charlie Burns, an adult Cody Burns, Sawyer Storm, Walker Cleveland, Billy Blastoff and Jack "Hunter" Tracker, and Axel Frazier.
The TV series features Chief Charlie Burns, Cody Burns as a child, Dani Burns, Kade Burns, and Graham Burns, as well as Doc Greene and Francine Greene as supporting characters. Season 1 is available for streaming via Roku. Hasbro has also made seasons 1–3 available digitally on iTunes and on YouTube through a paid subscription.
The trailer for the fourth season was released on January 22, 2016 which shows an older Cody Burns and a female rescue bot named Quickshadow. Season 4 first aired on April 23, 2016 and ended on October 22, 2016, lasted for four years. 104 episodes have been produced. As of its fourth season, Rescue Bots is the longest-running Transformers series, surpassing The Transformers, which aired for 98 episodes.
On June 6, 2017, it was announced that the series had ended production and would be succeeded by Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy. None of the cast members reprised their roles in the series.

Synopsis

Set on the fictional island of Griffin Rock somewhere off the coast of Maine, the Rescue Bots named Heatwave, Boulder, Blades, and Chase respond to Optimus Prime's message for any active Autobots in outer space to come to Earth. Coming out of a long stasis, the Rescue Bots learned what became of Cybertron and that they are one of the only Rescue Bot teams remaining. Deeming them too valuable for them to join the fight against the Decepticons, Optimus Prime partners them with the Burns Family composed of first response rescuers. Together, they learn teamwork and heroism alongside their human friends as they deal with various disasters while also getting themselves familiar with Earth's cultures.

Broadcast and release

A television series was produced independently from the earlier released storybooks, set in the same story continuity as Transformers: Prime and Transformers Robots in Disguise with occasional crossovers. The show aired on Hasbro's and Discovery's television network, Discovery Family. Rescue Bots is developed for television by Nicole Dubuc, Brian Hohlfeld, and Jeff Kline. The series had a sneak peek on December 17, 2011, and officially premiered on February 18, 2012. It premiered on Discovery Kids in India.

Home video release

Shout! Factory have released several DVDs in the US, featuring random episodes:
TitleRelease DateEpisodes
Roll To The RescueOctober 2, 2012
  • "Family of Heroes"
  • "Under Pressure"
  • "Hotshots"
  • "Flobsters on Parade"
  • "The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock"
  • "Four Bots and a Baby"
EnergizeJune 11, 2013
  • "Cody on Patrol"
  • "Walk on the Wild Side"
  • "Christmas in July"
  • "Deep Trouble"
  • "Return of the Dinobot"
    • Griffin Rock RescueOctober 22, 2013
  • "The Other Doctor"
  • "The Reign of Morocco"
  • "Small Blessings"
  • "The Griffin Rock Triangle"
  • "Rules and Regulations"
    • Heroes on the SceneMarch 18, 2014
  • "The Lost Bell"
  • "You've Been Squilshed"
  • "Little White Lies"
  • "Shake Up"
  • "Rescue Boy"
    • Mystery RescueSeptember 2, 2014
  • "Countdown"
  • "The Haunting of Griffin Rock"
  • "Spellbound"
  • "Blame the Gremlins"
  • "Feed the Beast"
    • Jurassic AdventureFebruary 10, 2015
  • "Family of Heroes"
  • "Return of the Dinobot"
  • "What Lies Below"
  • "What Rises Above"
  • "In Search of the Griffin's Nest"
  • "Movers and Shakers"
    • Return of the HeroesMay 12, 2015
  • "Bumblebee to the Rescue"
  • "Bot to the Future"
  • "A Virtual Disaster"
  • "Changes"
  • "Rise of the Heroes"
    • DinobotsAugust 25, 2015
  • "Land Before Prime"
  • "Big Game"
  • "Quarry vs. Quarry"
  • "Did You See What I Thaw?"
  • "The Attack of Humungado"
    • Adventures in Time and SpaceFebruary 23, 2016
  • "It's a Bot Time"
  • "Unfinished Business"
  • "Switcheroo"
  • "Time After Time"
  • "The Last of Morocco"
    • Heroes of TechJune 21, 2016
  • "One For The Ages"
  • "Space Bots"
  • "The Island Of Misfit Tech"
  • "Too Many Kades"
  • "I Have Heard The Robots Singing"
    • Battle for JusticeOctober 25, 2016
  • "Rescue Dog"
  • "The Griffin Rock Express"
  • "Double Villainy"
  • "Bugs In The System"
  • "Pirates Ahoy"
    • Protect and ExploreFebruary 21, 2017
  • "Tip Of The Iceberg"
  • "Buddy System"
  • "No Place Like Dome"
  • "Thieves Like Us"
  • "The New Recruits"
    • Rescue FamilyJune 20, 2017
  • "Road Trip"
  • "Odd Bot Out"
  • "Chief Woodrow"
  • "More Than Meets the Eye"
  • "Prescott's Bots"
    • Outdoor AdventuresJanuary 30, 2018
  • "The Riders Of Midwinter"
  • "Phantom Of The Sea"
  • "Turning The Tide"
  • "A New Hero"
  • "Endangered Species"
    • Team Rescue Bots!May 22, 2018
  • "Sky Forest"
  • "The Vigilant Town"
  • "Bots and Robbers"
  • "Rescue Bots Academy"
  • "A New Hero"
  • "Four-Legged Hero"
  • "Bot-Tastic Voyage"
    • Beyond Home Entertainment have released the first two seasons on DVD in Australia:
    TitleRelease DateEpisodes
    V1: Hot ShotsNovember 6, 2013
    • "Family of Heroes"
    • "Under Pressure"
    • "Hotshots"
    • "Flobsters on Parade"
    • "The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock"
    V2: Cody on PatrolNovember 6, 2013
  • "Cody on Patrol"
  • "Walk on the Wild Side"
  • "Four Bots and a Baby"
  • "Christmas in July"
  • "Deep Trouble"
    • V3: Return of the Dino BotFebruary 5, 2014
  • "Return of the Dino Bot"
  • "The Other Doctor"
  • "The Reign of Morocco"
  • "Small Blessings"
  • "The Griffin Rock Triangle"
    • V4: Bumblebee to the RescueJune 4, 2014
  • "Rules and Regulations"
  • "The Lost Bell"
  • "Bumblebee to the Rescue"
  • "You've Been Squilshed"
  • "Countdown"
    • V5: Bot to the FutureJanuary 2, 2015
  • "The Haunting of Griffin Rock"
  • "Little White Lies"
  • "Shake Up"
  • "Rescue Boy"
  • "It's a Bot Time"
  • "Bot to the Future"
    • Season 2 V1: Serve and ProtectMarch 2, 2015
  • "Road Trip"
  • "Sky Forest"
  • "One for the Ages"
  • "Tip of the Iceberg"
  • "Spellbound"
  • "A Virtual Disaster"
  • "Prescott's Bots"
    • Season 2 V2: Space BotsJune 3, 2015
  • "Blame the Gremlins"
  • "Feed the Beast"
  • "What Lies Below"
  • "What Rises Above"
  • "Space Bots"
  • "The Island of Misfit Tech"
    • Season 2 V3: Bots and RobbersAugust 5, 2015
  • "The Vigilant Town"
  • "Buddy System"
  • "In Search of the Griffin's Nest"
  • "Bots and Robbers"
  • "Rescue Dog"
  • "Changes"
    • Season 2 V4: Rise of the HeroesDecember 2, 2015
  • "The Riders of Midwinter"
  • "Movers and Shakers"
  • "Chief Woodrow"
  • "Odd Bot Out"
  • "The Griffin Rock Express"
  • "Double Villainy"
  • "Rise of the Heroes"
    • Season 3 V1: Land Before PrimeApril 1, 2016
  • "Land Before Prime"
  • "Big Game"
  • "Too Many Kades"
  • "Phantom of the Sea"
  • "Unfinished Business"
  • "No Place Like Dome"
    • Season 3 V2: Bot-Tastic VoyageJuly 1, 2016
  • "Bugs in the System"
  • "Switcheroo"
  • "Bot-Tastic Voyage"
  • "Quarry vs. Quarry"
  • "Did You See What I Thaw?"
  • "The Attack of Humungado"
    • Miracle Media in the United Kingdom have rights for the first two seasons through Region 2, including most of Western Europe and the Middle East.