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[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
[[Image:Rescue Bots cartoon title screen.jpg|thumb|400px|Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.]]
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)| Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. In terms of episode count, it is the second-longest ''Transformers'' cartoon, behind ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]''. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s.
'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a Daytime Emmy award-winning cartoon series that launched on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[December 17]], [[2011]] with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting [[February 18]], [[2012]]. Unlike ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', ''Rescue Bots'' is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fans. Unusual for a ''Transformers'' cartoon, it features no [[Decepticon]]s, though they are mentioned from time to time.
 
Following the closure of The Hub, ''Rescue Bots'' continued to air on its replacement network, [[Discovery Family]]. The series is the only ''Transformers'' cartoon to have a full-length fourth season, and at 104 half-hour episodes total, is ''the longest-running Transformers cartoon ever'', eclipsing the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] by six episodes.
 
A follow-up series known as ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' aired from late 2018–2020. In addition, a choose-your-own-adventure web series, ''[[My Transformers: Rescue Bots Adventure]]'', was uploaded to YouTube.


==Story==
==Story==
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,''<br>''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.''<br>''Earth was their home now, and in addition,''<br>''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!''<br>|The [[theme song]].}}
{{bigquote|''A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,''<br>''Years later awoke in the strangest of places.''<br>''Earth was their home now, and in addition,''<br>''Optimus Prime gave them this mission!''<br>|The [[theme song]].}}


The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.
The [[Rescue Bot]]s are a team of inexperienced [[Autobot]]s primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to [[Earth]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] judges them as not ready to face the [[Decepticon]]s, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of [[Griffin Rock]], [[Maine]] located on an island off the east coast of [[United States of America|America]]. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] is paired with egotistical firefighter [[Kade Burns]]; rules pedant [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] is partnered with police chief [[Charlie Burns]]; nature-loving [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] is paired with engineer [[Graham Burns]], and height-fearing [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] has hotshot pilot [[Dani Burns]] for a partner.
 
The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the hacker/thief twins [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], or [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] will visit to lend a hand.


The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their [[human]] partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning [[Thaddeus Morocco|Doctor Morocco]] makes life difficult with his [[MorBot]]s and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner [[Madeline Pynch]] is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the petty criminals [[Myles]] and [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime or [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] will visit to lend a hand.
As the years pass, much changes. The Rescue Bots reveal their identities as aliens to the townsfolk. Helping them in this endeavor are many new allies they've encountered during their adventures — [[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] and [[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]], two Autobots found frozen in time are now training to be Rescue Bots themselves, and an old friend of Optimus Prime, [[High Tide]], lends a hand for water rescues with his helper bot [[Servo (RB)|Servo]]. [[Quickshadow]], a covert Rescue Bot agent, has been assigned by Optimus himself to work with the team. Together with these newcomers, the Rescue Bots have expanded their operations to the mainland, establishing a new [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] there, though they continue to maintain their secrecy


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
{{featuredcharacters
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|c1=
'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
;[[Rescue Bot]]s
*'''[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]'''
*;[[Rescue Force Sigma-17]]
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] ([[Parvesh Cheena]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] ([[D.C. Douglas]])
**[[Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])
**[[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] ([[Imari Williams]])


*'''Rescue Force Recruits'''
*;Other Rescue Bots
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Salvage (RB)|Salvage]] ([[Jason Marsden]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]] ([[Max Mittelman]])
**[[Quickshadow]] ([[Alex Kingston]])
**[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]


'''Others'''
;[[Bee Team (RID)|Bee Team]]
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]]/[[Will Friedle]])
*[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
 
;Others
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Nicole Dubuc]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[High Tide]] ([[Michael Bell]])
*[[Servo (RB)|Servo]]


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|c3=
'''Burns Family'''
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
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;Burns Family
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Charlie Burns|Chief Charlie Burns]] ([[Maurice LaMarche]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
*[[Cody Burns]] ([[Elán Garfias]])
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*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])
*[[Woodrow Burns]] ([[Mark Hamill]])


'''Greene Family'''
;Greene Family
*[[Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] ([[LeVar Burton]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Frankie Greene]] ([[Diamond White]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Maura the Magnificent]] ([[Cree Summer]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[Anna Baranova|Professor Anna Baranova]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
*[[CeCe Greene]] (Kath Soucie)


'''Townspeople'''
;Antagonists
*[[Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Doctor Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Jonny Rees]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*Lord [[Thurston Chumley]] ([[Jim Cummings]])
*[[Chickadee]] ([[Kristen Schaal]])
*[[Skip Scobble]] ([[Eric Bauza]])
 
;Townspeople
*[[H.B. Luskey|Mayor Luskey]] ([[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]])
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Huxley Prescott]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (D.C. Douglas)
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*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Alper|Mr. Alper]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Bunty|Mr. Bunty]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Edgar Prewett]]
*[[Edgar Pruitt]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Bufkin|Mr. Bufkin]]
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Perkins (RB)|Mr. Perkins]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Milo]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Mrs Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)
*[[Mrs. Luskey]] (Nicole Dubuc)
 
{{!}}style="background:transparent; border-right: 0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Nancy Morrison]]
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Sharma|Mr. Sharma]] (Parvesh Cheena)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Arthur Shaw|Captain Arthur Shaw]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Pfeiffer|Mr. Pfeiffer]]
*[[Feiffer|Mr. Feiffer]] ([[Brian Hohlfeld]])
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Wild (RB)|Captain Wild]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Taylor (RB)|Taylor]] ([[Roger Craig Smith]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Carin]] ([[Nancy Linari]])
*[[Hunter (RB human)|Mr. Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Barney]] (Jeff Glen Bennett)
*[[Amy (RB)|Amy]] ([[Hynden Walch]])
*[[Bieber|Dr. Bieber]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Don]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Ernie (RB)|Ernie]] (D.C. Douglas)
*[[Foster|Mr. Foster]] (Jonny Rees)
*[[Frederick|Miss Frederick]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Hooton|Mr. Hooton]]
*[[Levy|Mr. Levy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Lima|Ms. Lima]] (Kath Soucie)
*[[Mario (RB)|Mario]]
*[[McSwain|Doctor McSwain]] ([[Ginny McSwain]])
*[[Mr. Rubio]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Mrs. Rubio]] (Lacey Chabert)
*[[Schulte|Mr. Schulte]] (Jeff Bennett)
*[[Talbott|Mr. Talbott]]
*[[Virginia (RB)|Virginia]] (Billie Hayes)
*[[Watkins|Mr. Watkins]]
*[[Whitaker|Mr. Whitaker]]
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Billy (RB)|Billy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Timmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Kyle]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Corey]]
*[[Corey]]  
*[[George (RB)|George]]
*[[George (RB)|George]] (Shannon McKain)
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Jimmy (RB)|Jimmy]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Hunter (RB)|Mr Hunter]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Elsie Rubio]]
*[[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] (Shannon McKain)
{{!}}}
 
'''Antagonists'''
*[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Thaddeus Morocco]] ([[Tim Curry]]/[[Greg Ellis]])
*[[Madeline Pynch]] ([[Stacy Darrow]])
*[[Evan (RB)|Evan]] ([[Robbie Daymond]])
*[[Myles]] (Robbie Daymond)
*[[Don]]
*[[Priscilla Pynch]] ([[Katherine McNamara]])
*[[Quint Quarry|Colonel Quint Quarry]] ([[Jim Cummings]])


|c4=
|c4=
'''Robots'''
;Robots
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Trex]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (Jason Marsden)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[Dither]] (LeVar Burton)
*[[MorBot| MorBots]] (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[MorBot]]s (Maurice LaMarche)
*[[Mechanical bull]]


'''Pets'''
;Artificial Intelligence
* [[Vigil]] ([[Bill Mumy]])
*[[Morocco virus]] ([[Jonny Rees]])
*[[CAT]] (Nicole Dubuc)
*[[Elma Hendrickson]] Hologram (Kath Soucie)
*[[Chester A. Arthur]] (Jeff Bennett)
 
;Aliens
*[[Energon eater]]
*[[Velgrox]] (Jeff Bennett)
 
;Pets
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Mister Pettypaws]]
*[[Edison]]
*[[Edison and Aristotle]]
*[[Aristotle]]
*[[Poopsie]]
*[[Poopsie]]
;Mini-Cons
*[[Bounce]] (Steve Blum)
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|nonumbering=true}}


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
{{see|List of Rescue Bots episodes}}
=== Season 1 ===
===Season 1 (2011-2012)===
{{collist|2|
{{collist|3|
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Family of Heroes]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
# [[Under Pressure]]
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}}
}}


===Season 2===
===Season 2 (2014)===
{{collist|2|
{{collist|3|
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Road Trip]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
#[[Sky Forest (episode)|Sky Forest]]
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#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
#[[Rise of the Heroes]]
}}
}}
===Season 3===
===Season 3 (2014-2015)===
{{collist|2|
{{collist|3|
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Land Before Prime (episode)|Land Before Prime]]
#[[Big Game]]
#[[Big Game]]
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#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The Last of Morocco]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[The New Recruits]]
#[[Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[Rescue Bots Academy (episode)|Rescue Bots Academy]]{{dag|red}}
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[A New Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
#[[Four-Legged Hero]]
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#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[More than Meets the Eye (RB)|More than Meets the Eye]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]
#[[Now and Then]]
#[[Now and Then (RB)|Now and Then]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
#[[Today and Forever]]
}}
===Season 4 (2016)===
{{collist|3|
#[[New Normal]]
#[[Bridge Building]]
#[[Arrivals]]
#[[Plus One (RB)|Plus One]]
#[[Back to Virtual Reality]]
#[[Vanishing Returns]]
#[[Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine]]
#[[Enemy of My Enemy (RB)|Enemy of My Enemy]]
#[[Mayor May Not]]
#[[All Spark Day (episode)|All Spark Day]]
#[[Part-Time Heroes]]
#[[The More Things Change...]]
#[[The More Things Stay the Same]]
#[[Hot Rod Bot]]
#[[King Burns]]
#[[Pizza Pi Party]]
#[[Uninvited Guest]]
#[[Camp Cody]]
#[[Once Upon a Time]]
#[[The Need for Speed]]
#[[Cody's 11]]
#[[To Infinity... And Back]]
#[[Family Business]]
#[[A Brush with Danger]]
#[[Upgrades]]
#[[Transformations]]
}}
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''
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The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).
The series was developed by [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Brian Hohlfeld]] and [[Jeff Kline]], who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with [[Greg Johnson]], form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with [[Frank Molieri]] as supervising director — [[Nathan Chew]] and [[Patrick Archibald]] were the directorial team on season 1 with [[Tim Maltby]] and [[Kevin Altieri]] replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added [[Frank Squillace]] to the directing lineup. [[Ginny McSwain]] handles voice direction duties, while [[Therese Trujillo]] works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include [[Shane Glines]], [[Steve Jones]], and [[Jeremy Tin]] (character designs), [[Jeremiah Regan]] (character/prop design), and [[Edgar Carlos]] (backgrounds).


So far, the show has changed animation studios every season. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]] with Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For season three, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.
The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm [[Atomic Cartoons]] (''Johnny Test'', ''[[Spider-Man]] Unlimited'') in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm [[Vision Animation]], with [[Kickstart Productions]] and Australian firm [[Moody Street Kids]] also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm [[DHX Media]] (''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship Is Magic'', ''Littlest Pet Shop'', ''Pound Puppies'') handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to [[Top Draw Animation]]. Music was provided for the first season by duo [[Starr Parodi]] and [[Jeff Eden Fair]]. For the second season onwards, Australian composer [[Christopher Elves]] took the musical reins.


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
===2016 Annie Awards===
===2016 Annie Awards===
* Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"
*Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Preschool Children - "[[I Have Heard the Robots Singing]]"
 
===2016 Daytime Emmys===
*Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - [[Jeff Glen Bennett|Jeff Bennett]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program
 
===2017 Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards===
*Best Guest Appearance on a Kids Show - [[Mark Hamill]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Preschool Series (Honorable Mention)


==Home video releases==
==Home video releases==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
* [[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.
*[[Jeff Kline]] stated that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two ''Transformers'' shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why ''Rescue Bots'' takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing ''Prime''.
*[[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.


* [[Rik Alvarez]] said in 2015 that ''Rescue Bots'' and ''Prime'' being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.
===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Transformers Rescue Bots: Mission Protection'''


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« Rescue Bots »
Let's see the Justice League top this lineup.

Transformers: Rescue Bots is a Daytime Emmy award-winning cartoon series that launched on The Hub on December 17, 2011 with a preview of the first two episodes, and the full season starting February 18, 2012. Unlike Prime, Rescue Bots is animated in Toon Boom Harmony (similar to a Flash cartoon), and aimed at a younger generation of Transformers fans. Unusual for a Transformers cartoon, it features no Decepticons, though they are mentioned from time to time.

Following the closure of The Hub, Rescue Bots continued to air on its replacement network, Discovery Family. The series is the only Transformers cartoon to have a full-length fourth season, and at 104 half-hour episodes total, is the longest-running Transformers cartoon ever, eclipsing the Generation 1 cartoon by six episodes.

A follow-up series known as Rescue Bots Academy aired from late 2018–2020. In addition, a choose-your-own-adventure web series, My Transformers: Rescue Bots Adventure, was uploaded to YouTube.

Story

[edit]
“ A routine patrol with four Bots in stasis,
Years later awoke in the strangest of places.
Earth was their home now, and in addition,
Optimus Prime gave them this mission!
 ”

—The theme song.

The Rescue Bots are a team of inexperienced Autobots primarily designed to serve as a rescue team on the battlefield. When their craft is drawn to Earth, Optimus Prime judges them as not ready to face the Decepticons, and instead stations them in the technologically advanced town of Griffin Rock, Maine located on an island off the east coast of America. There they must work undercover, posing as ordinary robots used as rescue vehicles by the island's "family of heroes", the Burns family. Team leader and team hothead Heatwave is paired with egotistical firefighter Kade Burns; rules pedant Chase is partnered with police chief Charlie Burns; nature-loving Boulder is paired with engineer Graham Burns, and height-fearing Blades has hotshot pilot Dani Burns for a partner.

The Rescue Bots must learn to work together, both with each other and their human partners, to help the people of Griffin Rock. Life on the island is far from ordinary—with the town a voluntary test-bed for new and advanced technology, the rescue team regularly has to cope with disasters and mishaps caused by previously untested technology. Though the Decepticon empire has yet to touch the island, it has its own villains: the devilishly-cunning Doctor Morocco makes life difficult with his MorBots and other hostile tech; Machiavellian business owner Madeline Pynch is primarily motivated by greed, particularly for the gold she knows lies beneath the island; and the hacker/thief twins Myles and Evan who are adept at using the town's technology to steal from the townsfolk. Occasionally when things get really tough, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, or Sideswipe will visit to lend a hand.

As the years pass, much changes. The Rescue Bots reveal their identities as aliens to the townsfolk. Helping them in this endeavor are many new allies they've encountered during their adventures — Blurr and Salvage, two Autobots found frozen in time are now training to be Rescue Bots themselves, and an old friend of Optimus Prime, High Tide, lends a hand for water rescues with his helper bot Servo. Quickshadow, a covert Rescue Bot agent, has been assigned by Optimus himself to work with the team. Together with these newcomers, the Rescue Bots have expanded their operations to the mainland, establishing a new Rescue Bot Training Center there, though they continue to maintain their secrecy

Cast

[edit]
Autobots Humans Others
Rescue Bots
Bee Team
Others
Burns Family
Greene Family
Antagonists
Townspeople
Robots
Artificial Intelligence
Aliens
Pets
Mini-Cons

Episodes

[edit]
For further information, see: List of Rescue Bots episodes

Season 1 (2011-2012)

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  1. Family of Heroes
  2. Under Pressure
  3. Hotshots
  4. Flobsters on Parade
  5. The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock
  6. Walk on the Wild Side
  7. Cody on Patrol
  8. Four Bots and a Baby
  9. Christmas in July
  10. Deep Trouble
  11. Return of the Dino Bot
  12. The Other Doctor
  13. The Reign of Morocco
  14. Small Blessings
  15. The Griffin Rock Triangle
  16. Rules and Regulations
  17. The Lost Bell
  18. Bumblebee to the Rescue
  19. You've Been Squilshed
  20. Countdown
  21. The Haunting of Griffin Rock
  22. Little White Lies
  23. Shake Up
  24. Rescue Boy
  25. It's a Bot Time
  26. Bot to the Future

Season 2 (2014)

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  1. Road Trip
  2. Sky Forest
  3. One for the Ages
  4. Tip of the Iceberg
  5. A Virtual Disaster
  6. Spellbound
  7. Prescott's Bots
  8. Blame the Gremlins
  9. Feed the Beast
  10. What Lies Below
  11. What Rises Above
  12. Space Bots
  13. The Island of Misfit Tech
  14. The Vigilant Town
  15. Buddy System
  16. In Search of the Griffin's Nest
  17. Bots and Robbers
  18. Rescue Dog
  19. Changes
  20. The Riders of Midwinter
  21. Movers and Shakers
  22. Chief Woodrow
  23. Odd Bot Out
  24. The Griffin Rock Express
  25. Double Villainy
  26. Rise of the Heroes

Season 3 (2014-2015)

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  1. Land Before Prime
  2. Big Game
  3. Too Many Kades
  4. Phantom of the Sea
  5. Unfinished Business
  6. No Place Like Dome
  7. Bugs in the System
  8. Switcheroo
  9. Bot-Tastic Voyage
  10. Quarry's Quarry
  11. Did You See What I Thaw?
  12. The Attack of Humungado
  13. All Bots Great and Small
  14. Time After Time
  15. Pirates Ahoy
  16. Turning the Tide
  17. The Last of Morocco
  18. The New Recruits
  19. Rescue Bots Academy†
  20. A New Hero
  21. Four-Legged Hero
  22. Endangered Species
  23. More than Meets the Eye
  24. I Have Heard the Robots Singing
  25. Now and Then
  26. Today and Forever

Season 4 (2016)

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  1. New Normal
  2. Bridge Building
  3. Arrivals
  4. Plus One
  5. Back to Virtual Reality
  6. Vanishing Returns
  7. Ghost in the Machine
  8. Enemy of My Enemy
  9. Mayor May Not
  10. All Spark Day
  11. Part-Time Heroes
  12. The More Things Change...
  13. The More Things Stay the Same
  14. Hot Rod Bot
  15. King Burns
  16. Pizza Pi Party
  17. Uninvited Guest
  18. Camp Cody
  19. Once Upon a Time
  20. The Need for Speed
  21. Cody's 11
  22. To Infinity... And Back
  23. Family Business
  24. A Brush with Danger
  25. Upgrades
  26. Transformations

† Clip show

Production

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The series was developed by Nicole Dubuc, Brian Hohlfeld and Jeff Kline, who work as story editor, supervising producer and executive producer respectively. Dubuc and Hohlfeld, along with Greg Johnson, form the series writing team, though some of the episodes have had guest writers. Direction duties are rotated, with Frank Molieri as supervising director — Nathan Chew and Patrick Archibald were the directorial team on season 1 with Tim Maltby and Kevin Altieri replacing Archibald on season 2. Season 3 added Frank Squillace to the directing lineup. Ginny McSwain handles voice direction duties, while Therese Trujillo works as animation producer. Designers who have worked on the show include Shane Glines, Steve Jones, and Jeremy Tin (character designs), Jeremiah Regan (character/prop design), and Edgar Carlos (backgrounds).

The show changed animation studios for each of the first three seasons. For the first season, the show was animated by Canadian firm Atomic Cartoons (Johnny Test, Spider-Man Unlimited) in Toon Boom Harmony. For season two, the animation work was taken over by Malaysian firm Vision Animation, with Kickstart Productions and Australian firm Moody Street Kids also working on the production. For seasons three and four, Canadian firm DHX Media (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Littlest Pet Shop, Pound Puppies) handled the animation, outsourcing the nitty-gritty work to Top Draw Animation. Music was provided for the first season by duo Starr Parodi and Jeff Eden Fair. For the second season onwards, Australian composer Christopher Elves took the musical reins.

Awards and nominations

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2016 Annie Awards

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2016 Daytime Emmys

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  • Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program - Jeff Bennett (WINNER)
  • Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program

2017 Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards

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  • Best Guest Appearance on a Kids Show - Mark Hamill (WINNER)
  • Preschool Series (Honorable Mention)

Home video releases

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Main article: Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)/home video

Notes

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  • Jeff Kline stated that Rescue Bots and Prime occupy the same continuity, and do so because he felt two Transformers shows on the same network should share the same mythology. This is why Rescue Bots takes place on an island, so that it can exist in a relatively insulated bubble from the more dangerous plot elements of the older-skewing Prime.
  • Rik Alvarez said in 2015 that Rescue Bots and Prime being in the same continuity was a studio decision, and not one Hasbro had expected.

Foreign names

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  • French: Transformers Rescue Bots: Mission Protection



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