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{{episode|
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|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 8
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'' ep 8
|prev=Cody on Patrol
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|caption=Coming soon from Hasbro!
|caption=Coming soon from Hasbro!
|title="Four Bots and a Baby"
|title="Four Bots and a Baby"
|season=1
|season ep=8
|airdate=[[April 14]], [[2012]]
|airdate=[[April 14]], [[2012]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|animation studio=[[Atomic Cartoons]]
|animation studio=[[Atomic Cartoons]]
|writer=[[Dean Stefan]]
|writer=[[Dean Stefan]]
|director=[[Nathan Chew]]
|director=[[Nathan Chew]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcGTh80N6jg
|videosite=YouTube
}}
}}


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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
[[Image:FourBotsBaby Robo-Baby introduction.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
[[Image:FourBotsBaby Robo-Baby introduction.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Transmetal]] Tamagotchi]]
The [[Rescue Bot]]s are in the middle of repairing a bridge outside town, when an impatient motorist attempts to jump his motorcycle across the gap. [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] attempt to rescue him, but Kade falls loose from Heatwave's ladder. The two [[human]]s head for a nearby waterfall, and all seems lost until Heatwave throws his fire hose, and Kade grabs it, saving them both.
The [[Rescue Bot]]s are in the middle of repairing a bridge outside town, when an [[Don|impatient motorist]] attempts to jump his motorcycle across the gap. [[Kade Burns|Kade]] and [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] attempt to rescue him, but Kade falls loose from Heatwave's ladder. The two [[human]]s head for a nearby waterfall, and all seems lost until Heatwave throws his fire hose, and Kade grabs it, saving them both.


Sometime later, [[Doc Greene]] shows video of the incident to [[Cody Burns]] in way of explanation for the [[Turbo Cycle (RB)|Turbo Cycle]] he's built. Cody offers to be a test driver, but the doc already has someone for that. Cody believes himself to be more responsible than Kade, but Greene reminds him of the incident with the fusion-powered water gun. [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] has an idea, and believes Cody can prove he's mature by taking care of one of the doctor's other inventions—the [[Robo-Baby]], designed to record how babies see the world. Cody is unsure, and even less so when it turns out the Robo-Baby is even capable of soiling itself.
Sometime later, [[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] shows video of the incident to [[Cody Burns]] in way of explanation for the [[Turbo Cycle (RB)|Turbo Cycle]] he's built. Cody offers to be a test driver, but the doc already has someone for that. Cody believes himself to be more responsible than Kade, but Greene reminds him of the incident with the fusion-powered water gun. [[Frankie Greene|Frankie]] has an idea, and believes Cody can prove he's mature by taking care of one of the doctor's other inventions—the [[Robo-Baby]], designed to record how babies see the world. Cody is unsure, and even less so when it turns out the Robo-Baby is even capable of soiling itself.


[[Image:FourBotsBaby Boulder heats milk.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
[[Image:FourBotsBaby Boulder heats milk.jpg|thumb|250px|"Coming up on 'Mythbusters'...!"]]
Cody takes the Robo-Baby back to the fire station, where he ropes the Rescue Bots into helping him look after the tyke. Heatwave regards it as a [[spark]]less machine, while the other Bots are enamored by it. [[Boulder]] attempts to warm some milk for the baby with a blowtorch, which results in a mess. While they clean the mess up, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] finds a baby bottle which quiets the Robo-Baby down, though it spews on [[Blades (RB)|Blades]]. After it starts crying, Chase finds a [[Rubber Ducky]]. The baby doesn't like the toy, and throws it into the air. The Rubber Ducky lands in a nearby sink and is sucked down a drain, eventually entering the sewer system where it clogs a pipe. The sewer soon bursts.
Cody takes the Robo-Baby back to the [[Griffin Rock Firehouse Headquarters|fire station]], where he ropes the Rescue Bots into helping him look after the tyke. Heatwave regards it as a [[spark]]less machine, while the other Bots are enamored by it. [[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] attempts to warm some milk for the baby with a blowtorch, which results in a mess. While they clean the mess up, [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] finds a baby bottle which quiets the Robo-Baby down, though it spews on [[Blades (RB)|Blades]]. After it starts crying, Chase finds a [[Rubber Ducky]]. The baby doesn't like the toy, and throws it into the air. The Rubber Ducky lands in a nearby sink and is sucked down a drain, eventually entering the sewer system where it clogs a pipe. The sewer soon bursts.


[[Image:FourBotsBaby soiled duck.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
[[Image:FourBotsBaby soiled duck.jpg|thumb|left|250px|So... [[Rubber Ducky|you]] were behind this...]]
Still trying to calm the Robo-Baby, Chase attempts to sing a lullaby, but his loud, flat singing doesn't help. Cody refuses to consult his siblings, but then they discover that Blades's rotors work like a mobile and the baby is soon snoozing. Unfortunately there's an emergency alarm-the broken sewer has caused a sinkhole to appear in front of the bank. While the Rescue Bots roll out, Cody takes the baby to the control room so he can monitor the rescue and the baby at the same time. Once at the bank, [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and Blades rescue a stranded bank customer, Heatwave and Chase set about propping the building up, and Boulder and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] venture into the hole to check out the burst pipe. As they need to shut down the water, Cody switches the power from the hydro-electric plant to the wind farm. The sight of the wind farm turbines wakes the Robo-Baby, but the bank is saved, and Graham fishes the Rubber Ducky from the pipe. Cody looks around, and discovers that the Robo-Baby is gone.
Still trying to calm the Robo-Baby, Chase attempts to sing a lullaby, but his loud, flat singing doesn't help. Cody refuses to consult his siblings, but then they discover that Blades's rotors work like a mobile and the baby is soon snoozing. Unfortunately there's an emergency alarm-the broken sewer has caused a sinkhole to appear in front of the bank. While the Rescue Bots roll out, Cody takes the baby to the control room so he can monitor the rescue and the baby at the same time. Once at the bank, [[Dani Burns|Dani]] and Blades rescue a stranded bank customer, Heatwave and Chase set about propping the building up, and Boulder and [[Graham Burns|Graham]] venture into the hole to check out the burst pipe. As they need to shut down the water, Cody switches the power from the hydro-electric plant to the wind farm. The sight of the wind farm turbines wakes the Robo-Baby, but the bank is saved, and Graham fishes the Rubber Ducky from the pipe. Cody looks around, and discovers that the Robo-Baby is gone.


[[Image:FourBotsBaby Blades tries to rescue Robo-Baby.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
[[Image:FourBotsBaby Blades tries to rescue Robo-Baby.jpg|thumb|250px|"He's planning a double-twisting, interrupted forward-flying, two-and-a-half with a combo tuck and pike. High degree of difficulty."]]
The Rescue Bots return to the fire station to find Cody searching for the baby. Frankie gives Cody a call from the ferry to check how he's doing, and tells him that the Rob-Baby's worth three million dollars. The now-desperate search comes up blank, but Cody spots the wind farm rotors on the monitor, and they head there under the assumption that's where the Robo-Baby is. Heatwave uses his olfactory [[sensors]] to detect the baby, and they find it heading up one of the windmills on a platform. With Blades unable to move close enough to pick the baby up, Chase uses his singing to keep it away from the edge while Boulder scales the windmill. Unfortunately the baby falls before Boulder reaches it, and Heatwave has to grab it out of mid-air.
The Rescue Bots return to the fire station to find Cody searching for the baby. Frankie gives Cody a call from the [[Griffin Rock ferry|ferry]] to check how he's doing, and tells him that the Rob-Baby's worth three million dollars. The now-desperate search comes up blank, but Cody spots the wind farm rotors on the monitor, and they head there under the assumption that's where the Robo-Baby is. Heatwave uses his olfactory [[sensors]] to detect the baby, and they find it heading up one of the windmills on a platform. With Blades unable to move close enough to pick the baby up, Chase uses his singing to keep it away from the edge while Boulder scales the windmill. Unfortunately the baby falls before Boulder reaches it, and Heatwave has to grab it out of mid-air.


Doc Greene is fascinated by the readings the Robo-Baby has recorded. Impressed, Greene announces Cody can test the Turbo Cycle. Kade gets to look after the Robo-Baby for the next week.
Doc Greene is fascinated by the readings the Robo-Baby has recorded. Impressed, Greene announces Cody can test the Turbo Cycle. Kade gets to look after the Robo-Baby for the next week.
{{-}}


==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
|c1=
* [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (2)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (2)
* [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (3)
*[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] (3)
* [[Boulder]] (5)
*[[Boulder (RB)|Boulder]] (5)
* [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (7)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (7)


|c3=
|c3=
* [[Charlie Burns]] (1)
*[[Charlie Burns]] (1)
* [[Graham Burns]] (4)
*[[Graham Burns]] (4)
* [[Kade Burns]] (6)
*[[Kade Burns]] (6)
* [[Doc Greene]] (8)
*[[Don]] (8)
* [[Cody Burns]] (9)
*[[Ezra Greene|Doc Greene]] (9)
* [[Frankie Greene]] (10)
*[[Cody Burns]] (10)
* [[Dani Burns]] (12)
*[[Frankie Greene]] (11)
* [[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (13)
*[[Dani Burns]] (13)
*[[Harrison (RB)|Mr. Harrison]] (15)


|c4=
|c4=
* [[Robo-Baby]] (11)
*[[Robo-Baby]] (12)
*[[Rubber Ducky]] (14)
}}
}}


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"Ah, leakage that's not baby related."
"Ah, leakage that's not baby related."
:—'''Heatwave'''
:—'''Heatwave'''  




"ROCK A BYE BABY ON TOP OF THE ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCE. WHEN BOULDER CLIMBS UP, THE ROBO-BABY MAY LOSE ELEVATION PRECIPITOUSLY AND I CAN'T WATCH."
"ROCK A BYE BABY ON TOP OF THE ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCE. WHEN BOULDER CLIMBS UP, THE ROBO-BABY MAY LOSE ELEVATION PRECIPITOUSLY AND I CAN'T WATCH."
:—'''Chase''' singing.
:—'''Chase''' singing.
"Don't worry, little guy. Uncle Heatwave's got ya. I mean... that was very irresponsible, you little sparkless machine."
:—'''Heatwave''' showing his rarely seen soft side


==Notes==
==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Chase reveals [[Griffin Rock Construction, Inc.]] is responsible for the town's construction projects.
* This episode appears to establish that the fire station is right next to a sprawling wind farm in rocky terrain, but this isn't backed up by any other episode, with most [[:File:BotToTheFuture Griffin Rock.jpg|shots of Griffin Rock]] placing the fire station in the middle of town.
* This episode also places the bank on a large, grassy property. However, in "[[Back to Virtual Reality]]", it appears to open directly onto one of the main streets of the town.
* What about the [[Griffin Rock power plant|power plant]] seen in [[The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock|two previous episodes]], including [[Cody on Patrol|just last episode]]?
===Real-world references===
* The episode's title refers to the 1987 comedy film, ''{{w|Three Men and a Baby}}'', directed by [[Leonard Nimoy]].
* If it's not a direct inspiration, then the episode of ''Batman Beyond'' titled "[[wikia:dcau:The Eggbaby|The Eggbaby]]" at least shares very strong similarities to this one.
===Animation and technical errors===
===Animation and technical errors===
*840 wind turbines would require an area far larger than Griffin Rock.
* When reviewing the footage of the bridge rescue, Doc says "if that young man had been driving a land-to-water vehicle..." Don is clearly not a young man, and even appears to be older than Doc.
 
===Trivia===
[[File:FourBotsBaby windfarm.jpg|thumb|400px|On Griffin Rock, windmills ''do'' work that way!]]
* Where did Doc Greene get the footage of the rescue of the motorcycle rider? Also, wouldn't Heatwave's rather un-robot-like behaviour during the rescue have clued him in that the Rescue Bots were more than meets the eye?
* Graham just up and sticks his unprotected arm into a sewer pipe. That doesn't seem especially healthy!
* 840 wind turbines would not only far surpass the highest number of turbines for any single real-world wind farm, it would also require an area far larger than Griffin Rock itself!
**It is a pretty big wind farm, though. The image at right features ''58'' turbines.
* Heatwave's catch of the Robobaby just before it hits the ground seems like it would do more damage than hitting the ground would.
* [[Rubber Ducky]] makes its glorious return!
 
===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Quatre robots et un couffin'''" ("Four Bots and a Bassinet")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 3|3 November]] [[2012]]
::*The title is a reference to the 1985 French film ''Trois hommes et un couffin'' by Coline Serreau.
 
'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Vier Bots und ein Baby'''" ("Four Bots and a Baby")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 27|27 February]] [[2013]]
 
'''Hungarian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Négy Bot és egy kicsi'''" ("Four Bots and a Baby")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 14|14 February]] [[2013]]
 
'''Indonesian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Cody dan Bayi Robot'''" ("Cody and the Robo-Baby")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[October 23|23 October]] [[2018]]


===Continuity errors===
'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Quattro Transformers e un Bebè'''" ("Four Transformers and a Baby")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[June 11|11 June]] [[2017]]


===Real-world references===
'''Portuguese'''
*The episode's title refers to the 1987 comedy film, [[Wikipedia:3 Men and a Baby|''3 Men and a Baby'']] (which just happened to be directed by [[Leonard Nimoy]]).
:*''Title:'' "'''Quatro Bots e um Bebê'''" ("Four Bots and a Baby")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 19|19 March]] [[2013]]


===Foreign localization===
==Home video releases==
===Trivia===
{{homevidnote}}
[[Image:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2013 — ''Rescue Bots'' — "Roll to the Rescue" ([[Shout! Factory]])<br />
[[Image:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2013 — ''Rescue Bots'' — "Weihnachten im Juli" ([[EDEL:kids]]) — German and English audio<br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2013 — ''Rescue Bots'' — "Cody on Patrol" ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]])<br />
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2015 — ''Rescue Bots'' — "Complete Season 1" ([[Beyond Home Entertainment]])


{{epstub}}
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots episodes]]

Latest revision as of 06:10, 3 July 2025

« Transformers: Rescue Bots ep 8 »

Coming soon from Hasbro!
"Four Bots and a Baby"
Season 1
No. in season 8
Production company Hasbro Studios
Airdate April 14, 2012
Writer Dean Stefan
Director Nathan Chew
Animation studio Atomic Cartoons
 Watch this episode on YouTube

The Bots are enlisted to watch after Doc Greene's Robo-Baby.

Synopsis

[edit]
Transmetal Tamagotchi

The Rescue Bots are in the middle of repairing a bridge outside town, when an impatient motorist attempts to jump his motorcycle across the gap. Kade and Heatwave attempt to rescue him, but Kade falls loose from Heatwave's ladder. The two humans head for a nearby waterfall, and all seems lost until Heatwave throws his fire hose, and Kade grabs it, saving them both.

Sometime later, Doc Greene shows video of the incident to Cody Burns in way of explanation for the Turbo Cycle he's built. Cody offers to be a test driver, but the doc already has someone for that. Cody believes himself to be more responsible than Kade, but Greene reminds him of the incident with the fusion-powered water gun. Frankie has an idea, and believes Cody can prove he's mature by taking care of one of the doctor's other inventions—the Robo-Baby, designed to record how babies see the world. Cody is unsure, and even less so when it turns out the Robo-Baby is even capable of soiling itself.

"Coming up on 'Mythbusters'...!"

Cody takes the Robo-Baby back to the fire station, where he ropes the Rescue Bots into helping him look after the tyke. Heatwave regards it as a sparkless machine, while the other Bots are enamored by it. Boulder attempts to warm some milk for the baby with a blowtorch, which results in a mess. While they clean the mess up, Chase finds a baby bottle which quiets the Robo-Baby down, though it spews on Blades. After it starts crying, Chase finds a Rubber Ducky. The baby doesn't like the toy, and throws it into the air. The Rubber Ducky lands in a nearby sink and is sucked down a drain, eventually entering the sewer system where it clogs a pipe. The sewer soon bursts.

So... you were behind this...

Still trying to calm the Robo-Baby, Chase attempts to sing a lullaby, but his loud, flat singing doesn't help. Cody refuses to consult his siblings, but then they discover that Blades's rotors work like a mobile and the baby is soon snoozing. Unfortunately there's an emergency alarm-the broken sewer has caused a sinkhole to appear in front of the bank. While the Rescue Bots roll out, Cody takes the baby to the control room so he can monitor the rescue and the baby at the same time. Once at the bank, Dani and Blades rescue a stranded bank customer, Heatwave and Chase set about propping the building up, and Boulder and Graham venture into the hole to check out the burst pipe. As they need to shut down the water, Cody switches the power from the hydro-electric plant to the wind farm. The sight of the wind farm turbines wakes the Robo-Baby, but the bank is saved, and Graham fishes the Rubber Ducky from the pipe. Cody looks around, and discovers that the Robo-Baby is gone.

"He's planning a double-twisting, interrupted forward-flying, two-and-a-half with a combo tuck and pike. High degree of difficulty."

The Rescue Bots return to the fire station to find Cody searching for the baby. Frankie gives Cody a call from the ferry to check how he's doing, and tells him that the Rob-Baby's worth three million dollars. The now-desperate search comes up blank, but Cody spots the wind farm rotors on the monitor, and they head there under the assumption that's where the Robo-Baby is. Heatwave uses his olfactory sensors to detect the baby, and they find it heading up one of the windmills on a platform. With Blades unable to move close enough to pick the baby up, Chase uses his singing to keep it away from the edge while Boulder scales the windmill. Unfortunately the baby falls before Boulder reaches it, and Heatwave has to grab it out of mid-air.

Doc Greene is fascinated by the readings the Robo-Baby has recorded. Impressed, Greene announces Cody can test the Turbo Cycle. Kade gets to look after the Robo-Baby for the next week.


[edit]

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots Humans Others

Quotes

[edit]

"Blades, watch the baby!"
"Watch it do what?!"

—Cody and Blades


"Ah, leakage that's not baby related."

—Heatwave


"ROCK A BYE BABY ON TOP OF THE ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCE. WHEN BOULDER CLIMBS UP, THE ROBO-BABY MAY LOSE ELEVATION PRECIPITOUSLY AND I CAN'T WATCH."

—Chase singing.


"Don't worry, little guy. Uncle Heatwave's got ya. I mean... that was very irresponsible, you little sparkless machine."

—Heatwave showing his rarely seen soft side

Notes

[edit]

Continuity notes

[edit]

Real-world references

[edit]
  • The episode's title refers to the 1987 comedy film, Three Men and a Baby, directed by Leonard Nimoy.
  • If it's not a direct inspiration, then the episode of Batman Beyond titled "The Eggbaby" at least shares very strong similarities to this one.

Animation and technical errors

[edit]
  • When reviewing the footage of the bridge rescue, Doc says "if that young man had been driving a land-to-water vehicle..." Don is clearly not a young man, and even appears to be older than Doc.

Trivia

[edit]
On Griffin Rock, windmills do work that way!
  • Where did Doc Greene get the footage of the rescue of the motorcycle rider? Also, wouldn't Heatwave's rather un-robot-like behaviour during the rescue have clued him in that the Rescue Bots were more than meets the eye?
  • Graham just up and sticks his unprotected arm into a sewer pipe. That doesn't seem especially healthy!
  • 840 wind turbines would not only far surpass the highest number of turbines for any single real-world wind farm, it would also require an area far larger than Griffin Rock itself!
    • It is a pretty big wind farm, though. The image at right features 58 turbines.
  • Heatwave's catch of the Robobaby just before it hits the ground seems like it would do more damage than hitting the ground would.
  • Rubber Ducky makes its glorious return!

Foreign localization

[edit]

French

  • Title: "Quatre robots et un couffin" ("Four Bots and a Bassinet")
  • Original airdate: 3 November 2012
  • The title is a reference to the 1985 French film Trois hommes et un couffin by Coline Serreau.

German

  • Title: "Vier Bots und ein Baby" ("Four Bots and a Baby")
  • Original airdate: 27 February 2013

Hungarian

  • Title: "Négy Bot és egy kicsi" ("Four Bots and a Baby")
  • Original airdate: 14 February 2013

Indonesian

  • Title: "Cody dan Bayi Robot" ("Cody and the Robo-Baby")
  • Original airdate: 23 October 2018

Italian

  • Title: "Quattro Transformers e un Bebè" ("Four Transformers and a Baby")
  • Original airdate: 11 June 2017

Portuguese

  • Title: "Quatro Bots e um Bebê" ("Four Bots and a Baby")
  • Original airdate: 19 March 2013

Home video releases

[edit]
All releases listed are in English audio unless otherwise noted.

United States of America 2013 — Rescue Bots — "Roll to the Rescue" (Shout! Factory)
Germany 2013 — Rescue Bots — "Weihnachten im Juli" (EDEL:kids) — German and English audio
Australia 2013 — Rescue Bots — "Cody on Patrol" (Beyond Home Entertainment)
Australia 2015 — Rescue Bots — "Complete Season 1" (Beyond Home Entertainment)

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