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===Continuity errors=== | ===Continuity errors=== | ||
* The requirement to be a "robot, that act only on command" for Rescue Bots and Servo seems clearly outdated by the standards of modern robotic science. | |||
===Continuity notes=== | ===Continuity notes=== | ||
*Servo was given to the rescue team by High Tide in "[[Turning the Tide]]". | *Servo was given to the rescue team by High Tide in "[[Turning the Tide]]". | ||
Revision as of 17:02, 18 May 2015
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| "Four-Legged Hero" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios | |||||
| Airdate | May 16, 2015 | |||||
| Writer | Dean Stefan | |||||
| Director | Frank Squillace | |||||
| Animation studio | DHX Media | |||||
Cyber-Dog Servo puts the Rescue Bots' undercover status in jeopardy.
Synopsis
Mrs Luskey and her dog Poopsie are playing in the park as Boulder and Cody arrive to give Servo some training. Mrs Luskey is surprised they're taking a robot dog for a walk, but they soon have to deal with a broken down car, with Cody giving Boulder instructions in order to maintain the cover that he's a mere robot. They move the car to the side of the road, but as they're changing the flat tire, Poopsie runs out onto the road. Servo quickly runs out and retrieves the little dog and her rubber bone.
Back at the fire house, Heatwave is unimpressed by the story as Servo's autonomous actions could have blown their cover. Chief Burns agrees, and Servo's instructed to only carry out tasks on command. Boulder promises to help Servo get used to doing so.
Over at the Lusky household, Mrs Luskey receives a new diamond-encrusted collar for Poopsie, but before she can put it on, she's interrupted by a phone call. Spying Servo on a news report, Poopsie grabs the new collar and makes off with it. Mayor Luskey is soon on the phone to Chief to report the missing collar. Chief alerts the rest of the team, and Kade leaves Servo tightening some bolts on the fire house's plumbing. After they've gone, Poopsie arrives at the fire house and scratches at the door until she gets Servo's attention. When she buries the diamond dog collar, Servo promptly digs it up again, and the team returns to find Servo clutching the stolen goods in his mouth.
While Chief rings the mayor, the others discuss Servo's possible guilt, and Kade provides an alibi for Servo, as the robo-dog was helping him tighten bolts when the collar was stolen. Chief points out that whatever the reason, it was another example of Servo acting on his own, and they might need to send him back to High Tide lest he reveal the Rescue Bots' secret.
Poopsie is admiring a newspaper photo of Servo when Kade and Graham return the dog collar to Luskey. Poopsie takes another opportunity to make a break for freedom. In the park, Cody and Boulder are instructing Servo on following human commands by playing fetch, but after the cube they're using lands in bushes, Servo again encounters Poopsie. The small dog chases a truck and gets caught on the back of it, prompting Servo to again go to her rescue. The truck stops at the museum, where its cargo, a tyrannosaurus skeleton, is unloaded. Poopsie scurries into the museum and attacks a dinosaur skeleton, hoping to claim one of its bones. As the unbalanced statue collapses, Servo manages to get Poopsie out of harm's way, but takes the rap for the damage. Cody and Boulder arrive to see the aftermath of the disaster. Servo continues to follow Poopsie down the street, however as he keeps her and other citizens out of danger, more and more damage is caused.
Chief's soon taking another angry call from the mayor. The rest of the team use the energon tracker to locate Servo heading towards the Griffin Rock Zoo, however while Cody is still positive that Servo is acting in good faith, Dani's found security footage which paints Servo in a bad light.
At the zoo, Poopsie has somehow gotten into the lion enclosure. Unable to get in, Servo deactivates the zoo's power, unlocking the cages, and rescues Poopsie from becoming lion chow. Unfortunately this also sets a gorilla loose just as the rest of the team arrives. Through a display of dominance, Heatwave scares the gorilla back into its enclosure, and the team takes another call from the mayor, who wants Servo off the island.
Servo manages to return Poopsie to her home where Mrs Luskey uses a piece of newspaper to remove her old collar before fitting the new one. While the mayor chucks the old collar in the trash, Poopsie follows him, thanks to having spotted the photo of Servo on the piece of newspaper. Unfortunately a garbage truck picks that moment to scoop up the trash, Poopsie and the mayor with it, and drive off. Meanwhile the team finds Servo and takes him back to the fire house where they tally the destruction. Cody reviews the security footage, and spots Poopsie was responsible for it all. They soon get a call from Mrs Luskey to report Poopsie and the mayor missing, and Cody uses the garbage truck video feeds to find the missing pair at the city dump. They arrive in time to stop the Scrapmaster before it chows down on the mayor, and Servo fishes him out of the pile of trash. The mayor is soon changing his mind on Servo having to go, and attempts to chase down Poopsie as she flees the city dump.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Humans | Others |
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Quotes
"Thank you, Jody, and your robo-dog too!"
- —Mrs Luskey thanks Cody.
"I don't see why anyone would steal a dog collar."
"Because it's encrusted with twenty seven diamonds, that's why. It's worth more than- than your monthly salary!"
"We'll get right on it. [hangs up] And I think I need a raise."
- —Chief Burns and Mayor Luskey
"Would you care to make a statement? Though I must warn you, anything you bark or beep can and will be held against you."
- —Chase reads Servo his rights.
"Poopsie's missing again, and the mayor too, though somehow that didn't seem as urgent."
- —Chief Burns on Mrs Luskey's priorities.
Notes
Animation and technical errors
- As Boulder carries the car, its flat tire remains compressed as though in contact with a surface.
Continuity errors
- The requirement to be a "robot, that act only on command" for Rescue Bots and Servo seems clearly outdated by the standards of modern robotic science.
Continuity notes
- Servo was given to the rescue team by High Tide in "Turning the Tide".
