Sky Forest (episode)
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| "Sky Forest" | ||||||
| Production company | Hasbro Studios | |||||
| Airdate | March 1, 2014 | |||||
| Writer | Marty Isenberg (story) Greg Johnson (teleplay) | |||||
| Director | Nathan Chew | |||||
| Animation studio | Vision Animation | |||||
Cody and Frankie go head to head in a town inventor contest, leading to a jealous divide between the two.
Synopsis
Chief Burns is demonstrating proper apple picking techniques to Chase, who has a little trouble mastering them, when a hovering fruit picker robot suddenly appears. Unfortunately it soon malfunctions, taking off and "picking" objects from Griffin Rock citizens instead. It grabs a cluster of balloons being carried by Mr Alper and lifts him up into the air, resulting in Kade and Heatwave having to rescue him from a flag pole. The rest of the team continues the chase until Blades captures the machine in his scoop claw. The machine's rampage is halted, but its owner, Priscilla Pynch, arrives to claim it — it's her entry in the youth invention competition being hosted by Mayor Luskey.
Cody and Frankie brainstorm ideas for their own entry in the competition. Cody comes up with a suit that sprays water but Frankie prefers the idea of a tower with trees on it. They opt to enter their inventions separately. As it turns out, Frankie's Sky Forest wins the competition, much to the annoyance of Priscilla and disappointment of Cody, though roving reporter Huxley Prescott plays up the rift between Cody and Frankie to be much more than it is. Luskey announces they're building a full size Sky Forest in the town. The Bots wonder if they now have to pick sides, and announce they're going to stick with Cody.
Cody tries to ring Frankie, but she's constantly busy overseeing the development of the Sky Forest, and finally the day comes when it's ready to be built. With the help of the Bots, construction goes well, though they have to save a bunch of citizens when the third level almost falls from the helicopter carrying it. Finally it's finished, and turns out to be structurally sound, but Luskey is shocked by the news it's going to take ten years or so for the trees to grow.
The next morning, the Burns family is surprised to see the Sky Forest brimming over with new growth. Lusky has used some rapid growth formula from the Best Left Forgotten section of the Hall of Inspiration, an act Chief Burns and Doc Greene regard as ill advised. The kids head up to play in the new forest and jump on giant mushrooms, while other Griffin Rock citizens likewise explore the tower, however they soon find that the foliage is hostile. Swiftly-growing vines begin attacking everyone: Mr Harrison is grabbed while bird watching, some Lad Pioneers are trapped in a tree, and Priscilla has to throw her hoverpicker at a giant Venus flytrap. Dani and Blades manage to extract Cody and Frankie, but the vines start spreading through the town. Cody soon spots that the vines don't like the ocean, so the trio heads back to the fire house for equipment. Meanwhile, the other bots use their energize tools to attack the vines, but quickly run into trouble. Armed with salt water, Dani, Cody and Frankie return, but only Cody in his sprinkler suit is able to get to the cut-off valve for the rapid growth formula. With that switched off, the vines release everyone, and Priscilla presents a bill for the destruction of her hoverpicker to Mayor Luskey.
As the Sky Forest is relocated to Wayward Island, Frankie presents Cody with half of her prize medal in recognition of his invention.
Featured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Autobots | Humans |
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Quotes
Cody: Dani, Graham, we're chasing an airborne fruit picker west on Lake.
Graham: Of course you are.
Dani: Be there in a jif!
- —Life in Griffin Rock.
Cody: What's that smell?
Heatwave: We were wondering the same thing.
Boulder: You'll never guess what that fertilizer was made of!
Notes
Animation and technical errors
- As Mayor Luskey tells Chief Burns and Graham that he's used rapid growth formula, the button on his jacket teleports down a couple of inches and then back up.
Continuity errors
- The remote controlled UFO one of the kids has entered in the competition is identical to the one Frankie has in "Shake Up". Shouldn't it be a new invention?
Continuity notes
- The Best Left Forgotten section was introduced in "Christmas in July". Clearly the mayor still hasn't learned that things are in there for a reason.
- The Bots now have the Energize tools, which appeared to need work in the previous episode.
- Wayward Island was previously seen in "Bumblebee to the Rescue".
Real-world references
- Cody's been telling the Rescue Bots about Jack and the Magic Beanstalk.
- Cody and Frankie get spaghetti western effects when they realize they're at odds over which invention to go with.
- Blades knows all about the Bro Code and is familiar with buddy movies.
Trivia
- Considering the hoverpicker endangered the life of at least one citizen during its rampage, Priscilla's lucky all she got was told to keep a better eye on it.
- This episode was adapted in interactive game-storybook form as "Sky Forest Rescue".
Foreign localization
Hungarian
- Title: "Az erdőtorony" ("The Forest Tower")
- Original airdate: 10 November 2014
Home video releases
2015 — Rescue Bots — "Serve and Protect" (Beyond Home Entertainment)
