Transformers: Rescue Bots

***Transformers: Rescue Bots*** is an American children's animated television series based on Hasbro's *Transformers* franchise and part of a lineup. The show itself serves as a successor of *Transformers: Robot Heroes* and based on the same concept, and is dedicated to educating children regarding safety and hazards. It aired for four seasons on The Hub (later Discovery Family) from February 18, 2012 to October 22, 2016. A successor series, *Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy*, followed in 2019.

Despite being based on and named after a similar named lineup with storybooks and toys, this series is produced independently from them and is instead set in the same continuity as *Transformers: Prime* and its sequel, *Transformers: Robots in Disguise*, with occasional crossovers occurring in-between. Characters introduced in the book series appear as well in alternate forms and appearances.

## Synopsis

The series is set on the fictional island of Griffin Rock off the coast of Maine, where a group of Autobots designed for rescue called the Rescue Bots -Heatwave, Boulder, Blades, and Chase - respond to messages from Optimus Prime for any active Autobots in outer space to come to Earth. The Rescue Bots, coming out a long stasis, learn what became of Cybertron and that they are one of the only Rescue Bots teams remaining. Deeming them too valuable to join in 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.

## Characters

### Rescue Bots

* **Heatwave** (voiced by Steve Blum) - The firefighter themed team leader, Heatwave loves being the first one in on the action. He's brave and doesn't like pretending to be a tin can but has some learning to do on how to be a leader and friend from his human partner Kade and friend Cody.
* **Boulder** (voiced by Imari Williams) - A giant steam shovel themed Autobot who really digs being in the earth. He is fascinated by everything, from nature to TV shows to parades and pirates. When it's time for action, however, he becomes two tons of heavy metal thunder ready to dig a trench or build a firewall or shield a human from harm.
* **Blades** (voiced by Parvesh Cheena) - A helicopter themed Autobot, who ironically is scared of heights. Blades is the complete opposite of his human partner Dani. Despite being able to transform into a helicopter, he is actually scared of heights, and being heroic in the air makes it hard for him not to look down, though he can feel proud of his accomplishments when Dani pushes him hard enough.
* **Chase** (voiced by D.C. Douglas) - An Autobot themed after a police car, which makes him the perfect partner for Chief Burns. He is loyal, brave and always wants to enforce rules to the letter, even if that means giving tickets to folks for driving even one mile under the speed limit.

### Humans

* **Chief Charlie Burns** (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - The Chief of Police who knows everyone in town and has seen everything. He is also very easy going, but may have to teach his Autobot partner, Chase, that not everything is black and white. In the original book series and toy line, Burns is partnered with Optimus Prime and Hoist.
* **Cody Burns** (voiced by Elan Garfias) - The son of Charlie Burns, Cody is the youngest in his family. Being brave and smart, he loves adventure and has trouble finding where he belongs until he meets the Autobots and becomes a special liaison between them and the humans. In the original book series and toy line, Cody is presented as an adult and partnered with Heatwave; in the show, however, he is a child and partnered with Salvage.
* **Graham Burns** (voiced by Shannon McKain) - Cody's older brother and a big thinker who serves as the brains of the family. There's nothing he can't build, tweak, or fix. He is fascinated by the Autobots and how they work. He is partnered with Boulder.
* **Kade Burns** (voiced by Jason Marsden) - Cody's older brother and a firefighter with a blazing ego. He was the star quarterback in high school and has loved being the spotlight ever since and being the hero. He is partnered with Heatwave.
* **Dani Burns** (voiced by Lacey Chabert) - A hotshot chopper pilot who lives for action and danger, though that sometimes means taking risks that she shouldn't. The only girl in the Burns family, Dani tries to prove she is as tough as her brothers, but is shown to have a softer side, which only Cody notices. She is partnered with Blades.
* **Doc Greene** (voiced by LeVar Burton) - Frankie's father who is a scientist and head of research at the Griffin Rock Lab, and an expert on all the gadgets and devices that have ever existed on the island. He may be a bit quirky and eccentric but is a genius when it comes to figuring out how things work or how to invent new things. He and Francine become temporary members to the Autobot High Tide.
* **Francine Greene** (voiced by Diamond White) - Doc Greene's daughter and Cody's best friend, more commonly referred to as Frankie. she is outgoing and precocious, always speaking her mind and, like her father, is way into technology. She is also smart enough to figure people out, even when Cody does everything to keep her from learning the truth about the Autobots. She and Doc later become temporary members to the Autobot High Tide.

## Episodes

Main article: *List of Transformers: Rescue Bots episodes*

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## Home media

Main article: *Transformers: Rescue Bots (videography)*