Firebuds: Forest Rescue

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***Firebuds: Forest Rescue*** is an animated pre-school adventure series created by Craig Gerber for Disney Junior. It is produced by Disney Television Animation premiered on Disney Junior on September 21, 2022.

## Premise

*Firebuds is set in a fantastical world where talking vehicles live, work and play with the humans who drive them. It centers on a boy and his firetruck as they team up with their first responder friends to help others in their community.*

## Episodes

*Firebuds* series overview
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## Cast

### Main Cast

* Declan Whaley as Bo Bayani
* Terrence Little Gardenhigh (Season 1) and Carter Jones (Season 2-present) as Flash Fireson
* Vivian Vencer as Violet Vega-Vaughn
* Lily Sanfelippo as Axl Ambrose
* JeCobi Swain as Jayden Jones
* Caleb Paddock as Piston Porter

## Production notes

### Development

On October 28, 2021, it was announced that Disney Junior had greenlighted an animated comedy-adventure about first responders that hails from Craig Gerber, who also created and exec produced the network’s hit series *Sofia the First* and its spinoff, *Elena of Avalor.* Like those two shows, *Firebirds*, set to premiere next year on Disney Junior and Disney+, is filled with music. The show follows team of young kids who are the children of first responders, along with their talking-vehicle sidekicks, as they embark on adventures together and learn what it truly means to be a hero. This marks Gerber’s first series to debut under his Disney Branded Television overall development deal with his new production banner, Electric Emu. In addition, Kris Wimberly is also a director on *Firebuds*. The show aims to emphasize the importance of teamwork and helping your fellow citizens. Each episode is composed of two 11-minute stories and features at least one new original song.

On January 13, 2023, the second season was officially announed by Disney Branded Television.

On June 13, 2023, the third season was officially announced by Disney Branded Television.

### Casting

In October 2021, Declan Whaley, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Vivian Vencer, Lily Sanfelippo, JeCobi Swain and Caleb Paddock joined the cast.

## Broadcast

*Firebuds* premiered on Disney Junior and Disney+ in 2022.

## Trivia

* The series was announced on October 28, 2021.
* The first 12 episodes premiered in early access on Disney+ on the same day as the series premiere.
* This is the first show on Disney Junior:
	+ Where one of the main characters have same gender parents (Violet has two moms and Axl has two dads).
	+ To have a non-binary character (in this case Corey).
	+ To feature a Filipino lead character (in this case Bo).
* This show is just like PAW Patrol from Nick Jr, except instead of featuring human kids with talking dogs, it features human kids with talking vehicles.
* This is the second Disney Junior show where Benjamin Valic and Lily Sanfelippo worked together in. The first one was Spidey and His Amazing Friends.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Disney Junior Greenlights Series About First Responders From ‘Sofia the First’ Creator Craig Gerber (Exclusive)
2. ↑ #DisneyJunior’s #Firebuds, #SuperKitties and #Pupstruction have all been picked up for second seasons! #DisneyBrandedTelevision #TCA23

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