Transformers toys are generally intended for kids aged 5+, but over the years, Hasbro has made several attempts to target the preschool market with big, simple figures for little hands. This is the story of their most successful endevaour – it’s time to Roll to the Rescue with The Basics on RESCUE BOTS!
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As a Decepticon myself, I didn't watch a single episode.
3:18 I just realised one thing in the comics see 2:19 and the toys see 1:50 chase is black but in the cartoon chase is blue. Blades is a lighter shade in the cartoon as well.
10:18 Quickshadow’s voice is Alex Kingston.
One of the most underrated Transformers shows tbh, along with academy
Was very surprised with how much I like them both
13:26 I grew up watching this for the Optimus prime cameos. Because of how much I adored transformers prime. RB was still very much a part of my childhood because I got to see more of the aligned continuity. My younger brothers played with their rescue bots while I had my tfp optimus prime. I remember seeing them playing with the giant optimus play set, and thinking it was as the coolest thing. This hit me with more nostalgia than I was expecting.
I sort of grew up with it. I couldn't watch the show fully but it had some crazy shanigans taking place.
RescueBots inadvertently got me back into collecting transformers after I "grew out" of them in the 80s. My son got into them, and, for Father's Day, he bought me a Rescue Bots Bumblebee that he then absconded with and effectively took possession of. So, I decided to buy the Fall of Father's Optimus for myself, and an obsession was born.
I loved the series especially when QuickShadow came into the series, I wish/hope they make a toy based on her like they did for Chase in the legacy toy line.
An old adage I firmly agree with goes "A kids show that only kids can enjoy is a bad kids show". On a similar vein I also heard the makers of the first few seasons of Thomas the Tank Engine were specificly making it for both the kids and the poor adults who are going to see these episodes over and over.
I never watched Rescue Bots myself, but I've heard nothing but good things and fond memories whenever I hear it brought up. The Rescue Bots series may not have been what they intended to make the Aligned Continuity run for a decade, but I'd say it worked out very well indeed.
One can only think: wouldn't It be great if they could form defensor?
I don’t it.
This is better than teen titan go
Based on the art style, and how accident-prone the Griffin Rock populace is, in my headcanon the show takes place in the same universe as the illustrations of artist Joan Cornella.
What impressed me most about Rescue Bots was the amount of realism in their rescue situations (in spite of being a kids show full of sci-fi future tech). Chase being involved in wreck while serving as a "driverless" taxi is now a thing (especially when the passenger tried to assert control, assuming he knows better). It's not enough to say the writing outshines fellow kids' first responders shows (PAW Patrol), but even some adult shows seem unbelievable in comparison (such as 9-1-1's calls to help a porch pirate who broke her leg while stealing, or CHiPs's infamously spectacular car pileups). Speaking of 9-1-1, I haven't seen any kids show (since G.I. Joe's PSAs) tackle the importance of not abusing the Emergency Call System as well as Rescue Bots (and its varied Mrs. Nederlander stories). Seriously, who calls Fire, Police, Air Rescue, and City Engineers to get a cat out of a tree?
Besides Prime, the movies, G1 and Beast Wars, this was my first introduction to Transformers. I have much nostalgia for this series, and I cannot wait to see the rest of the rescue bots make their way into the mainline through Legacy.
Watching with my son. Great video! My 7 year old was so excited about this episode and he wanted you to know how much he appreciates this. 😊
Toxitron, Mistress o-flame?, tailgate?, and idk
Quickshadow was voiced by Alex Kingston, which is the reason her figure is the only one I bought.
The only Transformers Cartoon I haven´t watch
After chase got announced for his figure I thought I would go back and check out a few episodes of this and I surprisingly liked it a lot. I haven’t watched the full series but the voice acting was really good and I liked all of the characters which more than I can say of for some transformers series.