Rescue Bots Season 3 Episodes 3 and 4 Titles and Descriptions

Boy, episode 3's title sure doesn't tell us ANYTHING about what goes on in the episode.

[musically] "...and where are the clones,
Send in the clones
Don't bother, they're here..."

Whoo! November new episodes? What decade? I hope we don't have to wait as long as we did for S2.

Flashwave wrote:[musically] "...and where are the clones,
Send in the clones
Don't bother, they're here..."

Whoo! November new episodes? What decade? I hope we don't have to wait as long as we did for S2.

Season 3 episodes 1 and 2 air this Satuday.

ok..not bad

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Episode 3 - Too Many Kades

Rescue Bots, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Kades

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Pinkie Pies

PrymeStriker wrote:

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Episode 3 - Too Many Kades

Rescue Bots, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Kades

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Pinkie Pies

If we get a bunch of Kade clones all jumping around saying "FUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUN!!!", I will likely die of laughter.

Sabrblade wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Episode 3 - Too Many Kades

Rescue Bots, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Kades

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Season 3, Episode 3:

Too Many Pinkie Pies

If we get a bunch of Kade clones all jumping around saying "FUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUNFUN!!!", I will likely die of laughter.

I will settle for a bunch of Kade clones jumping around saying any word over and over. Or making them all sit still while Chase is talking about something for hours on end (The most boring thing available.)

Anyone cared to mention rescue bots season 3 episodes 5 and 6?


http://tfwiki.net/wiki/No_Place_Like_Dome


http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Unfinished_Business

I am surprised.So,we get 6 episodes in November?Woohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lockdownhunter wrote:http://tfwiki.net/wiki/No_Place_Like_Dome

Lockdownhunter wrote:
I am surprised.So,we get 6 episodes in November?Woohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're not worthy! We're not worthy!

Welcome back, Rescue Bots. I've missed you.

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Lockdownhunter wrote:http://tfwiki.net/wiki/No_Place_Like_Dome

Lockdownhunter wrote:
I am surprised.So,we get 6 episodes in November?Woohooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We're not worthy! We're not worthy!

Welcome back, Rescue Bots. I've missed you.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rescue bots is a nice tf series IMO.

The most awesome Seibertron member I like is called Nemesis Primal.Head to toe he is awesome.His name reminds me of a potential awesome character.(You have earned my respect)

The details of new Transformers: Rescue Bots episodes keep coming from Zap2it. We now know the titles and descriptions for episodes 5 and 6. Rescue Bots airs Saturdays on Discovery Family. Keep on reading if you would like to know.

Episode 5- Unfinished Business
Before coming to Earth, the Rescue Bots must return to space to complete one last mission.

Episode 6- No Place Like Dome
Doc gives the Vigilant Computer a second chance to protect the island.

The Discovery Family November 2014 highlights PDF has some extended episode descriptions for the six known season 3 episodes. Specifically, "Too Many Kades" and "No Place Like Dome" have more details in their descriptions than those provided by Zap2it.

• Land Before Prime premieres Saturday, November 1 at 1p
  Optimus is forced to embrace his primal side when the Rescue Bots discover an island of
  dinosaurs.
• Big Game premieres Saturday, November 1 at 1:30p
  A notorious Big Game Hunter has set his sights on Optimus Prime's new Dinosaur Mode.
• Too Many Kades premieres Saturday, November 8 at 1:30p
  Cody and the Rescue Bots teach Kade a valuable lesson in teamwork after Doc's imaging
  chamber produces exact replicas of him
• Phantom of the Sea premieres Saturday, November 15 at 1:30p
  The Rescue Bots and the Burns family board a ghost ship that appears only once every
  ten years.
• Unfinished Business premieres Saturday, November 22 at 1:30p
  The Rescue Bots return to space to accomplish their last mission before coming to Earth.
• No Place Like Dome premieres Saturday, November 29 at 1:30p
  When Doc creates a giant dome to shield Griffin Rock from a hurricane, he inadvertently
  gives the Vigilant Computer a second chance to "protect" the island.

Cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!

hunter4life wrote:

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway,yes,OP was hunted by lord Chumley in that episode.By the way,what happened to the rescan upgrades?(The monster truck OP and Motorcycle BB) Will they appear in the show?

i think this season is going to be about autobots becoming Dino bots and mainly helping townsfolk.

What's with all the multiple posting?

Also, Decepticons are the LAST thing this show needs.

firstly, you can never be sure if your post went through to the forums or not and secondly, i understand you completely. this show is aimed at younger audiences but i just want some decepticons being in the show in some way. not in a violent way but in a way that makes them seem like the other villians in the show. nuff said .

Well, if it makes you feel any better, the shows up on the sewer pipe walls in the shrink ray episode.

I for one do NOT want to see Cons. I like Cons, I like the idea of the Rescue Bots having to protect Griffin Rock from Cons, but the story isn't geared that way. Cons are violent, messy, sneaky things and I doubt the rescue Bots have much actual Combat training. Sure, Heatwave beats up on a cactus a lot, But I have a sneaky suspicion even the Vehicons would be too much for the gang. I'd rather see the human villains, like Silas (although as Sabr has pointed out before, chronologically we've reached the point where Prime razed the roof on Silas...). Actually, what I'd like to see is more Rescue Bots. I think this would be a great way for Hasbro to refresh the trademarks on Hot Spot, re-introduce the ProtectoBots (Minus Blades, but you could always use Flyup) as another Rescue Team, or possib;y THE rescue Team. With Hot Spot as the Director of Operations or something. Slap the Defensor name on a starship if you want to avoid combiners.

If Optimus has a beast mode wouldn't that been taken notice by both the and in season 3 Of TF PRIME ? Or... he gets rid of it near the end of S2 of Prime before he temporarily goes offline

Autobot tap out wrote:If Optimus has a beast mode wouldn't that been taken notice by both the and in season 3 Of TF PRIME ? Or... he gets rid of it near the end of S2 of Prime before he temporarily goes offline

It's probably temporary and when it's all over he rescans a semi truck and goes back to the Prime we all know and love.

ctrlFrequency wrote:

Autobot tap out wrote:If Optimus has a beast mode wouldn't that been taken notice by both the and in season 3 Of TF PRIME ? Or... he gets rid of it near the end of S2 of Prime before he temporarily goes offline

It's probably temporary and when it's all over he rescans a semi truck and goes back to the Prime we all know and love.

Probably though since the beast modes have vehicle kibble they temporarily have three modes

Autobot tap out wrote:If Optimus has a beast mode wouldn't that been taken notice by both the and in season 3 Of TF PRIME ? Or... he gets rid of it near the end of S2 of Prime before he temporarily goes offline

Well, as of today we have a potential answer: Prime stopped using dino mode because it was a threat to his mental health and made him a danger to those around him.

So, how are they gonna justify dino-fying Heatwave, Chase, and Blades?

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Autobot tap out wrote:If Optimus has a beast mode wouldn't that been taken notice by both the and in season 3 Of TF PRIME ? Or... he gets rid of it near the end of S2 of Prime before he temporarily goes offline

Well, as of today we have a potential answer: Prime stopped using dino mode because it was a threat to his mental health and made him a danger to those around him.

So, how are they gonna justify dino-fying Heatwave, Chase, and Blades?

I was wondering that too.

I was a bit worried the Dino modes would be handled poorly with a weak explanation, but they handled it well for both Optimus and Boulder. That gives me faith Heatwave, Chase, and Blades will be handled well.

Kudos to the writers. Even though I didn't think it was their strongest stories, the reasoning why the Dino modes came about was explained and plausible (within the Transformer world)

Episode 53 -

Optimus is here from the get go for a routine inspection.

This whole first sequence was shown in animatic storyboard form back at BotCon 2014.

Pterodactyl!

Shortened version of the theme song this time.

I love how the fact that there's a Pterodactyl of all things chasing Dani and Blades doesn't even phase Chief.

Blades is convinced that it's the same Pterodactyl from the underground cave that they found back in "What Rises Above". Dani suspects that it might have flown to the surface when the mining tunnels collapsed in the season 2 finale.

Optimus: "Much has happened in my absence."
Chase: "Definitely, sir! The humans gave thanks for the ritual stuff of a creature called a turkey. Then purchased goods at discount on the darkest day of the week."

Cody's trying to pick his Lad Pioneers merit project. It has to be both fun and educational. Heatwave's solution: Self-defense!

I do like seeing scenes shared between Optimus and Chief. Two leaders working together, and as a nice nod to their toy-based partnership.

They caught the dino, put a tracking device on its ankle, and released to let it lead them back to its nest, and to learn how it got here. It's leaving the island. The deep Earth passage might be on Wayward Island. Doc takes Trex with him to assist in his finding the creature.

WHAAAAAT?! Welcome to Jurassic Park! Or Dinobot Island. Either way, there are four dinosaurs on Wayward Island that weren't there last season! And all four of them happen to share the same altmodes as the non-Grimlock Dinobots.

Doc found the sinkhole he was looking for, but a rockslide nearly buried him, had it not been for Trex knocking him safely aside and taking his place in the rubble.

And now there's a... Is that a Carnotaurus?

Heatwave to the rescue! He's got what I think is a Carnotaurus under control with his water guns, but then the Triceratops gets him in the back. And then the Stegosaurus smacks him aside. Looks like the herbivores have teamed up with the carnivore to fight the energon-vore.

Heatwave grabs Doc and retreats back to Griffin Rock, but Trex was left behind.

For Cody's merit project, Boulder suggests Cody trying working on some unsolvable math equations Graham's working on from Gremsky Tech. Cody passes on that.

Chase's suggestion: Police Challenge! Law enforcement's favorite game! Cody's contestant #1, Blades and Optimus are the audience. Optimus gives a single clap.

On the news, Huxley interviews Mr. Alper about the mayor's tourist attraction plans for the Pterodactyl after it was spotted on Mount Griffin earlier.

After Doc's report, the Team has to go to the island to get those dinosaurs back to where they came from. Optimus declines the offer to join them on the mission.

Blades makes a reference to Jurassic Park.

Each Bot squares off against the dino that each of them will gain their altmodes from. Chase vs. the Stegosaurus, Heatwave vs. the Apatosaurus, and Boulder vs. the Triceratops. Though, except for Blades, who's trying to evade the Carnotaurus.

The Bots fall back, but the dinos stop chasing them. The Bots soon find out why when they crash into a huge tar pit, one that Graham suspects must have bubbled up from another underground rift.

Optimus and Cody do see the peril and decide to act.

Cody: "First we're going to have to find a boat."
Optimus: "Where we're going, we don't need boats."

Optimus just drives on the ocean floor. I guess it was too much to hope for a Groundbridge portal.

Optimus concludes that the dinos view anything that isn't one of them as a threat.

Optimus leaps on top of the pile of rocks that has buried Trex and... he's scanning Trex!

TYRANNOSAURUS PRIME!

Optimus: "Scanning a creature that is part biological and part machine can lead to unpredictable results. Is that... 'cool'?"

Blades is amazed to learn that Optimus is a Triple-Changer.

Cody suggests that maybe it would be wiser than fighting the dinos to instead ask what it is that they want. Optimus uses his new form to communicate with them.

Within the sinkhole is the dinosaurs' offspring in it. They were simply trying to protect their young.

Optimus uses a sonic blast roar to free Trex from the rubble and clear away the sinkhole. The dinos reunite with their babies and return back to the underground.

They seal up the sinkhole to keep the dinos from coming back to the surface, and off the mayor's tourist attraction list. Afterwards, Heatwave congradulates Optimus, who growls at Heatwave in a threatening manner with red eyes. Optimus gets his wits together and apologizes, as he's not yet accustomed to his primal form.

Optimus is staying a few days to get used to his primal form (yep, they're calling it that).

Cody's finally decided on a project. He built a realistic model of a dinosaur. Well, the head of one, at least.


Onward to the next episode (I'll give my thoughts on both after the next one).


Episode 54 -

All five bots are having a race, while Frankie intervenes with Trex as her ride.

The other Bots don't find Frankie's using Trex as fair, while Optimus decides that two can play her game.

Optimus: "Primal Mode!"

Boulder makes a reference to The Little Engine That Could, which Optimus cites as one of his favorite Earth stories. Chase likewise brings up The Tortoise and the Hare.

Optimus is losing it in his Primal Mode. He's quit running and has turned to attacking his friends.

Short theme song again.

Trying to regain control, Optimus has run off on his own. He nearly runs Huxley off the road.

Optimus has come to town, Godzilla-style.

Huxley's following the Team trying to get the story. Unfortunately, one particular viewer is watching his live news broadcast. Said viewer is wanting to go after the bionic beast that's terrorizing downtown Griffin Rock.

What looks like an army-camoed space shuttle with dual helicopter rotors has just snatched up Optimus in a tractor beam.

The hunter who took Optimus has his own island domain and.. is he voiced by JIM CUMMINGS?!!!!!!

His domain is the Quarry Safari Land. It's been closed since the authorities kept it from stocking real animals. But it's now back in operation thanks to the owner's latest acquisition: The Dinobot (spelled like this in the closed captions).

Using Huxley's footage of the capture, Dani ran an Internet search for a match to the ship that took Prime away. She got a hit for a Colonel Quint Quarry, a big game hunter who hosts illegal safari hunts on his island. Sounds like a cross between General Zaroff from The Most Dangerous Game, Quint from Jaws, and Crocodile Dundee.

Quarry is known to hunt and release his prey if it proves too valuable to replace, but the risk is still to high to just let him go after Optimus.

Reduced energon levels are suspected to be the cause of Optimus's malfunctioning. From scanning Trex, that is, which lowered his resistance to foreign bodies in his system. In this case, possibly the real dinosaur DNA that was used in Trex's construction. They never knew that scanning techno-organics could cause something like this. Boulders working on a equation to test their theory of restoring Optimus's energon levels being a possible solution.

Quarry froze Optimus solid while some extreme cooling gas. Tired of sitting by idly, Cody breaks out of Optimus by smashing threw Prime's windshield with his feet. He plans to stall Quarry to give Optimus time to thaw.

Boy, Optimus sure did thaw quick.

Cody manages to ward off Optimus from harming Quarry.

One of Quarry's tiki-based drones alerts him to intruders. The Darby Ava is arriving.

Boulder's completed an energon patch that should theoretically return Optimus to normal, but there is a chance that could make Optimus worse. Before they take Doc's sea lab to Quarry's island, Boulder wants to run one more test. "Slow and steady".

At the museum, Boulder plans to scan one of the dinosaurs on display and test the energon patch on himself. All of the dinosaurs there are made from real DNA, like Trex, so it should make Boulder run feral as well. However, he has to undergo the same training that Heatwave did when he scanned his boat mode. But Boulder's probably going to do the cliffnotes version since they're pressed for time.

Boulder's scanned the Triceratops. As a precaution, Doc clamps Boulder's feet down to the base of the display. Now they wait and see if he goes wild, and when he does, the humans are to put the patch on and run. This is a pretty risky test.

Quarry's drone hogties Blades, who now has to be carried over Chase's shoulder like a sack.

Boulder finally goes wild, but the patch was left behind him, away from the humans' reach. So Doc's gotta distract Boulder while Graham makes a break for the patch and applies it. But Boulder knocks the patch away with his tail, sending it flying... right at Frankie. She catches it and slaps it on Boulder.

The patch take a moment to kick in, but it eventually does seem to work.

Quarry uses his camouflage mode to witness the Bots releasing their human operators.

Quarry refers to his drones as "Q Drones".

The Q Drones capture the humans, while the Bots show their being alive in front of the camouflaged Quarry, who fires capture nets at them. Heatwave and Chase dodge the nets, but Blades isn't so lucky.

Quarry successfully captures the Bots with an impenetrable metal & energy cage.

Quarry uses his Q Drones to contain Optimus, but Graham arrives to sic Boulder on the hunter.

Boulder frees Optimus and smashes Quarry's jeep. Quarry calls for a tactical retreat.

Graham slaps the energon patch on Optimus and, like with Boulder, it takes a while to work but it does cure Optimus.

Quarry orders his drones that the robots be loaded into the Hellijet and the humans caged.

As Boulder and Optimus fight throw Quarry's Q Drones, Quarry attempts to take off, but the Hellijet's maximum weight has been exceeded.

"Power Up and Energize!" Chase uses his toy's claw to break himself and the others out of the cage.

Boulder uses Optimus to give himself a boost up to grab hold of the Hellijet and orders quarry to land. Heatwave breaks open the door to the cockpit and seconds the order. Quarry lands and is arrested, jailed in his own cage. He offers to buy the bots off of his captors, but the "Commissioner" denies him an answer.

Unbeknownst to our heroes, one Q Drone is still in working condition.

Blades reassures Dani that he will NOT be scanning a dinosaur should he ever scan a third mode. He says he'll scan something safe, like a moped.

Optimus thanks the team for coming to his aid, and thanks Cody for his own help. He could indeed hear Cody's common sense and compassion through the whole ordeal, and says that those words kept things from becoming worse than it could have.

Quarry's gone. Escaped. But he'll be back.


Jeff Bennett -- Heli-Jet Computer (the above spelling of "Hellijet" came from the Closed Captioning, but this is probably more official)
JIM CUMMINGS!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!!! -- Colonel Quint Quarry and a Q-Drone ("Q Drone" was the CC spelling).


These episode were awesome. Plain and simple fun all throughout. The first one had a really tight continuity with the previous season's events greatly influencing it, and the gentle giant Optimus as a rampaging reptile T-Rex is just pure awesome in and of itself. I'd go as far as to say that I found Optimus's Primal Mode to be more appealing than Grimlock's was in AOE. The second episode was cool for it giving us a brand new villain to play around with, and for bringing that awesome that is JIM CUMMINGS back to the Transformers. Colonel Quint Quarry may not be that new of a character type, but there is no comparison to Lord Chumley. Quarry is definitely more sinister whilst Chumley was quite the jovial chap. What's more is that the animation in these episodes has significantly improved from the last two seasons. Everything moves so much more fluidly and looks a lot more crisp. The CGI on the Bots shot WAY up from last season, making them almost look like the CGI bots from the upcoming RID cartoon. Though, these episodes ended with Optimus still having his Primal Mode, so it remains up in the air if and when he'll get rid of it for the sake of keeping in continuity with TF: Prime. But overall, this show continues to be fantastic and I can't wait to see more of it.

Our friends over at Shout! Factory, has listed a new Transformers: Rescue Bots DVD called Jurassic Adventure. The DVD contains six episodes and is listed for $13.93 with a February 10, 2015 release date. The DVD contains the following episodes which includes a mixture of season 1 and season 2 episodes.

1 Transformers Rescue Bots: Family Of Heroes
2 Transformers Rescue Bots: Return Of The Dinobot
3 Transformers Rescue Bots: What Lies Below
4 Transformers Rescue Bots: What Rises Above
5 Transformers Rescue Bots: In Search Of The Griffin's Nest
6 Transformers Rescue Bots: Movers And Shakers

Synopsis

Get Ready For An Up-RAAWWR-iously Good Time!

Join Chase, Heatwave, Blades and Boulder — the Rescue Bots — as they encounter five new dino-sized adventures! The quiet little town of Griffin Rock won’t know what hit it when Doc Greene’s new pet, Trex, wreaks havoc! Can the Rescue Bots and their human allies save the day? Find out with Jurassic Adventures!

I'm surprised they didn't call Quarry "Chumley" as a nod to the G1 antagonist from "Prime Target." As I haven't seen the last episodes from last season yet, I wonder how he'll fit into the slowly expanding list of human villains in this series.

Wow.

That DVD is all kinds of disappointing.

Episodes 1, 11, 36, 37, 42 and 47. The first four make some sort of sense since 1 and 11 have Trex in them, 36-37 are a two-parter that have the underground cavern and Pterodactyl in them (well, only in 37, but 37 makes less sense on its own than it does together with 36), and 42 and 47 are included because...

Nope, no good reason to include 42 or 47.

And all of these are season 1-2 episodes, so no Primal Modes for the Bots.

Better luck next time.

Why does Shout Factory insist on releasing Rescue Bots this way instead of giving us season sets?

Nemesis Primal wrote:Why does Shout Factory insist on releasing Rescue Bots this way instead of giving us season sets?

Here's why there hasn't been season sets yet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0d5wh3h_vU#t=2110

Sabrblade wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:Why does Shout Factory insist on releasing Rescue Bots this way instead of giving us season sets?

Here's why there hasn't been season sets yet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0d5wh3h_vU#t=2110

About when do they give that answer?

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:Why does Shout Factory insist on releasing Rescue Bots this way instead of giving us season sets?

Here's why there hasn't been season sets yet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0d5wh3h_vU#t=2110

About when do they give that answer?

The video ought to play at the point when the question is asked and answered. Is starting from the beginning on your end?

If so, fast forward to the 34:50 mark.

Sabrblade wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Nemesis Primal wrote:Why does Shout Factory insist on releasing Rescue Bots this way instead of giving us season sets?

Here's why there hasn't been season sets yet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0d5wh3h_vU#t=2110

About when do they give that answer?

The video ought to play at the point when the question is asked and answered. Is starting from the beginning on your end?

If so, fast forward to the 34:50 mark.

It was starting from the start, but now it's not. Weird.

EDIT: And I think it's time to start writing letters. Anyone want to join in?

Confirmed via a Twitter correspondence between story editor Nicole Dubuc and Transformers superfan and Wiki editor extraordinaire Chris McFeely - https://twitter.com/NicoleDubuc/status/530062342206132224

Transformers: Rescue Bots will have 26 episodes in its third season, making it officially the second-longest Transformers cartoon in terms of episode count, at a total of 78 episodes counting the two unaired season 2 episodes and the entirety of season 3.

Chris McFeely wrote:@NicoleDubuc Just wondering, how many episodes long is Rescue Bots s3? 26 as usual, or 13?

Nicole Dubuc wrote:@chrismcfeely 26.

Chris McFeely wrote:@NicoleDubuc HUZZAH! Did you know that makes it the second-longest-running Transformers cartoon behind the original?

Nicole Dubuc wrote:@chrismcfeely COOL! How many episodes did G1 have?

Chris McFeely wrote:@NicoleDubuc 98. A full-length fourth season of Rescue Bots would take it over the top!

Nicole Dubuc wrote:@chrismcfeely Something to aspire to then! Thanks!

This also means that it's longer that TF: Prime's count of 65 episodes (or 68 if you count when Predacons Rising was rerun split into three episodes).

Sabrblade wrote:Transformers: Rescue Bots will have 26 episodes in its third season, making it officially the second-longest Transformers cartoon in terms of episode count, at a total of 78 episodes counting the two unaired season 2 episodes and the entirety of season 3.

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

Just kidding. I don't care. Congratulations to Rescue Bots for becoming the second-longest Transformers cartoon!

Thanks to Seibertron member Sabrblade who spotted a twitter conversation between Chris Mcfeely and Story Editor Nicole Dubuc who has confirmed that Transformers Rescue Bots season 3 will be 26 episodes. That will make Rescue Bots the second longest running Transformers cartoon behind the original G1 cartoon which had 98 episodes. If renewed for a full 4th season, Rescue Bots will take its place at the top.

Chris McFeely wrote:@NicoleDubuc Just wondering, how many episodes long is Rescue Bots s3? 26 as usual, or 13?

Nicole Dubuc wrote:@chrismcfeely 26.

Chris McFeely wrote:@NicoleDubuc HUZZAH! Did you know that makes it the second-longest-running Transformers cartoon behind the original?

Nicole Dubuc wrote:@chrismcfeely COOL! How many episodes did G1 have?

Chris McFeely wrote:@NicoleDubuc 98. A full-length fourth season of Rescue Bots would take it over the top!

Nicole Dubuc wrote:@chrismcfeely Something to aspire to then! Thanks!

Sabrblade wrote:Transformers: Rescue Bots will have 26 episodes in its third season, making it officially the second-longest Transformers cartoon in terms of episode count, at a total of 78 episodes counting the two unaired season 2 episodes and the entirety of season 3.

Woohoo! Go, Rescue Bots!

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Thanks to Seibertron member Sabrblade who spotted a twitter conversation between Chris Mcfeely and Story Editor Nicole Dubuc who has confirmed that Transformers Rescue Bots season 3 will be 26 episodes. That will make Rescue Bots the second longest running Transformers cartoon behind the original G1 cartoon which had 98 episodes. If renewed for a full 4th season, Rescue Bots will take its place at the top.

Chris McFeely wrote:@NicoleDubuc Just wondering, how many episodes long is Rescue Bots s3? 26 as usual, or 13?

Nicole Dubuc wrote:@chrismcfeely 26.

Chris McFeely wrote:@NicoleDubuc HUZZAH! Did you know that makes it the second-longest-running Transformers cartoon behind the original?

Nicole Dubuc wrote:@chrismcfeely COOL! How many episodes did G1 have?

Chris McFeely wrote:@NicoleDubuc 98. A full-length fourth season of Rescue Bots would take it over the top!

Nicole Dubuc wrote:@chrismcfeely Something to aspire to then! Thanks!

Wow, and I still have not seen a full episode!

LOL. I'm sure Rescue bots is a good show and all, but this is pretty funny to me. Too bad Prime ended so soon.

Go for gold Rescue bots and beat G1 in episodes

YRQRM0 wrote:LOL. I'm sure Rescue bots is a good show and all, but this is pretty funny to me. Too bad Prime ended so soon.

I know right

I wonder who would consider RID2015 as season 4 of TF: PRIME though it technically could be

Autobot tap out wrote:

YRQRM0 wrote:LOL. I'm sure Rescue bots is a good show and all, but this is pretty funny to me. Too bad Prime ended so soon.

I know right

I wonder who would consider RID2015 as season 4 of TF: PRIME though it technically could be

Thing is, though, there's a time skip of a few years between Prime and RID, separating the two.

perhaps if this show had some decepticons in it and the animation didn't remind me of the original challenge of the gobots show i would have got into it

Ultra Markus wrote:perhaps if this show had some decepticons in it and the animation didn't remind me of the original challenge of the gobots show i would have got into it

Decepticons would only ruin this show for what it is. It don't need no stinkin' Decepticons to be good!

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:perhaps if this show had some decepticons in it and the animation didn't remind me of the original challenge of the gobots show i would have got into it

Decepticons would only ruin this show for what it is. It don't need no stinkin' Decepticons to be good!

everyone is entitled to an opinion and i am sure a lot of people feel the same as i do

Ultra Markus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:perhaps if this show had some decepticons in it and the animation didn't remind me of the original challenge of the gobots show i would have got into it

Decepticons would only ruin this show for what it is. It don't need no stinkin' Decepticons to be good!

everyone is entitled to an opinion and i am sure a lot of people feel the same as i do

Coming from someone who's not into this show all that much, adding Decepticons really would make it worse. It doesn't need a threat; just an interesting conflict.

Ultra Markus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:perhaps if this show had some decepticons in it and the animation didn't remind me of the original challenge of the gobots show i would have got into it

Decepticons would only ruin this show for what it is. It don't need no stinkin' Decepticons to be good!

everyone is entitled to an opinion and i am sure a lot of people feel the same as i do

The second sentence was a joke (classic novel/movie quote paraphrasing).

But the point I was getting at is, well, what would adding Decepticons to the show add to the show? If the answer is "warfare" then that would defeat the whole point of this show's existence. We had Prime for that and we'll have RID for that as well. This show is to give us something outside of the typical war pattern that we always get. Making it into just another war would rid it of what makes it special.

There's no fighting allowed in this show. If there were to be Decepticons in it, they couldn't be fought against, so they'd either conquer and kill everyone within the first 20 minutes, or they wouldn't be allowed to be a credible threat. I'm almost fairly certain that no one would want to see any Decepticon get nerfed and neutered into being nonviolent and easy to beat.

And besides, the lack of Decepticons in this show is part of its charm. It allows this show to do things that other TF shows never got to do because of all the warfare getting in the way. In those other series, the war is the focus so it take precedence over much else, but in this show, it would very much be an inhibition and invasion upon an otherwise well made non-war show.

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:perhaps if this show had some decepticons in it and the animation didn't remind me of the original challenge of the gobots show i would have got into it

Decepticons would only ruin this show for what it is. It don't need no stinkin' Decepticons to be good!

everyone is entitled to an opinion and i am sure a lot of people feel the same as i do

The second sentence was a joke (classic novel/movie quote paraphrasing).

But the point I was getting at is, well, what would adding Decepticons to the show add to the show? If the answer is "warfare" then that would defeat the whole point of this show's existence. We had Prime for that and we'll have RID for that as well. This show is to give us something outside of the typical war pattern that we always get. Making it into just another war would rid it of what makes it special.

There's no fighting allowed in this show. If there were to be Decepticons in it, they couldn't be fought against, so they'd either conquer and kill everyone within the first 20 minutes, or they wouldn't be allowed to be a credible threat. I'm almost fairly certain that no one would want to see any Decepticon get nerfed and neutered into being nonviolent and easy to beat.

And besides, the lack of Decepticons in this show is part of its charm. It allows this show to do things that other TF shows never got to do because of all the warfare getting in the way. In those other series, the war is the focus so it take precedence over much else, but in this show, it would very much be an inhibition and invasion upon an otherwise well made non-war show.

I guess thats just the way i like my Transformers shows always having a decepticon/predicon/vehicon threat to deal with or even human for that matter, to me without that this show seems more like a sitcom featuring Transformers Perhaps it should be called The Burns of Griffin Rock Featuring The Autobots!

Ultra Markus wrote:I guess thats just the way i like my Transformers shows always having a decepticon/predicon/vehicon threat to deal with or even human for that matter, to me without that this show seems more like a sitcom featuring Transformers Perhaps it should be called The Burns of Griffin Rock Featuring The Autobots!

Thing is, is that so wrong? Is it wrong for there to be a Transformers sitcom? I mean, we get so much of the same thing all the time, so much of the same setup of fighting between factions. Just once, isn't nice that we have something that allows the Transformers to invest their lives in other things besides warfare?

I mean, IDW's been experimenting with something like this in MTMTE and RID since it ended the Autobot/Decepticon war back in early 2011. Sure, there's still threats and conflicts going on in those series, but the war finally put to rest there.

It's really refreshing that modern fiction has allowed there to be actual full series that show the more civil and casual sides of our favorite robots in disguise as real people instead of mere pawns of war.

Sabrblade wrote:

Ultra Markus wrote:I guess thats just the way i like my Transformers shows always having a decepticon/predicon/vehicon threat to deal with or even human for that matter, to me without that this show seems more like a sitcom featuring Transformers Perhaps it should be called The Burns of Griffin Rock Featuring The Autobots!

Thing is, is that so wrong? Is it wrong for there to be a Transformers sitcom? I mean, we get so much of the same thing all the time, so much of the same setup of fighting between factions. Just once, isn't nice that we have something that allows the Transformers to invest their lives in other things besides warfare?

I mean, IDW's been experimenting with something like this in MTMTE and RID since it ended the Autobot/Decepticon war back in early 2011. Sure, there's still threats and conflicts going on in those series, but the war finally put to rest there.

It's really refreshing that modern fiction has allowed there to be actual full series that show the more civil and casual sides of our favorite robots in disguise as real people instead of mere pawns of war.

i never said it was wrong i have nothing against sitcoms its just not how I, myself like this particular element in a sitcom as for the idw comics i would love for a series to be made in line with that or in tribute

Ultra Markus wrote:i never said it was wrong i have nothing against sitcoms its just not how I, myself like this particular element in a sitcom as for the idw comics i would love for a series to be made in line with that or in tribute

Well, IDWs MtMtE is kind of like a reality TV show.

But Rescue Bots was never meant to have conflict (war, violence, whatever). It's a break from the formula, yes, but it was never meant to. The theme song would be completely different if it was ever supposed to have Decepticons.

It's a shame, I'd love to see Prime's Starscream bringing fabulousness to the island (because, well, they do have Steve Blum in the cast.... and there were certain parts where Starscream could actually be considered non violent neutral faction, and he is, by far my favorite TV version of Scream) but I just don't see how the shows core wouldn't be compromised by it.

I think we might need to take a step back and review the word "conflict". The word simply means "problem", so there are certainly conflicts in this show; just ones that don't pertain to warfare (the closest they've come being warlike was in the season 1 finale).

And threats as well, but again, non-war ones. It's like the toys' packaging says: They fight against "floods, fires, and everything in between." And the occasional corrupt human antagonists (who often prove to be quite competent and resourceful). I'm having trouble finding the interview in which is was said (it might have been at one of the past two BotCons, even), but I recall one of the makers on the show noting that, in spite of the lack of war-based enemies, he or she seems to intend to always put at least one of the characters in real life-threatening danger once per episode.

One of the things we often forget about the Autobots is that they're not just combatants who fight against Decepticons, but that they're also humanity's protectors. It may not always be clear, but they are willing to and do serve and protect us whenever they can. And with the war out of the way in this series, they are able to do exactly that full time here, under orders from Optimus (who has purposefully kept them out of the war in case anything should ever happen to Team Prime; as Rescue Force Sigma-17 is Optimus's contingency for the off chance that the Autobots might lose the war and all be destroyed, leaving it to Heatwave's team to carry out the Autobots' legacy).

That's kind of why I specified, conflict never seems like the right term to use but in the absence of coffee, it was the best I was coming up with (modern usage of the term and all is more towards conflict being warfare as the media and our government tends to refer to the act of war as 'conflict', the war used to be called 'conflict in the middle east' rather than war, but that's all just spin that ended up spinning the other way and swapped the term. I'm not defending my choice of words inasmuch as I should have been thinking more clearly. But I blame not being a morning person in a morning person world)

Obstacle might be a good way (that's the politically correct term) to describe the action in rescue bots.

It's a problem (obstacle) solving formula show, even when they throw in faction based conflict (good guys vs bad human guys) they don't have to deviate too far from the formula. Dr Morocco and Madelyn Pynch don't normally make it straight up 'fighting' but simply give a new problem (obstacle) to be solved.

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Episode 55 -

The Burnses are practicing for a charity basketball game of teachers vs. rescue workers.

Hayley gets to speak in this one.

There's a whole bunch of Mister Pettypawses in Mrs. Neederlander's tree.

Short theme song again.

Mrs. Neederlander gets to speak too.

Naturally, Doc's behind the multiple cat copies. They're products of his Imaging Chamber (from the Gremlins episode last season) made of energy and crystals. Solid holograms, basically. Though, their claws are real enough, and they still aggravate Graham's allergies. As for how they've lasted so long outside the chamber, Doc equipped each one with an energy collar to keep them charged. To get rid them, simply remove the collars and they cease to exist.

Heatwave uses his water guns to round up the cats, and "accidentally" soaks Kade, frying his comm.

At the lab, Doc gives a demonstration of the Imaging Chamber's new capabilities and has Kade be the test subject. But, the machine blew a fuse.

"Power Up and Energize!" - Boulder uses the claw that comes with Chase's toys to free Mrs. Rubio from her car.

After Doc fixes the fuse, four Kade copies emerge from the Imaging Chamber.

Doc is dumbfounded by how all the Kades are able to exist without a power source.

Each of the Kade copies not only exhibit a single trait of Kade's personality, but also reflect the personalities of the for Bots. One is a jerk (Heatwave), one is a goofball (Blades), one is a nice guy (Boulder), and one is a thinker (Chase).

Each of the Kades gets to ride in their corresponding Bot counterpart.

LOL, all of the Kades have to ride inside Blades back to the firehouse after Chief orders them back.


Cody: "Kade!"
All Kades: "Yeah? What?! Hi! Who? Yes?"
Cody: "Hayley's downstairs! The rest of you will have to wait up here!"
Real Kade: "She wants me to apologize."
Rude Kade: "Never apologize! It's a sign of weakness!"
Smart Kade: "No. Relationships require communication."
Silly Kade: "I like penguins."
Nice Kade: "Flowers. And, ask forgiveness."
Real Kade: "No way this guy's part of me."


"Power Up and Energize!" - Chase is using Heatwave's dual-barreled water cannon as a fire extinguisher.

The Kade doppelgangers have been powered by Kade's damaged comm link that was also copied and emitting a low level of power that's enough to keep the energy crystals vibrating in the Kades. Take away the comm links and they'll disappear. But, there's an emergency that the Kades are needed at first, and so they take Kade's old rig to get there.

Rude Kade saluted when he disappeared.


This was a funny one. Kade was already an entertaining character before, so to have him multiplied by five was a joy to watch, especially with them going the animated Starscream route of them all having different parts of personality (even if those happened to match up with each of the Bots). The Kade that was like Blades was the best of the four copies and stole just about every scene he was in, from his line about penguins to his sticking his tongue out like a dog while riding Kade's old rig. I bet Jason Marsden had an absolute ball with this episode and rightfully so. Pure comedy gold all around.

Want to get a sneak preview of the upcoming all-new episode of Transformers Rescue Bots? Discovery Family has a couple of them via their website. Two new preview clips of season 3 episode 4 "Phantom of the Sea." Catch the episode this coming Saturday November 15. Until then enjoy the following preview clips.

Discovery Family wrote:The Rescue Bots and the Burns family board a ghost ship that appears only once every ten years. Catch the full episode this Saturday only on Discovery Family!

• Phantom of the Sea clip 1
• Phantom of the Sea clip 2