Rescue Heroes is a line of toy

Toy

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s from Fisher-Price

Fisher-Price

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 that was introduced in 1997. Rescue Heroes depicts various rescue

Rescue

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 personnel and their equipment. In 1999, an animated television series

Cartoon series

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 titled Rescue Heroes was released and was based on the figurines. Rescue Heroes has aired on various TV stations, including CBS Kidshow (1999–2000), Kids' WB

Kids' WB

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 (2001–2003), Teletoon

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 (1999–2009), Qubo

Qubo

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 (2009–present), and YTV (2011-present). In 2003 a movie that was based on the TV series was released, and it was titled Rescue Heroes: The Movie

Rescue Heroes: The Movie

Rescue Heroes: The Movie is a Canadian 2003 CGI family film from Artisan Entertainment, based on the Rescue Heroes TV series.-Plot:A series of mysterious lightning storms are wreaking havoc worldwide as they spiral through the atmosphere toward Greenland. Once they collide, they will create one...

. The animated series strives to teach proper safety techniques and how to deal with issues such as bullying. Some episodes address safety skills beyond the capability of young children, such as extinguishing a grease fire, or unplugging electrical equipment during a lightning storm. At the end of most episodes there would be safety tips, which would then usually conclude with the slogan Think like a Rescue Hero, think safe.

Background

Rescue Heroes is an international organization that, along with local authorities, helps rescue animals and people from certain natural or man-made disasters, such as an earthquake or a fire.

Main

These are the main characters in the TV series, and they are normally stationed at the Mountain Action Command Center.

• Billy Blazes (Norm Spencer
  Norm Spencer
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  ) - Billy, a firefighter
  Firefighter
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  , is the leader of the Rescue Heroes, and helped choose the other members of his team. In the animated series, he has a younger brother named Bobby as well as a father. Billy has had an uneasy relationship with his father, and it was revealed why in the episode "Storm of the Centry, Part Two". Billy's father had said that he was disappointed that Bobby chose to become a firefighter like Billy, instead of being a construction worker like his father. In was revealed in the episode "Flasback to Danger" that Billy was chosen to be a Rescue Hero after saving a group of children trapped in a carnival
  Carnival
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   ride that was set ablaze. It has been shown in the TV series that Billy's family comes from Quebec City
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  , Quebec
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  .
• Wendy Waters (Lenore Zann
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  ) - Wendy, also a firefighter, is effectively the second in command. Her father, Warren, appears as a Rescue Hero, working at their orbiting space station
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  . It was through a combination of a news report about a factory being set ablaze and through her father that lead her to trying out for the Rescue Heroes.
• Jake Justice (Martin Roach
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  ) - Jake, a police officer
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  , became a Rescue Hero when he caught a wanted criminal after a televised car chase that made national headlines. He is typically seen with his Justice Cycle, a custom-made motorcycle
  Motorcycle
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  .
• Richmond "Rocky" Canyon (Joseph Motiki
  Joseph Motiki
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  ) - Rocky, an African American
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   mountain climbing
  Mountaineering
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   specialist, is the youngest member of the Rescue Heroes, having started at the start of the series. Because of this, he often leads to his teammates into further trouble due to his inexperience. When Billy had once thought about quitting as a Rescue Hero, it was ultimately Rocky, through an audition video, that convinced him to stay, cementing Billy's decision to hire Rocky. In the episode "Twister" it was revealed that his hometown is in Oklahoma
  Oklahoma
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  , and that his father had died.
• Ariel Flyer (Lisa Messinger in season one, Deborah Odell
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   in seasons two and three) - Ariel, a flight and wildlife specialist of Spanish
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   descent, was once a stunt pilot who had a rival named Avery Ator. However, Avery's lack of concern for safety has led to Ariel saving them on numerous occasions.
• Jack Hammer (Rod Wilson) - Jack, a construction worker
  Construction worker
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   hailing from Texas
  Texas
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  , was originally a contractor hired to build the Rescue Heroes base of operations, but had saved a fellow construction worker in a crane accident. Because of this, he was given a tryout with the Rescue Heroes. Jack has a younger sister named Jill, who is a member of the Texas Fire Brigade.

Minor

These are the minor characters featured in the TV series.

• Aidan Assist
• Al Pine
• Ben Choppin
• Bill Barker
• Bob Buoy
• Bob Sled
• Brandon Irons
• Captain Cuffs
• Cliff Hanger
• Gil Gripper
• Hal E. Copter
• Kenny Ride
• Matt Medic
• Maureen Biologist
• Pat Pending
• Perry Chute
• Rip Rockefeller
• Rock Miner
• Roger Houston
• Sandy Beach
• Sam Sparks
• Sergeant Siren
• Seymore Wilde
• Willy Stop
• Warren Waters

Animals

Not only are there human Rescue Heroes in the TV Series, but there are animal Rescue Heroes as well.

• Buster (German Shepherd)
• Claude (Cougar)
• Comet (Monkey)
• Mako (Great White Shark)
• Nemo (Dolphin)
• Radar (Bat)
• Smokey (Dalmatian)
• Swoops (Bald Eagle)
• Wind Chill (St. Bernard)

Other Rescue Heroes

All of the Rescue Heroes from the TV series and movie have been released as figurines, but there are other Rescue Heroes figurines that have been released as well that have not appeared in the TV series or movie.

• 10-4 (Robot)
• Aaron Sky
• Akido (Panda)
• Al Ninyo
• Astrobot (Robot)
• Back Draft (Robot)
• Back Hoe (Robot)
• Blast-Off (Robot)
• Bumperbot (Robot)
• Burly (Bear)
• C.D. Moon
• C-Ment (Robot)
• Captain Clydes
• Clamp Down (Robot)
• Cole Burns
• Dale (Horse)
• Dewey C.M.
• Dustin Rhodes
• E-Ject (Robot)
• Ember (Robot)
• Fang (Wolf)
• Firestomper (Robot)
• Glades (Alligator)
• Goggles (Robot)
• Holden Breath
• Hyperbot (Robot)
• Ivor Clue
• Jabs (Kangaroo)
• Justin Time
• Keytron (Robot)
• Koyle (Snake)
• Lift-Off (Robot)
• Manny Hattan
• Marshall Artz
• Marshall Law
• Moe Zambeek
• Morris Code
• Perry Trooper
• Phil Canteen
• Pounce (Panther)
• Red Wood
• Reed Marsh
• Rescue Bobcat
• Rescue Hawk
• Rescue Whale
• Responder (Robot)
• Rex Steel
• Robby (Robot)
• Robo helper (Robot)
• Rolls (Armadillo)
• Snow (Sled Dog)
• Specs (Owl)
• Spotter (Cheetah)
• Storm E. Night
• Swinger (Gorilla)
• Tectonic (Robot)
• Telly Photo
• Thurston Nomore
• Tides (Turtle)
• Tundra (Penguin)
• Tusk (Elephant)
• Ty Phoon
• Val Cano
• Willi Wachtmeister
• Winter (Sled Dog)

Season one

• 2. Peril on the Peaks
• 3. El Nino
• 4. Tidal Wave
• 5. Twister
• 6. Electrical Storm
• 7. Meteor
• 8. Arctic Spill
• 9. When It Rains, It Pours
• 10. Four Alarm Fire and Brimstone
• 11. Cave In
• 12. The Fire of Field 13
• 13. Storm of the Century, Part One
• 14. Storm of the Century, Part Two

Season two

• 15a. Wildfire
• 15b. White Wall of Terror
• 16a. Last Stop - Disaster
• 16b. Rock Star on the Rocks
• 17a. Trapped Beneath the Sea
• 17b. Houston, We Have a Problem
• 18a. Underwater Nightmare
• 18b. Eye of the Storm
• 19a. Terror in the Tower (later changed to "High Anxiety" shortly after September 11, 2001)
• 19b. Canyon Catastrophe
• 20a. Sibling Blow Out
• 20b. Mayhem in the Mist
• 21. Smokejumpers
• 22a. Edge of Disaster
• 22b. Flood of Fear
• 23a. Summertime Twister
• 23b. The Chilling Championship
• 24. Flashback to Danger
• 25a. Tidal Wave of Pride
• 25b. A Whale of an Adventure
• 26a. Shake Up in the Jungle
• 26b. Lights, Camera, Destruction!
• 27a. Rescue Robots
• 27b. Race to the Finish

Season three

• 28. Heroes
• 29a. Ultimate Ride
• 29b. The Newest Rescue Hero
• 30a. Blackout
• 30b. Fire Down Under
• 31a. Up, Up and Uh-Oh
• 31b. Fiery Differences
• 32a. On Thin Ice
• 32b. Peril in Peru
• 33. In the Driver's Seat
• 34a. For Better or Curse
• 34b. Bat's Life
• 35a. The Royal Rescue Hero
• 35b. Foul Weather Friends
• 36. Quake Me When It's Over
• 37a. Rock and a Hard Place
• 37b. Cruise into Danger
• 38. Alone for the Holidays
• 39a. Not on This Planet
• 39b. Tunnel Vision
• 40a. A Bridge Too Frail
• 40b. Going with the Wind

Interactive games

Rescue Heroes has spawned numerous interactive formats of entertainment, including PC

Personal computer

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, Sony

Sony

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 PlayStation

PlayStation

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, Game Boy Color

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, Game Boy Advance

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, Pixter

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, and Radica Play TV.

PC

• Rescue Heroes: Hurricane Havoc (1999)
• Rescue Heroes: Meteor Madness (2001)
• Rescue Heroes: Tremor Trouble (2002)
• Rescue Heroes: Lava Landslide (2003)
• Rescue Heroes: Mission Select (2003)

Pixter

• Rescue Heroes Mission Masters (black and white) (2002)
• Rescue Heroes Mission Masters (color) (2003)

Hiatus and Return

In 2007, Fisher-Price stopped producing Rescue Heroes products and updating the Rescue Heroes website. However, in 2010, Fisher-Price produced a small new collection of figurines under title Hero World, a brand also shared with DC Superfriends. Among the collection were characters such as Billy Blazes, Captain Cuffs, Jake Justice, and Hal E. Copter. These figurines are smaller than the original figurines, and are not compatible with previous playsets.

Trivia

• In 2001, the Rescue Heroes brand was honored with the prestigious Fire Department of New York Humanitarian Award
  New York City Fire Department
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   for its positive influence on children.

• Fisher-Price established a special Rescue Heroes Award for children ages three to twelve years old who come to the aid of someone in danger.

• After the attacks to the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001, the episode "Terror in the Tower" was changed to "High Anxiety", however, shortly after the episode's name was changed, Teletoon
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   banned the episode, as well as the episode that followed it, "Canyon Catastrophe", from airing on Teletoon
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  Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
  
  . Instead, Teletoon
  Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)
  Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
  
  would skip to the episodes after these two, (which were "Sibling Blowout" and "Mayhem in the Mist") that were supposed to air after "Terror in the Tower" (a.k.a. "High Anxiety") and "Canyon Catastrophe".

• Only one season, which was season one, had full twenty-two minute episodes. Other seasons had one or two full twenty-two minute episodes, but these seasons had most of their episodes made into two eleven minute episodes that would both air during the half hour the TV show was on.

• The character Matt Medic's name was originally Perry Medic.

External links

• Official television show site