Product Details

• Actors: Lacey Chabert, Jason Marsden, Maurice LaMarche
• Directors: na
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Shout! Factory
• DVD Release Date: October 2, 2012
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B008IG0FN0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,511 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Griffin Rock seems like just another chunk of land floating off the coast of Maine. But if you look a little closer, you just might find more than meets the eye! Meet the Rescue Bots: Chase, Heatwave, Blades and Boulder! Stationed undercover, they’re given the task of protecting and learning about mankind by teaming up with a family of first responders, including a police chief, firefighter, helicopter pilot and engineer. With help from Cody, the family’s youngest, the Rescue Bots help keep people safe, and along the way they learn what it really means to be a hero!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars DVD Review: "Transformers: Rescue Bots - Roll to the Rescue" October 2, 2012

By ERSInk . com

Hasbro takes a page from Marvel for their new television show "Transformers: Rescue Bots." They make the Robots in Disguise look cuter and more toddler friendly to grab that audience. It's something toy manufacturers and television producers have been doing for decades. Anybody remember "Muppet Babies," "Tiny Toons," "The Flintstone Kids," or "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo?"

"Transformers: Rescue Bots - Roll to the Rescue" brings the metallic heroes to the town of Griffin Rock, Maine. Each of the four Transformers take on the forms of a bulldozer, fire engine, helicopter, and police car. Chase, Heatwave, Blades, and Boulder are recruited by Optimus Prime to assist a police chief, firefighter, helicopter pilot, and engineer fight fires, aliens, and other dangers.

The show is perfect for younger children and geared to them. However, most Transformers fans will enjoy the show for what it is. It moves at a quick pace and is entertaining yet simple. Like most animated shows these days, there's a message of some type for kids.

The show would fit in perfectly with "The Superhero Squad" on Saturday mornings. The animation is similar but still has its own flavor mixed with it. It's colorful and fun to look at, which is perfect for its target viewers.

The disc has six episodes including the pilot, "Family of Heroes." Other episodes featured are "Under Pressure, " "Hotshots," "Flobsters on Parade," "The Alien Invasion of Griffin Rock," and "Four Bots and a Baby." There are also printable coloring sheets for kids to enjoy.

"Transformers: Rescue Bots - Roll to the Rescue" will keep children and their parents enthralled with 130 minutes of quality family-friendly adventure featuring everyone's favorite robots. Thanks to Shout!... Factory, kids who don't have the Hub can enjoy the series now. Read more ›

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Transformers for Young Kids! October 10, 2012

By Cherise Kachelmuss TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

My boys love anything to do with Transformers and Rescue Bots is a great show for younger fans. They basically took the original Transformers but made them more colorful and bubbly - young kid friendly. It features four Rescue Bots - Chase, Heatwave, Blades and Boulder - as protectors who keep people safe while learning themselves how to be heroes. The show is wholesome and full of action that isn't all about fighting or weapons, it is more so showing heroes and working together as a team. My boys (4 and 5) love this show and this DVD features five episodes full of fun with over two hours of content. My boys love how the Rescue Bots transform and they would watch this DVD over and over if I let them. While I am sure they have probably seen some of these episodes on TV (HUB network airs Rescue Bots) they don't see to mind and love that they can watch their favorite heroes anytime!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun series! March 8, 2013

By Ashley Q.

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My kids love this series, and they were so happy to get the DVD! I wish it had more episodes on it but we are pleased with it! Good quality, plays well, and overall definitely worth the price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Nicely animated, with great characters -- NOT the full first season! May 16, 2013

By Kenya Starflight

When I first heard that Hasbro and the Hub were planning on releasing another Transformers cartoon, my first response was "Why? Transformers: Prime hasn't even gone off the air yet." And when I heard said cartoon was essentially going to be a kiddied-down, Fisher-Price-esque show aimed at the preschool crowd, I was even more skeptical. Transformers has always been geared towards young boys (the testosterone-laden Michael Bay movies notwithstanding), so why a show specifically targeted towards children was needed in the first place escaped me. But the Hub's sneak preview of the show looked interesting enough, and I decided to give it a look anyhow.

The verdict -- "Transformers: Rescue Bots" is a good show in its own right, entertaining and smoothly animated, with likable characters and a well-rounded cast of voice actors to bring them to life. It's not as epic as, say, "Transformers: Prime," but that actually works in its favor.

"Rescue Bots" follows the story of a team of Autobots who function as the titular Rescue Bots -- Heatwave, the hot-headed and somewhat grumpy team leader who turns into a fire truck; Chase, the logical by-the-book cop who turns into a police car; Blades, a shy and nervous acrophobic (afraid of heights) who turns into a helicopter (much to his chagrin); and Boulder, a sweet-tempered nature enthusiast who turns into a bulldozer. Stationed in the New England coastal town of Griffon Rock, Optimus Prime informs them that they will be working undercover in conjunction with the town's own rescue team, masquerading as human-controlled transforming robots.... Naturally, their masquerade lasts all of one episode as the rescue team -- Officer Charlie Burns and his four children -- learn the truth about their robotic partners, and humans and robots must learn to work together and deal with each others' quirks and temperaments as they work to save Griffon rock from various natural and/or manmade disasters.

While stated to be aimed at young children (presumably because its "sister" show, Transformers: Prime, is a much darker show than previous incarnations of the franchise), this show can be enjoyed by all ages. It's kid-friendly without talking down to its audience, and while it lacks the robot-on-robot beatdowns of other Transformer cartoons, it still has plenty of exciting moments. The animation is a 2D Flash-based animation, similar to "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic," as opposed to the 3D CGI of TF: Prime, but it works well for this show -- it's smooth and colorful, and gives the titular Rescue Bots a unique look all their own.

Perhaps the best part of this show is the characters, however -- much of my enjoyment of this show is derived from watching the characters, both robot and human, interact and work with one another. The robots are all adorable and fun in their own right, and while some of the human characters can get annoying, it's nice to see them develop and progress alongside their robotic partners. The minor characters are fun as well -- Griffon Rock is populated with a cast of quirky characters, including an eccentric town scientist, a bombastic mayor, an aliens-obsessed news reporter, and many more. A stellar voice cast helps bring all these characters to life, including Steve Blum, LeVar Burton, Parvesh Cheena, DC Douglas, Maurice LaMarche, James Marsden, and the legendary Peter Cullen returning as Optimus Prime. (Tim Curry would have a cameo in later episodes of the series, and Mark Hamill is slated to do voicework in the upcoming second season...)

Sadly, this DVD only contains six episodes of the show, including the pilot. I'm not sure why the Hub hasn't released the entire first season on DVD yet, but until then I'm anxiously awaiting a full DVD release. Maybe they're waiting for the second season of the show to begin first...

A fun and well-done entry in the Transformers franchise, and a nice alternative for children who want their giant robot fix but might still be too young for "Transformers: Prime." I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a full DVD release, but until then this six-episode DVD will tide me over... Read more ›

5.0 out of 5 stars Item was as described and arrived quickly June 5, 2013

By Lisa Urban

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My son loves this DVD; the item was as described and it was a fair price. It came in good condition in the mail.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great robot DVD May 31, 2013

By Megan E

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My son is obsessed with robots so we introduced this DVD to him. Now it's transformers all the time! Great robot DVD with out the violence. Wish the 2nd DVD would come out already!!

5.0 out of 5 stars A big hit! May 24, 2013

By Linda Cochrane

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Rescue bots are very popular with my grandson and receive his full attention. I recommend both the Transformers and DVD to anyone considering this purchase.