Rescue Heroes

Rescue Heroes is a line of toys from Fisher-Price that was introduced in 1997.[1] Rescue Heroes depicts various rescue personnel and their equipment. In 1999, an animated television series 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 (2001–2003), Teletoon (1999–2009), Qubo (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. 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.

Contents

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.

Characters

Main

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

Minor

These are the minor characters featured in the TV series.

Animals

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

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.

Television series

Rescue Heroes
Format Animated television series
Starring Norm Spencer
Lenore Zann
Martin Roach
Joseph Motiki
Lisa Messinger (season one)
Deborah Odell (seasons two and three)
Rod Wilson
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 40
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Kids' WB
Teletoon
Qubo
YTV
Original airing 1999 (1999)

Pilot episode

Season one

Season two

Season three

Interactive games

Rescue Heroes has spawned numerous interactive formats of entertainment, including PC, Sony PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Pixter, and Radica Play TV.

PC

PlayStation

Game Boy Color

Game Boy Advance

Pixter

Radica Play TV

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

See also

References

  1. ^ footnote credit at http://www.nelvana.com/rescue_heroes/
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Flashback to Danger"
  3. ^ "Storm of the Century, Part One"
  4. ^ Rocky's real name, "Richmond" was revealed in the episode "Cave In"
  5. ^ Jill Hammer was introduced in the episode "Sibling Blowout"
  6. ^ http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices/6116112-1.html
  7. ^ http://www.fisher-price.com/us/rescueheroes/about/real_hero/default.asp
  8. ^ The fact that this episode was banned was discovered on Teletoon's official website on the TV show webpage for Rescue Heroes. It was stated that Teletoon would not be airing the episode any more after the attacks to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. These episodes were banned from airing on Teletoon since May 2002.
  9. ^ http://www.thisoldtoy.com/L_FP_Set/toy-pages/8000-plus/74000/74657-Perry-Medic.html

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