About this season
Rescue Heroes is a Canadian/American animated children's television series produced by Nelvana, CBC and CBS. Based on the 1995 Fisher Price toy line of the same name, the series tracks the adventures of a team of globetrotting emergency responders who save people from a variety of disasters. Rescue Heroes stars Norm Spencer as Billy Blazes, Lenore Zann as Wendy Waters and Martin Roach as Rocky Canyon. Three seasons of Rescue Heroes were produced and aired from 1999 until 2002. YTV aired the series as a feature of their "Playtime" block, and re-runs of the series were aired internationally. In 2003, Nelvana released Rescue Heroes: The Movie.
Episodes (17)
1. Wildfire / White Wall Of Terror
Aired 21 July 2001 • 22 min
A wildfire threatens African wildlife; Rocky rescues teens from a Colorado avalanche.
2. Last Stop - Disaster / Rock Star on the Rocks
Aired 28 July 2001 • 22 min
The Rescue Heroes race to save the passengers on a runaway Japanese bullet train. The Rescue Heroes battle a fierce storm.
3. Trapped Beneath the Sea / Houston, We Have a Problem
Aired 4 August 2001 • 22 min
While Rocky is trying to solve a puzzle as part of his training, a submarine and a cruise ship collide at sea
4. Underwater Nightmare / Eye of the Storm
Aired 11 August 2001 • 22 min
A boy will have to face his fear of swimming when a marine zoo starts to collapse after an underwater volcano becomes active. The Rescue Heroes will have to save both human and aquatic life before the disaster hits. A boy who idolizes the Rescue Heroes learns that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. His father, the town sheriff, will assist Billy when his son needs to be rescued during a hurricane. His father learns a lesson as well: that the Rescue Heroes are not what he originally perceived.
5. Terror in the Tower (aka High Anxiety) / Canyon Catastrophe
Aired 18 August 2001 • 22 min
Wendy's competitive nature gets the best of her and she jeopardizes a rescue
6. Sibling Blow Out / Mayhem In The Mist
Aired 25 August 2001 • 22 min
Jack helps his sister cap an oil-well fire; fog causes a pileup in England.
7. Smokejumpers
Aired 1 September 2001 • 22 min
A raging forest fire threatens to consume a National Forest and a nearby town.
8. Edge of Disaster / Flood of Fear
Aired 26 September 2001 • 22 min
Rocky heads to a rescue expedition on the world's most dangerous peak; Jake's joking becomes too much for Jack.
9. The Chilling Championship / Summertime Twister
Aired 24 October 2001 • 22 min
When a twister hits their campground, a teenage girl realizes how important her sister is to her; high school basketball team plunges into a river.
10. Flashback to Danger
Aired 7 November 2001 • 22 min
Billy tries to help Rocky after a mistake he makes almost costs a life, making him think about quitting the Rescue Heroes.
11. Tidal Wave of Pride / A Whale of an Adventure
Aired 14 November 2001 • 22 min
A tidal wave threatens a seaside community during an Extreme Sport weekend.
12. Shake Up in the Jungle / Lights, Camera, Destruction!
Aired 21 November 2001 • 22 min
An earthquake traps a professor and his students in a jungle; an actor accompanies the heroes to help a community affected by a mudslide.
13. Rescue Robots / Race to the Finish
Aired 28 November 2001 • 22 min
Billy changes his mind about the Robots; Al Pine and Bill compete in a dog-sled race.
14. Tidal Wave of Pride
Aired 14 November 2001 • 22 min
Tidal Wave of Pride: A tidal wave threatens the lives of a seaside community during an Extreme Sport weekend.
15. Shake Up in the Jungle
Aired 21 November 2001 • 22 min
Shake up in the jungle: A group of students get trapped in the Venezuelan jungle after an earthquake. The dense vegetation of the jungle makes their rescue difficult and when a monsoon threatens the rescue becomes even more treacherous.
16. Rescue Robots
Aired 28 November 2001 • 22 min
Rescue Robots: Billy hates robots despite their ability to help.
28. Flashback to Danger
Aired 7 November 2001 • 22 min
When Rocky's mistake during a rescue almost costs a life, he decides to quit the Rescue Heroes. In an effort to make him stay, Billy tells Rocky the story about the only other Rescue Hero to have quit. Rocky can't believe who it turns out to be.