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Transformers: Rescue Bots: Season 4

26 episodes Premiered Apr 23, 2016 Updated Sep 28, 2026
Previously on Transformers: Rescue Bots

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Transformers: Rescue Bots Season 3.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (23): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

New Normal

Apr 23, 2016 · 20 min

Three years after we last saw our heroes, an alien attack forces the Rescue Bots to make a decision as to whether to reveal their true natures to the citizens of Griffin Rock.

S4·E2 Core

Bridge Building

Apr 23, 2016 · 20 min

The citizens of Griffin Rock are deciding whether or not to let the Bots stay in their midst when a GroundBridge accident splits the team.

S4·E3 Core

Arrivals

Apr 30, 2016 · 20 min

As Frankie struggles to adjust to life with her baby sister, the Bots are surprised by a new arrival of their own.

S4·E4 Core

Plus One

May 7, 2016 · 20 min

When Heatwave invites her to take a turn at leadership, Quickshadow upsets the Rescue Team's dynamic.

S4·E5 Core

Back to Virtual Reality

May 14, 2016 · 20 min

When Chief is convinced by Cody to try a virtual reality video game, an old nemesis is uncovered; the team must stop the villain from destroying the real Griffin Rock.

S4·E6 Core

Vanishing Returns

May 21, 2016 · 20 min

The Bots deal with a group of investors who want to build a vacation resort in Griffin Rock, while Cody deals with feeling invisible around everyone.

S4·E7 Core

Ghost in the Machine

May 28, 2016 · 20 min

As Griffin Rock celebrates its version of Halloween, Evan and Myles car-jack Quickshadow and discover the Bots' secret.

S4·E8 Core

Enemy of My Enemy

Jun 4, 2016 · 20 min

When the Rescue Bots are captured by a new villain, the Burns family finds an unexpected ally in a former enemy.

S4·E9 Core

Mayor May Not

Jun 11, 2016 · 20 min

The town of Griffin Rock gets more than it bargained for when Chase is elected as the new mayor.

S4·E10 Core

All Spark Day

Jun 18, 2016 · 20 min

During a Cybertronian holiday, the Rescue Bots take on their biggest challenge yet - a super-sized, overtired baby.

S4·E11 Core

Part-Time Heroes

Jun 25, 2016 · 20 min

When Griffin Rock's communication tower needs replacing, the Bots and Burnses take on part-time jobs to raise the money.

S4·E12 Core

The More Things Change...

Jul 2, 2016 · 20 min

The Rescue Team struggles with last minute preparations as they finally open the mainland Training Center.

S4·E13 Core

The More Things Stay the Same

Jul 9, 2016 · 20 min

The Bots' Mainland Training Center is in danger of being discovered and, to make matters worse, the Rescue Team is trapped inside with a glitching hologram.

S4·E14 Core

Hot Rod Bot

Jul 23, 2016 · 20 min

Blurr is torn between his desire to be a winning racecar and a working Rescue Bot; Dani helps Blurr find balance.

S4·E15 Core

King Burns

Jul 30, 2016 · 20 min

Chief helps Woodrow rescue gorillas from a volcanic eruption; his sons learn they are heirs to the throne of Griffin Rock.

S4·E16 Core

Pizza Pi Party

Aug 6, 2016 · 20 min

While at Griffin Rock's Pizza Pi Festival, Doc's new super-yeast causes chaos and the Bots have to find an unconventional solution to the rising problem.

S4·E17 Core

Uninvited Guest

Aug 13, 2016 · 20 min

When Bumblebee makes an unexpected appearance at the Bots' Training Center, he brings along more than a few surprises for the team.

S4·E18 Core

Camp Cody

Aug 27, 2016 · 20 min

When Blades is unable to participate in a Lad Pioneer leveling up ceremony on the mainland due to his Bot form, Graham and Cody help disguise him.

S4·E19 Core

Once Upon a Time

Sep 3, 2016 · 20 min

The Rescue Team is drawn into the woods to solve the mystery of what's making the Griffin Spruces fall.

S4·E20 Core

The Need for Speed

Sep 10, 2016 · 20 min

A mysterious criminal and unexpected visitor challenge Blurr's future as a Rescue Bot.

S4·E21 Core

Cody's 11

Sep 17, 2016 · 20 min

Energon and technology have fallen into treacherous hands and it is up to the Burns family and their Bots to steal them back.

S4·E22 Core

A Brush with Danger

Oct 1, 2016 · 20 min

Kade's idol, an arrogant movie star, comes to Griffin Rock in preparation for a role, causing trouble for the Rescue Team while they try to solve a series of mysterious break-ins.

S4·E23 Core

To Infinity... And Back

Oct 8, 2016 · 20 min

When Dani's out-of-this-world test flight doesn't go according to plan, the Rescue Team strives to ensure she makes it back home.

S4·E24 Core

Family Business

Oct 15, 2016 · 20 min

Cody rides along with each of the Bots to decide what kind of rescue worker he wants to be.

S4·E25 Mytharc

Upgrades

Oct 22, 2016 · 20 min

When Optimus Prime splits the Rescue Bots into different teams for new assignments, the evil genius Doctor Morocco returns to wreak havoc.

S4·E26 Mytharc

Transformations

Oct 22, 2016 · 20 min

The computer-generated Doctor Morocco hatches a bold new plot to defeat the Rescue Bots by becoming one of them.

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