* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: "The Last of Morocco" brought a few interpretations on the titular Doctor involving his relationship with Jules Verne. He admitted that his chamber of youth was stolen (and did so only to himself, when he thought no one was listening), but in this episode we learn that the key component was a gift from Verne, and Morocco himself engineered the chamber. Did he really value his friendship with Verne? Was he just a narcissist who only pretended to befriend him to get Verne's technology? Or, as Verne believes, was he once a good man whose greed and ambition drove him to the dark side? Was his statement of theft just him being in denial that he once trusted someone who showed kindness to him?
* BrokenBase: The ending of "The Last of Morocco" wherein [[spoiler:Dr. Morocco has his mind wiped, and he's sent to the future to be given a second chance at life]]. One group feels it's a full on KarmaHoudini as in the end Morocco's lifetime of crimes concludes with him rewarded rather than punished. Others sympathize with the decision as [[spoiler:with his mind intact]] the good doctor is far too dangerous to keep around, and such an arrangement will also help benefit society as his talents will be put to more heroic purposes. A third group feels that [[spoiler:forcing the mind wipe against his wishes]] has its own set of [[FridgeHorror disturbing implications]] that the show glances over.
* CrossoverShip: A Justifiable one, since the reveal of [[spoiler:(voiced) Bumblebee]] and [[spoiler:Sideswipe]] putting the current state of the show in line with ''WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsInDisguise2015'', fans have started shipping Chase and Strongarm together due to their professions. [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/982008-transformers This did not go unnoticed.]]
* HarsherInHindsight: The episode "Tip of the Iceberg"contained what happened to be a heartwarming moment when Dr. Morocco handed the Burns family a painting of Chief Burns's grandfather. [[spoiler:"Changes" revealed that he didn't do it out of any kindness, but as a way to sneak in a spy camera so he could spy on the family and the Rescue Bots.]]
* HilariousInHindsight:
** The comparison between the [[BloodKnight G1 Blades]] and the Rescue Bots Blades can result in this.
** In "Deep Trouble", Blades tries to throw the [[spoiler:self-destructing]] shark far into the ocean and at first it seems he died, but it turns out he survived. The same thing happens in Film/TheDarkKnightRises complete with Batman throwing a bomb far into the ocean and [[spoiler: looking like he died but [[FakingtheDead he survived too.]]]] Even funnier is that this episode aired two months before the movie was released.
** In "Return of the Dino Bot," there's a throwaway line about Cody and Graham asking Chief Burns for a pet dinosaur. Come later seasons, and [[spoiler:Graham's very own bot, as well as the rest of the team, get dinosaur forms]].
** In the toyline and storybooks for Rescue Bots, there was a TeamPet named ''[[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sparkplug_Witwicky Sparkplug]]'' but would be adapted out in the cartoon. The Season 2 episode "Rescue Dog" would introduce a dog whom at first was called "Noble" before finding out that his real name is ''[[https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Buster_Witwicky_(G1) Buster]]''.
** In "A Brush with Danger", Quickshadow is mistaken for an actor's stunt car and swears that "next time [she's] scanning a pilotless drone." Twitch, one of the main characters from later show ''WesternAnimation/TransformersEarthSpark'', did indeed scan a pilotless drone as her alt-mode.
* HoYay: Blades' infatuation with Bumblebee could be interpreted as an outright crush. Blades' voice actor is himself openly gay.
* InferredHolocaust: This show being aimed at younger viewers, the only allusions to the wars typical to ''Transformers'' series are references to Cybertron being "fallen", and the series' heroes being the last group of rescue Autobots left. The Decepticons don't even appear.
%%* {{Moe}}: Blades.
%%** The interactions between [[CheerfulChild Cody]] [[ChildProdigy Burns]] and [[AdorablyPrecociousChild Frankie]] [[LittleMissSnarker Greene]], as well as their budding PuppyLove.
* MoralEventHorizon: See [[MoralEventHorizon/{{Transformers}} here]].
* PeripheryDemographic: A not insignificant amount of the show's fanbase consists of adults, who appreciate the comedy, solid character writing, and high stakes the show offers. Tumblr, for example, has a rather popular ''Rescue Bots'' tag, [[http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/rescue%20bots as shown here]]. Serendipitously, later seasons are animated by DHX, the makers of [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic another Hasbro show that garnered an adult fandom.]]
* SpiritualSuccessor: The show is one to the earlier ''WesternAnimation/TransformersGoBots'' series, as well as the Creator/{{Mattel}} ''WesternAnimation/RescueHeroes'' toy-line. The notable difference in this case, however, is that ''Rescue Bots'' is (more or less) firmly set in the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' mythos.
* ToyShip: The show doesn't give any obvious hints of Cody and Frankie becoming more than friends, not even after the time skip in season 4.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: In "Small Blessings," after they rescue Hayley, Dani tells Kade to remove Hayley's Minivan which has fallen and blocked the Dam, and Kade blows her off saying he'll do it later as he's got a date. While Kade is being an irresponsible musclehead (having endangered both himself, Heatwave and Hayley all to impress her), Dani herself doesn't bother to remove the blockage with Blades, and seems content to leave the hazardous debris there for Kade to deal with "later."
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Despite the toyline being made for ''toddlers'', the show itself has a surprising amount of dark imagery that leans very much into RealismInducedHorror. Dr. Morocco's hidden camera tactic is a particular contender, as many Air BNB guests can tell you.
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