Firebuds, an animated children’s comedy from Craig Gerber and Disney Television Animation, debuted on Disney Jr. and Disney+ on September 21, 2022, with Electric Emu Productions. Its second season hit on November 1, 2023, and the third landed on Disney Jr. on September 15, 2025, and Disney+ on October 29, 2025. In a vibrant world where humans team up with chatty rescue vehicles, the series follows young heroes—kids of first responders—led by Bo Bayani, a Filipino-American boy with firefighting dreams, and his trusty fire truck, Flash. Together, they race through bustling Gearbox Grove and Motopolis, tackling daring challenges like saving stranded pets, fixing blackouts, and freeing stuck cars.

Firebuds REVIEW

Firebuds is an even more soulless, less engaging Paw Patrol knockoff. Covering virtually the same topics —friendship, teamwork, etc. —it merges PP's pups and fun vehicles into bland, shapeless sentient cars, trucks, and helicopters with as much personality and visual flair as the computers that generated them.

It's also yet another empty program that's truly nothing more than a way to smooth our children's brains 20 minutes at a time.

Sell some plasma and buy them a tub of Legos instead.

P.S. Although seasons 1 and 2 can be found on the paid service Disney+, all of the seasons, including the one released this year, can be found for free on the Disney Now website.