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{{short description|Canadian children's animated television series}}

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{{Infobox television

| image = Rusty Rivets Spin Master Nickelodeon Logo.png

| genre = {{Unbulleted list|[[Television comedy|Comedy]]<br />[[Action film|Action]]<br />[[Science fiction]]<ref name="futon">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/devwatch/rusty-rivets/listings/ |title=Shows A-Z - Rusty Rivets on Nickelodeon|work=[[The Futon Critic]] |date=March 2, 2016 |access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/2016-tv-upfront-kids-disney-nickelodeon-cartoon-network-sprout-1201735057/ |title=TV's Tiniest Viewers Wield More Power During Upfront Season |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=March 21, 2016 |access-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref>}}

| creator = {{Unbulleted list|Joshua Fisher|Michael O'Hare}}

| developer = Andy Guerdat

| voices = {{Unbulleted list|[[Kyle Harrison Breitkopf]]|Ava Preston|[[Robert Tinkler|Rob Tinkler]]|[[Julie Lemieux]]|[[Ron Pardo]]}}

| theme_music_composer = [[Peter Zizzo]]

| country = Canada

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| producer = {{Unbulleted list|Bart Jennett|David Sharples}}

| executive_producer = {{Unbulleted list|[[Ronnen Harary]]|Laura Clunie}}

| director = Brad<!-- Fergusonlisted with episodes directed -->

| runtime = 22 minutes (11 minutes per segment)

| company = {{Unbulleted list|[[Arc Productions]]|[[Jam Filled Toronto]]|[[Spin Master Entertainment]]}}

| network = [[Treehouse TV|Treehouse]]

| first_aired = {{start date|2016|11|8}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2020|5|8}}

| num_seasons = 3

| num_episodes = 78 (151 segments)

| list_episodes = List of Rusty Rivets episodes

}}

'''''Rusty Rivets''''' is a Canadian animated children's television series, and is produced by [[Arc Productions]] and [[Spin Master|Spin Master Entertainment]]. ''RustyThe Rivets''series aired for three seasons, simultaneously on [[Treehouse TV]] in Canada and on [[Nickelodeon]] in the U.S., from November 8, 2016, to May 8, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.spinmaster.com/download/Spin-Master-Mgmt_Roadshow_Presentation.pdf#page=13 |title=Spin Master Mgmt Roadshow Presentation|publisher=[[Spin Master]]|date=July 2, 2015 |access-date=May 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907044221/https://www.spinmaster.com/download/Spin-Master-Mgmt_Roadshow_Presentation.pdf |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Inspired by elements of the [[maker culture]], it follows the adventures of a young inventor named Rusty and his team of customized [[robot]]srobots.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.adweek.com/news/television/kicking-upfront-season-nickelodeon-vows-stay-no-1-kids-169965 |title=Kicking Off Upfront Season, Nickelodeon Vows to Stay No. 1 With Kids|work=[[Adweek]] |last=Lynch|first=Jason|date=March 2, 2016 |access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/cable-tv-pilot-season-list-network-scorecard-8/#network-209-nickelodeon/page-1 |title=TV Pilot Season: The Development Scorecard|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=2 May 2013|access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref>

The first season was the last animated project of [[Arc Productions]] before it was absorbed into Jam Filled Toronto in August 2016.

==Plot==

A young boy named Rusty Rivets uses his knowledge of [[engineering]] to repurpose machine parts and create gadgets. He lives in the fictional town city of Sparkton Hills in a utopian futuristic Canada along with his best friend Ruby Ramirez, a robotic [[Tyrannosauridae|tyrannosaurid]] named Botasaur, and a group of smaller robots known as the Bits. The show highlights a variety of concepts related to basic [[science]] and [[technology]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/2016-tv-upfront-nickelodeon-spongebob-alvinnn-1201720849/ |title=Nickelodeon Unveils Four Live-Action Series, Animated Movie at Upfront|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=March 2, 2016 |access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/nickelodeon-upfronts-include-new-toons-tv-movie/ |title=Nickelodeon Upfronts Include New Toons, TV Movie|work=[[Animation Magazine]] |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=March 2, 2016 |access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref>

Rusty uses the recurring catch phrase "modify, customize, Rustify" when personalizing inventions. Ruby changes the last word to "Rubify" when she does the alterations (only oncetwice in Rusty and the Mechanical Animal and Rusty's Spooky Adventure), and Liam changes the last word to "Liamify" when he does it (also only once in Rusty the Vacuum Kid).

==Episodes==

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==Characters==

===Main===

*Rusty Rivets (voiced by [[Kyle Harrison Breitkopf]] in Canada, and Theo Crabb-LaHei in UK) is an engineer. He has his own mobile laboratory, which is based in a recycling yard. He is the great great grandson of Ruston Rivets IV, which Ruby guesses hearing the number, indicating he is Ruston Rivets VIII, although there are conflicting ideas about the name of Ruston Rivets IV, since in Season 3, Rusty also called him Mortimer Rivets.

*Ruby Ramirez (voiced by Ava Preston in Canada, and Imogen Addicott in UK) is Rusty's best friend who normally carries a [[tablet computer]] that she uses to call the Bits into action. Ruby wears a red sash with white dots around her head, reminiscent of [[Rosie the Riveter]].

*Frankie Fritz (voiced by Jacob Skiba in Canada, and Fraser Martin in UK) is Rusty and Ruby's rival, arch-enemy and neighbor, using every opportunity he can to try and upstage Rusty and be the best engineer in Sparkton Hills, even resorting to cheating to accomplish it.

*Frankford is Frankie's robotic [[skunk]], best friend and counterpart to Bytes. He helps Frankie in his attempts to put Rusty out of action.

*Bytes (voiced by [[Robert Tinkler]]) is Rusty's robotic [[dog]], who communicates by barking. He generally does not take part in missions.

*Kittybot is Ruby's robotic [[cat]], who communicates by meowing. She can sit down.

*Ray (voiced by [[Robert Tinkler]]) is a small, red-coloured member of the Bits with a single eye that functions as a [[flashlight]].

*Whirly (voiced by [[Julie Lemieux]]) is a pink Bit who resembles a [[hummingbird]]. She has a pair of wings and a [[propeller]] on her head.

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*Jack (voiced by [[Ron Pardo]]) is a blue, cube-shaped Bit who can lift and transport objects using his [[forklift]]-like arms.

*Botasaur (voiced by [[Robert Tinkler]]) is the tallest member of Rusty's team, modeled after ''[[Tyrannosaurus|Tyrannosaurus rex]]''. He is Rusty's sidekick.

*Botarilla (voiced by [[Andrew Jackson (actor)|Andrew Jackson]]) is Rusty's robotic [[gorilla]], who can climb on trees and swing on vines.

*TigerBot (voiced by Nicki Burke) is Rusty's robotic [[tiger]], who can climb with her tiger claws.

*ElephantBot (voiced by Scott Jackson) is Rusty's robotic [[elephant]], who can spray water on his trumpet.

*Dak (voiced by [[Jonathan Wilson (actor)|Jonathan Wilson]]) is Rusty's robotic ''[[Pterodactylus]]''.

*Spike (voiced by [[Sergio Di Zio]]) is Rusty's robotic ''[[Triceratops]]''.

*Velocity (voiced by Shoshana Sperling) is Rusty's robotic ''[[Velociraptor]]''.

*Steggie (voiced by Leigh Cameron) is Rusty's robotic ''[[Stegosaurus]]''.

*Brawny (voiced by [[Martin Roach]]) is Rusty's robotic ''[[Brachiosaurus]]''.

===Recurring===

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*Mr. Higgins (voiced by James Rankin in Canada and Chris Garner in UK) is the first inventor in town who inspired Rusty.

*Officer Carl (voiced by Jonathan Potts in Canada, and Chris Garner in UK) is the only police officer in Sparkton Hills.

*Mrs. Rivets (voiced by [[Katie Griffin]] in US and Niki Felstead in UK) is Rusty's mother.

*Mrs. McCloud is Liam's mother.

*Mr. McCloud (voiced by [[Martin Roach]]) is Liam's father.

*Orbit is Rusty's satellite after he crashed into the ground and Rusty launched him back into space.

*Ollie (voiced by Vas Saranga) is Ozzy's brother from Dino Island.

*Ozzy (voiced by Zach Smadu) is Ollie's brother from Dino Island.

*Orbit is Rusty'sa satellite after he crashed into the ground and Rusty launched him back into space.

*Frankasaurus (voiced by Ian Ho) is Frankie's former younger robot dinosaur brother.

*Robo-Squirrel is RustyMr. Higgins's robotic squirrel who can destroy things by taking nuts out.

*Chompers (voiced by [[Andrew Sabiston]]) is Rusty's peta beaver who can wag with her beaver tail.

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