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01x13 - Hanukkah Hullabaloo/The Christmas Car-Sled Race

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Firebuds". Aired: September 21, 2022 – December 4, 2025.*
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In a world where human and talking cars co-exist, a group of kids and their rescue vehicle buddies go through the communities of Gearbox Grove and Motopolis and help keep them safe from danger.

01x13 - Hanukkah Hullabaloo/The Christmas Car-Sled Race

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(bell rings)

Firebuds, let's roll.

If you need a helping hand

or you need a helping wheel ♪

The Firebuds

are here for you ♪

Just listen to our

siren squeal ♪

On your block or on the town ♪

There's nothing we won't do ♪

To help our friends

and neighbors out ♪

We're coming through,

our rescue crew! ♪

ALL: Let's roll,

let's roll, Firebuds ♪

JAYDEN: We're grabbin' our

gear we're hittin' the road ♪

ALL: Let's roll, let's roll,

Firebuds ♪

JAYDEN: We're savin' the day

we'll crack the code ♪

ALL:

If someone gets into a fix ♪

That's when we get

into the mix ♪

Let's roll, let's roll,

Firebuds ♪

Firebuds, let's roll! ♪

BO: Bo and Flash,

Jayden, Piston Violet, Axl ♪

Yeah, that's our team ♪

We're best Firebuds forever

Here we come ♪

ALL: And here's our theme! ♪

Let's roll, let's roll,

Firebuds ♪

BO: We're grabbin' our gear

we're hitting the road ♪

ALL: Let's roll, let's roll,

Firebuds ♪

BO: We're savin' the day

we're crackin' the code ♪

ALL: When trouble comes

around the bend ♪

On us,

you know you can depend ♪

Let's roll, let's roll,

Firebuds ♪

Firebuds, let's roll! ♪

Let's roll, let's roll,

Firebuds ♪

Firebuds, let's roll! ♪

BO: "Hanukkah Hullabaloo".

You know what I love best

about the holiday season?

Tasty holiday treats?

Holiday decorations.

Then you're in luck, Bo.

'Cause Dad is making the most

spectacular ice sculpture ever.

We better not bother him,

though.

Ice sculptures

are very delicate.

At least that's what he said

the last time I bothered him.

(engine revving)

Well if you wanna see more cool

decorations, come see our house!

Everyone meet

"Jolly Holly doing an Ollie."

BO: Whoa.

FLASH:

It's like she's in mid-air.

What's an ollie?

An "ollie" is a super-high

snowboarding jump.

Then it just needs one thing.

Now she's doing a safe ollie.

Well Holly, I'd like ya to meet

a friend of mine I call Santa.

-Epic.

-Sweet.

Where are your decorations, Bo?

(wind whooshes)

Well, because my dad is Catholic

and my mom is Jewish,

we celebrate Christmas

and Hanukkah.

But Hanukkah comes

before Christmas this year

so our Christmas decorations

aren't up yet.

What about your Hanukkah

decorations?

Mom never puts any up.

-Really? How come?

-Huh.

-I don't really know.

-Maybe we should ask her.

(engine revving)

BO: Hi, Mom.

Oh, you're all just in time

to try the latkes

I'm frying up

for the first night of Hanukkah.

And I used the oil to make

the vehicles a treat, too.

Thanks.

Mmm

fried potato-y goodness.

Mom, how come we don't put up

any Hanukkah decorations?

Well, some people decorate

for Hanukkah,

but my family never did.

What is Hanukkah?

Hanukkah honors our peoples'

victory a long time ago

over a group who attacked us

to stop our way of life.

Against all odds, we won.

But we only had enough oil to

light our lamps for one night.

Somehow,

the oil lasted for eight nights.

I wish these latkes

lasted for eight nights.

So to celebrate that miracle,

we light a new candle

every night

for the eight nights

of Hanukkah.

Tonight is the first night,

so we'll light the first candle

on the Hanukkiah.

Then each night

we use the center candle

to light another.

That's a lot of open flames.

(chuckles) We never leave it

unattended, Piston.

And after we light the candles,

we eat latkes and jelly donuts,

which we call sufganiyot

Mm.

and we play a game

called Spin the Dreidel

where the prize

is chocolate coins called gelt.

Jelly donuts and chocolate?

Hanukkah just gets

better and better.

(dramatic music playing)

Hanukkah sounds

like a really special holiday.

It is especially to Mom.

I just wish I could share

its special-ness with everyone.

So why not share it

with everyone?

Let's decorate the house

for Hanukkah.

Yes!

We'll make this the biggest,

brightest Hanukkah house

that Gearbox Grove

has ever seen.

And since Mom never had

decorations growing up,

I bet she'll love it.

-I'm so in.

-Me too.

-Oh yeah.

-Let's decorate, Firebuds.

(upbeat music playing)

(indistinct chatter)

Oh, you decorated.

Uh-huh. Do you like it?

Yes of course.

It's very nice.

Thank you for doing all this.

Anyway, I'm off to take some

treats to Floyd and Town circle.

See you soon.

Did y'all see that?

She likes the decorations.

She liked them, Flash.

But we want her to love them.

We need to put up

the biggest, brightest,

most Hannukkah-est

decorations ever.

There's more than

just one holiday ♪

That can rock a cool display ♪

Festive sights

shining lights ♪

All ablaze

for eight whole nights ♪

Oh Hanukkah is here! ♪

The house is starting

to look great ♪

So let's find more

to decorate ♪

Keep the pace

Make our place ♪

Bright enough to see

from space ♪

Oh Hanukkah is here ♪

-It sure is.

-FLASH: Wow.

Now this is a Festival

of Lights.

I'm gonna need tinted windows.

All right,

we're almost there, Buds.

Almost?

What else could you want?

Now we have got

to finish strong ♪

If you go big,

you can't go wrong ♪

We need more make it soar ♪

Ten times taller than before ♪

ALL: Oh Hanukkah is here! ♪

It's crystal clear

So give a cheer ♪

'Cuz Hanukkah is here ♪

That is one huge dreidel.

I know. Isn't it beautiful?

Now everyone will see

how special Hanukkah is.

(wind whooshes)

It's getting windy.

We better tie it down.

Whoa. Uh-oh!

My J-nukkiah!

It's a runaway dreidel!

Got it! Whoa.

(straining)

Please stop, please stop

Whoa.

Holly!

Oh.

Flash.

I think I mighta taken

the decorating too far.

You think?

Whoa!

(suspenseful music playing)

Oh.

It's cold out here.

How are we gonna clear

all this snow?

Problem solved.

(upbeat music playing)

Whoa.

Jayden, can you pop the dreidel

with your J-hook?

It's moving around too much!

Whoa.

-MAN: Hey.

-MAN: Watch it.

Oh, dreidel, dreidel,

dreidel, dreidel!

Gettin' a little shouty, dude.

(screams)

BO: Whoa.

PISTON: Sorry about that.

(wind whooshing)

(upbeat music playing)

BO: Firebuds, we gotta

Whoa!

We gotta stop this thing!

(suspenseful music playing)

Axl, Piston!

Let's do

the Double Reverse Roadblock!

Roger that!

Hang on!

We got you, Bo.

BO: Whoa.

FLOYD: Anddone.

Let's take a moment

to enjoy its peaceful beauty.

BO: Watch out!

(gasp)

-BO: Happy Hanukkah?

-Bo?! Are you okay?

I am.

But the ice sculpture

sure isn't.

-I'm sorry, Uncle Floyd.

-Oh, that's all right.

I'm just relieved

you're not hurt.

On the bright side,

now it looks like

you have a bunch of snowflakes.

Eight snowflakes to be exact.

Like there are eight nights

of Hanukkah.

Maybe we could turn this

into a Hanukkah decoration?

I know. We can use my cable

to make a mobile.

A snow-mobile!

(laughs)

-Get it?

-Oh, Dad.

Technically it's an ice-mobile.

Let's get building.

I'm sorry, Mom.

I just wanted to decorate

the house for you

and show everyone

how special Hanukkah is.

But I guess I got carried away.

Bo, that was so sweet of you.

But I don't need

a bunch of decorations

to make Hanukkah feel special.

Although your friends

have done a nice job

with the ice sculpture.

Whoa. Great job, Buds.

Let's go home

and I'll show you

what makes Hanukkah

special to me.

When I was young,

my father said

it was a big honor to light

the first night candle.

I think you should light it.

Really?

With my help, of course.

First we light the shamash,

which is the "helper" candle

we use to light

the first night candle.

Baruch atah, Adonai ♪

Eloheinu, Melech haolam ♪

Asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav ♪

V'tsivanu ♪

L'hadlik ner shel Hanukkah ♪

Now use the shamash

to light this candle here.

You're right, Mom.

-This does feel pretty special.

-That's the thing, Bo.

Everyone has their own

unique way

of celebrating the holidays

whether it's Kwanza

or Christmas

BO: Or Hanukkah.

BO:

"The Christmas Car-Sled Race."

Mission: Christmas

Shopping is go.

Oh, I'm gonna get perfume

for my moms.

And air fresheners for my dad's.

My mom would love a new sweater.

And my dad needs new hubcaps.

(sighs) I wish getting a present

for my dad was that easy, Flash.

I never know what to get him.

Why don't you just ask him

what he wants?

I did. He said he's just happy

to see my smiling face,

but if I really want

to give him something,

he could use some socks.

He loved those socks

you got him last year.

But this year I want to get him

something really special.

A gift that says,

you're the world's greatest dad.

I bet there are socks that say

"World's Greatest Dad."

Oh, but first we gotta check out

the world's greatest car-sled.

The Frostbite 5000.

CHIEF BILL: Morning, boys.

-Hi, Mayor.

-Hey Dad.

Hiyah.

Are you two going to enter this

year's Christmas car-sled race?

We would if we had a car-sled.

If we had that car-sled.

Aw, you don't need

a fancy new sled.

My old Snow Rocket sled

is faster than that.

Perfect. Because we have

an incredible prize this year.

A parol?

What's a parol?

A parol is a Filipino

Christmas star lantern.

When I was growing up,

we'd go to the Philippines

for the holidays

and see parols hanging

all over town.

But those were usually made

from bamboo and colored paper.

This one is made

with capiz shells.

Beautiful.

I always wanted one of those.

Oh, we better get going.

We have a meeting at Town Hall.

But I'll see you at home later.

I found the perfect

Christmas gift for my dad.

The parol!

But we'd have to win the race

to get it.

We'll use dad's old car-sled.

He said it was fast.

(car approaching)

Feast your eyes on the sweet

ride our dads just bought us.

And its sweet, sweet horn.

(horn honks harmoniously)

We're gonna win the car-sled

race for sure.

Hey, let's go pick out

a spot in our room

-to hang that star thingy.

-Yeah.

It's called a parol!

How are we gonna beat

the Frostbite 5000?

Dad's Snow Rocket, that's how.

That's the Snow Rocket?

Oh yeah. Your Lolo and I

built this beauty

for the Christmas Car-Sled race

back when I was your age.

Uh, maybe we should replace

these old wooden runners

with new ones?

Nah, we just need

to sand and wax 'em.

(sandpaper scraping)

Thenhow about

we add a tail-fin?

To help it go faster downhill.

(chuckles) Trust me.

The Snow Rocket

is already plenty fast.

But will it win? I need to know

it'll definitely win.

'Cause we gotta win.

Bo, I can't guarantee

you'll win.

But the most important thing

is to have fun, right?

Oh, sure, of course.

I just want us to, you know,

give it our all.

Well, I guess the Snow Rocket

could use a tail fin.

Yes, cool, thank you.

Now let's get the Snow Rocket

ready for takeoff.

(upbeat music playing)

Hold up! I've never seen

something so old look so new.

You two ready to race?

Ready to win!

Mm. Feels good.

Let's get on the starting line.

Jayden? I didn't know

you and Piston were racing.

And where's your sled?

-Oh, you mean my J-Sleigh?

-(beeping)

Boom.

-Wow.

-Sick sled.

It sure snowed a lot last night.

VIOLET: Hoods up!

You're racing too?

When has there ever been a race

we didn't enter?

(horn honks harmoniously)

'Sup, Fireduds. Ready to lose?

(horn honks harmoniously)

(rumbling)

Shh. That horn is way too loud.

With all the new snow

on the mountain,

too much noise could

easily trigger an avalanche.

-An ava-what?

-An avalanche.

It's when a ton of snow

rushes down the mountain,

covering up everything

in its path.

(scoffs)

Maybe you, but not us.

We're too fast.

We'll see about that, Iggy.

MAYOR WAWETSEKA: Welcome

everyone to Gearbox Grove's

Christmas Car-Sled Race!

JUNE: Hola, JuneTube viewers!

This is June Ramirez.

My trusty camera-van Vance

and I

are gonna drive up the hill

so you can see

all the action up-close.

We are?

MAYOR WAWETSEKA: On your marks.

Get set.

Sled!

(cheers and applause)

JUNE: The race is underway

and Bo and Flash

have taken the lead.

Rod, we're falling behind!

I got an idea, hang on!

No!

(horn honks harmoniously)

You hear that rumble, Bo?

I don't know but we gotta catch

Iggy and Rod. Come on.

Avalanche!

ALL: Whoa!

Yes, JuneTubers,

I can hear them coming now.

Uh, June

-JUNE: What's happening?

-FLASH: Avalanche!

June, we gotta get outta here.

JUNE AND VANCE: Whoa!

It's an avalanche!

Let's roll, Faye.

Oh!

JAYDEN: Man.

That was a doozy.

Oh!

At least everyone's okay.

VANCE: Help!

BO: Is that Vance?

We are still live on JuneTube

from the middle of an avalanche

calling for help.

BO: We'll save you!

The Firebuds are coming

to the rescue,

but will they get us out?

Stay tuned June-Tuned.

Rod, they're all distracted.

We can win the race.

It's too deep, dude. I'm stuck.

(Iggy straining)

Okay team,

we need a rescue plan.

Well, the snow is too deep

to walk across

but I could use my J-Hook

to grab onto Vance

-and pull him out.

-JUNE: Breaking news!

Iggy and Rod are digging

themselves out

and could be back in the race

any second.

Also, I'm getting cold.

(shivering)

Bo, we gotta get back

on the course

if we wanna win that prize

for your dad.

Is that why you're racing, Bo?

Yeah. Parols are

a Filipino tradition

so it would mean a lot to him.

Then you hafta go.

We'll rescue June and Vance.

Okay, thanks, Buds.

JAYDEN: Aw man,

my J-Hook won't reach.

ROD: (strains) Yeah!

Come on Rod. Let's win this.

Bo, it's now or never.

I

(sighs) I can't leave without

helping June and Vance first.

Huddle up, Firebuds!

Jayden, if you get

in Flash's bucket,

he can extend his ladder

until you're close enough

to use the J-Hook.

Hop on.

(upbeat music playing)

Okay, Flash. Reel 'em in.

Hey JuneTubers, we're still live

in a snow-filled gully

and sinking fast.

Will we be rescued in time?

I, for one, hope so.

Flash, lift your ladder!

Axl, Piston, help pull.

(all straining)

Hey, everybody.

-Thanks, Buds.

-You saved us!

What a rescue!

I've never been so proud

of so many people at once.

MAYOR WAWETSEKA: Woo-hoo!

What a race Gearbox Grove.

-(laughs) Yeah, look at this.

-We won!

IGGY: Oh, yeah.

I, uh, gotta go do some

last minute Christmas shopping.

I'll see you at home, Dad.

Uhokay.

What's up with Bo?

He's disappointed

he lost the race.

He wanted to win that parol

so he could give it to you

for Christmas.

Oh!

Merry Christmas, Dad.

Look at all the little parols!

I wanted to give you

something else

but I couldn't get it.

Bo, come with me.

There's something

I want to show you.

I know you tried to win

that parol for me.

But you already gave me

something much more special

for Christmas, anak.

What do you mean?

Give me a hand

and I'll tell you.

(upbeat music laying)

The thing I remember

from this holiday ♪

Is helping your fix up

the sled for the race ♪

And watching you go out

and rescue your friends ♪

These are the moments

I don't want to end ♪

So don't feel like

you gotta win me a prize ♪

We have all we need

right in front of our eyes ♪

The present I want

isn't fancy or fine ♪

I'd much rather have

the gift of your time ♪

'Cause bein' with you ♪

Doin' the special things

we do ♪

Always gives my spirits

a lift ♪

Time spent together ♪

Is the perfect gift ♪

But is hanging out

really enough? ♪

Don't you want a lot

of cool, cool stuff? ♪

No presents are needed

in any amount ♪

The people I love

are all that count ♪

'Cause bein' with you ♪

Doin' the special things

we do ♪

Always gives my spirits

a lift ♪

Time spent together ♪

Is the perfect gift ♪

Oh time spent together ♪

Is the perfect gift ♪

(theme music playing)