Rusty's Stuffy Toughy

Rusty's Stuffy Toughy is an American animated television series that airs on The Kiddie Channel. It follows the adventures of a yellow school bus who loves to play games and discover new things.

As of 2022, the show can be found on Kiddie Plus.

Plot
The series concerns Gilberto, a building contractor, along with his sister/colleague Gertruda, and their gang of colorful anthropomorphized vehicles, Rusty, Motor, Auto Wheels, Chiller, Rubbish, and many others.

In each episode, Gilberto and his group help with renovations, construction, and repairs with other projects as needed, while Rusty often assists Gilberto, being in charge whenever extra help is needed. The show emphasizes conflict resolution, co-operation, socialization, and various learning skills, as well as to teach young children about colors and vehicles.

Vehicles

 * Motor (voiced by Stephen Sorrentino) is a red car who is very eager to help out the others by doing jobs often ahead of the team. He also tends to be a neat freak sometimes.
 * Diesel (voiced by Stephen Sorrentino) is an orange monster truck who lacks the confidence shown by the others. He is hesitant and cowardly, but with the encouragement of the team comes through in the end.
 * Rusty (voiced by Chinook Cosgrove) is a yellow school bus who is the unspoken leader of the vehicles, as well as the main character of the series. He is very energetic and moves at a quick speed. He is usually mischievous and impatient, but always learns his lesson in the end.
 * Rubbish (voiced by Davidson Matthews) is a green recycle truck who is one of the heaviest vehicles and gets very clumsy for certain things. He is especially fond of getting dirty and recycling, hence his name.
 * Officer Cop (voiced by Davidson Matthews) is a blue police car that loves to make up songs and frequently sounds his siren when he is excited. He often acts before he thinks because of his personality, which could lead to trouble sometimes.
 * Auto Wheels (voiced by Lindred Fischer) is a purple van who is the youngest of the team. She is eager, curious, and easily excitable, but often bossy and methodical.
 * Chiller (voiced by Dallaire Wippenberg) is a pink ice cream truck who is best friends with Rusty, despite the two both having similar strong-willed personalities, and oftentimes, it is Chiller who will rein Rusty in when his mischief reaches an unacceptable level.

Humans

 * Gilberto Dashboard (voiced by Chinook Cosgrove) is a 10-year-old boy who is a builder and head of his own construction yard. He is assisted by his sister and a collection of anthropomorphic vehicles in several projects in and around his town.
 * Gertruda Dashboard (voiced by Dallaire Wippenberg) is Gilberto's younger sister and business partner. She is 8 years old and runs the office while keeping the jobs in order, and often organizes tools and equipment. She is also seen doing construction work in many episodes.

Reception and legacy
Rusty's Stuffy Toughy has helped to change negative stereotypes of construction vehicles among children. It currently holds fairly positive ratings on IMDb.