Blaze and the Monster Machines

Blaze and the Monster Machines
Created by	Jeff Borkin Ellen Martin
Starring	Nolan North Dusan Brown Angelina Wahler Alexander Polinsky James Patrick Stuart Sunil Malhotra Kate Higgins Kevin Michael Richardson Nat Faxon
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	41
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Nerd Corps Entertainment
Distributor	DHX Media
Release
Original network	Nickelodeon Milkshake! Nick Jr.
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Original release	October 13, 2014 – present
Website

Blaze and the Monster Machines is an American–Canadian CGI interactive educational animated television series with a focus of learning about STEM. The series premiered on Nickelodeon on October 13, 2014. The first season ran for 20 episodes.^[1]

On June 15, 2015, it was renewed for a third season.^[2]

On June 21, 2016, it was renewed for a fourth season.^[3]

Characters

• Blaze (voiced by Nolan North) is an orange-red monster truck who is good hearted, loyal and brave. He is Axle City's number one racer. At the start of Season 2, Blaze becomes the newest member of the Axle City Fire Department.
• AJ (voiced by Dusan Brown and later by Caleel Harris) is Blaze's best friend and driver, an eight-year-old science and technology expert.
• Gabby (voiced by Angelina Wahler) is a knowledgeable mechanic who fixes up the trucks when they are damaged.
• Darington (voiced by Alexander Polinsky) is a clumsy yet fearless blue monster truck who loves stunts.
• Zeg (voiced by James Patrick Stuart) is a half-triceratops, half-monster truck with brute tendencies. He has a short vocabulary and tends to refer to himself in third person.
• Stripes (voiced by Sunil Malhotra) is a striped truck with the abilities of a tiger such as a high sense of smell and retractable claws in his tires.
• Starla (voiced by Kate Higgins) is a purple pickup truck, a roping expert and speaks with a thick southern accent. She runs a farm outside the city.
• Crusher (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is Blaze and AJ's rival and the only villain in the series. He is childish, whiny, full of himself, and cheats in the majority of episodes to get his way.
• Pickle (voiced by Nat Faxon) is a green monster truck who is the show's comic relief character.

Series overview

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	20		October 13, 2014	February 18, 2016
	2	19		September 25, 2015	September 29, 2016
	3	20		October 10, 2016	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2014–16)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1–2	1–2	"Blaze of Glory"	October 13, 2014	N/A
Blaze and AJ are introduced to the world of racing Monster Machines. When Crusher sends Blaze and the other Monster Machines far away thanks to his Giant Bubble Blower (meaning that Crusher is cheating to win the race), it's up to Blaze and AJ find the Monster Machines and get to the race on time before Crusher wins. STEM Concept: Buoyancy
3	3	"The Driving Force"	October 20, 2014	N/A
When Starla loses one of her pistons, Blaze and AJ must get it for her before Crusher can take it. STEM Concept: Force
4	4	"Tool Duel"	October 21, 2014	N/A
Crusher steals Gabby's tools and Blaze has to get them back so she can fix the Monster Machines. STEM Concept: Friction
5	5	"The Bouncy Tires"	October 22, 2014	N/A
When Zeg tries on a new set of tires, he bounces out of control! Blaze and AJ have to figure out how to stop him. STEM Concept: Adhesion
6	6	"Epic Sail"	October 28, 2014	N/A
Crusher's wave machine race leaves himself, along with Blaze, AJ, Gabby and Stripes stranded. It's up to Blaze, AJ, Gabby and Stripes to fix up their boat so they can go back home to Axle City. STEM Concept: Wind Power
7	7	"Stuntmania!"	October 30, 2014	N/A
Crusher sends Darrington far away for getting to ride a new stunt track. It's up to Blaze and AJ to look for him before Crusher can ride the Stuntmania. STEM Concept: Acceleration
8	8	"The Jungle Horn"	November 4, 2014	N/A
Blaze and AJ must get Stripes' jungle horn back when Crusher takes it. STEM Concept: Balance
9	9	"The Team Truck Challenge"	November 6, 2014	N/A
Blaze and Pickle team together when Crusher chooses another truck on the day of the team truck challenge. STEM Concept: Mass
10	10	"Cake-tastrophe!"	January 6, 2015	N/A
When Crusher accidentally turns Clive the baker truck's baker bots to messy mode, they sprout wheels and drive away. Only Blaze and AJ can stop them before Axle City is covered in a huge mess. STEM Concept: Trajectory
11	11	"Truckball Team-up"	January 8, 2015	N/A
When Crusher challenges Blaze to a game of truckball, Blaze must travel to Axle City to put together a team before the big game. STEM Concept: Lever
12	12	"The Mystery Bandit"	February 17, 2015	N/A
When a mysterious bandit makes off with Blaze's metallic trophy, Crusher's toy truck, Zeg's spoon and Gabby's wrench, they must track down the culprit. STEM Concept: Magnetic Fields
13	13	"Gasquatch!"	February 19, 2015	N/A
Blaze and AJ discover a mud-loving monster truck in the woods and set out on an adventure to bring their new friend to an event called Mud Fest. STEM Concept: Inertia
14	14	"Truck Rangers"	March 10, 2015	N/A
Blaze and AJ wanted to earn all three Truck Rangers badges. Meanwhile, Crusher attempts to cheat while trying to earn Truck Rangers badges, which always ended up with him encountering a skunk who sprays at him. STEM Concept: Sound Waves
15	15	"Trouble at the Truck Wash"	March 12, 2015	N/A
When Crusher accidentally breaks the Truck Wash and makes it malfunction, Blaze and AJ set out to find all three missing pieces. STEM Concept: Angles
16	16	"Zeg and the Egg"	April 3, 2015	N/A
When Blaze and Zeg find an egg that belongs to the Truckadactyl, they must overcome obstacles with a wedge to return her baby. STEM Concept: Wedge
17	17	"Runaway Rocket"	May 5, 2015	N/A
When Crusher tries to cheat at a carnival game, he accidentally strands himself and Pickle on a giant rocket! Now it's up to Blaze and AJ to rescue the two trucks before their runaway rocket crashes into the garbage dump. STEM Concept: Springs
18	18	"Cattle Drive"	May 7, 2015	N/A
Blaze and Starla embark on a wild west adventure to bring a herd of cows back to Starla's barn. STEM Concept: Currents
19	19	"Dragon Island Duel"	May 25, 2015	N/A
When Crusher cheats during a tropical island race with Blaze, AJ sets out to rescue his best friend (meaning that AJ sets out to rescue Blaze) because nothing beats best friends. STEM Concept: Investigating
20	20	"Sneezing Cold"	February 18, 2016[4]	1.16[5]
Blaze's friends each have the sneezles (except for Pickle, Blaze, AJ, and Gabby) , so Gabby, Blaze, and AJ must bring them medicine oil to help them feel better. STEM Concept: Temperature

Season 2 (2015–16)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
21	1	"Fired Up!"	September 25, 2015	1.35[6]
After a team of firefighters put out a fire at the Axle City garage, Blaze attempts to become a real firefighter. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to become a firefighter by saving Pickle dressed up as a cat, with disastrous results. Special Guest Star: Joe Manganiello as The Fire Chief STEM Concept: Valves
22	2	"Dino Dash"	October 2, 2015	1.19[7]
Inspired by dinosaur trucks, Blaze and AJ design ways to overcome obstacles and rescue Zeg from a faraway mud pit. STEM Concept: Designing
23	3	"Truck or Treat!"	October 23, 2015	1.69[8]
Blaze, AJ, Stripes, Zeg, Starla and Darrington race to retrieve their Halloween candy before Crusher can. STEM Concept: Shadows
24–25	4–5	"Race to the Top of the World"	November 23, 2015	1.31[9]
When Crusher cheats during the Race to the Top of the World, the most epic race in history, Blaze, AJ, Stripes, Starla, Darrington and Zeg must persevere to go back to the starting line in time before Crusher wins the epic race. Special Guest Stars: Anthony Anderson as Pegwheel and Mayim Bialik as The Great Sphinx STEM Concept: Momentum Note: This is the first episode where Stripes, Starla, Darrington and Zeg use Blazing Speed with Blaze.
26	6	"Monster Machine Christmas"	December 11, 2015	1.25[10]
On Christmas Eve, Blaze and AJ help Santa load his magic bag of presents until Crusher accidentally knocks over the bag, sending the presents flying. Special Guest Star: Carl Reiner as The Voice of Christmas STEM Concept: Engineering
27	7	"Knight Riders"	January 8, 2016	1.72[11]
When Blaze and Crusher discover a medieval kingdom is holding a royal race, the two trucks become knights in order to compete. STEM Concept: Potential Energy
28	8	"Darrington to the Moon!"	January 15, 2016	1.16[12]
When Darrington's battery runs out of energy, Blaze AJ and Darrington must go to three power stations to give Darrington's battery enough energy to fly to the moon. STEM Concept: Energy
29	9	"Piggy 500"	February 5, 2016	N/A
Starla's prize pig Zippy enters a race; when Crusher's Cheating Competitor sends Zippy far away, Blaze, AJ and Starla must get Zippy back to the race in time. STEM Concept: Pendulum
30	10	"Spark Bug"	February 16, 2016	1.09[13]
Blaze, AJ and Stripes must bring a baby fire beetle named Sparky to his home at the top of the volcano. STEM Concept: Structural Engineering
31	11	"Five Alarm Blaze"	March 4, 2016	1.26[14]
A fire breaks out on the bridge and the fire chief needs Blaze's assistance to put it out. Special Guest Star: Joe Manganiello as The Fire Chief STEM Concept: Volume
32	12	"Axle City Grand Prix"	April 12, 2016	1.41[15]
Crusher takes Gabby's remote that can control any machine and uses it to activate machines all over town to slow Blaze down, unless Blaze and AJ can stop him. STEM Concept: Rotational Speed
33	13	"Treasure Track"	April 14, 2016	1.03[16]
Blaze, AJ, Gabby and Pegwheel the Pirate-Truck search the jungle beaches and mountains in an island treasure hunt, which is a racetrack made out of treasure. Special Guest Star: Anthony Anderson as Pegwheel STEM Concept: Combustion
34	14	"Rocket Ski Rescue"	May 17, 2016[17]	N/A
When a scheme to cheat in a race with rocket skis backfires on Crusher, Blaze, AJ and Grammy set off on a rescue. STEM Concept: Tensile Strength
35	15	"Dinosaur Parade"	May 19, 2016[18]	N/A
After Crusher pushes himself into a parade of dinosaurs, scattering the creatures, Blaze, AJ and Zeg need to find and rescue them. STEM Concept: Chain Reaction
36	16	"Race Car Superstar"	May 30, 2016[19]	N/A
While visiting another town a snooty race car traps the racecars. Can Blaze save his new friends? Special Guest Stars: Danica Patrick, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne as Rally, Mark Set-Go, Dash, and Fender STEM Concept: Aerodynamic
37	17	"Race to Eagle Rock"	June 2, 2016[20]	N/A
Blaze brings all of his monster truck pals to VelocityVille for a race to the top of Eagle Rock, but Crusher will stop at nothing to win, except for cheating. Special Guest Stars: Danica Patrick, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne as Rally, Mark Set-Go, Dash, and Fender STEM Concept: Velocity
38	18	"Sky Track"	September 27, 2016	N/A
When Swoops the helicopter loses his rotor, Blaze and AJ head to the Sky Track to try and retrieve it. STEM Concept: Clouds
39	19	"The Wishing Wheel"	September 29, 2016	N/A
Blaze, AJ and Stripes try to stay on track while searching for a magical treasure known as "The Wishing Wheel", a wheel that has the power that will grant one wish come true for one lucky race car. Special Guest Stars: Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne as Rally, Dash, and Fender STEM Concept: Centripetal Force Note: This is the first episode where Crusher and Pickle use Blazing Speed with Blaze and his Friends.

Season 3 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
40	1	"Dinocoaster"	October 10, 2016	1.36[21]
Blaze, AJ and Zeg all wanted to ride the Dinocoaster, a dinosaur-themed roller coaster, but Zeg's ticket blows away. So Blaze and AJ must help Zeg track down his ticket. STEM Concept: Collision
41	2	"The Hundred Mile Race"	November 4, 2016[22]	N/A
Blaze visits VelocityVille to compete with his new race car pals in the Hundred Mile Race; Crusher will do anything to win the race. Special Guest Stars: Danica Patrick, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne as Rally, Mark Set-Go, Dash, and Fender STEM Concept: Hydraulics Note: This is the first episode where Rally, Dash and Fender use Blazing Speed with Blaze.
42	3	"The Polar Derby"	December 9, 2016[23]	TBD

Broadcast

Blaze and the Monster Machines premiered on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 6, 2015^[24] and on Nick Jr. in Australia and New Zealand on March 9.^[25] The series is also airing on Nickelodeon and Treehouse TV in Canada,^[26] Nick Jr. in Africa(,^[27] TNT in Russia(блеск и чудовище машины), and HOP! in Israel(בלייז וחברי משאית המפלצת שלו).

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External links

• Official website
• Blaze and the Monster Machines at the Internet Movie Database
• Blaze and the Monster Machines at TV.com