Blaze and the Monster Machines

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Blaze and the Monster Machines
Blaze and the Monster Machines logo.png
Created by Jeff Borkin
Ellen Martin
Starring
Country of origin United States
Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 37
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Nerd Corps Entertainment (Season 1)/Starburns Industries/Nick Jr. Productions/DHX Media (Season 2)
Distributor DHX Media
Release
Original network Nickelodeon
Milkshake!
Nick Jr.
Picture format HDTV 1080i
Original release October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13) –
present
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Blaze and the Monster Machines is an educational American/Canadian CGI interactive animated television series 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 second season.[2]

Characters

  • Blaze (voiced by Nolan North) 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) is Blaze's best friend and driver, an eight-year-old science and technology expert.
  • 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.
  • Darington (voiced by Alexander Polinsky) is a clumsy yet fearless blue monster truck who loves stunts.
  • Zeg (voiced by James Patrick Stuart) is 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.
  • Gabby (voiced by Angelina Wahler) is a knowledgeable mechanic who fixes up the trucks when they are damaged.
  • 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) A green monster truck who is the show's Comic relief character

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 20[3] October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13) February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)
2 20 September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) 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 (2014-10-13) N/A

Blaze and AJ are introduced to the world of racing Monster Machines.

STEM Concept: Buoyancy
3 3 "The Driving Force" October 20, 2014 (2014-10-20) 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 (2014-10-21) 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 "Bouncy Tires" October 22, 2014 (2014-10-22) 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 (2014-10-28) N/A

Crusher's wave machine race leaves himself, along with Blaze, AJ, Gabby and Stripes stranded.

STEM Concept: Wind Power
7 7 "Stuntmania" October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30) N/A

Crusher sends Darrington far away for getting to ride a new stunt track.

STEM Concept: Acceleration
8 8 "The Jungle Horn" November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) N/A

Blaze and AJ must get Stripes' jungle horn back when Crusher takes it.

STEM Concept: Balance
9 9 "Team Truck Challenge" November 6, 2014 (2014-11-06) 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 (2015-01-06) N/A

When Crusher accidentally turns the baker truck's baker bots to messy mode, they sprout wheels and drive away.

STEM Concept: Trajectory
11 11 "Truckball Team-up" January 8, 2015 (2015-01-08) 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 (2015-02-17) N/A

When a mysterious bandit makes off with Blaze's metallic trophy, he must track down the culprit.

STEM Concept: Magnetic Fields
13 13 "Gasquatch" February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19) 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 (2015-03-10) N/A

Blaze and AJ earn all three Truck Rangers badges.

STEM Concept: Sound Waves
15 15 "Trouble at the Truck Wash" March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12) N/A

When Crusher accidentally breaks the Truck Wash and makes it malfunction, Blaze sets out to find all three missing pieces.

STEM Concept: Angles
16 16 "Zeg and the Egg" April 3, 2015 (2015-04-03) 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 (2015-05-05) 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 (2015-05-07) 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 (2015-05-25) N/A

When Crusher cheats during a tropical island race with Blaze, AJ sets out to rescue his best friend.

STEM Concept: Investigating
20 20 "Sneezing Cold" February 18, 2016 (2016-02-18)[4] 1.16[5]

Blaze's friends each have the sneezels (except for Pickle) , 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 (2015-09-25) 1.35[6]

After Blaze puts out a fire at the Axle City garage, he attempts to become a real firefighter.

STEM Concept: Valves
22 2 "Dino Dash" October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02) 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 (2015-10-23) 1.69[8]

Blaze and AJ 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 (2015-11-23) 1.31[9]
STEM Concept: Momentum
26 6 "Monster Machine Christmas" December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11) 1.25[10]
STEM Concept: Engineering
27 7 "Knight Riders" January 8, 2016 (2016-01-08) 1.72[11]
STEM Concept: Potential Energy
28 8 "Darington to the Moon!" January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15) 1.16[12]

When Darington's battery runs out of energy, Blaze AJ and Darington must go to three power stations to give Darington's battery enough energy to fly to the moon.

STEM Concept: Energy
29 9 "Piggy 500" TBA TBD
STEM Concept:
30 10 "Spark Bug" February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16) 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 (2016-03-04) 1.26[14]

A fire breaks out on the bridge and the fire chief needs Blaze's assistance to put it out.

STEM Concept: Volume
32 12 "Axle City Grand Prix" April 12, 2016 (2016-04-12) 1.41[15]
STEM Concept: Rotational Speed
33 13 "Treasure Track" April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14) 1.03[16]
STEM Concept: Combustion
34 14 "Rocket Ski Rescue" May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17)[17] N/A
STEM Concept: Tensile Strength
35 15 "Dinosaur Parade" May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19)[18] N/A
STEM Concept: Chain Reaction
36 16 "Race Car Superstar" May 30, 2016 (2016-05-30)[19] N/A
STEM Concept: TBA
37 17 "Race to Eagle Rock" June 2, 2016 (2016-06-02)[20] N/A
STEM Concept: TBA

Broadcast

Blaze and the Monster Machines premiered on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 6, 2015[21] and on Nick Jr. in Australia and New Zealand on March 9.[22] The series is also airing on Nickelodeon and Treehouse TV in Canada[23] and on Nick Jr. in Africa.[24]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140313005909/en/Nickelodeon-Debut-100-Episodes-Brand-New-Educational-Preschool#.VFGaZvnF98E
  2. ↑ http://kidscreen.com/2015/06/15/nick-boosts-preschool-with-sid-and-marty-krofft-pick-up-more-blaze/
  3. ↑ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140313005909/en/Nickelodeon-Debut-100-Episodes-Brand-New-Educational-Preschool#.VFGaZvnF98E
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  19. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/blaze-and-the-monster-machines/listings/
  20. ↑ http://tvschedule.zap2it.com/tv/blaze-and-the-monster-machines/episode-guide/EP02016963
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