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
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	23
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Nerd Corps Entertainment/Starburns Industries/Nick Jr. Productions/DHX Media
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13) – present

Blaze and the Monster Machines is an educational American CGI interactive animated television series. The series premiered on Nickelodeon on October 13, 2014. The first season ran for 20 episodes.

On June 15, 2015, it was renewed for a second season.

Characters

• AJ (voiced by Dusan Brown) is Blaze's best friend and driver, an eight-year-old science and technology expert.
• Blaze (voiced by Nolan North) A red monster truck who is good hearted, loyal and brave. He Axle City's number one racer.
• Starla (voiced by Kate Higgins) is a purple 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, 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 almost every episode to get his way.
• Pickle (voiced by Nat Faxon) A green monster truck who is Crusher's sidekick despite Crusher's indifference towards him. He tends to look on the brighter side of things and is quite goofy.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	20		October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13)	TBA
2	20		September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2014–15)

Absent: Stripes

Absent: Starla , Darington , Zeg , Stripes and Gabby

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1–2	1–2	"Blaze of Glory"	October 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)	N/A
Blaze and AJ are introduced to the world of racing Monster Machines.
3	3	"The Driving Force"	October 29, 2014 (2014-10-29)	N/A
When Starla loses one of her pistons, Blaze and AJ must get it for her before Crusher can take it.
4	4	"Tool Duel"	November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)	N/A
Crusher steals Gabby's tools and Blaze has to get them back so she can fix the Monster Machines.
5	5	"Bouncy Tires"	November 22, 2014 (2014-11-22)	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.
6	6	"Epic Sail"	October 22, 2014 (2014-10-22)	N/A
Crusher's sail boat race leaves Blaze and the machines stranded. Absent: Starla, Darington and Zeg
7	7	"Stuntmania"	October 30, 2014 (2014-10-30)	N/A
Crusher sends Darrington far away for getting to ride the new stunt track. Absent: Starla ,Zeg ,Stripes and Gabby
8	8	"The Jungle Horn"	November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)	N/A
Blaze and his friends must take the jungle horn back when Crusher takes it. Absent : Starla , Darington , Zeg and Gabby
9	9	"Team Truck Challenge"	November 20, 2014 (2014-11-20)	N/A
Blaze and Pickle team together when Crusher chooses another truck on the day of the team truck challenge.
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. Absent: Stripes
11	11	"Truckball Team-up"	January 8, 2015 (2015-01-08)	N/A
When Crusher challenges Blaze to a game of truckball, Blaze must scour Axle City to put together a team before the big game. Absent: Stripes
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. Absent: Starla , Darington , Stripes and Gabby
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 Mud Fest.
14	14	"Truck Rangers"	March 10, 2015 (2015-03-10)	N/A
Blaze and AJ earn all three Truck Rangers badges.
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.
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.
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. Absent : Starla ,Darington and Gabby
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. Absent: Darington ,Zeg , Stripes and Gabby
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.
20	20	"Sneezing Cold"	Unknown	TBD
Blaze's friends each have a cold, so they need medicine to take care of, while Gabby, Blaze, and AJ are going on a camping trip.

Season 2 (2015)

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
After Blaze puts out a fire at the Axle City garage, he attempts to become a real firefighter.
22	2	"Dino Dash"	October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)	1.19
Blaze and AJ disguises as dinosaur trucks to keep Zeg away from a faraway mud pit.
23	3	"Truck or Treat"	October 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)	1.69
Blaze and AJ race to retrieve their Halloween candy before Crusher can.
24–25	4–5	"Race to the Top of the World"	November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)	N/A
26	6	"Monster Machine Christmas"	December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11)	N/A

Broadcast

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

External links

• Official website