Blaze and the Monster Machines
Appearance
Blaze and the Monster Machines | |
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Created by | Jeff Borkin Ellen Martin |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 18 |
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 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.[1]
On June 15, 2015, it was renewed for a third season.[2]
Characters
- Blaze (voiced by Nolan North) A red monster truck who is the main protagonist. He is good hearted, loyal and brave. He Axle City's number one racer.
- AJ (voiced by Dusan Brown) is Blaze's best friend and driver, an eight-year-old science and technology expert.
- Gabby (voiced by Angelina Wahler) is a knowledgeable mechanic, 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 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 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'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 released | ||
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First released | Last released | |||
1 | 20[3] | October 13, 2014 | TBA | |
2 | 20 | September 25, 2015 | TBA |
Episodes
When Episodes Of Blaze & The Monster Machines Series Aired On Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. Block.
Season 1 (2014–15)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1–2 | 1–2 | "Blaze of Glory" | October 28, 2014 | N/A | |
Blaze and AJ are introduced to the world of racing Monster Machines. | |||||
3 | 3 | "The Driving Force" | October 29, 2014 | 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 | 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 | 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 | N/A | |
Crusher's sail boat race leaves Blaze and the machines stranded. | |||||
7 | 7 | "Stuntmania" | October 30, 2014 | N/A | |
Crusher sends Darrington far away for getting to ride the new stunt track. | |||||
8 | 8 | "The Jungle Horn" | November 14, 2014 | N/A | |
Blaze and his friends must take the jungle horn back when Crusher takes it. | |||||
9 | 9 | "Team Truck Challenge" | November 20, 2014 | 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 | N/A | |
When Crusher accidentally turns the baker truck's baker bots to messy mode, they sprout wheels and drive away. | |||||
11 | 11 | "Truckball Team-up" | January 8, 2015 | 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. | |||||
12 | 12 | "The Mystery Bandit" | February 17, 2015 | N/A | |
When a mysterious bandit makes off with Blaze's metallic trophy, he must track down the culprit. | |||||
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 Mud Fest. | |||||
14 | 14 | "Truck Rangers" | March 10, 2015 | N/A | |
Blaze and AJ earn all three Truck Rangers badges. | |||||
15 | 15 | "Trouble at the Truck Wash" | March 12, 2015 | 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"[4] | 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. | |||||
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. | |||||
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. | |||||
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. | |||||
20 | 20 | "Sneezing Cold[5]" | 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 release date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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21 | 1 | "Fired Up![6]" | September 25, 2015 | 1.35[7] | |
When a fire struck at the Axle City garage, Blaze and his friends evacuated to safety. | |||||
22 | 2 | "Dino Dash[8]" | October 2, 2015 | 1.19[9] | |
Blaze and AJ disguises as dinosaur trucks to keep Zeg away from a faraway mud pit. | |||||
23 | 3 | "Truck or Treat[10]" | October 23, 2015 | 1.69[11] | |
Blaze and AJ retrieve their sweets Crusher took them. | |||||
24–25 | 4–5 | "Race to the Top of the World[12]" | November 23, 2015 | N/A |
Broadcast
Blaze and the Monster Machines premiered on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 6, 2015[13] and on Nick Jr. in Australia and New Zealand on March 9.[14] The series is also airing on Nickelodeon and Treehouse TV in Canada[15] and on Nick Jr. in Africa.[16]
References
- ^ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140313005909/en/Nickelodeon-Debut-100-Episodes-Brand-New-Educational-Preschool#.VFGaZvnF98E
- ^ http://kidscreen.com/2015/06/15/nick-boosts-preschool-with-sid-and-marty-krofft-pick-up-more-blaze/
- ^ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140313005909/en/Nickelodeon-Debut-100-Episodes-Brand-New-Educational-Preschool#.VFGaZvnF98E
- ^ "S1E15: Zeg and the Egg". Zap2it. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
- ^ "Blaze and the Monster Machines".
- ^ "Fired Up!".
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (September 28, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 9.25.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Dino Dash".
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 5, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.2.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ "Truck or Treat".
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 26, 2015). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Friday Cable Originals (& Network Update): 10.23.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ "Race to the Top of the Worlds".
- ^ "PREPARE FOR MONSTER TRUCK ADVENTURES IN BLAZE AND THE MONSTER MACHINES". Viacom UK & Ireland Press Centre (Press release). London: Viacom International Media Networks. February 12, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ Knox, David (March 9, 2015). "Airdate: Blaze and the Monster Machines". TV Tonight. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ "CORUS KIDS JUNE/JULY 2015 HIGHLIGHTS". Corus Entertainment (Press release). May 25, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ Ferreira, Thinus (September 23, 2014). "BET and two new channels coming to DStv". Channel 24. Retrieved September 2, 2015.