Blaze and the Monster Machines | |
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Genre | Adventure Racing |
Created by | Jeff Borkin Ellen Martin |
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Directed by | Miguel Martinez-Joffre |
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Opening theme | "Blaze and the Monster Machines Theme," performed by Kyle Gordon, Mason Rather and JP Rende |
Ending theme | "It's Blaze," performed by Scott Krippayne (Instrumental version, 2014) |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 151 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producers | Jeff Borkin Ellen Martin |
Producers | Tina Chow (2014–2016) Logan McPherson (2014–2016) Sarah Wall (2016–2018) Paddy Kelly (2016–2017) Jennifer DeMichelis (2017–2022) Nisa Contreras (2018–2020) Erin Twine (2022–) |
Running time | 20–30 minutes (S1E3-S2E3, S2E6-present) 60 minutes (1-hour special; S1E1-2, S2E4-5) |
Production companies | Nerd Corps Entertainment (season 1) WildBrain Studios (season 2-present) [lower-alpha 1] Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
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Network | Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Channel (America) Treehouse TV (Canada) |
Release | October 13, 2014 – present |
Blaze and the Monster Machines is an American children's television series with a focus on teaching STEM that premiered on Nickelodeon on October 13, 2014. The show revolves around Blaze, a reddish-orange monster truck, and his human driver, AJ, as they have adventures in Axle City and learn about various STEM concepts which help them. Joining them is the human mechanic Gabby and their monster truck friends Stripes, Starla, Darington and Zeg as well as their rival Crusher and his goofy sidekick Pickle. Then later on, Watts and Sparkle join the main cast in Seasons 3 and 5. The show was renewed for a fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth season.
Blaze and the Monster Machines focuses on Blaze, an orange-red monster truck, and his smart, young driver, AJ. They live in a world that involves many living monster trucks called "Monster Machines". Their friends include their truck friends, Starla, Stripes, Zeg, Darington, Watts (as of Season 3), and Sparkle (as of Season 5), as well as Gabby, who is a mechanic who can fix anything and later on Watts' Monster Machine driver and close friend (as of Season 3). Each episode also features Crusher, a very evil sneaky blue lightning bolted tractor-trailer who cheats in races, but slowly evolves into a nicer character. Crusher is always accompanied by a small truck named Pickle, his goofy sidekick.
Each episode has Blaze and AJ go on various adventures and solve problems along the way, normally three per episode, with "assistance" from the viewing audience. Blaze might also transform into a different vehicle or artifact depending on the situation. Blaze may sometimes get a task done with the help of his Blazing Speed, a special power that allows him to go super fast. Animals in this Monster Machine world have blended windows (which have been removed as of season 5) and wheels. Despite this, AJ and Gabby are both humans. In some episodes, Blaze, AJ and their friends are in a race against Crusher. During the race, Crusher cheats, usually with the help of his gray robot parts. However, Blaze and AJ manage to get through his traps, and they always beat him in time. Not all episodes involve a proper race, but still have Blaze competing against Crusher, sometimes by racing against him to get an item. Other episodes involve helping a truck friend such as Starla, Zeg, Darington, Stripes, Watts, Sparkle, or even Crusher and/or Pickle. Each episode features two or three original songs usually performed by Blaze and AJ offscreen, when they are setting off on their adventure or demonstrating the episode's STEM concept.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 18 | October 13, 2014 | May 25, 2015 | |
2 | 18 | September 25, 2015 | September 29, 2016 | |
3 | 22 | October 10, 2016 | February 22, 2018 | |
4 | 19 | March 26, 2018 | June 12, 2019 | |
5 | 20 | August 16, 2019 | November 20, 2020 | |
6 | 23 | December 18, 2020 | September 13, 2022 | |
7 | 30 | September 14, 2022 | April 3, 2024 | |
8 | TBA | April 4, 2024 | TBA |
The first season consisted of 20 episodes. [1] On June 15, 2015, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on October 10, 2016. [2] On June 21, 2017, it was renewed for a fourth season which premiered on March 26, 2018. [3] On May 22, 2018, it was renewed for a fifth season which premiered on August 16, 2019. [4] On February 19, 2020, the series was renewed for a sixth season which premiered on December 18, 2020. [5] On August 9, 2021, Charlie Adler, the voice director for the series, confirmed that the series was renewed for a seventh season, [6] which was later confirmed to have 26 episodes. [7]
Blaze and the Monster Machines premiered on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 6, 2015 [8] and on Nick Jr. in Australia and New Zealand on March 9. [9] The series is also airing on Nickelodeon and Treehouse TV in Canada [10] and Nick Jr. in Africa. [11] It premiered on Nicktoons in the United Kingdom along with Ryan's Mystery Playdate on 6 January 2020. [12]
Blaze and the Monster Machines DVD releases are distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment under the Nickelodeon label.
Title | Region 1 | Episodes |
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Blaze of Glory: A Mini Movie | February 17, 2015 | "Blaze of Glory" & "The Driving Force" |
High-Speed Adventures | August 11, 2015 | "The Bouncy Tires", "Stuntmania!", "Epic Sail" & "The Team Truck Challenge" |
Rev Up and Roar | February 16, 2016 | "Zeg and the Egg", "Dino Dash", "Gasquatch!" & "Dragon Island Duel" |
Fired Up! | July 12, 2016 | "Fired Up!", "Five Alarm Blaze", "Trouble at the Truck Wash" & "Sneezing Cold" |
Race Into VelocityVille | February 14, 2017 | "Race Car Superstar", "Race to Eagle Rock", "Sky Track", "The Wishing Wheel", "The Hundred Mile Race" & "The Polar Derby" |
Wild Wheels: Escape to Animal Island | September 19, 2017 | "Animal Island", "Toucan Do It!", "The Big Ant-venture" & "Falcon Quest" |
Heroes of Axle City | February 13, 2018 | "Tow Truck Tough", "Light Riders", "Rocket Ski Rescue" & "Race to the Top of the World" |
Blaze Saves Christmas | November 6, 2018 | "Monster Machine Christmas", "Breaking the Ice", "Catch That Cake!" & "Ninja Blaze" |
Robot Riders | February 5, 2019 | "Robots to the Rescue", "T-Rex Trouble", "Meatball Mayhem" & "Robots in Space" |
Ninja Blaze | August 27, 2019 | "Ninja Blaze", "Ninja Soup", "Pickle Power", "Defeat the Cheat" & "The Super-Size Prize" |
Knight Riders | February 11, 2020 | "Knight Riders", "Knighty Knights", "Royal Rescue" & "The Flying Lion" |
Race for the Golden Treasure | July 28, 2020 | "Race for the Golden Treasure", "Treasure Track", "The Island of Lost Treasure" & "The Wishing Wheel" |
Axle City Grand Prix | February 2, 2021 | "Axle City Grand Prix", "The Bouncing Bull Racetrack", "Deep Sea Grand Prix" & "Raceday Rescue" |
The Case of the Treat Thief | July 27, 2021 | "The Treat Thief", "Blazing Amazing Stories", "Toy Trouble!" & "Officer Blaze" |
Dino Derby | February 1, 2022 | "Dino Derby", "Dinosaur Parade", "Dinocoaster" & "Dino Dash" |
Big Rig to the Rescue! | October 4, 2022 | "Big Rig to the Rescue!", "Big Rig Blaze", "Big Rig: Dolphin Delivery" & "The Big Balloon Rescue" |
In 2021, Outright Games released a racing game, Blaze and the Monster Machines: Axle City Racers on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.
On August 31, 2017, the first two seasons and the first half of the third season were added to the Noggin app.
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