Blaze and the Monster Machines
| Blaze and the Monster Machines | |
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| Genre | Animation Adventure Science fiction |
| Created by | Jeff Borkin Ellen Martin |
| Developed by |
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| Country of origin | |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 151 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jeff Borkin Ellen Martin |
| Producers | Tina Chow (2014) Logan McPherson (2014-2016) Sarah Wall (2016-2018) Paddy Kelly (2016-2017) Jennifer DeMichelis (2017-present) Nisa Contreras (2018-2020) |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nickelodeon (Seasons 1-7), Nick Jr. Channel (Season 8) |
| Release | October 13, 2014 – present |
Blaze and the Monster Machines is an American children's television series on Nickelodeon as part of its Nick Jr. block. The show centers on a monster machine named Blaze, his best friend, AJ, their monster machine friends and enemies in the city.
Plot
[change | change source]The show features a fast reddish-orange monster machine and all of his friends, living in Axel City, a city with a place called the Monster Dome on the other side of it.
Characters
[change | change source]Main
[change | change source]- Blaze (voiced by Nolan North) is a red-orange monster truck as the show's host.
- AJ (voiced by Jakari Fraser) is a human boy who's Blaze's driver and best friend.
- Crusher (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is a blue tractor trailer monster truck.
- Pickle (voiced by Nat Faxon) is a small and green singing hatchback monster truck.
- Gabby (voiced by Kensington Tallman) is a human mechanic girl who fixes things.
- Stripes (voiced by Sunil Malhotra) is an orange tiger truck with plum stripes on him.
- Starla (voiced by Kate Higgins) is a purple pickup truck as the coolest cowgirl ever. She's Blaze's friend. She's a roping expert. She wears a sparkly sliver cowgirl hat. She speaks with a really thick Southern accent.
- Darington (voiced by Alexander Polinsky) is a blue/white stunt-loving monster truck.
- Zeg (voiced by James Patrick Stuart) is a light green dinosaur truck who's so silly.
- Watts (voiced by Melanie Minichino) is a magenta monster truck with electricity.
- Sparkle (voiced by Julieta Cortez) is a red-orange monster truck like her brother.
Recurring
[change | change source]- Bump Bumperman (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a truck who announces all the races.
- Animals, Crusher's Inventions (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)
- Joe (voiced by Nat Faxon) is Gus' best friend. Based on the same generation GMC Sierra like Starla, but male.
- Gus (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is Joe's best friend.
- Gasquatch (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) is a mud-loving truck.
- Swoops (voiced by David Shatraw) is a large green helicopter with a grille and bumper. He wears a yellow hat.
- Speedrick (voiced by Keith Ferguson) is a snooty race car, and is the main antagonist of Race Car Superstar.
- Becky Checkerflag (voiced by Grey DeLisle)
- Snout the Warthog (voiced by Ian James Corlett)
- Wartimer the Warthog (voiced by Trevor Devall)
- Bunk the Elephant (voiced by Jess Harnell)
- Bam the Gorilla (voiced by Sirena Irwin)
- Skyler the Falcon (voiced by Kate Higgins)
- Nelson the Rhino (voiced by Cedric Yarbrough)
- Burt Black'n'White (voiced by Eric Morgan Stuart)
- Paulina (voiced by Nika Futterman)
- Paulie and Ollie (voiced by Evan Agos)
- Petey (voiced by Connor Andrade)
- Peggy (voiced by Juliet Donenfeld)
- Jimmy (voiced by Leo Gragnani)
- Annie (voiced by Emma Sloan Jacobs)
- Kimmy and Ellie (voiced by Destiny Ochoa)
- Floppy (voiced by Charlie Townsend)
- Singer 1 (voiced by Scott Krippayne)
- Singer 2 (voiced by Tommy Leonard)
- Singer 3 (voiced by Seann Bowe)
- Singer 4 (voiced by Matthew Tishler)
Minor
[change | change source]- Reece (voiced by Kate Higgins) is a green female garbage truck. The name is made of creativity, alluding to the fact that it means "recycling".
- Debris (voiced by James Patrick Stuart) is a white French-accented garbage truck with a red dump bed.
- Clive (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is the town baker of Axle City.
- Rudy (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is Crusher's teammate. Based on Hummer H2 SUT converted to a 2-door single cab with Starla's grille and wheel wells.
- Ferris (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a chopped roof tow truck. In the Season 1 episode "The Mystery Bandit", at the very ending scene, it turns out to be that he was actually the one who took the lost items. Yet once again based on GMC Sierra.
- The King (voiced by Charlie Adler)
- The Royal Knights
- Green Knight and Yellow Knight (voiced by Jeff Bennett)
- Purple Knight (voiced by Cree Summer)
- White Knight (voiced by Charlie Adler)
- The Moose
- Morgan Moose (voiced by Mick Wingert)
- Marty Moose (voiced by Jim Cummings)
- Bruce Moose (voiced by Jess Harnell)
- Carnival Barker (voiced by Mick Lauer)
- Lucy (voiced by Grey Griffin)
- Brodie (voiced by Kate Higgins)
- Robbie (voiced by Charlie Adler)
- Little Girl (voiced by Cate Gragnani)
- Little Boy (voiced by Jack Fisher)
- Littlest Girl (voiced by Destiny Ochoa)
- Dance Truck 1 (voiced by James Patrick Stuart)
- Dispatch (voiced by Nolan North)
- Traffic Trucks (all voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, Jeff Bennett, Kate Higgins and Nat Faxon)
- The Animals
- Monkey (voiced by Amber Hood)
- Bunny (voiced by Hynden Walch)
- Bunny 2 and Panda (voiced by Stephanie Sheh)
- Frog (voiced by Nolan North)
- The Sneaky Fox (voiced by Tara Strong)
- Blaze and Sparkle's Dad (speaking voice by Jess Harnell; singing voice by James Richard)
- Blaze and Sparkle's Mom (voiced by April Stewart)
- Snowbie (voiced by Becky Robinson)
- Sea Star (voiced by Cristina Vee Valenzuela)
- Swordfish (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson)
- Turtle (voiced by Nolan North)
- Shark Flowers and Biggest Shark Flower (voiced by Abby Trott)
- Crab 3 (voiced by Nika Futterman)
- Dolphin/Crab 1 (voiced by Kate Higgins)
- Crab 2/Crab Announcer (voiced by Fred Tatasciore)
- Zuzu (voiced by Debi Derryberry)
- Oola (voiced by Kaitlyn Robrock)
- Zork/Alien Announcer (voiced by Sean Kenin)
- Kissing Bear (voiced by Kate Higgins is a bear-styled monster van based on a looser GMC Savana.
Special guest stars
[change | change source]- Grammy (voiced by Susan Silo) is Crusher's grandma. Based on 1950 GMC HC-Series Flatbed (970).
- The Fire Chief (voiced by Joe Manganiello)
- Pegwheel the Pirate (voiced by Anthony Anderson). Based on Ford Model T.
- The Great Sphinx (voiced by Mayim Bialik) is a sphinx that only appeared in Race to the Top of the World. Whenever she appears, Darington gets easily scared.
- Santa Claus (voiced by Bob Joles) is a third human character based on the original real-life human of the same name.
- The Voice of Christmas (voiced by Carl Reiner)
- Rally (voiced by Danica Patrick)
- Fender (voiced by Kasey Kahne)
- Dash (voiced by Jimmie Johnson)
- Mark Setgo (voiced by Chase Elliott)
- The Light Thief (voiced by Melissa Rauch) is a kangaroo.
- Lazard the Chameleon (voiced by Billy Ray Cyrus)
- Tooks the Toucan (voiced by Kelsea Ballerini)
- Thunderwing the Falcon (voiced by Darius Rucker)
- The Pickle Family
- Cousin Ben (voiced by Steve Little)
- Cousins Ken and Sven (voiced by Chris Parnell)
- Sister Lilly and Baby Gherkin (voiced by Judy Greer)
- Sisters Milly and Frilly (voiced by Wendi McLendon-Covey)
- Sister Tilly (voiced by Stephanie Courtney)
- Grandpa (voiced by Jim Rash)
- Little Bunny (voiced by Jenna Dewan)
- Commander Megan (voiced by K. Megan McArthur)
- Blackbelt, the Ninja Master (voiced by DJ Khaled in "Ninja Blaze", Dempsey Pappion in "Ninja Soup")
- Officer Anna (voiced by Nia Long) is a police truck based on a Ferrari LaFerrari.
- Roarian (voiced by Regi Davis)
- Genie (voiced by Justin Guarini)
- Grandma Ninja (voiced by Jo Marie Payton)
- The Treat Thief (voiced by Georgie Kidder)
- Wheelie Jean King (voiced by Billie Jean King)
- Swift Paul (voiced by Chris Paul)
- Abby Wamtruck (voiced by Abby Wambach)
- The Litter Critter (voiced by "Weird Al" Yankovic)
- Queen Fastine (voiced by Sherri Shepherd)
- Lord Carburetor (voiced by Richard Kind) is a GMC Sierra with a hat, mustache and beard.
- Gas Guzzler (voiced by Nicole Byer) is a sneaky female guzzler truck.
- The Yucky Ducky (voiced by Amy Sedaris)
- The Green Queen (voiced by Kathy Najimy)
- Baby Robot (voiced by Mr. Lawrence)
