- “Everyone should feel special on Christmas.”
- ―Santa Claus, throughout the episode
"Monster Machine Christmas" is the 26th episode of Blaze and the Monster Machines. It is also the show's Christmas episode.
Synopsis[]
On Christmas Eve, Blaze and AJ help Santa load his magic bag of presents until Crusher knocks over the bag by accident, sending the presents flying. So, he, Blaze, and AJ team up to rescue them. While trying to rescue the presents. Crusher attempts to use his toy suction cup bow and arrow, his sled, and his toy water blaster to rescue the presents but when trouble strikes, Blaze transforms to stop it!
Plot[]
The episode begins as a narrator introduces it's Christmas Eve, and explains all the trucks are busy getting ready for the arrival of Santa. Up at the North Pole, Blaze and AJ are helping Santa Clause load his magic bag with presents they find in his workshop. All three introduce themselves to the viewers and explain what's going on. AJ reveals the magic bag can hold presents for everyone in the world, and Santa adds he and his elf trucks make sure they have the perfect present for everyone so they can feel special.
When one of the elves appears and asks to check and see if all the presents are in the bag, they see the present meter which isn't all the way up to the top yet, as there's still one more present that has to go in. Luckily, Blaze finds the last present with the viewer's help. And the elves go outside to get the sleigh ready.
As they leave, Crusher and Pickle, who are also visiting the workshop, enter behind them. When Pickle wonders why they're here, Crusher reveals he wants to find his present and rummages through the bag until he gets it. Pickle is unsure as he can't open it until Christmas which is next day, but Crusher dismisses and tries to take a peek, accidentally rolling the bag out of the workshop and launching all the presents far away. Santa and the elves are dejected, but Blaze and AJ promise to find them, and Crusher reluctantly agrees to go as well, but only because he just wants to get his own present back at first until encouraged to find all of them by Santa. Blaze loads up the magic bag and leads Crusher with him, as Let's Blaze is heard.
Entering a cave, AJ spots some of the presents frozen in a chunk of ice on the ceiling. Crusher attempts to get them down with his toy suction cup bow and arrow, only to hit a bighorn by mistake. Since the toy couldn't shoot far enough, Blaze and AJ decide to be engineers - people who build new things - and build a better one. Blaze transforms into a giant bow and arrow and with help from the viewers, finds the right angle to shoot and they get the presents down. Crusher is devastated however, as his present is not any of them.
AJ suddenly gets a call from Santa back at the workshop and report on the progress, which impresses Pickle and the elves. Santa lets them know they should find all of them and they go on.
When Crusher asks Blaze if he happened to tell Santa what his present is, they suddenly approach a steep hill with giant candy canes, where they see more presents at the bottom. Crusher attempts to slide down on his sled, but he fails to jump across the cliff and ends up dangling from a candy cane over the edge. Luckily, Blaze transforms into a sled with a turbo jet engine to go super fast, and manages to jump the gap and rescues Crusher. But to Crusher's dismay, his present is not in the second batch of presents.
Blaze and Crusher continue on their way as AJ sings I Wanna Be An Engineer For Christmas in the background and Blaze shows his engineering skills. After the song, they get another call from Santa, who warns them that Christmas will come soon.
Blaze spots the last of the presents on top of a faraway hill, but they are blocked by machines shooting giant snowballs. Crusher attempts to blast them away with his toy water blaster, but it isn't enough to blast one away and ends up getting stuck in one and rolling back to the bottom. Fortunately, Blaze transforms into a giant water blaster, and he and AJ go up the hill while spraying all the snowballs with help from the viewers. They make it to the top and retrieve the last of the presents, filling the bag.
Crusher searches the full bag and finally finds his present, but he accidentally causes an earthquake in the snow and the bag falls until Blaze tries to haul it back up with his hook. Unfortunately, it's too heavy for him to lift himself, and Crusher dismisses his trouble with the fact he now has his present. But upon remembering what Santa said about everyone feeling special on Christmas, he finally realizes if the bag falls, no one will get their presents and feel special, and decides to help Blaze much to his surprise. The two pull together and successfully get the bag back up and save the presents.
Santa then appears near them and is happy that all the presents are back together, but they need a way to deliver them before it's too late. Blaze decides to deliver them super fast, and Santa uses Christmas magic to transform him into a sleigh for the occasion, and even Crusher is impressed. Unleashing his Blazing Speed with help from the viewers, he sets off on the delivery.
Blaze flies back to Axle City, delivering all the presents as the song Monster Machine Christmas is played. The episode ends with a final message from the narrator, followed by Santa announcing, "Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a Let's Blaze!"
Home video releases[]
- DVD
- Blaze and the Monster Machines: Blaze Saves Christmas
- A Very Nick Jr. Christmas
Songs[]
- "Let's Blaze" (holiday remix)
- "I Wanna Be An Engineer For Christmas"
- "Monster Machine Christmas"
Cast[]
| Voice actor | Character |
|---|---|
| Nolan North | Blaze |
| Keven Michael Richardson | Crusher |
| Nat Faxon | Pickle |
| Caleel Harris | AJ |
| Jacquez Swanigan | AJ (singing voice) |
| Bob Joles | Santa |
| Carl Reiner | Narrator |
| Dee Bradley Baker | Bighorns Elf 1 Elf 2 |
Note: Gabby, Stripes, Starla, Darington, Zeg, Joe and Gus appear, but do not have speaking parts.
Trivia[]
- Santa Claus is the first human character other then AJ and Gabby to appear in the show's universe.
- This is the first episode that Crusher shows his good side.
- For some reason, this episode was never rereleased on Nickjr.com and its app since 2017, with The Polar Derby taking its place.
- Darington is the only main character not shown at his house at the beginning and end.
External links[]
- Blaze and the Monster Machines Wiki: Monster Machine Christmas
- Christmas Specials Wiki: Monster Machine Christmas
| Blaze and the Monster Machines episodes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Blaze of Glory • The Driving Force • Tool Duel • The Bouncy Tires • Epic Sail • Stuntmania! • The Jungle Horn • The Team Truck Challenge • Cake-tastrophe! • Truckball Team-Up • The Mystery Bandit • Gasquatch! • Truck Rangers • Trouble at the Truck Wash • Zeg and the Egg • Runaway Rocket • Cattle Drive • Dragon Island Duel • Sneezing Cold | |
| Season 2 | Fired Up! • Dino Dash • Truck or Treat! • Race to the Top of the World • Monster Machine Christmas • Knight Riders • Darington to the Moon! • Piggy 500 • Spark Bug • Five Alarm Blaze • Axle City Grand Prix • Treasure Track • Rocket Ski Rescue • Dinosaur Parade • Race Car Superstar • Race to Eagle Rock • Sky Track • The Wishing Wheel • Pickle Power | |
| Season 3 | Dinocoaster • The Hundred Mile Race • The Polar Derby • Light Riders • Catch That Cake! • The Bouncing Bull Racetrack • Mega Mud Robot • Knighty Knights • Animal Island • Toucan Do It! • Falcon Quest • The Big Ant-venture • Ready, Set, Roar! • The Great Animal Crown • Tow Truck Tough • Race for the Golden Treasure • Need for Blazing Speed • Fast Friends • Raceday Rescue • Defeat the Cheat | |
| Season 4 | The Chicken Circus! • The Pickle Family Campout • Robot Power • Breaking the Ice • Robots to the Rescue • The Super-Size Prize • T-Rex Trouble • Meatball Mayhem • Robots in Space • Power Tires • Ninja Blaze • Snow Day Showdown • Construction Crew to the Rescue • Officer Blaze • The Flying Lion • Royal Rescue • The 100 Egg Challenge • Blaze and the Magic Genie • The Midnight Mile • Ninja Soup | |
| Season 5 | The Island of Lost Treasure • AJ to the Rescue • The Trophy Chase • Babysitting Heroes • Abra-Ka-Pickle! • Toy Trouble! • Deep Sea Grand Prix • Recycling Power! • The Great Space Race • Ice Cream Monster Machine • The Mechanic Team! • Blazing Amazing Stories • Big Rig Blaze • The Big Balloon Rescue • Space Alien Adventure! • Video Game Heroes • The Race Around the Earth • The Blaze Family • The Treat Thief • The Gold Medal Games | |
| Season 6 | Big Rig to the Rescue! • Dino Derby • The Amazing Stunt Kitty • Sir Blaze and the Unicorn • Sparkle's Racing Badge • Race to Sky High Mountain • The Puppy Chase • Firefighters to the Rescue • The Construction Contest • Starla's Wild West Birthday • Race to the Golden Gift• The Tiger Treasure • The Boingies! • The Snow Spectacular • Snow Rescue Blaze • Special Mission Blaze • The Fastest of Them All • Megabot! • The Treasure of the Broken Key: A Musical Adventure • Lifeguard Blaze • Campfire Stories! • Super Wheels • The Great Pizza Race • Monster Machine Halloween • Big Rig: Dolphin Delivery • A Blazing Amazing Christmas | |
| Season 7 | Sparkle's Big Rescue • Mail Truck Blaze • Knights in Sparkling Armor • The Snowflake Games • Paramedic Power • Renewable Energy Racers The Super Skateboard | |
| Shorts | Blazing Challenge • Nick Jr. Silly Shorts • Nick Jr. Stories • Nick Jr. Mix-Ups • Nick Jr. Hide N' Seek • Mix-Up Machine Monster Machine Halloween • The Monster Machine Christmas Extravaganza • Blaze Family Photos • Pickle's Ocean Adventures • Pickle's Pirate Professionals | |