Blaze and AJ discover a city named Axle City and are introduced to the world of racing Monster Machines after getting diverted by falling rocks. But when a mean racer named Crusher sends Blaze and the other Monster Machines far away thanks to his Trouble Bubble Wand (meaning that Crusher is cheating to win the race), it's up to Blaze and AJ to find the Monster Machines (their new friends) and get back to the race just in time using Blaze's blazing speed engine before Crusher wins and gets the Monster Machine World Championship trophy.

STEM Concept: Buoyancy

Songs: "Let's Blaze", "Buoyancy", "Monster Machine Friends", "It's Blaze"

Transformation: Sprinkler

Crusher Cheats: Trouble Bubble Wand, Mechanical Mud Slinger, Robot Knights

Introduction in order: Gabby, Stripes, Starla, Darington, Zeg, Crusher, and Pickle

After a race, Starla, the friendly cowgirl truck, loses one of her pistons in the mud pit, Blaze and AJ set out to get it back. But they'll have to hurry before Crusher gets his greedy tires on it!

STEM Concept: Force

Songs: "Let's Blaze", "Force"

Transformation: Wrecking Crane

Appointment: Piston missing

Gabby has a big box of tools that she can use when she needs to fix anything, but when Crusher steals the toolbox for himself, Blaze and AJ have to get it back so Gabby can use it to fix their Monster Machine friends including Crusher who busted his exhaust pipe.

STEM Concept: Friction

Songs: "Hit the Road", "Friction"

Transformation: Hydrofoil

Crusher Cheats: Super Slippery Banana Launcher, Chomping Shark-Bot

When Zeg uses a pair of Super Bouncy Tires, he starts bouncing out of control all over Axle City, so it's up to Blaze and AJ to find something sticky enough to save him. But they better hurry before Crusher gets his greedy tires on them!

STEM Concept: Adhesion

Songs: "Hit the Road", "Adhesion"

Transformation: Cement mixer

Crusher Cheat: Ten Itchy Robots (taken off by Starla)

Different Adhesive Substances to Stop Zeg from Bouncing: Darington's tape (failed), Glue (failed), and Cement (successful)

Crusher's wave machine race leaves himself, Pickle, along with Blaze, AJ, Gabby and Stripes stranded. Can Blaze, AJ, Gabby and Stripes team up to repair their boat so they can return to Axle City?

STEM Concept: Wind power

Songs: "Wind Power", "Let's Go"

Transformation: Kite

Darington is excited to participate in Stuntmania, the most epic stunt show the Monster Dome is holding. But when Crusher gives Darington the boot that sends him far away, as well as himself and Pickle by mistake, Blaze and AJ have to find Darington and get back to the Monster Dome before Crusher does.

STEM Concept: Acceleration

Songs: "Hit the Road", "Acceleration"

Transformation: Hair dryer

Stripes has a special jungle horn he can use to call his animal friends, but when Crusher steals it, Blaze, AJ and Stripes embark on an adventure through the jungle to get it back before Crusher uses it to make the animals his pets.

STEM Concept: Balance

Songs: "Let's Blaze", "Balance"

Transformation: Waffle maker

Blaze, AJ and Pickle team together when Crusher chooses Rudy instead of him on the day of The Team Truck Challenge.

STEM Concept: Mass

Songs: "Mass", "Let's Blaze" (Instrumental)

Transformation: Road roller

Blaze and AJ go to the bakery, where Clive the baker shows them his Baker Bots which help him bake, but thanks to Crusher for pressing the purple Cooking Crazy buttons, the Baker Bots go haywire, he and Pickle have to clean up and it's up to Blaze and AJ to find them and deactivate them before Axle City becomes a big mess.

STEM Concept: Trajectory

Songs: "Hit the Road", "Trajectory"

Blaze wants to compete in the Truckball tournament against Crusher, but he needs a team first. So he and AJ go around town to find three friends who will make his team.

STEM Concept: Levers

Songs: "Hit the Road", "Lever"

Transformation: Feller buncher

After a race, Blaze's silver racing trophy, Crusher's toy truck Little Trucky, Zeg's spoon, and Gabby's wrench are stolen by a mysterious bandit named Ferris a big fan of Blaze, and it's up to him and his friends to track down the thief and get back their possessions.

STEM Concept: Magnets and magnetic fields

Songs: "Hit the Road", "Magnets"

Transformation: Maglev train

Blaze and AJ notice a mud-loving monster truck in the forest and set out on an adventure to bring their new friend named Gasquatch to an event named Mud Fest.

STEM Concept: Inertia

Songs: "Hit the Road", "Inertia"

Blaze and AJ along with their friends join a scouting club called the Truck Rangers and Blaze works to earn three Super Ranger badges. Meanwhile, Crusher attempts to cheat while trying to earn Truck Rangers badges, which always ended up with him encountering a skunk who sprays at him.

STEM Concept: Sound waves

Songs: "Let's Go", "Sound Waves", "Sound Wave Showdown"

Transformation: Amplifier by Electric Guitar

When Crusher breaks the Truck Wash and makes it malfunction by accident, Blaze and AJ set out to find the three lost pieces.

STEM Concept: Angles

Songs: "Let's Blaze", "Angles"

When Blaze, AJ, and Zeg find an egg that belongs to the Truckadactyl, they must overcome obstacles with a wedge to return her dinosaur baby.

STEM Concept: Wedges

Songs: "Let's Go", "Wedge"

When Crusher attempts to cheat with his Whammer Hammer during a rocket alien game at the carnival, it malfunctions and strands himself and Pickle on its rocket. Blaze and AJ have to chase them and rescue them before their runaway rocket crashes into the garbage dump. The chase is on!

STEM Concept: Springs

Songs: "Hit the Road", "Springs"

Transformation: Pogo stick

Blaze, AJ and Starla embark on a wild west adventure to take a herd of cows to Starla's barn. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to lasso like Starla but keeps messing up.

STEM Concept: Currents

Songs: "Let's Go", "Current"

It's the day of the Dragon Island Duel, a race around tropical Dragon Island. But when Crusher cheats and sends Blaze away before the race, AJ must set out on a solo adventure to rescue his best friend and bring him back to the starting line.

STEM Concept: Investigating

Songs: "Let's Blaze", "Let's Investigate"

Transformation: Roadheader tunneling machine

After firefighters put out smoke in the oven at the Axle City garage, thanks to Stripes for smelling it, Blaze attempts to be a real firefighter. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to be a firefighter by rescuing Pickle dressed up as a cat, with disastrous results.

Special Guest Star: Joe Manganiello as The Fire Chief

STEM Concept: Valves

Songs: "Blaze On", "Valves"

Blaze earning stars: Warning of a fire at the Axle City Garage, Yogurt factory out of control, saving a baby sheep who's stuck in the quarry, and stopping a forest fire

When Zeg gets stuck in a super sticky mud pit after being tossed there by a geyser, Blaze and AJ use the help of his dinosaur friends - and a bit of designing - to help him free. Meanwhile, Crusher has trouble befriending a dinosaur named Fluffy.

STEM Concept: Designing

Songs: "Let's Blaze", "Design"

It's Halloween, and Blaze and his friends are having fun truck or treating and getting candy. But when Crusher's attempt to steal the candy sends it far away, the Monster Machines have to find it before Crusher can get it first and eats all of it.

STEM Concept: Shadows

Songs: "Hit the Road", "Shadows"

Transformation: Reciprocating saw

Crusher Cheats: Halloween Candy Stealer, Robo-Pumpkin Launcher

Blaze and his friends are participating in one of their biggest races yet - the Race to the Top of the World. But when Crusher's cheating throws them off course, they must race around the world, battle obstacles, and use skills to get back to the race and finish first before Crusher.

Special Guest Stars: Anthony Anderson as Pegwheel and Mayim Bialik as The Great Sphinx

STEM Concept: Momentum

Songs: "Top of the World", "Keep on Rolling", "Hot Air Rises", "Keep on Rolling" (Reprise), "Momentum", "Top of the World" (Reprise)

Transformation: Cannon

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!

Special Guest Star: Carl Reiner as the narrator, Bob Joles as Santa

STEM Concept: Engineers

Songs: "Let's Blaze" (Holiday Remix), "I Wanna Be an Engineer for Christmas", "Monster Machine Christmas"

Blaze and Crusher discover a medieval kingdom of knight trucks, and they become knights themselves and participate in a royal race with them. But it'll take a lot of skills for Sir Blaze to help the knights get past obstacles and beat the always cheating Sir Crusher.

STEM Concept: Potential energy

Songs: "Blaze On", "Potential Energy"

Transformations: Knights (Blaze and Crusher), Catapult

When Darington's battery is out of energy, Blaze, AJ and Darington must go to three different power stations to give Darington's battery enough energy to fly to the moon. Meanwhile, Crusher tries flying to the moon in Darington's place with bad results.

STEM Concept: Energy

Songs: "Ready for Takeoff", "Let's Get Energy"

Blaze, AJ and Stripes must bring a baby fire beetle named Sparky to his home at the top of the volcano. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to steal a fruit from a very strong friendly little caterpillar so he can have it all to himself.

STEM Concept: Structural engineering

Songs: "Blaze On", "Structural Engineering"

When Blaze's friends come down with a case of the "Sneezles" (except for Pickle), he, AJ, and Gabby have to hurry back to Axle City and get to the Monster Dome so they can give their friends some medicine oil to cure them. Meanwhile, Pickle tries to look after the monster machines.

STEM Concept: Freezing

Songs: "Hit the Road", "Freezing"

After a race, Blaze gets an urgent call from the fire chief saying there's a fire on the bridge and he needs extra help, so it's up to Fire Engine Blaze and AJ to hurry and save the day.

Special Guest Star: Joe Manganiello as The Fire Chief

STEM Concept: Volume

Songs: "Ride of Our Lives", "Volume", "Fired Up", "Fired Up" (Reprise)

Transformation: Fire engine

Crusher Cheat: Ice Cream Scooper Machine

After Blaze gets tuned up, various racing trucks get their tires aired and their fuel is filled, and Crusher gets washed up. Crusher steals Gabby's remote that can control anything to stop Blaze from winning, so she, he, and AJ, work together to beat him and get the remote back in the Axle City Grand Prix.

STEM Concept: Rotational speed

Songs: "Ready for Takeoff", "Rotational Speed"

Transformation: Speedboat

Appointments: Tune up (Blaze), Wash up (Crusher), Tire out of air and out of fuel (racing trucks)

Blaze, AJ, Gabby and Pegwheel the Pirate-Truck search the jungle beaches and mountains in an island treasure hunt, which is a racetrack made out of treasure. Meanwhile, Crusher goes on a treasure hunt of his own with disastrous results.

Special Guest Star: Anthony Anderson as Pegwheel

STEM Concept: Combustion

Songs: "Blaze On", "Combustion"

Transformation: Rocket

Blaze and AJ meet their fans and Crusher's Grammy comes to see him in the big race, so Crusher decides to cheat with a pair of rocket skis to impress her. But when the skis malfunction and carry him all over town, Blaze, AJ and Grammy work together so they can save her runaway grandson.

Special Guest Star: Susan Silo as Grammy, Crusher's grandmother

STEM Concept: Tensile strength

Songs: "Ride of Our Lives", "Tensile Strength"

Transformation: Woodchipper

After Crusher pushes himself into a parade of dinosaurs, scattering the creatures, Blaze, AJ and Zeg need to search for them and rescue them. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to lead his own parade with strange participants.

STEM Concept: Chain reactions

Songs: "Ready for Takeoff", "Chain Reaction"

Blaze and AJ visit VelocityVille, a town full of race cars where everybody loves to go fast. But when a snooty car named Speedrick traps all the other racers, Blaze must transform into a super fast race car to free his new friends and face off against Speedrick.

Special Guest Stars: Danica Patrick, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne as Rally, Mark Set-Go, Dash, and Fender

STEM Concept: Aerodynamics

Songs: "Blaze On", "Aerodynamic"

Blaze and his friends go to VelocityVille and participate in a grand race to the top of Eagle Rock, but Crusher is also in the race and is out to stop them and repeatedly diverts them off course.

Special Guest Stars: Danica Patrick, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne as Rally, Mark Set-Go, Dash, and Fender

STEM Concept: Velocity

Songs: "Ride of Our Lives", "Velocity"

Transformation: Race car

When Swoops loses his rotor, thanks to a branch hitting it in the storm, Blaze and AJ head to the Sky Track to try and get it back. Meanwhile, at VelocityVille. Crusher tries to use his Robo-Cloud to make it rain but it ends up raining foods instead.

STEM Concept: Clouds

Songs: "Clouds", "Ready for Takeoff"

Transformation: Race car

Appointment: Rotor coming loose (Swoops)

Blaze, AJ and Stripes try to stay on track while searching for a magical treasure named "The Wishing Wheel", a wheel that has the power that will grant one wish come true for one lucky race car. Meanwhile, Crusher and Pickle are also hunting for the wheel, but get stuck at the big loop-de-loop.

Special Guest Stars: Danica Patrick, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne as Rally, Dash, and Fender

STEM Concept: Centripetal force

Songs: "Blaze On", "Centripetal Force"

Transformation: Race car

Blaze, AJ and Zeg all wanted to ride the Dinocoaster, a dinosaur-themed roller coaster, but Zeg's ticket blows away. So Blaze and AJ must help Zeg track down his ticket. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to dig his way to the front of the line of the bounce house but winds up in various carnival games instead.

STEM Concept: Collisions

Songs: "Ready for Takeoff", "Collision"

Blaze goes to VelocityVille to compete against his race car friends in the longest race ever - the Hundred Mile Race, but Crusher is competing as well and will do anything to win.

Special Guest Stars: Danica Patrick, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, and Kasey Kahne as Rally, Mark Set-Go, Dash, and Fender

STEM Concept: Hydraulics

Songs: "Hundred Mile Race", "Hydraulics", "Hundred Mile Race" (Reprise)

Transformations: Race car, Hydraulic Cutter, Hydraulic Spreader

Blaze and his friends visit VelocityVille where Pickle hosts an arctic-themed race and the monster machines compete to win an ice trophy, but Crusher is also racing and is out to stop them and divert them off course.

STEM Concept: Melting

Songs: "Blaze On", "Melting"

Transformation: Heat cannon

When a light thief steals every light from Axle City, Blaze, AJ, Gabby, and their monster machine friends are outfitted with special lights to help them track down the thief and restore the lost lights. Meanwhile, Crusher claims he can find anything in the dark, but is proven wrong.

Special Guest Star: Melissa Rauch as the Light Thief

STEM Concept: Light and luminosity

Songs: "Blazing Amazing", "Light", "Light" (Reprise)

It's Darington's birthday, and Crusher's attempt to steal his birthday cake causes it to fly away, and Blaze and AJ have to catch it before Crusher does.

STEM Concept: Kinetic energy

Songs: "Burn Rubber", "Kinetic Energy"

Transformation: Crawler crane

When Blaze, AJ and Starla discover a map that leads to the legendary Bouncing Bull Racetrack, the friends set out on a Wild West quest to find the track and take the ride of their lives. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to steal a carrot from a tricky chicken.

STEM Concept: Boiling

Songs: "Burn Rubber", "Boiling"

It's the day of the Piggy 500, and Starla is excited to race with her prize pig, Zippy, in a team race. But when her competitor Crusher and his rude pig, Slop, cheat and send Zippy far away, it's up to Blaze, AJ, and Starla to search for him.

STEM Concept: Pendulums

Songs: "Let's Blaze", "Pendulum"

Transformation: Tower crane

When Crusher's attempt to clean up with his mechanical vacuum goes haywire and sucks up everything including himself, Blaze, AJ and Pickle work together to find a way to turn it off and save him.

STEM Concept: Elasticity

Songs: "Ready for Takeoff", "Elasticity"

Transformation: Slingshot

Gasquatch has been saving his money to buy a toy robot, but when his money is gone Blaze and AJ must help him find it before the toy store closes. Meanwhile, Crusher has trouble playing with Pickle’s new robot dog.

STEM Concept: Counterweights

Songs: "Burn Rubber", "Counterweight"

In the kingdom of knight-trucks, Blaze and AJ must recover a stolen charging machine before everyone in the kingdom runs out of energy and falls asleep. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to become a king by stealing a crown from its strange bearers.

STEM Concept: Pulleys

Songs: "Ride of Our Lives", "Pulley"

While on a sailboat ride, Blaze, AJ, and Stripes discover Animal Island, an island inhabited by friendly animals with their own thing to do. But when a greedy chameleon named Lazard and his warthog henchmen Wartimer & Snout steals all the animals' powers hoping to have one for himself, the three must avoid his obstacles and save their new friends.

Special Guest Star: Billy Ray Cyrus as Lazard

STEM Concept: Animals: Gorillas, Falcons, and Lions

Songs: "Welcome to Animal Island", "Welcome to Animal Island" (Reprise)

Lazard Cheats: Power Stealing Machine, Humongo Walls, Glue Globber, Snapper Trappers

Blaze, Starla and Darington want to play jungle ball, but their teammate Tooks the Toucan gets her tail feathers stuck under a huge rock after catching the ball far away from the stadium and they have to rescue her. Meanwhile, Crusher is disgusted at the animal food the stadium is offering.

Special Guest Star: Kelsea Ballerini as Tooks the Toucan

STEM Concept: Animals: Elephants, Toucans, Flying Squirrels, and Rhinoceroses,

Song: "Wild Wheels"

Challenged by a tough-talking falcon, Blaze, AJ, and Gabby take off on a journey to earn their place with the fast fliers in the sky above Animal Island. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to sample some food from the birds.

Special Guest Star: Darius Rucker as Thunderwing

STEM Concept: Animals: Falcons

Songs: "Wild Wheels", "Falcons"

Transformation: Falcon

Blaze and Zeg are on Animal Island when they discover an insect city and go on an adventure to catch a runaway firefly egg. Meanwhile, Crusher has some trouble when he uses Pickle's insect helmet.

STEM Concept: Animals: Insects (Ants, Bees, Caterpillars, Ladybugs, Butterflies, & Grasshoppers)

Songs: "We're on Our Way", "Insects"

Blaze and Stripes transform into ferociously fast jungle cats to race in the Animal Island Championship! But to win, they'll have to beat Crusher disguised as a cheating cheetah. Can they claw their way to victory?

STEM Concept: Animals: Great Cats (Lions & Tigers)

Songs: "Wild Wheels", "Great Cats"

Transformations: Lion (Blaze); Super Tiger Stripes (Stripes)

When the Great Animal Crown is lost at the bottom of the ocean, Blaze transforms into a super-fast shark to retrieve it for his Animal Island friends before Crusher can grab it first and becomes the king of Animal Island.

STEM Concept: Animals: Sharks

Song: "Sharks"

Transformation: Shark

Blaze transforms into a tow-truck, and, with the help of AJ and Gabby, sets off on a tow-tally awesome adventure to save Stripes and fix his tire after falling in a big hole after a branch broke off the tree after he caught volleyball while playing volleyball with his monkey friends. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to be a tow truck by hooking up to Pickle, but the cheater keeps missing.

STEM Concept: Torque

Songs: "Tow Truck Team", "Torque", "Tow Truck Team" (Reprise)

Transformation: Tow truck

Appointments: Broken engine (Crusher), tire broken (Stripes)

When Blaze and AJ find a map, they join Pegwheel the Pirate and his crew on a treasure hunt to find three keys which will open a golden treasure chest. Unbeknowest to them however, Crusher is hot on their trail to steal them.

STEM Concept: Vortexes

Songs: "Arrr", "Let's Blaze (Pirate Version)", "Vortex"

After Blaze and Crusher take part a race, Crusher gets fed up with Blaze winning all the time, he attempts to steal Blaze's Blazing Speed engine and get it for himself, but he accidentally lets it go loose and Blaze, AJ, and Gabby have to get it back before Crusher does and becomes the world's best Monster Machine.

STEM Concept: Propulsion

Songs: "We're Blazing Amazing!", "Propulsion"

Transformation: Sailboat

Crusher Cheat: Mud Copters

Appointment: Blazing Speed engine missing

Blaze, AJ, and Gabby meet a brand new monster machine named Watts - a super fast truck with electric tires and chooses Gabby as her driver; but when one of her special tires goes rolling into the jungle after she bumped it on a log while she and Gabby drove off the road thanks to falling rocks, Blaze, AJ, and Gabby promise to help her get it back. Meanwhile, back in Axle City, Crusher tries to get new tires but refuses to follow the instructions.

STEM Concept: Fasteners

Songs: "We're on Our Way", "Fasteners"

Transformation: Grapple truck

On race day, Crusher cheats twice as hard to beat Blaze, AJ, Watts, and Gabby -- sending both drivers far, far away; Blaze and Watts become determined to save AJ and Gabby and get back to the race in time to win.

STEM Concept: Electricity

Songs: "We're on Our Way", "Electricity"

Transformation: Subway train

Pickle starts his own show named Pickle TV and hosts the second Team Truck Challenge which pairs trucks together in racing teams and this time Blaze and AJ must team up with their rival Crusher.

STEM Concept: Inclines

Songs: "Burn Rubber", "Inclines"

Transformation: Tow truck

When Crusher accidentally launches away the chickens for a circus act, Blaze, AJ and Darington have to find them while Crusher does the circus in their place with Pickle distracting the crowd.

STEM Concept: Comparisons

Songs: "Let's Go", "Comparison"

When all the members of Pickle's family get lost in the woods, Pickle teams up with Blaze as a tow truck and AJ to save them. Meanwhile, while Crusher baby sits Baby Gherkin, Crusher tries to eat the whole bag of marshmallows, but Baby Gherkin keeps stopping him until Blaze, AJ, Pickle and his family come back!

Special Guest Stars: Stephanie Courtney as Tilly, Judy Greer as Lilly and Baby Gherkin, Steve Little as Ben, Wendi McLendon-Covey as Milly and Frilly, Chris Parnell as Ken and Sven, Jim Rash as Grandpa

STEM Concept: Load

Songs: "The Pickle Family Song", "Load", "The Pickle Family Song" (Reprise)

When Crusher accidentally makes three destructive robots without following the rules of robotics and they get released into town, Blaze transforms into a super strong robot to go after them and stop them. Meanwhile, Pickle pretends to be a robot and constantly keeps giving Crusher the wrong things.

STEM Concept: Robotics

Song: "Robot Power"

Transformation: Robot

Gabby gives Blaze a big surprise - a robot headquarters where he can practice his robot powers. But when they and AJ get a call from a little bunny who's trapped on a glacier that's breaking apart, Blaze, AJ, and Gabby have to hurry and save her.

Special Guest Star: Jenna Dewan Tatum as Little Bunny

STEM Concept: Coding

Songs: "Robot Power", "Code Go!", "Moose Ditty"

When three big emergencies turn out to be too much for one truck alone, Robot Blaze's friends turn themselves into super strong robots to save Axle City from a runaway train, an overflowing glue factory, and an erupting volcano. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to get his robot Clunk to make better snacks than Pickle's robot Beeper.

STEM Concept: Coding

Song: "Robot Power"

Blaze and AJ try to earn some money to buy a special big prize at the fair by doing jobs for other trucks before it runs out. Meanwhile, Crusher has some trouble when he encounters Pickle's various jobs.

STEM Concept: Mechanical engineering

Songs: "Get to Work!", "Mechanical Engineering"

While in Dinosaur Valley, Blaze and Zeg use robot power to help three baby tyrannosauruses named Stompy, Chompy, and Squeak get back to their home on T-Rex Rock. Meanwhile, Pickle teaches some dinosaurs different dances and Crusher winds up joining in.

STEM Concept: Coding

Song: "Robot Power"

Crusher accidentally spills a jar of grow spice on one of his meatballs, causing it to grow to giant size and roll away with him stuck in it with other trucks, so Blaze and Pickle become robots to stop it before it wrecks Axle city entirely.

STEM Concept: Coding

Songs: "Robot Power", "Code Go!"

When Commander Megan's ship malfunctions and strands her on Pluto, the Monster Machines become space robots and venture into outer space to save her. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to go into space but Pickle keeps messing up the blastoff.

Special Guest Star: Megan McArthur as Commander Megan

STEM Concept: Planets

Songs: "Robot Power", "Planets"

Pickle hosts the Race to Lava Island, and Blaze, AJ, and Gabby go off to a rough start when Blaze's tires pop upon diverting off course thanks to logs falling off the road. Luckily, Gabby gives him special Power Tires - Tires that can turn into anything to help him keep going and stay on track. Meanwhile, Pickle opens a tire store with strange tires.

STEM Concept: Traction

Songs: "Burn Rubber", "Traction"

Blaze and AJ train to be ninjas with Ninja Master Blackbelt and use their skills to rescue Crusher and Pickle from a snowy mountain after they capulted theirselfs. Meanwhile, while waiting, Pickle tries to cheer Crusher up by singing familiar tunes, only for him to insert "ninja" into the lyrics and for Crusher to tell him the words are wrong.

Special Guest Star: DJ Khaled as Blackbelt

STEM Concept: Strong force

Songs: "Ninjas!", "Stronger the Force", "Ninjas!" (Reprise)

During a snowy day in Axle City, Crusher attempts to take all hot chocolate for himself but he accidentally sends it launching onto a faraway mountain, and Blaze and AJ are hot pursuit to get it back before Crusher with a little help from Gabby and their Monster Machine friends. Along the way, Pickle intervenes and ends up inviting Crusher to join with him in various winter sports.

STEM Concept: Snowflakes

Songs: "Snowflakes", "Let's Blaze"

Transformation: Snow cannon

Blaze, Stripes and Starla become construction vehicles to rescue Crusher and Pickle when they build a tall tower with no way back down. While waiting, Crusher plays a guessing game with Pickle but Pickle constantly keeps guessing wrong.

STEM Concept: Drafting

Songs: "Get to Work!", "Blazing Amazing", "Drafting"

Transformation: Bulldozer (Blaze), Crane (Starla), Excavator (Stripes)

Blaze and AJ become police officers and help Officer Anna solve three problems around town. Meanwhile, Crusher has problems being a police officer himself when Pickle messes up the siren.

Special Guest Star: Nia Long as Officer Anna

STEM Concept: Deduction

Songs: "Police Anthem", "Deduction", "Police Anthem" (Reprise)

Blaze and AJ discover a magical world where they meet a flying lion named Roarian, but his magical sunstone goes missing when Crusher attempts to take it, and that results in Roarian turning to the statue form he was originally; now Blaze has to get it back before Crusher does. Along the way, Crusher tries singing with Pickle to pass the time, only for the lyrics to foreshadow a mishap that Crusher gets into.

Special Guest Star: Regi Davis as Roarian

STEM Concept: Patterns

Songs: "Roarian!", "Patterns", "Roarian!" (Reprise)

Transformation: Gantry crane

When the King accidentally catapults himself away, Blaze, AJ and his pet dragon Zeek become knights and race to his rescue. Meanwhile, Pickle opens a knight store and Crusher ends up buying armor with strange additions to it.

STEM Concept: Metal

Songs: "Blaze On", "Metal"

Blaze and Crusher race each other in the 100 Egg Challenge to see who will find 100 eggs and win a chocolate trophy. Meanwhile, Pickle smells some flowers and Crusher smells some with disgusting scents.

STEM Concept: Calculators and addition

Songs: "Blaze On", "Addition"

Transformation: Power shears

Blaze and AJ meet a genie in the desert who can grant any wish they want, but he loses his three wishing jewels in a sandstorm and they help him retrieve them. Meanwhile, Crusher participates on Pickle's genie-themed game show which gives him strange prizes.

Special Guest Star: Justin Guarini as Genie

STEM Concept: Symmetry

Songs: "You Wish It!", "It's Symmetrical", "You Wish It!" (Reprise)

Blaze, AJ, Gabby and the Monster Machines race in a midnight race, the Midnight Mile, where the winner gets a glow-in-the-dark trophy. During the race, Pickle reads Crusher strange bedtime stories which happen to come true.

STEM Concept: Circuits

Songs: "Burn Rubber", "Circuits"

Transformation: Spotlight

When Blaze, AJ, and Darington arrive at the Island of Lost Treasure and find a map to a treasure chest, they have to dodge various obstacles if they want to find out what it is. Meanwhile, back in Axle City, Crusher joins Pickle for various hunts which turns out to be noted as expected.

STEM Concept: Momentum

Songs: "Lost Treasure", "Momentum", "Lost Treasure" (Reprise)

Blaze, AJ and Blackbelt work to find ingredients for a special soup for Blackbelt's Grandma Ninja when she gets a cold. Meanwhile, Crusher opens Pickle's piñatas which have rather strange goodies inside.

Special Guest Stars: Dempsey Pappion as Blackbelt, Jo Marie Payton as Grandma Ninja

STEM Concept: Suction

Songs: "Ninjas!", "Suction"

Blaze gets trapped in super sticky mud after rescuing the little monkey's kite, and AJ must go on a solo adventure to find animal friends who will help free him. Meanwhile, Pickle hosts a comedy improv and Crusher runs into trouble when he tries to tell a joke himself.

STEM Concept: Adaptive Traits

Blaze, Stripes, Starla, and Zeg team up when they have to retrieve a trophy for the championship race after Crusher's latest invention the Flying Fetcher steals it before the race begins. The chase is on! During the chase, Pickle shows Crusher the trophies he got for avoiding accidents. When Crusher becomes super disappointed that he didn't get a trophy, Blaze, Stripes, Starla, Zeg, and Crusher all race together and win their own trophies!

STEM Concept: Photons

Songs: "Blazing Amazing", "Photons"

Transformation: X-ray Machine

Blaze, AJ and Stripes babysit some baby animals, but they fly away on bubbles and they must save them. Meanwhile, Crusher claims he can do the animal talents Pickle tries out with disastrous results.

STEM Concept: Gears

Songs: "Babysitting", "Gears", "Babysitting" (Reprise)

Pickle is putting on a magic show for all of Axle City, and his magic tricks are done with help of his magic wand. But when Crusher accidentally makes a magical mistake, it’s up to Blaze and Pickle to fix the magic and save him, Starla, and Darington.

STEM Concept: Measurement

Songs: "Abra-Ka-Pickle!", "Measure It", "Abra-Ka-Pickle!" (Reprise)

Blaze, AJ, Gabby, and Watts are visiting the Axle City toy store, a toy store where an amazing machine can make any toy one wants, but when Crusher unknowingly uses it to make massive toys that run amok, only Blaze, AJ, Gabby, and Watts can stop the giant toys from making a giant mess! Meanwhile, Pickle shows Crusher his collection of Pickle toys which he doesn't take a liking for that much.

STEM Concept: Absorption

Songs: "Blazing Amazing", "Absorption", "Monster Machine Friends"

For the first time ever, Blaze and AJ race under the ocean; Blaze transforms into a submarine and speeds through sunken ships and coral reefs to reach the giant sand castle at the finish line before Crusher.

STEM Concept: Air

Songs: "Deep Sea Grand Prix", "Floating"

Transformation: Submarine

When Axle City is visited by a littering raccoon named the Litter Critter, it's up to Blaze and AJ to save the day; Blaze transforms into a Super Recycling Truck and cleans up the town and rescues his friends just in time for a final showdown with the Litter Critter.

Special Guest Star: "Weird Al" Yankovic as the Litter Critter

STEM Concept: Recycling

Songs: "Litter Critter", "Recycling", "Recycling" (Reprise)

For the first time, Blaze and AJ race in space; Blaze transforms into a spaceship and takes off into space for the Great Space Race, and he and AJ join aliens Zork, Oola and Zuzu to race to the finishing planet against Crusher and his rocket. During the race, Crusher encounters Pickle searching for foods in space which he unintentionally finds for him.

STEM Concept: Thrust

Songs: "Space Race", "Thrust", "Space Race" (Reprise)

Transformation: Spaceship

Gasquatch invites Blaze and AJ to his ice cream party, but cries when he forgets the ice cream; Blaze transforms into an ice cream maker and he and Gasquatch race to reach Gasquatch's house in time. Meanwhile, Crusher gets some ice cream for dessert but ends up with different animals inside each one.

STEM Concept: Solid, Liquid, or Gas

Songs: "Ice Cream", "Solid, Liquid, or Gas", "Ice Cream" (Reprise)

Blaze hangs out at Gabby's garage for a fuel pump replacement – just as she gets an alert. Three far-flung trucks need her mechanical know-how. So, Blaze and AJ volunteer to help her take her garage on the go. Meanwhile, Crusher and Pickle look after her garage, but Crusher keeps playing things in there.

STEM Concept: Systems

Songs: "Mechanic Team", "Systems"

Transformation: Submersible

Blaze, AJ, Crusher, and Pickle are babysitting for Baby Gherkin! When it's time for her nap, they tell her three epic bedtime stories about police, cowboys, and superheroes - all starring Blaze, AJ, Crusher, and Pickle!

Special Guest Star: Judy Greer as Baby Gherkin

STEM Concept: Observation

When a windstorm blows away the supplies for Stripes' Animal Party, Blaze transforms into the one Monster Machine strong enough to haul them all back: a Big Rig. But they better hurry before the pirate bighorns steal everything! Meanwhile, Pickle is pretending to be a Big Rig as well and gives Crusher things that turned out to be animals.

STEM Concept: Force

Songs: "Big Rig Roll", "Force" (Remix)

All of Axle City is enjoying the Balloon Fair until Crusher and Pickle get stuck on a runaway hot air balloon; now it's up to Blaze and AJ to rescue their high-flying friends before they crash into the Slime Volcano.

STEM Concept: Speedometer

Songs: "Burn Rubber", "Speedometer", "Monster Machine Friends"

Blaze and AJ make friends with a space alien named Gormy, but when Gormy's jet pack loses power, they set out to help him find three special space batteries so he can fly home to his alien family. Meanwhile, Crusher looks into Pickle's telescope and sees stuff from outer space falling from the sky.

STEM Concept: Trajectory

Songs: "Blaze On", "Trajectory"

Blaze and AJ must retrieve three keys that flew out of Blaze's new video game after Crusher dropped it and slipped in a mud puddle, and save the dragon stuck in the tower. Meanwhile, Crusher and Pickle test out the power shapes that came from Blaze's game, Pickle's results come in great forms and Crusher's results come in strange forms.

STEM Concept: Geometry

In their biggest race ever, Blaze and AJ go head-to-head against Crusher to race all the way around the Earth and win the World’s Biggest Trophy! During the race, Pickle drives every vehicle to go around the world.

STEM Concept: Mechanical engineering

Songs: "Race Around the Earth", "Mechanical Engineering", "Race Around the Earth" (Reprise)

Transformation: Jackhammer speedboat, Pogo snowmobile, Water blaster jet

Blaze and AJ are spending the day with some very special trucks: Blaze’s family! His little sister Sparkle and their parents join him in a race against Crusher to prove they’re the world’s fastest family! During the race, Pickle tells Crusher knock-knock jokes about Blaze's family.

STEM Concept: Estimate

Songs: "The Blaze Family", "Estimation", "The Blaze Family" (Reprise)

Transformation: Wrecking ball crane (Blaze, Mom, Dad, Sparkle)

Officers Blaze and AJ just got their biggest case yet, to track down the mischievous Treat Thief, and with help from Officer Anna, Officers Blaze and AJ set out to stop the thief and recover every stolen treat.

Special Guest Star: Nia Long as Officer Anna and Georgie Kidder as The Treat Thief

STEM Concept: Data

Songs: "Police Anthem", "Data", "Police Anthem" (Reprise)

When three big deliveries are needed all over Axle City, there's only one monster machine with the power to haul it all: Big Rig Blaze! But he even may not be able to make all the deliveries in time. At the same time and everywhere they go, Crusher tries to be stronger than Blaze but Pickle gives him more heavy stuff which leads to disastrous results.

STEM Concept: Mass

Songs: "Big Rig Roll", "Mass", "Big Rig Roll" (Reprise)

Dinosaur Blaze teams up with his prehistoric pal Zeg in order to compete in the Dino Derby, but he wonders if the duo has what it takes to outrace the rest and become Dino Derby champions.

STEM Concept: Coordinates

Songs: "Dino Derby", "Coordinates", "Dino Dance"

Darington has a pet and sidekick named Stunt Kitty! But when a big stunt goes wrong, Darington is sent flying away on an out-of-control hot dog stand balloon! It’s up to Blaze, AJ, and Stunt Kitty to save the day! Meanwhile, Crusher tries do his own stunts, but ends up landing on sticky objects.

STEM Concept: Acceleration

Songs: "Purr-fect Pals", "Time to Move", "Acceleration"

Blaze and AJ meet 7 magical unicorns of every color of the rainbow, but when one of them, Violet, gets trapped in an unpoppable bubble, they must turn into knights and rescue her from the Big Bad Bubble Swamp. At the same time, Crusher the knight attempts to rescue Pickle the unicorn from a tower, but his plans don't go so well.

STEM Concept: Division

Songs: "Knights", "Divide", "Knights" (Reprise)

It's more Blaze family fun in this high octane, action-packed adventure as Blaze and his little sister Sparkle team up to make it back to the Monster Dome in time for a big race against Crusher.

STEM Concept: Trajectory

Songs: "Rock the Road", "Trajectory"

Transformation: High-Speed Train (Blaze and Sparkle)

At the starting line for the race to Sky High Mountain, one of Crusher's cheats threatens to sideline Blaze, AJ, and Gabby for good by pouring cement on Blaze's tires; to get back in this race, Blaze will need power tires. Meanwhile, for the second time, Pickle opens a tire store with strange tires.

STEM Concept: Adhesion

Songs: "We Got the Power", "Adhesion", "We Got the Power" (Reprise)

When a big bubble floats away with Gabby’s new puppy Chassis while trying to take a bath, she teams up with Blaze and AJ to get her back. Meanwhile, Pickle opens up a pet store giving Crusher a pet with strange things.

STEM Concept: Elasticity

Songs: "Go Go Go", "Elasticity", "Monster Machine Friends"

When Crusher sends Team Blaze away from the Gold Medal Games, Blaze and AJ will have to use their sport smarts to get back and win the gold medal. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to be the best at all sports by doing tricks but ends up failing. Also, Pickle is the coach of the all the games and teaches the sports legends how to be at their best.

Special Guest Stars: Billie Jean King as Wheelie Jean King, Chris Paul as Swift Paul, and Abby Wambach as Abby Wamtruck

STEM Concept: Sport science

Songs: "Let's Blaze", "Science of Sports", "Team Blaze"

Transformation: Forklift

When three fire emergencies break out across Axle City, it’s up to Blaze to put ‘em out – and to do it, he’ll transform into the most epic fire rescue vehicles we’ve ever seen! Meanwhile, Crusher and Pickle are playing firefighters. Crusher tries to put out a pretend fire, with the fire hose but strange things come out instead of water.

STEM Concept: Pump

Songs: "Fired Up", "Pumps", "Fired Up" (Reprise)

Blaze, AJ, Gabby, Watts, and Zeg become the ultimate construction crew for an amazing building contest to build the tallest tower in Axle City! When Crusher accidentally send them flying far away from town, it will take all of their construction skills combined to make it back before time runs out. While at the contest, Pickle gives Crusher different disgusting tools that gets Crusher sticky.

STEM Contest: Length, Width, and Height

Songs: "We Got the Power", "Length! Width! Height!"

Starla’s rootin tootin birthday party turns into a rescue mission when a blue train holding her birthday cake gets diverted off course. Now it's up to Blaze and AJ to help Starla catch up to that train and save the cake before it’s too late and falls off a huge cliff. Meanwhile, Pickle tries to cheer Crusher up by making things out of balloons, but it appears he's not very good at it.

STEM Concept: Inertia

Songs: "Let's Blaze: Starla Remix", "Inertia", "Happy Birthday Starla"

Blaze and AJ are joined by Gabby and all their Monster Machine friends in an incredible race for a shiny golden gift box! But to unlock it, they'll first have to get past Crusher and his fresh batch of cheats.

STEM Concept: Prediction

Songs: "Time to Move", "Let's Predict"

Transformation: Steam engine

Crusher Cheats: Gargantuan Guards

With the help of a magical tiger statue, Blaze, AJ, and Stripes put their explorer skills to the test as they follow the trail to the fabled Tiger Treasure. Meanwhile, back in Axle City, Crusher tries to do tiger skills but he keeps disturbing animals.

STEM Concept: Mirrors

Songs: "Tiger Treasure", "Mirrors", "Tiger Treasure" (Reprise)

When seven adorable critters called Boingies get lost in Axle City, it's up to Blaze and AJ to gather them up and get them home safe and sound. Meanwhile, Pickle holds a concert and sings ditties for all his fans and gives Crusher different instruments with strange things every time he plays.

STEM Concept: Velocity

Songs: "Boingies", "Go Go Go", "Velocity", "Pickle Ditties", "Boingies" (Reprise)

Blaze and AJ meet and befriend a white monster machine named Snowby who loves to play in the snow. They will need to stay cool if they hope to get him to the top of a snowy hill in time for a special wintery celebration. Meanwhile, back in Axle City, Pickle starts selling frozen foods, but Crusher keeps snatching it from animals and melts every time he walks to the sun.

STEM Concept: Potential Energy

Songs: "Rock the Road", "Potential Energy"

Blaze and AJ's ski trip turns into a rescue mission after Crusher and Pickle get stuck on a far away ski lift. Blaze and AJ will have to perform a daring snow rescue to save them.

STEM Concept: Friction

Songs: "Time to Move", "Friction"

When a nefarious villain called the Toothbrush Taker steals every toothbrush in Axle City, Blaze, AJ, Gabby, Crusher, and Pickle's only chances at saving the day is to have Blaze become: Special Mission Blaze.

STEM Concept: Density

When a greedy Queen Fastine casts a spell to make their friends Stripes, Watts, Crusher, and Pickle go slow, Blaze and AJ will have to race her for the green bottle of fast magic.

Special Guest Star: Sherri Shepherd as Queen Fastine

STEM Concept: Congruent

Blaze and AJ help their amazing new friend Megabot get to Axle City in time for the big Robot Parade. Meanwhile, Crusher wants his robot to be the leader of the parade, but every time he asks to do a mode it plays jokes on him.

STEM Concept: Diameter

Songs: "We Got the Power", "Diameter", "Robot Parade"

In the first ever Blaze musical, Blaze, AJ, Crusher and Pickle are on a daring quest to find the pieces of the Broken Key and unlock a secret treasure.

Songs: "Treasure of the Broken Key (Title, Main, First Reprise, Second Reprise, & Finale)", "Electric Eels", "Hide and Seek Mermaids", "Strongest Octopus in the Sea"

Blaze and AJ go on a mission to become lifeguards; it'll take four daring rescues to achieve their official lifeguard badge and only the bravest monster truck has what it takes. Meanwhile, Crusher tries to be a lifeguard and rescue Pickle on a pretend giant wave but ends up grabbing various animals.

STEM Concept: Sink or Float

Songs: "Lifeguards to the Rescue", "Sink or Float", "Lifeguards to the Rescue (Reprise)"

It's a campout under the stars! Blaze, AJ, Watts, Gabby, Crusher, and Pickle are gathered around the campfire to tell the most amazing stories they can make up! And the best part? Whoever tells the best story wins the last marshmallow!

Special Guest Star: Richard Kind as Lord Carburetor

Blaze and AJ are driving around Axle City when they find a pair of special wheels that transform Blaze into SUPER BLAZE! When three trouble robots from outer space land in Axle City, Blaze uses his new superpowers to help send them back to their home planet!

STEM Concept: Melting, Force, and Acceleration

Songs: "Super Wheels", "Super Wheels (Reprise)"

When Crusher sends Blaze and AJ away with one of his latest cheats, His little sister Sparkle comes to save the day and bring her brother and AJ back in time so they can race together to win the Teamwork Trophy!

STEM Concept: Chain Reaction

Songs: "Blaze On (featuring Sparkle)", "Chain Reaction"

When three big mail deliveries are needed around the world, there's only one monster machine who can deliver it all, Mail Truck Blaze! He and AJ will swim across seas, climb mountains and venture to the Monster Dome, because mail trucks ALWAYS deliver. Meanwhile, Crusher pretends to be a mail carrier to deliver Pickle a letter up high instead of a ladder, but things go wrong.

STEM Concept: Waves

Songs: "Mail Truck Anthem", "Waves", "Mail Truck Anthem (Reprise)"

It's a head-to-head showdown when Blaze and Crusher enter...The Great Pizza Race! Who will deliver all of their pizzas first and win the coveted Great Pizza Trophy?

STEM Concept: Simple Machines

Songs: "Pizza", "Simple Machines", "Pizza (Reprise)"

Transformation: Auger

It’s Halloween in Axle City, and Blaze, AJ, Stripes, Starla, and Zeg are racing in The Great Halloween Race! First one across the finish line wins the biggest, tastiest goody bag ever! But if they want this treat, they need to watch out for Crusher's tricks!

STEM Concept: Impacts

Songs: "Halloween Race", "Impacts", "Halloween Race (Reprise)"

When Crusher and Pickle are trapped inside a cage over a bubbling slime swamp, it’s up to Blaze, his little sister Sparkle, and, AJ to become...Knights! Will they be able to rescue Crusher and Pickle from the swamp before it’s too late?

STEM Concept: Welding

Songs: "Knights with Sparkle", Weld It", "Knights with Sparkle (Reprise)"

It's Christmas Eve and Blaze, AJ, Crusher, Pickle, and all their other friends are helping Santa ready his sleigh for delivery. But when Crusher discovers he won't get a present this year, Blaze and AJ offer to help him do enough kind deeds to earn a gift and three stars.

STEM Concept: Counting

When a dolphin named Flippy needs help getting back to his family in the ocean, there's only one monster machine with enough power to do the job - Big Rig Blaze! Meanwhile, Pickle is taking pictures, and Crusher wants him to take a picture of his style, but things go wrong when he goes overboard.

STEM Concept: Water

Songs: "Big Rig Roll", "Water", "Big Rig Roll (Reprise)"

It's a head-to-head showdown when Blaze and Crusher enter... The Snowflake Games! Who will win the most winter sports and receive the prized Snowflake Medal?

STEM Concept: Sports Science

Songs: "Snowflake Games", "Science of Sports"

Blaze transforms into an ambulance and begins providing aid to Stripes, Starla, and Darington in need, along with AJ and Gabby's team of paramedics. Meanwhile, Crusher and Pickle are pretending to be paramedics, and Pickle gives Crusher medical tools that happens to be different stuff.

STEM Concept: Paramedic Tools

Songs: "Paramedic Power", "Paramedic Power (Reprise)"

Transformation: Ambulance (Blaze), Paramedics (AJ and Gabby)

AJ and Gabby give Blaze, Starla, Crusher, and Pickle renewable engines; when a sneaky guzzler truck steals their gas, they will have to use renewable energy to finish the race.

Special Guest Star: Nicole Byer as Gas Guzzler

STEM Concept: Renewable Energy

NASA's Commander Megan is back and she's taking Blaze, AJ, Crusher and Pickle to Mars; but when Crusher accidentally detaches the rocket ship's thrusters, it's up to Blaze and AJ to navigate Mars and get those thrusters back.

Special Guest Star: K. Megan McArthur Behnken, Ph.D. as Commander Megan

STEM Concept: Gravity

Songs: "Mars"

Blaze and AJ enter a very special competition involving flying machines! When Crusher sends them flying away from Axle City again, they must use their techno smarts to get back in time to build their ultimate flying invention.

STEM Concept: Technology

When Crusher's Grandma returns to Axle City for a very special birthday party, Blaze and AJ help Crusher do lots of Pickle's different jobs in order to earn money to purchase her a very special gift: an extremely awesome super skateboard!

STEM Concept: Sequence

Songs: "Get to Work", "The Pizza Sequence"

When the Baby Robot from Outer Space turns everyone into babies, it's up to Blaze and his new Special Mission Modes to save the day.

STEM Concept: Subtraction

When the Yucky Ducky covers Axle City in icky, sticky grossigoo, it's up to Special Mission Blaze to stop her machine and save the world from being grossified.

Special Guest Star: Amy Sedaris as the Yucky Ducky

STEM Concept: Primary Colors

When a burgling buccaneer steals every pillow in Axle City, it's up to Special Mission Blaze to save bedtime.

STEM Concept: Addition

Super Wheels to the rescue! When the Bubblemaker starts trapping everything in his trouble bubbles, AJ, Blaze and his little sister Sparkle have to become superheroes to save Axle City!

The Green Queen is turning everything in Axle City... green! Luckily Blaze, Watts, and Darington can transform into superheroes! Can they stop The Green Queen before Axle City is one color forever?

Special Guest Star: Kathy Najimy as The Green Queen

When Pancakeio the Pancake Wizard takes all the pancakes in Axle City, it's up to Blaze, Stripes, and Starla to become superheroes; using their Super Wheels, they need to get those pancakes back in time for breakfast!