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* GenderNeutralWriting:
** The three baby t-rexes from "T-Rex Trouble" were not referred to with gender-related pronouns, and had ambiguous-looking faces and voices. The one exception would be Chompy, who was called a girl by Blaze.
** The firefly from "AJ to the Rescue" didn't use any gender pronouns as well.
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* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Zeg, especially his LowerDeckEpisode "Zeg and the Egg" in which there're other [[{{Whateversaurus}} trucksaurus]] like him.
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The series was created in 2014, being exhibited by Nick since their first season, going two seasons of 20 episodes per season and a third aired in 2017 and later on a fourth in 2018. Also, since 2016, the complete season one is available on Creator/{{Netflix}}. The official website is [[http://www.nickjr.com/blaze-and-the-monster-machines here]], as well has its [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaze_and_the_Monster_Machines own article]] in Wiki/TheOtherWiki. Also this show has [[http://blaze-and-the-monster-machines.wikia.com/wiki/Blaze_and_the_Monster_Machines_Wiki its own wiki]]. It also got its own Website/YouTube channel in January 2020.

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The series was created in 2014, being exhibited by Nick since their first season, going two seasons of 20 episodes per season and a third aired in 2017 and later on a fourth in 2018. Also, since 2016, the complete season one is available on Creator/{{Netflix}}. The official website is [[http://www.nickjr.com/blaze-and-the-monster-machines here]], as well has its [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaze_and_the_Monster_Machines own article]] in Wiki/TheOtherWiki.Website/TheOtherWiki. Also this show has [[http://blaze-and-the-monster-machines.wikia.com/wiki/Blaze_and_the_Monster_Machines_Wiki its own wiki]]. It also got its own Website/YouTube channel in January 2020.
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* SpringtimeForHitler: Usually Crusher's cheating schemes to stop Blaze from winning will backfire on him, thanks to Blaze using the episode's STEM concept, a transformation, or his Blazing Speed to get around them.
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** In "The Great Pizza Race", Crusher breaks down the ladder to the monkeys' treehouse, but didn't realize [[FailedASpotCheck there was a pulley nearby]] which Blaze and AJ used in its place.


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* FailedASpotCheck: In addition to Crusher not realizing a huge flaw in his cheats, he doesn't notice an alternate route or method Blaze can take nearby before escaping, which Blaze quickly takes note of.

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* OneWordVocabulary: The fire beetles in "Spark Bug" only say "spark" and "sparky". Crossed with PokemonSpeak for the one Blaze and Stripes find, as Stripes names him Sparky for the sound he makes.

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The fire beetles in "Spark Bug" only say "spark" and "sparky". Crossed with PokemonSpeak for the one Blaze and Stripes find, as Stripes names him Sparky for the sound he makes.makes.
** The Trouble Robots in "Super Wheels" can only say "Trouble".

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* RuleOfThree: This show takes the trope UpToEleven, using elements of this in every single episode.

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* RuleOfThree: This show takes the trope UpToEleven, up to eleven, using elements of this in every single episode.



** In "Truck Rangers", the volume knob on Blaze’s amplifier goes [[UpToEleven up to 11]], a reference to the special speakers doing the same thing in ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap''.

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** In "Truck Rangers", the volume knob on Blaze’s amplifier goes [[UpToEleven up to 11]], 11, a reference to the special speakers doing the same thing in ''Film/ThisIsSpinalTap''.



* UnknownRival: In some episodes, Blaze discovers the obstacle Crusher sent out, but never realizes it was Crusher's fault. Taken UpToEleven in "Race to Eagle Rock" when Crusher turns the sign the other way, and the Monster Machines immediately follow it unaware they're going in the wrong direction.
* UpToEleven: In the episode "Truck Rangers", the volume knob on Blaze's amplifier used to stop Crusher's Robo-Bear from stealing the Super Bravery badge goes up to 11. When he turns it up to such, the volume becomes so loud it makes the Robo-Bear listen to him completely and returns the badge.

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* UnknownRival: In some episodes, Blaze discovers the obstacle Crusher sent out, but never realizes it was Crusher's fault. Taken UpToEleven Exaggerated in "Race to Eagle Rock" when Crusher turns the sign the other way, and the Monster Machines immediately follow it unaware they're going in the wrong direction.
* UpToEleven: In the episode "Truck Rangers", the volume knob on Blaze's amplifier used to stop Crusher's Robo-Bear from stealing the Super Bravery badge goes up to 11. When he turns it up to such, the volume becomes so loud it makes the Robo-Bear listen to him completely and returns the badge.
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* AbsenteeActor: Blaze and AJ are the only characters to appear in all of the episodes. Crusher and Pickle were absent for the first episodes of the “Race Car Adventures” and “Wild Wheels” miniseries (“Race Car Superstar” and “Animal Island”, respectively), and Crusher appeared without Pickle in “Rocket Ski Rescue”.
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* PedalToTheMetalShot: Usually done OncePerEpisode by AJ, whenever Blaze asks him to "give him some speed."
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* CharacterTic: Pretty much every single character (especially Blaze) almost always has their teeth showing when smiling.

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* RoadSignReversal: Crusher does this in "Race to Eagle Rock" and "Deep Sea Grand Prix".

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* RoadSignReversal: Crusher does this in "Race to Eagle Rock" and Rock", "Deep Sea Grand Prix".Prix", and "The Blaze Family".



* TookALevelInKindness: In the newer episodes, Crusher tends to cheat less and less and is more on his good side, beginning to gain a soft side toward Blaze.

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* TookALevelInBadass: Blaze has started to become more determined in the newer episodes, compared to the early episodes where he is often unaware of Crusher's cheating. Best exemplified with the RoadSignReversal in "Deep Sea Grand Prix", when he and AJ don't see any of the other racers and they realize they went the wrong way.
* TookALevelInKindness: In the newer episodes, Crusher tends to cheat less and less and is more on his good side, beginning to gain a soft side softer edge toward Blaze.


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* TheUnintelligible:
** Crusher's slobbish teammate Rudy from "The Team Truck Challenge" only talks through moaning and groaning.
** The ninja starfish from "Deep Sea Grand Prix" only communicates through VoiceGrunting, such as grunts, screams, and cheering.

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** Gasquatch has "IIII LOOOOVE MUUUUUD!"



* HarmlessVillain: Crusher.

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* HarmlessVillain: Crusher. The various one-shot antagonists also come off this way.


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* HeelFaceTurn: Generally the case of what happens to the one-shot antagonist in an episode.


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* StockAudioClip: In the newer seasons, the scenes where Blaze is asking the viewer to activate Blazing Speed tend to use the same audio clip every episode.


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* TookALevelInKindness: In the newer episodes, Crusher tends to cheat less and less and is more on his good side, beginning to gain a soft side toward Blaze.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:
** Gabby has purple hair.
** Pickle’s sister Tilly has blue hair.
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* VineSwing: In some instances, Blaze and his friends are shown doing this during their journeys, especially if it takes place in the jungle.
** Special mention goes to Pickle, who does this in two episodes, while even doing the Franchise/{{Tarzan}} yell.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: Turns out Blaze's relatives all use Blazing Speed like him and are upbeat racers; they even say his catchphrases.
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* GenderNeutralWriting:
** The three baby t-rexes from "T-Rex Trouble" were not referred to with gender-related pronouns, and had ambiguous-looking faces and voices. The one exception would be Chompy, who was called a girl by Blaze.
** The firefly from "AJ to the Rescue" didn't use any gender pronouns as well.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: In some jungle episodes, there're cute monster truck monkeys.
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* FiveManBand: Blaze forms one with his closest friends.
** TheLeader: Blaze, the adventurous truck who's always willing to help a friend.
** TheLancer: Darington, the silly and clumsy daredevil.
** TheSmartGuy: Stripes, the tiger truck with a super tiger sense.
** TheBigGuy: Zeg, the dinosaur truck with a brute and brash personality.
** TheChick: Starla, the sole female member who's got wild cowgirl skills. Later joined by Watts, the more feminine truck with electric powers.
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* ViewersAreGoldfish: Being a show directed to kids, and specifically an Edutainment one, this is usually seen.

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* ViewersAreGoldfish: Being a show directed to kids, and specifically an Edutainment one, this is usually seen. Unlike ''Dora'', however, Blaze acts as if he actually heard the viewer and immediately responds to them.

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** Blaze have various famous quotes, like "AJ, gimme some speed" and "Let's Blaze!"

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** Blaze have has various famous quotes, like "AJ, gimme some speed" and "Let's Blaze!"Blaze!"
** Expect Blaze or AJ to say something like "Whoo-hoo!" or "Yeah-heh!" when driving; also expect them to add "Right!" or "Yeah!" when they respond to the viewer's answer.



* FakeInteractivity: Blaze and AJ will frequently ask the audience to do various things with them, such as choosing the right object or path, or finding out which choice would work.

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* FakeInteractivity: Blaze and AJ will frequently ask the audience to do various things with them, such as choosing the right object or path, or finding out which choice would work. However, the series does not include any physical prompts, and Blaze and AJ answer the viewer almost immediately.
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* BeyondTheImpossible: In "The Hundred Mile Race", Blaze transforms into a hydraulic spreader to break the unbreakable webs made by Crusher's trapping spider, which he claimed no one would escape from.
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** For example, when he blocked the track with pipes in "Axle City Grand Prix", he didn't know one of the pipes in each pile were large enough for Blaze to drive ''through'' them.
** The Power Tires, indeed. No matter what obstacle Crusher sets up, Blaze uses the tires' various settings to get right around them. Especially when he breaks a bridge to Lava Island and Crusher uses Lava Power to drive ''right through the lava''.
** In "Race to the Golden Gift", Crusher blocks a tunnel with rocks to prevent Blaze and Watts from coming through; however, he forgot there was ''another'' tunnel nearby, which Gabby notices.
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* AntiHero: Crusher evolves into one in the newer seasons, cheating less and less and becoming more supportive of Blaze while still occasionally jealous of him.

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* VillainSong: Usually Crusher sings everytime he has the control.

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Usually Crusher sings everytime he has the control.control. However, he gets a more proper number with his half of "Sound Wave Showdown" in "Truck Rangers".
** The Litter Critter gets his own proper villain number in "Recycling Power!".
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** Starla frequently says "Bust my bumpers!", which is a play on the famous "Bust my buffers!" from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''.

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** Starla frequently says "Bust my bumpers!", which is a play on the famous "Bust my buffers!" from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine''.''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''.

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The series was created in 2014, being exhibited by Nick since their first season, going two seasons of 20 episodes per season and a third aired in 2017 and later on a fourth in 2018. Also, since 2016, the complete season one is available on Creator/{{Netflix}}. The official website is [[http://www.nickjr.com/blaze-and-the-monster-machines here]], as well has its [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaze_and_the_Monster_Machines own article]] in Wiki/TheOtherWiki. Also this show has [[http://blaze-and-the-monster-machines.wikia.com/wiki/Blaze_and_the_Monster_Machines_Wiki its own wiki]]. It also got its own Creator/{{YouTube}} channel in January 2020.

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The series was created in 2014, being exhibited by Nick since their first season, going two seasons of 20 episodes per season and a third aired in 2017 and later on a fourth in 2018. Also, since 2016, the complete season one is available on Creator/{{Netflix}}. The official website is [[http://www.nickjr.com/blaze-and-the-monster-machines here]], as well has its [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaze_and_the_Monster_Machines own article]] in Wiki/TheOtherWiki. Also this show has [[http://blaze-and-the-monster-machines.wikia.com/wiki/Blaze_and_the_Monster_Machines_Wiki its own wiki]]. It also got its own Creator/{{YouTube}} Website/YouTube channel in January 2020.


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* KarmicButtMonkey: Crusher is the main antagonist of the series and always cheats to win every race. He's the AssholeVictim of every bad thing can happen in the series, which usually are his own invents or treats against Blaze and his friends, and different from his minion [[AntiVillain Pickle]], he doesn't regret of his actions nor try to help his rival when something bigger occurs that affect both.
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* BigShadowLittleCreature: In "T-Rex Trouble", this is how the baby t-rexes are introduced. It is even lampshaded by Blaze.


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* PetTheDog: In the ChristmasEpisode, Crusher decides to put his present aside for the sake of helping Blaze save Santa's sack from falling off a cliff.
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** "The Treat Thief" to "Officer Blaze", as it features Blaze reprising his police car identity to help Officer Anna catch a thief stealing everyone's candy.
** "Race to Sky High Mountain" to "Power Tires", in which Blaze reprises the titular weapon to compete in said race.
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** These start occurring with certain songs in the fourth season, with rather trippy scenes. They become more common by the fifth season.

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** These start occurring with certain songs starting with "Robot Power" in the fourth season, with rather trippy scenes. They become more common by the fifth season.
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** Blaze's transformations are much more detailed by having the camera actually zoom to the part that is going to be constructed, something the early animation had no courage to animate.

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