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Five Alarm Blaze on Nick Jr Today

Blaze - Five Alarm Blaze

When I was at Dad 2.0 Nickelodeon was a sponsor and they provided us with screeners of the Blaze and the Monster Machines special “Five Alarm Blaze”. I watched it with the kids and they really enjoyed it. In this special Blaze is called upon to help fight fires with Axle City’s fire department. This show is consistently a winner in our house and this particular special was one of the best. Andrew asked me when we could buy Blaze as a fire truck. You can check out a clip from Blaze and the Monster Machines “Five Alarm Blaze” And you can read more about the special below.

It’s Blaze to the rescue in Nickelodeon’s Blaze and the Monster Machines “Five Alarm Blaze” featuring guest Joe Manganiello (True Blood) as the voice of the Fire Chief, premiering Friday, March 4, at 12 p.m. (ET/PT). The Fire Chief of Axle City’s firefighting brigade calls Blaze for help with an emergency when the Chief and his team cannot take out a huge fire. Blaze and the Monster Machines follows the adventures of the amazing monster truck Blaze and his eight-year-old driver AJ, and it’s the first preschool show on TV to comprehensively cover all areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) in every episode. The series currently ranks #1 in its timeslot and airs regularly weekdays at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon, which is the top network for preschoolers and kids 2-11.

In “Five Alarm Blaze,” there’s a fire on the bridge and it’s too much for the Fire Chief and his team to handle. With time running out, Blaze races across town to make it to the fire on time. When the team runs out of water, it’s up to Blaze to determine the amount of water needed to put out the flames.

Leading up to the premiere, NickJr.com and the Nick Jr. App will feature exclusive content, including a first-look at the episode starting Feb. 26, as well as two original pieces of short-form content featuring Blaze completing challenges using unique STEM concepts temperature and potential energy.

About Blaze and the Monster Machines
In Blaze and the Monster Machines, the amazing monster truck Blaze and his eight-year-old driver AJ have adventures that explore the physics of how things move; tackle problems through scientific inquiry and mathematics; and discover the parts needed to make everyday technologies work. Each action-packed episode is filled with monster trucks, physical humor and upbeat original songs with lyrics that highlight a STEM concept such as adhesion, friction, force, trajectory and magnetism. The series is created by Jeff Borkin (Team Umizoomi head writer) and Ellen Martin (Bubble Guppies supervising producer).

Press Release, Television

Wallykazam! Special “The Big Goblin Problem” Airs Tomorrow

We love Wallykazam in this house. It is a funny program with some good literacy lessons contained within. The characters are fun and interesting. One of the most interesting is the silly goblin named Bobgoblin. Bobgoblin likes to cause all sorts of trouble with his shenanigans and this time in an hour long special he is up to his tricks again. But this time he’s causing trouble on a much larger scale. This time Wally will be joined by his Uncle Steve who will be voiced by Parks and Recreation’s Ben Schwartz. IT promises to be a fun episode.

Wallykazam! Big Goblin Problem
L-R: Uncle Steve (Ben Schwartz), Wally, Norville in Wallykazam! “The Big Goblin Problem” – Image from Nickelodeon

NICKELODEON DEBUTS FIRST HOUR-LONG SPECIAL OF THE HIT ANIMATED PRESCHOOL LITERACY SERIES, WALLYKAZAM!, FRIDAY, FEB. 6, AT 12 P.M. (ET/PT)

Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) Guest Voices in “The Big Goblin Problem”

NEW YORK – Feb. 2, 2015 – Nickelodeon serves up a whopping, word-tastic episode of Wallykazam! with the debut of the hour-long special, “The Big Goblin Problem,” on Friday, Feb. 6, at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Ben Schwartz (Parks and Recreation) guest stars on the hit animated preschool literacy series as Wally’s Uncle Steve, a master dragon rider who goes on adventures and stops trouble. Wallykazam! ranked as the number-one preschool series in its time period during fourth quarter 2014.

In “The Big Goblin Problem,” Wally’s Uncle Steve and his dragon, Victoria, visit and bring magic bubbles that double what they pop on. Bobgoblin finds the bubbles and doubles his favorite thing…himself! Wally and Norville must save the day before the Bobgoblins cover the town in their favorite snack — strawberries and pickle pudding.

Beginning Feb. 2, Bobgoblin will be taking over www.nickjr.com and the Nick Jr. App. Kids can find a ton of BobGoblin videos, including five additional Wallykazam! episodes and an exclusive first look of “The Big Goblin Problem.” The special will be available to watch on the Nick Jr. App beginning Feb. 13.

Wallykazam! follows the adventures of a troll named Wally and his pet dragon, Norville, who live in a forest with giants, goblins, ogres, sprites and other mythical creatures. Wally uses his magic stick to make words come to life on screen that playfully transform the world around him. Wallykazam! is Nickelodeon’s first preschool series that embeds a literacy curriculum into a full-length story, introducing skills such as letter and sound identification, rhyming, vocabulary development and comprehension strategies. Created by producer/writer Adam Peltzman (Emmy Award-winning The Backyardigans and Bubble Guppies), the series regularly airs weekdays at 10:00 a.m. (ET/PT).

About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 35th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 20 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).