Animal Island

"" is the 49th episode of Blaze and the Monster Machines. It is the tenth episode produced for the show's third season and the first Wild Wheels themed episode.
==Synopsis==
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.
==Trivia==
*Gabby, Starla, Darington, Zeg, Crusher]] and Pickle don't appear in this episode.
**This is the second episode where Crusher is absent after Race Car Superstar.
**This is the third episode where Pickle is absent after Rocket Ski Rescue and Race Car Superstar.
**However, Lazard takes Crusher's place as the antagonist.
*The animation has been radically updated as of this episode, such as Blaze's face being redesigned (larger eyes, more expressive mouth) and gaining taillights on his bumper, and the vehicles' paintjobs becoming reflective. The animals were also redone to look more realistic.
**Despite this, Tow Truck Tough used the original animation due to being produced before this.
==Home video releases==
;DVD
*Blaze and the Monster Machines: Wild Wheels: Escape to Animal Island
==External links==
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Category:Nick Jr. specials
Category:Blaze and the Monster Machines episodes