Starla and Stripes interact with the viewer for the second time since Toucan Do It! and The Jungle Horn, respectively.
Starla and Stripes are shown to generate transformation outlines and transform on their own without Blaze having to share his engineering magic with them, suggesting they might have inherited his transformation power.
This is the first episode to play a special song that was previously heard.
This is one of the few episodes where Crusher doesn’t antagonize or compete against Blaze at all.
Little Bunny makes another appearance since Breaking the Ice. She is also shown to have a twin brother or sister that dresses like her.
This marks the first time a miniseries-exclusive character has appeared in a regular episode.
After all this time, Starla finally said Pickle’s name for the first time.
Crusher and Pickle playing a guessing game and Pickle failing at his guesses.
The Monster Machines using the abilities based on the vehicle they transform into.
Allusions[]
When Crusher dresses up like a train, his costume bears an uncanny resemblance to Lady from Thomas and the Magic Railroad, a film based on the 1984 to 2021 long-running series Thomas & Friends.
Coincidentally, the show started broadcasting on Nick Jr. in 2018 following license expiration with PBS Kids in 2017.
Goofs[]
Whenever the Monster Machines are driving in their construction vehicle forms, Starla’s tires are spinning the wrong way.
In the mobile game, this same error occurs for Starla too. Although it only affects the rear tires. See this video here: https://youtu.be/9v7WBhz6kvw?t=84
After Crusher’s tower collapses, there is no debris of it on the ground where the slide was constructed.
When Paulina closes the door to her restaurant after going inside, it closes again in the next shot.
When released on Nickjr.com and the app, the icon was partially grayed out. This was fixed on February 8.
The lyrics of “Get to Work!” were mostly incorrect.