Gabby, Stripes and Zeg don't appear in this episode.
Going by production order, this is the eleventh episode of the third season.
Starla, Darington, Crusher and Pickle all visited Animal Island for the first time, and the only time for the first two, whereas their first appearance in the new animation style.
This episode reveals Pickle likes to eat animal food, but Crusher does not.
This is the first hearing of the Wild Wheels song.
For the first time, someone other than Blaze transforms into something with viewer interaction, in this case Starla and Darington.
Part of the Wild Wheels: Escape to Animal Island DVD.
Starla and Darington have interaction with the viewer for the first time.
This is the second episode with no STEM song after Animal Island.
Burt Black N’ White appears to be the Animal Island counterpart to Bump Bumperman. The same goes with Becky Checkerflag in VelocityVille.
Famous pop country star Kelsea Ballerina guest stars as Tooks the Toucan.
Blaze doesn’t greet the viewer at the start. Viewer greetings have become less frequent since the show’s animation was updated.
This is the second episode to air on a Wednesday since The Bouncy Tires.
This episode marked Starla's final appearance in Season 3.
Running Gags[]
Crusher eating a regular food which has animal food in it, disgusting him.
Allusions[]
The title is a pun on the phrase, "You can do it!".
Goofs[]
The captions list Bunk’s name as “Bob” again.
During the "Lava spraying" scenario, when Blaze and Darington pass the first lava Starla sprays, Blaze's windshield becomes uncolored for a split second.
When Blaze, AJ, Starla and Darington laugh after making it out of the cave, their mouths don't move.