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Cars Toons
GenreMiniseries
Created byJohn Lasseter
Developed byDisney/Pixar
Directed byJohn Lasseter
Rob Gibbs
Victor Navone
StarringLarry the Cable Guy
Keith Ferguson
Owen Wilson
Theme music composerMark Mothersbaugh
Opening themeCars Toon Theme Song
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes9 (3 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerLee Unckrich
ProducerKori Rae
EditorRoy E. Disney
Running time2-3 mins.
Production companyPixar
Original release
NetworkToon Disney (2008)
Disney XD (2009-)
PBS Kids GO!
ReleaseOctober 27, 2008 (2008-10-27) –
present

A Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales (A Cars Toon for short) is an animated short television series by Pixar featuring the characters Mater and Lightning McQueen from the film Cars. The episodes air on Disney Channel, Disney XD, ABC Family and formerly on Toon Disney. The series first broadcast was on October 27, 2008.[1] Not exclusive to television, the episodes have also premiered as theatrical shorts, such as with the 2008 film Bolt. On November 2, 2010, the series will release a Blu-ray featuring 2 brand new episodes.

Plot

All of the Cars Toons follow the same tall tale formula: Mater tells a story of something he has done in the past. In the story, Mater finds himself in an inescapable predicament. When McQueen questions Mater over whether the events in the story actually occurred, Mater responds, "Don't you remember? You was there too!", and continues the story including McQueen's sudden participation. The cartoons end with Mater leaving the scene, often followed by characters or references to the story that was being told, suggesting the story might be real. Each story includes Mater, Lightning McQueen, Mia and Tia (the two red cars that adore Lightning McQueen, although in this case they are portrayted as adoring Mater), and various pit crew cars.

Characters

See also: List of Cars characters

Main characters

  • Mater (Larry the Cable Guy): The owner of Tow Mater Towing and Salvage.
  • Lightning McQueen' (Keith Ferguson): Mater's best friend.

Secondary characters

Mia and Tia (Lindsey Collins and Elissa Knight): Lightning's biggest fans who adore him. Fillmore Mark Silverman: Sarge's roommate and a hippie car. Sally Bonnie Hunt: Lightning's girlfriend. Red Craig Ferguson :A shy fire truck who spends his time gardening and washing things.

Production

Tokyo Mater premiered in theaters in the US with Bolt on December 12, 2008. The short is the first Disney-Pixar production presented in Disney Digital 3-D.[2] Mike and Sulley from Monsters Inc. (who are seen at the end of Cars) make cameo appearances in Tokyo Mater. There is an advertisement for Buy and Large from Wall-e[citation needed] Popular trance artist BT provided the full soundtrack; his logo appears as a lit sign in Tokyo. Tokyo Mater is also accompanying the UK release. The episode is basically a parody of the 2006 Universal Studios film The Fast & The Furious: Tokyo Drift.

Merchandising

It was announced[citation needed] that Cars Toons were to be released as part of the Disney-Pixar Cars Die-Cast Line, in mid-2009. In October 2009, they released several diecasts. They released all of the Rescue Squad Mater and Mater the Greater diecasts, and are currently working on El Materdor diecasts. and reverse

Episodes

Seasons Episodes First airdate Last airdate
1 3 October 27, 2008 October 29, 2008
2 4 November 20, 2009 July 29, 2010
3 TBA November 2, 2010 (DVD)

Season 1: 2008

  • All episodes aired on Disney XD.
  • This season consists 3 episodes.
# Title Original air date Production Code
1"Rescue Squad Mater"October 27, 2008 (2008-10-27)101

Mater is a firetruck that has to rescue Lightning McQueen from a burning building. After he saves McQueen, he rushes him to the hospital, revealing that Mater is also a doctor. Pilot Episode

Career: Firetruck/Doctor
2"Mater The Greater"October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)102

Mater is a daredevil, dressed in a style resembling Evel Knievel. At the stadium, Mater attempts to jump a long line of cars, but instead merely tiptoes over them. Mater performs other stunts and he said Lightning failed to jump over Carburetor Canyon while strapped to a rocket.

Note: Larry the Cable Guy's catchphrase, "Git R Done!" was mention in this episode.

Career: Daredevil
3"El Materdor"October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29)103

Mater is a matador fighting a herd of bulldozers in Spain. When Lightning McQueen enters the story, the bulldozers begin to chase him due to his red paint.

Career: Spanish Matador

Season 2: 2009–10

  • All episodes aired on Disney Channel.
  • Tokyo Mater originally premiered theatrically with Bolt
# Title Original air date Production Code
4"Unidentified Flying Mater"November 20, 2009 (2009-11-20)201

Mater finds a small UFO called Mator and they have a night out. Later, when Mator is captured by the military forces, Mater sneaks up and saves him with the help of Lightning McQueen and the UFO's mother.

Job: None
5"Tokyo Mater"March 12, 2010 (2010-03-12) (USA TV premiere)
December 12, 2008 (2008-12-12) (theatrically with Bolt)		204

Lightning and Mater watch The Delinquent Road Hazards drift down the road, with Sheriff giving chase and calling them "import punks". Mater says that he used to be an import. He proceeds to tell the story of how he found himself in Tokyo (after offering to tow home a stranded Japanese car), where he was subsequently challenged to a race by The Drift King (a car resembling Boost, the leader of The Delinquent Road Hazards), the winner of which would be crowned "King of Drifting" and the loser of which would be stripped of all modifications to become "stock".

Job: Drift King
6"Monster Truck Mater"[3]July 29, 2010 (2010-07-29)[3]202

Mater is a professional wrestler who works his way up the ranks from amateur to World Champion Monster Truck Wrestler, wrestling all kinds of characters along the way. When faced with his biggest opponent yet, Mater tags in his "tag team partner," Frightening McMean (Lightning McQueen).

Job: Monster Truck
7"Heavy Metal Mater"[4]July 27, 2010 (2010-07-27)[3]203

Mater is a rock star in a heavy metal band. He starts out in a garage band and rises to the top with his hit song, "Dad Gum." Lightning McQueen joins him on stage in the middle of a huge concert and they rock into history. Note: this episode premiered on Disney.com before on Disney Channel on DXD.

Job: Rock star

Season 3: 2011

# Title Original air date Production Code
8"Moon Mater"November 2, 2010 (DVD)301

Mater is the first Tow Truck on the moon. His mission: Rescue the Impala XIII by giving him a tow and bringing him back to Earth. Lightning McQueen joins Mater and they are met with a hero's welcome.

Job: Astronaut
9"Mater Private Eye"November 2, 2010 (DVD)302

Mater is a private investigator working on a case of counterfeit tires when Tia rolls back into his life. She hires Mater to find her sister, Mia, who's been car-napped. Mater searches for clues and closes in on a major crime scene. Lieutenant Lightning McQueen arrives just in time to help bring the criminals to justice.

Job: Private Investigator

References

  1. ^ "DISNEY CHANNEL, TOON DISNEY AND ABC FAMILY TO PRESENT WORLD PREMIERE OF DISNEY•PIXAR'S "CARS TOONS," AN ANIMATED SHORT SERIES BEGINNING MONDAY, OCTOBER 27". Retrieved 2009-01-24.
  2. ^ "Disney-Pixar to Premiere Its First Disney Digital 3-D(TM) Short Film". Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  3. ^ a b c http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/116954-Monster_Truck_Mater.html
  4. ^ http://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/116953-Heavy_Metal_Mater.html

External links

Watch the short films at the official Cars web site:

IMDb pages:

BCDB pages:

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