Cars Toons
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| Genre | Microseries |
| Created by | John Lasseter |
| Developed by | Pixar |
| Directed by |
John Lasseter Rob Gibbs Jeremy Lasky |
| Starring |
Larry the Cable Guy Keith Ferguson Owen Wilson |
| Opening theme | Cars Toons Theme Song |
| Composer(s) |
Mark Mothersbaugh BT Bruno Coon Mark Watters |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes |
Mater's Tall Tales: 11 Tales from Radiator Springs: 4 Total : 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
John Lasseter Kori Rae |
| Producer(s) | Kimberly Adams |
| Running time | 2-7 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Pixar Walt Disney Pictures |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Disney Channel |
| First shown in | United States |
| Original release | October 27, 2008 – May 20, 2014 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Production website | |
Cars Toons is a series of American computer-animated short films by Pixar. It features Lightning McQueen and Mater from Cars. Larry the Cable Guy reprises his role as Mater while Keith Ferguson replaces Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen (until The Radiator Springs 500 ½ when Wilson reprises his role).
The series' first broadcast was on October 27, 2008 on Toon Disney, Disney Channel, and ABC Family. Not exclusive to television, some of those episodes have also premiered on DVDs / Blu-rays or as a theatrical short.
All Cars Toons in Mater's Tall Tales follow the same tall tale formula: the episode opens with Mater popping out of his garage and declaring, "If I'm lying, I'm crying!" (or a variation thereof). Mater proceeds to tell a far-fetched story of his past to Lightning McQueen, the action shifting to Mater's story. At a midway point, the action briefly shifts back to Mater and McQueen in which Mater proclaims that McQueen was also involved, often telling him "You was there, too!" (or some other variation). The flashback resumes with McQueen's sudden (and usually unwilling) participation. Once Mater finishes his tall tale, (with the exception of Tokyo Mater) one or more characters or elements involved in the story appear, paradoxically suggesting the story might have been authentic. The episode ends with Mater and McQueen posing in their corresponding story's costumes (excluding Tokyo Mater). All episodes feature Mia and Tia and various pit crew forklifts in support roles.
After the success of Cars, production of Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales began in 2006. The first nine shorts were produced by Pixar, while all the following shorts were produced by its subsidiary, Pixar Canada.
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