Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales

Mater is working as a fire truck and has to rescue Lightning McQueen from a burning building. After he saves McQueen, he rushes the racecar to the hospital where the tow truck reveals that he is also a doctor (with an MD, PhD, STP and GTO). Pilot Episode

Mater is a daredevil and dresses in a style resembling that of Evel Knievel. In a stadium, Mater attempts to jump a long line of cars, but instead merely tiptoes over them. He performs other stunts, and later claims Lightning McQueen failed to jump over Carburetor Canyon while strapped to a rocket.

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

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

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. This might just be a reference to the film E.T..

Mater offers to tow home a stranded Japanese car (named Ito-San), but ends up in Tokyo, Japan after hauling him all the way across the Pacific Ocean. He is subsequently challenged to a race by the Drift King Kabuto (a car resembling Boost, the leader of The Delinquent Road Hazards) with the winner being crowned "King of All Drifters" and the loser being stripped of all custom modifications to become a "stock" car. Lightning McQueen shows up to help Mater fend off an attack by Kabuto's ninjas and then help Mater catch up with Kabuto.

Note: Originally premiered theatrically with Bolt on December 12, 2008 (2008-12-12). Also when Mater drifts the first building, when he exits you can see in the corner the Mike and Sulley Cars. This episode was originally called Import Mater. The score was composed by BT.

Mater is a professional (Monster Truck) Wrestler who works his way up the ranks from amateur to World Champion Monster Truck Wrestler, wrestling all kinds of characters along the way. These trucks include the I-Screamer, Captain Collision, The Rasta Carian, Dr. Feel Bad, and Paddy O'Concrete. When faced with his biggest opponent yet -the Monster of Dr. Frankenwagon-, Mater tags in his "tag team partner," Frightening McMean (Lightning McQueen).

Note: In this episode when Lightning asks Mater what he did he answered "Don't you remember nothing, we was a tag team" instead of saying "Well don't you remember, you was there too!"

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" (which bears a heavy-metal style by accident when the drummer goes crazy trying to kill a fly on the drum while recording an album), a song based on the line Mater is famous for. 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 outside the U.S. before on Disney Channel and on Disney XD. Also in this episode when Lightning asks Mater "YOU were Heavy Metal Mater?", he answered "No. WE was Heavy Metal Mater!" instead of saying "Well don't you remember, you was there too!"

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.

Note: In this episode when Lightning disbelieves Mater's claim that he went 17,000 MPH, the tow truck answered "But that was nothing compared to you!" instead of saying "Well don't you remember, you was there too!". Also it was released on DVD, November 2, 2010.

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.

Note: In this episode when Lightning asks Mater what he did he answered "Like you don't know, Lt. Lightning McQueen!" instead of saying "Well don't you remember, you was there too!". Also it was released on DVD, November 2, 2010.

This episode also explains how Mater lost his left headlight. It was pried off for him "bein' too nosy".

A tow service leads Mater to Propwash Junction, a world of planes. Amazed by all these flying machines, Mater gets interested to learn to fly when he sees Skipper's Flight School, which has a sign that says they could teach anyone. After learning how to fly, he learns himself a cool way to fly and amazes a group of stunt planes. Since one of them is injured for a stunt show, they ask Mater to take place of the injured plane. He accepts and becomes the stunt planes' new member. Lightning McQueen, also a stunt plane, helps Mater at one point when he is in trouble. The short ends with Mater reminding us of the upcoming film, Planes.

Note: In this episode when Lightning asks Mater what he did he answered "Oh, you remember, Lightning McQueen Hawk!" instead of saying "Well don't you remember, you was there too!".

Note: Air Mater is the first project from Pixar Canada