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Cars on the Road is an American computer-animated adventure comedy series of shorts produced by Pixar for the Disney+ streaming service and based on the Cars franchise. The main cast includes Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen and Larry the Cable Guy as Mater. It premiered on September 8, 2022, as part of Disney+ Day.[2][1] The series is written by Steve Purcell and produced by Marc Sondheimer.[1]

Cars on the Road
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Steve Purcell
Starring	Owen Wilson Larry the Cable Guy
Theme music composer	Bobby Podesta Jake Monaco
Opening theme	"Cars on the Road" by Bobby Hamrick
Composer	Jake Monaco
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Executive producers	Kevin Reher Katherine Sarafian Dan Scanlon
Producer	Marc Sondheimer[1]
Cinematography	Robert Anderson Laura Grieve
Editors	Jason Brodkey Serena Warner
Production company	Pixar Animation Studios
Distributor	Disney Platform Distribution
Release
Original network	Disney+
Original release	September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
Chronology
Preceded by	Cars Toons (2008–2014)

Premise

Set after Cars 3, the series follows Lightning McQueen and Mater on a cross-country road trip across the United States as they journey eastward to attend a wedding for Mater’s sister. The episodes depict the characters in various scenarios, for example, them being chased by dinosaur-like cars. It is set in new locations with a multitude of new characters, including their new friend Ivy, a monster truck who travels with them, as well as featuring the return of already established characters from the franchise.[1]

Cast

Red, Mack, Sheriff, Sarge and Lizzie make silent cameos in Dino Park, the latter's voice actress, Katherine Helmond, having passed away in 2019.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by [4]	Written by [1]	Original air date [5]
1	"Dino Park"	Steve Purcell	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
Mater informs his friends at Radiator Springs that he'll be leaving the town for a few days to attend the wedding of his sister, Mato. Lightning McQueen offers to accompany him, and the two go on a road trip to the wedding. At Lightning's insistence, the two stop at a dinosaur museum, where Mater is scared by the dinosaur statues. Mater falls asleep and dreams of him and Lightning as dinosaurs, being attacked by other dinosaurs. He later wakes up, no longer afraid thanks to his dream, before leaving the park with Lightning.
2	"Lights Out"	Steve Purcell	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
As a storm pours in, Lightning and Mater arrive at a spooky hotel, where they are greeted by a creepy clerk. Mater expresses fear of the hotel, but Lightning assures him to not be scared. That night, while Mater is asleep, Lightning explores the hotel and is haunted by several ghosts in a sequence referencing the scenes of The Shining and returns to his room by morning, terrified. As the duo leave the hotel, a ghost then taunts the camera.
3	"Salt Fever[6]"	Brian Fee	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
Lightning and Mater reach salt flats and come across land speed racers. A duo of mechanics take Mater and adds boosters to him. Mater proceeds to race, going further as he progresses to Lightning's worry. Suddenly, the boosters fall apart and Mater is launched into the air. He experiences an out-of-chassis experience, meeting the soul of another car that died from land speed racing. Mater returns to his body and uses his hook to prevent him from crashing. Both Lightning and Mater are bombarded by other cars piqued by the records the latter set, and flee the area.
4	"The Legend"	Brian Fee	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
While camping on a mountain, Mater meets a group of investigators searching for "bigfoot" due to supposed sightings in the mountain. After Mater agrees on behalf of both himself and Lightning to join them, the duo accompanies the group on their search. Lightning is carnapped by the supposed "bigfoot", whom he discovers is actually Ivy, a monster truck who ran away to the mountains due to feeling uncomfortable smashing cars as a performance. Mater finds them at Ivy's cabin, and the two agree to scare off the investigators by pretending to be aliens. The next morning, Ivy joins the duo on their road trip. In a post-credits scene, Mater dances on the road while Lightning cheers him on.
5	"Show Time"	Bobby Podesta	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
Lightning, Mater, and Ivy visit a car wash, where the latter two get cleaned. Later on, they see a traveling circus, which Lightning is hesitant to enter due to his fear of clowns. The three watch a show, and then Ivy is picked to perform a show where she crushes cars, similar to her previous shows. Instead of crushing the cars below, Ivy dances over them, amazing the others with her talent. Ivy is invited to stay as the circus as Lightning and Mater, leaving the circus, bid her goodbye. In a post-credits scene, a worker at the car wash listens to a song on the radio and bops to it.
6	"Trucks"	Bobby Podesta	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
On the road, Mater expresses doubt whether he is a truck or not, as Lightning encourages him that he is one. The two come across a truck-filled rest stop. While Lightning looks around the store, all the trucks bring Mater into a musical number where they sing about their pride of being trucks. Once finished, a more confident Mater leaves with Lightning, who is unaware of the performance. In a post-credit scene, Lightning has the song stuck in his head, to Mater's shock.
7	"B-Movie"	Brian Fee	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
While driving through a city, Lightning and Mater witness the filming of a zombie sci-fi film. The crew notice Lightning and decide to cast him as a deputy, although the filming goes awry due to his bad acting. Meanwhile, Mater impresses the crew and is given multiple roles, to Lightning's jealousy. Mater later explains to Lightning that he can't be good at everything, which comforts him. The next day, the duo find out that the entire story was rewritten to be a musical instead, and Ivy has been cast as a leading role. Lightning and Mater, fired from the film, drive away.
8	"Road Rumblers"	Steve Purcell	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
While on the road, Lightning and Mater argue, come across a camp, and get captured by cars with spikes attached. The two are forced to compete in the Thundercone, a deadly battle royal where one has to successfully kill the other, while avoiding traps set around the upside-down cone arena that competitors fight on. The competition, however, is interrupted by the arrival of cars with electricity and solar power. One of the cars, Jeremy, explains that both sides used to be one camping group before conflicts emerged and factions were built. Lightning and Mater attempt to dissolve the fight by giving a speech, but it fails and the two flee, with Jeremy following. At a rest stop, they later see that both groups of cars have made peace.
9	"Gettin’ Hitched"	Bobby Podesta	Bobby Podesta and Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
Lightning and Mater arrive at Mato's wedding at Mater's childhood home, where Lightning discovers Mater comes from a wealthy family and that Mato's fiance is Mateo, the cousin of his protegee, Cruz Ramirez. Lightning confesses to Cruz that he's been uncomfortable with the trip due to his experiences. Meanwhile, Mater and Mato reunite, re-sparking their sibling rivalry until Cruz helps them reconcile. At the wedding, Mater makes a speech that allows Lightning to come to terms with his experiences, and he suggests returning to Radiator Springs by road instead of a plane as he planned. In a post-credits scene, Lightning wonders where Mato and Mateo went to for their honeymoon, before the couple are shown at a tire maze, which Lightning and Mater had visited previously.

Production

Development

On December 10, 2020, Pixar announced on Disney Investors Day that an animated series starring Lightning McQueen and Mater traveling the country while meeting friends, new and old, was in development and that it would be released on Disney+ in the fall of 2022. It also announced that the series is written by Steve Purcell and produced by Marc Sondheimer,[1][7] with Purcell, Bobby Podesta and Cars 3 director Brian Fee directing episodes for the series.[4] According to Sondheimer, the directors worked together to maintain continuity within the series.[8] On November 12, 2021, it was announced that the series would be titled Cars on the Road.[2] Production for the series took place over 15 months.[9]

Writing

The filmmakers wanted a short-form series because they felt it was the best way to explore the concept of a road trip, while also exploring the relationship between McQueen and Mater, as the producers felt the characters lacked screentime together. Each episode features a different tone and genre.[10] The concept for the series was suggested by Purcell as the producers brainstormed ideas, having been inspired by a childhood road trip he took with his family; he wanted to explore how McQueen and Mater react to finding themselves in different scenarios.[11][12] According to Purcell, the story for each episode was decided out of a basic scenario, after which the filmmakers pitched concepts that fit within the Cars world and had not been explored before.[10] Concepts for the episodes include stories inspired by films such as Mad Max and The Shining.[11] For Mater's relationship with his sister, Mato, Podesta drew inspiration from his relationship with his sisters.[8]

Casting

On November 12, 2021, it was announced that Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy would reprise their respective roles as Lightning McQueen and Mater.[13] According to director Brian Fee, Larry and Wilson were allowed to provide suggestions while recording their lines.[10]

Animation

One of the episodes features a flashback sequence to the prehistoric era. For the flashback, animators were inspired by the work of stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen, whose films Purcell watched in his childhood.[9] For both the dinosaurs' movement and when McQueen and Mater's prehistoric counterparts are picked by the dinosaurs, animators deactivated the motion blur, which they did use for the rest of the sequence, to reflect the feeling of Harryhausen's films.[9] The production designer also altered the lighting to further evoke his films. Other elements such as frames were also altered.[9]

Music

Following the trailer's release, it was revealed Jake Monaco composed the score for all 9 episodes.[4] Monaco also co-wrote the series' title theme song alongside director Bobby Podesta, with Bobby Hamrick performing the song.[14] Each episode features a variation of the theme song to reflecting its style.[9] The soundtrack, featuring Monaco's score and four songs, including two versions of the theme, was released on September 5, 2022.[14]

Cars on the Road
Soundtrack album by Jake Monaco
Released	September 5, 2022 (2022-09-05)
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	53:52
Label	Walt Disney
Producer	Jake Monaco

Marketing

The trailer was released by Pixar’s YouTube channel on August 1, 2022.[15]

To promote the film's release, McDonald's launched its promotional campaign by including one of eight toys free with the purchase of a Happy Meal.[16]

Release

Streaming

Cars on the Road was released on September 8, 2022 on Disney+, part of Disney+ Day and consists of nine episodes.[2]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 92% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.00/10 based on 11 reviews.[17]

Joel Keller of Decider found the series to be a classic buddy road trip, praising the humor and the way the show parodies pop culture, while applauding the performances of the voice actors, citing the dynamic between Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy.[18] Polly Conway of Common Sense Media rated the series 4 out of 5 stars, praised the depiction of positive messages and role models, citing friendship and discovery, while finding the series entertaining across its humor and family-friendly.[19] Randy Myers of The Mercury News gave the series 3 out of 4 stars, called the setup simple yet efficient and found the series joyful and entertaining, stating it succeeds to celebrate friendship across the characters, while acknowledging the references to pop culture.[20]

References

External links

• Official website
• Cars on the Road at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Cars on the Road

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[ru] Тачки на дороге

«Та́чки на доро́ге» (англ. Cars on the Road) — американский компьютерно-анимационный веб-сериал, созданный студией Pixar для стримингового сервиса Disney+ и основанный на медиафраншизе «Тачки». Оуэн Уилсон и Ларри-кабельщик озвучивают Молнию Маккуина и Мэтра соответственно. Премьера сериала состоялась 8 сентября 2022 года, в День Disney+[2][1]. Сценаристом сериала является Стив Перселл, а продюсером—Марк Сондхаймер[1].

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