Cars on the Road

Cars on the Road
Genre	Adventure Sports Comedy Slice of Life
Format	Animation
Created by	Steve Purcell
Voices of	Owen Wilson Larry the Cable Guy
Composer(s)	Jake Monaco
Opening Theme	Cars on the Road
Number of seasons	1
Number of episodes	9
Production
Executive producer(s)	Pete Docter
Producer(s)	Marc Sondheimer
Running time	8 minutes
Production company(s)	Pixar
Broadcast
Streaming Service(s)	Disney+
Original release	September 8, 2022

Cars on the Road is a limited television series produced by Pixar based on the Disney/Pixar franchise of the same name. It premiered on Disney+ on September 8, 2022.

Synopsis

The series follows Lightning McQueen and his best friend Mater on a rollicking road trip across the United States as they journey eastward to attend a wedding for the latter’s sister. These episodes are filled with lots of fun new characters, imaginative destinations as well as old friends checking in along the way.

Cast

• Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen
• Larry the Cable Guy as Mater
• Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera
• Tony Shalhoub as Luigi
• Guido Quaroni as Guido
• Cheech Marin as Ramone
• Jenifer Lewis as Flo
• Lloyd Sherr as Fillmore
• Cristela Alonzo as Cruz Ramirez
• Quinta Brunson as Ivy
• Dana Powell as Mato

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Dino Park"	Steve Purcell	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022
A dino park visit turns into a pulse-pounding nightmare starring Mater and Lightning
2	"Lights Out"	Steve Purcell	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022
The rain-soaked duo check into a creepy hotel where Lightning is haunted by four-wheeled frights.
3	"Salt Fever"	Brian Fee	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022
When Mater is outfitted as a racer, he experiences record speeds and an out-of-chassis experience.
4	"The Legend"	Brian Fee	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022
Mater and Lightning join local creature hunters in their search for a mysterious, elusive "monster".
5	"Show Time"	Bobby Podesta	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022
A traveling circus exposes Lightning's fear of clowns and his new friend Ivy's unexpected talents.
6	"Trucks"	Bobby Podesta	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022
Mater bonds with fellow trucks at a rest stop, and they celebrate their solidarity through song.
7	"B-Movie"	Brian Fee	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022
Lightning McQueen and Mater stumble onto a movie set and are cast in a zombie sci-fi film.
8	"Road Rumblers"	Steve Purcell	Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022
Road warriors carnap Lightning and Mater, forcing them to battle in the perilous Thundercone
9	"Gettin' Hitched"	Bobby Podesta	Bobby Podesta and Steve Purcell	September 8, 2022
At his sister's wedding, Mater must confront a past he thought he'd left in the rearview mirror.

Videos

Cars on the Road - Official Trailer - Disney+

"Salt Fever" Official Clip - Cars on the Road - Disney+

Bobby Hamrick - Cars on the Road (Main Title) (From "Cars on the Road")

Trivia

• Lightning's regular paint job for the show uses the same sidebolts as his electronic suit from Cars 3.
• The series was released on Disney+ Day.
• This is the fourth television series based on a Pixar film or franchise, after Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Monsters at Work, and Dug Days.
  • It is also the third to be a Disney+ exclusive after the latter two.
  • It is also the second series to be animated entirely by Pixar, after Dug Days, as Buzz Lightyear of Star Command was animated entirely by Disney Television Animation (not counting the segments during the intro) and Monsters at Work had most of its animation done by Dwarf Animation.
• This is the third 3D animated series to be based on a 3D film, after Monsters at Work and Dug Days.
• The series premiered on the same day as the 54th birthday of the Mexican voice actor, Sergio Gutierrez Coto (September 8), who voices Lightning McQueen in the series and in other media outside of the films in the Latin Spanish dub.
• The seventh Cars production to be produced in 1.78:1 aspect ratio, after Mater and the Ghostlight, Cars Toons, Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool, and the Pixar Popcorn shorts "Unparalleled Parking" and "Dancing with the Cars".

Gallery

Screenshots

Miscellaneous

Concept art of McQueen escaping from a Bigfoot-esque Monster Truck.

Concept art of McQueen and Mater with a group of Cars with flamethrowers.

Concept art of McQueen and Mater escaping from carified dinosaurs.

External links

• Cars on the Road on the Pixar Wiki
• Cars on the Road on the Pixar Cars Wiki

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Media Films: Cars (video/soundtrack) • Cars 2 (video/soundtrack) • Cars 3 (video/soundtrack) Shorts: Mater and the Ghostlight • Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool Shows: Cars Toons • Cars: Racing Sports Network • Pixar Popcorn (Unparalleled Parking/Dancing with the Cars) • Cars On The Road (soundtrack) • LEGO Pixar: Bricktoons Video Games: Cars: The Video Game • Cars 2: The Video Game • Cars: Mater-National Championship • Cars: Race-O-Rama • The World of Cars Online • Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures • Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure • Disney Infinity • Cars: Fast as Lightning • Cars: Lightning League • Cars 3: Driven to Win • Disney Emoji Blitz • LEGO The Incredibles • Disney Wonderful Worlds Books: The Art of Cars/2/3 Cancelled: Beyond the Sky • Metro Disney Parks Cars Land (soundtrack) • Cars Land • Disney's Art of Animation Resort • Cars: Road Trip • Cars Quatre Roues Rallye • Disney Animation Building • Luigi's Flying Tires • Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters • Mater's Junkyard Jamboree • PLAY! • Pixar Pal-A-Round • Radiator Springs Racers Entertainment: Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy • Moteurs... Action! Stunt Show Spectacular • Pixar Playtime Pals Restaurants: Cozy Cone Motel • Fillmore's Taste-In • Flo's V8 Cafe Shops: Radiator Springs Curios • Ramone's House of Body Art • Sarge's Surplus Hut Parades: Mickey's New Year's Eve Parade • Paint The Night Parade • Pixar Play Parade Fireworks: Disney Enchantment • Happily Ever After • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Together Forever: A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color: Celebrate! Summer: Club Mouse Beat • Lightning McQueen Live! Characters Cars: Lightning McQueen • Mater • Sally Carrera • Mack • Strip Weathers • Chick Hicks • Mia and Tia • Harv • Doc Hudson • Flo • Ramone • Sheriff • Luigi • Guido • Sarge • Fillmore • Red • Lizzie • Stanley • Tex Dinoco • Lynda Weathers • Jay Limo • Tuner Cars • Bessie • Frank • Tractors • Jerry Recycled Batteries Cars 2: Finn McMissile • Holley Shiftwell • Tony Trihull • Rod "Torque" Redline • Tomber • Miles Axlerod • Professor Zündapp • Grem • Acer • Francesco Bernoulli • Uncle Topolino • Mama Topolino • Jeff Gorvette • Lewis Hamiliton • Raoul ÇaRoule • Miguel Camino • Nigel Gearsley • Shu Todoroki Cars 3: Cruz Ramírez • Jackson Storm • Sterling • Miss Fritter • Chase Racelott • Danny Swervez • Bubba Wheelhouse • Bobby Swift • Smokey • Junior, River, and Louise • Tim Treadless Mater and the Ghostlight: Screamin' Banshee Cars Toons: Kabuto • Big D • Skipper Riley • Sparky • Sandy Dunes • Blue Grit • Idle Threat • Shifty Sidewinder Cars on the Road: Ivy • Mato • Road Rumblers Video Games: Candice • Stinger Episodes Cars Toons Mater's Tall Tales: Rescue Squad Mater • Mater the Greater • El Materdor • Tokyo Mater • Unidentified Flying Mater • Monster Truck Mater • Heavy Metal Mater • Moon Mater • Mater Private Eye • Air Mater • Time Travel Mater Tales From Radiator Springs: Hiccups • Bugged • Spinning • The Radiator Springs 500½ Cars on the Road: Dino Park • Lights Out • Salt Fever • The Legend • Show Time • Trucks • B-Movie • Road Rumblers • Gettin' Hitched Canceled Episodes: To Protect and Serve Songs Cars: Real Gone • Life is a Highway • Our Town • McQueen and Sally • Sh-Boom • Route 66 • Find Yourself • Behind the Clouds • My Heart Would Know Cars 2: You Might Think • Polyrhythm • Mon Cœur Fait Vroum (My Heart Goes Vroom) • Collision of Worlds • Nobody's Fool Cars 3: Run That Race • King's Highway • Glory Days • Ride Cars on the Road: Cars on the Road • TRUCKS Others: Free Ride • Welcome to Radiator Springs • Radiator Rock • Mambo Italiano • Stop in the Name of Love • Riding in My Car (Car Car Song) • Low Rider (Espanol Fantasma Mix) • Junkyard Jamboree • Big Bulldozer • Tow Mater (The One You Want to Call) • Mater's Square Dance • Let's Go Driving Organizations/Groups Dinoco • Tuner Cars • World Grand Prix • Lemons · Next-Gen Racers Locations Radiator Springs • Luigi's Casa Della Tires • Ramone's House of Body Art • Cozy Cone Motel • Fillmore's Taste-In • Flo's V8 Café • Radiator Springs Curios • Radiator Springs Drive-In Theatre • Wheel Well Motel • London, England • Paris, France • Porto Corsa • Tokyo • California • Los Angeles International Speedway • Motor Speedway of the South • Ornament Valley • Big Ben • Top Down Truckstop • Big Bentley • Hollywood • U.S. Route 66 Objects Piston Cup • Allinol • Electromagnetic Pulse Emitter • Pixar Ball • A113 • Pizza Planet Truck See Also The Science Behind Pixar • Pixar in a Box

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