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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Tokyo Mater''}}
 
: ''Not to be confused with [[Tokyo Mater (book)|the book]] or [[Tokyo Mater (event)|the Cars: Race-O-Rama event]].''
 
: ''Not to be confused with [[Tokyo Mater (book)|the book]] or [[Tokyo Mater (event)|the Cars: Race-O-Rama event]].''
   
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{{Infobox Episode
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|name = ''Tokyo Mater''
 
|image = File:Tokyo mater.png
 
|image = File:Tokyo mater.png
|aired = December 12th, 2008 in theaters with ''[[w:c:disney:Bolt|Bolt]]''<br>March 12, 2010 on TV<br>November 2, 2010 on DVD/Blu-ray
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|aired = December 12th, 2008 in theaters with ''[[w:c:disney:Bolt|Bolt]]''<br>March 12, 2010 on TV<br>November 2, 2010 on DVD/Blu-ray<br>January 1, 2020 on Disney+
|written by = [[John Lasseter]]<br />
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|written by = [[John Lasseter]]<br>
[[Rob Gibbs]]<br />
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[[Rob Gibbs]]<br>
[[Bobby Rubio]]<br />
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[[Bobby Rubio]]<br>
[[Scott Morse]]<br />
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[[Scott Morse]]<br>
|directed by = [[John Lasseter]]<br />
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|directed by = [[John Lasseter]]<br>
[[Rob Gibbs]]<br />
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[[Rob Gibbs]]<br>
[[Victor Navone]]<br />
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[[Victor Navone]]<br>
 
|previous = ''[[El Materdor]]''
 
|previous = ''[[El Materdor]]''
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|next = ''[[Unidentified Flying Mater]]''
|next = ''[[Unidentified Flying Mater]]''}}'''''Tokyo Mater''''' is the fourth episode of the ''[[Cars Toons]]'' series. The short was shown in theaters in the US before the Disney animated film ''[[w:c:disney:Bolt|Bolt]]'' in December 2008. The short is the first Disney-Pixar production presented in Disney Digital 3-D. It is also the first [[Pixar]] short to be shown before a non-Pixar produced Disney animated feature film.
 
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'''''Tokyo Mater''''' is the fourth episode of the ''[[Cars Toons]]''[[Cars Toons| series]]. The short was shown in theaters in the US before the Disney animated film ''[[w:c:disney:Bolt|Bolt]]'' in December 2008. The short is the first Disney-Pixar production presented in Disney Digital 3-D. It is also the first [[Pixar]] short to be shown before a non-Pixar produced Disney animated feature film.
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==Story==
 
==Story==
At [[Flo's V8 Café]], [[Sheriff]] pulls up when three of the [[Delinquent Road Hazards]], [[Boost]], [[DJ]] and [[Wingo]] drift past. As Sheriff races after them, [[Mater]] says that he used to be an import, and then tells [[Lightning McQueen]] what happened.
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At [[Flo's V8 Café]], [[Sheriff]] pulls up when three of the [[Delinquent Road Hazards]], [[Boost]], [[DJ]], and [[Wingo]] drift past. As Sheriff races after them, [[Mater]] says that he used to be an import, and then tells [[Lightning McQueen]] what happened.
   
One day, Mater was driving along the road when he spotted a car sitting by the side of the road. His name was [[Ito-San]]. He asks Mater to tow him somewhere far away and Mater ends up taking him all the way to [[Tokyo]]. As Mater drops him off, he notices two modified cars resembling DJ and Wingo. As he follows a group of ladies, he accidentally bumps into a gang leader resembling Boost, named [[Kabuto]], who challenges him to a race at midnight. After extreme modifications, Mater comes to the starting line. Ito-San tells them that they must race to the top of [[Tokyo Tower]] and the winner will become king of all drifters. Then, he tells them that the loser will be stripped of all modifications and become stock. The race then starts. After Kabuto mocks him saying that he can't drift, Mater ends up sliding through the lobby of a building and being chased by a [[Patokaa|cop]]. After he loses Kabuto, he eventually catches up with him, but is slowed down by his [[Kabuto's Ninjas|posse of ninjas]].
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One day, Mater was driving along the road when he spotted a car sitting by the side of the road. His name was [[Ito-San]]. He asks Mater to tow him somewhere far away and Mater ends up taking him all the way to [[Tokyo]]. As Mater drops him off, he notices two modified cars resembling DJ and Wingo. As he follows a group of ladies, he accidentally bumps into a gang leader resembling Boost, named [[Kabuto]], who challenges him to a race at midnight. After extreme modifications, Mater comes to the starting line. Ito-San tells them that they must race to the top of [[Tokyo Tower]] and the winner will become king of all drifters. Then, he tells them that the loser will be stripped of all modifications and become stock. The race then starts. After Kabuto mocks him saying that he can't drift, Mater ends up sliding through the lobby of a building and being chased by a [[Patokaa|cop]]. After he loses Kabuto, he eventually catches up with him, but is slowed down by his [[Ninjas|posse of ninjas]].
   
 
Lightning asks Mater what happened next and Mater tells him that "he was there, too".
 
Lightning asks Mater what happened next and Mater tells him that "he was there, too".
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Back in [[Radiator Springs]], Lightning doesn't believe Mater, but then Mater appears with wooden boxes resembling his drifter form. Then, [[Guido]] slams a box down on his hood. Mater then drives away with Lightning looking on, confused.
 
Back in [[Radiator Springs]], Lightning doesn't believe Mater, but then Mater appears with wooden boxes resembling his drifter form. Then, [[Guido]] slams a box down on his hood. Mater then drives away with Lightning looking on, confused.
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==Characters==
 
==Characters==
 
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{| width="50%"
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*[[Guido Quaroni]] as Guido
 
*[[Guido Quaroni]] as Guido
 
*[[Elissa Knight]] as Mia and Tia
 
*[[Elissa Knight]] as Mia and Tia
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===Additional voices===
 
===Additional voices===
*Pete Sohn
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*[[Peter Sohn]] as
*[[Bob Peterson]]
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*[[Bob Peterson]] as
*[[Sonoko Konishi]]
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*[[Sonoko Konishi]] as Chinese Car
*[[Bob Scott]]
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*[[Bob Scott]] as
*[[Henry Lee]]
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*[[Henry Lee]] as
*[[Mickie McGowan]]
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*[[Mickie McGowan]] as Female Car
*[[Jess Harnell]]
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*[[Jess Harnell]] as
 
*[[Jan Rabson]]
 
*[[Jan Rabson]]
 
*[[Danny Mann]]
 
*[[Danny Mann]]
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*[[Karen Huie]]
 
*[[Karen Huie]]
 
*[[Lori Alan]]
 
*[[Lori Alan]]
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*[[Jack Angel]]
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*[[Carol Bach-Y-Rita]]
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*[[Torbin Xan Bullock]]
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*[[George Carlin]] - [[Fillmore]] (archive audio)
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*[[Josh Cooley]]
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*[[John Cygan]]
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*[[Paul Eiding]]
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*[[Angus MacLane]]
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*[[Laraine Newman]]
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*[[Teddy Newton]]
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*[[Bret Parker]]
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*[[Steve Purcell]]
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*[[Jim Ward]]
 
==Goofs==
 
==Goofs==
*When [[Mia and Tia]] shout "Drift-a race!" and "Modify!" their tires are white. But when they gasp at [[Kabuto]]'s phrase and in the rest of the short, their tires are green instead of white. Possibly they got their tires changed
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*When [[Mia and Tia]] shout "Drift-a race!" and "Modify!" their tires are white. But when they gasp at [[Kabuto]]'s phrase and in the rest of the short, their tires are green instead of white.
 
*Mike and Sulley were meant to look at Mater drifting, but they looked at where Mater was going to drift before he got to that location.
 
*Mike and Sulley were meant to look at Mater drifting, but they looked at where Mater was going to drift before he got to that location.
 
*Boost turns orange after [[Sheriff]] catches them.
 
*Boost turns orange after [[Sheriff]] catches them.
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
: ''For this subject's image gallery, see [[Tokyo Mater/Gallery]].''
 
: ''For this subject's image gallery, see [[Tokyo Mater/Gallery]].''
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==References to other media==
 
==References to other media==
*''[[Cars]]'': Before Kabuto challenges Mater, a large screen has a news report on, showing [[Chuki]] reporting something about Kabuto, in the same shot as she did in the film when Lightning went missing, only Kabuto is in Lightning's place, despite that Kabuto was in the city and challenging Mater to the drift race. Additional, several brands that sponsored [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] teams in ''Cars'' appear in ''Tokyo Mater'' on advertisements. These include [[RPM]], [[N2O Cola|N20 Cola]], [[Easy Idle]], [[Vitoline]], [[Nitroade]], [[Mood Springs]], [[Gasprin]], [[No Stall]] and [[Gask-Its|Gaskits]]. A [[Dinoco]] building can also be seen.
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*''[[Cars]]'': Before Kabuto challenges Mater, a large screen has a news report on, showing [[Chuki]] reporting something about Kabuto, in the same shot as she did in the film when Lightning went missing, only Kabuto is in Lightning's place, despite that Kabuto was in the city and challenging Mater to the drift race. Additional, several brands that sponsored [[Piston Cup Racing Series|Piston Cup]] teams in ''Cars'' appear in ''Tokyo Mater'' on advertisements. These include [[RPM]], [[N2O Cola|N20 Cola]], [[Easy Idle]], [[Vitoline]], [[Nitroade]], [[Mood Springs]], [[Gasprin]], [[No Stall]], and [[Gask-Its|Gaskits]]. A [[Dinoco]] building can also be seen.
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==References in later media==
 
==References in later media==
 
*''[[Cars: Race-O-Rama]]'': A minigame based around this short is included, in which Mater and Kabuto have a race to the top of Tokyo Tower. Lightning McQueen appears in his "Dragon" attire as the playable car for the second player in multiplayer mode, in Kabuto's place.
 
*''[[Cars: Race-O-Rama]]'': A minigame based around this short is included, in which Mater and Kabuto have a race to the top of Tokyo Tower. Lightning McQueen appears in his "Dragon" attire as the playable car for the second player in multiplayer mode, in Kabuto's place.
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*The graphics and plot seems to be based on Tokyo Street Racing movies, along with ''The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift''.
 
*The graphics and plot seems to be based on Tokyo Street Racing movies, along with ''The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift''.
 
*Even though there are Japanese songs, the last song is Korean. However, the DVD subtitles show the song being Japanese.
 
*Even though there are Japanese songs, the last song is Korean. However, the DVD subtitles show the song being Japanese.
*[http://pixar.wikia.com/Buy_N_Large Buy N Large] from ''[http://pixar.wikia.com/WALL%E2%80%A2E WALL•E]'' appears as the company selling "Lugnut in a Cup".
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*[[w:c:pixar:Buy N Large|Buy N Large]] from ''[[w:c:pixar:WALL•E|WALL•E]]'' appears as the company selling "Lugnut in a Cup".
*When Mater whizzes past the cars, one of them possibly did the Wilheim scream sound effect.
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*When Mater whizzes past the cars, one of them possibly did the Wilhelm scream sound effect.
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{{Cars Toons}}
 
{{Cars Toons}}
[[Category:Shorts]]
 
[[Category:Cars Toons]]
 
   
 
[[pl:Japoński Złomek]]
 
[[pl:Japoński Złomek]]
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[[pt-br:Tóquio Mate]]
 
[[Category:Shorts]]
 
[[Category:Cars Toons]]

Revision as of 09:33, 30 May 2020

Not to be confused with the book or the Cars: Race-O-Rama event.

Template:Infobox Episode

Tokyo Mater is the fourth episode of the Cars Toons series. The short was shown in theaters in the US before the Disney animated film Bolt in December 2008. The short is the first Disney-Pixar production presented in Disney Digital 3-D. It is also the first Pixar short to be shown before a non-Pixar produced Disney animated feature film.

Story

At Flo's V8 Café, Sheriff pulls up when three of the Delinquent Road Hazards, Boost, DJ, and Wingo drift past. As Sheriff races after them, Mater says that he used to be an import, and then tells Lightning McQueen what happened.

One day, Mater was driving along the road when he spotted a car sitting by the side of the road. His name was Ito-San. He asks Mater to tow him somewhere far away and Mater ends up taking him all the way to Tokyo. As Mater drops him off, he notices two modified cars resembling DJ and Wingo. As he follows a group of ladies, he accidentally bumps into a gang leader resembling Boost, named Kabuto, who challenges him to a race at midnight. After extreme modifications, Mater comes to the starting line. Ito-San tells them that they must race to the top of Tokyo Tower and the winner will become king of all drifters. Then, he tells them that the loser will be stripped of all modifications and become stock. The race then starts. After Kabuto mocks him saying that he can't drift, Mater ends up sliding through the lobby of a building and being chased by a cop. After he loses Kabuto, he eventually catches up with him, but is slowed down by his posse of ninjas.

Lightning asks Mater what happened next and Mater tells him that "he was there, too".

Back in Tokyo, Lightning is a dragon power expert (nicknamed Lightning Dragon McQueen) who defeats the ninjas. After he defeats them, Mater notices that Kabuto is almost to the tower. Lightning takes Mater through a shortcut through a building site where Mater learns how to drift. After Mater notices that the road is out, Lightning shoots him into a pipe that blasts him ahead of Kabuto. As they race into Tokyo Tower, Kabuto knocks Mater off the tower, but Mater uses his tow hook to spring him to the top and wins the race. As Kabuto is laughed at by his own ninjas after he is stripped of modifications and Mater celebrates his victory, Mater says, "That's how I became Tow-ke-yo Mater, King of All the Drifters."

Back in Radiator Springs, Lightning doesn't believe Mater, but then Mater appears with wooden boxes resembling his drifter form. Then, Guido slams a box down on his hood. Mater then drives away with Lightning looking on, confused.

Characters

Cast

Additional voices

Goofs

  • When Mia and Tia shout "Drift-a race!" and "Modify!" their tires are white. But when they gasp at Kabuto's phrase and in the rest of the short, their tires are green instead of white.
  • Mike and Sulley were meant to look at Mater drifting, but they looked at where Mater was going to drift before he got to that location.
  • Boost turns orange after Sheriff catches them.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Tokyo Mater/Gallery.

References to other media

  • Cars: Before Kabuto challenges Mater, a large screen has a news report on, showing Chuki reporting something about Kabuto, in the same shot as she did in the film when Lightning went missing, only Kabuto is in Lightning's place, despite that Kabuto was in the city and challenging Mater to the drift race. Additional, several brands that sponsored Piston Cup teams in Cars appear in Tokyo Mater on advertisements. These include RPM, N20 Cola, Easy Idle, Vitoline, Nitroade, Mood Springs, Gasprin, No Stall, and Gaskits. A Dinoco building can also be seen.

References in later media

  • Cars: Race-O-Rama: A minigame based around this short is included, in which Mater and Kabuto have a race to the top of Tokyo Tower. Lightning McQueen appears in his "Dragon" attire as the playable car for the second player in multiplayer mode, in Kabuto's place.
  • Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales: The Video Game: There are many elements, including minigames, based around this short.
  • Cars 2: Tokyo is seen again, along with many of the characters and locations that were first seen in the short. Kabuto is seen driving next to Lightning and Mater during the scenery montage, and he is later seen on a bridge at the World Grand Prix welcome party, along with Yokoza, Suki, Harumi, Ichigo, and Chisaki.
  • Cars: Fast as Lightning: The 1.3.0 update adds decorations from Tokyo, along with Yokoza and Komodo as playable characters.

Trivia

  • This is the only Cars Toons episode where Mater didn't prove that his story was real. However, when Guido had put the wooden crates on Mater, he had the same shape as his modifications in his story.
  • The stereotypical American cop loves donuts as a food, and the donut is a drifting move in which to spin in a circle, and the cop cars are seen executing this move.
  • The light on the police car that chases Mater says "Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department" in Japanese (警視庁).
  • The police car says the same thing as Sheriff in the beginning of the short ("Get back here, you import punk!").
  • This is the first Mater's Tall Tales in which Lightning McQueen doesn't get in trouble. Unidentified Flying Mater is the second.
  • The graphics and plot seems to be based on Tokyo Street Racing movies, along with The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift.
  • Even though there are Japanese songs, the last song is Korean. However, the DVD subtitles show the song being Japanese.
  • Buy N Large from WALL•E appears as the company selling "Lugnut in a Cup".
  • When Mater whizzes past the cars, one of them possibly did the Wilhelm scream sound effect.

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