The Love Bug (original version)
- Herbie winning the El Dorado even after ripping himself literally in half with sheer determination.Carol: I'd think you'd better stop before someone gets hurt!Jim: (pressing Herbie's brakes and jiggling with his key) No dice, Herbie doesn't want to stop!
Herbie Rides Again
- Herbie rallying up nearly every Volkswagen in San Francisco and aiding in the defense of Grandma Steinmetz's firehouse.
- Grandma Steinmetz proves you don't want to mess with her. After Hawk robs her blind, she first douses him with suds. Then she tricks a wrecking ball company into knocking down his house.
- Grandma Steinmetz's new boyfriend Judson uses a fire hose to drive off several bulldozer drivers.
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
- The sheer fact that, despite the fact that Jim, Wheelie and Herbie are all knocked to last place by various events, multiple times, they still manage to pass by everyone and come in first.
- In the opening heist, Quincey and Max hide inside a sarcophagus, navigate a complicated laser grid, then dive through the windows to escape when the alarm is set off.
- Herbie escapes from Quincey and Max by driving backward for about a quarter-of-a-mile down a narrow mountain road, with Wheely also triggering a rockslide by yodeling to block Quincey and Max.
- After Quincey and Max are tied together by Jim and Wheelie, they still manage to waddle over to their radio to notify their boss.
- Herbie ultimately wins the race by going up a tunnel wall to get around the driver ahead of him.
- It's Played for Laughs given his Spanner in the Works, Horrible Judge of Character nature, but Detective Fontenoy does a good job of averting Police Are Useless. He hides Herbie from the bad guys the night before the race, then figures out the diamond may be hidden inside Herbie and arranges for Herbie to be inspected right after the race is over, thwarting the villains' plans both times.
- Herbie uses his hood to knock the gun out of the Big Bad's hands and Wheely catches it to hold him at gunpoint.
- Jim is in the middle of a comeback race, having (once again) gotten to the head of the pack. He then sees Diane and her car in a lake, having lost control. He immediately decides to go back and help her out. Herbie also agrees to with a little convincing.
Herbie Goes Bananas
- The bull fight sequence.
- Herbie surviving being dumped overboard and "swimming" across the open ocean, through the Panama canal to shore. Despite his immersion in salt water, he's still going strong.
- Prindle, the film's Big Bad, being well aware of Herbie's abilities. He is the only villain in the original films to have the good sense to simply avoid getting into a fight and get as far away from Herbie as possible once he has what he wants.
- Prindle's Pragmatic Villainy, bordering on Villain Respect, is best described in this exchange. Bear in mind, they're in a plane and neither Herbie nor Paco know they've been spotted:Quinn: Why don't we go down and force them off the road?Prindle: (with an expression that says "are you nuts?") Because we just might come off second best.Shephard: Well what's a Bug and a kid going to do?Prindle: (laughs) Something quite unexpected, I assure you. We'll wait until it stops.
Herbie the Love Bug/Herbie the Matchmaker (TV miniseries)
- Herbie taking it upon himself to find Susan's missing kids in episode 2. He even goes so far as to listen in on LAPD radio communications to learn evidence on where they might have gone, & once he finds them, he tries to rescue them from a house they're trapped in, only to be stopped by his inability to fit through the door. Herbie's presence at the house however does ultimately help Jim find & rescue the kids.
- Herbie digging his way out of an impound lot in episode 5.
The Love Bug (1997 remake)
- Just like the original 1968 movie, Herbie refusing to give up even when he's cut in half (again). Said determination leads to him winning the race.
Herbie: Fully Loaded
- When Maggie gets Herbie for the first time and turns on the ignition, Herbie comes to life and starts to drive himself out to his own original theme music from the very first movie. No better way to say, "He's Back!" than that!
- When Herbie gets out of his suicidal funk in the demolition derby when he realises Maggie is in danger trying to save him. To that end, he takes on a monster truck to the music of Van Halen's "Jump" and wins!
- Herbie climbing onto California Speedway's catch fence to get around the wreck in front of him, then riding it all the way down to the finish line, flying off it, and crossing the line, winning the race!
