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*** ''Monster Truck Mater'' -- Mater becomes a monster truck wrestler and fights various other monster trucks (such as [[BadHumorTruck Ice Screamer]], [[TankGoodness Captain Collision]], [[DreadlockRasta Rastacarian]], [[DeadlyDoctor Dr. Feelbad]], and [[{{Oireland}} Paddy O'Concrete]]) until he qualifies to the championship round against [[HerrDoktor Dr. Frankenwagon]] and [[FrankensteinsMonster his monster]].

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*** ''Monster Truck Mater'' -- Mater becomes a monster truck wrestler and fights various other monster trucks (such as [[BadHumorTruck Ice Screamer]], [[TankGoodness Captain Collision]], [[DreadlockRasta Rastacarian]], Rasta Carian]], [[DeadlyDoctor Dr. Feelbad]], and [[{{Oireland}} Paddy O'Concrete]]) until he qualifies to the championship round against [[HerrDoktor Dr. Frankenwagon]] and [[FrankensteinsMonster his monster]].
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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: ZigZagged. In "Moon Mater", cars and space shuttles don't use breathing apparatus, while in ''Cars 2'', [=McMissile=] uses an oxygen mask while underwater ([[ShownTheirWork since oxygen is needed to ignite gasoline in the cars' engines]]). While the first example may be justified by Mater being an UnreliableNarrator, ''Cars 3'' shows a picture of Roger the space shuttle in space without any gear, suggesting that at least spacecraft can survive without oxygen.

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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: ZigZagged. In "Moon Mater", cars and space shuttles don't use breathing apparatus, while in ''Cars 2'', [=McMissile=] uses an oxygen mask while underwater ([[ShownTheirWork since oxygen is needed to ignite gasoline in the cars' engines]]). While the first example may be justified by Mater being an UnreliableNarrator, ''Cars 3'' shows a picture of Roger the space shuttle in space without any gear, suggesting that at least spacecraft can survive without oxygen.oxygen (or they store it inside).

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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: ZigZagged. In "Moon Mater", cars and space shuttles don't use breathing apparatus, while in ''Cars 2'', [=McMissile=] uses an oxygen mask while underwater ([[ShownTheirWork since oxygen is needed to ignite gasoline in the cars' engines]]). While the first example may be justified by Mater being an UnreliableNarrator, ''Cars 3'' shows a picture of Roger the space shuttle in space without any gear, suggesting that at least spacecraft can survive without oxygen.



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%%* ConjoinedEyes* ConjoinedEyes: Most, if not all, vehicles, due to their eyes being located on their windshields.



** The teaser trailer for ''Cars 3'' shows that the movie will revolve around Lightning getting into a serious injury in a much, much grittier tone than Pixar's usual output. Although it's suggested by the actual press release that the story will be inspirational in terms of tone (since it revolves around Lightning taking a fan of his under his wing to help him get back into shape to win a major race), [[NeverTrustATrailer the teaser makes it look like]] Lightning actually ''gets killed'' in a racing accident!

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** The teaser trailer for ''Cars 3'' shows that the movie will revolve around Lightning getting into a serious injury in a much, much grittier tone than Pixar's usual output. Although it's suggested by the actual press release that most of the story will be in the movie is inspirational in terms of tone (since it revolves around Lightning taking a fan of his under his wing to help him get back into shape to win a major race), [[NeverTrustATrailer the teaser makes it look like]] Lightning actually ''gets killed'' in a racing accident!



** Cars 3: Jackson Storm. He was like Chick, only a little more rude. He taunted [=McQueen=] right before his crash, and almost killed Cruz during the last race.

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** Cars 3: Jackson Storm. He was like Chick, only a little more rude. He taunted [=McQueen=] right before his crash, and almost killed slammed Cruz into the wall during the last race.race (but seemingly didn't injure her seriously).

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* OddCouple: Lighting and Mater (worldly/naive), Sarge and Fillmore (army/hippie), Ramone and Flo ("gangster"/showgirl)


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* OddCouple: Lighting and Mater (worldly/naive), Sarge and Fillmore (army/hippie), Ramone and Flo ("gangster"/showgirl)

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* OncePerEpisode: Each movie has Lightning get a makeover with a new paint job. In the first movie, he gets made over to show his newfound appreciation for Radiator Springs. In the second, he gets made over to prepare for the World Grand Prix (notably switching out his headlight stickers for actual headlights). In the third, he gets another makeover to remove his primer coat and prepare to train to beat Jackson Storm.

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* OncePerEpisode: OddballInTheSeries:
** The second film is the only film where someone other than Lightning is the protagonist, does not have racing as the main subject, and where Mater does not say "Git-r-done".
** The third film is the only one where Lightning does not say "Ka-chow", albeit he does in specific tie-in merchandise.
** ''Cars 2'' is the only film in the entire ''World of Cars'' franchise to date in which the protagonist does not show up in a new paint job in the final scene.
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Each movie has Lightning get a makeover with a new paint job. In the first movie, he gets made over to show his newfound appreciation for Radiator Springs. In the second, he gets made over to prepare for the World Grand Prix (notably switching out his headlight stickers for actual headlights). In the third, he gets another makeover to remove his primer coat and prepare to train to beat Jackson Storm.Storm.
** All movies feature a huge crash during one of the races, and Lightning manages to survive.
** The final race features a recurring curiosity where Lightning does not end up winning. In the first, he lets Chick win to help The King. In the second, the World Grand Prix was interrupted with no winner when Mater reveals the Lemon mastermind. In the third, he switches out with Cruz halfway through.

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A series of computer-animated films from Creator/{{Pixar}} and initially directed by Creator/JohnLasseter, who also directed ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', and ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife''. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin True to the title]], the stories take place in [[AlternateUniverse a world entirely populated by anthropomorphic cars and other vehicles]] -- aside from plants, there are no organic life-forms of any sort. Just about everything else is reinterpreted into automotive counterparts, such as insects becoming [[StealthPun Volkswagen Beetles]] and rock formations in the shape of car bodies.

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A series of computer-animated films from Creator/{{Pixar}} and initially directed by Creator/JohnLasseter, who also directed ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', and ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife''.

[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin True to the title]], the stories take place in [[AlternateUniverse a world entirely populated by anthropomorphic cars and other vehicles]] -- aside from plants, there are no organic life-forms of any sort. Just about everything else is reinterpreted into automotive counterparts, such as insects becoming [[StealthPun Volkswagen Beetles]] and rock formations in the shape of car bodies.
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!!The ''Cars'' films and shorts contain examples of the following tropes

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!!The ''Cars'' films and shorts contain examples of the following tropestropes:
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* OnlyOneName: While a majority of characters have last names, half of the characters in the series, including some main ones in Radiator Springs, are only known by a single name.
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* TourismDerailingEvent: The small town or Radiator Springs saw its tourism dry up with the construction of the interstate, which completely bypassed the town and took their business with it. Lightning, Mater, and the rest of the residents really don't seem to mind, as they've come to regard the idyllic spot as a little slice of Heaven.

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* TourismDerailingEvent: The small town or of Radiator Springs saw its tourism dry up with the construction of the interstate, which completely bypassed the town and took their business with it. Lightning, Mater, and the rest of the residents really don't seem to mind, as they've come to regard the idyllic spot as a little slice of Heaven.

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