History WesternAnimation / ClickAndClacksAsTheWrenchTurns

''Click & Clack's As the Wrench Turns'' was a one-off animated special that aired on Creator/{{PBS}} in 2008. The show was a [[CelebrityToons Celebrity Toon]] based on the Creator/{{NPR}} call-in auto-repair advice radio show ''Radio/CarTalk''. It starred the hosts of that program - Tom and Ray Magliozzi (or "Click and Clack, the Tappett Brothers") [[AsHimself as themselves]].

''Click & Clack's As the Wrench Turns'' (2008) was a Creator/{{PBS}} network [[CelebrityToons Celebrity Toon]] about two brothers from UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} who both manage to run a small local neighborhood car garage ''and'' a national radio talk show ''and'' get into wacky hijinx. Their natural curiosity and creative schemes ensure that HilarityEnsues. Made on what appears to be an extremely low budget, to the point where actual writers seem to have been dispensed with. Needless to say, it was short-lived. The brothers were based on Tom and Ray Magliozzi from ''Radio/CarTalk'', who [[InkSuitActor played themselves]].

* FanServiceWithASmile: In-story example. In "Abercrombie and Wrench", the garage of the protagonists looses customers to a rival business. The rivals use the sex-appeal of their mechanics to attract female customers.

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Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns (2008) was a Creator/{{PBS}} network [[CelebrityToons Celebrity Toon]] about two brothers from UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} who both manage to run a small local neighborhood car garage ''and'' a national radio talk show ''and'' get into wacky hijinx. Their natural curiosity and creative schemes ensure that HilarityEnsues. Made on what appears to be an extremely low budget, to the point where actual writers seem to have been dispensed with. Needless to say, it was short-lived. The brothers were based on Tom and Ray Magliozzi from ''Radio/CarTalk'', who [[InkSuitActor played themselves]].

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* GoneHorriblyRight: The episode "Outsourcing" has the protagonists, bored with their show duties, deciding to outsource their work. Hiring Rajiv and Sanjiv, the Gupta Brothers, to perform their show. Meanwhile Click and Clack are supposed to both focuse on their garage work and enjoy their free time. Instead the Gupta brothers increase the show ratings to unprecedented levels and send many customers to the garage. Too many customers for Click and Clack to handle. The titular characters are swamped in work and are left with no free time.
* GuestStar: GarrisonKeillor in a camoe.

Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns (2008) was a {{PBS}} network [[CelebrityToons Celebrity Toon]] about two brothers from UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} who both manage to run a small local neighborhood car garage ''and'' a national radio talk show ''and'' get into wacky hijinx. Their natural curiosity and creative schemes ensure that HilarityEnsues. Made on what appears to be an extremely low budget, to the point where actual writers seem to have been dispensed with. Needless to say, it was short-lived. The brothers were based on Tom and Ray Magliozzi from ''Radio/CarTalk'', who [[InkSuitActor played themselves]].

* BigBlackout: The episode "Boston Blackout" unsurprisingly features one. Stash, a mechanic working at the garage, has just invented a robotic car-repair device. His employers agree to test it. The device ends up draining enough electrical energy to cause a black out throughout the northeastern United States.

* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum: The plot of the episode "Pasta Wars" involves a pasta-powered car. They never bother to explain how that works.
* FanServiceWithASmile: In-story example. In "Abercrombie and Wrench", the garage of the protagonists looses customers to a rival business. The rivals use the sex-appeal of their mechanics to attract female customers.
* ZanyScheme: The episode "Campaign" has the duo running their own Presidential campaign. They hope to get enough votes to secure federal funding for their network.

* GoneHorriblyRight: The episode "Outsourcing" has the protagonists, bored with their show duties, deciding to outsource their work. Hiring Rajiv and Sanjiv, the Gupta Brothers, to perform their show. Meanwhile Click and Clack are supposed to both focuse on their garage and enjoy their free time. Instead the Gupta brothers increase the show ratings to unprecedented levels and send many customers to the garage. Too many customers for Click and Clack to handle. The titular characters are swamped in work and are left with no free time.

A {{PBS}} network [[CelebrityToons Celebrity Toon]] about two brothers from UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} who both manage to run a small local neighborhood car garage ''and'' a national radio talk show ''and'' get into wacky hijinx. Their natural curiosity and creative schemes ensure that HilarityEnsues. Made on what appears to be an extremely low budget, to the point where actual writers seem to have been dispensed with. Needless to say, it was short-lived. The brothers were based on Tom and Ray Magliozzi from ''Radio/CarTalk'', who [[InkSuitActor played themselves]].