Fillmore

Fillmore is a light commercial vehicle/full size van, that is a shop owner, owning the Fillmore's Taste-In in which he sells organic fuels and hippie-themed merch. He is a member of Lightning McQueen crew team during his races, notably being part of the team in 2005, 2011, 2016 and 2017.
He is a hippie and resides in Radiator Springs USA. He is the best friend of Sarge.
==Creation and development==
Some of the Cars staff members have said that Fillmore was to originally be named Waldmire, after a Route 66 resident that the crew befriended on their road trip to research the film. However, his namesake was a vegan, and since Fillmore toys would be featured in McDonald's happy meals, he didn't want the character to use his name, and the name was soon changed to Fillmore.
==History==
===Cars===
In Cars, Fillmore is watching the light with Sarge and Ramone when Lightning comes speeding through Radiator Springs with Sheriff in pursuit. The two later become friends toward the end of the movie, when Lightning consults him for a fuel change.
===Cars: The Videogame===
In Cars: The Videogame, Fillmore continues to brew up batches of special boost juice for Lightning. He also appears as an opponent in the races Boostin' with Fillmore, Sarge's Off-Road Challenge, and Doc's Check-Up. He is only playable in the PSP version of the game.
===Mater and the Ghostlight===
In Mater and the Ghostlight, Fillmore is at Flo's V8 Cafe with the rest of Radiator Springs, listening as Sheriff tells his story about the Ghostlight.
===Cars: Mater-National Championship===
In Cars: Mater-National Championship, Fillmore is now a playable character, unlocked from the start of the game. His stats are 5 for boost, 1 for acceleration, 3 for handling, and 5 for stability.
He also makes appearances as an opponent in story mode, in the race Ornament Valley Airport, and the 4th level of Doc and the Law's Race 'n' Chase. He is also part of the player's team in Luigi and Guido's Team Relay 3, along with Lightning and Doc.
===Cars Toons===
====Mater the Greater====
In Mater the Greater, Fillmore makes a cameo at Flo's V8 Café, before Mater dives into his story about how he was once a daredevil.
====Tokyo Mater====
In Tokyo Mater, Fillmore can be briefly seen behind Sheriff, Mater and Lightning, before Mater tells his story.
====Unidentified Flying Mater====
In Unidentified Flying Mater, while Mater and Mator are flying around Radiator Springs, they pass Fillmore, causing him to nervously push his drink of oil aside.
====Heavy Metal Mater====
In Heavy Metal Mater, Fillmore makes another cameo at Flo's V8 Café
====Monster Truck Mater====
In Monster Truck Mater, Fillmore is seen in his usual spot at Flo's V8 Café, before Mater begins his story.
====Hiccups====
In Hiccups, Fillmore tries to cure Lightning's hiccups by giving him some of his homemade fuel, only to make fire come out of his mouth.
====Spinning====
In Spinning, Fillmore is part of the crowd watching in amazement as Guido twirls his sign outside of Luigi's Casa Della Tires.
===Cars: Race-O-Rama===
In Cars: Race-O-Rama, Fillmore returns as a playable character, and also can be seen during some races in story mode.
===The World of Cars Online===
In The World of Cars Online, Fillmore played a major role, as he owns Fillmore's Fields and he makes Fizzy Fuels, which were fuels you could buy for your car that made them do special actions, such as burping and backfiring. Fillmore opened up a minigame where you can help him make Fizzy Fuels. His fuel mixing area was sabotaged in August 2010 by Chick Hicks.
===Cars 2===
In Cars 2, he first appears welcoming Lightning back home. Then he appears at the Wheel Well Motel, where Guido serves him, Sarge, and Luigi some drinks. Then he watches the Mel Dorado show with Sarge on the TV in the place. Then when he finds out that Lightning is going to join the World Grand Prix, he decides to join his pit crew.
Fillmore and the rest of the pit crew got on the plane, and flew to Tokyo. There, they went seeing some of the sights in Tokyo. And then, he was at the party in Tokyo. Then when the party was over, Fillmore, along with the rest of the pit crew, wondered what was up with Mater.
The next day, he was in the pits with the rest of the pit crew, helping Lightning to win the race. Then, he and the rest of the pit crew saw Mater's letter and started to cry.
Later, he and the rest of the pit crew went to Santa Ruotina, where Luigi's Uncle, Uncle Topolino lived. Then during the race in Porto Corsa, he notices that Lightning looks sad. He thinks that Lightning is worried that the fuel will blow up his engine, so he says to Lightning that the fuel is safe, only that Lightning replies that he wishes that Mater was with him.
Later, when they are in London, he was again in Lightning's pit crew, helping him through the race. Then when Mater came, he was surprised to see him. Then when he saw Mater using rockets, he was even more surprised. He wasn't seen fighting the lemons, probably because he's a pacifist.
Then when they get home, everyone wonders why Lightning didn't get killed by the lemons' camera. Then Fillmore reveals that Sarge switched Lightning's fuel with his organic biofuel.
===Cars 2: The Video Game===
In Cars 2: The Video Game, Fillmore makes another appearance as a playable character, unlocked once access to Clearance Level 2 is granted. An alternate skin of him, titled Brand New Fillmore, can be unlocked by earning the Ready, Set, Go! badge. Both versions of him are heavy weights.
===Disney Infinity===
In Disney Infinity, Fillmore is a cast member in the Cars Play Set. He gives the player the missions, Corny Concoction, Fillmore's Ultimate Fuel, Tractor Rescue, Gourd Gatherer, and Tricky, Tricky. He can be unlocked as a toy box townsperson in the Toy Box by opening a character chest.
===Cars: Fast as Lightning===
In Cars: Fast as Lightning, Fillmore is an unlockable playable character, unlocked once all of his stickers have been collected by Chick Hicks.
===Cars 3===
Fillmore attends most of the Piston Cup races as a member of Lightning's pit crew. Later, he says goodbye, along with the rest of the Radiator Springs gang, to Lightning before his trip to the Rust-eze Racing Center. He and Sarge also take turns running Luigi's Casa Della Tires in Luigi and Guido's absences. At the Florida 500, he helps in getting Cruz Ramirez ready to enter the race and attends the race between Lightning and Cruz at Willy's Butte.
=== Pixar Popcorn ===
Unparalleled Parking, while some of the town's people are playing the park game, Fillmore may appear looking at them.
Dancing with the Cars, Fillmore can be seen dancing with the rest of the town.
==Cars Land==
In Cars Land, Fillmore will be serving fruits and vegetables at Fillmore's Taste-In. He also appears at Flo's V8 Café in Radiator Springs Racers next to Sarge, who sees the riders coming into town and says, "Incoming!" Fillmore then exclaims that he is falling in love, only to have Sarge tell him that it's just a bad spark plug.
==General information==
===Physical description===
thumb|left|200 px|Turntable video of Fillmore.Fillmore is a 1960 Volkswagen Type 2 Bus, to support the fact that he is an older car. This type of car, often called a Hippie Bus/Van, was a popular mode of transportation among hippies and people who shared a culture like Fillmore's. In fact, the buses were often painted and decorated to reflect the values of the hippies, similar to the designs painted on Fillmore.
His license plate reads 51237, a reference to his first actor, George Carlin's birthday (May 12, 1937).
Fillmore is painted like a mint shade of green, with Peace, Groovy, and Love painted on either sides of his doors, as well as various swirl and flower designs. On his front, he has the VW logo, as well as chrome headlights. He has green rims, surrounded of course by black tire treads. He has his license plate on the front.
===Personality and traits===
Fillmore has a calm nature, sporting the mood of peace and love. He has a love for organic fuel, and brews his own brand right in Radiator Springs.
===Powers and abilities===
Fillmore has shown to have decent racing abilities, with outstanding boost and stability, though his acceleration is weak, with decent handling as well, as seen in the Cars video games.
===Relationships===
Though Fillmore and Sarge argue all the time, the two are actually very good friends at heart. Some of his other friends include Lightning McQueen, who he works as a team member for, and various other Radiator Springs townspeople such as Ramone, Flo, and Luigi.
Fillmore has also shown dislike towards Professor Z and his team of lemons, who his friends fought in London.
==List of appearances==
: For this subject's list of appearances, see Fillmore/Appearances.
==Profiles and statistics==
===Cars===
*Bios
**Fillmore is Radiator Springs' resident hippie. A believer in individuality and all things natural, he brews his own organic fuel and preaches its many benefits. Visitors can try Fillmore's special flavors in the tasting room behind his love-bead and tie-dye-covered geodesic dome. His many conspiracy theories and "naturally" unkempt yard drive his neighbor Sarge absolutely crazy.
**Fillmore is ready at a monment's notice to take his organic fuel wherever it's needed. Whether helping out his buddy, Lightning McQueen in a big race or hitting the road and giving out free samples, he is always ready to go with his durable, yet attractive tie-dye headband.
===Cars: Mater-National Championship===
*Stats
**Boost: 5
**Acceleration: 1
**Handling: 3
**Stability: 5
===Cars: Race-O-Rama===
*Paint jobs: 1
*Unlocking criteria: Unknown
===Cars 2===
*Bio
**Radiator Springs' resident hippie Fillmore is an easy-going, peace-loving 1960s Volkswagen van. And as his friend and neighbor Sarge likes to say, "once a hippie, always a hippie." At his popular shop Fillmore's Taste-In, Fillmore brews his own fuel, which he sells with Bohemian accessories like tie-dyed mud flaps. But when he learns that the World Grand Prix will be run exclusively on the alternative fuel Allinol, Fillmore closes up shop and signs on as the fuel expert for Team Lightning McQueen.
===Cars 2: The Video Game===
====Fillmore====
*Bio
**What can be said about a van who sells tie-dyed mud flaps and organic fuel? Fillmore was a hippie in the 60's, and he's a hippie today. When he's not busy driving Sarge crazy, Fillmore spends time introducing cars to the power of his Organic Fuel.
*Stats
**Weight Class: Heavy
**Speed: 20
**Power: 80
====Brand New Fillmore====
*Bio
**Take away the bumper stickers he's collected over the years and what do you have? A shiny new Fillmore who's ready to take on the world.
*Stats
**Weight Class: Heavy
**Speed: 20
**Power: 20
===Disney Infinity===
*Toys
Name 	Image	How to unlock 	Description
Fillmore	 	Found randomly in a character chest or the vault in the Cars Play Set.	Radiator Springs' resident organic fuel expert.
===Cars: Fast as Lightning===
*Paint jobs: Tie-Dye, Flower Power
==Portrayals==
*George Carlin - Cars, Cars: The Videogame, Unidentified Flying Mater
*Scott Wood - Cars: Mater-National Championship
*Lloyd Sherr - Cars: Race-O-Rama, Cars 2, Cars 2: The Video Game, Hiccups, Spinning, Cars Land, Cars 3
==Gallery==
:For this subject's image gallery, see Fillmore/Gallery.
==Names in other languages==
*Chinese (Cantonese): 辉哥
*Croatian: Joško
*Danish: Frede
*Estonian: Ilmar
*Finnish: Klainari
*German: Bully
*Japanese: フィルモア
*Lithuanian:Filmoras
*Norwegian: Hilmar
*Polish: Ogórek
*Russian:
**Филмор (transcription: Filmor)
**Филлмор (transcription: Fillmor)
*Ukrainian: Доливай (transcription: Dolivay)
==Trivia==
*One of Fillmore's bumper stickers reads, Save 2D Animation. Another reads, I brake for Jackalopes, which is a reference to Boundin'.
*As revealed in the video games, Fillmore is both a pacifist and a Pisces. Despite being a pacifist, he can be seen with weapons in Cars 2: The Video Game.
*Fillmore was originally going to be called "Waldmire," named after Robert "Bob" Waldmire, a Route 66 resident whom the crew befriended during their road trip to do research for the film. However, when Waldmire found out that McDonald's was going to sponsor the film, he said he did not want his name to be featured in Happy Meal toys at McDonald's, as he was vegan.
*Fillmore is tied with Lightning McQueen, as the second character with most voice actors, with Chick Hicks taking the number one spot.
*Fillmore and Fred are the only two characters in Cars who have front license plates, and Fillmore may be the only character in Cars 2 with a front license plate. However, at the Wheel Well Motel in Cars 2, Mater did use a license plate while being a waiter.
*Fillmore is the second Cars character whose original actor died, preceded by Red and succeeded by Doc Hudson, El Machismo, Lynda Weathers and Lizzie.
*Fillmore is the name of an auditorium in San Francisco, California, in which many popular musicians performed in the counterculture era of the sixties and seventies. Fillmore represents a popular vehicle amongst hippies, a subculture of the American counterculture.
*In most of his video game appearances, he has blue eyes, although in films, artwork, and on diecasts, he has brown eyes.
*His Polish name is: Ogórek, which means "cucumber".
==Quotes==
*"I'm not the only one seeing this, right?" - Cars
*"I'm telling you man, every third blink is slower." - Cars
*"Fly away Stanley, be free!" - Cars
*"You know, some automotive yoga could really lower your RPMs, man." - Cars
*"There's a lot of love out there, man." - Cars
*"So, turn left to go right, right?" - Cars: The Videogame
*"A new batch of special brew, my friend." - Cars: The Videogame
*"Good stuff, huh? I call it my Super Octane Boost Juice." - Cars: The Videogame
*"Only one way to find out. man." - Cars: The Videogame
*"So much hostility, man!" - Cars: The Videogame
*”Don’t over-complicate my vibe, man. Keep it simple. Real simple.” - AT&T Yahoo Commercial 
*“Now, that’s what I call simple!” - AT&T Yahoo Commercial 
*"Relax man. Boost just wastes it." - Cars: Mater-National Championship
*"Careful man. You're burning through that stuff pretty fast." - Cars: Mater-National Championship
*"Woah! Watch it with the boost, man." - Cars: Mater-National Championship
*"If you fuel up right man, you won't have to use that." - Cars: Mater-National Championship
*"Aw c'mon man, you don't need to go there." - Cars: Mater-National Championship
*"Woah, so not cool!" - Cars: Race-O-Rama
*"Oh! Bummer, man." - Cars: Race-O-Rama
*"HEY!" - Cars: Race-O-Rama
*"Woah! That hurt." - Cars: Race-O-Rama
*"Congratulations, man!" - Cars 2
*"Far out!" - Cars 2
*"If you're implying that I switched out that rot good excuse for alternative fuel, with my all-natural sustainable organic bio-fuel just because I never trusted Axlerod, you're dead wrong man. It was him!" - Cars 2
*"Treehugger!" - Cars 2
*"Hey, someone's giving out freebies!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Fly away!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"I feel like I'm flying." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Whoa! This is far out." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"No!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Hey, it's like I can see the past." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Just doing what I feel, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Not cool, man!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"I wouldn't want your karma now." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Respect my space, man!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Out of my way." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Sorry, trust me, I'm a lover not a fighter." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Time for some tough love!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Groovy, man, groovy!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Has a lot of love here." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Heh, I'm sensing a lot of love here, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"A virtual world? Whoa! It's like what's in my mind, but real man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Bummer." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Oh, bummer." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"No way, man!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"I'm free!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Whoa! This is kinda radical!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Whoa! Awesome!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"No one messes with Flower Power, man!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Organics rule!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Oh, that is a bummer." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Flower Power, man!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"This is a gas, man!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Uh... Where did the gravity go?" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Ah, happy landings, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Awesome!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Total bummer, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Well, that could have gone better." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Sometimes I like to stop and smell the roses. Hey, where are the roses?" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Yeah, time to chill." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Right on." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"I love this!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Peace out, dude." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Catch you on the flipside, man!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"You know me, I'm born to be wild." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"See ya at the finish line, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Way to conserve the fuel, man!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"I'll have some classic rock waiting for you at the finish line." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"That's it Sarge, keep it nice and slow." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Conserve the fuel, man!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Whoa! What was that groovy blur?" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Oh, and I thought we were friends, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Where's the love?" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Hey, nice move my friend." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Whoa! Where's the fire, Sarge?" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"I am one with the race track." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"It's not important who wins, but it'll be me, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Free your mind." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Groove on, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"All right!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Idling it's just a waste of organic fuel." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"This is really messing with my MPGs, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"This is all part of the conspiracy." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"You think you can win with that synthetic fuel?" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"You race like the man, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"You could use a little automotive yoga, my friend." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Speed's a matter of perspective." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"I haven't felt this good since the 60s." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Out of sight, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Hang four, dudes!" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"It's nothing personal." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Here's some karma for you." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"You were a minion of darkness, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Sorry Sarge, all part of the game." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Hey, I didn't make the rules., I just play by 'em." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Easy on the bumper stickers, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"That's no way of treating your neighbor." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Hey, what was that for?" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Take two, man." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Whoa! It's like the edge of the world." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"I'm all for peace and love man, but desperate times call for desperate measures." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"I hope this doesn't upset the tranquility of my karma." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"I am one with the nature." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"I think I'm driving by karma." - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"Wait, am I here or not?" - Cars 2: The Video Game
*"It's futile to resist change, man. (McQueen: You're right Fillmore.) Really?" - Cars 3
*"See you McQueen!" - Cars 3
*"Mater is a complicated guy." - "Dino Park"
*"Boggles the mind, man!" - "Dino Park"
*"Family is a precious thing, man." - "Dino Park"
*"Oh! You gotta stop at the trees of mystery. It'll blow your mind, man!" - "Dino Park"
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