Herbie (franchise)

The Herbie franchise consists of American race car-sport family-comedies, including with five theatrical films, one made-for-television film that was later realesed straight-to-home video, a television series, and other multi-media releases. The overall story, centers around the titular character, an sentient anthropomorphic 1963 Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own and is capable of driving himself. The vehicle is often times a legitimate contender, though the underdog contestant in competitive races, but to a greater degree assists his human owners in bettering their lives.
The first film, notable for being the final live-action film approved by Walt Disney prior to his death, was released in 1969. Based on a short story titled, "Car, Boy, Girl", the feature proved to be a critical and financial success for Walt Disney Productions. Upon its release, the movie was the second highest grossing motion picture for the company; second only to Mary Poppins. Its performance placed it fourth highest on box office returns, and spawned a franchise. Each subsequent release were successes in their own right, but none received as much universal praise as the original. 
The second film as met with mix-to-moderate critical reception, while it notably to-date is the highest film in the series critically scored.Canby, Vincent (June 7, 1974). "The Screen: ' Herbie' Rides Again to Defend Landmarks". The New York Times. 23.Siskel, Gene (July 17, 1974). "Disney's 'Herbie' Rides Again'". Chicago Tribune. Section 2, p. 5. The third film was met with mild-to-mixed at best reception, while the fourth film was poorly received and is often classified as the weakest Herbie film. The television series that followed chronologically, was panned by critics resulting in a cancellation following five episodes, with reviews calling it "domesticated", "mild", and "boring". The fifth film which sought to reveal the titular hero's origin, was met with negative-to-mixed reviews, citing its inferiority to the original.https://letterboxd.com/film/the-love-bug-1997/ The sixth film was met with mixed-to-good reception, and garnered the highest box office returns out of all of the installments. Though the film was criticized for various aspects including the plot, it was seen as a return to form for the franchise.
==Origin==
In 1961 a short story titled, "Car, Boy, Girl" was written by Gordon Buford. In an interview with a U.S. publication for VW owners title Small World Magazine, Buford stated that the idea for his story came from growing up on a Colorado farm, where he witnessed how his parents treated their vehicles with a similar manner as they did their horses. Though there are no publications currently in circulation, it is believed that the short was presented directly to Walt Disney and/or that The Walt Disney Company purchased the rights of distribution to the story shortly thereafter.
== Film ==
Film 	U.S. release date	Director 	Screenwriter(s) 	Story by 	Producer(s)
Herbie: The Love Bug 	 	Robert Stevenson	Bill Walsh & Don DaGradi 	Gordon Buford 	Bill Walsh
Herbie Rides Again 	 	Robert Stevenson	Bill Walsh 	Gordon Buford 	Bill Walsh
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo	 	Vincent McEveety	Arthur Alsberg & Don Nelson 	Arthur Alsberg & Don Nelson 	Ron Miller
Herbie Goes Bananas 	 	Vincent McEveety	Don Tait 	Don Tait 	Kevin Corcoran, Ron Miller and Don Tait
Disney's The Love Bug 	 	Peyton Reed 	Ryan Rowe 	Ryan Rowe 	Joan Van Horn and Irwin Marcus
Herbie: Fully Loaded 	 	Angela Robinson 	Thomas Lennon & Robert Ben Garant and Alfred Gough & Miles Millar	Mark Perez and Thomas Lennon & Robert Ben Garant	Robert Simonds
===Herbie: The Love Bug (1969)===
Main article: The Love Bug
Has-been professional race car driver, Jim Douglas, and his philosophical mechanic, Tennessee Steinmetz find themselves in possession of a white Volkswagen Beetle that seems to have a mind and spirit of its own. Naming the car Herbie, Jim and Tennessee become the talk of the California racing circuit. Sports-car dealer and circuit contestant Peter Thorndyke, tries to use his assistant to come between the friends and their car.https://variety.com/1968/film/reviews/the-love-bug-1200421801/
===Herbie Rides Again (1974)===
Main article: Herbie Rides Again
By not letting him buy her house, Mrs. "Grandma" Steinmetz foils the plans of Alonzo Hawk, a property developer who wants to build a shopping mall in downtown San Francisco. Hawk plots to force her out. While helping his uncle Alonzo, Willoughby Whitfield discovers a special Volkswagen Beetle and falls for Nicole, Mrs. Steinmetz's niece. After they discover Alonzo's plans, it's up to Mrs. Steinmetz and the extraordinary Beetle to save the day.https://variety.com/1973/film/reviews/herbie-rides-again-1200423226/
===Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)===
Main article: Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Jim Douglas, reunited with Herbie, finds himself once again hitting the roads in a race care event. This time, Jim and Herbie, along with goofy mechanic Wheely Applegate compete in a French competition. Also involved in the automotive adventure are Quincey and Max, a pair of jewel thieves, and Diane Darcy, the beautiful woman who drives Giselle, a sporty female car and Herbie's love interest.https://variety.com/1976/film/reviews/herbie-goes-to-monte-carlo-1200423994/
===Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)===
Main article: Herbie Goes Bananas
Peter is excited when he learns he's inherited a car from his uncle. His enthusiasm wanes when he and his friend D.J., travel to Puerta Vallarta and discover the car is a rusty old Volkswagen Beetle. They quickly realize their car has extraordinary abilities and set off on a road trip across Central America to enter the special Beetle in a high-stakes race, encountering pickpockets, counterfeiters and various obstacles along the way.https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/herbie-goes-bananas
===Disney's The Love Bug (1997)===
Main article: The Love Bug (1997 film)
Released as a made-for-television movie, as a part of the Magical World of Walt Disney, this installment was marketed as a remake. Events of the film, however reveal it is a direct sequel to the previous films.https://thedisinsider.com/2018/11/03/herbie-the-love-bug-series-retrospective/
===Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)===
Main article: Herbie: Fully Loaded
Maggie Peyton wants to become a NASCAR driver but her overprotective father, Ray Peyton Sr. won't hear of it. A former racer himself, Ray wants Maggie to take a lucrative television sportscasting job and leave the dangers of driving to her crash-prone brother. When Ray Sr. takes Maggie to a junkyard to pick out a car, she has no idea that the little Volkswagen Beetle, named Herbie, she takes home will change her life.https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/herbie-fully-loaded-1200525039/
== Television ==
===Live action===
;;; All-New Adventures of Herbie the Love Bug (1982)
Main article: Herbie the Love Bug (TV series)
A television series based on, and a continuation of, the film series was developed and released from March 17-April 14, 1981. The series was released as a mid-season replacement to a cancelled show, and was given the 8:00 P.M. times lot. Developed and executive produced by William Robert Yates, the television show was written by Arthur Alsberg, Don Nelson, and Don Tait. The production was produced by Walt Disney Productions, and distributed by Buena Vista Television. The series, which aired on the Columbia Broadcasting System, did not receive a second season.Brooks, Tom; Marsh, Earle F. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present p. 603.
;;;; Episodes
Nº	Title 	U.S. airdate	Director 	Written by 	Producers
1 	"Herbie the Matchmaker" 	 	Charles S. Dubin	Arthur Alsberg & Don Nelson	William Robert Yates and Kevin Corcoran
2 	"Herbie to the Rescue" 	 	Vincent McEveety	Arthur Alsberg & Don Nelson	William Robert Yates and Kevin Corcoran
3 	"My House is Your House"	 	Bill Bixby 	Don Tait 	William Robert Yates and Kevin Corcoran
4 	"Herbie, the Best Man" 	 	Vincent McEveety	Arthur Alsberg & Don Nelson	William Robert Yates and Kevin Corcoran
5 	"Calling Dr. Herbie" 	 	Bill Bixby 	Arthur Alsberg & Don Nelson	William Robert Yates and Kevin Corcoran
;;;; Premise
Jim Douglas and his living vehicle named Herbie own and run a driving school. Jim stumbles upon an attempted bank robbery, and with Herbie's help rescues a hostage. Later, the driving school is closed down after Herbie interferes with a motor vehicle inspection. Jim, now divorced from Carole, begins a relationship with a similarly divorced woman named Susan MacLane. Together with her daughter and two sons, Jim and Susan begin to build a family unit, to the disdain and envy of her ex-boyfriend/fiancé Randy.
When the pair become engaged, Randy attempts to sabotage the relationship. Jim's ex-girlfriend shows up to his bachelor party, while Randy kidnaps Herbie and replaces him with a look-alike vehicle. After his plans to ruin the wedding are stopped, with the assistance of Herbie, Jim and Susan are married. Together, they sell her vehicle and purchase a family-sized station wagon. Herbie joyfully gains a larger family, with the new additions of Susan, Julie, Robbie, and Matthew.https://thedisinsider.com/2018/11/03/herbie-the-love-bug-series-retrospective/
;;; The All-New Mickey Mouse Club (1989-1994)
* In 1990, Herbie made an appearance in the second season of the 1980s/90s revival of The Mickey Mouse Club. The character appears briefly in a spoof skit titled, "Herbie the Love Can of Cream of Mushroom Soup".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNGgt_v3lSY
* One of the Disney Parade car versions of Herbie the Love Bug, also briefly appears in the comedy skit titled, "Clown College". The character is redesigned as a clown car for the routine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byMuvW6dqaY&feature=emb_title
===Animation===
* Herbie briefly appears in Disney's House of Mouse. During season 2 episode 5, titled "Max's New Car", the character appears with other Disney vehicles. Herbie encourages Goofy Maxamillian "Max" Goof Jr. to talk to his father about buying a car.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEjm-PG4G-0
* Herbie has a brief cameo in The Simpsons season 11 episode titled, "Beyond Blunderdome". Released in 1999, the character appears alongside various other famous vehicles in the Movie Car Museum.https://www.imcdb.org/v043044.html Though the appearance was originally produced by 20th Century Fox Television, through acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company in 2019, the cameo is currently distributed by the latter company's subsidiary, 20th Television.
* Herbie has a brief appearance in the American Dad! season 13 episode titled, "Stan Smith as Keanu Reeves as Stanny Utah in Point Breakers". Released in 2016, the character helps Stan escape from a collaborative attack from poachers and wolves. Similar to The Simpsons, American Dad! was originally produced by Fox, before the company was purchased by The Walt Disney Company. The show is currently distributed by its parent-company, Disney.
==Main cast and characters==
Character 	Title 	Title 	Title 	Title 	Title 	Title 	Title 	Title
Character 	Herbie: 	Herbie 	Herbie 	Herbie 	Herbie the Love Bug	The Love Bug 	Herbie: 	
Herbie 	Appeared 	Appeared 	Appeared 	Appeared 	Appeared 	Appeared 	Appeared 	
Jim Douglas 	Dean Jones 	 	Dean Jones 	 	Dean Jones 	Dean Jones 	 	
Tennessee Steinmetz 	Buddy Hackett 	 	  	  	  	  	  	
Carole Bennet-Douglas 	Michele Lee 	  	  	  	  	  	  	
Peter Thorndyke 	David Tomlinson	  	  	  	  	  	  	
Havershaw 	Joe Flynn 	  	  	  	  	  	  	
Mrs. "Grandma" Steinmetz	  	Helen Hayes 	  	  	  	  	  	
Willoughby Whitfield 	  	Ken Berry 	  	  	  	  	  	
Nicole Harris-Whitefield	  	Stefanie Powers	  	  	  	  	  	
Alonzo Hawk 	  	Keenan Wynn 	  	  	  	  	  	
Wheely Applegate 	  	  	Don Knotts 	  	  	  	  	
Diane Darcy 	  	  	Julie Sommars 	  	  	  	  	
Giselle 	  	  	Appeared 	  	  	  	  	
Bruno Von Stickle 	  	  	Eric Braeden 	  	  	  	  	
Claude Gilbert 	  	  	Mike Kulcsar 	  	  	  	  	
Inspector Bouchet 	  	  	Jacques Marin 	  	  	  	  	
Detective Fontenoy 	  	  	Xavier Saint-Macary	  	  	  	  	
Pete Stancheck 	  	  	  	Stephen W. Burns 	  	  	  	
Davy "D.J." Johns 	  	  	  	Charles Martin Smith	  	  	  	
Paco 	  	  	  	Joaquin Garay III 	  	  	  	
Melissa Trends 	  	  	  	Elyssa Davalos 	  	  	  	
Aunt Louise Trends 	  	  	  	Cloris Leachman 	  	  	  	
Prindle 	  	  	  	John Vernon 	  	  	  	
Quinn 	  	  	  	Alex Rocco 	  	  	  	
Shepard 	  	  	  	Richard Jaeckel 	  	  	  	
Susan MacLane-Douglas 	  	  	  	  	Patricia Harty 	  	  	
Julie MacLane 	  	  	  	  	Claudia Wells 	  	  	
Robbie MacLane 	  	  	  	  	Douglas Emerson 	  	  	
Matthew MacLane 	  	  	  	  	Nicky Katt 	  	  	
Bo Phillips 	  	  	  	  	Richard Paul 	  	  	
Randy Bigelow 	  	  	  	  	Larry Linville 	  	  	
Hank Cooper 	  	  	  	  	  	Bruce Campbell 	  	
Roddy Martel 	  	  	  	  	  	Kevin J. O'Connor 	  	
Alex Davis 	  	  	  	  	  	Alexandra Wentworth	  	
Dr. Gustav Stumpfel 	  	  	  	  	  	Harold Gould 	  	
Simon Moore III 	  	  	  	  	  	John Hannah 	  	
Rupert 	  	  	  	  	  	Dana Gould 	  	
Horace 	  	  	  	  	  	Appeared 	  	
Maggie Peyton 	  	  	  	  	  	  	Lindsay Lohan 	
Ray Peyton, Sr. 	  	  	  	  	  	  	Michael Keaton	
Ray Peyton, Jr. 	  	  	  	  	  	  	Breckin Meyer 	
Kevin 	  	  	  	  	  	  	Justin Long 	
Trip Murphy 	  	  	  	  	  	  	Matt Dillon 	
Crash 	  	  	  	  	  	  	Jimmi Simpson 	
==Additional crew & production details==
Film 	Crew/Detail 	Crew/Detail 	Crew/Detail 	Crew/Detail 	Crew/Detail 	Crew/Detail 	Crew/Detail
Film 	Composer(s) 	Cinematographer(s) 	Editor(s) 	Production companies 	Distributing company 	Running time	
Herbie: The Love Bug 	George Bruns 	Edward Colman 	Cotton Warburton 	Walt Disney Productions 	Buena Vista Distribution 	1hr 48mins 	
Herbie Rides Again 	George Bruns 	Frank Phillips 	Cotton Warburton 	Walt Disney Productions 	Buena Vista Distribution 	1hr 28mins 	
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo	Frank De Vol 	Frank Phillips 	Cotton Warburton 	Walt Disney Productions 	Buena Vista Distribution 	1hr 44mins 	
Herbie Goes Bananas 	Frank De Vol 	Gordon D. Brenner 	Leonard J. South 	Walt Disney Productions 	Buena Vista Distribution 	1hr 38mins 	
Herbie the Love Bug 	Frank De Vol & Tom Worrall	Jack A. Whitman Jr. & Jack Swain	Gordon Brenner, Marsh Hendry & Ron Honthaner	Walt Disney Productions 	Buena Vista Television, Columbia Broadcasting System	2hrs 40mins 	
Disney's The Love Bug 	Shirley Walker 	Russ Alsobrook 	Chip Masamitsu 	Walt Disney Television 	Disney–ABC Domestic Television 	1hr 28mins 	
Herbie: Fully Loaded 	Mark Mothersbaugh 	Greg Gardiner 	Wendy Greene Bricmont 	Walt Disney Pictures, Robert Simonds Productions	Buena Vista Pictures 	1hr 41mins 	
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==Reception==
For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.
===Box office & financial performance===
Film 	Box office gross	Box office gross 	Box office gross	Box office ranking 	Box office ranking	Budget 	Worldwide Total income	
Film 	North America 	Other territories	Worldwide 	All-time North America	All-time worldwide	Budget 	Worldwide Total income	
Herbie: The Love Bug 	$51,264,000 	 	$51,264,000 	#1,733 	#2,757 	$5,000,000 	$46,264,000 	https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3630269953/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Love-Bug-The#tab=summarySolomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, p. 163, .
Herbie Rides Again 	$38,229,000 	 	$38,229,000 	#2,689 	#3,778 	$5,000,000 	$33,229,000 	https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl140084737/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Herbie-Rides-Again#tab=summary
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo	$29,000,000 	 	$29,000,000 	#2,944 	#4,092 	$5,000,000 	$24,000,000 	https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0076137/?ref_=bo_rl_tihttps://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Herbie-Goes-to-Monte-Carlo#tab=summary
Herbie Goes Bananas 	$17,000,000 	 	$17,000,000 	#4,004 	#5,426 	$5,000,000 	$12,000,000 	https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Herbie-Goes-Bananas#tab=summaryhttps://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl341411329/
Disney's The Love Bug 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Herbie: Fully Loaded 	$66,023,816 	$78,123,000 	$144,146,816 	#1,263 	#1,225 	$50,000,000 	$94,146,816 	https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl358188545/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Herbie-Fully-Loaded#tab=summary
Totals/Averages 	$201,516,816 	$78,123,000 	$279,639,816 	x̄ #2,106 	x̄ #2,880 	~$70,000,000	~$209,639,816 	
=== Critical and public response ===
Film 	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic 	CinemaScore
Film 	Tomatometer 	Metascore 	CinemaScore
Herbie: The Love Bug 	76% 	48/100https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-love-bug/critic-reviews 	
Herbie Rides Again 	80% 	49/100https://www.metacritic.com/movie/herbie-rides-again/critic-reviews 	
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo	60% 	38/100https://www.metacritic.com/movie/herbie-goes-to-monte-carlo/critic-reviews	
Herbie Goes Bananas 	40% 	55/100https://www.metacritic.com/movie/herbie-goes-bananas/critic-reviews 	
Herbie the Love Bug 	 	 	
Disney's The Love Bug 	 	 	
Herbie: Fully Loaded 	41% 	47/100https://www.metacritic.com/movie/herbie-fully-loaded/critic-reviews 	A
=== Notes ===
==Related films==
Further information: Flubber (franchise)
Keenan Wynn appears as the primary antagonist in Herbie Rides Again (1974), named Alonzo P. Hawk. Wynn previously portrayed the same character in The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) and Son of Flubber (1963). Hawk is a villainous, dishonest, scheming businessman character in each respective film.https://d23.com/a-to-z/hawk-alonzo/
Film 	U.S. release date	Director 	Screenwriter(s) 	Story by 	Producer(s)
The Absent-Minded Professor	 	Robert Stevenson	Bill Walsh 	Samuel W. Taylor	Bill Walsh
Son of Flubber 	 	Robert Stevenson	Don DaGradi & Bill Walsh	Samuel W. Taylor	Walt Disney and Bill Walsh
==Video games==
* Disney's Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005): A racing game developed by Climax Handheld Games, published by Disney Interactive Studios and Buena Vista Games as a Game Boy Advance exclusive release. The game is based loosely based on the 2005 film Herbie: Fully Loaded and features stills from the movie as in-game cut scenes. The player takes the role of Herbie throughout a series of races, though should they fail to place first in any race, they are shown a Game Over screen and booted to the menu to start over. The game was met with mixed reception, while its 3D graphics were widely praised.
* Disney's Herbie: Rescue Rally (2007): A racing game developed by Climax Handheld games, and published by Disney Interactive Stdios as a Nintendo DS exclusive release. The game is based on the Herbie film series. It earned a positive critical reception with IGN stating: "...Herbie Rescue Rally is a good game. For a system that is seriously lacking in solid racing titles, it's refreshing to find one that is at least worth playing."
==Themepark attractions==
*Love Bug Day: An event held at Disneyland to celebrate the financial successes of the first and second films, which took place on two separate days in 1969 and 1974.
** March 23, 1969 - The event had two main parts. In the first portion park visitors met in the parking lot, where they presented their own custom decorated VW Beetles in a competition to win a new one. During the second part of the occasion, the vehicles paraded from Main Street, U.S.A. town square, to the It's a Small World ride. Dean Jones greeted the contestants, and awarded car keys to the winner.
** June 30, 1974 - The second "Love Bug Day" followed a similar series of events, while this time Helen Hayes was the film star to welcome and award the guests. This second occurence featured as a part of the aired "Herbie Day at Disneyland" television special.https://books.google.com/books?id=ywKgDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT317&lpg=PT317&dq=herbie+from+disney+parades&source=bl&ots=DKIBDSYBmt&sig=ACfU3U0X4KXQRnB621yI_DzZdVAqOVvTww&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiN9bX_lNXpAhVSPn0KHR-3BMk4FBDoATAAegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=herbie%20from%20disney%20parades&f=false
* Disney's All-Star Movies Resort: After previously appearing in various Disney Park parades,https://www.wesh.com/article/photos-disney-s-christmas-parade-1976/4432957#https://www.mouseplanet.com/11747/Herbie_Day_at_Disneyland_1974 including Disney on Parade at Hong Kong Disneyland, the character now features at a hotel in Walt Disney World. Herbie is featured prominently in the Love Bug-themed section of the resort called Winner's Circle.https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g34515-d112074-i47123619-Disney_s_All_Star_Movies_Resort-Orlando_Florida.html
* Lights, Camera, Action!: Extreme Stunt Show (2005-2011): Herbie featured during the half-time show at Disney theme parks from the time the attraction opened on May 25, 2005 to 2011. In 2011 the sequence was replaced with Lightning McQueen.http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2011/04/herbie-soon-replaced-by-lightning.html The show was later cancelled on April 2, 2016.https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/01/experience-lights-motors-action-extreme-stunt-show-one-more-time-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/
* Disney World opening "World's Greatest Mom" contest - buddy hackett drives through grand prix raceway
* Walt Disney World's Backlot tour
==Productions==
* Disney on Parade (1969-1973): In 1968 the concept was conceived by Thomas Sarnoff and presented to his father, Robert Sarnoff. Robert had served as President of National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and CEO of Radio Corporation of America (RCA), the prior of which was the network which had aired The Wonderful World of Disney.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFSGoYoki5U In developing the stage show, Walt Disney Productions worked with NBC to create a partnership subsidiary company called Nawal Productions. Four seasons of the show traveled, as separate editions. After the financial success of a trial run in Long Beach in 1969, the show evolved and thrived with the addition of producer/director Michel "Mr. G" Grilikhes. The first edition's run at Madison Square Garden made a record in advanced ticket sales with $400,000.00 total; while a run in Salt Lake City booked a total of 77,255 people in nine days (equivalent of 38% of the city's population). It later toured Europe, Australia, Asia and Latin America, earning $64 million worldwide. Herbie featured during the last three years, in the comedy acts:
**"Goofy and the Love Bug" (1970-'71): The comedy comedic short, centered around Goofy working in an autobody shop, who comes into contact and contends with Herbie.
**"Three's a Family" (1972-'73): Goofy once again meets Herbie. The plot featured the latter falling in love with a pink VW, and the pair have their own little Bug of their own.
**"The Used Car Lot" (1973-'74). During the comedic skit, Goofy visits a used car lot and can't decide if he prefers a Ford Model T or Herbie.
* Walt Disney's World on Ice: In 1979, Mattel approached The Walt Disney Company to collaborate on an ice show centered around the latter's properties. The precursor to what would later be known as Disney on Ice, the traveling show was developed by Irvin & Kenneth Feld Productions. The first series of shows debuted in 1981, while Herbie featured throughout the performances.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCTStviQVqkhttps://www.tapatalk.com/groups/lovebugfans/walt-disney-world-on-ice-footage-now-available-t10705.html The show eventually evolved into Disney on Ice, with Herbie featuring in various shows.http://www.starcarstn.com/Herbie.html
* Herbie and Friends Tour: In joint=commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the franchise and Volkswagen Group of America, Walt Disney Pictures in collaboration with VW America sponsored a roadtrip tour, featuring Herbie and various classic VWs. The trek included 25 VW dealership stops, impromptu mini-car shows, as well as promotional stays for the Herbie Fully Loaded film. Starting in San Francisco, California and ended New York City, New York, the event lasted from May 13-31, 2005.
===Marketing===
Herbie appears in Disneyland's 50th Anniversary television commercial, where he helps Mickey Mouse and Goofy as transportation to get to Disneyland.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41MXDwJcnyw
==In unrelated media==
* Herbie appears in the Forza video game series, as a paint job for the playable 1960s Beetle.
* Herbie appears along with Maggie Peyton (portrayed by Breckin Meyer) in a segment of Robot Chicken titled "Horny Robot Redux".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2Pz3toP3IA&t=52s
== References ==
== External links==
* Herbie Franchise Box Office History - The Numbers
* Herbie Film Franchise | hobbyDB
* Herbie Film Series - IMDb
* Herbie the Love Bug - Series Retrospective - The DisInsider
* Herbie: Fully Loaded Review | Movie - Empire
* Franchise: Herbie the Love Bug - Box Office Mojo
* 11 lovable facts about Herbie the Love Bug - MeTV
* Herbie Goes to Auction Again - $128,700 for world's most valuable
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