Monster Truck Mater

***Monster Truck Mater*** is the sixth episode of *Mater's Tall Tales*, the first season of *Cars Toons*. It premiered on July 30, 2010.

## Synopsis

Mater is the world champion monster truck wrestler. When faced with his biggest opponent yet, Mater tags in his "tag team partner", Frightening McMean.

## Plot

At Flo's V8 Café, Lightning McQueen and Mater see a giant monster truck drive by, most of his body being off-screen. Mater states "that boy's nothin'," and that he used to wrestle trucks bigger than him. He then goes on to talk about his career as a monster truck wrestler.

Mater starts in the low-class wrestling ring, and is introduced by an off-screen announcer as "The Tormentor". As the crowd boos, Mater says to the announcer that his name is "Tow Mater." His first opponent is an ice cream monster truck called the I-Screamer. Mater first flees from the I-Screamer, but he reappears disguised as a kid wearing a propeller hat, and tricks the I-Screamer into preparing one double-dip dipstick sundae. When the I-Screamer turns around, Mater latches his hook on I-Screamer and flips him on his roof. The referee pitty declares Mater the winner, and the crowd cheers.

With his new moniker, new look and bigger set of wheels, Mater takes on more monster trucks: Captain Collision (whom Mater easily pins down), the Rasta Carian (who gets turned over when he loses his bungee cord dreadlocks), Dr. Feel Bad (who gets launched out of the ring and into the hospital), and Paddy O'Concrete (who gets covered in his own cement). At the world championship, "The Tormentor" is ready to challenge the reigning champion. When Dr. Frankenwagon, the alleged champion, appears, Mater thinks it will be a piece of cake; however, when the real champion, Dr. Frankenwagon's monster, appears and comes alive, Mater says, "I'm dead."

McQueen asks Mater what he did, and Mater responds, saying he and Lightning were a tag team.

"The Tormentor" tags McQueen in his monster truck wrestling get-up, and the massive monster truck tries to attack McQueen. Outside the ring, Mater shows off his tires to Mia and Tia. Immediately, Mater and McQueen tag each other, and Mater latches his hook on Frankenwagon's monster. He drives under the ring and out the other side, and pulls the entire ring over, defeating Dr. Frankenwagon and his monster in the process. The referee pitty declares the new winners, "The Tormentor" and Lightning McQueen, the latter of whom he interprets as "Frightening McMean" after asking what his name is.

Lightning is doubtful of Mater's tale and the nickname "Frightening McMean", until the Tormentor's biggest fan shows up, and asks for Mater's autograph. As the fan leaves with his door marked with Mater's tire track, Lightning rushes to him and insistently asks if he wants his autograph, only to make the fan feel uncomfortable.

## Cast

### Principal Cast

* Larry the Cable Guy as Mater
* Keith Ferguson as Lightning McQueen

### Uncredited Cast

* Elissa Knight as Mia
* Lindsey Collins as Tia
* Danny Mann as Referee Pitty
* Daniel Gerson as Tormentor's Biggest Fan
* Jan Rabson as I-Screamer
* Jess Harnell as Captain Collision
* Bob Scott as Rasta Carian
* Jan Rabson as Dr. Feel Bad
* Jan Rabson as Paddy O'Concrete
* Frank Welker as Dr. Frankenwagon's Monster

## Die-casts

### 1:55 scale

#### First released 2011

* Beanie Hat Mater
* Dr. Feel Bad
* I-Screamer
* I-Screamer's Biggest Fan
* Rasta Carian
* Rasta Mater
* Referee Pitty with Bell
* The Tormentor
* Tormentor's Biggest Fan