About this season
The creators at Disney/Pixar present nine highly entertaining stories featuring bullfighting, drag racing, rock concerts, monster truck shows, and even aliens.
Episodes (11)
1. Rescue Squad Mater
Aired 27 October 2008 • 3 min
Mater tells Lightning McQueen about his previous job as a Fire Truck.
2. Mater The Greater
Aired 28 October 2008 • 4 min
Mater tells Lightning McQueen about his former job as a daredevil.
3. El Materdor
Aired 29 October 2008 • 3 min
Mater tells Lightning McQueen about his former job as a famous bulldozer fighter in Spain.
4. Tokyo Mater
Aired 21 November 2008 • 6 min
A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. With the help of his friend, ‘Dragon’ Lightning McQueen, and some special modifications, Mater attempts to drift to victory and become Tow-ke-O Mater, King of all Drifters.
5. Unidentified Flying Mater
Aired 20 November 2009 • 4 min
Mater tells the story of the time he found a UFO, named it Mator and, thanks to friendship, learned how to fly.
6. Monster Truck Mater
Aired 30 July 2010 • 5 min
As a professional monster truck wrestler, Mater must work his way up through the ranks from an amateur tow truck to World Champion Monster Truck Wrestler. But rival wrestlers I-Screamer, Captain Collision, and The Rasta Carian aren’t about to give up without a fight.
7. Heavy Metal Mater
Aired 8 October 2010 • 4 min
Mater tells the story of how he became a successful rock star in a heavy metal band with his hit song "Dad Gum."
8. Moon Mater
Aired 2 November 2010 • 4 min
Mater's mission on the moon: rescue the Impala XIII.
9. Mater Private Eye
Aired 2 November 2010 • 5 min
Mater tells the story of how he was a detective investigating a mystery.
10. Air Mater
Aired 1 November 2011 • 6 min
Mater's decision to fly lands him accidentally at a big airshow.
11. Time Travel Mater
Aired 4 June 2012 • 7 min
When a clock lands on Mater’s engine, he travels back in time to 1909 where he meets Stanley, an ambitious young car on his way to California. With the help of Lightning McQueen, Mater alters history by convincing Stanley to stay and build Radiator Springs. Stanley meets Lizzie and they commemorate the opening of the new courthouse with their wedding.