Mater MORNIN', SLEEPIN' BEAUTY!
Voiced by Larry the Cable Guy 
Cars (2006) · 158 quotes
Cars (2006) · 158 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Cars (2006): in 40 of its 158 quotes
Most scenes with: Lightning McQueen (19), Doc Hudson (9), Sheriff (9)
I don't need to know where I'm goin', I just need to know where I've been.
More lines from Mater
18 quotes Mater Mater I'm happier than a tornado in a trailer park!
Mater I used to know this girl Doreen. Good-lookin' girl, looked just like a Jaguar... only she was a truck. I used to crash into her just so I could spoke to her.
Mater This may be bad time to mention this, but uh... you owe me $32,000 in legal fees.
Mater My name's Mater. Kinda Like "Tuh-mater"... but without the "tuh"
Mater I'm A precisional instrument of speed And aromatics.
Mater McQueen and Sally, parked beneath a tree! K-I-S-somethin'-somethin'-somethin'-K!
Mater Hey there Miss Sally, may I have this cruise?
Mater He did WHAT in his cup?!
Mater She's my fianc?e. Naw, jus' kiddin'! She just likes me for my body.
Mater Hey! look at this It's my hood! It's my hood! I ain't seen this thing in 20 years! Well it fits perfectly! How do I look? [Sneezes, hood falls back down the cliff] Aw, dang.
Mater McQueen and Sally parked beneath a tree K—I—S—S uh...I—N—T!
Mater Way to go Buddy!
Mater Should we tell him?
Mater You hurt your what?
Mater If anyone asks, we was out smashing mailboxes!OK?
Mater She just likes me for my body.
Mater Ha ha! I was wondering when you was going to wake up!
Scenes with Mater
21 scenes[Mater is tricked into almost letting Lightning out of the carpound until the Sheriff shows up.]
MATER! What did I tell you about talking to the accused?
Tow Mater [sheepishly]
To not to.
Tow Mater WHEE-HOO!! I'm the first one on the new road! Oh-ho! [wobbling as he drives down the sloppy-looking "new" road] It rides purty smooth. [continues wobbling)
It looks awful.
Well, it matches the rest of the town.
[Red goes off crying behind a wall]
[desperately trying to convince the rest of the gang that Doc was the Fabulous Hudson Hornet]
Did you know Doc was a famous race car?
Not Doc Hudson.
No no no no it's true! He's a real racing legend. He's the Fabulous Hudson Hornet!
Fabulous? I've never seen Doc drive more than 20 miles an hour. I mean have you ever seen him race?
No, but I wish I could. They say that he was amazing. He won three Piston Cups!
Tow Mater [spits out oil that he's drinking]
He did what in his cup?
I'm a precision instrument of speed and aerodynamics!!
Tow Mater You hurt your what?
Hey there, Mater!
Tow Mater Howdy, Sally!
Hi folks.
Everyone
Morning Sally!
You know her?
Tow Mater She's the town attorney...and my fianc?e.
What?
Tow Mater I'm just kiddin'. She just likes me for my body.
Tow Mater Well a little bit, but I'll be alright.
[on being ordered by Doc Hudson to pull Bessie in order to fix Radiator Springs' road as punishment]
Whoa, whoa, whoa, how long is this gonna take?
Well, if a fella does it right, it should take him about five days.
Five days? But I should be in California shmoozing Dinoco right now!
Then if I were you, I'd quit yappin' and start workin'! Hook him up, Mater!
Tow Mater Okey-dokey! [struggles with getting the clamp off Lightning's left front tire, but successfully removes the clamp, allowing Lightning to speed off into the distance]
FREEDOM!
[Watches McQueen speed away, and then glares at Mater]
Tow Mater [After a long pause]
Uh... Maybe I should've uh...hooked him up to Bessie...and then uh...then took the boot off. Yeah.
[about Red, who just ran away after McQueen asked a favor of him]
Where's he going?
Tow Mater Oh, he's just a little bit shy, and he hates you for killin' his flowers.
Tow Mater I knowed I made a good choice!
In what?
Tow Mater My best friend.
[Red moves in front of the statue and blows his airhorn, causing some of the tractors to rear up on themselves, while others go elsewhere.]
No no no no, get out of the store! Hey! Don't eat the radial! Here, take-a the snow tire.
[A tractor is seen behind Lightning chasing Fillmore and being chased by Sarge while Sheriff is trying to round up the tractors.]
Mater!
Tow Mater I wasn't tractor tippin'!
Then where did all of these gull-dern tractors come from?!
Whoa! Whoa boy! Whoa!
Hey, hey guys. There's one going this way. I got it.[goes off and follows the one tractor.]
Tow Mater [The folks of Radiator Springs are sad that Lightning McQueen left without saying goodbye after fixing the main road.]
He must've finished it while we was asleep.
He's...gone?
Well, we wouldn't want him to miss that race of his, would we?
[angrily]
No, I'm HAPPY! I don't have to watch him every second of the day anymore! I'm glad he's gone!
Red [speeds away crying, upset at Lightning's apparent departure]
Tow Mater [completely oblivious to Lightning's presence, while everyone gasps]
Oh, he's just sad 'cause you left town and gone off to that big race to win your Piston Cup that you always dreamed of an' get that big fancy sponsorship you was talkin' about. [long pause] Wait a minute! I knew you wouldn't leave without sayin' goodbye! [Everyone laughs]
[surprised that the Fabulous Hudson Hornet came all the way to Los Angeles with the rest of the gang]
Guys, you're here!
I knew you needed a crew chief, but I didn't know it was this bad.
I thought you said you wouldn't come back.
Well, I didn't really have a choice; Mater didn't get to say goodbye.
Tow Mater [shouting into Doc's microphone]
GOODBYYYEEE!!! Okay, I'm good. [Lightning chuckles]
An exclusive animated short included in the Cars DVD.
[sound of oil can falling off]
He he, it sure is a nice n-i-g-h-t. [draws Lightning's attention to a Mater-shaped stack of cans with a tow cable at the back]
[chuckles]
I sure hope Mater isn't anywhere trying to scare me, because I'll freak out. [Mater jumps down off roof and scares Lightning] AHHHH! [crashes into stack of cans to reveal Tow Mater sign]
Tow Mater [after scaring Lightning]
Woo, buddy! You look like you just seen the Ghostlight!
Mater! [other cars give way to reveal Sheriff] Don't mock the Ghostlight.
What is the Ghostlight anyway?
[Everyone (except Sheriff) gasps and a record scratches in the background]
The Ghostlight is a glowing orb of blue translusive light, that haunts these very parts.
Tow Mater Ah, don't be too scared buddy, it ain't real.
IT IS REAL! [Suspense music plays] It all started on a night like tonight. The songdogs were wailing at the moon off Cadilac range, while the summer winds grew hot. A young couple was headed down this very stretch of Mother Road, when they spotted an unnatural blue glow. And all that was left were two out-of-state license plates. So remember: the one thing that angers the Ghostlight more than anything else, is the sound of clanking metal. [suspense music pauses as Mater is seen trembling with fear.] As you head home tonight, keep an eye out. The Ghostlight could be anywhere... [suspense music climax and ends] Well goodnight! [drives off]
Woo, I'm bushed! Goodnight. [drives off]
Everybody else
Goodnight. [they drives off to their places, leaving Mater all alone in the dark.]
Tow Mater Uh, g'night... [lights go out at Flo's V8]
Tow Mater THE GHOSTLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Tow Mater [At the end of a long chase]
Ghostlight...gonna strip my parts...sell em on the computer auction website...
[The rest of the Radiator Springs folks have told Mater that they just played a prank on him the same way he did to them.]
You see son, the only thing to be scared about around here is your own imagination.
Yup, that...and the Screamin' Banshee...Well goodnight! [drives off, followed by everyone else, leaving Mater once again in the dark]
Tow Mater [frightened]
The Screamin'...what???
Tow Mater [to the Screamin' Banshee]
You better run, they say there's a Banshee out there tonight, but I ain't seen 'im yet. G'night. [drives off]
Screamin' Banshee
[flabbergasted]
Huh?
A video game-exclusive sequel to the movie of the same name.
So, turn right to go left, right?
Uh, yeah.
Whoa. Deep.
You still remember how to handle yourself on dirt?
Yeah yeah, right to go left. And this time, I'm not going into the cactus, old timer.
Hey! This isn't how the story goes!
Tow Mater I won! I won! W-U-N won!
You race like you run your mouth, you'd have that Piston Cup already!
Fletcher
Now, why gold, my dear boy?
El Guapo
This is all about the winning. You cannot take first place if you do not look the part.
Fletcher
Oh? And what makes you think you can best us in the next competition?
El Guapo
Easy. I see you have silver on your rims.
He's got a point there.
Vince
You think you's the best racecar around. Well, if you want ta be the best, first you gotta beat the best.
I take it that would be you's guys?
Vince
What, you don't believe us? You don't believe me, I will t'row down wit' you right here, right now!
Barry
Yeah! Throw down! Down to the ground! On the road! [Vince slaps Barry]
Mia Oh my gosh! There he is!
Tia It's totally him!
Mia Hi Lightning!
Tia Remember us?
Of course, are you kidding? Who could forget... Yeah, you look familiar. Yeah.
Mia & Tia
He remembers us!
Tow Mater [staring right at the camera]
Hey, what's that red light flashin' in there for?
Uh dude, it means you're on live on camera.
Tow Mater I'm on the TV? WHOO-HOO! I gotta call the relatives!
Count Spatula
MCQUEEN! GET OVER HERE! I WILL FLATTEN YOU LIKE A PANCAKE!
The Crippler
YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM US! AH-HA-HA-HA!
Ginormous
AAAAAAAAAAH!
[Deleted scene] [returning after jumping over a huge billboard sign]
Well? What'd you think?
That was, yeah, that was a pretty cool jump.
A jump? That wasn't a jump! Didn't you see me? I flew!
Looked like a jump to me.
What are you talking about? When I took off, those two birds in that tree, I heard them. One said "Look, it's a flying car!"
Uh...bird's can't talk.
Yeah, but if they could, they would say...look, I can fly. [Sally passes by and eyes him]
[McQueen just beat Chick in a road race]
Yeah, I forgot to tell you Chick. The roads around here aren't like the tracks you and I are used to. They got these things called "right turns".
Right turns - who cares? Wasn't a real race anyway. Nobody saw it. You know, if a tree falls in a forest and there's nobody around to be seen, does anybody see it? I mean, hear it?
[Character Select quotes in Arcade Mode and VS. Mode] Lightning McQueen
Have you ever heard the word "perfection"? That's me! Yeah, me, Lightning McQueen.
[Lightning McQueen is on trial for ripping up much of Radiator Springs' main street]
All right, I wanna know who's responsible for wrecking my town, Sheriff. I want his hood on a platter! I'm gonna put him in jail 'til he rots. No, check that... I'm gonna put him in jail 'til the jail rots on top of him, then I'm gonna move him to a new jail and let that jail rot. I'm... [notices Lightning, who grins nervously] Throw him out of here, Sheriff. I want him out of my courtroom. I want him out of our town! Case dismissed.
Yes!
Mater Boy, I'm pretty good at this lawyerin' stuff!
This here is Bessie, finest Road-Paving Machine ever built. [to McQueen] I'm hereby sentencing you to community service. You're gonna fix the road under my supervision.
Mater [whispers to Lightning]
Hey, I know this may be a bad time right now, but you owe me $32,000 in legal fees.
What?
So we're gonna hitch you up to sweet Bessie, and you're gonna pull her nice.
You've gotta be kidding me.
You start there where the road begins, [they drive to where the road begins from the courthouse and looks at the damaged road] you finish down there where the road ends.
Mater [shocked; looks at the damaged road]
Holy shoot!
Whoa, whoa, whoa! How long is this gonna take?
Well, fella does it right, should take him about five days.
Five days?! But I should be in California schmoozing Dinoco right now!
Then if I were you, I'd quit yapping and start working! Hook him up, Mater.
Mater Okey-dokey.
[Mater tries to get McQueen's parking boot off while watching him do that. Mater groaning. Finally, McQueen's boot comes off. Suddenly, he quickly drives away and into the distance.]
FREEDOM!
Mater [Doc Hudson glares at him; awkward]
... Maybe I should've... hooked him up to Bessie and then... then took the boot off.
[driving away from Radiator Springs]
Woo-hoo! Goodbye Radiator Springs, and goodbye Bessie! California, here I come! [Continues speeding away] Oh feel that wind... Yes! [Engine begins to sputter] No... no, no, no! No, no, no, no, no! Out of gas?! How could I be out of gas?! [Stops right in front of the Sheriff and Sally Carrera]
Bu-bu-but... but hhhhow did-?
We siphoned your gas while you were passed out. Kachow! [Does Lightning's bid maneuver]
Ow, ow, ow, ow! [Sheriff chuckles and Lightning huffs in defeat]
Mater [After Lightning causes a sloppy and bumpy new road; Mater is excited about it.]
WHEE-HOO!! I'm the first one on the new road! Uh, oh—— [drives onto the road, and vibrates as he moves over the bumpy tar, and several objects fall off him] It rides purty smooth. [continues vibrating]
Well, it matches the rest of the town.
Oh! [Red sadly frowns and drives off, crying] Red?
[Red continues crying, and disappears as he drives around the impound, knocking over a pile of tires. Sally then turns to McQueen.]
Who do you think you are?
[strictly; enters]
The deal was you fix the road. Not make it worse. Now, scrape it off! Start over again.
Hey, look, grandpa, I'm not a bulldozer. I'm a race car.
Oh, ho, ho! Is that right? Then why don't we just have a little race? Me and you.
What?
If you win, you go, and I fix the road. If I win, you do the road my way.
Doc, what are you doing?
[laughs]
I don't mean to be rude here, Doc, but you probably go (from) 0-60 in like what? 3.5 years?
Then I reckon you ain't got nothin' to worry about.
You know what, old timer? That's a wonderful idea. Let's race.
Mater [Mater pulls his sign upright, but he passes gas.]
Oh, Lord. [chuckles]
Mater Well, dad gum! [realizes] Wait a minute. What if he tries to run again?
Just let him run outta gas and tow him on back, but keep an eye on him.
Mater Yes, sir! [closes one eye, and keeps the other open, Sheriff groans and leaves]
Mater [While Lightning is pulling Bessie near Flo's and Cozy Cone Motel, Mater is standing next to him.]
You know, I once knew this girl Doreen. Good-looking girl! Looked just like a Jaguar, only she was a truck! You know, I used to crash into her, just so I could spoke to her.
What are you talking about?
Mater I don't know. Hey, I know something we can do tonight, 'cause I'm in charge of watching you!
No, Mater, I gotta finish this road, and I have to get out of here.
Mater Well, that's all right, Mr. I Can't Turn On Dirt. You probably couldn't handle it anyway.
Whoa, whoa, easy now, Mater. You know who you're talking to? This is Lightning McQueen. I can handle anything.
Mater [The folks of Radiator Springs (except Doc) are sad that Lightning McQueen left without saying goodbye after fixing the main road.]
He's done? He must've finished it while we were all sleepin'.
Good riddance. [turns around and drives off]
He's gone?
Well, we wouldn't want him to miss that race of his. [Sally drives off sadly.]
[feigning anger in denial]
No, I'm happy! I don't have to watch him every second of the day anymore! I'm glad he's gone! [Red speeds away sobbing, upset at the Sheriff's remarks and knocks down a stack of tires like last time.]
Mater [completely oblivious to Lightning's presence, while everyone gasps]
Oh, he's just sad 'cause you left town and went to your big race to win the Piston Cup that you always dreamed about your whole life, and get that big ol' sponsor, and that fancy helicopter you was talkin' about. [gasps] Wait a minute! [everyone (except Sheriff) laughs] I knowed you wouldn't leave without saying goodbye!
What're you doin' here, son? You're gonna miss your race! Don't worry- I'll give you a police escort and we'll make up the time.
Thanks, Sheriff, but I don't think I'm ready to leave just yet.
Well- why not?
I'm not sure if these- tires- can get me all the way to California.
Mater [Randy Newman opening theme from "A Bug's Life" plays. Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios logos. The Baby Bumblebee enters the scene, landing on the flower, then flies off. Then the "From the creators of Toy Story, Finding Nemo and A Bug's Life" appeared. Then suddenly Mater passes by, crashing a baby bumblebee]
Oh! Gross! Ah! It's on my windshield, I can't see nothing! I'm blind, I'M BLIND!! I CAN'T SEE!!! I'M BLIND!!!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, what's wrong? What happened?
Mater [glum]
Oh, I killed a baby bumblebee.
Oh, come on. Will you quit your bawling? It could be a lot worse.
Mater [glum]
I don't see how it could be worse.
[Suddenly a swarm of bees hit Lightning and Mater laughs at him] [disgusted]
Gross!
[Screen cuts to a black background as the "Walt Disney Pictures presents" logo wipes in from the left. At the same time, "Westbound Sign" by Green Day starts to play. In the next shot, the byline, "A Pixar Animation Studios Film" logo wipes in from the right. Screen cuts over to a racing arena and we see the Cars driving in action. Among them is what looks to be a prototype version of Lightning McQueen. A green and purple racecar enters the pits and the pit crew change his tires. All the racecars drive for the camera, with prototype Lightning in the lead. The dark green car pushes into prototype Lightning, and they push each other's sides, until Lightning gets the upper hand and pushes the dark green car away. The camera slowly zooms away from the drive-in movie theater screen as Prototype Lightning crosses the finish line in 1st place, with Luigi waving the checkered flag]
Mater [On the last note of the music, the title is revealed]
Dadgum! Boy, I'll tell you what, son. I'd drive my tires over a mile of busted glass just to see that picture right there.
Mater [To the cars vrooming, the title whizzes past the screen. Then, the title is revealed one last time on a tiled angle. Underneath the title is a byline reading "NOVEMBER 2005". The camera zooms into the title logo on the final car vroom, and the screen cuts from black revealing Mater talking to the screen]
Dadgum!
Other characters in Cars
Lightning McQueen
Owen Wilson
Doc Hudson
Paul Newman
Sally Carrera
Bonnie Hunt
Fillmore
George Carlin
Sheriff
Michael Wallis
Chick Hicks
Michael Keaton
Sarge
Paul Dooley
Luigi
Tony Shalhoub
Ramone
Cheech Marin
Darrell Cartrip
Darrell Waltrip
Flo
Jenifer Lewis
Harv
Jeremy Piven
Mack
John Ratzenberger
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