Doc Hudson You drive like you fix roads... lousy!
Voiced by Paul Newman 
Cars (2006) · 158 quotes
Cars (2006) · 158 quotes
3rd most-quoted character in Cars (2006): in 22 of its 158 quotes
Most scenes with: Lightning McQueen (13), Mater (9), Sheriff (6)
All right, I want to know who's responsible for wrecking my town. I want his hood on a platter. I'm going to put him in jail till he rots. Ooh, check that, I'm going to put him in jail till the jail rots on top of him, then I'm going to move him to a new jail and let that jail rot. I'm...[Sees McQueen]...Throw him out of here, Sheriff. I want him out of my courtroom, I want him out of our town. Case dismissed!
More lines from Doc Hudson
8 quotes Doc Hudson Doc Hudson Was that floatin' like a Cadillac, or was that stingin' like a Beemer? I'm confused. (Mater laughs)
Doc Hudson I didn't come all this way just to see you quit.
Doc Hudson These are good folk around here, who care about one another. I don't want them putting their trust in someone they can't count on.
Doc Hudson If you can drive as well as you can fix a road, then you can win this race with your eyes shut. NOW GET BACK OUT THERE!!!!!!!!!
Doc Hudson Hot snot! We are back in business!
Doc Hudson Guido - it's time.
Doc Hudson I knew you needed a crew chief, but I didn't know it was this bad.
Scenes with Doc Hudson
13 scenes[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?
Doc Hudson 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!
Doc Hudson Then if I were you, I'd quit yappin' and start workin'! Hook him up, 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!
Doc [Watches McQueen speed away, and then glares at 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.
Doc Hudson [about how McQueen can make the tight turn at Willy's Butte]
I'll put it simple. If you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right.
Oh, right. That makes perfect sense. Turn right to go left. Yes, thank you! Or should I say, NO THANK YOU!!! Because in Opposite World, maybe that really means thank you. [drives off, spraying dust in Doc's face] Crazy grandpa car.
[Lightning McQueen finally got his chance to see Doc Hudson in action at Willy's Butte, but Doc just drives back to his clinic with Lightning following behind.]
Doc, hold it! Seriously, your driving's incredible!
Doc Hudson Wonderful. Now go away.
Hey, I mean it. You've still got it!
Doc Hudson I'm asking you to leave.
Come on. I'm a racecar, you're...a much older racecar, but under the hood, you and I are the same.
Doc Hudson WE ARE NOT THE SAME! UNDERSTAND?! NOW, GET OUT!
How could a car like you quit at the top of your game?
Doc Hudson [shocked]
You think I quit? [Shows Lightning an old newspaper]
Right...your big wreck in '54...
Doc Hudson They quit on me. When I finally got put together, I went back expecting a big welcome. Know what they said? "You're history." Moved on to the next rookie standing in line. There was a lot left in me. I just never got a chance to show 'em. I keep that to remind me never to go back. I just never expected that that world would...would find me here.
Hey Doc, I'm not them.
Doc Hudson Really?
No, I'm not.
Doc Hudson When was the last time you cared about anything except yourself, Hot Rod? You name me one time, and I will take it all back. [Lightning looks defeated since he can't think about the last time he cared for someone else] Uh-huh. I didn't think so. These are good folk around here, who care about one another. I don't want them depending on someone they can't count on.
Oh, like you? You've been here for how long, and your friends don't even know who you are? Who's caring about only himself?!
Doc Hudson Just finish that road and get outta here!
[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.
Doc Hudson [coldly]
Good riddance. [drives off]
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]
[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!
Doc Hudson 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.
Doc Hudson Well, I didn't really have a choice; Mater didn't get to say goodbye.
Spoiler warning: Plot, ending, or solution details follow.
Doc Hudson [Lightning McQueen and Doc Hudson racing at Willy's Butte]
Well, you sure ain't no dirt-boy.
Not today, old man. I know all your tricks.
Doc Hudson [flies over Lightning]
YEEEHAAAAA! Not all my tricks, rookie!
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]
Doc Hudson [laughs]
If only you were that fast on the track, racecar.
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.
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.]
Uh, g'night... [lights go out at Flo's V8]
THE GHOSTLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
[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.
Doc Hudson Yup, that...and the Screamin' Banshee...Well goodnight! [drives off, followed by everyone else, leaving Mater once again in the dark]
[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.
Doc Hudson 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!
I won! I won! W-U-N won!
Doc Hudson 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!
Uh dude, it means you're on live on camera.
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.
Doc Hudson [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!
Boy, I'm pretty good at this lawyerin' stuff!
Doc Hudson 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.
[whispers to Lightning]
Hey, I know this may be a bad time right now, but you owe me $32,000 in legal fees.
What?
Doc Hudson So we're gonna hitch you up to sweet Bessie, and you're gonna pull her nice.
You've gotta be kidding me.
Doc Hudson 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.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! How long is this gonna take?
Doc Hudson Well, fella does it right, should take him about five days.
Five days?! But I should be in California schmoozing Dinoco right now!
Doc Hudson Then if I were you, I'd quit yapping and start working! Hook him up, 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!
[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]
[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?
Doc Hudson [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.
Doc Hudson Oh, ho, ho! Is that right? Then why don't we just have a little race? Me and you.
What?
Doc Hudson 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?
Doc Hudson Then I reckon you ain't got nothin' to worry about.
You know what, old timer? That's a wonderful idea. Let's race.
Doc Hudson [As Lightning is racing around Willy's Butte alone, Doc arrives to see Sheriff watching him.]
Sheriff! Is he makin' another run for it?
No, no. He ran outta asphalt in the middle of the night, asked me if he could come down here. All he's trying to do is make that there turn.
[slides off the track and onto the dirt]
NO NO NO NO!! Aw, great! [Doc laughs and drives back onto the track] Perfect turns on every track I've ever raced on.
Doc Hudson [looks at Sheriff]
Sheriff, why don't you get yourself a quart of oil at Flo's. I'll keep an eye on him.
Doc Hudson [His engine revving as he still tries to make the final turn. But again, he slides off the track onto the dirt. McQueen slides towards the camera, screaming, and dust fills the screen. When it clears, McQueen has a tumbleweed on his head. He spits some dust out. Doc then appears in front of him as he moves the tumbleweed off.]
This ain't asphalt, son, this is dirt.
Oh, great. What do you want? You here to gloat?
Doc Hudson You don't have three-wheel brakes, so you got to pitch it hard, break it loose and then just drive it with the throttle. Give it too much, you'll be outta the dirt and into the tulips.
So you're a judge, a doctor and a racing expert.
Doc Hudson I'll put it simple. If you goin' hard enough left, you'll find yourself turnin' right.
Ooh, right, that makes perfect sense. Turn right to go left! Yes! Thank you! Or should I say, "No thank you"? [mockingly] Because in Opposite World, maybe that really means, "Thank you"! [drives off, to himself] Crazy grandpa car. What an idiot!
[Doc groans, as he leaves Willy's Butte. Lightning looks back at Doc driving back to Radiator Springs.]
"Turn right to go left". Hmm. [He thinks about it before he tries itː he moves his front wheels right, but he then suddenly goes right.] AH! [falls and crashes on cactuses] Whoa! OW! Oh, that-- [a saguaro cactus falls and crashes on top of him] OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!
[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'.
Doc Hudson 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.]
[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.
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