I hope everyone was able to catch Mater’s Tall Tales on Toon Disney this week. Those of you who saw it, what did you think? I thought it was great! All 3 were very funny, and debuted lots of new characters and variations of existing characters. My personal favorite was Mater the Greater.
I also hope [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Toys from Mater’s Tall Tales
Marco, Mack and Dinoco Helicopter Oversized Case B Out Now
Reports are coming in that Oversized Cars case B are being found at Wal-Mart. Oversized Cars case B contains 2 each of Marco the Jet, Mack (without the trailer) and Dinoco Helicopter. So start checking your local Wal-Marts again (as if you ever stopped, right?) for Oversized case B.
N2O Cola Toys R Us Cars Promotion
Remember the Toys R Us Sidewall Shine promotion available last month? Well, Toys R Us decided they want to force you to yet again buy 5 more Cars you already have to get another free Car. This time it’s N2O Cola.
The details are pretty much the same this time around. Here is the site with [...]
Tumbleweed Lightning McQueen and International Cars Movie Moments
There are 3 sets of Cars Movie Moments that have recently been released outside the US.
Doc Hudson and Tumbleweed McQueen
Fillmore and Whitewall Lightning McQueen
McQueen and Kori Turbowitz
Will these be available inside the US soon? We hope so. It will be up to Target to determine that, since Movie Moments are exclusive to Target. This has [...]
‘Cars Toons’ to Debut This Month on the Disney Channel
Cars Toons, a series of animated shorts, are scheduled to start airing on the Disney channel next Monday. The toons will feature Mater with Larry the Cable Guy doing the voice and Lightning McQueen with an Owen Wilson sound-alike doing the voice.
Right now, there are only 3. Here is the schedule. The shorts premiere as [...]
Wal-Mart Cars Exclusives for 2008
Wal-Mart Executive #1: “Kmart got exclusive Cars? We want in on that s#!t.”
Wal-Mart Executive #2: “They weren’t exclusives. They were first release Cars.”
Wal-Mart Executive #1: “Well, then we’re getting them too.”
So, it’s been reported that Wal-Mart is getting the Oversized Cars case B and the first wave of Cars Haulers/Trailers exclusively for 2008. After December, [...]
Kmart Cars, Did You Miss Any?
How did your Cars Collector Day at Kmart go? Hopefully, it was great and you were able to get all 7 Kmart Cars. If not then, you will have to wait.
But don’t fear, none of them were exclusive, so they will all be out eventually. In fact, you may not have to wait that long. [...]
Kmart Cars Collector Checklist
This is a final reminder for the Kmart Collector Event happening tomorrow at 11:00 AM at Kmart stores across America. Remember these Cars are not exclusive, so if you miss them now, they will be available again in the near future. Here is a checklist for those of you attending tomorrow, and eBay links for [...]
Dream Halloween 2008 and Darth Mater
Update: Darth Mater sold at auction for $10,000.
This year, Mattel’s Dream Halloween event is being held on Saturday October 25th, from 5 to 8:30 PM in Santa Monica, CA. This is an annual event where one of a kind items are auctioned off to support the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation. Same as last year, [...]
Cars Collector Day is Almost Here!
Kmart’s Cars Collector event is almost upon us. Check out my original post on the Cars Collector Day here for all the details. If you are participating, be sure to join in the discussion over at the Kmart Cars Collector Event Community. Does your local Kmart have a clue? Let us know what you find!
