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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 you know that Mattel wouldn’t pass up the opportunity for more cool diecast Cars. In fact, the Collector Guide Mattel is putting out for next year, which comes with Night Vision McQueen, natch, has details on the Cars Toons toys. The 2009 Guide, not yet released, lists Cars #111-115 as follows.

• Rescue Squad Mater
• Burnt Lightning McQueen
• Dr. Mater
• Nurse Mia
• Nurse Tia

Nice, but is that enough to keep us satisified? NO WAY! There were tons more cool Cars that could be made into diecast. Other than the ones already listed, here’s what I noticed.

Rescue Squad Mater

• Dalmatian Mia & Tia
• Nurse GTO
• Ambulance

Mater the Greater

• Mater the Greater
• Mater the Greater Pittys
• Mater the Greater Fans Mia & Tia
• Mater the Greater Trinket Seller
• Daredevil Barney Stormin’
• Flyin’ Mater the Greater
• Divin’ Mater the Greater
• Daredevil McQueen
• Rocket Pack Mater the Greater

El Materdor

• Bulldozers
• El Materdor
• Senorita Mia & Tia
• Priest and Alter Boy
• Matador McQueen

Which ones will we likely see? Well, the ones already announced tell us something. The already announced Cars Toons Cars are from Rescue Squad Mater. The Cars listed as being made are all versions of the main characters, plus Mia & Tia. So if made, those are the versions we will likely see first.

My favorite was Daredevil McQueen from Mater the Greater where Mater “lets” McQueen jump the canyon instead of him. If you didn’t see it, picture Lightning McQueen with big rockets strapped to his back. My second favorite would be Nurse GTO. Although, not a main character, how awesome would it be to have a GTO Cars toy? Need I say more?

Which ones do you want to see most?

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 you know that Mattel wouldn’t pass up the opportunity for more cool diecast Cars. In fact, the Collector Guide Mattel is putting out for next year, which comes with Night Vision McQueen, natch, has details on the Cars Toons toys. The 2009 Guide, not yet released, lists Cars #111-115 as follows.

• Rescue Squad Mater
• Burnt Lightning McQueen
• Dr. Mater
• Nurse Mia
• Nurse Tia

Nice, but is that enough to keep us satisified? NO WAY! There were tons more cool Cars that could be made into diecast. Other than the ones already listed, here’s what I noticed.

Rescue Squad Mater

• Dalmatian Mia & Tia
• Nurse GTO
• Ambulance

Mater the Greater

• Mater the Greater
• Mater the Greater Pittys
• Mater the Greater Fans Mia & Tia
• Mater the Greater Trinket Seller
• Daredevil Barney Stormin’
• Flyin’ Mater the Greater
• Divin’ Mater the Greater
• Daredevil McQueen
• Rocket Pack Mater the Greater

El Materdor

• Bulldozers
• El Materdor
• Senorita Mia & Tia
• Priest and Alter Boy
• Matador McQueen

Which ones will we likely see? Well, the ones already announced tell us something. The already announced Cars Toons Cars are from Rescue Squad Mater. The Cars listed as being made are all versions of the main characters, plus Mia & Tia. So if made, those are the versions we will likely see first.

My favorite was Daredevil McQueen from Mater the Greater where Mater “lets” McQueen jump the canyon instead of him. If you didn’t see it, picture Lightning McQueen with big rockets strapped to his back. My second favorite would be Nurse GTO. Although, not a main character, how awesome would it be to have a GTO Cars toy? Need I say more?

Which ones do you want to see most?

Tumbleweed McQueen

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 happened before with the Flik and PT Flea Movie Moments which were first released outside the US. They were eventually available in the US, but still hard to find.

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 follows on Toon Disney (all times ET/PT):

• Monday, October 27 (6:56 p.m.): RESCUE SQUAD MATER — Mater is a fire truck that rescues Lightning McQueen from a burning building. When McQueen is rushed to the hospital, he discovers that Mater is a doctor, too.
• Tuesday, October 28 (6:57 p.m.): MATER THE GREATER — Mater is a famous daredevil who does all kinds of stunts. And Lightning McQueen becomes an unwilling participant in Mater’s greatest stunt ever.
• Wednesday, October 29 (6:57 p.m.): EL MATERDOR — Mater is a famous bulldozer fighter in Spain. He’s so good, he’s able to fend off multiple bulldozers at once. Lightning McQueen joins Mater in this tall tale just as things are at their worst.
• Disney Channel will present all three shorts throughout the day on Saturday, November 1. ABC Family will present the shorts beginning Tuesday, December 23 during the network’s annual “25 Days of Christmas” programming event.

Newsarama has posted a Q and A with the series executive producers, Victor Narone (who worked on the short “Mater and the Ghost Light,” too) and Rob Gibbs. Check out the article for more details.

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 follows on Toon Disney (all times ET/PT):

• Monday, October 27 (6:56 p.m.): RESCUE SQUAD MATER — Mater is a fire truck that rescues Lightning McQueen from a burning building. When McQueen is rushed to the hospital, he discovers that Mater is a doctor, too.
• Tuesday, October 28 (6:57 p.m.): MATER THE GREATER — Mater is a famous daredevil who does all kinds of stunts. And Lightning McQueen becomes an unwilling participant in Mater’s greatest stunt ever.
• Wednesday, October 29 (6:57 p.m.): EL MATERDOR — Mater is a famous bulldozer fighter in Spain. He’s so good, he’s able to fend off multiple bulldozers at once. Lightning McQueen joins Mater in this tall tale just as things are at their worst.
• Disney Channel will present all three shorts throughout the day on Saturday, November 1. ABC Family will present the shorts beginning Tuesday, December 23 during the network’s annual “25 Days of Christmas” programming event.

Newsarama has posted a Q and A with the series executive producers, Victor Narone (who worked on the short “Mater and the Ghost Light,” too) and Rob Gibbs. Check out the article for more details.

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, they should be available everywhere else.

What does it mean exactly? Well, Oversized Cars, Marco, Mack Cab & Dinoco Helicopter, and possibly any others released in 2008 will only be available at Wal-Mart. Also, the Cars Haulers, Mack, Chick Hicks and the King, and possibly any others released will also be available only at Wal-Mart for 2008.

No word on any other diecast, but there is another Wal-Mart 4-way display cube scheduled to arrive this month or next month.

Any questions?