01x01 - Trust Yer Ol' Pal, Mater

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Okay. Here we go.

Speed. I am Speed.

Never gets old.

A few more laps,

then I gotta get to the track.

Attaboy!

Whoa!

Híjole, man!

That's some pretty crazy damage.

What happened out there?

I don't know. It's a mystery.

He flowed right off the track.

Kind of like something spooked him.

Yeah, I wonder what

could have broken my concentration.

Yeah, that's a bummer.

Ramone, you gotta put me back together.

Today's race is for the championship,

and H.J. Hollis is only

a few points behind.

I got some, uh, spare parts in the back.

Spare parts? No, no, no, no, no, no.

I am a precision instrument of speed

and aerodynamics.

Don't worry, Lightning. We can make do.

Look at all this great stuff I got here.

Mater, how am I supposed to

beat Hollis with that random junk?

There's no point. I'm not racing.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. As your crew chief,

I'm gonna have to put the brakes

on you right there, pal.

You think you done won

all of them Piston Cups

just 'cause you're specific parts?

- Um

- No!

You win 'cause you ain't no quitter.

Now, are you just gonna give up

and serve Hollis a championship

on a silver hubcap?

No?

- Well, are you or not?

- No.

Now, let's git-r-done

and let's go beat this feller.

Okay. You got it, buddy.

Welcome to the 400

Invitations, sponsored by Vitoline.

It's the last race

of the season, folks.

And today, all eyes will be on

the young feisty racer H.J. Hollis

as he vies for the Piston Cup

over the experienced world champion

Lightning McQueen.

- I'm Moe Torren.

- And I'm Robyn Rhode.

With Hollis only a few points behind

to win the championship,

McQueen is really gonna have

to bring his legendary speed.

Well, speaking of McQueen,

looks like he's finally

entering the track.

You can't rush perfection, Moe.

McQueen knows the importance

of being meticulously up

Whoa.

This is a very interesting choice here.

Robyn, what do you make of this?

Moe, this is Lightning McQueen

we are talking about.

So, I'm guessing there is some

advanced strategy at play here.

But I've gotta be honest,

this is a first for me.

Check out

Monster Truck McQueen rolling in.

Look at those tires.

You going off-roading later?

You know, I'm glad that

you're trying out new hobbies.

It'll be good to fall back on

when I replace you as the new champion.

Don't let him get in your head.

You got this, buddy.

Mater, I can't believe

you talked me into this.

There's no way I'm gonna win.

This is humiliating.

Just stick with it, buddy.

What is the worst that could happen?

I lose the race. My reputation is ruined.

And I go down as Lightning McQueen,

goofiest looking loser

in the history of losers.

Whoa, this got dark really fast.

There's the green flag

and they're off.

We're about to find out if

McQueen's new look is a stroke of genius

or a catastrophic failure.

And, yeah, it's the catastrophic one.

Mater, these parts are slowing me down.

I'm definitely gonna lose.

Hey, come on.

A lot can happen in 399 laps.

Looks like the Piston Cup is all mine.

You gotta be kidding me. Mater,

I have never won a race looking like this.

Well, you've also never

lost a race looking like this.

All right, here it is folks,

- our final lap.

- At this point, it would take a miracle

for Hollis to leave here with anything

but that Piston Cup.

You've gotta hand it to McQueen, though,

who has managed to

maintain the last place spot.

Whoa! Now, hold on there, Robyn.

What is Hollis up to out there?

Uh-oh, we have contact.

I'm not sure

what kind of moves he's trying to pull.

What is Hollis doing out there?

Leaping locknuts, Robyn.

It's a mess!

- He might have just cost himself

- Oh! And it's a crash.

It looks like

every single car is piled up.

Not every car.

We forgot about McQueen,

and he's heading straight for disaster.

Unbelievable!

McQueen's giant tires

are making it through the debris.

But there's no getting around that pileup.

Wait, is he speeding up?

Uh, buddy, you all right?

I've made this jump before, Mater.

Yeah, but you ain't

never made it looking like that.

True. I've also never not made it

looking like this.

What?

He's soaring through the air.

In a wild turn of events,

it looks like McQueen

is actually gonna win this thing.

And there's no way

anyone's gonna be able to stop him now.

- Looks like I spoke too soon, Moe.

- What's this?

It looks like Hollis has managed

to break free from the pileup.

Out of my way.

No, you don't, McQueen.

And McQueen has won the race.

That's the legendary Lightning McQueen.

Yeah! Ka-chow!

Attaboy, Lightning!

That is a tough loss for Hollis today.

The world's biggest champion

showed up as an underdog today

and he triumphed.

Lightning, over here.

You've just pulled off

the biggest upset in racing history.

Now, what can we take away

from today's stunning victory?

Well, I'll be honest,

I wasn't even gonna show up today.

No, it's true.

I was pretty certain I was gonna fail,

and failing can be scary.

It's not ideal. Not the best.

But my best friend reminded me

that giving up is worse than losing.

You'll never know if you don't try.

This win is all thanks to him.

Get up here, Mater.

I'm so proud of you, buddy.

Hey, maybe this can be your new look

from now on.

Absolutely not.