Mater takes his nickname from construction superintendent and die-hard NASCAR fan Douglas "Mater" Keever, who provides the voice of one of the RV's watching the big race ("Well dip me in axle grease and call me slick!"). Mater's driving skills include a claim to be "the world's best backwards driver," an ability inspired by Dean Walker, a Kansas Historic Route 66 Association president known in Riverton as "Crazy Legs Walker, the Ambassador of Crazy Feet on Route 66" for his ability to twist his feet backward and walk in reverse. A Cars "Rev'd Up" DVD released as a 2006 bonus in Target stores describes Mater as inspired by a 1957 Dodge truck. Mater's design is based on a 1955-57 Chevrolet Task Force Tow truck once used to lift equipment from mine shafts in Cherokee County, Kansas. He is voiced by Larry the Cable Guy and visually inspired by a 1956–57 International Harvester tow truck and 1955-1957 Chevrolet Task Force. Mater is also a playable character in each of the Cars video game installments. In Cars 3, Mater appears as a supporting character.įollowing his initial appearance, Mater has become the secondary protagonist throughout the franchise and is generally seen as the series' breakout character, most apparent in his role as the main protagonist in Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales and Cars 2. In Cars 2, Mater appears as the protagonist and briefly becomes involved with espionage after being mistaken as a spy. Mater debuted as the deuteragonist of Cars as the local tow truck in Radiator Springs, eventually becoming the best friend of Lightning McQueen. Tow Mater (Sir Tow Mater), or simply Mater, is a fictional character in the Cars media franchise produced by Pixar.
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