What is the title of Pixar's first Cars short-film series, released on television in 2008?

Pixar's first Cars television short-film series was titled Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales.

The series consists of short stories centered on Mater, the tow truck from Radiator Springs. Each episode presents one of Mater's exaggerated adventures, often involving famous people, unusual jobs, or impossible achievements. The humor comes from the question of whether Mater is telling the truth, while the other characters react to his stories.

Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales premiered in 2008 on Toon Disney and Disney Channel. It expanded the Cars world between the theatrical films and helped establish Mater as a character capable of carrying standalone stories.

The title is often shortened to Mater's Tall Tales or Cars Toons. Cars on the Road is a separate series released much later, in 2022, and follows Lightning McQueen and Mater on a road trip. Neither title refers to the original 2008 short-film collection.