What is the title of Pixar’s first Cars Toons short series starring Mater?

Pixar’s first Cars Toons short series starring Mater is titled Mater’s Tall Tales.

The shorts feature Mater recounting improbable adventures, often claiming that he participated in famous events or performed spectacular feats. The humor comes from his confident storytelling and the question of whether Lightning McQueen believes him.

Mater’s Tall Tales debuted in 2008 as a television and home-video-related extension of the Cars franchise. The shorts are much shorter than the theatrical films and allow Pixar to explore recurring characters in quick, comedy-focused situations.

The title uses “tall tale” in its traditional sense: a humorous story containing exaggerated or unbelievable events. The series is part of Cars Toons, which later included other short-form Cars stories beyond Mater’s original collection.