What was the first episode released in Pixar’s Cars Toons: Mater’s Tall Tales series?

“Mater the Greater” was the first episode released in Pixar’s Cars Toons: Mater’s Tall Tales series.

The short follows Mater as he tells Lightning McQueen an exaggerated story about becoming a famous stunt performer. The episode was released in 2008 and established the series’ central joke: Mater confidently describes incredible adventures, while the audience is invited to question how literally his stories should be taken.

Cars Toons: Mater’s Tall Tales is a collection of animated shorts centered on Mater. The stories place him in roles such as a rescue worker, bullfighter, astronaut, and Japanese drift racer. Lightning McQueen often appears as the listener or companion, and the shorts extend the characters beyond the events of the feature films.

Later episodes include “Rescue Squad Mater,” “Mater the Greater,” “El Materdor,” “Unidentified Flying Mater,” “Monster Truck Mater,” and “Tokyo Mater.” The series is separate from the Cars feature-film trilogy, although it uses the same characters and setting.