Which Pixar Cars short series features Mater telling tall tales about his past adventures?

Mater’s Tall Tales is the Pixar Cars short series in which Mater tells tall tales about his supposed past adventures.

The shorts use a recurring storytelling joke: Mater describes himself as the central figure in extraordinary events, while Lightning McQueen often appears as his skeptical or increasingly involved listener. The stories place Mater in settings such as racing, wrestling, firefighting, and espionage.

The series is part of the broader Cars Toons franchise. Its first episode, “Mater the Greater,” premiered in 2008 and presented Mater as a famous stunt performer. Later episodes continued the deliberately exaggerated format, blending recognizable Cars characters with parodies of action and adventure genres.

Cars on the Road is a separate later series released on Disney+ in 2022. It follows Lightning and Mater on a road trip and is not the title of the short series built around Mater’s embellished stories.