Do you really expect me to believe that?
>> Well, you should. You was there, too.
>> So, Cars is a weird franchise. The world
in the Cars movies is like ours, except
for the small detail that everything is
cars instead of humans.
It's two,
>> which is a very weird premise for a
movie franchise, and it only gets
weirder the more you think about it. Uh,
here are just a few things that everyone
always loves to bring up. In Cars 2, we
see a car pope riding in a sentient Pope
mobile. So, cartholicism exists in this
universe, which implies there was a
Jesus Chrysler who died for our car
sins. There is a car's TSA, which
implies cars 9/11 probably happened.
There is a World War II army veteran
car. So, this universe also probably had
Carr Hitler and every other historical
figure and tragedy. Now, there has
already been endless discussion about
these movies. And the question that
everyone loves to ask the most is what
exactly are cars? Because how can cars
exist without humans? Everything about
the way they look has clearly been
specifically designed by and for humans.
I mean, what purpose do these tiny
little door handles have in sentient car
world? So, because of this, a lot of
people like to believe that cars takes
place in some kind of postapocalypse
after all the humans died out. Maybe
there was an AI smart car uprising or
maybe somehow the humans became their
cars or whatever. And for years, people
have debated this, and no one can agree
on what the cars actually are. Not even
the creators, who all have conflicting
things to say about this franchise. But
I think the answer is actually pretty
obvious. If you look at just the Cars
movies themselves and not the different
creator interviews or the Pixar theory
or Easter eggs from other movies, then
it becomes pretty clear that this world
has never had humans in it. I mean,
first off, we can clearly see that
throughout all the history of this
world, everything has always been cars,
even all the way back to dinosaur cars.
>> I don't know much about these dino
things.
>> Uh, I know the logo for Dinoco kind of
looks like a real dinosaur for some
reason, but other than that one
contradiction, it's just straight up car
dinosaurs. It's always been cars. What
happened to the dinosaurs now? And I
know people like to say, "Oh, maybe the
cars are just recreating human history."
But even if that's somehow true, the
human theories still don't make sense.
Because in the Cars world, everything is
cars. And when I say everything, I mean
everything. The animals in this universe
are cars. The plants are cars.
Literally, the mountains and clouds are
car or vehicleshaped. This is not a
world where just humans were replaced by
cars. This is a world where everything,
even the physical world itself, is
car-shaped. We can even see a periodic
table for just a few seconds in the
background of Cars 2 that's been renamed
to the Automotive Table of Elements. And
it's unfortunately too small and blurry
to read. But there is a full-size
version of this poster in Disney
California's Cars themed area that seems
to show us that even the elements
themselves have been renamed to car
puns. And I like to think that this
implies that even on an atomic level,
the elements themselves that make up
this universe are also car-shaped. So
no, I do not believe that humans ever
existed in this world. This is just an
alternate reality where things are
car-shaped. And I think there are two
possible explanations as to why. You can
either take a carvolutionist perspective
and assume this is a universe where the
car shape just happens to be the most
efficient shape for survival and
entropy. Kind of like how we can see the
golden ratio spiral everywhere in our
world. Or like how different animals can
independently evolve into crabs because
the crab shape is just so badass. Or we
can take a carationism perspective and
assume there is an all powerful car god
out there that has shaped and renamed
the world into his image. Uh we do know
there is religion in this world and
there has been mentions of a
manufacturer in place of the word god.
>> Thank the manufacturer. You're alive.
>> So you know maybe car god did it. So
that is my Alex Bale take on all of
these cars theories. Uh, I am sorry if
that's not as fun or dark and edgy as a
post-apocalyptic human theory, but I
think it's undeniably what the actual
movies themselves support. Now, that
basically covers all the stuff that
everyone loves talking about with the
Cars movies. But the real reason I'm
making this video is because there's
still something that most Cars theories
never talk about. something that most
theorists just pretend doesn't exist
because it makes the weird and
convoluted Cars franchise look tame in
comparison. Yes, that is correct. This
is no longer a Cars theory video. This
is a theory about Mater's tall tales.
If I'm lying, I'm crying.
So, Cars is a weird franchise, but the
weirdness is kind of contained to the
fact that they are sentient cars. Other
than that, they're just kind of normal
people doing normal things, except for
when it comes to Mater.
>> My name's Mater.
>> Mater.
>> Yeah, like Tater, but without the T.
>> Mater is Lightning McQueen's best
friend, and he's kind of a dumb, lovable
tow truck who was born in Radiator
Springs. Uh, or I guess maybe in a
mansion. And they they kind of retconed
it in the new Disney Plus show. And he's
just a pretty normal, simple guy.
>> He won three piston cups.
>> He did what in his cup?
>> Except for the fact that he keeps
accidentally ending up in weird
impossible situations. Like how in Cars
2, he accidentally became an
international spy for the entire movie.
>> Agent? You mean like insurance aid? Like
like a good neighbor Mater is there
>> and then got kned by the queen. ST
Mater.
>> And if you thought Cars 2 was a weird
departure for the Cars franchise, well
then prepare yourself for the insanity
that is Mater's Tall Tales.
>> I used to be a fire truck.
>> What? Right.
>> Someone rescues Scott Mater.
These were a series of shorts that
featured Mater telling Lightning McQueen
different convoluted stories from his
life, like the time he became a
firetruck or a wrestler or an astronaut
or when he met aliens or literally
timeraveled.
>> Mater
and obviously you'd assume that these
are all just madeup stories because
they're called tall tales, but at the
end of every episode, they're always
proven to be true.
>> That did not happen. Houston has another
problem. Raget,
>> that did not happen.
>> Mater, there's no such thing as time
travel.
>> Oh, by the way, I never did get a chance
to thank you for introducing me and
Stanley.
>> And that's how you make history.
>> Okay, but maybe these are just weird
non-cannon shorts. They aren't
necessarily connected to the main Cars
movies that we care about, right? Well,
in Cars 3, we can see a poster that
proves that monster truck Mater did
actually happen. The creators had a
chance to distance themselves from
Mater's tall tales and instead decided
to double down and make them officially
canon. But the most confusing thing that
happens in all of these shorts is
halfway through every episode when
Lightning McQueen questions the stories.
>> Jumping Carburetor Canyon. No way. This
way. You remember you was there, too.
>> What? Ready, buddy? You really expect me
to believe that?
>> Well, you should. He was there, too.
>> Mater reveals that Lightning was also in
all of these stories, despite him having
no memory of being there.
>> Well, don't you remember you was there,
too?
>> What?
>> But remember, we know these stories are
true. So, why doesn't McQueen remember?
Well, there is a funny theory that
Lightning McQueen might have dementia
from all of his many, many accidents.
No, no, no, NO.
>> And that does feel like the easiest
explanation, but there's one small
detail that contradicts it. In Moon
Mater, Mater becomes an astronaut and
goes to the moon.
>> I have a problem.
>> He needs a toe.
>> Where on earth are we going to get a
toe?
>> Well, that guy's got a toe.
And later we of course reveal that
Lightning McQueen was there too. No way.
>> Yes way. But that was nothing compared
to you.
>> But there's a very strange detail at the
start of this episode that doesn't quite
make sense. Before Mater gets his
astronaut suit, why is he blue? Now,
this isn't the first time we've seen
blue Mater. In Cars One, there was a
brief flashback that showed Radiator
Springs in its prime. And we can see
that back then, Mater was a clean blue
tow truck long ago.
So, this Moon Mater story must have
taken place around that time. But this
doesn't make sense because Lightning
McQueen only met Mater after he was
covered in years worth of dirt and old
dents.
>> MORNING, SLEEPING BEAUTY.
BOY, I WAS wondering when you was going
to wake up.
>> He never knew Mater when he was blue.
So, how could he have possibly been in
this story? So, even if Lightning
forgot, the timeline still doesn't make
sense. And it's not like they even
needed to make Mater blue in this short.
The creators put in extra effort here
just to make their story make less
sense. But why? And it's not even just
Lightning that doesn't remember this. In
Cars 1, Mater says this about a road
Lightning made.
>> It's like it was paved by angels.
>> Oh, I tell you what. I bet even the
roads on the moon ain't this smooth?
>> I bet even the roads on the moon ain't
this smooth? But wait, at this point,
hasn't Mater already been to the moon?
Isn't I bet kind of a weird thing to say
if Mater should know for a fact whether
or not the moon is this smooth? It seems
like even Mater himself had no memory of
this story. A story that is proven to be
true at the end of the episode.
>> That did not happen.
>> Fader, Houston has another problem.
>> So, how does any of this make sense?
It's almost like these stories only
become true after Mater tells them,
which kind of implies that
Look at the way Lightning reacts when we
reveal he's also in the stories.
>> Well, don't you remember? You was there,
too?
>> What?
>> YOU WAS THERE, TOO?
>> WHAT?
>> That was nothing compared to you.
>> It's not like he'd been there the whole
time. It's more like he was literally
plucked from time and space and
teleported into this story at this exact
moment just because Mater said the
words, "You was there too."
>> User
what?
>> And then there's also the fact that even
though these stories presumably take
place many years ago in many different
places, every single time as soon as
Mater finishes telling them, something
from the story coincidentally appears
right next to them. Hey, Joe.
>> Did not.
>> Hello, doctor.
>> That did not happen.
>> That is the most ridiculous thing I've
ever heard.
>> Come on, Mater. Everybody
>> again. It's like the mere act of Mater
telling the story is what causes it to
happen. Which implies that somehow tow
Mater, the simple Radiator Springs tow
truck, has the god level ability to
change reality just by speaking.
Yeah, you deserve.
>> Listen, I know this idea sounds really
stupid and crazy, but if we look back
through the entire Cars franchise with
this in mind, suddenly a lot of the
weird inconsistencies in this dumb
franchise start to make a lot more
sense. Let's start with something small
like Mater's birthplace changing.
Originally, we were shown that he was
born in Radiator Springs.
>> You've never been outside Radiator
Springs, have you?
>> Nope. But in the new Disney Plus show,
Cars on the Road, we are told that he
was instead born in a rich family and
grew up in a mansion on the east side of
America.
>> You grew up here?
>> Yep.
>> But let's go back and take a look at the
first time everyone in Radiator Springs
learned about this.
>> I'd say Mater's been holding that.
>> Mater is a complicated guy.
>> Mater has a sister. boggles the mind,
man.
>> Mater clearly just told them the story
about his family and where he grew up. A
story that nobody knew about before.
Wait a minute. You have a sister? But
now is suddenly proven true. You grew up
here?
>> Yeah.
>> Just like Mater's tall tales. I think
this continuity error was caused by
Mater's reality warping powers.
>> He was there, too. In the first Cars
movie, we can see a photo of Conehenge,
which is the Cars World's version of
Stonehenge. But later in Cars on the
Road, we see it's now been changed to
Carhenge.
>> The sign said, "DON'T TOUCH."
>> SO, why is this structure so
inconsistent? Well, why did McQueen and
Mater go to Carhenge in the first place?
Look, you picked the last three stops.
Carhen.
Anyway, because it was Mater's idea. You
picked the last three stops.
>> He probably previously told Lightning
about Carhenge, which caused it to
change. Okay, but these are just little
inconsistencies. What about something
big? How about the fact that the Cars
franchise, a pretty simple series about
cars racing each other, suddenly decided
to make an entire movie about the funny
side character becoming an international
spy?
>> Mater, we've got to get that bomb off
you.
>> Bomb you. Why didn't my this kill you?
Death ray. Doesn't that sound more like
the plot of a Mater's tall tale? Well,
actually, take a look at what happens at
the end of the movie when we cut back to
Radiator Springs. So, there we go
drawing. We was dawned. But then, out of
nowhere, this beautiful spy car swoops
in from the sky to sail.
>> That's a very entertaining story, young
man.
>> Oh, Minnie, please. Come on. None of
this happened. Though you're quite
right, it does sound a bit far-fetched.
>> This is Holly Shiftwell.
>> I'm Mater's girlfriend.
>> Cars 2 was a Mater's tall tale. It
follows the exact same formula.
>> That did not happen. See you later.
>> Come on. None of this happened.
>> I'm Mater's girlfriend.
>> And it all happened just because Mater
spoke it into existence. This theory
literally makes the insanity of Cars 2
make more sense.
>> You mean like insurance? Like like a
good neighbor. Mater is there.
>> This dumb State Farm joke also makes so
much more sense now because Mater has
the exact same powers from those State
Farm commercials.
>> Like a good neighbor, State Farm is
there.
>> Hey Dave
>> with the sandwich.
>> Oh yeah.
>> And the girl from 4E. And can I get a
hot tub?
>> Well, don't you remember you was there,
too?
>> What?
>> Mater is unironically the most powerful
character in all of fiction. He could
literally beat anyone in a fight just by
uttering the words, "You was there,
too." And I believe that he has been
secretly manipulating the events of this
entire franchise for his own benefit.
Now, I don't really have any strong
evidence to prove this, but to me, the
start of the first Cars movie also kind
of feels like another tall tale.
>> Where am I?
>> Morning, Sleeping Beauty.
>> I was wondering when you was going to
wake up.
>> TAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT. JUST DON'T hurt
me. A famous race car just happens to
accidentally get stuck in the same town
as Mater and they become best friends
for life and he decides to never leave
because Mater is just so cool.
>> I'm a best friend. What are you going to
do?
>> That just kind of sounds like something
Mater would make up to manifest a cool
famous best friend.
>> I know I made a good choice.
>> And what?
>> My best friend. Also, the way that
lightning gets stuck in Radiator Springs
requires so many insane unlikely
coincidences that all have to happen
perfectly at the same time that it kind
of feels like it was caused by some kind
of divine intervention. Both Lightning
and his transport truck Mac needed to
fall asleep at this exact part of the
interstate. And also at the same time,
these random hooligans needed to show up
and decide to mess with Mac.
>> Yo, Wingo, name change, man. And also
this Lightning McQueen toy needed to
fall at the right time and land on this
specific button that opens the back of
the truck.
And also this guy needed to sneeze at
this exact moment to cause Lightning to
fall out of the truck.
>> And also there needed to be a similar
looking red truck nearby to confuse
Lightning into driving towards Radiator
Springs. Mac. Mac. Mac.
You're not a Mac. And also, this cop
needed to be here and his engine needed
to be backfiring, which caused Lightning
to think that he was being shot at.
>> He's shooting at me. Why is he shooting
at me?
>> Which caused him to drive uncontrollably
into Radiator Springs and wreck the
town,
which finally caused them to imprison
Lightning in the town with Mater.
>> You sir, TOO.
>> WHAT?
Every single one of those insane
coincidences needed to happen at that
exact moment for Lightning McQueen to
meet Mater and become his best friend.
Which honestly makes more sense if it
was all somehow actually divine
intervention from Mater.
>> I know I made a good choice.
>> And what?
>> My best friend.
>> You was there too.
>> Now, how did Mater obtain this god
power? I honestly do not know. And
believe me, I have looked everywhere in
every piece of Cars media for an
explanation. I even read the [ __ ]
comic books. But unfortunately, there is
nothing. Mater just has this ability to
change reality for some unexplained
reason. And he is using it to live his
best life and go on fun adventures with
his best friend, Lightning McQueen.
>> Mater, how'd you like to come and see
the world with me?
>> You made it.
>> And you know what? Good for him. We can
even see in the Cars 2 credits that
after the movie, they travel the weird
car-shaped world together and visit all
the great car wonders of the world. And
of course, they climb the iconic weird
car-shaped mountains of this weird
franchise. And that is my cars theory.
So, thank you very much for watching.
Hang on a second. Is this world's matter
horn shaped like Mater?
And and yeah, look, it's it's even been
renamed to be spelled like him. Wait a
second. There is an all powerful car god
out there that has shaped and renamed
the world into his image. Wait, is Mater
the reason why everything is cars? Is
Mater just straight up God?
So, in the Cars franchise, everything is
Cars. Except there is one contradiction
to that that shows up repeatedly in
almost every piece of cars media. The
logo for Dinoco kind of looks like a
real dinosaur for some reason. The
Dinoco logo. Dinoco is one of the racing
brands that shows up all the time in
this franchise, and their logo is a
silhouette of a big dinosaur. But it's
not the dino cars that we've seen in
museums. It's clearly just a regular
non-car shaped dinosaur. It's a weird
contradiction to the everything is car
rule that pops up all over this
franchise. Now, if there is some kind of
car god that shaped the world into cars,
why would he be so inconsistent with
dinosaurs? It's a strange thing to leave
out. It's almost like whoever created
this world didn't know much about
dinosaurs. Huh? Does that remind you of
anyone? I don't know much about these
dino things. What happened to the
dinosaurs now?
>> I don't know much about these dino
thing.
>> Well, that gum queen boy. I tell you
what, I sure do like me some cars.
Wouldn't it be fun if everything was
cars? Uh, I don't know about that,
Mater. That doesn't really make any
sense. Well, shoot. You should know.
McQueen, you was there, too. What?
Yeah.
And that's how you make history.