Mater, the sidekick in Cars and the hero of Cars 2, spins a good yarn in each
episode of this Disney Channel irregular series, including a time trip to Radiator Springs in
#11.
— Michael Main
Wait a minute—if Stanley don’t stay here in the past. .
. ah choo!. . .
ahhhh!. . . there’ll be no town here in the
future!
DEBUT
Time Travel Mater (Disney Channel, USA, early June 2012).
VARIANTS
Debut. Time Travel Mater (Disney Channel, USA, early June 2012).
We haven’t yet mapped out the time travel itinerary.
INDEXER NOTES (SPOILERS!)
Release—The IMDb says 4 June 2012, while Wikipedia and TV Guide (online) say 5 June 2012. One contemporaneous source at <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20120627042044%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Ftvlistings.zap2it.com%2Ftv%2Fmaters-tall-tales-time-travel-mater%2FEP010939580009'>Zap2It</a> said June 4, while another on June 6 at <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20120615092517%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.stitchkingdom.com%2Fdisney-time-travel-mater-21045%2F'>Stitch Kingdom</a> said “on Disney Channel earlier this week in the wee hours of the morn.” Until we dig up an actual newspaper or TV Guide listing, we’ll just calling it early June 2012 on the Disney Channel.