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{{Infobox Character
{{Character infobox |merch=true
|image = FredCarsArtwork.png
|image=FredCarsArtwork.png
|gender = Male
|make=[[Stodgey]] Suaver LT
|color = Unknown
|gender=Male
|eye color = Green
|eye color=Green
|occupation = Blogger, website manager, podcast host
|color=Rusty red<ref>[[Pixarpedia]]</ref>
|first appearance = ''[[Cars]]''
|home=[[United States|USA]]
|performer = [[Andrew Stanton]]}}{{Quote|"He knows my name. He knows my name!"|'''Fred''', ''[[Cars]]''}}'''Fred''' is a rusty racing fan and recurring character in the [[Cars (series)|''Cars'' series]]. He often gets excited whenever a celebrity knows his name, which is actually on his license plate all the time.
|aliases=Freddie (by [[Dusty Rust-eze|Dusty]])
|occupation=Blogger<br>Podcast host<br>Racingfan and hanger-on
|performer=[[Andrew Stanton]]
|first_appearance=''[[Cars]]''
|latest_appearance="[[The Case of the Missing Muffler]]"}}
{{Quote|He knows my name. He knows my name!|Fred|Cars}}
'''Fred''' is a rusty race fan, and a recurring character in the [[Cars (franchise)|''Cars'' franchise]]. He often gets excited whenever a celebrity knows his name, which is actually on his license plate all the time.


==History==
==History==
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===''Cars: Race-O-Rama''===
===''Cars: Race-O-Rama''===
In ''[[Cars: Race-O-Rama]]'', Fred can be found competing in the [[Rustbucket Derby]] levels and sometimes in the [[Smash Ups|Smash Up]] levels as well (except on the PlayStation 2 version in which he does not appear in at all). Like his previous game appearance, Fred is not a playable character.
In ''[[Cars: Race-O-Rama]]'', Fred can be found competing in the [[Rustbucket Derby]] levels and sometimes in the [[Smash Ups|Smash Up]] levels as well (except on the PlayStation 2 version in which he does not appear in at all). Like in his previous game appearance, Fred is not a playable character.


===Other appearances===
===Other appearances===
In ''[[The Case of the Missing Muffler]]'', he is seen at [[Flo's V8 Café]], talking to Lightning McQueen and [[Tow Mater|Mater]]. The story implies that Fred is likely now a resident of Radiator Springs, as the video games were also implying.
In ''[[The Case of the Missing Muffler]]'', he is seen at [[Flo's V8 Café]], talking to Lightning McQueen and [[Mater]]. The story implies that Fred is likely now a resident of Radiator Springs, as the games were also implying.


==General information==
==Physical description==
===Physical description===
[[File:Fred3.jpg|thumb|200px|Promotional artwork of Fred.]]
[[File:Fred3.jpg|thumb|200px|Promotional artwork of Fred.]]
Fred is a [[Stodgey]] Suaver ST and has a license plate that simply reads "FRED". His top speed is 49 km/h and he has 300 HP. Fred's original livery is currently unknown, as he is completely covered in rust and he sometimes struggles to keep parts on.
Fred is a [[Stodgey]] Suaver ST and has a license plate that reads his own name "FRED". His top speed is only 30&nbsp;mph (49&nbsp;km/h), probably because of his major rust, and possibly has like 100&nbsp;hp (74&nbsp;kW). Fred's original livery paint is apparently blue, despite being completely covered in rust, and he sometimes struggles to keep parts on. His front bumper and the rest has a bit of visible green and white paint.


===Personality and traits===
===Personality and traits===
Fred gets excited very easily, and, as a result, often has his bumper fall off. Whenever someone reads his license plate and says his name, Fred freaks out and shouts the phrase "He knows my name!"
Fred gets excited very easily, and, as a result, he often has his bumper coming off, or when he excitedly shakes so hard, a large amount of rust falls off him. Whenever anyone reads his license plate and says his name, Fred freaks out and shouts "He knows my name!"  


==Appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Cars]]''
*''[[Cars]]''
*''[[Cars: Mater-National Championship]]''
*''[[Cars: Mater-National Championship]]''
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*''[[The Case of the Missing Muffler]]''
*''[[The Case of the Missing Muffler]]''


==Profiles and statistics==
==Official profiles==
===''Cars''===
===''Car Finder Game''===
*Bios
{{Car Finder bio
**"''Fred is truly racing's number-one fan. Some cars have better wax jobs, or attached bumpers, but do they have the heart and dedication Fred has? Not a chance. Between Fred's racing blogs, podcast, websites and daily call-ins to numerous radio shows, it's amazing Fred has time to get to any actual races.''"<ref>''[[Car Finder]]''</ref>
|artwork=Fred.png
|name=Fred
|make=Stodgey Suaver LT
|pronoun=His
|story=Fred is truly racing's number-one fan. Some cars have better wax jobs, or attached bumpers, but do they have the heart and dedication Fred has? Not a chance. Between Fred's racing blogs, podcast, websites and daily call-ins to numerous radio shows, it's amazing Fred has time to get to any actual races.}}


==Portrayals==
==Portrayals==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" widths="155" bordersize="none" hideaddbutton="true" captionalign="center">
<gallery>
Fred1art.png|Artwork with fallen bumper
Fred1art.png|Artwork with fallen bumper
Fred21.png|Artwork with bumper altogether
Fred21.png|''World of Cars'' artwork
Bandicam 2014-06-14 07-22-31-483.jpg|''[[Car Finder]]'' profile
FredCars1.jpg|''Cars''
FredCars1.jpg|''Cars''
Rusteze-fred-mario.jpg|''Cars''
Rusteze-fred-mario.jpg|''Cars''
FredBumperStickersCars.jpg|''Cars''
DonnaPitsCarsLASpeedway.jpg|''Cars''
FredBumperStickersCars.jpg|Fred with a San Bernardino sticker.
Bandicam 2014-06-14 07-22-31-483.jpg|''[[Car Finder Game]]'' profile
Fred.PNG|''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
Fred.PNG|''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
Zeke.PNG|Fred and [[Zeke]] in ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
Zeke.PNG|Fred and [[Zeke]] in ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
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FredRB4.jpg|''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
FredRB4.jpg|''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
Icon Fred a.png|Character icon from ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
Icon Fred a.png|Character icon from ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
Fred large.jpg|Diecast (large)
Small fred.jpg|Diecast (small)
Fred accurate size.jpg|Diecast (accurate size)
Fred bumper stickers diecast.jpg|Diecast (with bumper stickers)
Fred "fallen" bumper.jpg|Diecast (with fallen bumper)
Fred first size supercharged single.jpg|2007 release
Fred first size world of cars single.jpg|2008 release (large)
Fred resized world of cars single.jpg|2008 release (small)
Fred with fallen bumper chase lenticular final lap single lenticular.jpg|2010 release (with fallen bumper)
Fred lenticular final lap pack de 3 lenticulars.jpg|2010 release with [[Richard Clayton Kensington]] and [[Marco Axelbender]]
Fred resized story tellers pack.jpg|2009 release with [[Doc Hudson|Fabulous Hudson Hornet]] and [[Lightning McQueen|Smell Swell Lightning McQueen]]
Fred resized wgp single - rust-eze racing.jpg|2013 release with [[Lightning McQueen]]
Fred resized cars 2016 single - rust-eze racing.jpg|2016 release (small)
Fred resized cars 2022 single.jpg|2022 release (accurate size)
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Names in other languages==
*Chinese: ''弗瑞'' (pinyin: ''Fú ruì'')
*Russian: ''Фред'' (transcription: ''Fred'')
==Trivia==
*Fred and [[Fillmore]] are the only two characters in the franchise to date to have frontal license plates.
**A Halloween promotional image gives McQueen a frontal license plate, being "LMQ 95"
*Fred's original [[Mattel Disney Pixar Cars|diecast]] was too big, so he was rescaled into a smaller size. However, the smaller one was considered by many as "out of scale" to other models.
*In several ways, he is similar to [[Otis]]. They are both rusty, have a closely resembling design, and considered "lemons".
*Fred's rear bumper is much brighter in the PS3 version of ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''.


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
*"''You're my hero, Mr. McQueen!''" - ''Cars''
*"''You're my hero, Mr. McQueen!''" - ''Cars''
*"''Oh, it's okay. Lightning McQueen knows me!''" - ''Cars''
*"''Oh, it's okay. Lightning McQueen knows me!''" - ''Cars''
*"''Mario Andretti knows my name!''" - ''Cars''
*"''Mario Andretti knows my name! You gotta let me in now!''" - ''Cars''
*"''Woah! I'm going so fast, I'm shedding rust!''" - ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
*"''Woah! I'm going so fast, I'm shedding rust!''" - ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
*"''Oh, I guess I better start getting in shape!''" - ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
*"''Oh, I guess I better start getting in shape!''" - ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
*"''Lightning McQueen is giving private racing lessons? Oh, count me in, Mr. McQueen!''" - ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''
*"''Lightning McQueen is giving private racing lessons? Oh, count me in, Mr. McQueen!''" - ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''


==Names in other languages==
{| class="article-table" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px;"
|-
!scope="col"|Language
!scope="col"|Name
!scope="col"|Meaning
|-
|French
|Fred
|Fred
|-
|Spanish
|Fred
|Fred
|-
|Polish
|Fred
|Fred
|}


==Trivia==
==References==
*[[File:Fred PS3.jpg|thumb|Fred's bumper in the PS3 version of ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''.]]Fred and [[Fillmore]] are the only two characters in ''Cars'' who have front license plates.
{{Reflist}}
*Fred's original [[1:55 Scale Die-Cast|die-cast]] was too big, so he was re-scaled into a smaller size. However, the smaller one was considered by many as "out of scale" to other models.
{{Cars}}
*In several ways, he is similar to [[Otis]]. They are both rusty, have a closely resembling design and are both considered "lemons".
{{Cars: Mater-National Championship}}
*Fred's rear bumper is much brighter in the PS3 version of ''Cars: Mater-National Championship''.
{{Cars: Race-O-Rama}}


==References==
[[Category:Cars characters]]
<references />
[[Category:Cars: Mater-National Championship characters]]
{{Cars}}{{Cars: Mater-National Championship}}{{Cars: Race-O-Rama}}
[[Category:Cars: Race-O-Rama characters]]
[[es:Fred]]
[[pl:Fred]]
[[pt-br:Fred]]
[[ru:Фрэд]]
[[Category:Rusty cars]]
[[Category:Rusty cars]]
[[Category:Rustbucket Racers]]
[[Category:Race Fans]]
[[Category:Race Fans]]
[[Category:Cars Characters]]
[[Category:Lightning McQueen fans]]
[[Category:Cars: Mater-National Championship Characters]]
[[Category:Radiator Springs townies]]
[[Category:Cars: Race-O-Rama Characters]]
[[Category:Racers]]
[[Category:Rustbucket racers]]

Latest revision as of 06:24, 6 August 2024

Fred
Vehicle type Stodgey Suaver LT
Color Rusty red[1]
Occupation Blogger
Podcast host
Racingfan and hanger-on
Main portrayer(s) Andrew Stanton
First appearance Cars
Latest appearance "The Case of the Missing Muffler"
Character information
Alias(es) Freddie (by Dusty)
Gender Male




Home USA
"He knows my name. He knows my name!"
Fred, Cars

Fred is a rusty race fan, and a recurring character in the Cars franchise. He often gets excited whenever a celebrity knows his name, which is actually on his license plate all the time.

History

Cars

File:Fred C1.jpg
Fred and Donna Pits.

In Cars, Fred is seen in the Rust-eze tent at the Motor Speedway of the South, happy due to the fact that Lightning McQueen "knows his name" even though it is printed on his license plate. He gets excited and his front bumper falls off. The same situation happens with Mario Andretti at the Los Angeles International Speedway, where Mario says his name, he gets even more excited and happily tells a security guard, "Mario Andretti knows my name!" after the police will not let him in because he does not have a garage pass. Fred says that it is okay because Lightning knows him. At the end of the film, Fred is seen hopping up and down in the main road of Radiator Springs, with tons of decals stickered onto him from Lizzie's Radiator Springs Curios shop and his bumper falls off again.

Cars: Mater-National Championship

File:Fredpic.PNG
Fred in a Rustbucket Race.

In Cars: Mater-National Championship, Fred overhears Lightning telling Philip about driving lessons, and he excitedly hurries over and asks if he can join too. After Doc complains that the three cars are blocking the street, Barry comes and asks if a race is starting and the five happily agree to one. His front bumper falls off after Lightning revs his engine. After this event, Fred is only seen during all four Rustbucket Races and also as a computer opponent in all nine Fillmore's Fuel Frenzy levels.

Cars: Race-O-Rama

In Cars: Race-O-Rama, Fred can be found competing in the Rustbucket Derby levels and sometimes in the Smash Up levels as well (except on the PlayStation 2 version in which he does not appear in at all). Like in his previous game appearance, Fred is not a playable character.

Other appearances

In The Case of the Missing Muffler, he is seen at Flo's V8 Café, talking to Lightning McQueen and Mater. The story implies that Fred is likely now a resident of Radiator Springs, as the games were also implying.

Physical description

Promotional artwork of Fred.

Fred is a Stodgey Suaver ST and has a license plate that reads his own name "FRED". His top speed is only 30 mph (49 km/h), probably because of his major rust, and possibly has like 100 hp (74 kW). Fred's original livery paint is apparently blue, despite being completely covered in rust, and he sometimes struggles to keep parts on. His front bumper and the rest has a bit of visible green and white paint.

Personality and traits

Fred gets excited very easily, and, as a result, he often has his bumper coming off, or when he excitedly shakes so hard, a large amount of rust falls off him. Whenever anyone reads his license plate and says his name, Fred freaks out and shouts "He knows my name!"

List of appearances

Official profiles

Car Finder Game

Fred
Stodgey Suaver LT
His story:
"Fred is truly racing's number-one fan. Some cars have better wax jobs, or attached bumpers, but do they have the heart and dedication Fred has? Not a chance. Between Fred's racing blogs, podcast, websites and daily call-ins to numerous radio shows, it's amazing Fred has time to get to any actual races."

Portrayals

Gallery

Names in other languages

  • Chinese: 弗瑞 (pinyin: Fú ruì)
  • Russian: Фред (transcription: Fred)

Trivia

  • Fred and Fillmore are the only two characters in the franchise to date to have frontal license plates.
    • A Halloween promotional image gives McQueen a frontal license plate, being "LMQ 95"
  • Fred's original diecast was too big, so he was rescaled into a smaller size. However, the smaller one was considered by many as "out of scale" to other models.
  • In several ways, he is similar to Otis. They are both rusty, have a closely resembling design, and considered "lemons".
  • Fred's rear bumper is much brighter in the PS3 version of Cars: Mater-National Championship.

Quotes

  • "You're my hero, Mr. McQueen!" - Cars
  • "Oh, it's okay. Lightning McQueen knows me!" - Cars
  • "Mario Andretti knows my name! You gotta let me in now!" - Cars
  • "Woah! I'm going so fast, I'm shedding rust!" - Cars: Mater-National Championship
  • "Oh, I guess I better start getting in shape!" - Cars: Mater-National Championship
  • "Lightning McQueen is giving private racing lessons? Oh, count me in, Mr. McQueen!" - Cars: Mater-National Championship


References