Fred
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Color | Unknown | ||||
Occupation | Rust-eze Member | ||||
Main portrayer(s) | Andrew Stanton
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Fred is a rusty racing fan and recurring character in the Cars series. He often gets excited whenever a celebrity knows his name, although it is printed on his front license plate.
History
Cars
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 won't let him in because he doesn't have a garage pass. Fred says that it was okay because Lightning knew 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
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. 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 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 video games were also implying.
General information
Physical description
Fred is a Stodgey Suaver ST and has a license plate that simply reads "FRED". Fred's original livery is currently unknown, as he is completely covered in rust and he sometimes struggles to keep parts on.
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!"
Appearances
Profiles and statistics
Cars
- Bios
- "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
- Andrew Stanton - All appearances
Gallery
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Diecast
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Cars: Mater-National Championship
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Fred and Zeke in Cars: Mater-National Championship
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Character icon from Cars: Mater-National Championship
Quotes
- "You're my hero, Mr. McQueen!" - Cars
- "He knows my name. He knows my name!" - Cars
- "Mario Andretti knows my name!" - 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
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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French | Fred | Fred |
Polish | Fred | Fred |
Trivia
- Fred and Fillmore are the only two characters in Cars who have front license plates.
- Fred's original 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.
- In several ways, he is similar to Otis. They are both rusty, have a closely resembling design and are both considered "lemons".