Mia and Tia
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| Occupation | Lightning McQueen's Biggest Fans / Flo's V8 Cafe's Waitresses | ||||||||
| Main portrayer(s) | Lindsey Collins (Mia) Elissa Knight (Tia)
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- "Mia: "I'm Mia!"
Tia: "I'm Tia!"
Mia and Tia: "We're like your biggest fans! Ka-chow!"
Lightning McQueen: "I love being me."" - —Mia and Tia meeting their hero Lightning McQueen, [[{{{3}}}]]
Mia and Tia often referred to as "The Twins", are identical twin Mazda Miata sisters who are Lightning McQueen's self-proclaimed biggest fans. They are, however, quite fickle; after McQueen's disappearance, the twins suddenly become ardent fans of Chick Hicks.
Bio
Cars
In Cars, Mia and Tia are first seen when they come up to McQueen after the first race, and begin shouting about they are his biggest fans, before being pulled away by security. During Lightning's daydream, Mia and Tia are painted solid gold and are accompanying Lightning. After Lightning disappears from his trailer, Mia and Tia quickly become fans of Chick Hicks, now painted green and have large green "C"s attached to their roofs. By the end of the movie, they are McQueen's fans once more, turning against Hicks after he deliberately caused The King to crash in the tie-breaker race. With McQueen, Mia and Tia eventually move to Radiator Springs, where they work as waitresses at Flo's V8 Cafe, as seen during the end credits.
Cars: The Video Game
In Cars: The Video Game, they first appear in the cut-scene for Sally's Sunshine Circuit. Lightning tries to introduce them to Sally, but they quickly introduced themselves. They wanted to go on a drive with Lightning, but Sally wanted to as well, so Sally challenges them to a 3 lap race. They also appear in Boostin' with Fillmore. In Sheriff's Hot Pursuit, Mia is one of the speeders in the "Speeders" level, and Tia is one of the speeders in the "Hooligans" level.
Cars: Mater-National Championship
In Cars: Mater-National Championship, they first appear, both of them, in the same team of Luigi and Guido's Team Relay 1. Mia is the second car, and Tia is third. Later, Mia appears in Wheel Well Circuit, and then Tia appears in The Upper Mine. You can also find Mia driving around Tailfin Pass. You can tell it's Mia because of her license plate that says MIA, and 2 of her phrases: "Remember me? Mia, not Tia," and "Yoo hoo! It's me! Mia!"
Cars Toons
Mia and Tia appear in Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales, again as a very important part of it. They are in every single episode (playing different "roles" in each) and are fans of Mater. While they are generally only background characters, in Mater Private Eye, they take a major role in the plot, at such point they have different fates. In Time Travel Mater, they didn't appear at all. This may be due to the fact that they are modernized cars, so they weren't even built (born) yet.
Cars: Race-O-Rama
In Cars: Race-O-Rama, Mia and Tia appear once again, but this time they don't race. They instead appear in the events El Materdor, Mater the Greater, and Tokyo Mater, and the Photo Ops. One of them also appears driving around Santa Carburera in exploration mode.
Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales
In the Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales video game, the twins appear in each of the six different shorts, in their respective paint jobs and modifications.
Cars 2
In Cars 2, Mia and Tia make a very brief cameo cheering as Lightning McQueen races by them at the Radiator Springs Grand Prix at the end of the movie. It is unknown if they are still waitresses at Flo's V8 Cafe.
Personality
Mia and Tia have been shown to be very enthusiastic, as they go nuts whenever they get a look at their favorite racer. They also seem to change their minds a lot, as they went from being fans of Lightning to being fans of Chick, and then back to being fans of Lightning.
Livery
While both have gone through many paint jobs throughout the series, the general style given is their Lightning McQueen one. They are painted red, with a black roof, and are covered everywhere with Lightning McQueen stickers.
Models
Mia and Tia are modeled on 1992 Mazda MX-5 Miata (NA) cars, inspiring their names.
As of the second film, their hoods now have the Hudson Hornet Piston Cup logo on them.
Occupation
Mia and Tia were originally waitresses at the the Top Down Truckstop, if Mater's story was true. After Flo's V8 Cafe became popular again, they became waitresses there so they could be around their idol.
Appearances
Feature Films
Short Films
- Rescue Squad Mater
- Mater the Greater
- El Materdor
- Tokyo Mater
- Unidentified Flying Mater
- Heavy Metal Mater
- Monster Truck Mater
- Moon Mater
- Mater Private Eye
- Air Mater
Video Games
- Cars: The Video Game
- Cars: Mater-National Championship
- Cars: Race-O-Rama
- Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales
Comics
Merchandising
- 1:55 Scale Diecast (regular, Dinoco, Gold, Chick Fans, Waitresses)
- Disney Store Diecast Line
Trivia
- In Tokyo Mater, Mia and Tia have larger pupils in their eyes, a poke at Japanese Anime stylings.
Quotes
- "Mia: "I'm Mia."
Tia: "I'm Tia."
Both: "We're like your biggest fans! Ka-chow!"
Lightning McQueen: "I love being me."
Security Guard: "Okay, girls. That's it!"
Both: "We love you, Lightning!"" - —Mia and Tia, as Security Cars push them away., [[{{{3}}}]]
Gallery
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Mia and Tia in the stands
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Mia and Tia in their Dinoco paint jobs, with Lightning
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Mia and Tia's cameos in Cars 2
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Nurse Mia and Tia
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Hawk Mia and Tia
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Mia and Tia in Cars: Race-O-Rama.
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Mia in Cars: The Video Game
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Mia and Tia in Cars: The Video Game
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Black and White Mia and Tia
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Japanese Mia and Tia with white tires and spoilers
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Japanese Mia and Tia with green tires and spoilers
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Materdor Fans Mia and Tia
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Astronaut Mia and Tia
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Rocker Mia and Tia
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Mater the Greater Fans Mia and Tia
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Dalmatian Mia and Tia
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Top Down Truck Stop Waitresses Mia & Tia
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Wrestling Fans Mia and Tia
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Chick Hicks Fans Mia & Tia
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Gold Mia & Tia
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Red Mia & Tia
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Diecasts
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Diecasts with Dinoco blue paint styles
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Disney Store
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