To Protect and Serve
Template:Infobox EpisodeTo Protect and Serve is the unreleased sixteenth short in the Cars Toons series, and the fifth in the Tales from Radiator Springs sub-series. While Pixar stated that it would air sometime in 2015,[1] the short film has yet to be released as of 2021, and co-director Rob Gibbs has passed away since the announcement of the short. Despite this, merchandise (including die-cast models and books) relating to the short have been released and are on store shelves.
Story
Sheriff takes a mandatory vacation from his duties in Radiator Springs, meaning that two deputy officers named Didi 05 and Mike 07 arrive to fill in for him while he is away. The two officers take their responsibilities too far, however, and soon turn Radiator Springs into a plethora of taped-off crime scenes.
Characters
Cast
- Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen[1]
- Larry the Cable Guy as Mater[1]
- Wendi McLendon-Covey as Didi 05[1]
- Aziz Ansari as Mike 07[1]
- Michael Wallis as Sheriff[1]
- Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera[1]
- Lloyd Sherr as Fillmore[1]
- Cheech Marin as Ramone[1]
- Tony Shalhoub as Luigi[1]
Staff
The short was to be directed by Scott Morse, co-directed by Rob Gibbs and produced by Mary Alice Drumm and Nicole Paradis Grindle.[1]
Gallery
Trivia
- Didi 05 and Mike 07's models are very similar to Rod "Torque" Redline's.