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|latest appearance = ''[[Mater and the Ghostlight]]'' | |latest appearance = ''[[Mater and the Ghostlight]]'' | ||
|performer = - '''[[Paul Newman]]''' (''[[Cars]]'', ''[[Mater and the Ghostlight]]'', ''[[Cars: The Video Game]]'')<br>- '''[[Corey Burton]]''' ([[Cars Mater-National|video]] [[Cars Race-O-Rama|games]] and [[Cars Land]])}}{{Wikipedia 2}}'''Doc Hudson''' is a former racing legend, and is currently the Radiator Springs judge and doctor. | |performer = - '''[[Paul Newman]]''' (''[[Cars]]'', ''[[Mater and the Ghostlight]]'', ''[[Cars: The Video Game]]'')<br>- '''[[Corey Burton]]''' ([[Cars Mater-National|video]] [[Cars Race-O-Rama|games]] and [[Cars Land]])}}{{Wikipedia 2}}'''Doc Hudson''' is a former racing legend, and is currently the Radiator Springs judge and doctor. | ||
==Bio== | |||
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Doc is Radiator Springs' resident judge and doctor. | Doc is Radiator Springs' resident judge and doctor. | ||
He was once one of the most famous racecars in history; he won three Piston Cups, and still holds the record for most wins in a single season. However, it all changed for Doc when he was involved in [[Sammy|a terrible crash during the final lap of the 1954 Piston Cup championship race, which saw him put out for the season.]] Upon his return, he was received with a complete absence of fanfare and told that he was a has-been who had been passed up for the next rookie in line. He kept a newspaper article on the career-ending crash as a reminder never to return to the life that nearly killed him. | He was once one of the most famous racecars in history; he won three Piston Cups, and still holds the record for most wins in a single season. However, it all changed for Doc when he was involved in [[Sammy|a terrible crash during the final lap of the 1954 Piston Cup championship race, which saw him put out for the season.]] Upon his return, he was received with a complete absence of fanfare and told that he was a has-been who had been passed up for the next rookie in line. He kept a newspaper article on the career-ending crash as a reminder never to return to the life that nearly killed him. | ||
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Jaded by the racing scene, he left that world, apparently taking out time to study medicine. The famous #51 disappeared into obscurity, leaving many wondering where he had gone. He instead opted for a simple navy blue paint job and the life of a physician in the tiny town of Radiator Springs, the "shining Gemstone" of the Mother Road - Route 66. He runs Doc's Clinic as a "doctor of internal combustion". As times changed and the town got bypassed in favor of Interstate 40, Doc stayed on, even when the population had dwindled to a meager dozen or so residents. He is respected, well-loved, and serves not only as the town's physician, but as its judge as well. However, nobody in the town had any idea of his past as a racer; he was just an ordinary Hudson Hornet to them. | Jaded by the racing scene, he left that world, apparently taking out time to study medicine. The famous #51 disappeared into obscurity, leaving many wondering where he had gone. He instead opted for a simple navy blue paint job and the life of a physician in the tiny town of Radiator Springs, the "shining Gemstone" of the Mother Road - Route 66. He runs Doc's Clinic as a "doctor of internal combustion". As times changed and the town got bypassed in favor of Interstate 40, Doc stayed on, even when the population had dwindled to a meager dozen or so residents. He is respected, well-loved, and serves not only as the town's physician, but as its judge as well. However, nobody in the town had any idea of his past as a racer; he was just an ordinary Hudson Hornet to them. | ||
Upon meeting Lightning McQueen, Doc saw far too much of his past in the rookie. He was less than happy when Lightning discovers his past. After Lightning finished fixing the road he damaged and decided to stay for a while, Doc was unable to bear having him around any longer and called the news and press to immediately take him | Upon meeting Lightning McQueen, Doc saw far too much of his past in the rookie. He was less than happy when Lightning discovers his past. After Lightning finished fixing the road he damaged and decided to stay for a while, Doc was unable to bear having him around any longer and called the news and press to immediately take him away to the Piston Cup, declaring that it is best for everyone. But seeing how disheartened everyone was by his unplanned departure, Doc realized that Lightning had become more important to them than he thought. He eventually admits the truth to everyone about his Racecar days and he took back his old #51 colors to become Lightning's pit crew chief, bringing nearly the entire town to the Piston Cup to support Lightning as his pit crew and in an ironic twist of fate, finally received that long awaited fanfare for his return. | ||
By the end of the film, Doc opts to keep his racing colors, and becomes a trainer as well as a friend to Lightning. Just like Lightning, Doc learned some lessons: friendship, promises, how greed affects others, and that secrets can't be kept forever. | By the end of the film, Doc opts to keep his racing colors, and becomes a trainer as well as a friend to Lightning. Just like Lightning, Doc learned some lessons: friendship, promises, how greed affects others, and that secrets can't be kept forever. | ||
In [[Cars: The Video Game]], Doc usually helps Lightning practice. His most notable lesson was when he taught him how to powerslide, also known as drifting, on dirt. n the video game, he appears at the cut-scenes for Doc's Lesson Powerslide and Doc's Challenge, where Lightning McQueen went to meet him in [[Willy's Butte]], but he was late. Then he tested Lightning at the Willy's Butte track, and he did good. Then they had a race. After the race, Doc said that the car that Lightning notices (who was [[Chick Hicks]]) was watching the competition, and that he will meet Lightning soon.He was confirmed as Lightning's chief at the Palm Mile Speedway, when he confronted Chick for his obnoxious behavior and to stop bugging McQueen. He didn't appear again until later on in the story, in Doc's Check-Up, when Lightning is brought in for a "check-up" around the town, a race against Doc and some of the other townsfolk, which Lightning easily wins. McQueen also tells Doc that he likes the new upgrade he gave him. He later appears at the cut-scene for Smasherville International Speedway where he told Lightning to save meeting Chick for the track. He tells him that he will be fine. At Los Angeles International Speedway, he is seen driving with Lightning when he was on his way on his trip. He tells him to be careful. In the final cutscene, Doc is seen driving with Lightning, Mater and Sally, to celebrate the winning of Lightning's first Piston Cup. Along with his three trophies, Doc puts it on display on the outer windowsill of his clinic, for the public to see. | |||
Doc usually helps Lightning practice. His most notable lesson was when he taught him how to powerslide, also known as drifting, on dirt. n the video game, he appears at the cut-scenes for Doc's Lesson Powerslide and Doc's Challenge, where Lightning McQueen went to meet him in [[Willy's Butte]], but he was late. Then he tested Lightning at the Willy's Butte track, and he did good. Then they had a race. After the race, Doc said that the car that Lightning notices (who was [[Chick Hicks]]) was watching the competition, and that he will meet Lightning soon.He was confirmed as Lightning's chief at the Palm Mile Speedway, when he confronted | In [[Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures]], He appears in the cut-scene of the Doc's Tune Up activity, which he asks McQueen to help out with his job. He also appears as one of the characters to race against in Legends Races. | ||
He didn't appear again until later on in the story, in Doc's Check-Up, when Lightning is brought in for a "check-up" around the town, a race against Doc and some of the other townsfolk, which Lightning easily wins. McQueen also tells Doc that he likes the new upgrade he gave him. | |||
He later appears at the cut-scene for Smasherville International Speedway where he told Lightning to save meeting Chick for the track. He tells him that he will be fine. | |||
At Los Angeles International Speedway, he is seen driving with Lightning when he was on his way on his trip. He tells him to be careful. | |||
In the final cutscene, Doc is seen driving with Lightning, Mater and Sally, to celebrate the winning of Lightning's first Piston Cup. Along with his three trophies, Doc puts it on display on the outer windowsill of his clinic, for the public to see. | |||
He appears in the cut-scene of the Doc's Tune Up activity, which he asks McQueen to help out with his job. He also appears as one of the characters to race against in Legends Races. | |||
Doc appears in the short film, where he scares [[Mater]] into believing in a monster called the [[Screamin' Banshee]], which actually ends up existing. | Doc appears in the short film, where he scares [[Mater]] into believing in a monster called the [[Screamin' Banshee]], which actually ends up existing. | ||
Doc plays a minor role in [[Cars: Mater-National Championship]], as the only race he competes in is the first race in the game, where he races against Lightning, [[Fred]], [[Philip]], and [[Barry]]. He also competes in Fillmore's Fuel Frenzy. He also has a minigame named after him, Doc and the Law's Race 'n' Chase. | |||
Doc plays a minor role in | |||
In the third game in the series, [[Doc Hudson]] now owns [[Doc Hudson Racing Academy|his own racing academy]], who races in the Race-O-Rama. In the game, he's kind of your instructor. During several races, he might say something to you sounding like it's coming from a headset. He also appears in most of the races. In Transporter 1, you had to bring something to him. In the final scene, he says to Lightning that he did a good job winning the Race-O-Rama. | In the third game in the series, [[Doc Hudson]] now owns [[Doc Hudson Racing Academy|his own racing academy]], who races in the Race-O-Rama. In the game, he's kind of your instructor. During several races, he might say something to you sounding like it's coming from a headset. He also appears in most of the races. In Transporter 1, you had to bring something to him. In the final scene, he says to Lightning that he did a good job winning the Race-O-Rama. | ||
Due to the death of [[Paul Newman]], Doc doesn't physically appear in [[Cars 2]]. At some point between the events of ''Cars: Race-O-Rama'' and ''Cars 2'', Doc deceased possibly of old age, as indicated at the beginning of ''Cars 2''. In memory, the Piston Cup was named after him, the Hudson Hornet Piston Cup; the new logo was also put on Lightning's hood in his new paint job for the [[World Grand Prix]]. He also appears on some pictures and a newspaper, the same one as seen in ''Cars''. His [[Doc's Clinic|clinic]] was turned into a museum about him, called the Hudson Hornet Racing Museum. | |||
Due to the death of [[Paul Newman]], Doc doesn't physically appear in [[Cars 2]]. At some point between the events of ''Cars: Race-O-Rama'' and ''Cars 2'', Doc deceased possibly of old age, as indicated at | |||
When Lightning was showing Mater his new Piston Cup, they were talking about him. Also, during the race in [[Tokyo]], [[Darrell Cartrip]] mentioned that McQueen's mentor, the Hudson Hornet, was one of the best dirt track racers in history. In the scene when Lightning was about to take the dirt turn at the race in Tokyo, Japan, Mater told Lightning to do what Doc has taught him, which he did and took the lead. | When Lightning was showing Mater his new Piston Cup, they were talking about him. Also, during the race in [[Tokyo]], [[Darrell Cartrip]] mentioned that McQueen's mentor, the Hudson Hornet, was one of the best dirt track racers in history. In the scene when Lightning was about to take the dirt turn at the race in Tokyo, Japan, Mater told Lightning to do what Doc has taught him, which he did and took the lead. | ||
The circumstances of how Doc died are unknown. | The circumstances of how Doc died are unknown. | ||
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[[John Lasseter]] was at first adamant that [[Paul Newman]] would return to voice Doc Hudson, even though he had announced his retirement from acting. After Newman's death, Lasseter said that they would see how the story goes with Doc Hudson. Story supervisor [[Nathan Stanton]] said: "we felt, after really tooling around with the idea of him being in the film and how do we properly use him, it just felt right that we should have his character have passed away also [as Paul Newman]." John Lasseter said that he realized "Doc Hudson was Paul Newman. The character was written after listening to him talk about his passion for racing." and that "We pay homage to Doc Hudson, which is paying homage to Paul Newman." | [[John Lasseter]] was at first adamant that [[Paul Newman]] would return to voice Doc Hudson, even though he had announced his retirement from acting. After Newman's death, Lasseter said that they would see how the story goes with Doc Hudson. Story supervisor [[Nathan Stanton]] said: "we felt, after really tooling around with the idea of him being in the film and how do we properly use him, it just felt right that we should have his character have passed away also [as Paul Newman]." John Lasseter said that he realized "Doc Hudson was Paul Newman. The character was written after listening to him talk about his passion for racing." and that "We pay homage to Doc Hudson, which is paying homage to Paul Newman." | ||
== | ==Cars Land== | ||
Despite Doc's death before the events of [[Cars 2]], he actually appears in [[Cars Land]] in [[Radiator Springs Racers]]. After getting tires from [[Luigi]] or a paint job from [[Ramone]], you'll meet Doc, who is your crew chief for the race. During the race, Doc will tell you through his headset some racing directions. He will say you did a good job at the end of the race. | Despite Doc's death before the events of [[Cars 2]], he actually appears in [[Cars Land]] in [[Radiator Springs Racers]]. After getting tires from [[Luigi]] or a paint job from [[Ramone]], you'll meet Doc, who is your crew chief for the race. During the race, Doc will tell you through his headset some racing directions. He will say you did a good job at the end of the race. | ||
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==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
Doc has always been grumpy, ever since he was kicked out of the racing league. Doc had been passing down his knowledge to Lightning, and it can also be noticed that he is very serious and makes sure Lightning has enough off-road practice. | Doc has always been grumpy, ever since he was kicked out of the racing league. Doc had been passing down his knowledge to Lightning, and it can also be noticed that he is very serious and makes sure Lightning has enough off-road practice. | ||
==Livery== | |||
Doc is painted dark blue, with a chrome grille, the same as the original Hudson Hornet. | |||
==Model== | ==Model== | ||
Doc Hudson is based off of the real 1951 [[Hudson]] Hornet, which is where his name, number and paint scheme came from. | Doc Hudson is based off of the real 1951 [[Hudson]] Hornet, which is where his name, number and paint scheme came from. | ||
His license plate is "51HHMD", which is a reference to his year and track number (51), model (Hudson Hornet) and profession (medical doctor). | His license plate is "51HHMD", which is a reference to his year and track number (51), model (Hudson Hornet) and profession (medical doctor). | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===Feature Films=== | ===Feature Films=== | ||
* | *[[Cars]] | ||
===Short Films=== | ===Short Films=== | ||
* | *[[Mater and the Ghostlight]] | ||
===Video Games=== | ===Video Games=== | ||
* | *[[Cars: The Video Game]] | ||
* | *[[Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures]] | ||
* | *[[Cars: Mater-National Championship]] | ||
* | *[[Cars: Race-O-Rama]] | ||
===Attractions=== | ===Attractions=== | ||
*[[Cars Land]] | *[[Cars Land]] | ||
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==Merchandise== | ==Merchandise== | ||
*[[Cars Diecast Line]] (''regular, Fabulous Hudson Hornet, Pit Crew Member Fabulous Hudson Hornet, Dirt Track'') | *[[Cars Diecast Line]] (''regular, Fabulous Hudson Hornet, Pit Crew Member Fabulous Hudson Hornet, Dirt Track'') | ||
*[[Micro Drifters]] | *[[Micro Drifters]] | ||
*[[Mini Adventures]] | *[[Mini Adventures]] | ||
*[[MEGA BLOKS]] | *[[MEGA BLOKS]] | ||
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*[[Wood Collection|Wood]] (''Hudson Hornet'') | *[[Wood Collection|Wood]] (''Hudson Hornet'') | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery position="center"> | <gallery position="center" spacing="small" bordersize="none" captionalign="center"> | ||
Doc repairing Gus.jpg|A magazine | Doc repairing Gus.jpg|A magazine | ||
Doc hudson.png|Doc in ''The World of Cars Online'' | Doc hudson.png|Doc in ''The World of Cars Online'' | ||
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DocCarsGame.jpg | DocCarsGame.jpg | ||
MaterAndTheGhostlightDoc.png | MaterAndTheGhostlightDoc.png | ||
Doc hudson.jpg|Diecast | |||
Doc.jpg|Pit Crew Member Diecast | |||
DocHudsonMEGABLOKS.jpg|MEGA BLOKS | |||
DocHudsonLEGODUPLO.jpg|LEGO Duplo | |||
DocHudsonTomica.jpg|Tomica | |||
DocHudsonShakeNGo.jpg|Shake 'n' Go | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{Cars Characters}} | {{Cars Characters}} | ||
