They quit on me. When I finally got put together, I went back expecting a big welcome. You know what they said? "You're history." Moved right on to the next rookie standing in line. There was a lot left in me. I never got a chance to show 'em.
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~ Doc revealing to Lightning McQueen about the reason why he stopped racing also his most famous quote.
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You got a lot of stuff, kid.
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~ Doc to Lightning McQueen after pushing the King of not wanting the veteran racer to suffer the same fate as Doc did
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Ha, that ain't racing. That wasn't even a Sunday drive. That was one lap. Racing is 500 of those. Everybody fighting to move up, lap after lap, inside outside, inches apart, never touching...now that's racing."
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~ Doc in Lightning McQueen's flashback when he gives Lightning McQueen a racing lesson
Doctor Hudson Hornet (also known as the Fabulous Hudson Hornet or simply "Doc") is the overarching protagonist of Pixar's Cars franchise. He is the deuteragonist of Cars and the overarching protagonist of Cars 2 and Cars 3.
He is a car of few words, but many talents. He not only serves as the town judge, he's also Radiator Springs' resident doctor. Doc is respected and admired by the townsfolk for the way he looks out for their health and tends to their aches and pains. No one knows too much about Doc before he came to town.
He keeps his private life about being a famous race car private and after Lightning McQueen came to town he was first becoming bitter on him because he is a race car and he wrecked the road by accident but after he shown he changed he lets Lightning set up his racing headquarters in Radiator Springs and become McQueen's mentor.
He was voiced by the late Paul Newman as his final feature film role, in the films and first video game adaptation, and by Corey Burton in the following video games.
"Doc is a car of few words but many talents. He not only serves as the town judge, he's also Radiator Springs resident doctor. Doc is respected and admired by the townsfolk for the way he looks out for their health and tends to their aches and pains. No one knows too much about Doc before he came to town. He keeps his private life private. But if you've got a bad spark plug or a rattle in your engine, his door is always open."
Personality[]
Doc is portrayed as a grumpy old man who wants to leave his racing career behind after the painful rejection of the racing world and stay out of the public line. Doc enjoys peace and quiet, and often isolates himself from others.
After the events of Cars, Doc continued to serve as Lightning's crew chief and mentor, until his death in between the events of Cars: Race-O-Rama and Cars 2.
Powers and abilities[]
Doc was considered the best dirt track racer of all time. Despite his age, Doc can still race with great skill, with incredible statistics, even being able to compete with other Piston Cup race cars in Cars: The Videogame. Drifting is one of Doc's most well-known abilities, being able to easily take turns on dirt tracks.
Hudson also had medical experience that was handy even before he got his doctorate in internal combustion, and it was that knowledge that inspired him to go to medical school. Additionally, Doc serves as the judge for Radiator Springs.
In other media[]
The Incredibles[]
A blue Hudson Hornet (supposedly a non-anthropomorphic Doc Hudson) can be seen in The Incredibles during the battle against Syndrome and his Omnidroid v.10. Even though Cars was released after The Incredibles, development of the film was already well under way. This could be a reference to Pixar's next film, Cars where one of the characters is an anthropomorphic Hudson Hornet.
Cars: the Video Game[]
In Cars: The Video Game, Lightning is dreaming about racing against Doc in the Radiator Springs Grand Prix when he is awakened by Sally, who tells him that Doc is looking for him out at Willy's Butte. When McQueen meets up with him, Doc gives him a powersliding lesson, and immediately follows with a two-car race around Willy's Butte and Sarge's Compound. After the race, Lightning and Doc stare suspiciously at Chick Hicks, who is watching from a distance. Doc then serves as Lightning's crew chief in his first Piston Cup race at the Palm Mile Speedway.
Later in the story, Doc challenges Lightning, Fillmore, Ramone, and Sheriff to a race around the back roads of Radiator Springs, as a check-up of sorts. At Lightning's fourth Piston Cup race, the Smasherville International Speedway event, when Lightning confronts Chick for stealing his gear, Doc separates the two and tells McQueen to save their conflict for the track.
After McQueen wins the final Piston Cup race at the Los Angeles International Speedway, Lightning, Doc, Mater, and Sally are driving through Ornament Valley, and McQueen tells them that his trophy is alongside Doc's Piston Cups in the window of Doc's Clinic.
Doc also appears as an unlockable playable character in the arcade and versus modes and can be obtained by purchasing him for 5,000 Bonus Points. He has above average speed and stability but lacks in handling and acceleration.
Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures[]
In Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures, Doc appears in the cutscene for the Doc's Tune Up activity, in which he asks McQueen to help him out with his medical work. He is also the second-to-last opponent that Lightning must face in the Legends Races series of events.
Cars: Mater-National Championship[]
In Cars: Mater-National Championship, Doc appears in the cutscene for Radiator Springs Circuit, where he yells at Lightning, Philip, and Fred for blocking the main road. The conversation eventually leads to a race, which Doc competes in, but loses to Lightning. Shortly after, Doc competes in a Relay Race against the newcomer Giovanni, where he is on the player's team, along with Lightning and Mater. Not too long after this, Lightning and Doc are heading up to Lightning's new stadium to see how the construction is going, and they start a race with Luigi, Barry, and Otto.
Doc later appears as an opponent in Rustbucket Grand Prix, as well as an opposing player in all nine levels of Fillmore's Fuel Frenzy. He is also on the player's team in Team Relay #3 and Team Relay #4.
In the arcade and versus modes, Doc is a playable character that is available from the start of the game. He has excellent handling, stability, and boost, but limited acceleration skills.
Cars: Race-O-Rama[]
In Cars: Race-O-Rama, Doc Hudson now owns his own racing academy, which contains members that race in the Race-O-Rama series.
Throughout the game, Doc serves as the player's instructor; before each event, he explains how to complete them and provides tips for being successful. Additionally, during races, Doc will also give advice to the player, through what sounds like a headset.
Doc appears in many of the game's races, and in the first Transporter event, the player must collect something and return it to him. In the final cutscene of the game, Doc congratulates Lightning for performing well in the Race-O-Rama series.
Doc returns once again as a playable character in the arcade and versus game modes, where he can be unlocked by obtaining a certain amount of Bonus Points.
The World of Cars Online[]
Doc appeared in the World of Cars Online, where he would give missions for the player. However, when the Cars 2 update was released, Doc was removed from the game, as to coincide with his death.
Cars 3: Driven to Win[]
In Cars 3: Driven to Win, Doc appears in the Thomasville simulation introduction of the game. He is an unplayable character, due to his death.
Disney Parks[]
Doc Hudson appears in Radiator Springs Racers at Cars Land in Disney California Adventure. Set between the two films to allow for his presence, Doc Hudson serves as the crew chief for the guests, appearing in Audio-Animatronic form before the race to offer advice as well as providing radio chatter in the cars while they are out on the track.
His medical office and the museum established inside of it is also part of the dining complex for Cars Land's version of Flo's V8 Café.
During every Halloween season since 2017, an offend of Doc was set up in Ramone's House of Body Art.
Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy[]
In Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy, Doc appears in various parts.
Characterization[]
Doc Hudson (voiced by Paul Newman (1925-2008) in his last non-documentary film role and his only animated film role) was Radiator Springs' local judge and physician. His license plate read 51HHMD, which was a reference to his year and track number (51), model (Hudson Hornet), and profession (medical doctor). A racer turned mechanic, Doc had Paul Newman's blue eyes.
Doc's stickers read "Twin H Power", which was an optional dealer-installed dual carburetor intake manifold, with twin 1-barrel carburetors and air filters. It was a dealer-installed option in 1951 and then a factory option for 1952 model year Hornets.
Inspiration[]
Doc Hudson is based on the real-life Fabulous Hudson Hornet in NASCAR competition, with Hudson's racing career most closely resembling that of Herb Thomas, the record holder for the highest career win rate (55 of 228 races, or 21.05%), and the first-ever two-time champion.
Circumstances about his death[]
John Lasseter was at first adamant in 2007 that Paul Newman would return to voice Doc Hudson in Cars 2, even though he had announced his retirement from acting. After Newman's death in 2008, 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".
All right, I wanna know who's responsible for wreckin' my town, Sheriff. I want his hood on a platter! I'm gonna put him in jail till he rots! No, check that. I'm gonna put him in jail till the jail rots on top of him, and then I'm gonna move him to a new jail and let that jail rot. I'm...
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Throw him out of here Sheriff! I want him out of my courtroom, I want him out of my town! Case dismissed!
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What do you want Sally?
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No. I know his type, Racecar. The last thing this town needs.
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Order in the Court! Seems like my mind has been changed for me.
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This here is Bessie. Finest road paving machine ever built. I'm hearby sentencing you to community service. You're going to fix the road under my supervision.
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The deal was you fix the road, not make it worse. Now, scrape it off! Start over again.
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Oh dear. Seems like I am off to a poor start well better late than never. Come on, Mater. Gonna need your help. You got your tow cable ready?
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Hey! Was that floating like a Cadilac or was that stinging like a Beemer?!! I'm confused! You drive like you fix roads, Lousy! Have fun fishing Mater.
Banks would later replace the late Bud Luckey for the role of Rick Dicker in Incredibles 2.
Despite the fact that Doc died before the events of Cars 2, he actually appears in Cars Land in the Radiator Springs Racers ride, implying that the events of that ride may have occurred after the events of the first Cars film, but before the events of the second. After you get tires from Luigi or a paint job from Ramone, you'll meet Doc, who is your crew chief for the race. Doc will be giving you some racing advice through out the race. At the end, Doc will say that you did a good job. All his lines are performed by Corey Burton for this ride.
He is the first main character of Pixar to die, followed by Bing Bong from Inside Out.
He is the only character in the Cars franchise to die offscreen.
Doc Hudson was Paul Newman’s last acting role. Also, like Newman, he has blue eyes.
He would have appeared in later films had Newman not died.
Doc Hudson is a 1951 Hudson Hornet.
A blue Hudson Hornet can be seen in The Incredibles, an Easter egg appearance of Doc Hudson. Even though Cars was released after The Incredibles, development of the film was well under way.
The Hudson Hornet was one of the first cars used by drivers in the beginning of NASCAR.
The story of the Fabulous Hudson Hornet is based on real-life events. Many Hornets used in NASCAR at that time actually used that quote on their body paint design. Hudson won the championship from 1951-53.
Doc and Stanley are the only two vehicles in the entire series to have died off-screen. Stanley died before the events of Cars.
Despite his grumpy attitude toward McQueen during the first half of the film, Doc Hudson might seem close to being an antagonist, though the reason why his attitude is grumpy at first is that he originally wanted McQueen out of town because of his memory of his 1954 wreck that caused him to be put out of season before being replaced by a rookie, before deciding to sentence him to community service by having McQueen fix the road. Nevertheless, he begins warming up to McQueen and becoming his teacher later on, after teaching him a lesson about "empty cups" and that friendship is important, which resulted McQueen changing into a better person by giving up the Piston Cup so he can help The King finish his last race.
Doc Hudson honking his horn to have court order seems to be the car equivalent of a judge banging a gavel, though it is never revealed if he honks his horn when a case is closed.
All of Doc's lines for the ride are performed by Corey Burton and this was his last time voicing the character to date.
Doc Hudson started racing in the Piston Cup series in 1951, the same year his car model debuted: this technically would make him, in real life, the true first rookie winning the Piston Cup.
Doc's name is different in several languages:
Polski:Wójt Doc Hudson.
Russian:Док Хадсон
His license plate is 51HHMD, which is a reference to his year and track number (51), model (Hudson Hornet) and profession (medical doctor).
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