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"Boy, you're in a heap of trouble.
~ Sheriff chasing Lightning after damaging Radiator Springs.
Not in my town, you don't. Get back here, you import punks!
~ Sheriff when chasing the Tuner Cars.
Crazy delinquent hot-rodders. Wait 'til I catch them.
~ Sheriff in Cars "Lightning Strikes Back".

Sheriff is a supporting character from the Cars franchise by Disney and Pixar.

He is a police car of Radiator Springs in the movies.

He is voiced by novelist Michael Wallis.

Personality[]

Sheriff is very devoted to his job in protecting Radiator Springs and to his friends in general. He also hates anyone who drives past the speed limit especially within Radiator Springs or cause damage to town and will punish them by placing parking boots. The only exception in which he would allow speeding is during the Radiator Springs Grand Prix. When Sheriff is not doing his job, he spends his time, hanging out with his friends whom he is very loyal to. He can be tough, but also loyal, he is very sad when McQueen leaves for the race. With other words, he is very strict and just as kind.

Physical appearance[]

Sheriff is a 1949 Mercury 2-door Police Cruiser that is painted black and white, with the Carburetor County Sheriff's Department seal on both of his doors. He has a siren, a public address speaker, a red rotating gumball light on his roof and has a grill to resemble a mustache.

In The Radiator Springs 500½, he has his hood temporarily painted white for the anniversary of the town's founding, as well as a big, gold star on his doors and the inscription "SHERIFF" on his fenders. His gumball light is also replaced with a more old-fashioned one, and his roof's speaker and siren are moved to his fenders.

Powers and abilities[]

Sheriff is incredibly fast and can easily catch speeders that come racing through town, though he may have trouble accelerating due to the exhaust on him preventing his speed.

Appearances[]

Cars[]

There's a long history of law enforcement in Sheriff's family. His father was a traffic cop. His aunt, 2 cousins on his mother's side and his little brother...even his grandfather was a traffic cop who directed traffic at Times Square in New York around the turn of the century. Sheriff always knew he too would be a cop. After all, how many other options did he have with a name like Sheriff?

In the ending, Sheriff taking a nap until the Tuner Cars made a reckless driving caused Sheriff to give a chase and arrest them. He forced them to fix the road with Bessie.

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales[]

In Tokyo Mater, Sheriff stop into Flo's gas stop until he gives a chase on the Road Hazard Delinquents (except for Snot-Rod) when they are driving recklessly. He shout on them "Get back here, you import punks".

Cars 2[]

Sheriff is the local law enforcement and the keeper of the peace in Radiator Springs. He takes his job very seriously. Sheriff enjoys telling stories and taking the occasional nap behind the Radiator Springs billboard. That's where he was when Lightning McQueen first zoomed into town years ago, which led to a messy car chase that didn't end well. These days, Sheriff welcomes the hotshot racer Lightning home to Radiator Springs with all four tires.

In the film, he watches McQueen leave for the World Grand Prix. When he is called to London by McQueen he aids McQueen and Mater in fighting the Lemons by chaining one of them up just like he did to McQueen in the first film.

Cars 3[]

Sheriff returns in Cars 3. He is seen in Radiator Springs saying goodbye to Lightning when he leaves for the Rust-eze Racing Center. He watches the Florida 500 on television at Flo's and participates at the exhibition race between Lightning and Cruz at Willy's Butte.

Pixar Popcorn[]

Unparalleled Parking, while the town's cars play the parking game, Sheriff tests them.

Video games[]

Cars: The Video Game[]

In the third chapter, Lightning goes to see Sheriff at the billboard where they talk about the chase they had. He takes this as a challenge to a re-match and "accepts" it, where if McQueen loses, he will have to spend jail time at the impound presumably for one day. Lightning wins, despite Doc having giving Sheriff a turbo-charger, and celebrates his victory by doing doughnuts. Sheriff sends McQueen away, threatening to make him do trash pick-up.

Sheriff is playable in Sheriff's Hot Pursuit in which the player has to chase down three speeders until their meters run empty.

After being robbed by the Delinquent Road Hazards, Mack calls Sheriff to report the robbery. Sheriff tells about it to Lightning, who speeds off to the Interstate to get his stuff back. They are caught once more and sent to the impound where they confess to Sheriff and Lightning that they were recruited by Chick Hicks.

Cars: Radiator Springs Adventures[]

In Speed Trap, the player controls Sheriff and chases down the tuners and Chick Hicks down the Interstate and pull them over to get them arrested. He also appears in Fill 'er Up as one of the customers the player must serve.

Cars: Mater-National Championship[]

Early on in the story, Sheriff catches Otto for doing 120 in a 25 mph zone. Lightning shows up and decides they all should have a race. After the race, Lightning sends Otto to Lizzie's to keep him out of trouble, much to Sheriff's relief.

Later, when the tractors stampede through Radiator Springs, Sheriff scolds Mater for going tractor tipping again. He tells him that the ghost light has been sighted at the tractor pasture, then secretly hangs a lamp on his tow hook.

Cars: Race-O-Rama[]

Sheriff appears in most of the races taking place in Radiator Springs. He is also playable in Sheriff's Chase, a minigame similar to Sheriff's Hot Pursuit from Cars: The Video Game with the speeders being Chick's students.

The World of Cars Online[]

Sheriff is often seen parked behind the billboard, but he goes chasing after the tuners when they speed into town.

Cars 2: The Video Game[]

Sheriff can be downloaded and played as on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game.

Disney Parks[]

Sheriff gives the safety precautions at Radiator Springs Racers. Later, he appears to warn the guests to slow down after their several near-misses with other cars, then calls for Mater to take them to the town for the race.

in 2022 December, Disneyland is working on the costumes and floats up to par for performances in the coming year's Paint the Night Parade, Sheriff may replaces DJ in one of the version of Paint the Night Parade.

Quotes[]

Cars[]

Not in my town you don't!
~ Sheriff right before he starts chasing the speeding Lightning McQueen
Oh I haven't gone this fast in years. I think I'm going to blow a gasket!
~ Sheriff while chasing Lightning McQueen
The Radiator Springs court will come to order!
~ Sheriff announcing the start of Lightning McQueen's court hearing
Well if the defendant has no lawyer then the court will assign one to him. Hey, anyone wants to be his lawyer?
~ Sheriff asking if anyone wants to represent Lightning McQueen in court
Gentlemen... Start your engines!
~ Sheriff starting the race between Lightning McQueen and Doc Hudson
No no no. He ran out of asphalt the middle of the night and asked me if we can come here. All he is trying to do is to make that his left turn.
~ Sheriff
I trust you alright, but it's him I'm worried about!
~ Sheriff
MATER!? (Mater: I wasn't tractor tipping!) Then, where did all the Gaul-dern tractors come from?!
~ Sheriff with the other Radiator Springs inhabitants chasing the tractors running amok.
What are you doing here son? You're going to miss your race! Don't worry, I'll provide you a police escort and we'll make up the time.
~ Sheriff offering to have Lightning McQueen escorted to California for his race

Cars 2[]

Not today, boys!
~ Sheriff arresting Vladimir Trunkov


Trivia[]

  • Michael Wallis, who voices Sheriff, is a Route 66 historian. Therefore, it is fitting that he'd voice the sheriff of Route 66's own Radiator Springs.
  • Sheriff's home appears to be behind the billboard in Ornament Valley. In Cars: Fast as Lightning, his home is the Courthouse.
  • Sheriff seems to have an experience with high-speed pursuits.
  • In Cars: The Videogame, it is revealed that Sheriff does not like donuts like other cops.
    • This is likely due to his age.
  • Sheriff apparently is also able to arrest suspects in London, despite being out of his jurisdiction.
  • Sheriff paraphrases a line used by actor Joe Higgins, who played a sheriff in early 1970s Dodge commercials, as "Boy, you're in a heap of trouble."
  • Although Sheriff is not playable in Cars: Mater-National Championship, playable data for him can be found in the game's files.
  • Sheriff has a few speaking lines in Cars 3.
  • Sheriff is a 1949 Mercury Police Cruiser, fitted with aftermarket "curb feelers" designed to help avoid scuffing his whitewall tires and equipped with Federal Signal Beacon Ray Model 137B and Dual Sterling Model 30 siren.
  • Sheriff's license plate shows his month and year (November, 1949), the Radiator Springs logo, and also shows just who is number one in Carburetor County.
  • His license plate reads 001, except in the video game, where it reads SHERIFF for an unknown reason.
  • Sheriff paraphrases a line used by actor Joe Higgins, who played a sheriff in early 1970s Dodge commercials, as "Boy, you're in a heap of trouble."
  • Sheriff has a grille that resembles a gray mustache.
  • In newly uncovered concept art for Ant-Man, Sheriff was going to appear in the final battle, having been supersized by Ant-Man had he had been included as a toy. However, he was replaced by Thomas the Tank Engine.
  • Sheriff's troubles with trying to go fast due to his exhaust backfiring on him multiple times makes Lightning believe he is shooting at him, even though he isn't. This fittingly would foreshadow Cars 2, where some cars like Finn McMissile or the Lemons would use machine guns or missiles inside them.
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Radiator Springs
Lightning McQueen | Mater | Doc Hudson | Sally Carrera | Luigi | Guido | Fillmore | Sarge | Sheriff | Ramone | Flo | Lizzie | Red | Mack

Racers
Lightning McQueen | Strip Weathers | Dusty Crophopper | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Cruz Ramirez

C.H.R.O.M.E.
Mater | Finn McMissile | Holley Shiftwell | Rod Redline | Tomber | Siddeley | Stephenson | Leland Turbo

Propwash Junction
Dusty Crophopper | Chug | Dottie | Skipper Riley | Sparky | Mayday

Piston Peak National Park
Blade Ranger | Lil' Dipper | Cabbie | Smokejumpers | Pulaski | Rake | Patch

Salt Flats
Noriyuki and Sarah Coggs | Speed Demon

Circus Velocitas
Kay Pillar-Durev | Mae Pillar-Durev

Others
Bravo and Echo | Nick Loopin' Lopez | Smokey | Junior, River and Louise | Ivy

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