Cars

"Our Town" and Pippa's Past

Lightning McQueen: Whoa. [seeing the mountain where the road led up to] Look at that. [sees some traffic driving on the Interstate 40 in the distance] Look, they're driving right by. They don't even know what they're missing! ["Our Town" starts to play.]

Sally Carrera: Well, it didn't used to be that way.

Maddie McWilliams: Oh, yeah?

Sally Carrera: Yeah. 40 years ago, that Interstate down there didn't exist.

Lightning McQueen: [The screen shows the Interstate again as it does an illusion of the Interstate fading and the hills joined up.]

Sally Carrera: Yeah. Back then, cars came across the country a whole different way.

Maddie McWilliams: [The screen then goes to a flashback showing an aerial view of some traffic driving along Route 66 as Sally starts talking.]

Sally Carrera: Well, the road didn't cut through land like that Interstate. It moved with the land, you know? It rose, it fell, it curved. [The screen then shows at ground level as it moves from side to side beside the road with traffic going by.]

Folk: Mornin'! Nice day, huh?

Sally Carrera: [narrating] Cars didn't drive on it to make a great time. They drove on it to have a great time.

[The screen then moves around the center of Radiator Springs as the singing of "Our Town" starts. We see Flo serving a few drinks to her customers, as Mater, covered completely with blue paint, tows a red car named Percy Handbrakes to Flo's V8 Cafe. The screen then shows Sarge and Fillmore talking to each other as cars enter into Ramone's House of Body Art, and Ramone, in a dark red paint job with white at the bottom of his sides, comes out with Greta, who then goes to Luigi's Casa Della Tires. Mildred Bylane then comes out of the store with new tires, and drives away. Sheriff is seen sleeping beside the store. Then the screen goes back to Sally, Pippa, McQueen and  Maddie.]

Long ago, but not so very long ago

The world was different, oh yes, it was

You settled down and you built a town and made it live

And you watched it grow, it was your town

Lightning McQueen: Well, what happened?

Sally Carrera: The town got bypassed just to save ten minutes of driving.

[The screen then shows a map, which shows the Interstate 40 being constructed and going past Route 66, including Radiator Springs. The screen then shows Red, Flo, Ramone, Luigi and Guido watch with excitement at the new highway under construction. Then the screen shows Radiator Springs again as Mater and Red the fire truck put a sign above the intersection, saying "Welcome, Interstate travelers". The screen shows on one side of the Interstate after its construction is finished, then some traffic appear driving along the highway, as the screen then changes to show on Radiator Springs' main road, with no traffic driving on it. We then see Mater, Sheriff, Lizzie, Fillmore, Sarge, Luigi, Guido, Flo, Ramone and Red looking sad. The screen then shows the map again as Radiator Springs' mark on it disappears as well as the thick red line and signs of Route 66 changing to a thin blue line. We then see several of the buildings behind Luigi's Casa Della Tires and Ramone's House of Body Art as they change to show that they have been closed down. We again see the same residents with a sad look at those buildings, then we see Ramone and Flo with Luigi and Guido as they head back to their stores. Luigi puts up a "We're still open" sign behind the window of his store. The camera then moves slowly backwards along the main road of Radiator Springs, showing "Open" signs at several of the stores along with the traffic light showing its red and green lights. The screen then changes to show the road at the present time and much further, with the traffic light blinking its amber light, and the partly-finished road, as we then see McQueen, Sally, Pippa, and Maddie there.]

Time goes by, time brings changes, you changed too

Nothing comes that you can't handle, so on you go

You never see it coming when the world caves in on you

On your town, nothing you can do

Main street isn't main street anymore

Lights don't shine as brightly as they shone before

To tell the truth, lights don't shine at all

In our town

Sun comes up each morning, just like it's always done

Get up, go to work, start a new day

You open up for business that's never going to come

As the world rolls by a million miles away

Main street isn't main street anymore

No one seems to need us like they did before

It's hard to find a reason left to stay

But it's our town, love it anyway

Come what may, it's our town

Maddie McWilliams: How great would it have been to see this place in its heyday!

Sally Carrera: Oh, I can't tell you two how many times I've dreamed of that. But one of these days, we'll find a way to get it back on the map.

Lightning McQueen: Yeah. [to Sally] Hey, listen, thanks for the drive. We had a great time. It's kinda nice to slow down every once in a while.

Sally Carrera: You're welcome. [drives back to the Cozy Cone Motel] I will say, it was surprising when I discovered that Pippa was Doc's and Olivia's daughter. I mean, they're almost nothing alike.

Maddie: Yeah, what's the story on that?

Pippa: Well, it's a long one. One that Dad and Mom doesn't seem to really talk about much. But this much I do know: (Flashbacks of Pippa, Olivia, and Doc's past flash on screen) Dad and Mom made their way here after breaking down near Route 66. They were brought to Radiator Springs, fixed up, and never left. They soon became doctors, then judges, and then kind of became a leader of the town. Then they met my aunt. A woman I don't remember well, nor do they really talk about it. I just know that they met, became best friends, had fun, and then I came into the picture. Then she died. She was a very old car, maybe as old as my dad and mom at the time, but her kind wasn't made anymore so parts to fix her became hard to find. I was very young at the time and Dad and Mom don't like talking about her much. I guess the pain was too much for them. They raised me on their own, with help from the town, and that's how we got to this point. (Back to the present) I don't know what they have against you two, but I think the two of you are great. You're good cars.

Lightning McQueen: If only the old man and old woman would see that

Pippa: They will. In time. But we can all be friends in the meantime.

Sally: Yeah. They can't stop that.

Maddie: We'd like that.

(Sally and Pippa drove off, leaving McQueen and Maddie alone.)

Maddie: McQueen, I have something to confess.

McQueen: (turning to her) What?

Maddie: I love you. I wouldn't be saying this if... well... you hadn't started to flirt with Sally.

McQueen: Wait, have you been getting jealous?

Maddie: Yes. Yes, I have.

McQueen: Maddie, I love you too. Ever since we met, I've loved you.

(Maddie smiled and they kissed)