Tow Mater (Cars 2; film)

Tow Mater (More commonly known as Mater) is an anthropomorphic tow truck who first appeared in the 7th Pixar film, mh:greatestmovies:Cars. He, unfortunately, got flanderized after he became the protagonist of the 12th Pixar film, mh:awfulmovies:Cars 2.

Bad Qualities That Hardly Git-R-Done

 * 1) He went from being the Donkey to Lightning McQueen's Shrek to a clueless tow truck who constantly embarasses Lightning BECAUSE of it.
 * 2) He gets overly excited when seeing Lightning return, which wouldn't be a problem if he didn't keep bonking Otis into the road.
 * 3) Mater can also be seen disturbing other vehicles such as trains, dump trucks, etc. at Radiator Springs at the beginning of the film.
 * 4) He also wants to befriend foreign cars just because he saw them on TV, and he is excited to see them in person to the point it gets annoying really quick.
 * 5) He even made McQueen lose the Tokyo race, though it was truly an accident.
 * 6) Mater became more of a dimwit than he was, but not in a good way unlike how he was in Cars and mh:greatestmovies:Cars 3.
 * 7) His personality is inconsistent throughout the movie: some scenes show him being smart and providing Finn and Holley with useful info, but it backtracks sometimes to show him doing dumb things, like interrupting the traffic in Paris and making fun of the royal guard in London.

Good Qualities

 * 1) He redeems himself in mh:greatestmovies:Cars 3, giving the support McQueen needs whenever he feels down.
 * 2) There were some funny scenes involving him, like where he went into the girls bathroom and mistaked wasabi for pistachio ice cream.
 * 3) He did a nice job as a spy, figuring out that Miles Axlerod was behind the alternative fuel conspiracy.
 * 4) He does live up to his first line in the movie: "Mater, Tow Mater, Is HERE to help ya", since he actually helped Otis, Finn, Holley and Lightning (at the final moments of the film).
 * 5) The scene where he has hallucinations may have made some fans feel sympathetic at him, despite being hard to be taken seriously.
 * 6) He's aware of his mishaps.
 * 7) Larry the Cable Guy still gives a good performance.
 * 8) He wasn't one of the reasons why Cars 2 was bad.