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==''Cars''==
 
==''Cars''==
"'''Al''' is high on life. As an endorsement billboard in the sky for the [[Lightyear]] Tire company (proud sponsor of the [[Piston Cup]]), he loves to provide those grand images high above the track. He's just happy that his job sends him to great sporting events because he always has the best seat in the house!"<ref>"Cars Finder" (supplementary material on Blu-ray Disc release of ''Cars''). 2007. Blu-ray Disc. Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2007.</ref>
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"Al is high on life. As an endorsement billboard in the sky for the [[Lightyear]] Tire company (proud sponsor of the [[2006 Piston Cup|Piston Cup]]), he loves to provide those grand images high above the track. He's just happy that his job sends him to great sporting events, because he always has the best seat in the house!"<ref>"Car Finder" (supplementary material on Blu-ray Disc release of ''Cars''). 2007. Blu-ray Disc. Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2007.</ref>
   
 
==''Cars Toons''==
 
==''Cars Toons''==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*According to Cars Finder, Al Oft is an Aaron Fullogas. This, of course, is not a real make and model for a blimp. "Fullogas" is a play on the words "full of gas" or "full o' gas."
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*According to Car Finder, Al Oft is an Aaron Fullogas. This, of course, is not a real make and model for a blimp. "Fullogas" is a play on the words "full of gas" or "full o' gas."
 
*Al Oft is an allusion to the classic "Goodyear" blimps seen at many sports events. Instead of the traditional "Goodyear" logo branded across its side, Al's logo says "Lightyear." This is a reference to [[Buzz Lightyear]] from ''[[Toy Story]]''.
 
*Al Oft is an allusion to the classic "Goodyear" blimps seen at many sports events. Instead of the traditional "Goodyear" logo branded across its side, Al's logo says "Lightyear." This is a reference to [[Buzz Lightyear]] from ''[[Toy Story]]''.
 
*His name is a play on the word "aloft."
 
*His name is a play on the word "aloft."
*[[Planes#Colin Cowling|Colin Cowling]] from [[DisneyToon Studios]]' ''[[Planes]]'' bears a resemblance to Al Oft.
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*[[Colin Cowling]] from [[DisneyToon Studios]]' ''[[Planes]]'' bears a resemblance to Al Oft.
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery captionalign="left">
 
<gallery captionalign="left">
AlOft.jpg|Car-Finder Screenshot
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AlOft.jpg|Car Finder Screenshot
 
AlOftCars.jpg
 
AlOftCars.jpg
 
AlOftCars.png
 
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Mss-materthagreater.png|Al Oft in ''Mater the Greater''
 
Mss-materthagreater.png|Al Oft in ''Mater the Greater''
 
Al_Oft_in_Cars_2.jpg
 
Al_Oft_in_Cars_2.jpg
Sc-al-oft-wm.jpg|Al Oft's first diecast.
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Sc-al-oft-wm.jpg|Al Oft's first die-cast.
Woc-al-oft.jpg|World of Cars diecast.
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Woc-al-oft.jpg|World of Cars die-cast.
Woc-al-oft-over-sized.jpeg|Over-sized diecast.
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Woc-al-oft-over-sized.jpeg|Over-sized die-cast.
Ror-al-oft.jpg|Race-o-Rama diecast.
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Ror-al-oft.jpg|Race-o-Rama die-cast.
 
Al_oft 2013 diecast.jpg|2013 die-cast packaging
 
Al_oft 2013 diecast.jpg|2013 die-cast packaging
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>

Revision as of 17:14, 28 April 2014

"Oh, yeah! Whoo!"
—His only line.

Al Oft is a minor character in Cars.

Cars

"Al is high on life. As an endorsement billboard in the sky for the Lightyear Tire company (proud sponsor of the Piston Cup), he loves to provide those grand images high above the track. He's just happy that his job sends him to great sporting events, because he always has the best seat in the house!"[1]

Cars Toons

Al Oft appears briefly at the beginning of Mater the Greater.

Cars 2

In Cars 2, Al Oft is seen flying over Porto Corsa at the second World Grand Prix race.

Trivia

  • According to Car Finder, Al Oft is an Aaron Fullogas. This, of course, is not a real make and model for a blimp. "Fullogas" is a play on the words "full of gas" or "full o' gas."
  • Al Oft is an allusion to the classic "Goodyear" blimps seen at many sports events. Instead of the traditional "Goodyear" logo branded across its side, Al's logo says "Lightyear." This is a reference to Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story.
  • His name is a play on the word "aloft."
  • Colin Cowling from DisneyToon Studios' Planes bears a resemblance to Al Oft.

Gallery

References

  1. "Car Finder" (supplementary material on Blu-ray Disc release of Cars). 2007. Blu-ray Disc. Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2007.