Sarge (Cars)

Sarge (Cars)
Series information
Appearance	Cars Mater and the Ghostlight Mater the Greater Unidentified Flying Mater Monster Truck Mater Heavy Metal Mater Cars 2 Hiccups Spinning Cars 3
Portrayed by	Paul Dooley

Sarge: "Will you turn that disrespectful junk off?!"
Fillmore: "Respect the classics, man! It's Hendrix!"

—Sarge and Fillmore

Sarge is a character in Cars and Cars 2. His model is a 1942 or 1941 WWII (World War 2) Willys Army Jeep. He is a WWII veteran.

Cars

"Ask Sarge about his military service and he'll regale you with stories of daring fearlessness! Like the time his tank friend lost his track in The Battle of the Bulge and Sarge had to tow him to safety. For his bravery, Sarge received the Grille Badge of True Mettle! It's displayed front and center at Sarge's Surplus Hut, side by side with Sarge's own brand of The Mother Road survival kit. He guarantees that if you break down, this kit will help you get through the night and maybe the next world war, and it all stows nicely in your trunk."

Sarge is a 1941 Willys military Jeep. He proudly served in World War 2 and received the Grille Badge of True Mettle for towing a tank to safety in the Battle of the Bulge. He now lives in Radiator Springs and runs Sarge's Surplus hut, where he sells military surplus and his own Mother Road Survival Kit, guaranteed to get you through the next world war should you break down. He believes firmly in order and has his lawn perfectly manicured and mowed twice a day. Every morning he plays a rousing rendition of Reveille and raises the American flag, only to be interrupted by his neighbor Fillmore who simultaneously plays Hendrix's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. Despite their constant bickering, Sarge and Fillmore appear to be close friends.

Cars 2

Sarge is a patriotic veteran who runs the Radiator Springs Army surplus store, Sarge’s Surplus Hut. Sarge’s no-nonsense attitude often leads to bickering with his hippie friend, neighbor and polar opposite, Fillmore. Despite their differences, the two are almost inseparable – even throughout their world travels. A security specialist with military connections around the globe, Sarge joins Lightning McQueen and Mater at the World Grand Prix as a member of Team Lightning McQueen.

In the film he is seen with Fillmore for most of the time. In Italy he is amazed at a drink he has which Fillmore says is organic. He also summons the army while Sheriff does the same with Scotland Yard to fight and catch the lemons. At the end Fillmore says that Sarge replaced Lightning's fuel. He also finally says "man."

Cars 3

Sarge returned in Cars 3. Unlike the last two films, he only serves minor roles, and while he is seen working as McQueen's pit crew, these appearance are nothing less than cameos, as he does not do anything. When McQueen left for the Rust-Eze Racing Center, he was happy for McQueen, but immediately became annoyed by Red, who began crying behind him because McQueen left. According to Mater, he and Fillmore stood in charge of Luigi's Casa Della Tires while Luigi and Guido were out with McQueen, but when Fillmore started giving away tires, Sarge vowed to track them down. He only has one line in the film, being "Changes!? What kind of changes?"

Planes 2: Fire & Rescue

Sarge appeared on the picture with Mayday in the fire station of Propwash Junction.

Personality

Being a former soldier, Sarge is shown with a very harsh personality, always speaking in a coarse tone and disapproving of anything that may seem unnatural to him. This is mostly shown through his interactions with Fillmore, who is his polar opposite and constantly annoys Sarge. As a war veteran, he has a deep respect for his country, saluting the U.S flag every morning, and telling Fillmore that Jimmy Hendrix's version of the National Anthem is "disrespectful junk". Despite his seemingly harsh personality, he is a soft character at heart, always caring for the well-being of his friends, such as being angry at Francesco Bernoulli for insulting McQueen on TV in Cars 2, enlisting in the British Miltiary to search for a missing Mater, and being scared that the British guards might shoot McQueen and Mater (who has a bomb stuck to him) at the end of the same film. This even applies to Fillmore, his literal opposite. He has even been seen sad in a few occasions, such as in flashbacks of Cars when Radiator Springs became deserted, and in Cars 2 when he read Mater's letter revealing that he's leaving McQueen's team..

Trivia

• Sarge's license plate reads "41WW2", a reference to World War II and the year the US got in the war, 1941.
• Three versions of Sarge have been released in the Cars Die-Cast Line, a regular version, a pit crew version, and a version where he is saluting the flag.
• Sarge is modeled on the famous Willys MB 'Jeep'.
• In one scene in Cars, Sarge says to his next-door neighbor, Fillmore "Take a car wash, hippie!" a switchblade of Sarge's line is used again by Carl Fredricksen in Up.

Gallery

Sarge as he appears in Cars 2.

Die-casts

Sarge's first die-cast.

Saluting die-cast.

Pit Crew Member die-cast.

Cars 2 Race Team Sarge die-cast.

Cars 2 Race Team Sarge Lights & Sounds die-cast.