Doc Hudson is the only mention of car death in the car universe (besides Stanley, the statue in Radiator Springs, who is a very old Car). In this episode, we accelerate deep into the backstory of Doc Hudson and look at some very important questions, including that Cars video games are a critical part of the Cars universe.

After Paul Newman’s death before Cars 2, Doc Hudson disappears from the movies, leaving many questions about his backstory. In the Cars video games, we meet some essential characters to help flesh out the Doc Hudson story. We discover he has a son named Charles Hudson who was born in 1941. Doc was born in 1930, making him 11 years old when he had a child. We’ll let you wrestle with that one for a bit.

“Lightning McQueen has the same character arc in every movie. Doc has some serious trauma to overcome. He has some real emotional strength and interest in most of the characters in the trilogy. And he’s only in one of the movies.”

We leave you with some important questions. What is medical school for a car? Is Herbie Fully Loaded in the same Cars Universe? And most importantly, is Doc Hudson Hannah Montana? It’s the best of both wheels.

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