Cars Is A RIPOFF?! | Pixar Film Theory

[@kingjb554]

This is actually incredible. You can take the same story down to the stupidest detail and still turn them into 2 very different things

[@lahlybird895]

Really makes you think about how unfair all the stringent copyright rules are

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

I've heard it said there are only six sci-fi stories, or something along those lines.

[@lahlybird895]

@@TaliesinMyrddin I think it's only 6 stories at all

[@DEIFAN]

This made me realize that Fast and Furious Tokyo drift is written this way

[@gkrees9509]

@@lahlybird895 how??😂

[@NotAnotherDouc-]

1) super interesting comparison. 2) I know you didn’t discover this, but I’m willing to bet you’re the first to cover it in that level of detail and with video clips to back it up in this format. 3) I really respect that you explained the elements that do NOT match at the end. Shows a healthy objectivity, and KZbin incentivizes polarization and strong black&white statements so much that seeing someone point out the gray is pretty refreshing.

[@willbyers7233]

My gosh.. when my nephew was just 3-4 yrs old. We’ve basically watched Cars nonstop almost 24/7. Got to a point that he’ll ask us to play it again as soon as Cars is over. We almost memorized every line because of it.. 😂 we did love watching it though haha.

[@osmosisjones4912]

Wonder if Sally's human was a lost soul and it was her car form who found radiator springs

[@Lovesmusic0218]

I have a little brother so I feel you

[@coolnerdlll6053]

As a little kid born in 2007, Cars was the first movie I ever had an obsession with. Seeing 3 on the big screen ten years later was a huge nostalgia trip.

[@sadhbhcorr942]

Oh' it's just for little boys. Little girls can love talking cars just as much. I know from personal experience because we watched Cars so much when I was young. I was always fascinated by speedy vehicles as a kid.

[@ItsBoltify]

@@sadhbhcorr942 no one said it was just for boys...?

[@solareagle1802]

If you want another movie to compare Cars to, look at the MCU's first Thor movie. The comparisons are definitely there.

[@supervegito2277]

There might actually be a trope for that type of story ...and if there isnt, there should be, this, imo, kinda deserves to be its own genre.

[@jeffgordonstan]

and the guy who did the music for Cars 2 is well known for making MCU movie music, meaning the Cars trilogy is canon to the MCU

[@Nottinghamshireball]

@@jeffgordonstan that’s not canon bro

[@coolnerdlll6053]

The general consensus matches as well. People think 1 is okay, they hate 2 and love 3.

[@MrIrdatlan]

@@coolnerdlll6053 i have 3 love 2 and 1 is alright. No lie

[@Maelwys]

I've been saying this since Cars came out, and nobody believes me. I was starting to think that I'd dreamed up Doc Hollywood, because nobody else seemed to remember it. Thank you for doing this!

[@ashmaster802]

You are not alone. When we walked out of the theatre I turned to my parents and said that they converted Doc Hollywood into a children’s movie.

[@carlrood4457]

Doc Hollywood didn't invent the concept. The snobby city dweller in the small town has been around forever.

[@kwelchans]

Yeah, me too.

[@Beasley2k10]

I also said this the first time I saw Cars.

[@pdennis93]

I knew it when I first saw cars as well. I'm 44 so I remember seeing DH in the 90s.

[@marquissmith4721]

Literally just saw these guys at DW Magic Kingdom today. They were super nice. Alway love their adult-ish take on these movies.

[@bobmartin7717]

You actually brought up something that I have noticed about Hollywood, instead of different ideas they have a good movie then keep repeating over and over. So isn't upset about the closeness of them and just appreciate the fun

[@Marngel]

I’ve heard about this claim before from other creators, but I never realized just how close these two movies are in terms of plot structure. So with this in mind, yeah I can understand why many people don’t like the original Cars movie. But that still doesn’t change the fact that I love the movie for personal reasons. Besides, Doc Hollywood’s story in it of itself isn’t unique. There are lots of other stories before and after it that have the same general premise and plot.

[@cmm07r]

Fun fact about Doc Hollywood, a lot of the buildings from the movie still stand and can see remnants of it, like the markings of the auto shop. It's in Micanopy, Fl

[@PerovNigma]

_Cars_ was the first film I ever watched in a cinema. I also remember being a little kid, and getting in trouble with my mum for watching the opening race with the TV volume turned all the way up, because I loved the music and sound design.

[@Ryder-a-Blaze]

I don’t care if Cars is a rip off it will forever remain as my favourite Pixar movie

[@lunala_plays0]

same

[@kittvskarrkr6074]

AMEN

[@wyattgoralski818]

Same here.

[@minecrafter3448]

I hate how some people say that cars is the odd one out in Pixar’s golden age. There is no way anyone can POSSIBLY convince me that a bug’s life is better than cars.

[@DEIFAN]

​@@minecrafter3448 I Mean all those Movies honestly had some real life meaning. Like how in the Bug's life movie, it basically talks about the Matrix. Or how in Cars, it focuses more on friendships. I think Cars tried to have a story relatable to kids whereas bugs life is more relatable to the Adult world.

[@TotoDG]

5:21. From what I can remember, they _were_ going to make Sally a Mustang, but decided against it because a Porsche looked more feminine.

[@phoebegilliland8897]

Also, in "The Merchant of Venice", a character named Portia pretends to be a lawyer.

[@WhosManIsThis]

And also Porsche actually made a Sally edition Porsche and it was sold in auction for charity for 4.6 mil or something I can't remember

[@highoctanegames]

​@@phoebegilliland8897 true

[@DEIFAN]

I mean the New Edges were kinda Feminine. Then again the s197 was out and they probably didn't want their previous gen car to be the star.

[@jacobcharleszimmerman7934]

I mean, it's not like this was anything new for Pixar. Bugs Life was basically just Magnificat 7 but with bugs, which was just 7 Samurai but with cowboys.

[@LegendaryRoll48]

OMG IM SO GLAD YOU GUYS ARE COVERING THIS! I am in love with doc hollywood and was really upset when I realized this a couple years ago.

[@zachariasis]

I’ve been saying this for years!! I saw cars first growing up, but when I saw doc Hollywood I thought this too. Also, the first secret life of pets is basically the same story as the first Toy Story

[@fighterck6241]

This is exactly what happened to me when I first saw Doc Hollywood years after seeing Cars. It was nearly immediate. I don't know why they didn't just say that they adapted it from the same book Doc Hollywood was adapted from. It couldn't have been too hard for Disney to get the rights to basically do an animated remake, but whatever.

[@TBKmeteor]

I Got to say that u are REACHING SOOOOO FAR with this one. Very few things are similar, and there are only some coincidental similarities and only if u try hard to see them. And it is funny how so many comments say either "i knew it" or "wow u are right" even when it is clear that you try hard to make comparisons, to make ur theory stick together. I am sure there are many movies u can compare to cars and say "yeaah i guess they are similar"

[@goosesaladman8546]

I haven't seen either of these films. The only reason I searched for this was that I was reminded of an event around 2011-12. This guy I worked with ,who I rarely ever heard speak, we were sitting in the break room. And there's mostly calm and silence. All of a sudden, this guy just blurts out, "Cars is a ripoff of Doc Hollywood." He wasn't speaking to any of us in particular. He went on a 5 min rant and was truly upset about the plagiarism. Never heard him speak much after that. And now I can finally validate my former coworker.

[@LJLvids]

When I was little I always just thought this was like a kiddie-fied version of a preexisting sports/racefilm. Never had a real reason to believe this because i never watched any grown up/sportsmovies. But it just gave that vibr, even then. This kinda validates little-me.

[@DEIFAN]

This is basically a Kid version of the Fast and the furious Tokyo Drift movie

[@MagicXRoads534]

Now I kinda want a Doc Hollywood sequel about spies

[@julyakacarrie6260]

And third movie about retirement.

[@loganshaw4527]

Why do I feel there was a spy movie but it was a comedy.

[@bingbong_luver]

These two brothers are so genius that fate made them make pixar theories instead of figuring out time travel because theyd be too powerful.

[@Sammykyt]

Honestly, every Pixar movie steals some previous ideas but does there own unique thing with it very well which is what makes the movies great. With that being said, I wouldn’t go as far as calling other Pixar movies ripoffs (other than maybe A Bug’s Life), but this one does seem to be a ripoff of Doc Hollywood. Ripoff or not though, this was my favorite childhood film and I still love it to this day.

[@Bjorick]

I was a kid when i watched doc hollywood, it had just came out in movie stores, but then, as a kid, I watched friday the 13th, nightmare on elm street, etc - different world back then, you have to remember that robocop, an R rated movie, was considered a 'kid movie' in the 80's, and us kids LOVED IT until robocop 3 - which wasn't R rated :(

[@mthom1]

Yeah, this should be common knowledge for older folks (40s plus). Doc Hollywood was pretty popular and is an excellent movie. Cars has the same story. It really bothered me at first, but I've gotten used to it and can now enjoy both movies.

[@JosephDavies]

Indeed. This film was by no means obscure at the time.

[@darrenmacqueen9884]

I was 4 years old when Doc Hollywood came out. I heard of the movie, but never saw it or knew much about it. This is the first I've heard of it being so similar to Cars.

[@JosephDavies]

@@darrenmacqueen9884 Pretty understandable for someone who was four at the time. :)

[@samanthaworthen1845]

Day 60 of begging for the SuperCarlinBrothers to please bring back Google Auto Fill videos!!

[@hyalinamusic18]

Yes please!

[@NerdyBernie66]

Even if they were Member Only videos, it would be something.

[@MarkusMaal]

I second that

[@LFPS0311]

They wont listen. They never do. They never will. The towel section is a desolate forsaken wasteland long forgotten by the brothers. They havent read a single comment since like 2014.

[@Lovesmusic0218]

Yes please l

[@profcraneporter]

"It is certainly the most popular and has had the most impact" Errr, I think a talking blue tank engine may disagree 😅

[@pdennis93]

Also a smart mouthed talking black 82 Trans Am.

[@MabelTheBagelEdits54321]

Ive noticed another knock off: School for good and evil is a rip off of upside down magic

[@carlrood4457]

Before watching the video, I'll say Cars doesn't have much original in it. The basic plot is pretty much what you see in movies like Doc Hollywood, Sweet Home Alabama, etc. Even the 80's movie, Take This Job And Shove It did this. As for the anthropomorphizing of vehicles, that's not new either. I remember an old short where a taxi cab has a son that wants to be a hot rod. However, reusing concepts is older than Hollywood and doesn't constitute a ripoff.

[@Terpslurped]

I have a suggestion for your what-ifs series "what is Voldemort went to live with Tom riddle SR instead of wool's orphanage"

[@ThatGumGuy]

This is the third back to back video that I've watched that are less than a day old

[@dorklord2927]

Going off the title haven't watched the video yet but yes Disney is known for "borrowing" ideas for their animation my evidence a Japanese anime kimba the White Lion there are others but that's my favorite

[@musicallydisneyamvs6731]

Okay but what about The Little Mermaid 3 being Footloose? Is there a story beats that can go under the system radar? Are there loopholes we aren’t aware of?

[@minecrafter3448]

3:07 Paraphrased: now granted, lightning is an entirely different car, BUT-

[@spencertaylor-mrliltay]

1:20 My childhood is screaming at me. Cars was definitely not the first to do it or be popular doing. Sure Care may have been more popular but just to name a couple as a kid my favorites were franchises like Thomas the Tank Engine, or Bob the Builder.

[@DracoBlack58]

Ip Man 2 and Rocky 4 are also the same movie and they're both amazing in their own ways honestly so it's really cool to see this too

[@crazyfrytka]

Well, it is the same case as with Bug's Life or Chicken Run. They are also remakes of "adult movies" into child's versions.

[@derekfnord]

Hahaha! The first time I saw Cars, I thought, "So, this is basically Doc Hollywood..." 🤣

[@zackkingofallyoutubers6025]

5 things I want to say about this video. 1: The 2 movies you are talking about are the same they are different. 2: Disney Cars movie is not the same as "Doc Hollywood" because Disney Cars has a different story. 3: Disney Cars is not a ripoff and I watched it when I was 5 years old and I watched all 3 and they were amazing through the years. 4: The information is all wrong and had nothing to do with Disney Cars. 5: LEAVE THE DISNEY CARS FRANCHISE ALONE!!!!!!!!! Apparently this video has false information and the internet has false information about it too so do not listen to all of the articles about it and do not watch this video because this video has misinformation. If you do it again I will report you. Its not real. It is clickbait and fake.

[@captlazer5509]

Tex Avery's 1952 cartoon short One Cab's Family about a car that wants to be a race car is more of a heist from Pixar than even Doc Hollywood. The designs of the cars are very similar.

[@toxichomicide3393]

I thought this was about the show or movie that came out before cars with talking cars and stuff. This comparison is more like hamlet and the lion king.

[@multifandom5942]

Please make video about Megara ( from movie or show or both) & Galatea ( from the show)

[@DoctorX17]

God, I’d forgotten about Doc Hollywood, and you’re absolutely right They also ripped off Kimba the White Lion to make The Lion King

[@osmosisjones4912]

Do cats have souls or do they think they have souls saying may doc have Marcy on your soul and does Sally have a memories of being a lost soul. The one who was an attorney in AL living life in fast lane but never felt happy

[@TheBraveWombat]

I’m usually all about these sort of videos but this seems a bit of a stretch. There are plenty of similarities but calling cars a rip off is too far. However I’m also pretty biased because cars has always been one of my favorite movies

[@kimberlywells7694]

I saw Doc Hollywood years ago and first time I saw Cars said it was the same story. Fun watching you point out all the parallels.

[@melissagastorf3664]

Same

[@Glitchy1988]

It's actually seems like a rip off of disney's super old short, susie the little blue coupe which came out in 1952.

[@tjt072]

speed buggy is the first cartoon talking car from the 70's. He didn't talk that well but he was still "alive"

[@sensorcelled]

This is great. I haven't seen Doc Hollywood in forever but it absolutely deserves a rewatch!

[@MRA5269]

YOU HAVE KIDS?!?!?!?!?! I haven't watched you in so long that now you have kids

[@shadowviper7255]

If I’m not mistaken Sally was supposed to be a mustang but they changed it at some point and ngl glad they did

[@siradof]

Love your videos guys!

[@zarinloosli5338]

Brandon Sanderson talks about how behind every plot is the "lowercase-p plot." His favorite example is that Enders Game, Ted Lasso, and The Way Of Kings are all the same story-the underdog sports story. I imagine something similar is happening here

[@DavidRay_40]

I recognized the man who played Judge Evans immediately! He plays Old Man Marley, Kevin's elderly neighbor in Home Alone.

[@adriebaby4137]

Today is my birthday and I just finished opening presents and my wonderful b/f totally got me a SuperCarlin brother's shirt! I LOOOOOVE IT 😁 It's the one with logo on it. So happy with my present!

[@briancs9771]

I've been waiting for people to notice this for years! Thank you.

[@Zacian2.0]

5:20 Remember folks, it is Canon that Sally is 3 years old (Year of the release of Cars compared to the year of release for her model)

[@Autoskip]

When I saw this title, I was hoping it'd be about Graham Base's excellent book "Truckdogs", set in a small town in a large desert that's "remarkably similar to outback Australia" (he's an Australian author - the US desert wasn't a likely setting) where evolution has taken an unexpected turn - and all the characters look like Car/Dog hybrids (along with various other vehicle options - Bullworth, for example, is a Bulldog/Bulldozer, and a loveable real softie). That said, the story itself doesn't have all that many similarities with Cars (it's the local pups vs. a roving gang that likes to take all the Petrol (Gas for those in the US) of the towns they pass by before heading out, leaving them dry), and the case for it being a ripoff would be more along the lines of Graham Base did "Living Cars in a small desert town" first.

[@highoctanegames]

5:22 Sally was originally gonna be a Mustang, however the Pixar team wanted a more feminine style for Sally

[@hmidge2594]

Could you do a video on dreams in the mcu because America says that your dreams is you in a different multiverse and explain about buckys nightmares in pls love ur vids

[@BigWolf130]

yeah I noticed this when watching this as a kid lol

[@patrickhodson8715]

A video comparing Cars 1 and Thor 1 would be interesting

[@cripplious]

Doc Hollywood and Cars uses the same movie trope of a fish out of water. Usually an urban dweller being forced by circumstance to spend time in rural setting. Crocodile Dundee did the opposite. For Richer or For Poorer has the same premise.

[@Paolabear7]

This is every movie nowadays. It’s rare to see a completely unique idea now. Even Save The Cat says “give me the same but different”.

[@TrekBeatTK]

Also the car design is definitely ripped from Disney’s two shorts “Sudie the Little Blue Coupe” and “the Story of Anyburg, USA”

[@mattwolf7698]

There's only so many ways to make an anthropomorphic car though. The eyes either go in the headlights or windshield.

[@dragon22214]

I hate how in friction plastic surgeons are always looked down on do real good

[@KatamariCruza]

I think most movies today are retold/re-used plots of older films that have either inspired directors or (HOPEFULLY) could be shown differently using updated tech

[@mechassro]

Any examples???

[@KatamariCruza]

​@@mechassro don't scratch the veil, don't open the door, don't scratch the veil, don't open the door, don't scratch the veil, don't open the door.

[@EAKugler]

I'm glad people are finally talking about this.

[@TommyBaggins]

Wasn't there also a cartoon about a bunch of talking cars that were actually robots (in disguise)?

[@mattwolf7698]

Yeah but even then talking cars wasn't exactly a new idea, there was previously Knight Rider, and eh Herbie would sorta count and Suzie the Little Blue Couple and One Cabbies Son among other old cartoon shorts.

[@BagheeraRaceGamer]

I think your key light, right side of the screen (...our screen), was a little to bright. Or was it the ghost light!?

[@user9896boat]

I remember always watching cars when I was younger, to the point I even watched it everyday. Sometimes even at night time. This movie will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@ryankennard6626]

I’m glad someone finally confirmed my thoughts about this.

[@ilovemyfriends32]

I thought that’s why doc Hudson was named the way he was, an homage to both the Hudson hornet and also doc Hollywood

[@CashInHand7]

Thomas The Tank Engine is most definitely more influential than the Cars franchise, bringing millions together whilst cars only brought thousands. Cars is an excellent series of films and television shorts ard programmes, Thomas The Tank Engine is leagues above it.

[@HannahEvansOfficial]

Love your videos

[@RenataBeanie]

I’m sorry but Dinotrux is amazing and you can not change my mind

[@piratemann5098]

Almost everything is a rip off of something else. Lion King is just Hamlet with animals

[@jameshamilton6381]

Every Pixar movie does this. Do Three Amigos next:)

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your videos guys! You are so entertaining!

[@Trottah]

Avatar = Pocahontas was well covered when the first one came out.

[@tamarasmith9060]

Wow, haven't thought of Doc Hollywood in a looooong time. As soon as you mentioned it though I remembered the basic plot & thought "you're right!"

[@dayday123456ish]

Favorite channel for marvel/Disney content!

[@julyakacarrie6260]

You know what also could be actually a ripoff? The Killer Bean movie. It's similar to Madness Combat, series made my Krinkels, and that came in 2002, Killer Bean in 2008...

[@esotericentertainment4818]

I've been waiting for somebody to talk about this.

[@user_AM615]

It’s funny, a while back my dad and I watched Doc Hollywood and my dad said the plot was the same as Cars😂😂

[@alex.bradford]

I need a video on what they think the plot of elemental will be!

[@Tay_NewNerd]

Agreed

[@AuthorZaraHoffman]

This video blew my mind.

[@TamaraTyler-g4d]

And its also similar to 2fast2furious: both movies involve racing and cool cars, Brian (red shirt/a show-off race champion) and Rom (blue vest/the guy who always jokes and chitchats with everyone) drive backwards in the main street of a town and get chased by a patrol, the bad guys dodge trucks in the freeway while in neon muscle cars, Brian's love interest offers him to help her with a favor in exchange of his freedom when he finishes the job and their superior officer is a grumpy old guy that outsmarts him..... Even in Mater's Tall Tales they have this Tokio Drift parody!

[@iamgoose20]

Now I gotta watch Cars for the 500th time and watch Doc Hollywood for the 1st time. 😂😂 Also, at one point both Cars and Doc Hollywood have a correlation with another movie. When you were talking about the “old Docs” of both towns, you could throw Back to The Future in there too because of Doc Brown. Not only another correlation from Cars and Doc Hollywood, but a correlation connecting two Michael J. Fox films. Might be kind of a reach but, oh well. 🤷‍♂️

[@MOLDA_]

it's insane noone ever brings this up, like it's so obvious

[@themogwaimusician5829]

Doc Hollywood is underrated, it is predictable but its just so charming.

[@La_br00tal_mija]

Doc Hollywood. Doc Hudson. I’d say it checks out

[@lisamarie06]

"Back to the interstate, Ben Stone." I grew up with Doc Hollywood and love that movie.

[@KameSonRaijin]

Yay, Super Carlin Bros! I wanna be a cool father like you guys one day. And then, and then, when my kids tell me they want a taking car or dinosaurs that transform into construction equipment, I’m going to encourage them into STEM and learning skills.

[@Intellyellthismyoldchannel]

You could make the same argument for Cars having the same plot as Thor.

[@Crusherblaze]

And Talladega Nights

[@mattwolf7698]

@@Crusherblaze You could probably edit Car's 1 and 3 together to be sorta similar to Talladega Nights.

[@DEIFAN]

Or Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift

[@Crusherblaze]

EVERYTHING IS A RIPOFF!!! 😂

[@mcgspare1310]

There are many movies with this same theme - most especially, every Hallmark movie.

[@StarryFaeArts]

Can't wait for the next what if episode! Thanks for always making such great content 💚

[@TheOfficialRandomGuy]

Cars has a lot of similarities to Pulp Fiction too.

[@photoskathesis]

Sally was going to be a 60s mustang, however they thought a mustang didnt look feminine enough

[@hannah_p]

13:05, basically the plot of any Hallmark movie.

[@samurexatlas7373]

Isn't there also a Rocky movie similarity? I recall seeing something about that a while back.