lightning bug. Suddenly, a blue light appears behind him. After using his mirror to observe it, he runs for it thinking it is that Ghostlight. For the remainder of the short, mayhem ensues as Mater is pursued by the Ghostlight, ultimately revealed to be just a lantern affixed to Mater's towing cable by Lightning and Guido. He wakes Frank and his tractors and drives through Willy’s Butte and goes into slow motion (in a matter similar to Doc Hudson’s slide in Cars). The other residents of Radiator Springs watch as Mater drives around frantically with the "Ghostlight" on his tail, before Mater tires himself out and discovers the truth. The cars tell him it was all a prank to pay him back for all his pranks he played on them. Sheriff gently tells Mater that the only thing to be scared of on Route 66 is "his imagination." Doc jokingly adds that all Mater really had to fear was "the Screaming Banshee" before they all leave Mater, alone and frightened once again. In a post-credits scene, Mater actually encounters the Screaming Banshee (which is actually an enormous truck who is both a monster truck and a construction vehicle with a broken windshield and a "BANSHEE" logo on the front) on the road, but unaware it is him, warns him of the Banshee before departing for the safety of his junkyard once again, leaving the monstrous vehicle confused. Cast Larry the Cable Guy as Mater Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen Bonnie Hunt as Sally Carrera Paul Newman as Doc Hudson Michael Wallis as Sheriff Cheech Marin as Ramone Paul Dooley as Sarge Non-speaking characters appearing in the film include Luigi, Guido, Flo, Fillmore, Lizzie, Mack, Frank and Red. Release Mater and the Ghostlight premiered on November 7, 2006, on the Cars DVD release as a special feature. On November 6, 2007, it got its first Blu-ray releases, once again attached as a special to Cars and as part of Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 1. References External links at Pixar at Disney 2006 short films 2000s American animated films 2000s animated short films 2006 black comedy films American black comedy films American animated short films Cars (franchise) Films based on urban legends Short films directed by John Lasseter Films set in Arizona Pixar short films Films with screenplays by John Lasseter Films with screenplays by Joe Ranft 2006 comedy films 2000s