Roary the Racing Car

Roary the Racing Car is a British Children's clay-mation show about a perky young race car, his fellow racing cars of various nations and the pit crew. The show debuted in 2007 and is still ongoing.


 * Breaking the Fourth Wall - Tintop crashes into the camera as the cars dart off for a play race at the end of one episode.
 * Ear Worm - The main theme.
 * Everything Is Big in Texas - Tintop
 * Hey, It's That Voice! - Peter Kay as the voice of Big Chris. Also Maria Darling (Roary, among others.) voices Luke in the UK version of the Professor Layton games.
 * Jerkass - Maxi
 * Kid Hero - Roary
 * No Communities Were Harmed - Silver Hatch racetrack is an obvious reference to the two main British motor-racing tracks: Silverstone Circuit and Brands Hatch.
 * Punny Name - Roary (as in "roar" of engines), Cici (cc), Marsha the Marshall, Molecom the mole and so on. Drifter's name refers to Japanese Drift racing.
 * National Stereotypes
 * The Scrappy - Flash The Rabbit
 * Sixth Ranger - Conrod the Austrailian V8 Supercar.
 * Special Guest / Celebrity Star - Legendary Formula One commentator Murray Walker turns up in one episode as a replacement commentator.
 * Tertiary Sexual Characteristics - Cici is female. You know this because she's pink and has eyelashes on her headlights.