In Cars Race-O-Rama, they first appear in the cut-scene for Smash Up 1 when Bubba reintroduces themselves. When Bubba told them to say hello, and then called them boys, they said "Hello, boys!" Tater is in the race, but not Tater Jr.. In the cut-scene for Smash Up 2, Mater, Tater, and Tater Jr. all realize that their names rhyme. So then they went to find more things that rhyme with their names.