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Tooned
2012 - 2014 0.0 (0 votes) 3 Seasons
Genres
Animation Comedy
Networks
YouTube
Sky Sports
Created By
Chris Waitt
Henry Trotter

Tooned

Overview

Tooned is an animated cartoon by McLaren starring Jenson Button, Sergio Pérez and comedian Alexander Armstrong. It aired on Sky Sports F1 before the start of each Formula 1 race. The first season, which starred former McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton aired from the 2012 British Grand Prix onwards. The second season aired from the 2013 British Grand Prix onwards. All episodes can be watched on McLaren's YouTube channel and the Sky Sports F1 website any time after the premiere. The episodes are a little more than 3 minutes long. On 16 May 2014 it was announced on McLaren's YouTube Channel that a season 3 was in progress. It was announced when Jenson Button was shown a picture of his 2014 team mate Kevin Magnussen's character on Tooned and also added that 'the production of Season 3 was going well'. In 2016 a 'one-off special',again starring Alexander Armstrong and Jenson Button,to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of James Hunt winning the Driver's World Championship,was produced,introducing current Driver Fernando Alonso to the world of Tooned!

Top Cast

Alexander Armstrong
Alexander Armstrong

Professor M

Jenson Button
Jenson Button

Jenson

Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart

Kevin

Kevin Magnussen
Kevin Magnussen

Kevin

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2012)

The first season comprised 12 episodes,following Jenson & Lewis' misadventures whilst testing and driving Professor M's McLaren F1 car..

12 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Wheel Nuts
2012-07-08

Lewis and Jenson arrive at the McLaren team headquarters to begin the development of the team's 2013 car.

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Episode 2: Slicks
2012-07-22

Lewis and Jenson get distracted testing the brand new safety features Professor M has been developing. After a fire extinguisher blows up in Jenson's face and Lewis is ejected from the building into a nearby lake, the team must make them presentable for an upcoming film premiere.

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Episode 3: Track to the Future
2012-07-29

Professor M shows off the future of Formula One. When Lewis takes the prototype car out for a test drive, M and Jenson have to find a way to bring him back to the base.

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Episode 4: Beyond the Limit
2012-09-02

Bored by another day of testing, Lewis and Jenson discover that their cars can travel at speed in reverse, much to Professor M's annoyance.

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Episode 5: Lift Story
2012-09-09

When their lift breaks down, Professor M tells Lewis and Jenson tales from his time as a racer while they try to fix the lift and get to a race on time.

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Episode 6: Gone with the Wind
2012-09-23

Lewis and Jenson are unhappy with their latest assignment — demonstrating McLaren's new wind tunnel for the Mayoress of Woking.

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Episode 7: The Rising Son
2012-10-07

In Japan, Professor M shows off his latest creation: RTD-1, an android test driver capable of learning as he develops. M wants Lewis and Jenson to work alongside RTD-1, but Lewis and Jenson teach him how to race.

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Episode 8: Lecture Circuit
2012-10-14

While Lewis and Jenson are off doing charity work, Professor M takes McLaren's Young Driver Programme candidate Nyck De Vries for a four-hour lecture on engineering. When Nyck grows bored, he decides to sneak one of McLaren's racing cars out for a test drive.

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Episode 9: Strictly Bollywood
2012-10-28

With the team scheduled to provide the post-race entertainment for the Indian Grand Prix, Professor M and the Mechanics show off a Bollywood-inspired dance routine for the team to learn.

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Episode 10: Photo Finnish
2012-11-04

Lewis,Jenson and former McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen get bored while doing promotional work...

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Episode 11: Side Tracked
2012-11-18

Nyck De Vries returns to the team for another lesson, this time applying his knowledge to the circuit. When Nyck gets bored, he once again causes more mischief.

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Episode 12: A Glitch Too Far
2012-11-25

Lewis and Jenson become trapped in the McLaren simulator and Professor M must take the problem 'upstairs' in order to save them before it's too late...

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Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2013)

based around McLaren's 50th Anniversary, Season 2 tells the unlikely stories of great McLaren drivers from the past..

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: A Night To Remember
2013-06-30

At the McLaren Technology Centre, McLaren are celebrating their 50th anniversary, with Professor M presenting the event. Then, an elderly Scottish man comes up to tell his story.

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Episode 2: The Bruce McLaren Story
2013-07-29

The old man tells the story of how Bruce McLaren started up McLaren, where there was just a shed with only three employees: Bruce, The Old Man and his kiwi,Russell.

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Episode 3: The Emerson Fittipaldi Story
2013-08-23

The old man is trying to tell the story of Emerson Fittipaldi but Professor M cuts him out and he speaks instead. He says that Emerson was nicknamed "The Mouse" but the old man tells him that he was no mouse and they called him something different

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Episode 4: The James Hunt Story
2013-09-09

Professor M introduces James Hunt, McLaren's first British world champion, and disapproves of his playboy lifestyle as a bad image for Britain. However, the old man elaborates that James was a national hero and that there was more to his off-track activities than met the eye.

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Episode 5: The Alain Prost Story
2013-10-06

Professor M introduces 4 times world champion Alain Prost as a close friend of his, where they would rebound off each other on a number of occasions. However, the old man mentions a series of races during the 1984 Formula One season that ultimately set the difference between the two Professors.

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Episode 6: The Ayrton Senna Story
2013-10-28

The old man proceeds to tell the story of legendary Brazilian driver, Ayrton Senna, but also mentions that when you talk of Senna, you will always talk of his arch-nemesis.

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Episode 7: The Mika Häkkinen Story
2013-11-03

Professor M introduces the "Flying Finn" Mika Häkkinen, and comment that he had a big impact on his racing career. The Old Man disagrees, lamenting that there was something special about Mika.

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Episode 8: The Grand Finale
2013-11-24

After going through some of McLaren's legendary drivers, Professor M and the Old Man determine of what real success is.

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