Tooned (2012)
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!
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Episode 1 - Wheel Nuts
Release Date: 2012-07-08Lewis 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
Release Date: 2012-07-22Lewis 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
Release Date: 2012-07-29Professor 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
Release Date: 2012-09-02Bored 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
Release Date: 2012-09-09When 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
Release Date: 2012-09-23Lewis 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
Release Date: 2012-10-07In 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
Release Date: 2012-10-14While 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
Release Date: 2012-10-28With 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
Release Date: 2012-11-04Lewis,Jenson and former McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen get bored while doing promotional work...
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Episode 11 - Side Tracked
Release Date: 2012-11-18Nyck 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
Release Date: 2012-11-25Lewis 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...