Motorcity (TV series)

Motorcity
Genre	Action/Adventure Street racing Science fiction
Created by	Chris Prynoski
Developed by	David Bickel
Directed by	Chris Prynoski Juno Lee
Voices of	Reid Scott Nate Torrence Kate Micucci Kel Mitchell Jess Harnell Brian Doyle-Murray Jim Breuer Mark Hamill
Theme music composer	Brendon Small
Composer	Stephen Barton
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	Chris Prynoski
Producer	Ben Kalina
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Titmouse, Inc. Disney Television Animation
Original release
Network	Disney XD
Release	April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30) – January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)

Motorcity is an American animated television series ^{[1] [2]} created by Chris Prynoski. ^[3] It is produced by Titmouse, Inc., Robin Red Breast, Inc. ^[4] and Disney Television Animation.

On November 5, 2012, it was announced that show would not get renewed for a second season, due to low ratings. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Synopsis

This show occurs in a fictitious futuristic Detroit, which is an elevated metropolis built over the old Detroit, classified as Detroit Deluxe. It is owned by evil billionaire Abraham Kane (Mark Hamill). Ruling the citizens under strict laws, and banning personal freedoms including automobile transportation, Kane now faces one last obstacle: a group of hot-rod wielding rebels who call themselves the Burners. Led by Kane's former cadet Mike Chilton (Reid Scott), the Burners rise to stop Kane from conquering Detroit's last oasis of freedom—an underground refuge dubbed Motorcity.

Characters

Protagonists

The Burners

• Mike Chilton (voiced by Reid Scott) is the leader of the Burners and the main protagonist of the series. Mike is a cool, quick-witted, relaxed, funny, gutsy, kind, impulsive 17-year-old who does things his own way and usually has things under control. He takes very few things seriously, except for his mission of taking down Kane, and easily keeps his team ready for whatever Kane throws their way. He used to work as Kane's cadet before Kane's cruel nature drove him to quit and fight against him as a Motorcity rebel.
• Chuck (voiced by Nate Torrence) is Mike's best friend and computer expert for the Burners. Thanks to his large brain, Chuck can always find an escape route or a solution to whatever problem the Burners are in, and is usually improving the Burners' computer and security systems. Although he's usually terrified of whatever dangerous situation Mike has put him in, he's incredibly loyal. He's the only Burner who can't drive, and fears rejection from the others if they ever found out.
• Julie Kane (voiced by Kate Micucci) is the Burners' infiltration expert and inside connection to KaneCo., using her "internship" there to gather info on Kane's plots. She is highly skilled and has a strong sense of patience that allows her to see the best in people. Unknown to her Burner teammates, she is actually Kane's daughter, though she makes it no secret that she is against her father's wicked crusade.
• Dutch Gordy (voiced by Kel Mitchell) is the Burners' creative technological genius. Having escaped Kane's futuristic empire, Dutch is wary of Deluxe and hates to go back, even to fight Kane. He is initially mistrustful of others, but is likable after getting to know him and his knowledge and loyalty makes him a steadfast teammate. Dutch is an artist at heart and values solitude when pursuing his passion, but he's always ready to upgrade the Burners' hot rods with one of his latest weapons or gadgetry.
  • R.O.T.H. is Dutch's cube-shaped robot assistant who has helped the team on a number of occasions. He was one of Kane's attack bots until Dutch reprogrammed him as his helper. He has been shown to have a phobia of metal-destroying things, like miniature robots that disintegrate metal, though the attack bots are not made out of metal.
• Texas (voiced by Jess Harnell) is a violent, gung-ho powder keg who is dedicated to the Burners and his fierce determination usually makes him the first one on the battlefield when a fight breaks out. Texas is never the voice of dissent and tends not to think twice before charging in and smashing something with any body part that is armed and ready. He is noted to be Mike's self-appointed second-in-command and dreams of one day leading the Burners, but would never question Mike's authority without a reason. He often speaks in 3rd person and yells his name when attacking foes.
• Jacob (voiced by Brian Doyle-Murray) is a hippie or biker type in his mid-60s and Kane's former partner. He's full of scientific and technological knowledge, which is often buried under organic food talk.

Allies

• Claire (voiced by Dana Davis) is Julie's best friend and confidant for her dual identities. Claire is a sort of "valley-girl" who lives in Deluxe and has shown to be uncomfortable in the slums of Motorcity, considering it 'weird' and 'scary'. As of her second appearance, she states Chuck is the least weirdest thing about the Burners.
• Dr. Hudson (voiced by Jim Cummings) is a scientist who was Jacob's student when KaneCo was trying to help people. He stayed while Jacob left when Kane started pushing them into more "dangerous" experiments. After being rescued by the Burners and making amends with Jacob, Hudson now assumedly assists them in his new lab in Motorcity.
• Rayon (voiced by Bumper Robinson) is the Leader of a gang called the Skylarks, the owner of the Skylark Motel and a regular client of the Burners. Rayon believes the Burners to be his allies and trust them much more than some of the other gangs in Motorcity. He is always willing to give Mike information or help when it does not interfere with his business.
• Darr Gordy (voiced by Roshon Fegan) is Dutch's brother and new cadet to Kane. At first he planned on turning in the Burners, but after seeing Dutch save some Deluxians he reconsidered and was made a Burner...technically. He is now another inside connection to Kane.
• Tennie (voiced by Aimee Garcia) is an engineer and love interest of Dutch. She, her father, Bracket and the Burners worked together to defend her home against Kane's bots.
• Foxy (voiced by Jennifer Hale) is the Leader of the Amazons, an all girl gang in Motorcity that specializes in fast and high tech vehicles that resemble Formula One Cars. She is somewhat distrusting of the Burners but becomes more of an ally after befriending Claire even helping save them from the Duke.

Villains

• Abraham "Abe" Kane (voiced by Mark Hamill) is the billionaire owner of Detroit Deluxe who serves as the main antagonist of the series. Kane is a wicked, megalomaniac industrialist who was responsible for building the new Detroit called Detroit Deluxe atop the old one, now named Motorcity. He is determined to take over all of Detroit, and plans to do so by wiping out the Motorcity population. People should never forget he absolutely loves his job. He has no regard for the citizens of Motorcity, shown as to go so far as to demolish a building with people inside.
  • Tooley (voiced by Jim Breuer) is Kane's dimwitted but loyal right-hand man. What Tooley lacks in competence or intelligence, he makes up for in strength, blind loyalty, and devotion to Kane and his agenda. He also appears to have a crush on Julie which she will at times exploit to gain information from him to assist the Burners.
• Kaia (voiced by Laraine Newman) is the leader of an eco-friendly resistance group called "Terra" who live in a village outside Detroit that was destroyed by KaneCo's waste dumping and fight using rapidly growing mutant plants as their weapons to take revenge on Kane as well as the Deluxe population. As a side effect of the dumping, the Terra themselves had been mutated and are forced to conceal their appearances behind gas masks and headbands. While allied at first, Kaia and her followers are now enemies of the Burners, primarily because of the Terra's attack on innocent Deluxe citizens.
• The Duke of Detroit (voiced by Dee Snider) is a self-absorbed collector and lover of cars who owns a palace filled with guards and mint condition automobiles. He instructs Mike that respect is conveyed through actions, and when Mike doesn't issue the Duke's kind of respect, he plots to take Mike's car Mutt as a means of payback. The Duke has occasionally put the Burners' rides at stake simply for his and others entertainment, going as far as putting the Burners' in a combat situation while they transported a large container with unstable chemicals with the safety mechanisms of said container compromised as part of a reality show staged by him.
  • #2 (voiced by Tara Strong) is the Duke's Number 2, Not much is known about her except for the fact that she is extremely devoted to him and is very involved with his plans. She speaks with a New York accent and is always chewing bubble gum.
  • Cyborg Dan (voiced by Dave Wittenberg) is a robot who works for the Duke. He seems to be very high up in the Duke's organization but his rank or how he became involved with the Duke is not known. The Duke used him to demonstrate a nuclear reactor for the Burners resulting in his face being melted off. He blames Mike for this despite it having absolutely nothing to do with him.
• Red (voiced by Eric Ladin) is a ghost from Mike's past who was indirectly responsible for Mike coming down to Motorcity. A year ago, he lived in a supposedly abandoned building complex until it was destroyed by an attack from KaneCo. led by Mike. Though Mike betrayed Kane, fought his own men, and rescued the people, he still blames Mike for leading the attack to begin with. He spent the next year training, forging armor, and plotting revenge against Mike; after losing against him, Red joined with Kane and serves as an elite soldier of his, now with upgrades to his suit and weaponry.

Cars

• Mutt – Mike and Chuck's retrofitted green '70s muscle car with four turbine tri-pulsor engines, a slew of energy weapons, a grip of gadgets and a 21st-century chopper hidden between the exhaust pipes.
• 9 Lives – Julie's modified yellow mid 21st century police cruiser. Her car can produce decoy hologram-cars to throw pursuers off her trail, cloak to near invisibility, and deploy smoke screens, oil slicks and electromagnetic pulse mines. 9 Lives also has a high precision Sniper Beam under the hood.
• Stronghorn – Texas' black and red six-wheeled race car that is cobbled from the best late 20th century Italian sports cars. Stronghorn is equipped with massive air-powered battering pistons, ram plates and hydro drills. Relies on physical weapons such as a roof-mounted grappling hook and the battering ram which is revealed by splitting open the front grille.
• Whiptail – Dutch's white and purple mid 21st century hot rod that's in a constant state of modification. Dutch is switching the color and welding new things onto it all the time. The speakers incorporated into Whiptail's body can transform into its "sonic spitter", that can shatter armor plating with ear-splitting sound waves. It has also been seen that Whiptail carries ROTH who helps with the car mods and field repairs. Whiptail was destroyed during an attack by KaneBots in the episode "The Duke of Detroit", but it was subsequently rebuilt.
• Blonde Thunder – Chuck's blue seldom-driven, custom-built sports coupe, which was in a state of disrepair until his friends souped it up for a race against the Duke. Unlike the other Burners' vehicles, Blonde Thunder does not have any known weapons or additional equipment, except for a turbo boost. It is unknown if Chuck will ever drive it again.
• Sasquatch – Jacob's blue 20th century chop top, jacked up on monster truck tires with a modified tow truck bed for a rear end.
• The Duke's Limos – The Duke of Detroit's limos are old fashioned cars that are stretched out to become limos. However, his primary means of transportation, a monstrosity that drives on massive tank treads, is so large that it fires stretch limos as ammunition.
• The Red Car – Red's car which is equipped with smoke bombs, a harpoon and machine guns, as well that Red is very good with car tricks, such as disappearing acts and jumping behind a car behind him. After joining with Kane, Red's car was rebuilt with Deluxian technology, specifically the kind used to build the Enforcer drones, allowing it to shoot powerful lasers and hover rather than ride on normal wheels.

Places

Motorcity is an underground refuge, consisting of what is left of Old Detroit, that the Burners are protecting.

• North, East, West and South side gates – These gateways are the only way up into Detroit Deluxe from Motorcity.
• Detroit Deluxe – This futuristic city is built on a giant platform that completely covers Old Detroit and the area that surrounds it, and it had the personal freedom of its citizens taken away, but almost nobody living there realizes it. It is most likely to have stemmed from Metro Detroit, spreading across part of southern Michigan.
• The Detroit Doom Jump – This jump has never been made because people regret going on it, then panic and slow down causing them to fall and die.
• Lake Erie – The Burners modified the shore line into a theme park.
• The Burners' Garage – The Burners HQ. It has all of the necessary equipment needed to complete a job or raise a kid.
• The Terra's Village – The home of the Terras. It was once a beautiful and fertile environment until the dumped waste from KaneCo mutated all life there. It is now filled with enormous mushrooms and spores the Terras use for their weapons.
• The Duke's Mansion – A overly large manor that sits atop a hill over a junkyard. It has an obstacle course somewhere nearby.

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
Pilots	2		2000 (2000)	July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15)
2	20		April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)	January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)

Pilots (2000–12)

No. overall	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"Motorcity" (MTV Pilot)	Frank Conniff	Chris Prynoski	2000 (MTV) TV	0.1
A 90-Second Trailer that showcased of what the show was about. [9] Note: This is a Teaser Trailer for the pilot, that will be pitched in 2009.
2	"Motorcity" (Pilot)	Frank Conniff	Chris Prynoski	July 12–15, 2012 (Theatrical) July, 2012 (Online)	0.2
Note: An expanded version of this short serves as the basis of the season 1 episode "Battle for Motorcity" (This pilot was pitched and shown in 2009 to test the show to Disney investors, before being greenlit). [10]

Season 1 (2012–13)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original U.S. air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Battle for Motorcity"	Chris Prynoski	Story by : Chris Prynoski & Craig Lewis Teleplay by : Chris Prynoski	Paul Harmon, Ed Tadem, Andy Suriano and Jamie Vickers	April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)	MC101	0.48 [11]
Kane tries to cripple Motorcity and when his attack on the Eastside gate fails...he lures the Burners into a trap to destroy Motorcity. Note: The first episode was available for free on iTunes.
2	"Power Trip"	Juno Lee	Story by : Madison Bateman & George Krstic Teleplay by : George Krstic	Sung Jin Ahn, Anthony Chun and Jae Woo Kim	May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07)	MC102	0.41 [12]
When the Burners get a distress call from Kane Co., they rescue a scientist who was forced into building a power cell strong enough to destroy Motorcity.
3	"Ride the Lightning"	Chris Prynoski	John O'Bryan	Andy Suriano, Ed Tadem and Jamie Vickers	May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)	MC103	0.25 [13]
Kane uses a climator to cause a huge blizzard in Motorcity, and Mike goes missing. Julie, Dutch, and Texas must put aside their differences to save Mike.
4	"Texas-ify It!"	Chris Prynoski	Story by : John O'Bryan, Craig Lewis, & Darrick Bachman Teleplay by : John O'Bryan	Andy Suriano, Ed Tadem and Jamie Vickers	May 21, 2012 (2012-05-21)	MC105	0.3 [14]
The Burners team up with another resistance group called the Terra, whose home has been turned into a Toxic waste dump by Kane Co. and Texas, who has been feeling unappreciated, becomes very popular with their new allies. However the Burners soon discover that their new allies are hiding some dangerous secrets.
5	"The Duke of Detroit"	Juno Lee	Darrick Bachman	Sung Jin Ahn, David Woo, Anthony Chun and James Yang	June 7, 2012 (2012-06-07)	MC104	0.2 [15]
An incident with Kane's robots causes Mike to become overprotective of his friends, and the Burners being separated. Mike, Chuck, and Julie come across Motorcity's "The Duke of Detroit," who Mike's disrespectful nature puts him at odds with. This leads to negative reprocussions as the Duke places a bounty on the Burners' heads, and every rebel group in Motorcity wants to get their hands on it.
6	"Vendetta"	Juno Lee	John O'Bryan	Sung Jin Ahn, Eugene Lee and David Woo	June 14, 2012 (2012-06-14)	MC110	0.4 [16]
Kane celebrates Mike's one-year anniversary as a Motorcitizen by sending a swarm of metal-eating robomites to destroy Motorcity. As the Burners try to stop Kane's latest attack, they find themselves sabotaged by a mysterious masked villain with ties to Mike's checkered past with Kane.
7	"Blond Thunder"	Chris Prynoski	Story by : Craig Lewis Teleplay by : Greg Ernstrom	Andy Suriano, Ed Tadem and Jamie Vickers	June 21, 2012 (2012-06-21)	MC107	0.3 [17]
Chuck has been building his own car for a while, but is still missing a part. When Mike gets it from the Duke of Detroit's 'territory,' the two propose a wager - Chuck vs. the Duke's best drivers with Mutt as the grand prize. To make things more complicated, Chuck reveals to Mike he doesn't know how to drive; to help his friend, Mike decides to give Chuck a 'crash course' in driving.
8	"Going Dutch"	Chris Prynoski	George Krstic	Andy Suriano, Ed Tadem and Jamie Vickers	June 28, 2012 (2012-06-28)	MC109	0.3 [18]
Dutch has had enough of The Burners monopolizing his time with car maintenance and goes off to work on his other passion, art. But when Kane releases a terrible virus that turns everyone, including The Burners, into mindless beasts, Dutch must use his wits and imagination to save the day.
9	"Ride of the Fantasy Vans"	Chris Prynoski	Story by : George Krstic Teleplay by : Greg Ernstrom	Tyree Dillihay, Andy Suriano and Ed Tadem	July 5, 2012 (2012-07-05)	MC111	0.3 [19]
When two of Chuck's friends from his Live Action Role Play (LARP) world go missing, the group turns to The Burners for help. But the Burners are in for a huge surprise when they find themselves facing off against Utilitons, evil robots that both they and Kane fear.
10	"The Duke of Detroit Presents..."	Juno Lee	Darrick Bachman	Sung Jin Ahn, Eugene Lee and David Woo	July 12, 2012 (2012-07-12)	MC112	0.3 [20]
After a few weeks of harmony in Motorcity, Mike jumps at the chance to bring a container of hazardous waste back to the refinery. Once on the road, the Burners discover that the job is all part of The Duke of Detroit's dangerous new reality show, with Mike and the Burners trapped as the stars.
11	"Off the Rack"	Juno Lee	George Krstic	Sung Jin Ahn, Anthony Chun and David Woo	July 19, 2012 (2012-07-19)	MC106	0.3 [21]
When Julie's loyalty to the Burners is questioned, she decides to prove herself by using a KaneCo Safe-T-Suit to pull off a dangerous mission alone. What she doesn't realize is that Kane has the power to control the person inside each Safe-T-Suit, which he takes full advantage of by turning her against her own teammates.
12	"Fearless [22] [23] "	Juno Lee	Story by : Adam Beechen & John O'Bryan Teleplay by : Adam Beechen & Greg Ernstrom	Sung Jin Ahn, Eugene Lee and David Woo	October 19, 2012 (2012-10-19)	MC108	0.2 [24]
When Kane develops a booster that increases physical abilities and eliminates fear, Chuck tries it and things start to get weird. Note: This episode was previously scheduled to air on June 14, 2012. It was also leaked onto iTunes and quickly removed. It officially aired in the US by Friday, October 19, 2012. This episode aired in the UK on Saturday, August 18, 2012.
13	"Mayhem Night"	Chris Prynoski	Story by : George Krstic Teleplay by : John O'Bryan	Andy Suriano, Ed Tadem and Jamie Vickers	October 26, 2012 (2012-10-26)	MC118	0.2 [25]
It's Halloween in Motorcity and Dutch has planned a get together with Tennie, Chuck and Claire. But when the Terra Dwellers ambush The Burners with a special gas, the team is forced to face their biggest fears while preventing the Terras from destroying the foundation of Detroit Deluxe.
14	"Like Father, Like Daughter"	Juno Lee	John O'Bryan	Sung Jin Ahn, Eugene Lee and David Woo	November 2, 2012 (2012-11-02)	MC114	0.3 [26]
When Kane steals a treasure trove of vintage cars from right under the Burners' noses, Julie must use her daughterly charm to distract Kane as her teammates attempt to get the cars back. But things don't go as planned when an unexpected visitor returns to settle a personal vendetta with the team.
15	"Reunion"	Chris Prynoski	George Krstic	Andy Suriano, Ed Tadem and Jamie Vickers	December 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)	MC113	N/A
After a Burner mission goes awry, Dutch is forced to hideout in Detroit Deluxe, where he has an unexpected reunion with his parents.
16	"Julie and the Amazons"	Chris Prynoski	Greg Ernstrom	Andy Suriano, Ed Tadem and Jamie Vickers	December 10, 2012 (2012-12-10)	MC115	N/A
After Burner-logoed cars infiltrate Motorcity, the Burners must prove their innocence in 24 hours or face the Duke of Detroit's wrath.
17	"The Robo-Roundup"	Juno Lee	Darrick Bachman	Sung Jin Ahn, Eugene Lee and David Woo	December 17, 2012 (2012-12-17)	MC116	N/A
Texas unwillingly enters Mama's Boys Rodeo Roundup with his favorite bot, Roth, as his partner. But when Texas loses, he offers up Roth to settle his debt, forcing The Burners to figure out a way to rescue him.
18	"Threat Level: Texas!"	Juno Lee	George Krstic	Sung Jin Ahn, Eugene Lee and David Woo	December 24, 2012 (2012-12-24)	MC117	N/A
Texas is captured by Kane's forces, and he tries to convince Tooley that he is the real power behind the Burners.
19	"Vega"	Juno Lee & Chris Prynoski	Greg Ernstrom	Sung Jin Ahn, Eugene Lee, Ed Tadem and David Woo	December 31, 2012 (2012-12-31)	MC119	N/A
Part 1 of 2. A mysterious prisoner breaks out of a detention center by using a powerful device that takes out all of Kane's bots. The Burners then make an unlikely alliance with the Duke of Detroit in hopes of finding the potential ally before Kane.
20	"A Better Tomorrow"	Juno Lee	Greg Ernstrom	Sung Jin Ahn, Eugene Lee, Ed Tadem and David Woo	January 7, 2013 (2013-01-07)	MC120	N/A
Part 2 of 2. With Mike Chilton held in captivity and Kane's Genesis Pod moments away from being activated, the Burners must work together to fight the biggest threat they have ever faced and prevent Motorcity from being destroyed forever. Note: This is the final episode of the series.

Production

Development

According to series creator Chris Prynoski, he came up with the idea for the show in 1991 and "even made a trailer for it," he recalls. "I showed it to development executive Eric Coleman, who was at Nickelodeon at the time, and he loved it." ^[27] Prynoski had revealed that he had grown up worshipping car culture in Los Angeles and his inspirations for Motorcity were Dukes of Hazard and Star Wars . ^[27]

Around 1999 and 2000, Prynoski began development of Motorcity. ^{[28] [29]} It was planned to have a series of 26 episodes, each one lasting for 22 minutes. ^[30] Plans fell apart after MTV's cancellation of Prynoski's earlier work Downtown, with MTV choosing not to pick up Motorcity. Prynoski attempted to pitch the show to Adult Swim, but without luck.

Eventually in 2009, Eric Coleman had his gig at Disney, he asked Prynoski whether he still had Motorcity. Prynoski also mentioned that It was a long process, but that’s how eventually seires got made to Disney XD.” ^[27] Prynoski had also revealed that about 80 people had worked on the show, consisting of people from Europe or Japan, such as Art director Antonio Canobbio and show's director Juno Lee. ^[27]

Full production

In October 2010, it was announced that the production of the show had started, and at that time it was planned to come out in the fall of 2011. ^{[31] [32] [33] [34] [35]} After being delayed in 2011, the series premiere was postponed for winter 2012. ^{[36] [37]} Ultimately, in April 2012, the show was announced to be premiering on April 30, 2012 on Disney XD. ^{[38] [39] [40] [41] [42]}

At San Diego Comic-Con in July 13, 2012, the producers showed "never-before-seen" clips from then-new episodes of the show. ^{[43] [44] [45]}

On November 5, 2012, it was announced Disney XD that show would not get renewed for a second season, due to low ratings, ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} despite beginning production on a potential second season. ^[46]

Animation

Animation for the series was made with a combination of 2D and 3D elements and effects, using softwares like Adobe Flash, After Effects, Maya (for 3D and CGI elements, like vehicles) and Photoshop for creation of elements and backgrounds, provided by Nepal-based studio Incessant Rain. ^{[27] [47]}

Additionally, for the production of the show Titmouse, Inc. created Facinator, a exclusive custom plug-in tool, which allowed for the manipulation of 2D rigged head models from a wide array of angles, which not only "made some of the specific angles of the characters easier, but also to make them look like they were animated as a 3D model." The purpose and creation of Facinator for Motorcity was to blend CGI well with the rest of the animation. ^{[48] [49] [50] [51] [52]}

Broadcast

Release

The series debuted on Disney XD from April 30, 2012. ^{[38] [39]} In Canada the series premiered on May 26. ^[53] In Japan, the series premiered on September 22. ^[54] The show premiered in Latin America countries in July 2021. ^[55] On January 7, 2013, the series stopped airing on Disney XD in the US.

Disney XD had aired a marathon of the show in the United States on July 27, 2020, from 3a.m. to 6a.m. ^[56]

Streaming services

On January 1, 2022, all episodes from Motorcity are available on Disney+ Hotstar in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. ^[57]

All episodes of the show are also available in other platforms for to watch or digital purchase on iTunes Store, Apple TV, ^[58] YouTube TV ^[59] and Google Play. ^[60]

International broadcast

The series premiered on Disney Channel in Latin American countries on September 16, 2023. ^[61]

Reception

Critical reception

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the show 4 out of 5 stars; and described the series as "too dark and intense for young kids". But she argued that "it's a rare to find an action-adventure cartoon that illustrates underlying social messages promoting awareness and activism". And overall recurring theme of "residents freedom". She also argued that "series is intended for a slightly older audience, since name-calling and violence are routine, but are examples of positive problem-solving and critical thinking". ^[62]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Episode	Result	Ref.
2012	40th Annie Awards	Best General Audience Animated Television Production	Blonde Thunder	Nominated	[63]
2013		Special Achievement in Animation
		Best General Audience Animated Television Production			[64] [65] [66] [67]
2014	41st Annie Awards	Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production			[68]

Future

Attempted revival

On April 29, 2013, crew member George Krstic posted a tweet that the studio Titmouse, Inc. was having a meeting on bringing back Motorcity and Megas XLR . ^[69] No further news has been confirmed.

Related media

Planned toyline

A toyline for the show was planned as far back as 2009 while the show was in development. The line was planned to have been made by Mattel , as evident in the line's existence in Dennis Canon, who previously designed packaging art for Mattel's toylines based on Pixar's Cars and Disneytoon's Planes . The only things made public of this toyline was a replica of Mutt's dog bobblehead. ^{[70] [71] [72]}

Video game

A mobile game, Motorcity: Drive is a six-level, 3D racing, shooter game, that came out on March 26, 2012. ^{[73] [74] [75]}

Players takes control of Mike and fellow Burner Chuck attempting to outrun, maneuver and destroy Kane's evil bots. To do so, players take control of Mike's souped up racing car, Mutt, while also manning weapons like the Gatling laser, Plasma Blaster or Pulse Bomb (skilled players will be able to unlock special bonus weapons). Game was available on App Store, iTunes on iOS ^[76] and at DisneyXD's website. The game is no longer available.

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External links

• Motorcity at disneyxdmedianet.com
• Motorcity at IMDb