E has wanted Mater from Cars for so long that he grew desperate: he began calling any of his cars that looked vaguely like a tow truck “Mater.” And he found a car to substitute for Ramon as well.

But as of tonight, he no longer has to pretend. He’s got the real thing. And when he received it, he showed once again a sweet peculiarity in his personality: no child I’ve ever seen shows joy and gratitude as unreservedly as the Boy.

“Oh thank you!” he gushed. “It’s wonderful!”