Herbie the Love Bug is the biggest automobile star of live-action Disney movies. A sentient 1963 Volkswagen Beetle who becomes a racing car in 1968's The Love Bug, Herbie (whose personality usually fell between a dog and a mischievous teenager) received name billing in the follow-ups. These include Herbie Rides Again (1974), Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977), and Herbie Goes Bananas (1980), as well as a short-lived 1982 TV series, 1997 TV remake, and 2005's Herbie: Fully Loaded.
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- Beginning in 2016, a poster at the Muppet*Vision 3D attraction spoofed the franchise as "Herbie Goes Unhinged" with Walter, Gonzo, and Animal. Herbie himself appeared on the poster, with his usual race number 53.
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- Wally Boag played a startled motorist in The Love Bug (1968)
- Raoul Delfosse played a police captain in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
- Micky Dolenz played Donny Shotz in The Love Bug (1997, TV)
- Joe Flynn played Havershaw in The Love Bug (1968)
- Jeff Gordon played himself in Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
- Harold Gould played Dr. Gustav Stumpfel in The Love Bug (1997, TV)
- Buddy Hackett played Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love Bug (1968)
- Cheryl Hines played Sally in Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
- Michael Keaton played Ray Peyton in Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
- Harvey Korman played Captain Blythe in Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
- Don Knotts played Wheely Applegate in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
- Cloris Leachman played Aunt Louise Trends in Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
- Lindsay Lohan played Maggie Peyton in Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
- Gary Owens played a race announcer in The Love Bug (1968)
- Alex Rocco played Quinn in Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
- John Stephenson played one of Alonzo Hawk's lawyers in Herbie Rides Again (1974)
- John Vernon played Prindle in Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)