Van-pires
A meteorite turns a team of young gearheads mentored by a former roadie for The Rolling Stones into car vampires. It also creates an evil car vampire overlord who feeds on other cars. To save the world, they must stop his vampire car pack.
- 1997-1997
- 1 season
- Syndication
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
A meteorite turns a team of young gearheads mentored by a former roadie for The Rolling Stones into car vampires. It also creates an evil car vampire overlord who feeds on other cars. To save the world, they must stop his vampire car pack.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1997
Episode 1
Those Who Have the Fuel Shall Rule!
Sun, Sep 14, 1997
It's "Mission Ignition" time as the thrilling adventures of the Motor-Vaters begin. Find out how it all started when a strange meteor crashes into the Sunrise Salvage, causing the derelict cars to morph into human-like form with a need to feed on gas.
Episode 2
Unleaded Zeppelin
Sun, Sep 21, 1997
What starts out as a once-in-a-lifetime visit with their favorite rock band turns into a ride of terror for the Motor-Vaters when Tracula commandeers the bands tour bus - with the teens trapped inside. Nuke must show his skills on the skills or none of them will survive.
Episode 3
A Few Good Cars
Sun, Sep 28, 1997
Tracula infects an entire battalion of military vehicles - but he soon finds out he's bitten off more than he can chew when a power-crazed tank, General Motor, challenges his command. Meanwhile, Axle has to prove to himself that he's still got the "right stuff" to take control and save his friends from fiery destruction.
Episode 4
Tailpipes from the Crypt
Sun, Oct 5, 1997
The city is at a stand still: its highways are littered with cars suddenly and simultaneously drained of gas. It's up to the Motor-Vaters to solve the mystery before a giant muffler creature destroys them all.
Episode 5
Bride of Tracula
Sun, Oct 12, 1997
Rev would like the guys to treat her more like a girl and not a grease monkey - but they're too busy with their cars to notice her. Somebody does notice however - Tracula. Who wants to make Rev his queen, but the jealous Ambula, Trac's Mistress of Mayhem, would rather see Rev dead than wed.
Episode 6
Mission Demolition
Sun, Oct 19, 1997
Episode 7
Bad to the Cone
Sun, Oct 26, 1997
Episode 8
Nukenstein
Sun, Nov 2, 1997
Episode 9
A Car Is Born
Sun, Nov 9, 1997
Episode 10
The Swarm Storm
Sun, Nov 16, 1997
Tracula converts a toy car into a Van-Pire in order to tap into a precious supply of fuel but when he infects an entire store of miniature wheels, it quickly becomes clear that bad things come in small packages. Not only do the Motor-Vaters have to figure out how to defeat these tiny terrors before it's too late - they have to rescue the little boy when Tracula kidnaps him and takes the kid for a one-way trip to the graveyard.
Episode 11
Rebel Without a Car
Sun, Nov 23, 1997
Episode 12
Uncool Fuel
Sun, Nov 30, 1997
Episode 13
One Million Miles B.C.
Sun, Dec 7, 1997