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Herbie is an anthropomorphic 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, a character that is featured in several Disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film The Love Bug. He has a mind of his own and is capable of driving himself, and is a serious contender in auto racing competitions. Throughout most of the franchise, Herbie is distinguished by red, white and blue racing stripes from front to back bumper, a racing-style number "53" on the front trunk lid, doors, and engine lid, and a yellow-on-black '63 California license plate that says, "OFP 857". One exception to this is his introduction in The Love Bug, where he initially appears as a nondescript white vehicle with a gray colored fabric sunroof (a.k.a. "ragtop"), the style of sunroof offered on VW Beetles made through 1963.

  • Number of Movies: 6
  • Revenue: $280,593,022

Featured Cast

  1. Dean Jones

    Dean Jones

    Jim Douglas

  2. Bruce Campbell

    Bruce Campbell

    Hank Cooper

  3. Cloris Leachman

    Cloris Leachman

    Louise Trends

  4. Lindsay Lohan

    Lindsay Lohan

    Maggie Peyton

  5. Helen Hayes

    Helen Hayes

    Mrs. Steinmetz

  6. Charles Martin Smith
  7. Michael Keaton

    Michael Keaton

    Ray Peyton Sr.

  8. John Hannah

    John Hannah

    Simon Moore III

  9. Don Knotts

    Don Knotts

    Wheely Applegate

  10. Michele Lee

    Michele Lee

    Carole Bennett

  11. Ken Berry

    Ken Berry

    Willoughby Whitfield

  12. Matt Dillon

    Matt Dillon

    Trip Murphy

  13. David Tomlinson

    David Tomlinson

    Peter Thorndyke

  14. Stefanie Powers

    Stefanie Powers

    Nicole Harris

Featured Crew

December 23, 1968

Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.

February 12, 1974

The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.

Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. But thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back.

June 25, 1980

The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico.

November 29, 1997

The inimitable VW Beetle is losing all his races and destined for the scrap heap until mechanic Hank takes him over and gives him a new lease of life. Soon, Herbie is winning again, to the fury of his previous owner, who builds a menacing black bug to challenge Herbie to the ultimate race.

June 22, 2005

Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.

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