WSRE Press Room
WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, Hits the Gas
with the All-New Animated Series
CLICK & CLACK’S AS THE WRENCH TURNS
Pensacola, Fla. — Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the didactic duo whose voices grace the NPR airwaves on the ever-popular radio show “Car Talk,” are moving themselves into the world of animation with the all-new primetime, high definition series CLICK & CLACK’S AS THE WRENCH TURNS, premiering Sunday, July 13 at 12:30 p.m. on WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast.
The program takes off from the hit NPR show and follows the on-and off-air escapades of Click and Clack, the Tappet brothers (alter-egos of Tom and Ray Magliozzi) as they try to fix cars, fend off disgruntled customers and seek out increasingly creative ways to goof off. CLICK & CLACK’S AS THE WRENCH TURNS is set at Car Talk Plaza, a fictional building that houses their radio studio and their famed garage in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Click and Clack immerse themselves in such motley misadventures as a competition with a nearby garage staffed by sexy hunks, a run-in with the feds in their garage and a robot mechanic that causes a power-grid meltdown all across Boston. Continuing their constant pursuit of idleness, they tempt disaster in each episode by constantly looking for the easy way out while ignoring the unintended consequences, finding themselves right back where they started — square one.
In conjunction with the series, executive producer Howard K. Grossman also has developed an innovative partnership with The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), whose membership includes all state motor vehicle agencies (DMVs) in the United States and Canada. In their role as a strategic content partner to the series’ national outreach campaign, AAMVA will collaborate with CLICK & CLACK’S AS THE WRENCH TURNS to facilitate the communication of safety messages, regarding such issues as distracted driving, safety belts and teen driving, to the driving public as they interact with AAMVA members and state and provincial motor vehicle agencies.
WSRE is available over-the-air on Channel 23, on cable channel 8 in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, cable channel 9 in Okaloosa County, cable channel 4 in Baldwin County, Dish Network and DirecTV. WSRE HD is available over-the-air digitally on 23.1 and on the digital tiers of some cable services – check with your provider.