#RICK HASEN ELECTION MELTDOWN TV#

The Legos that Dean shoved into the vents - to this day, heat comes on and they can hear 'em rattle. This is the stuff that's important: the army man that Sam crammed in the ashtray - it's still stuck there. The Impala, of course, has all the things other cars have. Mark Sheppard, Jeremy Carver, CW President Mark Pedowitz, Jared, Jensen, Bob Singer, Misha, WB President Peter Roth, and Eric Kripke in front of the Impala cake at the 200th episode party in Vancouver He says, 'You want a car that, when people stop next to it at the lights, they lock their doors.'Īt Comic Con in 2007 when asked why Sam had not driven the Impala in season two, Jensen answered 'Because it's my car', followed by Eric Kripke reinforcing it with 'Yeah, it's Dean's car!' My neighbor said it has to be a '67 Impala because you can put a body in the trunk. When I was originally writing the show I wanted to give the guys an American muscle car.

However, an Impala was not his first choice:

#RICK HASEN ELECTION MELTDOWN TV#

Įric Kripke had always wanted the boys to drive a muscle car, because growing up his favorite TV shows all had signature cars. The Impala was built in Janesville, Wisconsin, on April 24, 1967. In a strange twist of fate, it is actually Dean who convinces John to buy the car, instead of a VW van, when he travels back in time to 1973. John teaches Dean to drive in the car when 'he is little' and later gave the car to Dean, although the exact date of this is unknown. It is first seen in the aftermath of Mary's death, as John sits with his sons on the hood of the car while his house burns. or The Dukes of Hazzard - all of these shows always had a character that was a car, and I always really responded to that.ĭean's car, affectionately dubbed the Metallicar by fans, originally belonged to his father, John. Whether it was Knight Rider or Magnum P.I. no, the most important object in pretty much the whole universe. Because this 1967 Chevrolet Impala would turn out to be the most important car. No one gave two craps about her, but they should’ve. Three days later another car rolled off that same line.

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