- "I could see the big red-and-white sign that said: DEALIN' DAN HAWKE'S USED CARS. [...] The man was close by. I recognized him because I had seen him on his TV commercials. He was Dealin' Dan Hawke. He owned the car dealership."
- ―Tobias
Dealin' Dan Hawke's Used Cars is a used vehicle dealership in California owned by Dealin' Dan Hawke. Hawke's usage of a captive red-tailed hawk named Price-Cut Polly as a mascot caused Tobias and Rachel to attack the dealership in order to free the hawk.
History[]
Commercial Fiasco[]
- "Well, ladies and gentlemen in TV-land, I guess we have a bird trying to break into our Price-Cut Polly's cage. Boys, you better shoo him away. [...] Oh. My. Lord. Forget the bird! There's an elephant stomping over the convertibles!"
- ―Dealin' Dan Hawke
Dealin' Dan Hawke's Used Cars is a car dealership in California,[2] owned and operated by Dealin' Dan Hawke that used a captive red-tailed hawk named Price-Cut Polly as its mascot.[3] In 1997,[4] a live commercial was being filmed at the dealership when another red-tailed hawk freed Price-Cut Polly from her cage while an elephant destroyed several of the convertibles on the dealership's lot.[3]
Appearances[]
- The Encounter
- The Predator (mentioned)
Trivia[]
- In the graphic novel, the dealership is named Dealin' Dan Hawk's Used Vehicles.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ According to #54: The Beginning, it is in California. VISSER also reveals it is mid-sized coastal city, with series co-author Michael Grant describing the fictional city as a blend between Orange County and Long Beach.
- ↑ The Beginning
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Encounter
- ↑ This transpires in #3: The Encounter, which is set less than a month after #1: The Invasion. The Andalite Chronicles is said to take place 10 years after the 1966 Yeerk exodus of The Hork-Bajir Chronicles and 21 years before Elfangor met the Animorphs. This places it in 1976, meaning the Animorphs met Elfangor in 1997.