Herbie: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 9 h 43 min. 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.

1. 
   Movie 1

   The Love Bug (1968)

   1 h 48 min · ★ 6.6

   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.

2. 
   Movie 2

   Herbie Rides Again (1974)

   1 h 28 min · ★ 6.2

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

3. 
   Movie 3

   Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)

   1 h 45 min · ★ 5.9

   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.

4. 
   Movie 4

   Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)

   1 h 33 min · ★ 5.4

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

5. 
   Movie 5

   The Love Bug (1997)

   1 h 28 min · ★ 5.7

   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,…

6. 
   Movie 6

   Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)

   1 h 41 min · ★ 5.8

   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.