[duck voices "scatting" to playful jazz music]
- I would say 95% of the people
that see the car really enjoy it.
It makes them smile.
People honk.
They wave.
And it brings them happiness.
I have had people really
just say that it changed their whole day.
My name is Jen Mulder
and I created and own the Duckmobile.
The reason why I started the car was to make people happy.
Ducks have always made me happy.
And so, really just wanted to share the funness,
the innocence of it with our community.
I've loved ducks since I was little.
Growing up, I had ducky jammies and ducky slippers.
All of my life I've collected rubber ducks.
Once I started sharing my collection on my car,
it got much more fun, much more interesting.
Right now, I'm driving version three of the Duckmobile.
The first one started because in 2006
there was a pretty bad hailstorm.
And it was covered in dents.
And it was a 1989 Toyota Camry.
So it didn't really have much value.
So I decided that if I covered it with ducks,
nobody would see the hail damage.
And it was really fun.
I got great reactions over creating the car.
Duckmobile number two was a Buick Le Sabre.
A big boat of a car.
And we got a lot of ducks to fit on that car.
So, it's true
that not all of the toys on my car are ducks.
You'll find all manner of the,
you know, bathtub squirty toys on my car,
which includes animals and other sea life.
But there's also Sesame Street characters.
I've had some Sophies on there.
I found some Minion toys that were big enough.
There are over 300 toys on the car.
How many of them are ducks?
I couldn't tell you specifically. [chuckles]
The Duckmobile is my everyday car.
It's very hard for me to go anywhere incognito
and that's fine with me.
I will park somewhere and come out and find,
like, magic wands or crowns
or onion rings as necklaces on--
Like, people add to the art of my duck car.
There are some duck jokes out there
that I definitely hear with the car.
I "quack" people up.
"Get your duck outta here," and that sort of thing.
But you know, it's all in fun and jest
and it makes people smile.
I really find that being out there with my art
and immediate with the community
and doing something in a whimsical, positive way
is important to me.
I don't foresee a time when I won't have an art car.
Life is more fun when you take your toys with you.
["Rubber Duckie"]
* Rubber Duckie, you're so fine *
[squeak, squeak]
* And I'm lucky that you're mine *
[squeak, squeak]
* Rubber duckie, I'd like a whole pond of *
* Rubber duckie, I'm awfully fond of you! *
[rubber ducky squeaking]