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Real Wheels, also known as There Goes a..., is a collection of children's videos for children ages 3–8 years old that features a specified vehicle and the various jobs that it has along with real people who work the job which requires the vehicle. Episodes like There Goes a Garbage Truck, There Goes the Mail and There Goes a Rescue Vehicle, were released as a part of the series. Each episode focuses on different transportation vehicles, however, one episode is reserved for Santa Claus, and another for roller coasters. Each is live-action, starring Dave Hood, and is sometimes accompanied by Becky Borg. Dave Hood does not appear in There Goes a Farm Truck, Tractor and Dump Truck (he possibly was taking a break) and was substituted by Dave Sidoni, but comes back in Here Comes a Roller Coaster.

Plot

The series of videos revolved around Dave (and sometimes with Becky) in new jobs that center around the vehicles being featured. Dave and Becky always reminded kids that they did not have respective jobs, but the real workers had agreed for them to pretend for the day so that the viewers could learn about the vehicles being featured as well as learn a little more about the jobs the vehicles serve. While the most part of the videos focused on showing how the vehicles worked and what they can do, in some episodes predictably Dave would get into trouble (example: accidentally knocking down a building in There Goes a Bulldozer) and deliver his catchphrase, "Doh! I shouldn't have done that!".

In these videos, the hosts talked about how the vehicles worked, the history of the vehicle featured and talked to real people who worked in their fields.

Locations

The majority of the episodes take place in San Diego, Los Angeles and Ontario California at locations such as Union Station, the USS Kitty Hawk, and Ontario International Airport.

List of episodes^[1]

1. There Goes A Monster Truck

2. There Goes A Motorcycle

3. There Goes A Race Car

4. There Goes A Spaceship

5. There Goes A Boat

6. There Goes A Police Car

7. There Goes A Truck

8. There Goes A Helicopter

9. There Goes Santa Claus

10. There Goes A Train

11. There Goes A Airplane

12. There Goes A Bulldozer

13. There Goes A Fire Truck

14. Here Comes A Rollercoaster

15. There Goes A Tank

16. There Goes A Bus

17. There Goes A Rescue Hero

18. There Goes A Rescue Vehicle

19 There Goes A Garbage Truck

20. There Goes A Mail Truck

21. There Goes A Tractor

22. There Goes A Dump Truck

23. There Goes A Farm Truck

VHS Releases

The "Real Wheels" series has also released a series of VHS, each usually containing 2 episodes as well as a blooper reel, interactive glossary, and other special features. The VHS are usually titled as "Adventures", with the 2 episodes sharing a theme among their featured vehicles.

There Goes a Monster Truck

There Goes a Motorcycle

Reception

The Real Wheels series had over 50 dollars in sales and had won numerous awards including the Dove Foundation Award, The National Parenting Association Award, the Parents' Choice Award, and Kid's First Endorsement Award.

Live Tour

From 2001-2004, there was a live tour entitled, "Dave's Big Live Show" (aka Real Wheels Live). It starred Dave Hood that featured him doing magic tricks and had audience participation stunts. Before the show, there were vehicles that the audience would touch and look at.

The production was produced and presented by Dave Hood Entertainment.

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