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{{short description|US television program}} {{Redirect|Real Wheels|Realwheels, the Canadian disability theatre company|Realwheels Theatre}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | alt_name = ''Real Wheels'' ''Live Action Video for Kids'' ''Dream Big'' | image = | runtime = 30 minutes | creator = Dave Hood | developer = | genre = Children's, Educational | director = Dave Hood Ken Urman | editor = Dave Hood | writer = Dave Hood | executive_producer = Dave Hood | starring = Dave Hood (20 episodes) Becky Borg (12 episodes) Dave Sidoni (3 episodes) | country = United States | language = English | network = Direct-to-video | company = Dave Hood Entertainment Power to Create, Inc. | first_aired = {{start date|1993}} | last_aired = {{end date|2003}} | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 23 | list_episodes = | producer = Dave Hood Brian Levine Ken Urman }}

'''''Real Wheels''''', also known as '''''There Goes A...''''', '''''Live Action Video for Kids''''', and '''''Dream Big''''', is a live-action series of children's educational videos for ages 3–8.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.davehoodentertainment.com/KIDSMAINPAGE.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080109202106/http://davehoodentertainment.com/KIDSMAINPAGE.htm |archive-date=2008-01-09 |title=Dave Hood Entertainment Real Wheels Movies for Kids}}</ref> The subject of each episode is a specific vehicle and the different jobs it does, along with real people who do jobs requiring the vehicle. Episodes are hosted by Dave Hood, usually with Becky Borg as a co-host. Dave Sidoni also hosted 3 episodes.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C-I_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=QFgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6546,2821746&dq=dave-hood&hl=en Video Taps a Child's Love of Machines]</ref>

''Real Wheels'' aired in broadcast syndication (alternating with KidVision series, '<nowiki/>''A Day With''') during the 1996–97 television season, under the umbrella title ''Dream Big'', distributed by Litton Syndications. The series was syndicated to public television stations by American Public Television from 2003 to 2010.

==Premise== At the beginning of each episode, Dave and (usually) Becky introduce themselves to the audience as their job titles. They say they are not real workers but have been given permission to pretend for a day, so that the hosts and the audience can learn about the episode's subject vehicles and jobs.

In a typical episode, Dave and Becky talk about how the vehicles work, their purposes, their history, and talk to people who work in their fields. Comedic segments are also shown in a typical episode, such as antics between Dave and Becky, Dave making a mistake and saying his catchphrase, "I shouldn't have done that!", and Dave and Becky getting into trouble.

At the end of each episode, Dave and Becky persuade the audience to visit their local library, or the place based on the subject vehicles' episode to learn more about them. Sometimes, Dave and Becky, or someone who works in the subject vehicles' fields discuss safety or words of advice with the audience.

==Locations== The majority of the episodes were filmed on location in Southern California at locations such as Union Station, Ontario International Airport, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Six Flags Magic Mountain, the Metro Headquarters Building, the Getty Museum and Camp Pendleton. They were occasionally filmed at places like the Kennedy Space Center, the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, and the USS ''Kitty Hawk''.

==List of episodes== {{Episode table |background=#DCBCFF |overall= |title= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = There Goes a Fire Truck | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993}} | ShortSummary = Firefighter Dave takes a visit to the Ontario, California Fire Department to see what it takes to be a real firefighter and how fire trucks work. It also features footage of the Ontario International Airport Fire Department in action. Viewers are also shown the inside of a fire truck and learn about all of the different equipment and gear the firefighters use. '''Note''': This is the series premiere. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = There Goes a Bulldozer | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|03|02}} | ShortSummary = Construction Foreman Dave visits demolition and construction sites to learn all about machines used in many types of construction. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = There Goes an Airplane | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|07|27}} | ShortSummary = Pilot Dave learns all about different types of airplanes and how they work. Some footage shows the US Navy aircraft in action. '''Note''': The episode has been called ''There Goes a Plane'' on ''Travel Adventures'' DVD case. This episode was even originally titled as ''There Goes a Jet Plane''. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = There Goes a Train | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|07|27}} | ShortSummary = Engineer Dave learns all about the different types of trains by visiting places such as Los Angeles Union Station and the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum. '''Note''': This episode was originally titled ''There Goes a Locomotive''. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = There Goes a Police Car | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|07|27}} | ShortSummary = Deputies Dave and Becky learn all about police work as well as the equipment and vehicles they use. Most of the footage shows the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department in action. Viewers are also shown different police equipment, gear and vehicles to see what they look like. '''Note''': This episode marks Becky Borg's first appearance in the series. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = There Goes a Truck | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|07|27}} | ShortSummary = Truck Drivers Dave and Becky learn about all different types of trucks and how they work. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = There Goes a Boat | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|01|18}} | ShortSummary = Captains Dave and Becky learn about different types of boats and ships and how they work. '''Note''': The episode was originally titled ''There Goes a Ship'' and ''There Goes a Big Ship'', but was soon re-titled as bigger ships were not only shown in the episode. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = There Goes a Spaceship | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|01|18}} | ShortSummary = Astronauts Dave and Becky visit the Kennedy Space Center to learn about outer space and different types of spacecraft. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = There Goes a Race Car | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|01|18}} | ShortSummary = Race Car Drivers Dave and Becky learn all about different types of race cars, including off-road racing, stock-car racing at a NASCAR race in Tucson Raceway, Top Fuel Dragsters, and visit Sears Point Raceway to visit the Skip Barber Racing School. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = Here Comes a Roller Coaster and Other Fun-Filled Rides | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|05|16}} | ShortSummary = Dave has a dream that he spends a day at Six Flags Magic Mountain and rides on all different types of roller coasters and other thrill rides, with help by his son, Taylor, who helps Dave find “the kid in him”.

'''Note''': This episode was not broadcast in syndication. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = There Goes a Monster Truck | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|05|16}} | ShortSummary = Monster Truck Drivers Dave and Becky learn all about monster trucks, and learn how to drive one. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = There Goes a Motorcycle | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|05|16}} | ShortSummary = Bikers Dave and Becky learn all about motorcycles and how they are used when driving for recreation and racing. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | Title = There Goes a Helicopter | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|05|16}} | ShortSummary = Helicopter Pilots Dave and Becky learn all about different types of helicopters and how they work. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | Title = There Goes Santa Claus | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|09|12}} | ShortSummary = Dave and Becky pretend to be Santa Claus and do the duties that he does. '''Note''': This episode is a flashback episode when Dave and Becky remember what they did in the past. It features flashbacks from ''There Goes a Police Car'', ''There Goes a Boat'', ''There Goes a Monster Truck'', and ''There Goes a Motorcycle''. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 15 | Title = There Goes a Mail Truck | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996}} | ShortSummary = Letter Carriers Dave and Becky learn about where the mail goes and how it is transported. '''Note''': The episode is originally titled as ''There Goes The Mail''. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 16 | Title = There Goes a Rescue Vehicle | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996}} | ShortSummary = Paramedics Dave and Becky learn about different types of rescue workers and the vehicles they use. Viewers are shown some of the equipment medical responders use. Dave and Becky also work with a rescue dog named Buddy. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 17 | Title = There Goes a Garbage Truck | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|01|27}} | ShortSummary = Garbage Collectors Dave and Becky learn about garbage trucks and how important it is to keep the Earth clean and not pollute, and about where the garbage goes and where it is stored. '''Note''': This episode marks Becky Borg's final appearance in the series. The episode also features a flashback from ''There Goes a Truck''. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 18 | Title = There Goes a Dump Truck | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|06|15}} | ShortSummary = Dump Truck Driver Dave learns all about dump trucks and other construction vehicles in road work, and what it takes being a construction foreman. '''Note''': Dave Sidoni hosts this episode. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 19 | Title = There Goes a Tractor | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|01|30}} | ShortSummary = Farmer Dave learns about tractors and equipment used in farm work. '''Note''': Dave Sidoni hosts this episode. The original title for this episode was ''There Goes a Farm Tractor''. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 20 | Title = There Goes a Farm Truck | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|01|30}} | ShortSummary = Following up with the previous episode, Dave learns all about farm trucks and how they work, and learns more about harvesting and the packaging of fruits and vegetables, with different kinds of harvesting equipment. '''Note''': Dave Sidoni hosts this episode. This episode also marks his final appearance. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 21 | Title = There Goes a Bus | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|05|30}} | ShortSummary = Bus Driver Dave learns about buses and attends bus driver school to know what it takes to become one. '''Note''': Dave Hood returns in this episode. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 22 | Title = There Goes a Tank | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|09|16}} | ShortSummary = Tank Driver Dave goes to Camp Pendleton and learns all about tanks and other military vehicles and how they work. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 23 | Title = There Goes a Rescue Hero | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|09|16}} | ShortSummary = Rescue Hero Dave learns about rescue workers and the vehicles and equipment they use in emergency situations. He also brings along his real pet dog named Charlie, where he attempts to train him how to rescue people in distress. '''Note''': This is the series finale. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} }}

== Spin-offs ==

===Rockin' Real Wheels=== A spin-off known as ''Rockin' Real Wheels'' was also released featuring songs about the specific types of vehicles featured in the main series. There are four episodes in this series.

{{Episode table |background=#DCBCFF |overall= |title= |airdate= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Train Songs | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|12}} | ShortSummary = Two kids named Michael and Jennifer visit the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum to learn all about trains. Along the way, they meet Tuffy the train in a musical train adventure. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Bulldozer Songs | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|12}} | ShortSummary = Two kids named Winnie and Alex meet Rocky the bulldozer as he takes them to learn all about bulldozers and other construction vehicles and how they work through song. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Fire Truck Songs | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|12}} | ShortSummary = During an open house at the fire department, two kids named Jessica and Jay meet Freddy the Friendly Fire Engine as they embark on a musical journey learning all about fire trucks. Along the way, the kids learn about the various types of tools and equipment the firefighters use as well as various fire safety guidelines. Various songs are used to entertain the kids. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Santa Songs | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|12}} | ShortSummary = One day, at the library, three kids named Leslie, Leon (then-future All That star Leon Frierson), and Julie open a magical Christmas book and an animated Santa Claus takes them on a musical holiday journey to the North Pole. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} }}

===That's How They Do It=== The first two episodes were originally released as part of the ''Thinking Kids'' series, and were re-released on DVD in 2002. {{Episode table |background=#DCBCFF |overall= |title= |airdate= |episodes={{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Making Candy | AltTitle = Chocolate | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|12}} | ShortSummary = Dave as Professor Hoody visits a chocolate factory to see how sugar and cocoa beans become candy bars and chocolate chips. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Making Money | AltTitle = Money | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|12}} | ShortSummary = Dave as Professor Hoody visits Washington, D.C. to learn how dollar bills are printed. He also travels to the Denver Mint to learn how coins are made. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Dolls | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004}} (syndication) | ShortSummary = Dave as Professor Hoody visits a doll museum to learn about dolls and how they are made. Hoody gets to create his own doll with a little help from friends. | LineColor = DCBCFF }} }}

== Other media ==

=== DVD releases === The Real Wheels series has also released a series of DVD, each usually containing three episodes as well as a blooper reel, interactive glossary, and other special features. The DVDs are usually titled as "Adventures", with three episodes sharing a theme among their featured vehicles. The "Rockin' Real Wheels" spin-off was also re-released on DVD, excluding Santa Songs. All of the episodes from the original series, excluding Here Comes a Roller Coaster and There Goes Santa Claus, were re-released on DVD. {| class="wikitable" !Title !Episodes featured |- |Truck Adventures |There Goes a Fire Truck, There Goes a Garbage Truck, There Goes a Truck |- |Mega Truck Adventures |There Goes a Bulldozer, There Goes a Monster Truck, There Goes a Tank |- |High Speed Adventures |There Goes a Race Car, There Goes a Motorcycle, There Goes a Spaceship |- |Travel Adventures |There Goes a Train, There Goes a Plane, There Goes a Bus |- |Land, Sea, and Air Adventures |There Goes a Boat, There Goes the Mail, There Goes a Helicopter |- |Tractor Adventures |There Goes a Tractor, There Goes a Dump Truck, There Goes a Farm Truck |- |Rescue Adventures |There Goes a Rescue Hero, There Goes a Police Car, There Goes a Rescue Vehicle |- |Rockin' Real Wheels |Train Songs, Bulldozer Songs, Fire Truck Songs |}

=== Live tour === From 2001-2004, there was a live tour entitled, "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.

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