Customer Reviews

Real Wheels - Truck Adventures (There Goes a Truck/Fire Truck/Garbage Truck)

5 star:		(43)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

My 2 year old son loves this DVD! And my husband and I enjoy it as well. This DVD includes 3 videos: There Goes A Fire Truck, There Goes a Garbage Truck, and There goes a Truck, plus a bunch of special features. This is a great deal! Most children's DVD's are just copies of their VHS cousins, with no bonus material, lasting only 30 minutes, and expensive This one is over 90 minutes, and priced the same as other DVD's.

We don't own a TV, so we curl up in front of the computer and watch. We love truck driver Dave, and his side-kick truck driver Becky for their enthusiasm, sense of humor, and their ability to teach in a very entertaining way. I do hope they come out with more DVD versions of "There Goes..." series. We would buy them all. Our son has learned so much, and animately describes the scenes to me as each new scenario comes up. I think girls would enjoy this, too. Becky is right in there with Dave and all their misadventures.

Highly recommended. You and your kids will be very happy you purchased this great DVD

I'm sure most people looking at this DVD are already familiar with the There Goes... series. They all feature Dave and sometimes Becky looking into some kind of vehicle or piece of equipment. Designed for children, they are very watchable by adults and are fairly educational, if for nothing else than the vocabulary.
What I like best about the DVD is that it contains 3 programs. It could fit 4 but hey it's better than wasting a whole DVD on less than 30 minutes like many other children's titles. With the individual videos selling for as much as [$], getting three on a DVD for [$$](...) is a good deal. Now that I've eliminated VHS in my house, it is nice to see multi-program DVDs like this one and I hope to see more in the future...
I have just a few comments about this DVD in regards to the content. I really didn't find any of the scenes too "scary" or irresponsible as few others have described. There is some comedy about Dave falling in the garbage, but there are also several examples of safety commentary in the program as there are in all the Real Wheels tapes.

My son loves "real life" trucks and big machines, so I thought these would be fun for him to watch. They are not, in fact they don't even hold his attention. Dave talks way too much and is way too goofy even for little kids. Just show the trucks in action and forget all the up close stuff on Dave. I have since bought the I Love CAT Machines series and they are fantastic.

I do not show this to my grandson any more. it is more about a man who appears to be stupid, who does crazy things to try to b e funny. This is not the image of a construction worker that I want him to see. The trucks are good, though, if you can get past, "I shouldn't have done that!"

I have a son who has learned so much from the There goes a... series. I was very pleased to find out the series is now being released on DVD. I already own many in the series on video. Now that I have a DVD player I am looking forward to purchasing the rest of the series I do not have on DVD. My son is absolutely enamored with Dave and likes to pretend he is Dave when he plays with his cars and trucks. It is also the most popular birthday party gift I buy for my sons friends. It makes an ideal gift. Thanks to the people at Theres goes a ... series for creating what I feel are the best childrens videos on the market. We look forward too more new title's in the future.

This DVD is very educational and captivates my 3 year old son. In fact he has been watching it since 2, and does not get tired of it. However the best part of all is we use this DVD when he goes on his nebulizer for nightly asthma treatments before bed.

To sustain its shelf life in your CURRENT DVD collection I would recommend you vary its programming options for your child. You may select an ALL PLAY which runs straight through all the vehicles listed. Or you may do an individual play for a vehicle of your choice. What is even better is the footage between the full-length film and the indvidual vehicles is slightly different. Its almost like having 4 videos in one. Give it a try! You'll be hooked like me

I purchased this DVD on the recomendation of a friend who has a soon to be 2 year old herself who started watching these around 20 mths old. Her little boy as well as mine can't get enough. The thing I like most about this, as a parent, is it isn't just trucks driving everywhere, they are educational as well. It explains how the garbage truck works etc. The people in this DVD are funny and great for kids. It's just so much fun to watch my little one point and say "Car, Car, Car" all the time. A good friend of mine who doesn't have the video said "well, at least what yours is watching is educational mine just wants to watch Shrek." I would tend to agree. This is a great buy and VERY entertaining for everyone. The best part is you don't have to hear the screaming while you rewind the tape on DVD it's just a click away!

Too much commentary, very little coverage of trucks in action. Did not keep the interest of my preschooler.

Our 2 y/o isn't big on movies/tv but when I have something that needs to get done, I can count on this dvd to entertain him. He loves Dave and Becky (however dorky they are!) and all their antics and the special features are a big hit with him, too. He likes the firetruck song/sing-a-long video feature. I highly recommend this video. His favorite is the garbage truck program. He hasn't watched the other ones in their entirety.

We started with "There Goes a Dump Truck" which actually features a different "Dave." This first Dave was in the Dumptruck, Tractor and Farm Truck versions - maybe a few others - and is pretty unbearable for parents as far as how silly he is. The newer Dave (Dave Hood) is in all the rest (along with his sidekick, Becky, in some) and is much less goofy than the other Dave. I don't think the kids really care though...the sillier the better and my son loves them both.
Anyway, I started with the dumptruck one when my son was almost 2 and he was immediately glued to the TV. I don't let him watch cartoons and try to limit overall TV to things that are at least somewhat informative/educational. As a result, he was never one to sit and watch much TV (made it hard for me to get things done!). But, with this series, he enjoyed watching the real live machines and vehicles (and some of the more goofy moments) so much. It really was a lifesaver at times. Needless to say it didn't take long for me to collect the entire series. I have watched them along with him and learned quite a bit about different occupations. My in-laws were farmers and really enjoyed watching the "Tractor" and "Farm Truck" versions with him.
His favorites include "There goes a Firetruck," "There goes a Monster Truck" and "There goes a Spaceship." But, he literally rotates through all of them and has over the past year plus!
I can't say enough good things about the video series as far as my son's enjoyment goes. Just don't look for any oscars for the acting and editing. It's pretty choppy, even for an amateur eye.
I would highly recommend any in this series if your child likes any type of machine or vehicle.