Product Details

• Format: Color, HiFi Sound, Live, NTSC
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: March 2, 1994
• Run Time: 35 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630302646X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,942 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended!, December 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: There Goes a Bulldozer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

My 2-year-old son can't get enough of this video (as well as the others in this series)! Compared to most of the junk that's available on tv and video these days, I feel good knowing that my son is watching something so "harmless" - no, we're not talking rocket science educational value, but he HAS learned the names of the various construction vehicles and enjoys pointing them out when we see them in "real life." Yes, Construction Foreman Dave IS annoying, but what's most important to me is that there's no violence. Also...try to keep in mind that the videos are not made to entertain you as the parent! My son asks for this video again and again - while he doesn't ask to see Barney, Teletubbies, or any other series by name!

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Title is misnomer; Dave does DANGEROUS things., September 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: There Goes a Bulldozer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

We like this video, overall, but want others to know BEFORE THEY BUY:

1. the title would more appropriately be "There Go Big Machines on a Job Site". There are bulldozers, for sure, but there are MANY, MANY OTHER MACHINES found on a job site in this 30 min. video, too. On the positive side, the video does a super job of showing a variety of machines, the machines at work, and provides good narrative about the machines themselves. A+ on variety and accuracy.

2. DANGEROUS MESSAGES.
You will either like or dislike Dave; OSHA would ban him from ever working around machinery or children (if the could do the latter). IN THIS VIDEO, DAVE:

-- sees a roller coming, STAYS IN ITS PATH, and GETS RUN OVER AND SMASHED into the dirt, then rises amazingly unhurt. Extremely dangerous and scary message to send to a child of any age, but particularly the ages 3-8 that is the video's stated target audience.

-- STEPS ON A RAKE (on the ground with PRONGS UP!) and hits himself in the head with the handle. He falls back and IS KNOCKED OUT.

-- a dream sequence then begins in which Dave enters a port-a-potty that is then picked up and taken away (swinging in the air). Our 2-year old daughter didn't comment, but Dave's face is scared and other children might find this upsetting. Have to wonder why they put it in at all; for the adults watching? It's not as if CHILDREN ages 3-8 will even know what a port-a-potty is and understand the sequence.

All that aside, and yes that's a lot to overlook, the video is smartly filmed and informative. Just so you know before you buy!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BIG favorite, April 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: There Goes a Bulldozer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

We got this video for my grandson who is just 2. He showed a great interest in these large working trucks, and this video was a good choice! He loves to watch it and it has taken over ( from Elmo) as his favorite. Dave is a bit goofy, but I have enjoyed watching with him, and we get a laugh at some of the antics. There is a good variety of trucks and construction vehicles shown in this video and it keeps his attention very well. We will probably get some of the others as well, as this typical little boy also loves trains, fire trucks and airplanes!!