Customer Reviews

There Goes a Tractor [VHS]

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Our son received this as a gift when he was 18 months old. He is now 23 months old and it has been his favorite video for about 4 months. Once we put it in he is glued to the television. This was our first video in this series, so we actually like the new Dave better than the old one. We have since gotten There Goes a Train and There Goes a Firetruck, but our son loses interest in them about halfway through. While they are excellent videos also, I think the content on the firetruck one is a bit too involved for our son right now, and the train one focuses too long on the inside of the train. Our son loves watching big vehicles move, and There Goes a Tractor has plenty of that.

This installment of the popular There Goes A .... series is not as good as others. As a matter of fact, I'd say it is one of the worst, though kids will still enjoy it. The host is Dave Sidoni rather than Dave Hood, and the emphasis is on goofiness rather than on charm or information. While we do see lots of tractors and many attachments are shown (plow, fertilizer, spreader, etc.), including the inside of the cab, these devices are not explained terribly well or examined closely. Similarly, Dave visits a seed store, maintenance garage, milking facility, and ice cream and cheese manufacturers, but nothing is really explained in any depth, as other tapes in the series do. Still, if your child loves tractors, they will not be put off by goofy Dave or a lack of information. They will enjoy this tour of a big farm (not a friendly mom-and-pop farm with animals running around, unfortunately). Dave also rides in a helicopter to fertilize a field.

My advice: if your child is primarily interested in tractors, get this video; if you are just starting on this fun series and don't really care where you start, then try There Goes a Firetruck or There Goes a Bulldozer first -- they are funnier and more interesting.

My son loves the "There goes a" video series, especially the humor of Dave and sometimes Becky. He was really excited to watch this new video until he realized Dave, the old Dave, had been replaced. What a disappointment. I guess it's the older videos for us.

This video, part of a popular series, was rather disappointing in comparison with the others. It would have been titled more correctly if it had said "Learn About Farming." My son 4-year-old, who loves tractors, lost interest in this video after only 10 minutes and when he was asked why he didn't want to watch he said "it doesn't have many tractors". The host is also somewhat annoying in his presentation, even for a 4-year-old.

This by far, has been the only video/show my child is interested in. With an innate passion for tractors, my son loves this video which shows implements, dairies, as well as many different tractors. Dave Sidoni is extremely annoying, especially after the 100th time but my son loves him.

My almost 3 year old son likes There Goes a Tractor a lot. We've seen almost all the There Goes a .. series videos, and this one is one of his favorites. Also, he likes this same Dave in There Goes a Dumptruck. I didn't like this Dave's style as much as Dave Hood, who stars in the others, but my son seems to like both of them just fine.

My son is two and he loves this video. We had trouble getting him to sit and watch anything on tv. He would only sit for the first five minutes of blue's clues and sit for nothing else. I got him a few tractor videos and now he wants to watch them all the time. It really helps because I also have a 6 month old. I could never get anything done until I purchased this video.

We have ALL of the "There Goes" series, and my kids (ages 2 and 4) were thrilled to have a new one to watch. They did want to know where the "real Dave" was, but still enjoy watching all the farm machinery in action. I do miss the emphasis on safety that the "real Dave" usually has...tractors (and especially the tools they pull) are very dangerous. As are the fertilizers and pesticides shown sprayed from the helicopter. This tape makes no mention of the hazards on the farm, and I wish it did. Still, it's entertaining and educational, and does get across some of the work involved in producing food. I wouldn't make this the first "There goes a..." tape I bought for my kids, but it's a good addition to a collection if your kids are fascinated by anything containing a combustion engine.

While it is a little hokey, anything that can keep 2 year old twin boys' rapt attention for 1/2 hour is a great thing! When we first got the video, we watched it 3 and 4 times a day. They kept asking for "tractor"! They love it because, not only does it feature tractors, it has cows and helicopters. A must have for toddler boys!

While it is a little hokey, anything that can keep 2 year old twin boys' rapt attention for 1/2 hour is a great thing! When we first got the video, we watched it 3 and 4 times a day. They kept asking for "tractor"! They love it because, not only does it feature tractors, it has cows and helicopters. A must have for toddler boys!