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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 that features a specified vehicle and the different jobs it has along with real people who work the job which requires the vehicle. Each episode focuses on a different vehicle, though one episode is reserved for Santa Claus and another for roller coasters. Episodes 1-4, 10, and 21-24 are hosted by Dave Hood, episodes 5-9 and 11-17 are also hosted by Dave Hood, with Becky Borg as co-host, and episodes 18-20 are hosted by David Sidoni.

Real Wheels aired in broadcast syndication (alternating with KidVision series 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 2008.

At the beginning of each episode, Dave (and Becky) introduce(s) himself/themselves to the audience as (insert job title) Dave (and (insert job title) Becky)) and say(s) he/they is/are not (a) real (insert job title); he/they is/are "pretending for the day" so he/they and the audience can learn about the subject vehicles of the episode.

In a typical episode, the host(s) talk(s) about how the vehicles work, their purposes, their history, and talk to people who work in their fields. Other parts are comedic, such as antics between Dave and Becky and Dave getting into trouble, saying, "I shouldn't have done that!".

At the end of each episode, the host(s) persuade(s) 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(es) safety with the audience.

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.

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 five episodes in this series.

The first two episodes were originally released as part of the Thinking Kids series, and were re-released on DVD in 2002.

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The "Real Wheels" series has also released a series of DVD, each usually containing two 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. A spin-off called "Rockin' Real Wheels" was also released featuring songs about a specific type of vehicle. All episodes except for Here Comes a Roller Coaster, There Goes Santa Claus, Santa Songs and Roller Coaster Songs (that was unknown) were featured on DVD.

1. Truck Adventures

There Goes a Fire Truck, There Goes a Garbage Truck, and There Goes a Truck.

2. Mega Truck Adventures

There Goes a Bulldozer, There Goes a Monster Truck, and There Goes a Tank.

3. High Speed Adventures

There Goes a Race Car, There Goes a Motorcycle, and There Goes a Spaceship.

4. Travel Adventures

There Goes a Train, There Goes a Plane, and There Goes a Bus.

5. Land, Sea, and Air Adventures

There Goes a Boat, There Goes the Mail, and There Goes a Helicopter.

6. Tractor Adventures

There Goes a Tractor, There Goes a Dump Truck, and There Goes a Farm Truck.

7. Rescue Adventures

There Goes a Rescue Hero, There Goes a Police Car, and There Goes a Rescue Vehicle.

8. Rockin' Real Wheels

Train Songs, Bulldozer Songs, and Fire Truck Songs.

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.