Dave Hood (born November 1, 1950) is an American actor, filmmaker and former radio personality, best known for his award winning entertaining and educational children's productions. He has been host of many travel oriented programs including PM Magazine and Tourific Destinations on the Discovery Channel. Hood is most recognized as the co-creator, writer and star of Warner Bros.' - Real Wheels video series, a set of 23 children's videos which aimed to be both informative and entertaining.[1] The series won a number of awards including the Parents' Choice Award.
Hood started his career as a radio personality at the age of 18 in Yakima, Washington.[2] He worked his way to becoming the number one afternoon drive personality at KGW in Portland Oregon to the big time at KRTH in Los Angeles. He moved into television at the age of 30, starring on the syndicated show PM Magazine during the 1980s before traveling the world for Tourific Destinations on the Discovery Channel in the early 1990s. In 1993, he was best known for starting the live action children's video series Real Wheels, also called There Goes a..., with co-creator Ken Urman of Power to Create, featuring the There Goes a... theme. In every video, he was also the producer, writer, actor, and, director, and in some of the videos, he's accompanied by his sidekick, Becky. The series had sales near 8 million and won many coveted awards including the Dove Foundation Award, The National Parenting Association Award, the Parents' Choice Award, and Kid's First Endorsement Award. The series was syndicated for television under the name Dream Big on more than 100 stations nationally in the late 1990s. In 1996, he started the live action children's video series, The Adventures of Dave and Becky, where he and Becky go on adventures around the world. During the early 2000s, the show was re-packaged and aired on PBS nationwide. Due to the high popularity of the Real Wheels franchise, it also had a live tour that starred Dave. The show consisted of magic tricks and audience participation stunts. Prior to the show, there were real life vehicles that the audience would touch and look at. The tour lasted from 2001-2004 and was produced by Dave Hood Entertainment.
Hood continues to produce children's productions and other family entertainment. His latest productions include: Crazy Adventures with Harry and Susy - Spanish is FUN! with Susy Dorn for 2-8 year olds and The Family Ghost Hunters.
Hood is most notable for his creation of Real Wheels.[3]
The Real Wheels series is a collection of children's videos (also known as There Goes a..., previously as Live Action Videos for Kids). Three episodes, There Goes a Garbage Truck, There Goes the Mail and There Goes a Rescue Vehicle, were released as a part of the short-lived Dream Big series. Each episode focuses on different transportation vehicles; however, one episode is reserved for Santa Claus, and another for roller coasters. Each is live-action, starring Hood, and is sometimes accompanied by a sidekick, Becky Borg. He is absent from There Goes a Tractor, Farm Truck, and Dump Truck and is replaced by David Sidoni, but comes back in 3 more episodes which are on Tanks, Rescue Heroes, and Buses.
Filmography
Production work
There Goes a... (1993–2003) - Writer (4 episodes), producer (4 episodes), director (3 episodes)
The Adventures of Dave & Becky: In Search of the Haunted Goldmine (1996) - Writer
The Adventures of Dave & Becky: In Search Pirate Treasure (1997) - Writer
Acting
Real Wheels/There Goes a... (1993–2003) - Firefighter Dave, Pilot Dave, Construction Foreman Dave, Engineer Dave, Deputy Dave, Truck Driver Dave, various
The Adventures of Dave & Becky: In Search of the Haunted Goldmine (1996) - Dave
The Adventures of Dave & Becky: In Search Pirate Treasure (1997) - Dave
Video of Dave Hood in "There Goes A Train" on YouTube
Some of the 25 videos produced by Dave Hood
March 12, 2023
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including the Parents Choice Award Dave HoodDave Hood on Location in Big Island HawaiiBornDavid Hood 1950 11 01 November 1 1950 age 72 Stevenson WashingtonOccupationsActorfilmmakerradio personalityYears active1968 presentWebsiteDaveHoodEntertainment Contents 1 Career 2 Real Wheels 3 Filmography 3 1 Production work 3 2 Acting 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditHood started his career as a radio personality at the age of 18 in Yakima Washington 2 He worked his way to becoming the number one afternoon drive personality at KGW in Portland Oregon to the big time at KRTH in Los Angeles He moved into television at the age of 30 starring on the syndicated show PM Magazine during the 1980s before traveling the world for Tourific Destinations on the Discovery Channel in the early 1990s In 1993 he was best known for starting the live action children s video series Real Wheels also called There Goes a with co creator Ken Urman of Power to Create featuring the There Goes a theme In every video he was also the producer writer actor and director and in some of the videos he s accompanied by his sidekick Becky The series had sales near 8 million and won many coveted awards including the Dove Foundation Award The National Parenting Association Award the Parents Choice Award and Kid s First Endorsement Award The series was syndicated for television under the name Dream Big on more than 100 stations nationally in the late 1990s In 1996 he started the live action children s video series The Adventures of Dave and Becky where he and Becky go on adventures around the world During the early 2000s the show was re packaged and aired on PBS nationwide Due to the high popularity of the Real Wheels franchise it also had a live tour that starred Dave The show consisted of magic tricks and audience participation stunts Prior to the show there were real life vehicles that the audience would touch and look at The tour lasted from 2001 2004 and was produced by Dave Hood Entertainment Hood continues to produce children s productions and other family entertainment His latest productions include Crazy Adventures with Harry and Susy Spanish is FUN with Susy Dorn for 2 8 year olds and The Family Ghost Hunters Real Wheels EditMain article There Goes a Hood is most notable for his creation of Real Wheels 3 The Real Wheels series is a collection of children s videos also known as There Goes a previously as Live Action Videos for Kids Three episodes There Goes a Garbage Truck There Goes the Mail and There Goes a Rescue Vehicle were released as a part of the short lived Dream Big series Each episode focuses on different transportation vehicles however one episode is reserved for Santa Claus and another for roller coasters Each is live action starring Hood and is sometimes accompanied by a sidekick Becky Borg He is absent from There Goes a Tractor Farm Truck and Dump Truck and is replaced by David Sidoni but comes back in 3 more episodes which are on Tanks Rescue Heroes and Buses Filmography EditProduction work Edit There Goes a 1993 2003 Writer 4 episodes producer 4 episodes director 3 episodes The Adventures of Dave amp Becky In Search of the Haunted Goldmine 1996 Writer The Adventures of Dave amp Becky In Search Pirate Treasure 1997 WriterActing Edit Real Wheels There Goes a 1993 2003 Firefighter Dave Pilot Dave Construction Foreman Dave Engineer Dave Deputy Dave Truck Driver Dave various The Adventures of Dave amp Becky In Search of the Haunted Goldmine 1996 Dave The Adventures of Dave amp Becky In Search Pirate Treasure 1997 DaveReferences Edit Video Taps a Child s Love of Machines http davehoodentertainment com Main 20Pages SDFAMILYMAGPAGE htm Dave Hood Entertainment Real Wheels Movies for Kids Archived from the original on 2008 01 09 External links EditDave Hood at IMDb DaveHoodEntertainment com DaveMovies com Video of Dave Hood in There Goes A Train on YouTube Some of the 25 videos produced by Dave Hood The Real Wheels Website Retrieved from https en 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