01x22 - The Art of Being Chuck/Senses of Direction

[bunniefuu]

♪ Let's go, me and you ♪

♪ Over, around, and through ♪

♪ Trucks go, see, and do ♪

♪ So let's go, me and you ♪

♪ Hey, my name is chuck ♪

♪ I've got the world
at my wheels ♪

♪ I've got a full tank
for adventure ♪

♪ And a hard time
standing still ♪

♪ So let's go, me and you ♪

♪ Over, around, and through ♪

♪ Trucks go, see, and do ♪

♪ So let's go, me and you ♪

Whoa! Whoa-oa!

[ tires screech ]

[ Whirring ]

Whew!

Dahlia: hi, chuck.

That's a nice statue.

Or is it a sculpture?

Huh?

It's just a stack of tires,
dahlia.

That's the way
you're looking at it.

But the way I see it,
it's art.

Chuck: hmm.

What is art, anyway?

That's hard to explain,
chuck.

But art is about
creating something

About yourself
or the way you feel

That can also make
the person looking at it

Think about
or feel something.

Hi, dahlia.

So, chuck...

An artist uses objects, colors,
words, and other things

In any bunch
of different ways.

Almost anything
can be art.

You just have to take the time
to look at it

And think about it
in a different way

Than you might normally.

That's right.

So, dahlia, are you
on your way somewhere

For a big gardening
project?

Yes, but I thought
I'd stop here

And drop something off
for you.

Chuck, could you take out
what's in my bed, please?

I love it!
It'll look great in here!

Thanks, dahlia.

My pleasure.

Bye, chuck.

so long!

Bye, haulie.

Mom, it was nice of dahlia
to give you this,

But it's just a truck
in a field.

It's a painting
of a truck in a field.

Remember,
art says something...

By whoever made it
or to whoever's looking at it.

I think the colors
are very relaxing.

What does the painting
say to you or make you feel?

Kind of like
I want to be outside?

I wonder what else is in that
field with that truck.

Good. And it doesn't
have to be a painting.

You can make a sculpture
or a song or even a collage.

Collage?

That's when you paste
or group together

A bunch of things you like

Or that you feel say something
about what you want to say.

But like we said, you can
make just about anything

Into art.

Ma, have I been making art
all along without trying

And I didn't even know it?

[ chuckles ]

If whoever's looking
at what you've made

Looks at it
like a piece of art,

Then maybe, sweetie.

Art!

[ Crashing ]

[ Tires screech ]

Art!

Wow!

Hey, ma,
if I make some art,

Will you put it in the repair
center with dahlia's painting?

You know I would,
honey bumper.

Gee! If I've been making art
all along without knowing it,

Imagine what I can do
when I try.

[ Tires screech ]

[ Drill whirring ]

Guys, guys, guys!

Chuck,
where have you been?

Building a warehouse
for all the stuff we make

Was your idea, remember?

I'm sorry, guys,
but the warehouse can wait.

We've got art to make!

Art?

Yeah.

My mom and dahlia
told me all about it.

We just decide
what we want to paint

Or build of put together --

Stuff that says something
about us or how we feel.

And, ta-da! It's art!

♪ Imagine your world ♪

♪ It's the place to start ♪

♪ And before you know it ♪

♪ You'll be creating art ♪

♪ Paint it, glue it ♪

♪ Shape it, too ♪

♪ Carve it, cut it ♪

♪ It's easy to do ♪

♪ You can use any color ♪

♪ The sky's the limit ♪

♪ The only thing that matters
is you put your heart in it ♪

♪ Imagine your world ♪

Handy: hmm.

I don't know what to paint.

Maybe the plywood's too big.

[ Whirring ]

[ Buzzing ]

Okay.

Hmm.

Huh.
That doesn't look right.

That doesn't look right, either.

[ Gloop! ]

Rowdy: aa-aa-aa-aah! Ooh!

Aw!

Chuck: hmm.

No.

[ Sighs ]

This art stuff is hard!

How are you doing, handy?

Not so good, chuck.

I don't know
what I want to paint.

But it doesn't matter
because I can't even get

The thing I want to paint on
to look right.

You'll figure it out,
buddy.

[ Tires screech ]

Working on a collage,
boomer?

I'm trying to.

These are the things
I want to use,

But they don't look right
together.

It's almost like
something's missing.

Can I help you find it?

I don't even know
what it is.

[ Tires screech ]

Hey, rowdy,
what are you painting?

A picture of me.

Really?

I know! It doesn't look
anything like me!

I keep slipping and sliding

Whenever I try to put paint
on the metal.

[ Sighs ] I think we're all
having a hard time, pal.

Hang in there.

You know I will, chuck!

Bumpers up!

Oops.

[ Both laugh ]

[ Tires screech ]

How am I ever going to make
a sculpture of a racing truck

Out of this stuff?

[ Sighs ]

[ Tires screech ]

[ Clanging ]

Okay.
Now we're getting somewhere.

[ Drill whirring,
metal clanking ]

Ugh!

It's impossible!

I just can't make art
no matter how hard I try.

[ Clong! ]

[ Gasps ]

Look out, guys!

The whole warehouse frame
is coming down!

[ All screaming ]

Boomer: ohh!
That was close.

At least none of our
art projects got ruined.

Ha! They were already
pretty much ruined.

I mean, I wasn't having
any luck making art.

Were any
of you guys?

No.

I guess not.

Not me.

Wow! You guys have really made
some amazing art.

These are fantastic!

Mom, what are you
talking about?

We totally blew it!

I think
you might be surprised.

Come up here
and take a look.

Look!

Chuck: all I see
are four big messes.

Okay.

But stop trying to see
what you wanted to make.

First, see how the metal beams
make frames for your things

Like paintings?

Okay,
but what's in those frames

Isn't at all what we tried
to make when we started.

Maybe they're even better

Because they say something
about each of you.

What do you mean?

Handy, what do you love
doing more than anything?

Working with your tools,
right?

Yeah!

Well, that interesting shape
you used your tools to carve

Tells me how much you like
your work.

And with the angles
and curves,

It looks like a star, the sun,
and the moon combined.

And that makes me think

About how you're always ready
to work, day or night.

Wow!

I wasn't trying
to carve anything!

Just make something
to paint on.

Boomer, what were you
trying to make?

A collage.

But it's no good, 'cause
it isn't about anything.

Well, why did you choose
these things to put together?

Because they're all things
I like a lot.

Then that's what
your collage is about!

It tells us
what you like.

Did you hear that?
I made a collage about me!

What about me?

That's easy, rowdy.

You painted a picture
about yourself, didn't you?

How did you know? It doesn't
look anything like me.

If there's one thing
you love,

It's getting all dirty
and messy.

And while that painting
may not look like you,

It's certainly
got a lot of you in it.

Yeah! A-and I've got
a lot of it on me, too!

Ha-ha ha-ha ha-ha!

Chuck: what about me, mom?

I wanted to make a sculpture
of a racing truck.

You did more than that,
honey bumper.

I did?

Those pipes and girders
look like a racetrack to me.

And the barrels
are the finish line.

And you could imagine
that tire being a racing truck

Speeding around the track.

Wow! I guess
we were trying too hard!

We made some neat art

That said what we wanted
and even more.

But, mom,
we didn't make anything

You could put
in the repair center.

I don't know about that.

I brought a camera
out here with me,

And I thought I might hang
photos of your art.

Really?!

But only if the artists
will pose with their work.

[ Horn honks, tires screech ]

powerin' pickups!

Boy, will we!

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

[ Camera shutter clicks ]

♪ Give me a mountain to climb ♪

♪ And watch me do it ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Any day, any time ♪

♪ You know I'm up to it ♪

♪ I got what it takes
to come through ♪

♪ 'Cause there's nothing
I can't do ♪

♪ Gonna make all my dreams
come true ♪

♪ 'Cause there's nothing
I can't do ♪

♪ Let's go, me and you ♪

♪ Over, around, and through ♪

♪ Trucks go, see, and do ♪

♪ So let's go, me and you ♪

♪ Hey, my name is chuck ♪

♪ I've got the world
at my wheels ♪

♪ I've got a full tank
for adventure ♪

♪ And a hard time
standing still ♪

♪ So let's go, me and you ♪

♪ Over, around, and through ♪

♪ Trucks go, see, and do ♪

♪ So let's go, me and you ♪

Sam: hey, there --
can you tell me

How to get
to treadwell's truck stop?

Huh?
But this is treadwell's.

Didn't you see the sign?

Actually, I didn't.

My name's sam steering,

And I'm what they call
visually impaired.

Visually impaired?

Yeah, some people
call it being blind,

But however you say it,

In my case,
it means that I can't see.

How do you get around?

Oh, I've got good old sidecar
here to help me find my way.

If I'm gonna drive
into something,

Sidecar lets me know.

[ Gasps ]

[ horn honks ]

[ Horn honks ]

That's cool.
Good job, sidecar.

[ Horn honks ]

My name's chuck.
My dad runs the place.

Here he comes right now.

Hi, there.

Oh, tell him to watch out!
He could slip!

Dad! Watch out!

Huh?

[ brakes squeal ]

Good thing you saw
that oil slick, chuck.

I could have hurt myself.

Don't thank me, dad.

This is sam steering.
He saw the --

Wait a second.
How did you know that?

[ Chuckles ]
well, I could smell the oil.

[ Sniffs ]

Wow! I didn't even
notice the smell!

I've gotten really good
at using the senses I do have.

Senses?

Our senses are how we understand
what's around us, chuck --

By seeing, hearing, smelling,
touching, and even tasting.

So, instead of seeing,

You can hear or smell or touch
to do things?

Can you do everything that
other trucks and cars can do?

Almost. It's a little more
challenging for me sometimes.

But I've got sidecar here
to help.

And I like challenges.

In fact,
old sidecar and I trekked

Across the radiator desert
last year.

Whoa!

[ Wind howling ]

[ Grunting ]

With all this sand
blowing around the desert,

I can't even see
a few feet in front of me!

I hope I'm going the right way
to get across it.

[ Grunting ]

There's a sign!

[ Hinges creak ]

What?

Huh?

Hey!

That doesn't help very much.

I don't know if I could do
what you do, sam.

If you can cross the desert
without seeing,

You can do
just about anything.

I never think of being
visually impaired as a problem.

If I put my mind to it,
I can do anything,

And so can you, chuck.

[ Horn honks ]

Yes, and you, too, sidecar.

[ Laughter ]

It looks like a real town.

This is going to be the greatest
model racetrack ever!

[ Whirring ]

The car will go through
this tunnel,

And -- vroom! --
Over that bridge!

We even have a little garage
for the car to stop in

When he needs an oil change.

I can't wait till soku gets here
so we can lay out the tracks

And watch the model car
run through it.

[ Horn honks
to tune of "la cucaracha" ]

Hey, guys! I brought
the rest of our stuff.

And I even found some new things
to add to our track.

[ Whirring ]

Huh?
I thought I put them here.

Maybe here?

Uh-oh!

I think i...lost them!

Well,
what's missing, soku?

I had some
broken shock absorbers

That looked
just like trees...

And the box of tracks
for the road...

And an excellent model car

That even made
a cool beeping sound.

We should do
what my mom always says --

Go back and retrace
your tire tracks.

Where were you today?

The first place I went this
morning was the parts yard.

Then that's where we start.

Soku: found the broken shock
absorbers in that garbage bin.

And then I drove
over here.

I stopped to look for some
cool stuff in a pile of parts.

Handy:
there's no pile here, soku.

Not anymore.

See, I put down
the broken shock absorbers

And dug through the pile.

I guess I forgot to clean up
when I was done.

That means that
the broken shock absorbers

Are somewhere
beneath this mess.

Let's look.

[ Whoosh! ]

We just can't see
the shock absorbers

Through all this clutter.

Can't see them. Hmm.

But maybe we don't need
to see them to find them.

[ Horn honks ]

powerin' pickups!

I've got an idea!

My friend sam steering
is visually impaired.

He can't see.

But he still does lots of things

By using other senses,
like smelling.

Huh?

How are we going to smell
shock absorbers?

Chuck:
soku said that he found the
shock absorbers in the trash.

[ Sniffs ]

Trash usually has
a pretty strong smell.

Yeah, those broken shocks
did smell pretty awful.

Hey!
Maybe that can help us!

[ Sniffs ]

[ Sniffs ]

[ Sniffs ]
I smell something sweet.

[ Sniffing ] ahh!

[ Sniffing ]
hang on a second, fellas.

[ Sniffing ]

[ Brakes squeal ]

I think I've got something!

Hmm. Oh, rotten, stinky.

Yep, yep!
I think this is it.

Yes! We found
our model trees!

And we did it
without using our eyes.

Soku,
where did you go next?

Hmm.

Okay, from here, I stopped
by your mom's repair shop.

I had the tracks with me
when I ran into your mom.

I remember 'cause she asked me
to help her move some cushions

From that storage shed
over there.

I bet you left the tracks
inside the shed.

I bet you're right!

Uh-oh. The lights are out.

I can't see anything.

Soku: let's see.

Is this it?

No.

This?
Nope.

How about this?

no.

[ Sighs ]
this isn't working, soku.

Maybe we can use another sense
to help us find them.

They do have a shape
that we would recognize

If we touched them.

That's a great idea!
Let's use our sense of touch!

Come on!

[ Rattling ]

soku:
I feel something round.

But the tracks aren't,
so that's not it.

Chuck: I'm touching something
that's pretty bumpy,

But I know that the tracks
are smooth.

Soku: guys, I feel something
kind of long and flat!

And there's a lot of them
all together.

Chuck: that could be them!

The racetracks
are long and flat.

[ Tires screech ]

Yes!
We found them!

Now there's only
one more thing missing --

The model car!

I think I know
where I left it --

The diner!

I was showing it
to gunter.

He liked the beeping sound

That the horn makes
every few seconds.

Anybody see it?!

[ Horns honking ]

Nope.
Not me!

Well, we know we don't have to
see things to find them.

This time,
we can use our hearing.

If we listen for the sound
of the beeping car,

We should be able to find it.

[ Engines revving ]

I hear engine sounds.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

and talking.

[ Brakes squeaking ]

and squeaky brakes.

Porter: what are you kids
looking for?

Dad, we're looking
for our model car.

It makes a beeping sound
every few seconds,

But it's too loud
to hear it in here.

Folks, may I have
your attention, please?

I wonder if you could give us
all a few moments of silence.

These kids are listening
for a toy car,

And they could use
our help.

Thanks, dad.

[ Horn honks ]

Did you hear that?

It came from
thataway!

Sounds like
it's coming from...

[ Horn honking ]

[ Sighs ]
it was just semi steve.

I should have known.

The model car's horn sound
was different.

Not like tooting.

More high-pitched,
sort of like --

[ High-pitched horn honks ]

Yeah! Like that!

[ High-pitched horn honks ]

It's coming
from inside mom's repair shop!

[ Tires screech ]

Uh...

[ high-pitched horn honks ]

...what can I do
for you boys?

Huh? Oh! Sorry, mom.
We're just listening for a --

[ High-pitched horn honks ]

[ Tires screech ]

[ High-pitched horn honks ]

[ High-pitched horn honks ]

[ High-pitched horn honks ]

We got it!

I was wondering
what was making that sound!

Chuck: sorry, mom.

We've been looking for that car
all day long,

And we finally found it.

Bumpers up, everybody!

All:
friends for the long haul!

Okay, guys, let's put together
our racetrack!

[ Tires screech ]

Cool!
That rocks!

Whoo-hoo!
Yeah!

[ High-pitched horn honks ]

[ High-pitched horn honks ]

[ High-pitched horn honks ]

Hi, chuck.
What are you up to?

Oh, hi, sam.

We built a model racetrack
with tracks that --

That wind all around
the dirt track.

I can hear the beeping model car
going back and forth.

Yeah! We couldn't find some
of the racetrack parts at first,

But we used our other senses
to find them, just like you.

You kids
did a great job.

I especially like the red color
of the model car.

Yeah!

Wait.

What sense did you use
to figure out the color?

My sense of hearing.
[ Laughs ]

Your mom told me
it was red.

[ Laughter ]

♪ Give me a mountain to climb ♪

♪ And watch me do it ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Any day, any time ♪

♪ You know I'm up to it ♪

♪ I got what it takes
to come through ♪

♪ 'Cause there's nothing
I can't do ♪

♪ Gonna make all my dreams
come true ♪

♪ 'Cause there's nothing
I can't do ♪