Wheels is the nickname of Carol Simpson, the owner of Wheels Roller Rink who goes up against Mork in a roller race for the fate of The Pine Tree Day Care Center in S3's Dueling Skates.
About[]
Wheels is the son of Mr. Paul Simpson, the richest and most prominent land owner in Boulder who effectively owns 'half of Boulder', and whose only interest is roller skating. In order to get his son to focus and have some kind of profession, Paul Simpson bought and gave 'Wheels' his roller rink.
Wheels a tall good looking guy, is exceptionally good at roller skating, and actually makes a good fist of running his business, to the point where he feels he needs to expand his ability for more custom, by building a parking lot across from the roller rink. Which happens to be the location of the Pine Tree Day Care Centre, which is also owned by Paul Simpson, and whose lease with him is almost up.
When Mork and Mindy speak with Mr. Simpson to appeal to him to keep the Center is going, he tells them he'd rather renew the lease, but the rink is the only thing his son has ever shown any ambition about and he needs to encourage him. If they want to save the Center they need to convince Wheels. Both of them head to the Roller Rink, and Mindy speaks to Wheels, telling him about Mork's desire to speak with him (while she loses sight of him), but he barely pays any attention to her. When Mork, who can't skate, finally makes his way to join her, Wheels and his sidekick Bozz, show nothing but amusement at the fate of the Center or the kids in it. When Mork confronts them about their attitude Wheel's disdainfully (and literally) pushes him away. Mork asks if there's no way to change his mind, and Wheels tells him he has as much chance of that as of outskating him.
Mork accepts Wheels bet, and both Wheels and Mindy are left wondering what bet? Mork reminds him that Wheels said if he could outskate him he'd change his mind. When Wheels denies he said that, Mork indicates to the crowd in the rink that Wheels is welching and is scared. The tactic works and Wheels agrees, but is unconcerned about losing wanting to know how many laps around the ring Mork wants. Mork, thinking he has him, says he has no intention of racing him on his home turf, he wants a road race from Eagle Peak through Boulder Mountain Park finishing at the Mall, 10 steep miles downhill. Wheels accepts, and Mork crows that Wheels is a rink skater, and there'll be no spandex, no disco beat or strobe lighting to help him, there they'll be equals. Wheels however looks smug, and Bozz encourages Mork to read Wheel's oversized belt buckle. When he does, he sees that Wheels is Colorado State rink, street and cross country skate champion.
Despite his advantages, Wheels isn't taking any chances, and along with Bozz cooks up a number of ploys to oust Mork, Wheels heading off before Bozz fires the gun and before Mork notices. Despite his head start Wheels comes down by Flagstaff Summit with Mork not too far behind him, he finds Wheels has strewn tires, that Bozz left for him, across the road to block Mork's passage. Unable to stop in time, Mork hits the wheels and is sent careening off the road falling off a small precipice, but due to the winding nature of the road, as luck has it, literally lands on his feet beside Wheels on the next level below. Supremely casual, Mork wants to have a friendly word with Wheels about his 'start' and then wonders how Wheels managed to get past the tires? When Wheels acts like he knows nothing about them and skates off, Mork 'starts' to get suspicious.
Watching from her jeep with binoculars, Mindy see's Wheel's trip Mork and send him crashing into the trees. Running to help him, she finds Mork confused, wondering why he's not winning as the good guy. Mindy says they don't always win, especially when the other guys cheat. Mork tells her he doesn't want to cheat or be rash, but Mindy tells him to be rash, how else can he catch him? He thinks about it and says its a drastic measure but he could induce Translinear Phasial Molecular Motion, essentially a time warp. Mindy tells him he has to do anything he can at this point, and he questions that its her of all people telling him to cheat. She retorts she's not telling him to cheat, Wheels is the one who is cheating, and besides he's doing it for the kids. He agrees and surprises Mindy by taking off through the trees and down through the grass to cut across country.
Mork gives it his all and catches up with Wheels, neck and neck as they enter the Mall area, but when Mork tries to get past him, Wheels starts to interfere with him, and in full view of everyone he shoves Mork onto the path making him fall. As Mork picks himself up once again, Wheels is skating down the Mall and already celebrating, not seeing Mork come up behind him rapidly, but with no space left to pass him it looks like Mork can't get over the line before Wheels, until he ducks and skates through Wheel's legs pipping him across the line in front of the crowd. Crashing onto the podium he's picked up in front of the cheering crowd by Fred and Mr. Bickley. Pushing her way through the crowd, Mindy rushes to congratulate him. Hugging him excitedly she tells him the kids are so happy, the care center saved.
Personality[]
Wheels is egotistical, vain, self absorbed, and over indulged by a rich father, to the point where all that matters to him is what he wants. He will throw kids out of their day care facilities and shows no compunction in cheating to get his way and every hands turn, even to possibly hurting someone badly.