"The wonder years" TV series review
"Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you're in diapers;
the next day you're gone. But the memories of childhood stay
with you for the long haul" --- Kevin Arnold
Premiered January 31, 1988 Show Category: Comedy , Drama
Theme Song: "With a Little Help From My Friends" by John Lennon
& Paul McCartney -- performed by Joe Cocker
Each episode "The Wonder Years" embark upon the social issues
and historic events of the hippie counterculture and the Vietnam
War (1960s and early 1970s) through the eyes of main character
Kevin Arnold, who also deals on his way to adulthood with
teenage social issues (mainly with his best friend Paul, and on
and off girlfriend, Winnie Cooper), family trouble (brother
Wayne, his sister Karen, his father Jack, and his mother Norma)
and other issues. While the stories unfold, the story is
narrated by an older Kevin describing what is happening and what
he has learned from his experiences.
So what makes "The Wonder Years" influential? It is influential
because Americans can identify what was happening in Kevin's
life. Almost all teenagers can relate to Kevin's personal
adventures. Kevin represents the American teenager. Most of us
get our first kiss, our driver's license, heart breaks, and
experience all these other crucial stages on our journey through
childhood into adulthood. These times of our lives really are
wonder years, the time when we learn how the world and its
people work. "The wonder years" shows the world, how feels likes
to grow up in America. Indeed, Kevin represents the American
teenager that many of us were at one time.