TV moment - The Wonder Years

I stayed home today, ostensibly to devote a few hours to doing re-analysis while wearing my pjs and in the comfort of my beanbag and snuggly blanket. While I managed to do this, I had to take a 30 minute break at 3pm to watch this....

In my head, it's hard to belive that The Wonder Years ran six years. It was such a defining show that it seems to have ran for both more and less than that amount of time. The show follows 11 year old Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage), his best friend Paul (Josh Saviano - who did NOT grow up to be Marilyn Manson), and his sometimes girlfriend Winnie Cooper (Danica Mackellar) through junior high to summer before college. So far, so what. But the show is set in the late 60-early 70s so there are additional issues dealing with various contemporary themes such as the Vietnam War, racial and social changes, in conjunction with the teen and family themes.

This show was so funny - I tried desperately to find the episode where Kevin gets a pimple on his chin a few days before he meets the hot daughter of family friend or the Kevin *Amold* episode (heh) on youtube. No luck. But another thing that made this show so awesome was the soundtrack comprising of contemporary music - The Doors, Jimi, The Beatles, The Stones etc... Unfortunately the awesomeness of the soundtrack is apparently what's causing difficulty in getting it onto DVD for everyone to enjoy because of licensing issues.

If this show is ever broadcast near you, watch it! And for those who have watched it and wanted to know if Kevin and Winnie end up with each other, here is the ending to the very last episode to answer your questions (Spoilers abound!!!)