In the late 1980s, Wednesdays in our house were dedicated to crowding around the TV to watch the latest episode ofThe Wonder Years. For a half hour each week, we laughed, cried, and pined over Kevin Arnold. And we weren’t alone.
Major publications like Rolling Stone, TV Guide, and Time all consistently rank the nostalgic gem among the best TV series of all time, with Comic Basics recently naming the show in its most nostalgic series of all time. Complete with an iconic theme song that borrows from the legendary Joe Cocker, the show captured a feeling that still resonates decades later.
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View this post on InstagramOpening every episode, Cocker’s Beatles cover, “With a Little Help From My Friends,” plays over home-video footage of Kevin and his family and friends. The bluesy rock anthem, which hit No. 1 in 1968 on the U.K. Singles Chart, actually celebrated its 57th anniversary this month. And every time we hear the song, we’re reminded of an adolescence spent in the comforting glow of those wondrous years.
Over six seasons, Kevin comes of age as he navigates a relationship with his dream girl, Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar), and the domestic dynamics of every American family. The blend of personal and historical drama set against a backdrop of the 1960s/1970s suburbia helped define The Wonder Years as a groundbreaking coming-of-age story.
Created by husband-wife team Carol Black and Neal Marlens, the single-camera series forwent a laugh track and opted for a narrator (Daniel Stern), resulting in cinematic storytelling that revolutionized the small screen. Another winning move? The series premiered right after Super Bowl XXII, dipping into the massive viewership already in place. The show was such an instant hit it won its first of four Emmys after just six episodes.
So, yeah, no matter how many years pass, The Wonder Years will always be culturally relevant. The age-old story of “growing up is hard to do” simply never gets old.
The Wonder Years is streaming on Hulu.
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