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Best of the Wonder Years [VHS]

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No TV program in recent memory has ever offered the honesty, sincerity, humor and tenderness that The Wonder Years gave us. I was the same age as Kevin in 1968 - and recall almost the exact same images brought back to life in the show. Daniel Stern's narrative adds a special warmth to often tough times as does the finely chosen music. With all that was going on in those years - the war, the politics, the music, the drugs - this superb video gives us a thumbnail sketch into the lives of one family. Whether you were a kid of 14 or a parent of 50, this video (and the entire series) offer a rare glimpse into a wonderful era that's now long gone. Thirty years go by in a hurry (and our values with them). I'm perhaps overly sentimental here, but this show is an underated gem that will shine for years. I can only hope that this entire collection will be made available. The material is far too good to be limited only to cable. I just hope the writers can continue to create television like this - before we're all reduced to watching sex, violence and lame comedy sitcoms for the next thirty years.

I've seen absolutely every Wonder Years episode possible, and every episode has left me crying. Sure Kevin Arnold is nothing more than the world's sweetest 12-year-old kid in the beginning, but as he grows up into a 16-year-old teenager, there's no doubt in anyone's mind that this isn't any old sitcom that's just going to leave in thin air, thanks to Nick at Nite, which restored all the episodes back to it's perfect ways. Watch this show with your kids (once they're 10 and up, though, the talk that Kevin and Paul get, for instance, isn't right for little kids, and especially when Paul admits to something he did with a girl), and truly go back into those years... of wonder.

The story was excellent, but the tape quality was awful. It appeared as if someone taped it at home on their VCR using ELP speed. I was beginning to think it was bootlegged.

The Wonder Years was a show that just about everyone can relate to. It is a show that tells the story of growing up. The writers do a very good job of presenting the stories both serious and humorous. This video includes the very last episode which is probably the best of all of them. Anyone who enjoyed this show should own this video.

The wonder years was and is a great show.It made me laugh,cry, it became a part of me.I loved this show.The cast is very excellent and believeable. Excellent show.Buy the tape.

-Michael

The Wonder Years is that kind of show that makes you cry and think about the memories of the childhood you use to have. I thought that this was one of the best shows on television. I was kind of upset that it went off the air in 1993. But I am glad to see it on Nickelodeon so that I can see some of my favorite episodes.

This tribute to one of the best shows in history effectivly captures the junior high years of young Kevin Arnold. "The Wonder Years" is a gripping show about childhood and all of the people that influence you on you path to maturity. Kevin Arnold and I were about the same age and thus whenever I expereinced something, there was Kevin alongside with me to expereince the same thing in one episode. "The Wonder Years" will have universal appeal. We were all young once and we all expereinced wonder. This show will return you to the purer days of your life.

Of course all of the Wonder Years is the best of the Wonder Years (except for the bits without much Fred Savage in them - for shame!). However, this DVD certainly hits the spot. Five million thumbs up!

I am a huge Wonder Years fan and this set is fun, fun, fun. I loved the CD. Being about the same age as Kevin Arnold would have been I can really relate to each episode and this set brought back many good memories of my favorite moments. Hopefully every episode will be on DVD soon but until then - Enjoy It!!

This video is very special to me. It is one of the few things that can lift my spirit no matter what i face. If you don't own this, I strongly recommend it. This is a REAL PLUS.