Travel Back to 1988 and the WONDER YEARS…
Were you there?
In 1988, I was 27 years old. WOW, it’s amazing to say that. That’s half my current age. I was working for GM for Buick Motor Division as a Marketing Analyst. Every Tuesday night, 8:00pm EST, I would be on the couch watching my favorite series, The Wonder Years. Needless to say, I was quite excited when Time-Life sent us along a copy of The Wonder Years the Complete Series for review.
The series featured the Arnold family as they struggled to live through the radical late 1960’s and into the early 70s. The target viewing market for this series was baby boomers and success for the series was immediate. As noted in Wikipedia:
The show achieved a spot in the Nielsen Top 30 for four of its six seasons.TV Guide named the show one of the 20 best of the 1980s. After only six episodes aired, The Wonder Years won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1988. In addition, at age 13, Fred Savage became the youngest actor ever nominated as Outstanding Lead Actor for a Comedy Series.
The reason I loved the series was the format and the time setting. Kevin Arnold, a 13 year old boy, was the “star” of the show with his family and friends filling out the storyline. However, the story was fleshed out with “Kevin’s voice” as a grown-up, so the “voice” could say things that Kevin, as a 13 year old, never could. All of this was set against a compilation of 60’s music which was a new approach in TV series at the time and the music became an indelible part of the beloved series, which ran on ABC from 1988-1993.
Really the best way for you to get a idea of the series (if you haven’t ever seen it) is to watch this short clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGr2UJLaTKE&feature=youtu.be
The Wonder Years Complete Series DVD brings it all back
Never before released on DVD in its entirety — THE WONDER YEARS COMPLETE SERIES will be presented as a 26-disc collector’s set featuring all 115 episodes housed in a replica metal locker, along with a host of extras including 23 total hours of specially-produced bonus programming — featurettes, an incredible cast reunion 16 years in the making and never-before-seen outtakes. THE WONDER YEARS COMPLETE SERIES will be available exclusively online at for $249.95
Fans of THE WONDER YEARS will thrill to the extensive list of cleared music, which includes 285 modern day classics and instrumentals such as “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” by The Byrds, “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen, “Sunshine of Your Love” by Cream, Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” The Trogg’s “Wild Thing,” “Good Vibrations” and “Wouldn’t it Be Nice” by The Beach Boys, “My Girl” by The Temptations and hundreds of others!
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Update: This post originally had a giveaway attached for The Wonder Years Complete Series DVDs. The Rafflecopter entry device has been removed and had 4321 entries. See Giveaway Winners.
The Limited Giftcard giveaway is over so that entry shouldn’t count.
I’d like to get the Mama’s Family – The Complete Series DVD set. I love Carol Burnett and the sketch Mama’s family from her show was one of the best she did. I remember watching her show and hoping that Mama’s family would be one of the sketches that night 😉
If I could choose anything from their site, I would get the Framed Film Cell: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. My daughter really loves anything and everything Harry Potter. This would be a wonderful gift to give her.
I would want the Wonder Years complete series DVD set. I loved that show and never missed it. I watch the reruns when they come on. I can relate to the show because I was the same age as Kevin Arnold in the sixties.
I would pick Vintage Hollywood. I love see the old movies… they are so much better to watch than some newer ones.
The Carol Burnett Show: The Ultimate Collection – Huge fan of this classic sketch series. Tim Conway is hilarious!
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I would love China Beach, 25th Anniversary Special.
I would like to have the Classic Rock ’60s Music Revolution collection because it’s really great music.
I would pick Vintage Hollywood. It would be fun to watch all those classics.
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So that I can watch this with my 90 year old Dad
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I would get the Best of the Andy Williams Show because it was on TV on my parents bowling night and my Granny let me stay up to watch it with her and I loved it. I would also get the Get Smart shows because I know my kids would love them as much as they love Mr. Bean.
If I got to choose from Time Life, I’d choose one of the seasons of Get Smart. I remember it being a good show and my kids would enjoy it too. 🙂
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I would LOVE Mama’s Family – The Complete Series!! BEST SHOW EVER!!!
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I would choose China Beach-The Complete Series. I loved this show. It was very realistic.