I'm not a big TV show crier. Every now and then my eyes will mist over, but only for the true TV couples and heartbreaks... Mulder and Scully, Josh and Donna, Jim and Pam. Like I said, only the true TV romances. But, there is one couple that has been bringing me to tears on a regular basis for the past two weeks...
Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper.
I've been treating myself to a Wonder Years marathon over the past few weeks. As a kid I watched the television show on Nick-at-Nite especially during the summer when they would play re-runs of the show during "Block Party Summer." I loved the show then, but it never occurred to me that the show was never made for kids. Of course it was wholesome television and entertaining, but the show is truly for those who are no longer kids. Years ago I'd watch the show and think about how cute Fred Savage was and how I was so glad I had dark hair like Winnie Cooper. But, as a 12 year old junior high school viewer there was no way for me to truly appreciate the essense of the show. Because the show isn't about a 12-year old junior high school student. The show is about an adult remembering what it was like to be a 12-year old junior high school student. And it isn't until you grow up that you realize that there is a difference.
Those really were the Wonder Years.
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