Hades froze over......Wonder Years! (1 Viewer)

[BobO'Link]

Season 5 is now available for pre-order from Amazon at a excellent $14.99 price! I figure it'll be some time before it's this low again so get it now! I did!

So far I've managed to purchase S1 for $4 and seasons 2-4 at $15 each. Total so far of $64 for S1-S5. I'm very pleased with those prices for such a great program. If I can get S6 for the same low price I'll be thrilled. Much lower prices and much better packaging for a series I never thought would see a release. That it's essentially 100% intact makes it that much better!

 

[albert_m2]

The season 5 box looks fatter (like season sets used to look before they used standardized DVD packaging). Am I wrong? I hope that it's standard.

 

[BobO'Link]

Based solely on the image at Amazon it looks to me to be a poorly done artists' rendition. The angles are not right for a photo of the package.

 

[BobO'Link]

The season 5 box looks fatter (like season sets used to look before they used standardized DVD packaging). Am I wrong? I hope that it's standard.

My season 5 set came in today. It's a standard width keep case, like the other seasons. As I speculated earlier, the Amazon image is a poorly done artist's rendering.

 

[Ron1973]

I never was a fan of Wonder Years, yet I'm the one who started the topic! I'm happy for those of y'all who have their holy grail. I know various people wanted it, so I couldn't pass up the chance to start the topic when I saw this.

I find, though, that stuff that I used to not like, I might like now. What season would be the best to start with if I wanted to get a feel for the show? 1st season? Did it hit its stride in another season? I'd kinda like to give it a chance.

 

[BobO'Link]

I think it hit the ground running and mostly got stronger as it went on. That it uses *accurate* music of the times for the soundtrack just adds to the program's strength and is the main reason many thought it'd never see release as it's *full* of classic rock tracks.

My recollections of watching he first run episodes is that it began to be less good in those last couple of seasons but that could also be due to other factors at the time. In spite of that I purchased S5 and will pick up S6 when it comes out. Overall it's a great program.

Even though I watched the show regularly during its original run I wasn't sure how well it would hold up for me. Because of that I started with season 1 because it's short and less expensive. I found I *still* greatly enjoyed the program. My grandson was at the house when I started the season and instantly fell in love with it. He's the age Kevin was in that first season and I was able to directly tell him how accurate the history in the show is and fill in details of what was going on in the country during the years in which the series is set (I was a few years older than Kevin in those years). He liked the music as well as the stories. He was disappointed when we finished the season (a "marathon" viewing of the 6 episodes) and I told him I didn't have season 2. Of course that's been rectified but we've not made time to revisit the series. I know he's still interested because he asked about it a week or so back.

So... I'd say start with season 1 as it's rather short and inexpensive. It's a very good barometer of the program and sets the tone for what's to follow. If you like season 1 you'll like season 2, etc.

 

[LCD22]

This appears to be the only season of The Wonder Years where music is intact.

https://www.wonder-years.tv/twyondvd.html

Can anyone confirm the accuracy of the following songs, TV themes, classical music and the like in comparison to the original ABC broadcasts? Is there any other music that were on ABC that are not included below?

Cleared song list provided by Time Life:

Season 5
"The Lake"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Happy Together - The Turtles
I Fought the Law - Bobby Fuller Four
Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
Jamaica Say You Will - Jackson Browne

"Day One"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Eight Miles High - The Byrds

"The Hardware Store"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Takin' Care of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Pennies from Heaven - Hal Kemp & His Orchestra

"Frank and Denise"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters
If I Were a Carpenter - Tim Hardin

"Full Moon Rising"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
G.T.O. - Ronny & the Daytonas
Fanfare for the Common Man - Instrumental

"Triangle"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
If - Bread
Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Shall Be Released - The Band

"Soccer"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Get Up Offa That Thing - James Brown

"Dinner Out"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Happy Birthday to You - Grady Martin and the Slew Foot Five

"Christmas Party"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Rockin' around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
White Christmas - Andy Williams
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo - Billy May and His Orchestra
Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson & His "Pops" Concert Orchestra
The Christmas Song - Mel Torme
Frosty the Snowman - Instrumental

"Pfeiffers' Pfortune"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Harpers Bizarre
Fragrance - The Palm Court Theatre Orchestra

"Road Test"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Poursuite - Instrumental

"Grandpa's Car"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
Crazy - Patsy Cline

"Kodachrome"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

"Private Butthead"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Forever Young - Joan Baez

"Of Mastodons and Men"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker

"Double Double Date"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
You Are Everything - The Stylistics
Wild Thing - Instrumental
Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne
Sugar, Sugar - The Archies
When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge

"Hero"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Fanfare for the Common Man - Instrumental

"Lunch Stories"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow - The Rivingtons

"Carnal Knowledge"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Walk Like a Man - The 4 Seasons

"The Lost Weekend"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
March from the River Kwai and Colonel Bogey - Mitch Miller & His Orchestra and Chorus
I Want to Take You Higher - Sly & the Family Stone
Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band

"Stormy Weather"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Desperado - Linda Ronstadt

"The Wedding"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Wedding Song (There Is Love) - Paul Stookey
You Can All Join In - Traffic

"Back to the Lake"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Pressure Drop - Toots & the Maytals
Venus - Frankie Avalon
On the Road Again - Canned Heat
Home - Karla Bonoff

"Broken Hearts and Burgers"
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr
Somewhere - Instrumental
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Wild Heart of the Young - Karla Bonoff

Remaining music culled from www.wonder-years.tv:

"Full Moon Rising"
Jeopardy Think Music
Hawaii 5-0 Theme - The Ventures
Symphony no. 9 - Ludwig van Beethoven

"Soccer"
Notre Dame fight song
William Tell Overture - Gioachino Rossini

"Grandpa's Car"
Citizens (dum-de-dum-dum) Drive Safely - M. Roza and W. Schumann

"Lunch Stories"
Peter Gunn Theme - Henry Mancini