The wonder years has been on dvd for a while already, but this new box set the wonder years. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news. Wonder years buy dvd complete series box set collection. The complete story is approximately kevin and his close friends, relatives, circumstances and events which have shaped his adult life. Rent the wonder years 1988 starring fred savage and dan lauria on dvd and bluray. The first cast reunion in 16 years interviews with the creators, cast and crew 10 newlyproduced featurettes neverbeforeseen outtakes of kevin and winnie s first kiss.
Originally, none of the seasons were available on dvd as official season box sets due to. If you were to not release the wonder years on dvd it would be a stab in the back to everyones adolescence. Feb, 2014 we have some good news for fans of the wonder years. When the wonder years series ended, mckellar opted to put her acting career on hold and focus on college, enrolling at ucla with her goals set on majoring in film. Rent the wonder years 1988 on dvd and bluray netflix. The series stars fred savage as kevin arnold, a teenager growing up in a suburban middleclass family. Goodbye aired on april 24, 1990 on the abc network. Lost in new york marv 1992 city slickers phil berquist 1991. The episode revolves around the relationship between kevin arnold and his math teacher, mr. The wonder years the complete series experiencesignature edition dvd unboxing duration.
Pauls allergies flare up, and wayne and karens attitudes are making it nothing like the family trips from long ago. Oliver surprises the family with a vacation to puerto rico. Dan lauria on the wonder years, vince lombardi, and stroking. The wonder years soundtrack complete song list tunefind. This release collects every episode from the popular 80s comedydrama the wonder years, the nostalgic series about a 12yearold boy coming of age in the late 1960s and early 70s, the emmywinning show chronicles kevin arnolds growing pains in a turbulent period of u. I did really well and had a lot of fun doing it, she said in a ucla magazine story published in fall 2004. The wonder years is now available on instant netflix in its entirety. As for bluray, well that would be a complete waste of time. The series was originally filmed on 16mm film stock, which for any viewers familiar with the types of film that have been commonly used on television series, a simple way of. For many years, full seasons of the wonder years remained unreleased on dvd due to music licensing issues.
The wonder years kevin arnold the narrator 19881993 home alone 2. But first, she had some general courses to complete like math. Even at brians funeral, all kevin can think about is winnie. The wonder years complete television series is now available on dvd. Aug 22, 2016 the wonder years has been on dvd for a while already, but this new box set the wonder years.
Fred savage, danica mckellar, and josh saviano in the wonder years 1988. Thomas, tennant, andy, topolsky, ken, werner iii, peter, wolff, art, lauria, dan. Watch clips of the featurettes including the cast talking about the music, time period, and experiences of growing up. Oct 02, 2014 the music which made the wonder years a hit during its original run is why the show was delayed in arriving on dvd. All seven of the shows leads are among the participants, as well as several notable guest stars. Twentyfive years later, the wonder years cancellation still raises questions. The arnold family and paul pfeiffer travel to ocean city for a little fun in the sun.
Kevin arnoldthat 70s show castit castfull castburning manwinnie cooperfred savagedanica mckellarwhen harry met sally. The complete 115 episode collection of the wonder years on dvd. The wonder years has long been the most requested tv show yet to be released on dvd, and were thrilled to have the incredible opportunity to bring this iconic show to its many fans. Banana republic the most wonderful songs of the year sung by the best 235 mb. Find all 298 songs featured in the wonder years soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. On the whole, though, lauria is known to more people for his work in front of the camera, both in film and on television. This product was a little different than i expected. In fact, the wonder years was actually one of the first tv series to ever appear on dvd with two single episode releases back in 1998, complete with bad music substitutions. All six series of the comingofage drama starring fred savage as kevin arnold as he transitions from child to teenager to adult in 1960s and 1970s suburban america. The music which made the wonder years a hit during its original run is why the show was delayed in arriving on dvd. The wonder years is finally coming to dvd with most of the original music intact for a long time, the wonder years and china beach both of them airing on abc in the.
The wonder years was canceled due to a sexual harassment. The wonder years is an american comingofage comedydrama television series created by. Thats 115 episodes of voiceoverdrenched dramedy, now. Nov 16, 2017 wonder is ultimately less interested in exploring the immense difficulties of living with a physical anomaly than in using auggie as an inspirational avatar of selfacceptancefor the lessons he can teach others. The series premiered on january 31, 1988 and ran for a total of 115 episodes spanning 6 seasons ending on may 12, 1993. It was able to go beyond the era of the 1960s and capture the true meaning of what it felt like to be young with wonder. The wonder years is an american comingofage comedydrama television series created by neal marlens and carol black. If you were to not release the wonder years on dvd it would be a. Together with her younger sister, crystal mckellar, she began acting at a young age in her mothers dance studio. Featuring movie posters, fan art, new contemporary art, vintage pulp and comic art. The wonder years complete series dvd 2016 all 115 episodes. Presumably you, like everyone else, were beginning to wonder if a completeseries set of the wonder years was ever going to see the light of day. The complete set is packaged inside a miniature school locker. For eons, fans hoped that the muchbeloved 1980s coming of age tv series the wonder years would come to dvd.
Now, i just wish i could tell you these episodes were all cleaned up, restored and look better than ever. There is a total of around 23 hours of supplements. Recently i bought another set of complete wonder years, but this time it is on fifteen 15 dvds. The wonder years complete series dvd 2016 all 115 episodes on. Again, the episodes appeared to have been copied from cable and network tv. The wonder years cast reunites for dvd release variety. Kevin and paul lie to their parents so they can spend a. A few guest appearances in the twilight zone 1985 was followed by her breakthrough in the wonder years 1988. The wonder years actors fred savage, josh saviano, dan lauria, alley mills, olivia dabo, jason hervey and danica mckellar had a mini reunion to film. The wonder years will never look brilliant on dvd because of the use of 16mm film, but it could have been made to look a lot better than this. Just check out this amazon page where the earliest requests for the complete series are from the year 2003.
Dan lauria on the wonder years, vince lombardi, and. Wonder years becomes really creepy without the narrator and. The episode list for the abc comedydrama series the wonder years. Tracing a milestone year in the life of a boy who was born with craniofacial differences, wonder has an obvious antecedent in peter bogdanovichs deft 1985 feature mask, but.
Like more than a few other actors, dan lauria got his start in theater, and hes returned to the stage on a regular basis throughout his career, most notably in his acclaimed performance as the title character in the 2010 play, lombardi. On may 9, 2016, fabulous films released the wonder years the deluxe edition on 26 dvds in the uk. The much anticipated sex education begins at school, but it doesnt give them enough information. The wonder years holds a piece of truth with any generation growing up with the show. Because the series used lots and lots of vintage music and the rights to those songs cost lots and lots of money, such a release seemed impractical. Video quality is an improvement from the 7dvd set, but overall quality is like a. Nov 12, 2017 tracing a milestone year in the life of a boy who was born with craniofacial differences, wonder has an obvious antecedent in peter bogdanovichs deft 1985 feature mask, but this is a decidedly. We have some good news for fans of the wonder years. Wonder years becomes really creepy without the narrator and some added synthesizers august 14, 2017 3.
This 26dvd set contains all 115 episodes from all 6 seasons of the wonder years, plus over 23 hours of exclusive bonus material, featuring. The early days of the wonder years 24 min, 35 sec creators talk about the shows origin and that it was first envisaged as a film rather than a tv series. The wonder years 19881993 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993. A young woman is rendered ageless after an accident. For five years, the hit tv series the wonder years brought families together. One other amazing issue about the wonder years humor series can be that the events happen accurately 20 years prior to the period of airing of the wonder years. Oct 29, 2015 the wonder years the complete series experiencesignature edition dvd unboxing duration. The wonder years finally coming to dvd with original. Hilary duff stars as lane daniels, a fashion journalist. However, once there, no one really seems to be having any. Its a twopart episode that was aired together on may 12, 1993. After years of waiting, the entire series will finally be available on dvd later this year. Over 23 hours of bonus features boast lots of new featurettes and fresh interviews with many of the key people that made the series a reality.
The wonder years complete series has a ton of extras. The wonder years is one of the most requested titles by dvd collectors. The pilot aired on january 31, 1988, following abcs coverage of super bowl xxii. Yeah, it can become a bit sentimental, but it stays insightful and charming most of the time.
Aug 14, 2017 wonder years becomes really creepy without the narrator and some added synthesizers august 14, 2017 3. Originally, none of the seasons were available on dvd as official season box sets due to the cost of securing the music rights. Kevin is still stinging from the news the winnie cooper has a new boyfriend, until. Goodbye is the twentieth episode of the third season of the wonder years and the fortythird episode overall. The complete series set by time life understands that the groundbreaking series deserved a lot of love in the extras department and theres no way. Thats because the musical elements were a seminal part of that series, to set both the time and the mood, and the music rights for homevideo release proved too complicated and expensive to acquire. It stars fred savage as kevin arnold, a teenager growing up in a suburban middleclass. The wonder years reunion with fred savage, danica mckellar and josh saviano full event duration. It ran on abc from march 15, 1988 until may 12, 1993. After that show ended, she went on to graduate summa cum laude from ucla with a degree in mathematics, and even proved a new math theorem, the chayesmckellarwinn theorem.
Lauria, alley mills, jason hervey, josh saviano, olivia dabo, various. Wonder, though, is weakened by its essentially simplistic worldview, in which most people are fundamentally good, and the few who arent get swift comeuppance for their meanness. The wonder years was a hit comedy series starring fred savage as kevin arnold the main character, a boy facing rites of passage on his way to adulthood. Highlights from the wonder years cast reunion 28 may 2014 20 min, 23 sec cast reunion the full feature is on the last disc. In 1968, friends kevin arnold, paul pfeiffer, and winnie cooper attend the newly renamed robert f kennedy junior high for the first time.
May 29, 2014 the wonder years actors fred savage, josh saviano, dan lauria, alley mills, olivia dabo, jason hervey and danica mckellar had a mini reunion to film material for the upcoming release of. Those discs arrived before most people were even into tvondvd and many didnt even own dvd players yet and still relied on vcrs. Best known as americas alluring dream girl from her days as winnie cooper on the wonder years 1988, danica mckellar made her breakthrough at the early age of 12. This theme comes to the fore in the film s heartstringtugging finale in which auggies school awards him a medal just for. With fred savage, dan lauria, daniel stern, alley mills. The best of the wonder years dvd, 1998 for sale online ebay.
The early days of the wonder years 24 min, 35 sec creators talk about the shows origin and that it was first envisaged as a film. The complete series has a great lower price and comes with a lot of bonus features. Wonder years becomes really creepy without the narrator. I ordered the dvd series thinking it was like what i had seen offered in stores but it turned out to be homemade dvds someone had made off the family channel. The film has an almost pathological need to ensure that everything turns out well for every single character, while at the same time eliding any truly difficult issues. The wonder years has been so highly anticipated for dvd release that im sure one of the big questions series fans are wondering about is. Stll much beloved after almost three decades, the wonder years provides an endearing, enjoyable take on the coming of age narrative. After six seasons, audiences said goodbye to the arnold family as abc aired the series finale of the wonder years. Growing pains 1986 1987hockey coach dan the wonder years 19881993jack arnold the a. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. The wonder years set includes lots of extras and comes packaged in a miniature school locker with loads of goodies but for me, the episodes are what matter, and it matters that theyre presented so lovingly and so relatively complete.
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