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• Format: NTSC
• Original language: English

Customer Reviews

Have been waiting for YEARS for the DVDs to come out
While the complete version of a lot of TV series have been available in DVD, why has this not come out yet? For YEARS I have been checking amazon.com and other major DVD outlets for signs of their appearance. No luck so far. Out of the top 5 TV series I like, "Wonder Years" is the only one that has not appeared in DVD format. Why? Why?

TO THE PRODUCERS (If you are reading this): I solemnly promise before you, and the millions of amazon.com customers, that I will purchase the complete set of DVDs of Wonder Years within 1 week of the release date, no matter what the price is (I only hope that they are reasonably priced).

To the uninitiated: "Wonder Years" is a story of a young teenager (Kevin Arnold) growing up in a middle-class suburb in the late 1960s. Through the other main characters which include the loving mother, distant father, annoying older brother, nerdy but kind best friend, and most importantly, his first love (Winnie Cooper), we accompany Kevin as he encounters new social situations at school, trials in father-son relationship, ups and downs of teenager love life, awareness of puberty and early adulthood, etc.

We all have our moments during teenager years, and as we grow older we often look back with a smile and fondness, or sometimes, regret. But usually, our adult experiences answer the "why" questions we grappled with when we were young, and give closure to some of the growing pains.

That's what the series is all about: trying to find meaning and closure of teenage experiences. Every episode features an interplay between the teenager Kevin and the adult Kevin voiceover reminiscing over his teenage episodes. So many times we find Kevin struggling over with similar issues during our teenage years, and the voice over sometimes give a new and heart-warming perspective. That's what I love most about this series.

Cannot wait to view ALL episodes again in DVD. So, producers, PLEASE.... PLEASE.....!

~* NEWS ABOUT THE RELEASE OF THE FIRST SEASON
~* I honestly think this DVD Set is in the Works.
There seems to be a HIGH demend for this show !!!
I found some ENCOURAGING NEWS on TVSHOWSDVD.COM.

Here is a quoted passage --

"This issue of Entertainment Weekly quotes Fox Home Entertainment's Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Mr. Steve Feldstein, as saying "We've got it on the schedule, but there are hurdles to clear prior to a firm release date."

"On the schedule" sounds pretty good to us, how about you? In all likelihood, the "hurdles" would start with all the music licensing that would have to occur in order to present the show on DVD the same way it was originally broadcast. According to the EW story, that is precisely the way the people who were behind the production of The Wonder Years wants to see these episodes brought home.

I just thought i would share that piece with everyone who has their fingers crossed that this CLASSIC show is brought to DVD.
~*~* hope this helps

Why no DVD's....yet
I would love the DVD's to come out because TWY is one of the best shows of all time, but the reason that the DVD's are not out yet is the music rights.

The producers are working on getting the rights & royalty contracts done for each song that was played during the series.

We all know how great and crucial the soundtrack was to the show, so you can imagine the sheer amount of work they are going through to procure the rights to each track. Songs from Bob Seger, the Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, The Yardbirds, Jefferson Airplane, CCR, Mamas and the Papas, The Band, The Stylistics...thats a lot of groups to get the rights to.

So until that part is cleared up, the DVD's will remain delayed.

but heres wishing they get it all together!