I remember watching this show together with my family at Disney Channel when I was in sixth grade. The reason why my parents liked it was because it featured the historical background of America during the 1960's up to the 1970's. On the other hand, the reason why I liked it was because it wasn't your usual teen show about peer pressure and raging hormones. This tv show features the life of Kevin Arnold, who is played by Fred Savage, who is now a director, who is also the brother of Ben Savage, the star in another renowned show called "Boy Meets World.
This show fascinates me since during that time I watched it, I could relate to it. During sixth grade, that was the point in my life where I found true friends and people I can really rely on. Kevin Arnold is just a normal boy dealing with problems a teenager usually encounters. Also I liked the way how there is an older and more mature Kevin Arnold narrating his experiences. It has a sentimental feeling to it, going back and reminiscing the past. It just makes you think how someday you'll definitely do this, too. Actually my favorite episode was where Kevin and his best friend Paul both had feelings for Winnie Cooper. But in the end, Winnie confessed to Paul that she had feelings for Kevin not for him. It was a typical scene that I could sometimes see in dramas but its charm was where they played this song called "With A Little Help From My Friends" by Joe Cocker. It was a good scene and the song fitted perfectly because even though Paul got dumped by Winnie because of Kevin they were still best friends.
The reason why this show was really successful, in my opinion, because the storyline was relatable but not that cliché and it also featured events that really happened, like the Vietnam War. Also it catered to the audiences from my age during that time, which was 12 years old up to I think, 40 something. Also the songs are amazing, think 60's and 70's and right now, everyone loves those things. People love the classics.
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This show fascinates me since during that time I watched it, I could relate to it. During sixth grade, that was the point in my life where I found true friends and people I can really rely on. Kevin Arnold is just a normal boy dealing with problems a teenager usually encounters. Also I liked the way how there is an older and more mature Kevin Arnold narrating his experiences. It has a sentimental feeling to it, going back and reminiscing the past. It just makes you think how someday you'll definitely do this, too. Actually my favorite episode was where Kevin and his best friend Paul both had feelings for Winnie Cooper. But in the end, Winnie confessed to Paul that she had feelings for Kevin not for him. It was a typical scene that I could sometimes see in dramas but its charm was where they played this song called "With A Little Help From My Friends" by Joe Cocker. It was a good scene and the song fitted perfectly because even though Paul got dumped by Winnie because of Kevin they were still best friends.
The reason why this show was really successful, in my opinion, because the storyline was relatable but not that cliché and it also featured events that really happened, like the Vietnam War. Also it catered to the audiences from my age during that time, which was 12 years old up to I think, 40 something. Also the songs are amazing, think 60's and 70's and right now, everyone loves those things. People love the classics.
Credits to en.wikipedia.org for the image above.
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