Always amazes me how the wonder years pairs FANTASTIC music with the really emotional parts of the episode. Neil Young's "long may you run" is dead-on perfect in the scene where the family car is being towed off.
If only cars could talk. They see alot of things though the years, and shouldn't be discarded so readily. I'm glad to say that at 24 i'm still driving the same car I inherited when I was 14....My beautiful black cutlass......Long may you run!
I applaud Jack for trying to get the most out of things, like the car and the television set. He wasn't rich and understood the value of quality and a dollar.
Personally I find it disturbing how quickly people go through things these days: computers, cellphones, digital cameras, etc.
When we got my new car we had to get rid of our 26 year old Tercel of 246,000 miles. I just cried and cried when it was taken away from our driveway. I now get teary eyed whenever I hear "Long May You Run." This episode really hits home
This is my fave TWY episode. Love the way Jack stalls on everything for all sorts of reasons, but the truth all along was that he just didn't want to part with the car he raised his family in. Felt the same way when we offloaded our first family car.
the ridiculous part of this is that the car is not a 9-yr old car or a 1963 car but a 1968 Dodge Polara, which would've been just A YEAR old at this time (1969)!
Has anyone else noticed that the car they got rid of is all of 2 years older than the one they bought? They gave up a 1966 Dodge station wagon for a 1968 Ford sedan, that's quite the step up lol.
I grew up in an old white Mitsubishi van. My family and all our friends loved it! When i was 14 it completely died, but it sat on my street for a whole year till my mom was ready to say goodbye. I definitely know what kevin was talking about in the end, and I think most people do too. I had so many good times in that van, and it was hard to accept the fact that I wouldn't have any more. At least i will always have the memories.
The old car is clearly a '68 Dodge Polara wagon...why do they say it's a '63?? So the new '69 Ford Galaxie or Custom he bought is really only one year newer.
Wow, If I was a part of that family I would of slapped Karen's face off. lol I know their all frustrated because he's having trouble letting that car go but theirs certain things you don't say to your father and she said them. lol
@ejr23 "LIberalism pretty much means sophisticated and educated nowadays. "Conservative" generally means crude, uneducated, and jihadist (Sarah Palin type).
@Robert111 So guess when liberals say that criminals (such as murderers, rapist, pedophiles, and child molesters) should be allowed to live and continue to infect our society.
@ejr23 You are asking me to guess when they say that, huh? OK... Never. As a group, and there are no doubt millions of "liberals", I'm sure that they do not take that position. If you have any other question, let me know.
Always amazes me how the wonder years pairs FANTASTIC music with the really emotional parts of the episode. Neil Young's "long may you run" is dead-on perfect in the scene where the family car is being towed off.
If only cars could talk. They see alot of things though the years, and shouldn't be discarded so readily. I'm glad to say that at 24 i'm still driving the same car I inherited when I was 14....My beautiful black cutlass......Long may you run!
DMBdulas 2 weeks ago
They could have actually had a '63 station wagon to be more believable instead of one that was only one year older than the new car
sexysagi 2 months ago
I applaud Jack for trying to get the most out of things, like the car and the television set. He wasn't rich and understood the value of quality and a dollar.
Personally I find it disturbing how quickly people go through things these days: computers, cellphones, digital cameras, etc.
320k 2 months ago
Its all kinds of practical messages in this show ! Sometimes you have to let go and move on and it hurts !
sodear2meee 2 months ago
When we got my new car we had to get rid of our 26 year old Tercel of 246,000 miles. I just cried and cried when it was taken away from our driveway. I now get teary eyed whenever I hear "Long May You Run." This episode really hits home
Moundfreek 3 months ago 2
Jack's actually a cool guy
dreamscometrue30989 3 months ago 2
This is my fave TWY episode. Love the way Jack stalls on everything for all sorts of reasons, but the truth all along was that he just didn't want to part with the car he raised his family in. Felt the same way when we offloaded our first family car.
ianhill63 5 months ago
the ridiculous part of this is that the car is not a 9-yr old car or a 1963 car but a 1968 Dodge Polara, which would've been just A YEAR old at this time (1969)!
firedup643 5 months ago
@firedup643 Recall??!
Jantv81 4 months ago
The car = the family...
Ohkayization 6 months ago
Thats how I felt when my Lil poodle died yesterday, very hard to say goodbye, today would have been her fourth birthday :,(
pushin08 7 months ago
I feel bad for Jack because the idea of losing a car after so long is so emotional.
Cml725 9 months ago in playlist The Wonder Years - Season 3 10
Who takes their home videos? In most of them, the whole family is visible.
firefairyangel7 11 months ago
@firefairyangel7 /watch?v=yQredJp276A
broadsword303 11 months ago
Has anyone else noticed that the car they got rid of is all of 2 years older than the one they bought? They gave up a 1966 Dodge station wagon for a 1968 Ford sedan, that's quite the step up lol.
merion1950 1 year ago
@merion1950 Actually the Ford sedan was a 1969 model
sexysagi 6 months ago
Normal is right, retire the damn thing, even though it is a nice classy car way better than shitbox cars they making today.
qwandiddy 1 year ago
Wow, Its the first time I've ever seen Normal (Mom) snapped off like that, period. She's really HOT!!!
qwandiddy 1 year ago 10
@qwandiddy its "Norma" not "Normal" lmao
nuknuknuk111 6 months ago 2
damn hippie girl
diddykongfu 1 year ago
I grew up in an old white Mitsubishi van. My family and all our friends loved it! When i was 14 it completely died, but it sat on my street for a whole year till my mom was ready to say goodbye. I definitely know what kevin was talking about in the end, and I think most people do too. I had so many good times in that van, and it was hard to accept the fact that I wouldn't have any more. At least i will always have the memories.
thedisneygirl1234 1 year ago 3
The old car is clearly a '68 Dodge Polara wagon...why do they say it's a '63?? So the new '69 Ford Galaxie or Custom he bought is really only one year newer.
michaelpc64 1 year ago
i like when the car backfires. I thought it was so funny.
mark00159 1 year ago 3
Wow, If I was a part of that family I would of slapped Karen's face off. lol I know their all frustrated because he's having trouble letting that car go but theirs certain things you don't say to your father and she said them. lol
djgras25 1 year ago
@djgras25 - I'm surprised he didn't TBH. But then again, I didn't watch this show very often.
gigantor21 1 year ago
@djgras25 She suffers from a disease called "Liberalism". Damn tree hugging hippies!
ejr23 1 year ago
@ejr23
I don't think her political ideology has anything to do with it. She just has a big ass mouth.
youngatheartgirl 1 year ago 3
@ejr23 I'm not referring to her ideology in this situation. I'm referring to her character in general.
ejr23 1 year ago
@ejr23 "LIberalism pretty much means sophisticated and educated nowadays. "Conservative" generally means crude, uneducated, and jihadist (Sarah Palin type).
Robert111 1 year ago
@Robert111 So guess when liberals say that criminals (such as murderers, rapist, pedophiles, and child molesters) should be allowed to live and continue to infect our society.
ejr23 1 year ago
@ejr23 You are asking me to guess when they say that, huh? OK... Never. As a group, and there are no doubt millions of "liberals", I'm sure that they do not take that position. If you have any other question, let me know.
Robert111 1 year ago
@Robert111 the only thing liberals are educated about is how welfare works
texasalltheway1 1 year ago