I remember watching this with my dad a lot as a kid. He was a Vietnam War Vet. He never really watch much television n, but, he always enjoyed this show for a reason. He said it often reminded him of growing up in the late ’60s like that. I remember one day we were watching this episode and he explained to me the meaning behind this scene. How he was about to empathize with the character Wart. My dad died in December of 2016 and I often time think about him. And this scene from this show sparked a memory. I decided to look it up and watch it again after all these years. Now i’m sitting here crying, thinking about my dad.
I grew up watching this show and it really made a mark in my mind and heart, that the world and life can have its vicissitudes, joys and sorrows. In Buddhism, known as Anicca, Impermanence. Now that I'm an adult I'm aware of this. Your comment really touched me. 🥺 You obviously really loved your father very deeply. He probably had some really deep emotional memories and PTSD from the Vietnam War. Such young men going to fight and kill in the name of "honouring" their country and they returned deeply scarred. I know a neighbour who also went to Vietnam, and he has some deep mental trauma too, and cope by drinking. Well you have deep sensitivity and insight. Best wishes and kindness 🌺. Kool Profile name BTW 😊.
@@waynehand4600 As I said in another video a long time ago, I always figured that there was a lot more to Wayne than a bully who picked on his younger brother. We see evidence of that here, as well as in the episode where Kevin threw a party and his friends trashed the house. Wayne took the rap rather than telling their parents that Kevin was to blame, rather than him.
I feel like that episode was definitely the turning point for Wayne. After that you didn't see him be quite as big a dick to Kevin. Just the occasional typical brotherly ball busting.
It's on Netflix . or it was about 2 months ago, not sure if it still is i also bought the DVD series about 5 years ago. best show ever...really hits you in the heart
They have in in Reruns on The Hallmark Channel. I wish Winnie had talked to him warning him that Vietnam wasn't no bed of Roses. Poor Wort, I'm sure he had alot of "problems" later on.
Only time I ever saw my old man cry was at this episode. He was a Vietnam vet, 2 tours with the 3rd Marines. We watched this show as a family every Friday night. This one was too much
Must have only been in the original airing because I saw this one on ABC the second time they aired it along with all the early reruns of it, and never heard that line. Would be cool if someone has it and posts it.
I saw this show as a kid... now that I watch it as an adult I see it with different eyes. I work with youth now and I tell them to cherish every moment with the ones you love and with those with whom you encounter every day...I served 3 combat tours to Iraq and I have seen the worst of humanity and lost some of the best men that have ever lived... this presentation of a unique moment in a single person's life... Amen!....
Alpha XXL PLEASE. HE SWALLOWED THE LIE HOOK LINE AND SINKER. IRAQ IS WORSE OFF NOW AFTER HIS PILLAGING. YOU IDIOTS BETTER OPEN YOUR EYES AND START USING YOUR BRAINS FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN HANGING A HAT ON.
One of the great things about the series was how Wayne matured as he got older. and we got to see both his more caring and vulnerable side There was his relationship with Bonnie, the divorcee, and how heartbroken he was when she broke up with him on New Years Eve of all days to go back to her ex-husband. There was also his attempt to get in to the army when he flunked his exams, and he couldn't get in due to him having psoriasis and he ended up feeling like he was a failure. It was also a great episode because we saw the softer side of Jack when we see him comforting him at the end.
God damn the writers for this show. No other show has shaped my childhood like the wonder years. Growing up at the same time as Kevin, relating to so many different scenarios, I feel absolutely terrible that kids these days don’t have a coming of age show to grow up with. We need more wonder years and boy meets worlds.
It's just a perfectly written show in general in my opinion. From the plot, to the characters, to the music. I wasn't even born in the 60s/70s yet this show makes me feel like I did. Excellent
@@rw8733 every man on this planet has a Winnie Cooper, some end up with their soulmate and some dont. But we all know that feeling of love and love lost which is another reason this show struck the hearts of so many people
Very well written scene , with this it shows how the veterans coming home from Vietnam felt. Some were disrespected , but with this scene a friend is there to help his friend.
A lot were disrespected. Spit on, called baby killers, etc. The way these guys were treated is truly disgusting. I can’t imagine what Vietnam was like? What these guys had to go through just to make it home and then get spit on? You have to be an absolute piece of shit to do that to a soldier.
@@swedejohanson7739 Some believe it was the guilt they felt for treating Viet vets so terrible that made many older people showed such great respect to returning vets later with the events in the mideast.
*_This show came out in 1989, and the story starts in mid-1969_* *_If this was made today, it would be about life in mid-2004 and the final season would be July of 2010. Let that sink in, my fellow Gen X'ers_*
I always liked Wayne. Yeah, he was kind of a douche, but he was funny. And very relatable as that bully older brother. Very accurate, in my real-life experience as the younger brother. And I think they humanized him early on when he sucked up Kevin's pet hamster in the vacuum machine being his usual douche self, but genuinely felt bad about it, didn't mean to do it, and apologized. Then there was the episode where Kevin threw the house party, and the parents came home early, and immediately assumed and pinned the blame on Wayne, and he quietly took the rap for Kevin. I found it very realistic. Big brothers tend to be kind of bully's, but at the end of the day, when push comes to shove, they look out for you.
@@metsfanatic6270 You have to remember, Kevin is telling us about Wayne through the filtered eyes of a little brother. There were many scenes when Kevin is reminded Wayne is a good brother and mentions it
Wart was definitely " in the shit " in Nam but he made it through but he carries with him all the scars. Can't imagine what he went through but Wayne def let him know he was not alone. Very powerful scene.
@@TheKitchenerLeslie not without lack of trying , orange moron bad and got sent packing , follow his lead and crawl back under your rock. Way to ruin a moment with your trumptard disease.
@@doctorfate6414 Wart had recently returned from Vietnam and was probably suffering from some form of PTSD. Folding his clothes into a neat pile seems like an echo of his wartime routine.
@@doctorfate6414 previously in this episode when they were at the football game someone yelled “murderer” at him from the crowd. It affected Wart, so he nonchalantly said he was going to be right back. He ended up sitting at the park with his clothes off. When Wart said nothing seems to fit anymore he was talking about himself. He doesn’t seem to fit in back in his civilian life and the military life he wants to forget won’t leave him alone.
A simple scene that starkly reveals the walking wounded of the Vietnam War, scarred and scared by life. One of many life lessons offered by a brilliant series.
And where are scenes like this on television today? No sitcom single camera or multi camera would have a scene this powerful, touching and compelling. This show was everything.
All my life I’ve felt like my ability to cry was broken, but man do I get close with the wonder years. My throat gets all right and my breathing gets shallow. It amazes me how powerful almost every single episode of this show was.
Brings me back the good old memories.. Coming back from school turning on the t.v. and watching this show.. Doing homework then watching some other great shows and my favorite of all time, Tour Of Duty! The shows back then were 100 times better than todays!!
True... The Wonder Years and William Tell: Crossbow were my two favorites as a kid. Remember biking home after school to watch. Great memories... Compare this to all the meaningless crap kids grow up with nowadays...
Kevin was the same age I actually was during the years the show was supposed to take place and I can honestly say it was very, very real and true to that time.
Amazing scene..how the brother who was a jackass dooff, gave the shirt off his back..showed the kind of man he really was..In fact, it shows he was almost more of a brother to Wart than to Kevin.
He was the older brother so he was never going to relate to his younger brother or treat him the same although he did love him and showed it early on in the series. Wart was his best friend and the same age as him so it’s not hard to see how he treated him better than Kevin.
There's this episode where Mr. and Mrs. Arnold were distant from each other. At the end of the episode it shows them running to each other and hugging and kissing while Karen, Wayne, and Kevin watch them. Wayne puts his arms around both Karen and Kevin as if to say that their family is going to be okay.
Vietnam veterans were treated like dirt when they came home. Protestors were throwing things at them. Then the Iraq veterans came home, and I heard people say "thank you for your service" and walk away. They weren't offering them jobs, healthcare, a place to live, they'd just praise them and walk on.
And in Wart's case he wasn't even drafted. He joined voluntarily the previous season. You gotta give him a lot of credit. I feel bad he was treated the way he was when he came back. There's a scene earlier in this episode when him and Wayne are hanging with their friends and one of them blatantly asks wart "so did you kill anybody??" It made wart really uncomfortable and Wayne quickly changed the subject.
TheRapper10000 so is that like, its hard to put in words, basically, they didnt care what our troops had to deal with, all they thought was the soldiers were somehow at fault for being in vietnam?
The people perpetuating most of these wars simply have profits and resources in mind. That was covered in this show, too. Help the troops, sure. Don't support these illegal and unjust wars, which 'Nam was. An equal amount of consideration should be given to the civilains whose lives were destroyed over there, but Americans seem to be all too quick to dismiss and excuse that.
TheRapper10000 If you’re old enough, you know that the Vietnam war was about political and economic power, like most wars, and that people back then were either brainwashed or forced to to enlist in the army to fight a very unjust war. However, millions of Americans were very aware of the abuses and killings that were committed back then in the name of “justice” or “freedom” (which were nothing but criminal lies). You don’t have to become a soldier to criticize what a soldier does; that’s a very wrong statement. People have all the right to protest against everything that is wrong in our society and the world. But yes, it should be about doing justice and not about causing more injustice. 🐧
Apparently, because of the incredibly awesome music from the show, and with so much of it, the royalty payments alone will often make it cost prohibitive. It seems to arrive on some platform, but once that initial contract expires, it usually doesn’t renew. I’ve heard that, at times, they will actually remove much of the music, and then don’t replace it, or do so with something no one knows, or has ever heard of. It’s really too bad. There’s a whole new generation that needs this show.
I remember that scene, thanks for uploading by the way... Yep, Kevs brother spent all his life tormenting his brother in the most annoying way, but he was never actually unlikeable. It wasn't to this wonderful scene that we learned what he was about though.
@@yoyo2ma520 I love that scene. Wayne was a total butthead to Kevin, but he was a very loyal brother and friend to him. When it came down to it, he had his back.
This was one of the rare times, that Wayne wasn't a total douche. I loved this show so much, I couldn't wait for it to come on. I never wanted it to go off, it always seemed like the episodes weren't ever long enough.
That whole 6th Season saw a different Wayne. He really grew up and matured... little by little. You saw him as vulnerable when he broke up with his live-in girlfriend, you saw him as supportive and a true friend in this scene, and we learned his ultimate fate when he took over their father's furniture business after he passed away.
When these hero's came back the way they were treated was DISGUSTING they were just boys forced to grow up over night doing the job for there country that no one wanted but they felt they had to do it they will always be hero's in my book !! God bless all our veterans past present and future you are what make America great and protects our freedoms around the globe thank you so very much and God bless you !
I was just watching an episode of To Tell The Truth from 1974 and in the first group, one was a POW in Vietnam for six years. He was having a tough job adjusting to civilian life and I immediately thought of this episode. Very sad situation.
+BCRunch: I agree - even the soldiers who -Voluntary Enlist/join the Military/ and may happen to "fight as soldiers" during wartime/ or, at the minimum risk doing so- or being placed in "less-than-optimal positions" when called upon-(e.g. stationed at sites; having to following orders/stressful conditions that may be dangerous-should wartime occur. I have to agree: Personally, I am okay if one believes-even to the extreme of; say, for instance: {...cont'd...}...
BCRunch to quote another great film, Kingdom of Heaven, “a king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before god, you cannot say I was told by other to do thus, or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice”
@Sound Logic well they got mine. Its called act of duty serve your country. Those men had no knowledge of what they be doing once they were in the war, they just wanted to serve for their nation. A decision not many like yourself would do. The conduct of a solider is to follow what they are told by their superior to do, or else its act of treason. You have a problem with what went down in Nam then blame the leaders in office not the troops.
Sound Logic not always. If you watched the show you’d see in this episode Wart wasn’t told the risks of joining the army and he just listened to what the sergeant told him when he enlisted. He didn’t think he’d be off at Vietnam that quickly
sad scene. he came back from Nam and couldn't deal with his old life. he thought he was a baby killer. or a killer of innocent women and children. he was just doing his duty. his country told him to do it and if you cant deal, it will eat you up till there's nothing left.
@Shane Gallagher So were some WW2 Allied soldiers. But they were heroes right.... ? All wars have atrocities on both sides. It just that Vietnam was a very blatent political war.
Oh, the WATERWORKS every single time I see this!! This is the most heartbreaking, emotional scene from a TV show ever...it really hits home on so many levels!
The writing on this show is second to none. I have never encountered a person who didn't watch this and wasn't effected by it in some way, either at the time or when they got older. It stays with you. The only other writing that comes close to grabbing you as hard is "stand by me"
And yet through the years since not much has changed at all. I think the amazing thing is that you watch this show growing up, but only truly understand the power of it many years later.
Great scene. Great acting by Scott Menville here and in the whole episode. Such a stark contrast to the way he played Wart in the earlier episodes. Also, was anyone else surprise at how cut Jason Hervey (Wayne) was in this scene?
Jason Hervey was involved on and off camera in World Championship Wrestling in the early 90s, he was even dating Missy Hyatt. So no, I wouldn't be surprised at all that he had some muscle on him.
Fred Savage was a huge part of my life growing up. I didn't watch The Wonder Years on a regular basis but when I had the time to watch it I enjoyed it. Then there are movies like little monsters and The Wizard. People give the wizard a lot of crap, but it is a movie I still hold in my heart. People criticize it saying it's a big commercial. I guess they didn't care to see the story of a brother who really loved his brother enough to make sure that he would be able to stay in his life. If people can't see the movie for that and tear it down, I feel for them because they didn't see the movie for what it was
Very powerful and emotional scene where a person can help and support someone else in a time of need and someone watching can learn how others should treat others in their sorrows
I watched this show before I ever learned about Vietnam...and what it did to that generation. Years later this episode would become one of my favorites! Wayne was ALWAYS the antagonistic older brother, but, watching him loterally give his best friend his shirt off his back and letting him cry in his arms...still gives me chills.
Scott Menville was great as wart in this scene. It’s hard to picture him as anything except the voice of Robin in the Teen Titans cartoons, but here you go...
God damn these eyes. I was blessed that Vietnam vets took it on the chin for younger vets like me to get the mental help we needed when we got back from the Sandbox
One of the best moments in tv I remember watching while growing up while going through puberty and growing pains was this episode. Friends. You blessed if you have them.
Incredibly written show, one of the first tv shows i loved as a kid...wart exemplifies what alot of soldiers went through after being drafted...anybody thats related to or has met vietnam vets, can get understand why so many wont talk about vietnam.....also the scene with jack vs luis about vietnam and war in the first/second season really showcased the generation gap between the baby-boomers and the ww2 generation....
Started watching this show again since a few days on Putlockers... Haven't seen it in 20 years, forgot how good it is. Nostalgy, enjoy it even more now. They don't make shows like this anymore.
I watched this show growing up and my mom would reminisce...20+ years ago...lol. I'm now 39 and getting my 12 year old boys into it. Funny to think that 20 years ago from today I was Kevin's age. Funny how time flies. Great show
“Nothing seems to fit anymore” That line got me. I watched this as a child, not fully understanding the depth of that statement. All I knew was that I was watching something that I did not understand, but that one day I would. I’m a man now, and that line hits so hard.
I was in the same grade as Kevin and related to him often. It was a clean show that was simple and rather innocent. I remember the very first episode as well as the very last. This past summer I was able to start watching it with my two young sons.
this scene , the scene where wayne failed his physical and when he took the blame for the house being trashed from the party showed that he wasn’t such a bad guy
This entire scene was fantastic and unbelievable, it was really great. The whole TV show and the series was great, The acting is fantastic in the scene by all the actors
Finished watching the episode literally just a few minutes ago. I to remember watching it as a young kid and though I thought it was sad, couldn't grasp the seriousness of it. I enlisted myself at 19 and deployed to Iraq 3x. Everytime I see it now I can relate. One of my favorite episodes for that reason. If that makes sense.
Love this moment. The best Wonder Years episodes are like brilliant jokes. There's all this great set up but then the punchline makes you cry instead of laugh.
This episode always stuck with me. My father said the way Wart was acting was the same way his uncle acted when he came back from Vietnam. I remember it being the first time my dad teared up in front of me. Very powerful scene
For all the bad moments season 6 had it also had some of the best episodes of the series. Homecoming, Camping, unpacking, poker, the season finale... most authentic coming of age show period
This show at times is deep.Wow.. It's like you're reading a book with all of the symbolic tones and metaphors like when he says "nothing seems to fit anymore"
So many scenes from this show as a kid and this is the one that really stood out. I was born when Vietnam was ending, told me to support our troops no matter the politics behind their involvement and as much when to be a real big brother. Wayne goes from calling everyone Butthead to true understanding man in the same episode.
The actor who played wayne, jason Harvey ( not sure of the spelling) who was in back to the future briefly at loraines parents place asking "whats a rerun" Was a producer at tna wrestling when i i was there for a tryout. There's an Unwritten rule in wrestling where if you are backstage and you are one of the boys and you're one of the wrestlers, you don't act like a super fan with the other wrestlers. You don't want to act like a fanboy when you are supposed to be treated as an equal or at least someone have an equal. So I met Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, Bruce Prichard, AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Hulk Hogan, The Dudley Boyz, all of them. And I took their hand and introduce myself and that was it. I did not act like I cared that they were some of the heroes I watched as a kid that made my day. Obviously he's not Tom Cruise for some Superstar but it was really cool to meet someone that I watched growing up and Was part of a show that I love. And he is a very very nice guy. I was surprised at how short he was though. He's probably like five 5.
Vietnam was a tough war because the enemy wasn't guys in uniforms. You didn't know who was the good guys or the bad guys. So our guys went over to face a situation they never encountered before. And even the South Vietnamese despised the United States being there to begin with. It was a cluster fuck of a situation we got into over there.
I remember watching this with my dad a lot as a kid. He was a Vietnam War Vet. He never really watch much television n, but, he always enjoyed this show for a reason. He said it often reminded him of growing up in the late ’60s like that.
I remember one day we were watching this episode and he explained to me the meaning behind this scene. How he was about to empathize with the character Wart.
My dad died in December of 2016 and I often time think about him. And this scene from this show sparked a memory. I decided to look it up and watch it again after all these years.
Now i’m sitting here crying, thinking about my dad.
I'm sorry about your dad . RIP
Dad's show boys how to become men, and show girls how a man is supposed to act.
Im so sorry man, great story.
I grew up watching this show and it really made a mark in my mind and heart, that the world and life can have its vicissitudes, joys and sorrows.
In Buddhism, known as Anicca, Impermanence.
Now that I'm an adult I'm aware of this.
Your comment really touched me. 🥺
You obviously really loved your father very deeply.
He probably had some really deep emotional memories and PTSD from the Vietnam War. Such young men going to fight and kill in the name of "honouring" their country and they returned deeply scarred.
I know a neighbour who also went to Vietnam, and he has some deep mental trauma too, and cope by drinking.
Well you have deep sensitivity and insight.
Best wishes and kindness 🌺.
Kool Profile name BTW 😊.
I know its five months late but i know your love for your father is still there. Hope time has helped you move forward.
Very powerful scene here. Beyond all of his antics and schnanigans, Wayne had a heart of gold.
Wayne was the best son the Arnold’s had
@@waynehand4600 As I said in another video a long time ago, I always figured that there was a lot more to Wayne than a bully who picked on his younger brother. We see evidence of that here, as well as in the episode where Kevin threw a party and his friends trashed the house. Wayne took the rap rather than telling their parents that Kevin was to blame, rather than him.
It really rehabilitated Wayne, didn't it! I thought that was a great choice by the writers!
I feel like that episode was definitely the turning point for Wayne. After that you didn't see him be quite as big a dick to Kevin. Just the occasional typical brotherly ball busting.
The wonder years was one of the best shows ever made. They surely don't make shows like this anymore.
and they don't do reruns either which is a disgrace
Tears me up that tv isn't nearly as good as this anymore...I think it's f'in great...
It's on Netflix . or it was about 2 months ago, not sure if it still is
i also bought the DVD series about 5 years ago. best show ever...really hits you in the heart
They have in in Reruns on The Hallmark Channel. I wish Winnie had talked to him warning him that Vietnam wasn't no bed of Roses. Poor Wort, I'm sure he had alot of "problems" later on.
They make shitty shows these days. No values. Nothing.
Only time I ever saw my old man cry was at this episode. He was a Vietnam vet, 2 tours with the 3rd Marines. We watched this show as a family every Friday night. This one was too much
Wart came back from Vietnam all shell shocked and then the anonymous shout of ‘murderer’ really pushed him over the edge.
They changed that line for current TV. The original line was "baby killer!"
Must have only been in the original airing because I saw this one on ABC the second time they aired it along with all the early reruns of it, and never heard that line. Would be cool if someone has it and posts it.
@iamcopperhead it was definitely "baby killer" I remember, because I was confused what it meant when I was young.
I saw this show as a kid... now that I watch it as an adult I see it with different eyes. I work with youth now and I tell them to cherish every moment with the ones you love and with those with whom you encounter every day...I served 3 combat tours to Iraq and I have seen the worst of humanity and lost some of the best men that have ever lived... this presentation of a unique moment in a single person's life... Amen!....
Thank you for your sacrifice!
Alpha XXL PLEASE. HE SWALLOWED THE LIE HOOK LINE AND SINKER. IRAQ IS WORSE OFF NOW AFTER HIS PILLAGING. YOU IDIOTS BETTER OPEN YOUR EYES AND START USING YOUR BRAINS FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN HANGING A HAT ON.
Samuel Parker you disrespectful piece of shit. You need to learn respect
Thanks for your service but was the Iraq War necessary?
Samuel Parker -- john doe wasn't a politician or a strategist . He was a soldier - serving his country.
I remember this scene back in the day. It showed me that soldiers come back home "wounded" even though you don't see a single scar on their body.
Crazy how the savage brothers each had shows that helped defined the childhood of millions.
When you can take a character that seems very one dimensional and give them such a humanizing moment, that is the mark of a great show.
Yeah in season 5 he had a nice moment where he took the rap for Kevin's party.
One of the great things about the series was how Wayne matured as he got older. and we got to see both his more caring and vulnerable side There was his relationship with Bonnie, the divorcee, and how heartbroken he was when she broke up with him on New Years Eve of all days to go back to her ex-husband. There was also his attempt to get in to the army when he flunked his exams, and he couldn't get in due to him having psoriasis and he ended up feeling like he was a failure. It was also a great episode because we saw the softer side of Jack when we see him comforting him at the end.
This episode really shows any war veteran deals with when they return nothing is the same when the return to life
God damn the writers for this show. No other show has shaped my childhood like the wonder years. Growing up at the same time as Kevin, relating to so many different scenarios, I feel absolutely terrible that kids these days don’t have a coming of age show to grow up with. We need more wonder years and boy meets worlds.
It's just a perfectly written show in general in my opinion. From the plot, to the characters, to the music. I wasn't even born in the 60s/70s yet this show makes me feel like I did. Excellent
I loved this show.
@@rw8733 every man on this planet has a Winnie Cooper, some end up with their soulmate and some dont. But we all know that feeling of love and love lost which is another reason this show struck the hearts of so many people
@@TheBigChad Very well said sir 👏
Amen
Very well written scene , with this it shows how the veterans coming home from Vietnam felt. Some were disrespected , but with this scene a friend is there to help his friend.
A lot were disrespected. Spit on, called baby killers, etc. The way these guys were treated is truly disgusting. I can’t imagine what Vietnam was like? What these guys had to go through just to make it home and then get spit on? You have to be an absolute piece of shit to do that to a soldier.
@@swedejohanson7739 Some believe it was the guilt they felt for treating Viet vets so terrible that made many older people showed such great respect to returning vets later with the events in the mideast.
*_This show came out in 1989, and the story starts in mid-1969_*
*_If this was made today, it would be about life in mid-2004 and the final season would be July of 2010. Let that sink in, my fellow Gen X'ers_*
This show hits differently watching as an almost 40 year old father than it did as a kid.
I'm 30. Feel the same way.
It really does so many powerful scenes in this series
As a kid it hit really hard. As a young adult, it’s still just as powerful
man this show made me cry, laugh, love. best show ever made.
agreed. I am 32 and still watch it regularly. Have DVDS of seasons 5 and 6.
Agree, it's the only box set TV series I ever purchased. Phenomenal writers, excellent acting.
Straight up
And then the final episode when they said the dad died. I cried
Many animes do that for me. If you’re not a fan of anime I’d recommend you watch Yuyu Hakusho.
My opinion of Kevin's brother totally changed after this scene.
He was still a douchebag
John Rose yes but he changed
@@matthewrangel956
I guess so
I always liked Wayne. Yeah, he was kind of a douche, but he was funny. And very relatable as that bully older brother. Very accurate, in my real-life experience as the younger brother. And I think they humanized him early on when he sucked up Kevin's pet hamster in the vacuum machine being his usual douche self, but genuinely felt bad about it, didn't mean to do it, and apologized. Then there was the episode where Kevin threw the house party, and the parents came home early, and immediately assumed and pinned the blame on Wayne, and he quietly took the rap for Kevin. I found it very realistic. Big brothers tend to be kind of bully's, but at the end of the day, when push comes to shove, they look out for you.
@@metsfanatic6270 You have to remember, Kevin is telling us about Wayne through the filtered eyes of a little brother. There were many scenes when Kevin is reminded Wayne is a good brother and mentions it
Wart was definitely " in the shit " in Nam but he made it through but he carries with him all the scars. Can't imagine what he went through but Wayne def let him know he was not alone. Very powerful scene.
But did have "the stare"?
I remember this scene so clearly. It made me see Wayne's character in a completely different light and gave some depth to his character.
We see Wart as a cocky high school kid and after his war experiences as a quite broken man. Make war no more!
Trump started no new wars. He brought troops home. But Orange Man Bad.
@@TheKitchenerLeslie not without lack of trying , orange moron bad and got sent packing , follow his lead and crawl back under your rock. Way to ruin a moment with your trumptard disease.
@@RF-vg5kv Haha! You'll see.
@Patricia Burkell 😂😂😂 what a pathetic boomer comment
@@TheKitchenerLeslie fuck trump
Watching this scene as an 8 year old kid, I didn't understand it. Fast forward 32 years and several combat deployments later, I finally get it.
Thank you for your service
“Nothing seems to fit anymore” ...pretty profound given the context.
But I don't get it. What is missing in this scene? Why was he like that?
@@doctorfate6414 Wart had recently returned from Vietnam and was probably suffering from some form of PTSD. Folding his clothes into a neat pile seems like an echo of his wartime routine.
@@doctorfate6414 and someone in the crowd yelled out "murderer" as he walked by.
@@doctorfate6414 previously in this episode when they were at the football game someone yelled “murderer” at him from the crowd. It affected Wart, so he nonchalantly said he was going to be right back. He ended up sitting at the park with his clothes off. When Wart said nothing seems to fit anymore he was talking about himself. He doesn’t seem to fit in back in his civilian life and the military life he wants to forget won’t leave him alone.
A simple scene that starkly reveals the walking wounded of the Vietnam War, scarred and scared by life.
One of many life lessons offered by a brilliant series.
And where are scenes like this on television today? No sitcom single camera or multi camera would have a scene this powerful, touching and compelling. This show was everything.
Wayne's growth here is tremendous. It's beautiful.
I cried through this episode.. Wayne really came through.. alit of guys returned home with depression PTSD , fighting emotional pain..
You should check out the 90s movie called The War at Home
All my life I’ve felt like my ability to cry was broken, but man do I get close with the wonder years. My throat gets all right and my breathing gets shallow. It amazes me how powerful almost every single episode of this show was.
This is one Great Scene, and has so much meaning and shows compassion, so Thank you to All of Our Veterans.
Brings me back the good old memories.. Coming back from school turning on the t.v. and watching this show.. Doing homework then watching some other great shows and my favorite of all time, Tour Of Duty! The shows back then were 100 times better than todays!!
True... The Wonder Years and William Tell: Crossbow were my two favorites as a kid. Remember biking home after school to watch. Great memories... Compare this to all the meaningless crap kids grow up with nowadays...
Tour of Duty was powerful, I watched. It was never fun, it was something else.
Kevin was the same age I actually was during the years the show was supposed to take place and I can honestly say it was very, very real and true to that time.
I related to this show as well. I was a high school Freshman in 1970.
Amazing scene..how the brother who was a jackass dooff, gave the shirt off his back..showed the kind of man he really was..In fact, it shows he was almost more of a brother to Wart than to Kevin.
He was the older brother so he was never going to relate to his younger brother or treat him the same although he did love him and showed it early on in the series. Wart was his best friend and the same age as him so it’s not hard to see how he treated him better than Kevin.
Not so. Remember the episode where Kev had the party and trashed the Arnold house, and Wayne took the blame?
Wayne was a good brother to Kevin when push came to shove.
There's this episode where Mr. and Mrs. Arnold were distant from each other. At the end of the episode it shows them running to each other and hugging and kissing while Karen, Wayne, and Kevin watch them. Wayne puts his arms around both Karen and Kevin as if to say that their family is going to be okay.
None of you get it at all. What a waste of a thread.
Wayne was a real character. A perfect representation of what an older brother is. Good? Bad? It just is what it is.
Vietnam veterans were treated like dirt when they came home. Protestors were throwing things at them. Then the Iraq veterans came home, and I heard people say "thank you for your service" and walk away. They weren't offering them jobs, healthcare, a place to live, they'd just praise them and walk on.
Drafted. Awful. Cursed for what they were forced to do.
And in Wart's case he wasn't even drafted. He joined voluntarily the previous season. You gotta give him a lot of credit. I feel bad he was treated the way he was when he came back. There's a scene earlier in this episode when him and Wayne are hanging with their friends and one of them blatantly asks wart "so did you kill anybody??" It made wart really uncomfortable and Wayne quickly changed the subject.
It is so upsetting, that someone shouted murderer..i understand the vietnam vets were treated badly, still so unjust and wrong..
TheRapper10000 so is that like, its hard to put in words, basically, they didnt care what our troops had to deal with, all they thought was the soldiers were somehow at fault for being in vietnam?
The people perpetuating most of these wars simply have profits and resources in mind. That was covered in this show, too. Help the troops, sure. Don't support these illegal and unjust wars, which 'Nam was. An equal amount of consideration should be given to the civilains whose lives were destroyed over there, but Americans seem to be all too quick to dismiss and excuse that.
TheRapper10000 If you’re old enough, you know that the Vietnam war was about political and economic power, like most wars, and that people back then were either brainwashed or forced to to enlist in the army to fight a very unjust war. However, millions of Americans were very aware of the abuses and killings that were committed back then in the name of “justice” or “freedom” (which were nothing but criminal lies). You don’t have to become a soldier to criticize what a soldier does; that’s a very wrong statement. People have all the right to protest against everything that is wrong in our society and the world. But yes, it should be about doing justice and not about causing more injustice. 🐧
well wat the US did over there wasnt "just" either. At least e LIVED to get yelled at unlike others.
or the US could mind its fucking business.
Wish Netflix kept this on their platform
Playground Rules it's on Hulu now, just found out today.
Apparently, because of the incredibly awesome music from the show, and with so much of it, the royalty payments alone will often make it cost prohibitive. It seems to arrive on some platform, but once that initial contract expires, it usually doesn’t renew.
I’ve heard that, at times, they will actually remove much of the music, and then don’t replace it, or do so with something no one knows, or has ever heard of.
It’s really too bad. There’s a whole new generation that needs this show.
Just got the series on DVD on Amazon. Wow, I bought it on a whim, but WHAT A SHOW. Amazing.
Wish Canada had this on Netflix
They always throw off the best shows and replace them with shitty ones
I remember that scene, thanks for uploading by the way... Yep, Kevs brother spent all his life tormenting his brother in the most annoying way, but he was never actually unlikeable. It wasn't to this wonderful scene that we learned what he was about though.
I also loved when he took the blame for the party mess Kevin had at his house. "Sorry. It wont happen again." LOL
@@yoyo2ma520 I love that scene. Wayne was a total butthead to Kevin, but he was a very loyal brother and friend to him. When it came down to it, he had his back.
I’m a USMC grunt Afghanistan vet and I always cry when I see this seen
Thank you for your service 🇺🇸🗽
I don't give a $h*t if you misspelled something. I understood what you said. All the best to you.
@Needless to Say ah look everyone. the internet tough guy showed up. lol. probably a ten year old girl
Royal Marine also served in Afghanistan mate. Salute. Per Mare Per Terram! Semper Fi to you brother!! 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
I hope you didn't get PTSD like Wart did... :(
This was one of the rare times, that Wayne wasn't a total douche. I loved this show so much, I couldn't wait for it to come on. I never wanted it to go off, it always seemed like the episodes weren't ever long enough.
Spirtual Gangsta 💛
This was the real Wayne.
That whole 6th Season saw a different Wayne. He really grew up and matured... little by little. You saw him as vulnerable when he broke up with his live-in girlfriend, you saw him as supportive and a true friend in this scene, and we learned his ultimate fate when he took over their father's furniture business after he passed away.
This, and that episode when Wayne purposely took the blame for Kevin's party (yes, the parents blamed him, but he could've said "it was Kevin")
Douche or not, that's what a big brother is. It's almost like a law.
Sad scene but great at the same time brings a tear to your eye..
i'm going to sit up all night and think and watch wonder years episodes now
Did you do it? I binged the whole series recently. LOVE IT.
Wart was the goofball friend of Wayne and they completely turned it around here in this scene and made it work. Amazing show.
When these hero's came back the way they were treated was DISGUSTING they were just boys forced to grow up over night doing the job for there country that no one wanted but they felt they had to do it they will always be hero's in my book !! God bless all our veterans past present and future you are what make America great and protects our freedoms around the globe thank you so very much and God bless you !
I was just watching an episode of To Tell The Truth from 1974 and in the first group, one was a POW in Vietnam for six years. He was having a tough job adjusting to civilian life and I immediately thought of this episode. Very sad situation.
Liberals hated the returning soldiers…they wanted the Marxist ideology to flourish…
And back then there was the draft...you had no real choice.
I don't think soldiers should get blamed for wars that the government sends them to fight.
+BCRunch: I agree - even the soldiers who -Voluntary Enlist/join the Military/ and may happen to "fight as soldiers" during wartime/ or, at the minimum risk doing so- or being placed in "less-than-optimal positions" when called upon-(e.g. stationed at sites; having to following orders/stressful conditions that may be dangerous-should wartime occur. I have to agree: Personally, I am okay if one believes-even to the extreme of; say, for instance: {...cont'd...}...
BCRunch to quote another great film, Kingdom of Heaven, “a king may move a man, a father may claim a son, but your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before god, you cannot say I was told by other to do thus, or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice”
@Sound Logic well they got mine. Its called act of duty serve your country. Those men had no knowledge of what they be doing once they were in the war, they just wanted to serve for their nation. A decision not many like yourself would do. The conduct of a solider is to follow what they are told by their superior to do, or else its act of treason.
You have a problem with what went down in Nam then blame the leaders in office not the troops.
Sound Logic not always. If you watched the show you’d see in this episode Wart wasn’t told the risks of joining the army and he just listened to what the sergeant told him when he enlisted. He didn’t think he’d be off at Vietnam that quickly
Joaquin That was his choice to sign up. It’s his own fault.
sad scene. he came back from Nam and couldn't deal with his old life. he thought he was a baby killer. or a killer of innocent women and children. he was just doing his duty. his country told him to do it and if you cant deal, it will eat you up till there's nothing left.
Russell Paloor that war should have never happened.
Russell Paloor
exactly
very wrong.
@Shane Gallagher So were some WW2 Allied soldiers. But they were heroes right.... ? All wars have atrocities on both sides. It just that Vietnam was a very blatent political war.
This is the episode of this BEAUTIFUL show I'll always remember.
Geez this show was amazing.
Oh, the WATERWORKS every single time I see this!! This is the most heartbreaking, emotional scene from a TV show ever...it really hits home on so many levels!
This show was one of my all time top favorites of all times
One of the best shows ever made. It was so real and many people can relate to it. Wish they made shows like this still.
The writing on this show is second to none. I have never encountered a person who didn't watch this and wasn't effected by it in some way, either at the time or when they got older. It stays with you. The only other writing that comes close to grabbing you as hard is "stand by me"
And yet through the years since not much has changed at all. I think the amazing thing is that you watch this show growing up, but only truly understand the power of it many years later.
Great scene. Great acting by Scott Menville here and in the whole episode. Such a stark contrast to the way he played Wart in the earlier episodes.
Also, was anyone else surprise at how cut Jason Hervey (Wayne) was in this scene?
Yeah...if it wasn't possibly the best acted scene in the entire series, I'd be ready with the porn jokes :P He's pretty fit haha.
I remember having some things awakened in me as a child when Wayne took his shirt off. He was such an asshole character, I never noticed he was hot.
Jason Hervey was involved on and off camera in World Championship Wrestling in the early 90s, he was even dating Missy Hyatt. So no, I wouldn't be surprised at all that he had some muscle on him.
Fred Savage was a huge part of my life growing up. I didn't watch The Wonder Years on a regular basis but when I had the time to watch it I enjoyed it. Then there are movies like little monsters and The Wizard. People give the wizard a lot of crap, but it is a movie I still hold in my heart. People criticize it saying it's a big commercial. I guess they didn't care to see the story of a brother who really loved his brother enough to make sure that he would be able to stay in his life. If people can't see the movie for that and tear it down, I feel for them because they didn't see the movie for what it was
this espisode broke me in tears and still does 30 years later
Very powerful and emotional scene where a person can help and support someone else in a time of need and someone watching can learn how others should treat others in their sorrows
I watched this show before I ever learned about Vietnam...and what it did to that generation. Years later this episode would become one of my favorites! Wayne was ALWAYS the antagonistic older brother, but, watching him loterally give his best friend his shirt off his back and letting him cry in his arms...still gives me chills.
Scott Menville was great as wart in this scene. It’s hard to picture him as anything except the voice of Robin in the Teen Titans cartoons, but here you go...
Wayne probably saved his friends life with that one gesture
Heartbreaking scene from a phenomenonal show.
God damn these eyes.
I was blessed that Vietnam vets took it on the chin for younger vets like me to get the mental help we needed when we got back from the Sandbox
Amen to that went through the same thing I will never forget it.
One of the best scenes ever from the best show ever!
Best writing in sitcom history before or since and likely forever!! Sooo talented on every aspect of production!!
I remember this episode. Gawd, it was so heartbreaking.
Never looked at Wayne the same after this scene. Couldn't hate him anymore.
One of the best moments in tv I remember watching while growing up while going through puberty and growing pains was this episode. Friends. You blessed if you have them.
I was in elementary trough out this show... I loved it so much.
The nostalgia of my childhood 😔
Loved this show as a kid. Watched the reruns on nick at nite. Never forgot this scene.
I got the DVD seasons.
I wasn't a huge fan of the show but this episode really stuck to me.
steve rodriguez I Know Wayne and wart were Smoking poles the whole time!
then u are fan and not know it because this really captured your Wonder Years.
Man this gets me everytime. I haven’t cried because of tv shows, but this was definitely a tear jerker
Wayne Arnold's finest hour!!
I binged watched this series and finished it not too long ago. It was phenomenal. I balled so many times. I kind of want to rewatch it already
Incredibly written show, one of the first tv shows i loved as a kid...wart exemplifies what alot of soldiers went through after being drafted...anybody thats related to or has met vietnam vets, can get understand why so many wont talk about vietnam.....also the scene with jack vs luis about vietnam and war in the first/second season really showcased the generation gap between the baby-boomers and the ww2 generation....
It's a metaphor for wart feeling out of place due to his experiences in Vietnam and his reception back home. He feels out of place.
Started watching this show again since a few days on Putlockers... Haven't seen it in 20 years, forgot how good it is. Nostalgy, enjoy it even more now. They don't make shows like this anymore.
Is someone cutting onions in here? Wow! Wish they made shows like this still...
I watched this show growing up and my mom would reminisce...20+ years ago...lol. I'm now 39 and getting my 12 year old boys into it. Funny to think that 20 years ago from today I was Kevin's age. Funny how time flies. Great show
“Nothing seems to fit anymore”
That line got me. I watched this as a child, not fully understanding the depth of that statement. All I knew was that I was watching something that I did not understand, but that one day I would.
I’m a man now, and that line hits so hard.
The best show ever!!! I freaking love this show I grew up with this show and it had me in love with life!!!!
One of the best written TV shows of all time.
Wayne finally showing class
I was in the same grade as Kevin and related to him often. It was a clean show that was simple and rather innocent. I remember the very first episode as well as the very last. This past summer I was able to start watching it with my two young sons.
this scene , the scene where wayne failed his physical and when he took the blame for the house being trashed from the party showed that he wasn’t such a bad guy
This in my opinion is the most powerful scene in the series.
Yes, I agree. What made it so good is that it wasn't over-dialogued like many shows now. As Yogi Berra said, "You can observe a lot by just looking".
Unfortunately, A LOT of returning Vietnam veterans suffered and went through the same thing.
Seriously one of the best shows ever made. I bought the dvd series recently
He literally gave him the shirt off his back...
The episode that made me tear up the most was "Hero", the end in the cafe, Wow!
This entire scene was fantastic and unbelievable, it was really great. The whole TV show and the series was great, The acting is fantastic in the scene by all the actors
Used to love this show when I was a kid. I'd absolutely binge it if they put it on Netflix
Powerful episode. I remember watching this episode when i was younger and never got it til i was older.
Finished watching the episode literally just a few minutes ago. I to remember watching it as a young kid and though I thought it was sad, couldn't grasp the seriousness of it. I enlisted myself at 19 and deployed to Iraq 3x. Everytime I see it now I can relate. One of my favorite episodes for that reason. If that makes sense.
@@benignobrionesiii thank you for your service
@@callmehchloe4074 thank you.
@Pam Schobelock thank you. And your husband.
This scene confused me as a child but now as a grown man who spent too much in combat I am sitting here weeping uncontrollably.
I'm so sorry for what you've gone through but I thank you for your sacrifice, sir. God bless you.
Love this moment. The best Wonder Years episodes are like brilliant jokes. There's all this great set up but then the punchline makes you cry instead of laugh.
This episode always stuck with me. My father said the way Wart was acting was the same way his uncle acted when he came back from Vietnam. I remember it being the first time my dad teared up in front of me. Very powerful scene
I had so much respect for Wayne during this scene.
Very powerful scene ! Very well done by all vast members !
For all the bad moments season 6 had it also had some of the best episodes of the series. Homecoming, Camping, unpacking, poker, the season finale... most authentic coming of age show period
This show at times is deep.Wow.. It's like you're reading a book with all of the symbolic tones and metaphors like when he says "nothing seems to fit anymore"
So many scenes from this show as a kid and this is the one that really stood out.
I was born when Vietnam was ending, told me to support our troops no matter the politics behind their involvement and as much when to be a real big brother.
Wayne goes from calling everyone Butthead to true understanding man in the same episode.
so sad the tears are feeling omg want to cry out loud
Noelle Hibbard relax.
The actor who played wayne, jason Harvey ( not sure of the spelling) who was in back to the future briefly at loraines parents place asking "whats a rerun"
Was a producer at tna wrestling when i i was there for a tryout. There's an Unwritten rule in wrestling where if you are backstage and you are one of the boys and you're one of the wrestlers, you don't act like a super fan with the other wrestlers. You don't want to act like a fanboy when you are supposed to be treated as an equal or at least someone have an equal. So I met Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, Bruce Prichard, AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Hulk Hogan, The Dudley Boyz, all of them. And I took their hand and introduce myself and that was it. I did not act like I cared that they were some of the heroes I watched as a kid that made my day. Obviously he's not Tom Cruise for some Superstar but it was really cool to meet someone that I watched growing up and Was part of a show that I love. And he is a very very nice guy. I was surprised at how short he was though. He's probably like five 5.
Vietnam was a tough war because the enemy wasn't guys in uniforms. You didn't know who was the good guys or the bad guys. So our guys went over to face a situation they never encountered before. And even the South Vietnamese despised the United States being there to begin with. It was a cluster fuck of a situation we got into over there.