Men and women suffer alone, over the choices they've made. And young boys, full of confusion... Full of fear... Full of love and courage... Grow up stealthily in their sleep.

The Wonder Years

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Topic

Growing up The human condition

Speaker

Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold)

Actor

Daniel Stern

Source

The Wonder Years

Medium

TV program

Genre

Coming of age (TV) Comedy (TV) Coming of age Comedy

Language

English

Time

1988 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

"Angel." The Wonder Years, written by Neal Marlens and Carol Black, directed by Art Wolff, season 1, episode 4, The Black/Marlens Company and New World Television, 1988.

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Language
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 1
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