Six nostalgia-filled seasons of The Wonder Years came to an end in May 1993 with the two-part series finale entitled, “Independence Day.” After a final fit of teen angst that involves infidelity, gambling and rebellion, Kevin, Winnie and the gang finally grow up and the lights in the Arnold house fade to black. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Six nostalgia-filled seasons of The Wonder Years came to an end in May 1993 with the two-part series finale entitled, “Independence Day.” After a final fit of teen angst that involves infidelity, gambling and rebellion, Kevin, Winnie and the gang finally grow up and the lights in the Arnold house fade to black. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Six nostalgia-filled seasons of The Wonder Years came to an end in May 1993 with the two-part series finale entitled, “Independence Day.” After a final fit of teen angst that involves infidelity, gambling and rebellion, Kevin, Winnie and the gang finally grow up and the lights in the Arnold house fade to black. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

The Wonder Years

In television, the ending used to mean everything. A series finale could make a break a years-long favorite program. You could tell what kind of person you were meeting just by asking them if they thought Tony was dead, or if Jack and Sawyer and Desmond - were also dead? Actually that’s a bit odd. 

Was it all a dream? Was it a vision in a snowglobe? Was the chicken really a baby?

In “Finale” one dedicated media viewer revisits some of the greatest, and not-so-greatest, series finales. And someone who’s never bothered to watch the show goes along for the ride and decides if it was all worth the effort - or whether we should just skip to the end and get it over with.

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In television, the ending used to mean everything. A series finale could make a break a years-long favorite program. You could tell what kind of person you were meeting just by asking them if they thought Tony was dead, or if Jack and Sawyer and Desmond - were also dead? Actually that’s a bit odd. Was it all a dream? Was it a vision in a snowglobe? Was the chicken really a baby? In “Finale” one dedicated media viewer revisits some of the greatest, and not-so-greatest, series finales. And someone who’s never bothered to watch the show goes along for the ride and decides if it was all worth the effort - or whether we should just skip to the end and get it over with.

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