The Wonder Years (S6E103) - Let Nothing You Dismay

FInal Scene - Longer Version

[@KingTrunkzdbz]

Greatest TV show ever made, The Wonder Years...

[@Alvamations]

I agree. Number 1 on my list.

[@trunkzdbz4355]

Sad thing is when Jack left Norcom and got that bank loan and started his own business which was the furniture store they were seen eating in, he would soon die and pass that furniture store business on to his son Wayne and leave Norma a widow. They just don't make men like Jack Arnold anymore, great men with great dreams of having his own business, his own home and his own family, a men among men. RIP Jack Arnold and The Wonder Years.

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Trunkzdbz When did Jack die???

[@KentPetersonmoney]

@@jonmacdonald5345 2 years after the series ended

[@juliewitt7496]

1975. Too much Alka Seitzer.

[@dfcardenas22]

@@KentPetersonmoney Kevin mentioned that when he gave one of his last narrations in the show's finale. It was really sad to hear his dad would pass away so soon after following his dream.

[@cjm7764]

My 13 year old and I just finished this series 2 weeks ago. He cried. Great series. Hes mad about that ending. No disney.

[@lindseysummers5351]

4:42 There were very few times in this series when we truly saw Jack happy with anything. He was either fuming or crabby and pensive most of the time. Seeing this, how much the change in career meant to him and the love and appreciation he had for his wife and kids, really made you want to root for the old man. You figure, as much crap as he's been through, he deserved this win. "To my girl. Merry Christmas!!"

[@gracek2145]

That is the most realistic thing about this series - the characters are not very happy most of the time. Life is extremely difficult, and this show really presented the struggles of life much more than the pleasures of life. So when happiness does come along in the show (just like in real life), it is not shallow and truly means something to the viewer.

[@tommiller3017]

Gorgeous. Touching. Stories simple and real. Acting so deep and brilliant.

[@blackwhite4677]

I grew up with this best television show The Wonder Years. Till date i do watch.

[@videomix22]

The sound track is brilliant. This was such an amazing show.

[@gmonroy852]

One of the things that made this show interesting was that everyone was going in different directions in their lives but Norma always kept them together somehow

[@aronkelley8634]

Can’t deny the greatness of the nostalgia and sentimentalism of this show. ❤

[@simshengvue4642]

Jack is probably the most realistic father who has ever been on tv

[@karenrich9092]

These scenes always tear at my heart. The writers have been looking over my shoulder and writing down MY memories. Thank you for putting them here for all of us to remember.

[@SamuelNYC]

My pleasure =)

[@bigplameuk]

Small victories are often great achievements.

[@rickazca774]

My dad took the same kind of risk back in the early 60s with six kids. He was hesitant like Jack Arnold but my mom wrote him a letter encouraging him to buyout his retiring boss and take over the business. He did a was very successful. About thirty years later my wife encouraged me to do the same and start my own business. I did and taking the example of my dad, I made it a success. Moral of the story is as men, we are little boys in men costumes. Are biggest fear is taking risks but like they say, behind every greater man is an even greater woman. In most cases it's the woman who becomes the voice of reason. Girls mature faster than boys, it so true.

[@orlandob9958]

So very true ... Most of the time a hesitant man just needs a great force of encouragement from his wife to do great things. I've seen it in my older brother. He always for someone else doing landscaping and masonry. He always talked about one day starting his own business in the field but hed say " with kids and bills it's better to just not have the headaches, im happy going in monday and getting paid friday so everything is taken care of" . well his wife told him to do it and that she would work night time to supplement income during the first year .... Well here he is 21 years later with his own business that's made him a successful man....all bc he had a great woman to motivate him. Now cousins wife doesn't care about anything except her nails and Gucci ....hes miserable haha

[@elmermedina1713]

Tabitha King encouraged Stephen to finish Carrie. Walt Disney's wife was instrumental in Mickey's creation. I hope to publish my books and create a literary universe like Stephen King, while I still have my day job, my passion is writing. My wife encourages me and motivates every day.

[@1mespud]

Jack Arnold's decision was a good one. Most of us are entrepreneurs but don't know it. There comes a time in life when you have to stop $laving away for someone else or some ungodly workplace, take that risk and become your own person "but" with a positive plan and a comfortable destiny ahead..

[@myopinion4567]

Loved this show. So good.

[@Fingolfin3423]

Wow, what a woman. I teared up to this one.

[@YokozunaNumber1]

God bless the brave parents who take risks to provide a better life for their families.

[@howlbeast]

Jack’s a good man and Norma is a good wife. God send me a woman like her.. loyal, supportive and old school morals n values

[@thetruth3316]

2019 no longer exist

[@tasibsharar7357]

Only found in countries that are not named America

[@howlbeast]

@@tasibsharar7357 I agree like third world countries but theres a chance of being corrupted by 1st world problems etc

[@orlandob9958]

Damn....... This is so on point! My uncle wanted a foreign woman who wasn't like american women in the early 2000s. ... Well he went to latin America ,found one and got married to her. .. 3 years later shes learned english ,new crowd of friends and shes gone. She came from nothing and now only wears the hi life stuff. Sucked for him. Shows that its the person not the place.

[@howlbeast]

@@orlandob9958 See that's the 1st world Curse, bright lights etc may influence one.. hope he got a better woman

[@ryanwarren2970]

A beautiful show.

[@PatrickMcInerney]

One goes out they all go out...

[@anthonychavez6117]

Growing up watching The Wonder years I thought Jack was so mean. He was always pissed off. Now that I am older and I am a father. He literally kill themself to put food on the table. Jack was a great father and I admire him a lot😊

[@pinebarrenpatriot8289]

Jack fought in Korea and worked his entire life yet had to deal with his woke snotty liberal daughter. I'd be pissed too.

[@roccosteo8328]

Back when family meant something. Simpler better times

[@SARISS80]

Christmas lights in the 70s had water in them. Oh how I missed this show

[@gunner4126]

My damn eyes are leaking

[@johnnavarro1871]

What if Jack had hugged and kissed Norma when getting the news? ... that would have been an awesome moment ... but that wouldnt have been Jack. In general, Jack's sweetness is one that is based more on facts than on words, on character than on personality, on actions than on chocolate and flowers.

[@reaper7actual135]

Back when having a family of your own was enough. People are having children with multiple partners while seeking the attention from people who don’t matter.

[@buyerofsorts]

So true.

[@mattsmith3835]

Exactly right. As turbulent as the 1960s were, I wish we were back there. A time before social media ruined the world and family values still mattered

[@thomasloveless4800]

Well said. Being loved by those closest should be enough.

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

I’ll have kids with whoever I want man be mad about it.

[@mattsmith3835]

@@MrRyan-wu4jx ur the problem

[@sjf1981]

Norma came through in the clutch . Damn shes so hot

[@Del-Canada]

Back when values meant something.

[@heathercostello6190]

I love this show

[@TheLordHighXcutioner]

Norma is a good wife.

[@beatrizarbelaez143]

Good show

[@anyatindall5678]

*great

[@jeffrey5703]

Parents make a lot of sacrifices.

[@TheLordHighXcutioner]

Good parents do.

[@zerchariahalighieri8288]

Good luck and God's speed my friend.

[@stevenjacobs5221]

Well life is not looking like that now a days no more this is 2021 it's a gold dust if you find a loyal partner.🔐👌💯🤞 🤔

[@chamalineros549]

They certainly don’t make meaningful shows like this anymore

[@robertmccabe1403]

If you want big rewards you have to take big risks.

[@vantrelllewis2690]

Yeah until the last two episodes of the sixth season when Kevin got fire of working for his dad and try to get Winnie back by driving down where she work and lost his car

[@billplaney2585]

good luck with that argument now.

[@iamjobu6101]

$4 lol that is not a fortune even in 70s money

[@highwayxj9397]

Yes and no. I mean $20 doesn’t seem like a lot of money, but when you pay $20 for something you might deem worth only $5, it seems like you paid a fortune (ie Jesus Christ, you paid $20 for THAT?)

[@elmermedina1713]

God bless Norma. She embodies that men are nothing without women. We need them. We are incomplete without them. There's a reason Eve came out of Adam. He was incomplete without her. Thank God i found my Eve.

[@mindislife]

Real life: Jack, i put our house as collateral :P

[@carlatrezza7561]

Jack and Norma. Best couple before Dan and Roseanne

[@Johnnybomb1]

The writing was pretty bad in this episode, to be honest. Completely unrealistic ending. Banks won't loan you money just because they "like" you. If you don't have good enough credit, or this case collateral... then you won't be approved for a loan..

[@SamuelNYC]

Regional banks back then had lots of flexibility in lending. Branch managers or loan officers had certain reservations in extending the credit unlike since 1980s. Plus, Jack walked out during the last meeting with the bank without checking other options, and I think that's where Norma stepped in IMHO.

[@caiuscosades362]

Different times. If you were a family man, there were things that were a given. If you have a wife that believes in you and supports you, that was all the motivation you needed.

[@thewkovacs316]

small bank small town different times

[@jorgeparodi]

Another brainwashed dad , things haven’t changed much