I saw an article, ages ago, with some miserable lefty complaining about how the show should’ve basically been about nothing but evil America, corporatism, social injustice, etc. The usual stuff. But growing up in those days, I thought The Wonder Years showed what it was really like at home with all that stuff going on. Truth is, most people had ordinary lives but were touched at times by the events of those days, but more by the events of being a kid and growing up in a neighborhood.
A lot of lefties aren’t happy unless they’re miserable...
A lot of lefties aren’t happy unless everybody ELSE is miserable.
I remember when us righties were complaining about the lefty slant of the show, especially the episode where Kevin & Winnie try to stop the bulldozers from turning their park into a strip mall. That said, I liked the show as it reminded me of my upbringing. I figured out that Kevin would have been 1 year older than me. I had the older sisters, the mom who was always dressed properly and kept the house immaculate, and the hard-working dad (who was nicer than Kevin's). And yes, I had my Winnie too.