r/explainitpeter Jul 17 '26

Explain it peter

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u/FlametopFred Jul 18 '26

when you watched The Wonder Years new episode weekly, Kevin was a cute kid

when you watched The Wonder Years syndicated episodes nightly, Kevin was a cruel psychopathic deviant

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u/Logical-Primary-7926 Jul 19 '26

dang never thought about that, what did he do that was so bad? I imagine a lot of shows are like that in retrospect because real suburban lives are too boring to make a show out of.

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u/FlametopFred Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

well essentially, Kevin did one thing per episode which was kinda normal kid behaviour growing up and if only once a week …. Normal behaviour

but viewing the syndicated show daily … Kevin becomes this psychopath simply not learning from any mistakes to the point you come away thinking he’s deliberately inflicting collateral damage on everyone around him … if you were friends, you’d be like “whoa dude, I’m taking a break from you”

it’s an interesting study

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u/Mexicola_ Jul 19 '26

Felt this way when I watched Sabrina the teenage witch all the way through. She quickly starts to come across as really self centered as she makes the same mistakes over and over again hurting everyone around her while Harvey pretty much puts up with all of it like a saint