The Wonder Years (TV Series)

Politics as Usual (1992)

Daniel Stern: Kevin Arnold - The Narrator

Quotes 

• Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : Every four years, our country is gripped by a case of temporary insanity. We call it the Presidential election. It's democracy defined. A chance for politicians who know better, to make promises they can't keep. And come November, it's a chance for us to believe them.

• Mike Detweiller : You're a good campaigner, Winnie Cooper. You're a natural.

  Winnie Cooper : Well, Kevin helped too.

  Mike Detweiller : Oh, sure. Good job, Kev!

  Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : [sarcastically]  Yeah, keep the change.

• Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : As the campaign moved into its final week, tensions began to rise. There was a lot at stake here; the future, the country, my girlfriend.

• Norma Arnold : I don't believe you, Kevin. The future of our country is at stake, and all you care about is your stupid ego?

  Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : Now keep in mind, I was half-crazed with jealousy, so I said something I regret the rest of my life.

  Mike Detweiller : What's so bad about President Nixon anyway?

  [everyone stops and stares in silence at Kevin] 

• Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : I was bitter. I'd seen politics for what it was; a game played by the power-hungry few, who thought nothing of using innocent people as their pawns. I felt disillusioned, disenfranchised. Face it, I was way ahead of my time.

• Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : [as Kevin walks towards Winnie after the election defeat]  I guess many hearts were broken across America that night. But only one I really cared about.

• Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : Tuesday November 7th 1972, while the entire nation prepared to elect the man who would lead it through the next four years... I was figuring out what riboflavin was.