The Wonder Years Quote
Mr. DiPerna: Arnold, may I see you?
Kevin: Yes sir?
Mr. DiPerna produces a thick envelope
Mr. DiPerna: These are all the midterms. All except yours. It apparently seems yours was misplaced. I do not know what to do. You need a grade.
Mr. DiPerna hands Kevin a fresh test
Mr. DiPerna: You have 50 minutes. Good luck.
Kevin, still struck with grief over goofing off on Mr. Collins' last test, applies himself diligently as he realizes Mr. Collins posthumously gave him another chance. Soon time period elapses and Mr. DiPerna returns to collect test
Kevin: No need to grade it...I got an A.
Kevin departs classroom, then sees Mr. Collins' ghost sitting at the desk
Mr. Collins: Mr. Arnold?
Kevin: Yes?
Mr. Collins: Good job.
Scene changes to showing of Kevin's 1970 yearbook
Narrator: Teachers never die. They live in your memory forever. They were there when you arrived, they were there when you left. Like fixtures. Once in a while they taught you something. But not that often. And, you never really knew them, any more than they knew you. Still, for awhile, you believed in them. And, if you were lucky, maybe there was one who believed in you.
Yearbook: In Memoriam: Mr. Collins 1919-1970.
Kevin: Yes sir?
Mr. DiPerna produces a thick envelope
Mr. DiPerna: These are all the midterms. All except yours. It apparently seems yours was misplaced. I do not know what to do. You need a grade.
Mr. DiPerna hands Kevin a fresh test
Mr. DiPerna: You have 50 minutes. Good luck.
Kevin, still struck with grief over goofing off on Mr. Collins' last test, applies himself diligently as he realizes Mr. Collins posthumously gave him another chance. Soon time period elapses and Mr. DiPerna returns to collect test
Kevin: No need to grade it...I got an A.
Kevin departs classroom, then sees Mr. Collins' ghost sitting at the desk
Mr. Collins: Mr. Arnold?
Kevin: Yes?
Mr. Collins: Good job.
Scene changes to showing of Kevin's 1970 yearbook
Narrator: Teachers never die. They live in your memory forever. They were there when you arrived, they were there when you left. Like fixtures. Once in a while they taught you something. But not that often. And, you never really knew them, any more than they knew you. Still, for awhile, you believed in them. And, if you were lucky, maybe there was one who believed in you.
Yearbook: In Memoriam: Mr. Collins 1919-1970.
TV Show: The Wonder Years
