The Wonder Years (TV Series)

Of Mastodons and Men (1992)

Lyman Ward: Ben Aidem

Quotes 

• Ben Aidem : Hey Kev. I hear there is going to be a little announcement tonight.

  Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : Great the whole family knew and not only and that now we are going to have the talk. The father of the bride speech. About the birds. About the bees.

  Ben Aidem : Duke loved nights like this.

  Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : About Duke?

  Kevin Arnold : Was duke your dog?

  Ben Aidem : Duke was a hell of a dog.

  [PooPoo barking in the background] 

  Ben Aidem : Chuckle. Not like Poopoo back there. Duke was a black lab. Eighty pounds. He was so full of fun and so full of spirit. A real man's best friend kind of a dog, you know? Duke wasn't afraid of anything.

  Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : I could tell Duke was more than just a dog to this guy.

  Kevin Arnold : What happened to him?

  Ben Aidem : Ran away the day I proposed to June. Still think about him you know. You know, every now and then, at night I swear I can still hear Duke's howl.

• Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : Over the next few weeks I rejoined my tribe. And in a lot of ways, I was back where I belonged.

  [car honking] 

  Kevin Arnold : I'll be right back.

  Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : Still I guess I knew there was still some unfinished business between Ben and me at least.

  Kevin Arnold : Hi Ben.

  Ben Aidem : Hi Kevin. I thought it was you. You look pretty good out there.

  Kevin Arnold : Thanks. So, how's Julie?

  Ben Aidem : Well she found a new guy, they are going steady.

  Kevin Arnold : No kidding

  [laughing] 

  Kevin Arnold : .

  Ben Aidem : Yeah, he looks great in stripes.

  Kevin Arnold : I bet. Hey you got the car out on a Thursday!

  Ben Aidem : Yeah, I thought I would go a little crazy.

  Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : And in a way I couldn't help thinking I had something to do with it.

  Kevin Arnold : Well. It was nice seeing you again.

  Ben Aidem : Hey Kevin! One day you are going to see.

  Kevin Arnold : What's that?

  Ben Aidem : It's not that bad. Having people who care for you, you know?

  Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : I guess Ben understood something. Something I'd learn... in time.

  Paul Pfeiffer : Come on Kev, let's go!

  Kevin Arnold : Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.

  Kevin Arnold - The Narrator : But me, I was just a 16 year old guy and the way I saw it there was still a lot of Mastodons yet to be slayed.

  [car honking]