Whose Woods Are These?

***Whose Woods are These?*** is an episode of the second season of *The Wonder Years*.

## Synopsis

Kevin is mowing the lawn. He runs over a rock, to Jack's chagrin, who tells him to be more mindful of such debris next time as he just paid $12 to get the blades sharpened. Shortly afterwards, Kevin has completed the job. He then sees Winnie, who comments the smell of cut grass is on him and smells nice. The two walk to Harper's Wood, where the atmosphere is akin to the famous first episode. Kevin recreates the famous kiss with Winnie....until Paul trudges in. The adult Kevin remarks to himself how he is always happy to see Paul, "but in this case, two's company but three's a crowd. Paul, the world had better be coming to an end..." Paul warns Winnie and Kevin that Harper's Wood has been condemned. Winnie turns her attention to Paul's report, to which Kevin thinks "I guess that was close enough!" Construction workers close in and the foreman orders the kids to leave. When they say Harper's Wood was their play area, he sighs and says "OK, you can stay until the bulldozers show up", causing the adult Kevin to question "Bulldozers?!"

At home, Kevin feels defeated, but Karen shares his concern. She encourages him to what she has done; protest and use the political system. Kevin, along with Winnie and Paul attend a town council meeting. Kevin seems impressed with the machinations of local government. When it comes time to speak, Kevin makes a shy but moving speech about Harper's Wood. The foreman then yells "Kevin is right, we have no right to bulldoze it!" then rips up the blueprints, Confetti is flying and people are rejoicing which causes the selectman to bang his gavel to demand order. However, that was only one of Kevin's fantasies. In reality, the gavel bangs to be followed by the selectman announcing "Meeting adjourned". Winnie, Paul and Kevin had dozed off. When Winnie said they had something to say, a woman apologizes for overlooking them and suggests they return next week. Back home, looking out his bedroom window, Kevin sees a flatbed truck carrying an earthmover proceeding in the direction of Harper's Wood. The adult Kevin narrates "Something told me we did not have that long".

At school, Kevin gets disciplined for not paying attention. He is sent to the office of Mr. DiPerna, the headmaster, who says this came at a busy time and he will deal with Kevin later. Leaving Kevin alone, Kevin fools around in Mr DiPerna's office, such as pretending he is headmaster. However, Kevin goes too far when Mr. DiPerna returns to find "KA" carved into his desk.

The night before the destruction of Harper's Wood, Kevin goes with Winnie and Paul to have a candlelight vigil. Paul remarks how when they were little they would play here by the hour. Winnie said Kevin's vandalism of Mr. DiPerna's desk became the talk of the school, and says Kevin showed poor judgment in such an action. However, it also inspires the three to do something. They make their last night in Harper's Wood like how they enjoyed it; playing old childrens' games, in this case hide and seek using the cement mixer and other vehicles as places to run around. The scene then forwards to present day, where kids dressed in 1980s attire are skateboarding. The adult Kevin says that the day after their last hurrah, Harper's Wood was torn down and a shopping mall was built atop the land. However, Kevin remarks that there are three small reminders of Harper's Wood. The camera then focuses on a piece of cement, hardened with the initials PP, KA, and GC.