Wonder Years

While growing up,I was very fond of "Swami and Friends" and "Malgudi Days" serial by Anant Nag. Somehow these books and serials touched my daily life and experiences. Over the years as I moved to Wonder Years where I found Kevin Arnold as like able as Swami. Also both these fictitious biographies depicted the scenario and times that was quite innocent. Most of the characters very much down to earth , easily relate able and gripping the emotions of the viewer.
In US I became a fan of "Seinfeld" for its real world everyday humor. Intelligent humor, depicting characters that one finds in everyday living. Most of the people almost get hooked on to Seinfeld. Comedy Central Channel that is newly launched in India , is carrying the reruns of these two popular serials. I still myself watching these serials with interest and enjoy them as much as I did earlier. They seem to represent that era , those times in US that was fun , lively , relatively innocent and more social than one finds now.
Somehow , I could find archived copies of episodes of  " Malgudi Days" "Swami " from early 90s or late 80s . I finished watching all those 16 episodes at a stretch and was filled with that nostalgia which I cannot put in words...
Malgudi Days ... Wonder Years .... Seinfeld ... don t know the common link.. but I find myself relating to all three.. they have become a part of my growing up ..  memories or experiences which makes my life fulfilling and  rich..
I am sure the next generation will be missing these innocent experiences... but then they have their favo(u)rite "Friends"