Who's hold the camera?

One of my favorite shows of all time on TV is The Wonder Years.  Yes, I admit it.  But still, the bottom line is that I like it and thought it was a great way to reminisce about childhood. 

I was watching an episode the other day with my girlfriend and we came to one of those scenes where they play hippie music and show what seems like old family footage from a 16 mm video camera running at faster than normal speed.  Anyway, I had never really noticed before, but my girlfriend asked me who the hell was holding the camera.  I told her it was obviously the never seen next door neighbor who comes with the Arnold family on all of their family vacations.