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The Wonder Years

TV·1988–1993·6 seasons, 115 episodes·ABC·Drama, Comedy, Family·30m·7.6·Created by Neal Marlens, Carol Black

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Set in 1968-1973, the series tackles the social issues and historic events of that time through the eyes of main character Kevin Arnold. Kevin also deals with typical teenage social issues, including those prompted by his main love interest, Winnie Cooper, as well as typical family troubles. The story is narrated by an older, wiser Kevin, describing what is happening and what he learned from his experiences in an alternately nostalgic and ironic tone.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes1988AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Wonder Years S01E01PilotJanuary 31, 1988Kevin, Winnie and Paul enter middle school.
  2. S01E02The Wonder Years S01E02SwingersMarch 22, 1988At Brian's funeral, Kevin obsesses over his first kiss with Winnie; Sex education begins being taught at Kevin's schools.
  3. S01E03The Wonder Years S01E03My Father's OfficeMarch 29, 1988When Kevin expresses interest in what his dad does at work, his dad takes him into work for the day.
  4. S01E04The Wonder Years S01E04AngelApril 5, 1988Karen brings home a new boyfriend's whose views upset Kevin's dad.
  5. S01E05The Wonder Years S01E05The Phone CallApril 12, 1988Kevin frets over calling a girl from school.
  6. S01E06The Wonder Years S01E06Dance with MeApril 19, 1988Kevin ends up dateless for his first junior high dance as both Lisa and Winnie have dates.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0217Episodes1988–89AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01The Wonder Years S02E01Heart of DarknessNovember 30, 1988Kevin and Paul befriend a bad boy and lie to their parents to spend the night camping with him.
  2. S02E02The Wonder Years S02E02Our Miss WhiteDecember 7, 1988Kevin develops a crush on his teacher, Miss White while appearing in a play she wrote about the Civil Rights movement.
  3. S02E03The Wonder Years S02E03ChristmasDecember 14, 1988Kevin and Wayne try to convince their father to buy a color TV for Christmas; Kevin tries to find the perfect gift for Winnie.
  4. S02E04The Wonder Years S02E04Steady as She GoesJanuary 11, 1989Kevin asks Becky Slater to go steady in order to get Winnie to notice him.
  5. S02E05The Wonder Years S02E05Just Between Me and You and Kirk and Paul and Carla and BeckyJanuary 18, 1989Kevin tries to figure out who Winnie really likes.
  6. S02E06The Wonder Years S02E06Pottery Will Get You NowhereFebruary 1, 1989Norma begins taking a pottery class and everyone is supportive in the family expect Jack.
  7. S02E07The Wonder Years S02E07CodaFebruary 8, 1989Kevin gets discouraged during his piano lessons when he compares himself to another student.
  8. S02E08The Wonder Years S02E08Hiroshima, Mon FrereFebruary 15, 1989Wayne continues to antagonize Kevin including ruining his science project.
  9. S02E09The Wonder Years S02E09LoosiersFebruary 28, 1989Paul is humiliated during P.E. class.
  10. S02E10The Wonder Years S02E10Walk OutMarch 7, 1989Kevin ends up elected to the student council who want to stage a walk out in protest of the Vietnam war.
  11. S02E11The Wonder Years S02E11NemesisMarch 14, 1989Kevin worries when he realizes that Becky Slater is looking to get even after breaking up with her.
  12. S02E12The Wonder Years S02E12FateMarch 28, 1989Kevin crosses path with the school bully.
  13. S02E13The Wonder Years S02E13Birthday BoyApril 11, 1989Paul and Kevin prepare to celebrate their thirteenth birthdays.
  14. S02E14The Wonder Years S02E14BrightwingApril 18, 1989Kevin is recruited by Karen to help run errands and ends up skipping school with her to hang at the rock.
  15. S02E15The Wonder Years S02E15Square DanceMay 2, 1989Kevin gets paired up with the strangest girl in 7th grade during the P.E. unit on square dancing.
  16. S02E16The Wonder Years S02E16Whose Woods Are These?May 9, 1989Kevin, Winnie and Paul try to save Harper's Woods.
  17. S02E17The Wonder Years S02E17How I'm Spending My Summer VacationMay 16, 1989Kevin's plans for a fun summer are dashed when Paul announces his family is leaving for the summer and he writes a long heartfelt message in

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0323Episodes1989–90AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01The Wonder Years S03E01Summer SongOctober 3, 1989The Arnold's along with Paul head to Ocean City for a vacation.
  2. S03E02The Wonder Years S03E02Math ClassOctober 10, 1989Kevin struggles in his math class.
  3. S03E03The Wonder Years S03E03Wayne on WheelsOctober 24, 1989Wayne gets his driver's license.
  4. S03E04The Wonder Years S03E04Mom WarsOctober 31, 1989Norma is overly concerned when Kevin begins playing football after school with friends.
  5. S03E05The Wonder Years S03E05On the SpotNovember 7, 1989Kevin tries out for the school play in order to get out of gym class.
  6. S03E06The Wonder Years S03E06Odd Man OutNovember 14, 1989Kevin and Paul get into an argument and the two befriend other boys.
  7. S03E07The Wonder Years S03E07The Family CarNovember 21, 1989Jack reluctantly agrees to shop for a new car.
  8. S03E08The Wonder Years S03E08The PimpleNovember 28, 1989Kevin gets his first pimple just as a family friend with a pretty daughter is coming to visit.
  9. S03E09The Wonder Years S03E09Math Class SquaredDecember 12, 1989Kevin discovers that his classmates are cheating in math.
  10. S03E10The Wonder Years S03E10Rock 'n RollJanuary 2, 1990Kevin meets a new kid at school and starts a band with him.
  11. S03E11The Wonder Years S03E11Don't You Know Anything About Women?January 16, 1990Kevin wants to ask Susan Fisher to the school dance but can't work up the nerve so he goes with his lab partner, Linda.
  12. S03E12The Wonder Years S03E12The Powers That BeJanuary 23, 1990Grandpa Arnold arrives in town and tensions arise between him and Jack.
  13. S03E13The Wonder Years S03E13She, My Friend and IFebruary 6, 1990Paul is dumped by Carla Healy and expresses interest in dating Winnie.
  14. S03E14The Wonder Years S03E14The St. Valentine's Day MassacreFebruary 13, 1990Kevin's valentine ends up in the wrong hands.
  15. S03E15The Wonder Years S03E15The Tree HouseFebruary 20, 1990Kevin and Jack build a tree house together giving them a bird's eye view of an attractive neighbor.
  16. S03E16The Wonder Years S03E16The Glee ClubFebruary 27, 1990The 8th Grade Boys Glee Club can't seem to carry a tune, but a new teacher named Miss Haycock is determined to rectify that.
  17. S03E17The Wonder Years S03E17Night OutMarch 13, 1990Newly coupled Kevin and Winnie are pressured into attending a notorious make-out party. While at the party, it seems just like any other 8th
  18. S03E18The Wonder Years S03E18FaithMarch 27, 1989Kevin has to write an obituary for a school assignment; Jack faces tax season while Norma worries when she loses the receipts for the year.
  19. S03E19The Wonder Years S03E19The UnnaturalApril 17, 1990Kevin is perplexed when he is encouraged to try out for the baseball team and keeps making the cut when he isn't as good as some of the othe
  20. S03E20The Wonder Years S03E20GoodbyeApril 24, 1990Kevin is trying to improve his grade in math, but is dealt a blow when his teacher suddenly passes away.
  21. S03E21The Wonder Years S03E21Cocoa and SympathyMay 1, 1990Kevin feels slighted when Paul begins spending time with Kevin's mother.
  22. S03E22The Wonder Years S03E22Daddy's Little GirlMay 8, 1990As Karen's 18th birthday approaches and she is pushing the boundaries.
  23. S03E23The Wonder Years S03E23MovingMay 16, 1990Kevin worries that this parents are going to sell the house but soon discovers that the Cooper's are moving.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season0423Episodes1990–91AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01The Wonder Years S04E01Growing UpSeptember 19, 1990The family attends Jack's work picnic and learn Jack was passed over for a promotion.
  2. S04E02The Wonder Years S04E02Ninth Grade ManSeptember 26, 1990Kevin has a miserable first day of high school.
  3. S04E03The Wonder Years S04E03The JourneyOctober 3, 1990Kevin and his friends attempt to crash a 10th grade girls slumber party.
  4. S04E04The Wonder Years S04E04The Cost of LivingOctober 10, 1990Looking to make extra money, Kevin takes a job as a caddy at a golf course.
  5. S04E05The Wonder Years S04E05It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline WorldOctober 24, 1990Kevin is partnered up with Madeline for a school project but while at her house, Kevin loses his ID bracelet that Winnie gave him.
  6. S04E06The Wonder Years S04E06Little DebbieNovember 7, 1990Kevin reluctantly agrees to escort Paul's little sister to her dance.
  7. S04E07The Wonder Years S04E07The Ties That BindNovember 14, 1990After expenses mount in the Arnold household, Jack asks for a raise at work which he gets plus a promotion that will interfere with him maki
  8. S04E08The Wonder Years S04E08The Sixth ManNovember 28, 1990One thing has always been a certain, Kevin would beat Paul in basketball. When Paul tries out for the school basketball team, his skills imp
  9. S04E09The Wonder Years S04E09A Very Cutlip ChristmasDecember 12, 1990Kevin accidentally discovers that Coach Cutlip is working as Santa Claus at the mall.
  10. S04E10The Wonder Years S04E10The CandidateJanuary 9, 1991Paul nominated Kevin for student council President pitting him against Becky Slater.
  11. S04E11The Wonder Years S04E11HeartbreakJanuary 23, 1991Kevin is excited when a joint field trip is announced with Winnie's school but things end in heartbreak.
  12. S04E12The Wonder Years S04E12DenialJanuary 30, 1991Kevin convinces Paul to throw a party and invite Winnie in an attempt to get her back.
  13. S04E13The Wonder Years S04E13Who's Aunt Rose?February 6, 1991Grandpa Arnold arrives in town and convinces the family to attend the funeral of a distance relative.
  14. S04E14The Wonder Years S04E14CourageFebruary 13, 1991Kevin puts off going back to the dentist to have a cavity filled because he doesn't want to chicken out in front of the dental hygienist he
  15. S04E15The Wonder Years S04E15BusterFebruary 27, 1991The family dog, Buster, has been acting strange and a visit to the vet reveals Buster should be fixed.
  16. S04E16The Wonder Years S04E16Road TripMarch 6, 1991Kevin and his father are forced together on a road trip to buy a new suit for Kevin.
  17. S04E17The Wonder Years S04E17When Worlds CollideMarch 20, 1991Kevin is left embarrassed when his mother takes a job in the office at school.
  18. S04E18The Wonder Years S04E18Separate RoomsApril 3, 1991After Karen announces she won't be coming home for summer break, Kevin and Wayne fight over who should move and who should stay in there roo
  19. S04E19The Wonder Years S04E19The YearbookApril 10, 1991Kevin is recruited to be on the yearbook staff and make up quotes about people. Kevin has second thoughts when he gets to know one of the st
  20. S04E20The Wonder Years S04E20The AccidentApril 24, 1991Kevin sees Winnie for the first time since right after they broke up.
  21. S04E21The Wonder Years S04E21The House That Jack BuiltMay 1, 1991Karen decides to move into a house that needs fixing up, when Jack insists on helping with the repairs they arrive to find that Karen's room
  22. S04E22The Wonder Years S04E22GraduationMay 8, 1991Kevin is upset to learn that Paul will be attending a prep school when they enter high school next year.
  23. S04E23The Wonder Years S04E23The Wonder YearsMay 15, 1991A highlight episode of the last three years.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season0524Episodes1991–92AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01The Wonder Years S05E01The LakeOctober 2, 1991The Arnolds and the Pfeiffers vacation at a lake house where Kevin meets a girl.
  2. S05E02The Wonder Years S05E02Day OneOctober 9, 1991Kevin's first day of high school doesn't go as he hoped.
  3. S05E03The Wonder Years S05E03The Hardware StoreOctober 16, 1991Kevin is fed up with dealing with his boss at the hardware store and takes a job at the mall.
  4. S05E04The Wonder Years S05E04Frank and DeniseOctober 23, 1991Kevin helps a couple get back together.
  5. S05E05The Wonder Years S05E05Full Moon RisingOctober 30, 1991Kevin makes friends with Ricky who is the first to get his license.
  6. S05E06The Wonder Years S05E06TriangleNovember 6, 1991The family is surprised when Wayne begins dating a nice girl named Sandy. Trouble rises when Sandy shows an interest in Kevin.
  7. S05E07The Wonder Years S05E07SoccerNovember 20, 1991After failing to make the football team, Kevin ends up on the soccer team only to discover they are a bunch of nerds and a disinterested coa
  8. S05E08The Wonder Years S05E08Dinner OutDecember 4, 1991Norma tries to repair Jack and Karen's estranged relationship.
  9. S05E09The Wonder Years S05E09Christmas PartyDecember 11, 1991Despite their hectic schedules, Norma and Jack insist upon throwing their annual Christmas Party.
  10. S05E10The Wonder Years S05E10Pfeiffer's ChoiceDecember 18, 1991When the Pfeiffer's investment in property pays off the divide grows between them and the Arnolds.
  11. S05E11The Wonder Years S05E11Road TestJanuary 8, 1992Kevin appears to be a natural at driving until it comes to parallel parking.
  12. S05E12The Wonder Years S05E12Grandpa's CarJanuary 15, 1992Grandpa Arnold refuses to listen to the families concerns when he has trouble driving.
  13. S05E13The Wonder Years S05E13KodachromeJanuary 29, 1992Kevin enjoys his English teacher's unorthodox teaching style but the school board does not.
  14. S05E14The Wonder Years S05E14Private ButtheadFebruary 5, 1992Wayne surprises his family by joining the Army instead of retaking the SAT's.
  15. S05E15The Wonder Years S05E15Of Mastodons and MenFebruary 12, 1992As things get serious with Kevin's new girlfriend, he begins to have second thoughts.
  16. S05E16The Wonder Years S05E16Double Double DateFebruary 26, 1992Kevin and Winnie set each other up on dates for the Spring Formal.
  17. S05E17The Wonder Years S05E17HeroMarch 11, 1992Kevin idolizes a star on the school basketball team.
  18. S05E18The Wonder Years S05E18Lunch StoriesMarch 18, 1992The trials and tribulations of lunch period at McKinley High.
  19. S05E19The Wonder Years S05E19Carnal KnowledgeMarch 25, 1992Kevin and his friends attempt to sneak into an R rated movie.
  20. S05E20The Wonder Years S05E20The Lost WeekendApril 8, 1992With his parents out out of town, Kevin invites some guys over for a night of poker but it soon turns into an all out party.
  21. S05E21The Wonder Years S05E21Stormy WeatherApril 22, 1992After a fight with her boyfriend, Karen shows back up at home in the middle of the night.
  22. S05E22The Wonder Years S05E22The WeddingApril 29, 1992Karen and Michael opt for a small backyard wedding over a church wedding.
  23. S05E23The Wonder Years S05E23Back to the LakeMay 6, 1992Kevin is disappointed as all his friends land summer jobs.  Kevin and Paul head up to revisit the lake.
  24. S05E24The Wonder Years S05E24Broken Hearts and BurgersMay 13, 1992A misunderstanding leads Winnie to give Kevin the cold shoulder.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season0622Episodes1992–93AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01The Wonder Years S06E01HomecomingSeptember 23, 1992Kevin and his friends attempt to steal a mascot for a rival high school; Wayne's friend, Wart, returns from a tour in Vietnam.
  2. S06E02The Wonder Years S06E02FishingSeptember 30, 1992The Arnold men head out on their triennial fishing trip.
  3. S06E03The Wonder Years S06E03Scenes from a WeddingOctober 7, 1992The Arnolds attend the wedding of Jack's bosses daughter where Kevin attempts to impress a girl and Wayne realizes that he dated the bride.
  4. S06E04The Wonder Years S06E04Sex and EconomicsOctober 14, 1992Kevin takes on a job painting a teacher's house.
  5. S06E05The Wonder Years S06E05Politics as UsualOctober 21, 1992Kevin is jealous when Winnie begins spending her time with a champaign worker for George McGovern.
  6. S06E06The Wonder Years S06E06White LiesOctober 28, 1992With his parents away on a trip, Kevin invites Winnie over.
  7. S06E07The Wonder Years S06E07Wayne and BonnieNovember 11, 1992Kevin tries to reconcile with Winnie; Wayne dates an older woman.
  8. S06E08The Wonder Years S06E08Kevin DeliversNovember 25, 1992Kevin rushes to make his date with Winnie while working his shift at the Chinese restaurant.
  9. S06E09The Wonder Years S06E09The TestDecember 2, 1992Kevin and his friends worry about the upcoming SAT's.  Jack considers leaving his job and buying a furniture store.
  10. S06E10The Wonder Years S06E10Let Nothing You DismayDecember 16, 1992Jack is left scrambling when his partner backs out of the loan; Kevin struggles to make enough money to pay Winnie a Christmas gift.
  11. S06E11The Wonder Years S06E11New YearsJanuary 6, 1993Kevin hopes to attend a party at a ski lodge with his friends but Wayne and his girlfriend invite the family out to dinner.
  12. S06E12The Wonder Years S06E12Alice in AutolandJanuary 13, 1993Kevin hopes to get a good deal on a car from Alice Pedermier's father.
  13. S06E13The Wonder Years S06E13Ladies and Gentlemen... The Rolling StonesJanuary 27, 1993After hearing a rumor that The Rolling Stones are going to be performing at a local dive bar, Kevin and his friends set out on a mission to
  14. S06E14The Wonder Years S06E14UnpackingFebruary 3, 1993Kevin learns more about his friend, Jeff.
  15. S06E15The Wonder Years S06E15Hulk ArnoldFebruary 10, 1993Kevin decides to join the wrestling team after showing promise during P.E. class.
  16. S06E16The Wonder Years S06E16NoseFebruary 24, 1993Kevin's friend, Ricky, falls for a new girl with a big nose.
  17. S06E17The Wonder Years S06E17EclipseMarch 3, 1993While on a class field trip, Kevin and Winnie get into a fight while Chuck gets left behind in a restroom.
  18. S06E18The Wonder Years S06E18PokerMarch 24, 1993The guys poker night brings several revelations.
  19. S06E19The Wonder Years S06E19The Little WomenMarch 31, 1993Norma decides to get a full time job.  SAT scores come in for Kevin and his friends.
  20. S06E20The Wonder Years S06E20ReunionApril 28, 1993The Arnolds travel back to where Norma grew up so she had can attend her high school reunion.
  21. S06E21The Wonder Years S06E21Summer (1)May 12, 1993Winnie takes a summer job as a life guard at a hotel resort, while Kevin considers a cross-country trip with his friends, an idea that Jack
  22. S06E22The Wonder Years S06E22Independence Day (2)May 12, 1993Kevin, furious with Winnie over her infidelity, plays another poker game, this time losing all his money and his car. He then punches the gu

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