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The Wonder Years

Sun, Jan 31, 1988
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Family
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Synopsis

The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and friendships on his enthralling journey into adulthood.

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Cast

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  • Fred Savage
    Fred Savage
    as Kevin Arnold
  • Dan Lauria
    Dan Lauria
    as John 'Jack' Arnold
  • Alley Mills
    Alley Mills
    as Norma Arnold
  • Jason Hervey
    Jason Hervey
    as Wayne Arnold
  • Danica McKellar
    Danica McKellar
    as Gwendolyn 'Winnie' Cooper
  • Josh Saviano
    Josh Saviano
    as Paul Joshua Pfeiffer
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Episodes

6 seasons · 115 episodes

Ended · 115 aired
Season 1
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    Pilot
    Aired · Sun, Jan 31, 1988 · 30m

    Kevin, Winnie and Paul enter middle school.

  • E2
    Swingers
    Aired · Tue, Mar 22, 1988 · 30m

    At Brian's funeral, Kevin obsesses over his first kiss with Winnie; Sex education begins being taught at Kevin's schools.

  • E3
    My Father's Office
    Aired · Tue, Mar 29, 1988 · 30m

    When Kevin expresses interest in what his dad does at work, his dad takes him into work for the day.

  • E4
    Angel
    Aired · Tue, Apr 5, 1988 · 30m

    Karen brings home a new boyfriend's whose views upset Kevin's dad.

  • E5
    The Phone Call
    Aired · Tue, Apr 12, 1988 · 30m

    Kevin frets over calling a girl from school.

  • E6
    Dance with Me
    Aired · Tue, Apr 19, 1988 · 30m

    Kevin ends up dateless for his first junior high dance as both Lisa and Winnie have dates.

Season 2
17 episodes · 17 aired
▾
  • E1
    Heart of Darkness
    Aired · Wed, Nov 30, 1988 · 30m

    Kevin and Paul befriend a bad boy and lie to their parents to spend the night camping with him.

  • E2
    Our Miss White
    Aired · Wed, Dec 7, 1988 · 30m

    Kevin develops a crush on his teacher, Miss White while appearing in a play she wrote about the Civil Rights movement.

  • E3
    Christmas
    Aired · Wed, Dec 14, 1988 · 30m

    Kevin and Wayne try to convince their father to buy a color TV for Christmas; Kevin tries to find the perfect gift for Winnie.

  • E4
    Steady as She Goes
    Aired · Wed, Jan 11, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin asks Becky Slater to go steady in order to get Winnie to notice him.

  • E5
    Just Between Me and You and Kirk and Paul and Carla and Becky
    Aired · Wed, Jan 18, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin tries to figure out who Winnie really likes.

  • E6
    Pottery Will Get You Nowhere
    Aired · Wed, Feb 1, 1989 · 30m

    Norma begins taking a pottery class and everyone is supportive in the family expect Jack.

  • E7
    Coda
    Aired · Wed, Feb 8, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin gets discouraged during his piano lessons when he compares himself to another student.

  • E8
    Hiroshima, Mon Frere
    Aired · Wed, Feb 15, 1989 · 30m

    Wayne continues to antagonize Kevin including ruining his science project.

  • E9
    Loosiers
    Aired · Tue, Feb 28, 1989 · 30m

    Paul is humiliated during P.E. class.

  • E10
    Walk Out
    Aired · Tue, Mar 7, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin ends up elected to the student council who want to stage a walk out in protest of the Vietnam war.

  • E11
    Nemesis
    Aired · Tue, Mar 14, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin worries when he realizes that Becky Slater is looking to get even after breaking up with her.

  • E12
    Fate
    Aired · Tue, Mar 28, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin crosses path with the school bully.

  • E13
    Birthday Boy
    Aired · Tue, Apr 11, 1989 · 30m

    Paul and Kevin prepare to celebrate their thirteenth birthdays.

  • E14
    Brightwing
    Aired · Tue, Apr 18, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin is recruited by Karen to help run errands and ends up skipping school with her to hang at the rock.

  • E15
    Square Dance
    Aired · Tue, May 2, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin gets paired up with the strangest girl in 7th grade during the P.E. unit on square dancing.

  • E16
    Whose Woods Are These?
    Aired · Tue, May 9, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin, Winnie and Paul try to save Harper's Woods.

  • E17
    How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation
    Aired · Tue, May 16, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin'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 Winnie's yearbook.

Season 3
23 episodes · 23 aired
▾
  • E1
    Summer Song
    Aired · Tue, Oct 3, 1989 · 30m

    The Arnold's along with Paul head to Ocean City for a vacation.

  • E2
    Math Class
    Aired · Tue, Oct 10, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin struggles in his math class.

  • E3
    Wayne on Wheels
    Aired · Tue, Oct 24, 1989 · 30m

    Wayne gets his driver's license.

  • E4
    Mom Wars
    Aired · Tue, Oct 31, 1989 · 30m

    Norma is overly concerned when Kevin begins playing football after school with friends.

  • E5
    On the Spot
    Aired · Tue, Nov 7, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin tries out for the school play in order to get out of gym class.

  • E6
    Odd Man Out
    Aired · Tue, Nov 14, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin and Paul get into an argument and the two befriend other boys.

  • E7
    The Family Car
    Aired · Tue, Nov 21, 1989 · 30m

    Jack reluctantly agrees to shop for a new car.

  • E8
    The Pimple
    Aired · Tue, Nov 28, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin gets his first pimple just as a family friend with a pretty daughter is coming to visit.

  • E9
    Math Class Squared
    Aired · Tue, Dec 12, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin discovers that his classmates are cheating in math.

  • E10
    Rock 'n Roll
    Aired · Tue, Jan 2, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin meets a new kid at school and starts a band with him.

  • E11
    Don't You Know Anything About Women?
    Aired · Tue, Jan 16, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin wants to ask Susan Fisher to the school dance but can't work up the nerve so he goes with his lab partner, Linda.

  • E12
    The Powers That Be
    Aired · Tue, Jan 23, 1990 · 30m

    Grandpa Arnold arrives in town and tensions arise between him and Jack.

  • E13
    She, My Friend and I
    Aired · Tue, Feb 6, 1990 · 30m

    Paul is dumped by Carla Healy and expresses interest in dating Winnie.

  • E14
    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
    Aired · Tue, Feb 13, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin's valentine ends up in the wrong hands.

  • E15
    The Tree House
    Aired · Tue, Feb 20, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin and Jack build a tree house together giving them a bird's eye view of an attractive neighbor.

  • E16
    The Glee Club
    Aired · Tue, Feb 27, 1990 · 30m

    The 8th Grade Boys Glee Club can't seem to carry a tune, but a new teacher named Miss Haycock is determined to rectify that.

  • E17
    Night Out
    Aired · Tue, Mar 13, 1990 · 30m

    Newly coupled Kevin and Winnie are pressured into attending a notorious make-out party. While at the party, it seems just like any other 8th grade party ... until the lights get turned off.

  • E18
    Faith
    Aired · Mon, Mar 27, 1989 · 30m

    Kevin has to write an obituary for a school assignment; Jack faces tax season while Norma worries when she loses the receipts for the year.

  • E19
    The Unnatural
    Aired · Tue, Apr 17, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin 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 other players.

  • E20
    Goodbye
    Aired · Tue, Apr 24, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin is trying to improve his grade in math, but is dealt a blow when his teacher suddenly passes away.

  • E21
    Cocoa and Sympathy
    Aired · Tue, May 1, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin feels slighted when Paul begins spending time with Kevin's mother.

  • E22
    Daddy's Little Girl
    Aired · Tue, May 8, 1990 · 30m

    As Karen's 18th birthday approaches and she is pushing the boundaries.

  • E23
    Moving
    Aired · Wed, May 16, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin worries that this parents are going to sell the house but soon discovers that the Cooper's are moving.

Season 4
23 episodes · 23 aired
▾
  • E1
    Growing Up
    Aired · Wed, Sep 19, 1990 · 30m

    The family attends Jack's work picnic and learn Jack was passed over for a promotion.

  • E2
    Ninth Grade Man
    Aired · Wed, Sep 26, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin has a miserable first day of high school.

  • E3
    The Journey
    Aired · Wed, Oct 3, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin and his friends attempt to crash a 10th grade girls slumber party.

  • E4
    The Cost of Living
    Aired · Wed, Oct 10, 1990 · 30m

    Looking to make extra money, Kevin takes a job as a caddy at a golf course.

  • E5
    It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World
    Aired · Wed, Oct 24, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin is partnered up with Madeline for a school project but while at her house, Kevin loses his ID bracelet that Winnie gave him.

  • E6
    Little Debbie
    Aired · Wed, Nov 7, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin reluctantly agrees to escort Paul's little sister to her dance.

  • E7
    The Ties That Bind
    Aired · Wed, Nov 14, 1990 · 30m

    After expenses mount in the Arnold household, Jack asks for a raise at work which he gets plus a promotion that will interfere with him making it to Thanksgiving dinner.

  • E8
    The Sixth Man
    Aired · Wed, Nov 28, 1990 · 30m

    One thing has always been a certain, Kevin would beat Paul in basketball. When Paul tries out for the school basketball team, his skills improve leaving Kevin behind.

  • E9
    A Very Cutlip Christmas
    Aired · Wed, Dec 12, 1990 · 30m

    Kevin accidentally discovers that Coach Cutlip is working as Santa Claus at the mall.

  • E10
    The Candidate
    Aired · Wed, Jan 9, 1991 · 30m

    Paul nominated Kevin for student council President pitting him against Becky Slater.

  • E11
    Heartbreak
    Aired · Wed, Jan 23, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin is excited when a joint field trip is announced with Winnie's school but things end in heartbreak.

  • E12
    Denial
    Aired · Wed, Jan 30, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin convinces Paul to throw a party and invite Winnie in an attempt to get her back.

  • E13
    Who's Aunt Rose?
    Aired · Wed, Feb 6, 1991 · 30m

    Grandpa Arnold arrives in town and convinces the family to attend the funeral of a distance relative.

  • E14
    Courage
    Aired · Wed, Feb 13, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin 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 has a crush on.

  • E15
    Buster
    Aired · Wed, Feb 27, 1991 · 30m

    The family dog, Buster, has been acting strange and a visit to the vet reveals Buster should be fixed.

  • E16
    Road Trip
    Aired · Wed, Mar 6, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin and his father are forced together on a road trip to buy a new suit for Kevin.

  • E17
    When Worlds Collide
    Aired · Wed, Mar 20, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin is left embarrassed when his mother takes a job in the office at school.

  • E18
    Separate Rooms
    Aired · Wed, Apr 3, 1991 · 30m

    After 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 room.

  • E19
    The Yearbook
    Aired · Wed, Apr 10, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin 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 students.

  • E20
    The Accident
    Aired · Wed, Apr 24, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin sees Winnie for the first time since right after they broke up.

  • E21
    The House That Jack Built
    Aired · Wed, May 1, 1991 · 30m

    Karen 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 roommate is her boyfriend.

  • E22
    Graduation
    Aired · Wed, May 8, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin is upset to learn that Paul will be attending a prep school when they enter high school next year.

  • E23
    The Wonder Years
    Aired · Wed, May 15, 1991 · 30m

    A highlight episode of the last three years.

Season 5
24 episodes · 24 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Lake
    Aired · Wed, Oct 2, 1991 · 30m

    The Arnolds and the Pfeiffers vacation at a lake house where Kevin meets a girl.

  • E2
    Day One
    Aired · Wed, Oct 9, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin's first day of high school doesn't go as he hoped.

  • E3
    The Hardware Store
    Aired · Wed, Oct 16, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin is fed up with dealing with his boss at the hardware store and takes a job at the mall.

  • E4
    Frank and Denise
    Aired · Wed, Oct 23, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin helps a couple get back together.

  • E5
    Full Moon Rising
    Aired · Wed, Oct 30, 1991 · 30m

    Kevin makes friends with Ricky who is the first to get his license.

  • E6
    Triangle
    Aired · Wed, Nov 6, 1991 · 30m

    The family is surprised when Wayne begins dating a nice girl named Sandy. Trouble rises when Sandy shows an interest in Kevin.

  • E7
    Soccer
    Aired · Wed, Nov 20, 1991 · 30m

    After 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 coach.

  • E8
    Dinner Out
    Aired · Wed, Dec 4, 1991 · 30m

    Norma tries to repair Jack and Karen's estranged relationship.

  • E9
    Christmas Party
    Aired · Wed, Dec 11, 1991 · 30m

    Despite their hectic schedules, Norma and Jack insist upon throwing their annual Christmas Party.

  • E10
    Pfeiffer's Choice
    Aired · Wed, Dec 18, 1991 · 30m

    When the Pfeiffer's investment in property pays off the divide grows between them and the Arnolds.

  • E11
    Road Test
    Aired · Wed, Jan 8, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin appears to be a natural at driving until it comes to parallel parking.

  • E12
    Grandpa's Car
    Aired · Wed, Jan 15, 1992 · 30m

    Grandpa Arnold refuses to listen to the families concerns when he has trouble driving.

  • E13
    Kodachrome
    Aired · Wed, Jan 29, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin enjoys his English teacher's unorthodox teaching style but the school board does not.

  • E14
    Private Butthead
    Aired · Wed, Feb 5, 1992 · 30m

    Wayne surprises his family by joining the Army instead of retaking the SAT's.

  • E15
    Of Mastodons and Men
    Aired · Wed, Feb 12, 1992 · 30m

    As things get serious with Kevin's new girlfriend, he begins to have second thoughts.

  • E16
    Double Double Date
    Aired · Wed, Feb 26, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin and Winnie set each other up on dates for the Spring Formal.

  • E17
    Hero
    Aired · Wed, Mar 11, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin idolizes a star on the school basketball team.

  • E18
    Lunch Stories
    Aired · Wed, Mar 18, 1992 · 30m

    The trials and tribulations of lunch period at McKinley High.

  • E19
    Carnal Knowledge
    Aired · Wed, Mar 25, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin and his friends attempt to sneak into an R rated movie.

  • E20
    The Lost Weekend
    Aired · Wed, Apr 8, 1992 · 30m

    With 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.

  • E21
    Stormy Weather
    Aired · Wed, Apr 22, 1992 · 30m

    After a fight with her boyfriend, Karen shows back up at home in the middle of the night.

  • E22
    The Wedding
    Aired · Wed, Apr 29, 1992 · 30m

    Karen and Michael opt for a small backyard wedding over a church wedding.

  • E23
    Back to the Lake
    Aired · Wed, May 6, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin is disappointed as all his friends land summer jobs.  Kevin and Paul head up to revisit the lake.

  • E24
    Broken Hearts and Burgers
    Aired · Wed, May 13, 1992 · 30m

    A misunderstanding leads Winnie to give Kevin the cold shoulder.

Season 6
22 episodes · 22 aired
▾
  • E1
    Homecoming
    Aired · Wed, Sep 23, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin and his friends attempt to steal a mascot for a rival high school; Wayne's friend, Wart, returns from a tour in Vietnam.

  • E2
    Fishing
    Aired · Wed, Sep 30, 1992 · 30m

    The Arnold men head out on their triennial fishing trip.

  • E3
    Scenes from a Wedding
    Aired · Wed, Oct 7, 1992 · 30m

    The Arnolds attend the wedding of Jack's bosses daughter where Kevin attempts to impress a girl and Wayne realizes that he dated the bride.

  • E4
    Sex and Economics
    Aired · Wed, Oct 14, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin takes on a job painting a teacher's house.

  • E5
    Politics as Usual
    Aired · Wed, Oct 21, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin is jealous when Winnie begins spending her time with a champaign worker for George McGovern.

  • E6
    White Lies
    Aired · Wed, Oct 28, 1992 · 30m

    With his parents away on a trip, Kevin invites Winnie over.

  • E7
    Wayne and Bonnie
    Aired · Wed, Nov 11, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin tries to reconcile with Winnie; Wayne dates an older woman.

  • E8
    Kevin Delivers
    Aired · Wed, Nov 25, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin rushes to make his date with Winnie while working his shift at the Chinese restaurant.

  • E9
    The Test
    Aired · Wed, Dec 2, 1992 · 30m

    Kevin and his friends worry about the upcoming SAT's.  Jack considers leaving his job and buying a furniture store.

  • E10
    Let Nothing You Dismay
    Aired · Wed, Dec 16, 1992 · 30m

    Jack is left scrambling when his partner backs out of the loan; Kevin struggles to make enough money to pay Winnie a Christmas gift.

  • E11
    New Years
    Aired · Wed, Jan 6, 1993 · 30m

    Kevin hopes to attend a party at a ski lodge with his friends but Wayne and his girlfriend invite the family out to dinner.

  • E12
    Alice in Autoland
    Aired · Wed, Jan 13, 1993 · 30m

    Kevin hopes to get a good deal on a car from Alice Pedermier's father.

  • E13
    Ladies and Gentlemen... The Rolling Stones
    Aired · Wed, Jan 27, 1993 · 30m

    After 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 find them.

  • E14
    Unpacking
    Aired · Wed, Feb 3, 1993 · 30m

    Kevin learns more about his friend, Jeff.

  • E15
    Hulk Arnold
    Aired · Wed, Feb 10, 1993 · 30m

    Kevin decides to join the wrestling team after showing promise during P.E. class.

  • E16
    Nose
    Aired · Wed, Feb 24, 1993 · 30m

    Kevin's friend, Ricky, falls for a new girl with a big nose.

  • E17
    Eclipse
    Aired · Wed, Mar 3, 1993 · 30m

    While on a class field trip, Kevin and Winnie get into a fight while Chuck gets left behind in a restroom.

  • E18
    Poker
    Aired · Wed, Mar 24, 1993 · 30m

    The guys poker night brings several revelations.

  • E19
    The Little Women
    Aired · Wed, Mar 31, 1993 · 30m

    Norma decides to get a full time job.  SAT scores come in for Kevin and his friends.

  • E20
    Reunion
    Aired · Wed, Apr 28, 1993 · 30m

    The Arnolds travel back to where Norma grew up so she had can attend her high school reunion.

  • E21
    Summer (1)
    Aired · Wed, May 12, 1993 · 30m

    Winnie 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 soon quashes knowing that Chuck and Jeff is cross-country without Chuck's Own Parents and Jeff's Mother's permission. Frustrated, Kevin then quits his job at Jack's factory and drives to the resort to see Winnie. Kevin then takes a job as a waiter to be near Winnie, but is then disappointed when he and Winnie are so busy they have no time for each other. Kevin gambles his gas money playing poker with the resort's house band and manages to win big; but later, when he finds Winnie to tell her of his good fortune, he becomes shocked to see Winnie kissing a co-worker. Part one of the two-part series finale.

  • E22
    Independence Day (2)
    Aired · Wed, May 12, 1993 · 30m

    Kevin, furious with Winnie over her infidelity, plays another poker game, this time losing all his money and his car. He then punches the guy Winnie kissed, quits his job and hitchhikes home because he is now without a car. Winnie is fired from her job because of Kevin's tirade; and she, too, hitches a ride back home, and Kevin happens to be picked up by the same couple. Winnie tells Kevin her side of what happened; but their argument becomes so heated that they are both dropped off at the side of the road. Soon after a thunderstorm occurs and they find refuge in an old barn where they decide they don't want to lose their childhood relationship. The next day they make it back home just in time for the Independence Day parade, and the present-day adult Kevin reveals the fates of himself, his family, and his friends from that day onward. Part two (conclusion) of the two-part series finale.