The Wonder Years season 1

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

75% Positive
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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By Steve Sonsky FULL REVIEW

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews

75% Positive
6 Reviews

25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Miami Herald

Feb 14, 2014

The Wonder Years is full of wonderment -- and grace, and charm, and wit, and insight, and poignancy and humor. The Wonder Years, in a word, is wonderful. [15 March 1988, p.1]

Washington Post

Feb 14, 2014

No one could maintain that the show deals in grueling realism. But the characters and their time do seem affectionately and thoughtfully portrayed, and genuineness along these lines is rare in TV. The Wonder Years is first-class time travel. [15 Mar 1998, p.1]

By Tom Shales FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 20 User Ratings

8.1

85% Positive
17 Ratings

0% Mixed
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15% Negative
3 Ratings

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8.1

85% Positive
17 Ratings

0% Mixed
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15% Negative
3 Ratings

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MonsieurEames

Jan 21, 2013

Absolutely flawless show. Never got old. I didn't grow up when this show was actually on the air but watching it since I can really relate to it because I am around Kevin's age.

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Deiradinn

Jul 12, 2011

It's hard to rate this less than a 10 in my book. Even being born in the 80's, watching this as a kid I still related to it. As an adult it's a refreshing breath of fresh air compared to the stale family tv shows we have now that can barely make a mark into true family drama. I can only wish that someday soon, the season sets will be released. If you're a classic tv lover, then this show should be very high on your watch list.

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The New York Times

Apr 30, 2013

The Wonder Years is at least off to an unusually winning start.

Christian Science Monitor

Apr 30, 2013

Viewers are in for a pleasant surprise. Narrator Kevin Arnold looks back at his seventh-grade adventures with a nice combination of rosy-hued tenderness and contemporary perspective. His adventures with the class bullies, the lunchroom proctor, and his first love are familiar bits of literary nostalgia, done with a certain amount of halting charm and psychological authenticity. The jarring, but valid, note is the intrusion of the Vietnam war into the lives of the youngsters. [29 Jan 1988, p.22]

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Feb 14, 2014

It's a likeable enough show, handsomely produced and acted and shot through with intelligence, humor and sentimentality. If it is as true to the times as it promises to be, the show could be a big hit with audiences in their mid-30s. [17 March 1998]

By Robert P. Laurence FULL REVIEW

San Diego Union-Tribune

Apr 30, 2013

It is beguiling and original, yet awkwardly executed. [28 Jan 1988, p.D-6]

Newsday

Apr 30, 2013

A pleasant but routine sitcom that uses that decade of significant social change as a hook...The Wonder Years handles its period details - clothing, hairstyles - well. The look of the '60s is rendered with an authentic, evocative feel. Like virtually every sitcom, it has its banal moments, and here and there the gags fizzle. [30 Jan 1988, p.11]

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zkonedog

Mar 4, 2017

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

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tysonwritesel

Jul 20, 2015

I'd recommend watching this with captions -- while some people might love the hackneyed sound over - the audio drags this down just as it did with Outsiders which is even better.

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