The Wonder Years

Name: The Wonder Years
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: January 31, 1988
Rating: 82
Cast: Fred Savage, Danica McKellar, Dan Lauria, Daniel Stern, Jason Hervey

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ABC | Release Date: January 31, 1988

Starring: Fred Savage, Danica McKellar, Dan Lauria, Daniel Stern, Jason Hervey, Alley Mills, Josh Saviano

Summary: "The Wonder Years" was a hit comedy series starring Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold the main character, a boy facing rites of passage on his way to adulthood. Kevin lives with his brother Wayne (Jason Hervey), his sister Karen (Olivia d'Abo), his father Jack (Dan Lauria), and his mother Norma (Alley Mills). Kevin grows up with his on-and-off"The Wonder Years" was a hit comedy series starring Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold the main character, a boy facing rites of passage on his way to adulthood. Kevin lives with his brother Wayne (Jason Hervey), his sister Karen (Olivia d'Abo), his father Jack (Dan Lauria), and his mother Norma (Alley Mills). Kevin grows up with his on-and-off girlfriend, Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar), and his best friend, Paul Pfeiffer (Josh Saviano).The show had a successful 6 year run.Theme Song:
"With a Little Help From My Friends" by John Lennon & Paul McCartney -- performed by Joe CockerABC Broadcasty History:
January 1988 - April 1988 --- Tuesdays 8:30 October 1988 - February 1989 --- Wednesdays 9:00 February 1989 - August 1990 --- Tuesdays 8:30 August 1990 - August 1991 --- Wednesdays 8:00 August 1991 - February 1992 --- Wednesdays 8:30 March 1992 - September 1993 --- Wednesdays 8:00… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Marvin Kitman

Jul 12, 2013

Season 2 Review: The most wonderful show this year. ... The writing is only one of the miracles taking place in "The Wonder Years." What is so great about the show, and so different, is the conception of the kid and the acting by Fred Savage. [25 Dec 1988]

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Steve Sonsky

Feb 14, 2014

Season 1 Review: 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]

Lynn Heffley

Apr 30, 2013

Season 1 Review: The cast is fine and Steve Miner directs with sensitivity. There's real poignancy in the last scene between Savage and McKellar. It's a refreshingly gutsy half-hour, a look back at how things were -- and weren't. [31 Jan 1988, p.C-13]

Tom Shales

Feb 14, 2014

Season 1 Review: 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]

Arthur Unger

Apr 30, 2013

Season 1 Review: 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]

John Haslett Cuff

Feb 14, 2014

Season 1 Review: 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]

Robert P. Laurence

Apr 30, 2013

Season 1 Review: It is beguiling and original, yet awkwardly executed. [28 Jan 1988, p.D-6]

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1992
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  S6:E22. Independence Day (2)
  Air Date: May 12, 1993
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  S6:E21. Summer (1)
  Air Date: May 12, 1993
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  S6:E20. Reunion
  Air Date: April 28, 1993
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  S6:E19. The Little Women
  Air Date: March 31, 1993
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  S6:E18. Poker
  Air Date: March 24, 1993
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  S6:E17. Eclipse
  Air Date: March 3, 1993
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  S6:E16. Nose
  Air Date: February 24, 1993
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  S6:E15. Hulk Arnold
  Air Date: February 10, 1993
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  S6:E14. Unpacking
  Air Date: February 3, 1993
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  S6:E13. Ladies and Gentlemen... The Rolling Stones
  Air Date: January 27, 1993
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  S6:E12. Alice in Autoland
  Air Date: January 13, 1993
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  S6:E11. New Years
  Air Date: January 6, 1993
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  S6:E10. Let Nothing You Dismay
  Air Date: December 16, 1992
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  S6:E9. The Test
  Air Date: December 2, 1992
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  S6:E8. Kevin Delivers
  Air Date: November 25, 1992
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  S6:E7. Wayne and Bonnie
  Air Date: November 11, 1992
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  S6:E6. White Lies
  Air Date: October 28, 1992
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  S6:E5. Politics as Usual
  Air Date: October 21, 1992
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  S6:E4. Sex and Economics
  Air Date: October 14, 1992
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  S6:E3. Scenes from a Wedding
  Air Date: October 7, 1992
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  S6:E2. Fishing
  Air Date: September 30, 1992
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  S6:E1. Homecoming
  Air Date: September 23, 1992
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 1991
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 1990
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 1989
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: November 30, 1988
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 31, 1988