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TV-PG
ABC
Oct 13, 2021
21 m

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ABC
Oct 13, 2021
21 m

The Wonder Years (2021)

Summary An adult Dean Williams (Don Cheadle) narrates the story of his coming-of-age in 1960s Alabama as a 12-year-old (Elisha "EJ" Williams) with his black middle-class family in this reboot of the 1980s family comedy of the same name.

Directed By: Shiri Appleby

Written By: Saladin K. Patterson, Neal Marlens, Carol Black, Meredith Dawson

TV-PG
ABC
Oct 13, 2021
21 m

TV-PG
ABC
Oct 13, 2021
21 m

The Wonder Years (2021)

S1 • Episode 4

The Workplace

Air Date: Oct 13, 2021

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Summary An adult Dean Williams (Don Cheadle) narrates the story of his coming-of-age in 1960s Alabama as a 12-year-old (Elisha "EJ" Williams) with his black middle-class family in this reboot of the 1980s family comedy of the same name.

Created By: Saladin K. Patterson

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Episode 1 • Sep 22, 2021 • 22 m

Struggling to figure out where he fits in, Dean decides to pursue his calling as "The Great Uniter" and attempts to organize the first integrated baseball game between his team and his friend Brad's team.

Episode 2 • Sep 29, 2021 • 22 m

Green Eyed Monster

While Dean reckons with his first taste of heartbreak and betrayal, the adults in his life are overly empathetic and assume his grief is from mourning current events.

Episode 3 • Oct 6, 2021 • 21 m

When Dean stumbles upon some racy literature and shares it with friends at school, Bill and Lillian must navigate uncharted territory as parents.

Episode 4 • Oct 13, 2021 • 21 m

Dean heads to band practice with Bill, but the grown folks' business at the music studio prompts Lillian to pick Dean up; Dean learns what his mum does while he's at school all day.

Episode 5 • Oct 20, 2021 • 21 m

Dean is reluctant to attend the annual church lock-in until Kim tells him it's where she got her first kiss; then he enlists his friends to help him pair up with Keisa.

Episode 6 • Oct 27, 2021 • 21 m

When Coach Long and Bill take the boys on a camping trip as part of their newly formed scout troop, their starkly different approaches to the outdoors show Dean that his father isn't good at everything.

Episode 7 • Nov 3, 2021 • 22 m

Independence Day

Bill comes up with a solution for Kim's car desires, but the solution is only pleasing to him; Dean is worried about seeming uncool when Clisby ends up chaperoning him and his friends.

Episode 8 • Nov 17, 2021 • 21 m

After seeing Dean bullied by Michael, Lillian confronts his parents; Lillian helps Michael with his science project.

Episode 9 • Dec 1, 2021 • 22 m

Home for Christmas

Dean can't wait to spend Christmas with his older brother, Bruce, when he returns home from Vietnam; Bruce struggles to adjust to life back in Montgomery; the rest of the family rely on their favorite holiday traditions to bring cheer.

Episode 10 • Jan 5, 2022 • 21 m

Lads and Ladies and Us

Episode 11 • Jan 12, 2022 • 21 m

Brad works through his nerves preparing for his bar mitzvah speech; Dean ends his friendship with Keisa when Charlene tells him he can't be friends with other girls.

Episode 12 • Jan 19, 2022 • 21 m

I'm with the Band

When Dean loses his position as first chair saxophone in the school band, Bill lays the pressure on him to earn it back.

Episode 13 • Feb 2, 2022 • 22 m

The Valentine's Day Dance

Dean's plans to ask Keisa to the Valentine's Day Dance are foiled when another boy asks her out first; Bill and Lillian make Kim sign up for a Big Sister program to have extracurricular activities for her college applications.

Episode 14 • Feb 23, 2022 • 21 m

The family spends spring break with Lillian's parents; Lillian helps to settle a land dispute to impress her difficult-to-please mother.

Episode 15 • Mar 2, 2022 • 21 m

When their teacher goes on leave, Dean, Cory and Keisa are excited to be taught by Mr. Brady, the school's first Black teacher; Mr. Brady encourages the students to try out for the Knowledge Bowl team, where Dean faces some challenges.

Episode 16 • Mar 16, 2022 • 21 m

When Dean learns that Corey's dad, Coach Long, is in the doghouse, he struggles to keep this secret from his friend.

Episode 17 • Mar 23, 2022 • 21 m

Jobs and Hangouts

Kim is excited to start her new job as a waitress at the local diner, which Dean adopts as his local hangout; when Kim experiences drama with her friends, she finds unlikely allies in a tough co-worker and her younger brother.

Episode 18 • Apr 6, 2022 • 21 m

When Dean comes down with chickenpox on his way to a hunting trip with Bill and Grandaddy Clisby, Lillian forces the three of them to quarantine together; Clisby pushes homemade remedies on them out of his mistrust of doctors.

Episode 19 • Apr 13, 2022 • 22 m

When Bruce returns home from Vietnam, the family is shocked to find out he is dating, and eager to share his life with, an older woman with a son; when they learn more about Bruce's last deployment, they come together to support him.

Episode 20 • Apr 20, 2022 • 22 m

Bill is excited to have made tenure at the university, only to find that his focus on career and family has cost him a spot in his band; Bruce adjusts to living at home.

Episode 21 • May 11, 2022 • 22 m

Where No Dean Has Been Before

Dean tries to impress Keisa's cool new boyfriend by inviting him and his friends to a party Kim is throwing while Bill and Lillian are away for the night; things get out of hand just as Bill and Lillian arrive home.

Episode 22 • May 18, 2022 • 21 m

It's the end of the school year, and summer excitement is all around; Bill and Lillian each receive major career opportunities; Dean and Keisa take shelter together as a tornado tears through.

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