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The Wonder Years

  • TV-PG
  • 1988–1993
  • 6 seasons
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 8.3

With a little help from my friends.

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.

Episodes

23 episodes
  1. 1Growing Up

    24 minSep 19, 1990

    The family attends Jack's company picnic. Kevin is not looking forward to seeing Mimi Detweiler, who used to have a crush on him. Wayne's new girlfriend Angela annoys everyone but Wayne. Kevin beans Jack with a baseball at the father-son baseball game. Karen leaves for college.

  2. 2Ninth Grade Man

    24 minSep 26, 1990

    Winnie is nervous about starting a new school, so she gets Kevin to promise to think about her every hour on the hour. Kevin finds this promise harder to keep than he thought when he loses his locker to Tony Barbella, is enrolled in shop class and meets a new girl in French class, Madeline.

  3. 3The Journey

    24 minOct 3, 1990

    News of a 10th-grade girls' slumber party has Kevin and his friends traveling across the city, believing they'll be invited in if they bring beer.

  4. 4The Cost of Living

    24 minOct 10, 1990

    When Kevin learns that Paul gets a weekly allowance of five dollars and that there is money to be made being a caddy, he goes to work for the first time.

  5. 5It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World

    24 minOct 24, 1990

    Kevin has to cancel a date with Winnie to finish a homework assignment with Madeline, who has already kissed him once. To make matters worse, when he flees Madeline's, he drops a bracelet that Winnie had engraved for him.

  6. 6Little Debbie

    24 minNov 7, 1990

    Paul's sister Debbie needs someone to take her to a cotillion and Kevin is guilted into the task. Meanwhile, Paul, Doug and Randy go to the football game to watch cheerleader Donna Delgado.

  7. 7The Ties That Bind

    24 minNov 14, 1990

    When the family needs money, Jack demands a raise and gets it. But his new position means travelling across the country and it looks like he might miss Thanksgiving.

  8. 8The Sixth Man

    24 minNov 28, 1990

    Kevin is worried that Paul will look foolish when he's drafted to the basketball team, but it appears that Paul is only at his worst when he plays Kevin.

  9. 9A Very Cutlip Christmas

    24 minDec 12, 1990

    Kevin discovers a soft-spot inside Cutlip when he sees him playing Santa Clause at a local mall.

  10. 10The Candidate

    24 minJan 9, 1991

    Kevin enters the race for student-council president, head-to-head with nemesis Becky Slater.

  11. 11Heartbreak

    24 minJan 23, 1991

    Kevin is excited when a joint field trip is organized with Winnie's school. But things do not work out so well when Kevin has a hard time tearing Winnie away from her new friends. Things go from bad to worse when Winnie tells Kevin she has met someone else.

  12. 12Denial

    24 minJan 30, 1991

    News of Kevin's break-up with Winnie has spread quickly throughout Robert F Kennedy Junior High. Kevin is still in denial though and has Paul organise a party at his place so that Kevin can get Winnie alone. In an effort to make Winnie jealous, Kevin turns up with Madeline on his arm. When Kevin finally does get Winnie alone, she tells him she needs him to be her friend, but only her friend.

  13. 13Who's Aunt Rose?

    24 minFeb 6, 1991

    Kevin learns the importance of family when Grandpa Arnold returns to town for Aunt Rose's funeral.

  14. 14Courage

    24 minFeb 13, 1991

    Kevin has a small crush on Dr. Tucker's dental hygienist, Miss Hasenfuss. She makes him feel like a man, though that all changes when she calls him in for his first cavity filling.

  15. 15Buster

    24 minFeb 27, 1991

    Kevin's dog Buster needs to get fixed to stop his incessant barking, but the dog wants to avoid that at all costs.

  16. 16Road Trip

    24 minMar 6, 1991

    Kevin and his father endure a disastrous trip together to buy a suit for Kevin. They get lost and argue over the radio station and Kevin embarrasses Jack at a diner they stop at.

  17. 17When Worlds Collide

    24 minMar 20, 1991

    Kevin's quest to remain cool is shattered when Norma takes a job at his school. He tries to rebel by stealing a hallpass for Tony Barbella, but Norma catches him in the act. When Norma acknowledges him during a fire drill and the other kids laugh, Kevin decides it is time to ask his mother to stop noticing him at school.

  18. 18Separate Rooms

    24 minApr 3, 1991

    When Kevin and Wayne decide it's too cramped for two grown boys in their bedroom, they decide one of them should be allowed to move into Karen's room, now that she's away at college. The trouble is, who is going to be the one to go?

  19. 19The Yearbook

    24 minApr 10, 1991

    Kevin finds himself in the in-crowd when he is invited to write witty captions for the photos in the yearbook. But when it comes to writing one for the fat kid in school, Peter Armbruster, Kevin has a hard time figuring out what is funny and what will hurt Peter.

  20. 20The Accident

    24 minApr 24, 1991

    Kevin sees Winnie for the first time since they broke up. He discovers that she a Roger have split up, too. When Winnie is in a car accident, Kevin rides over to see her at home, but her parents say she doesn't want to see him. Kevin leaves, but returns and climbs up to Winnie's bedroom window. They tell each other, "I love you."

  21. 21The House That Jack Built

    24 minMay 1, 1991

    Jack wants to help Karen out by fixing up the house she is now living in. But father and daughter go head-to-head when he discovers she is living there with a man.

  22. 22Graduation

    24 minMay 8, 1991

    As Kevin graduates from Junior High, he wants to believe nothing will change, but he learns that things can and do change when he discovers Paul is going to a private school in the coming year. Winnie is also anxious about the future. And Kevin has to drive Mrs. Heimer to the hospital when she goes into labor.

  23. 23The Wonder Years

    24 minMay 15, 1991

    A clip show of highlights from Kevin's years in Junior High. Including clips from "Don't You Know Anything About Women," "The Glee Club," "Just Between You and Me... and Kirk and Paul and Carla and Becky," "Summer Song" among others.

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Series cast

Fred SavageKevin Arnold115 episodes
Dan LauriaJohn 'Jack' Arnold115 episodes
Alley MillsNorma Arnold115 episodes
Jason HerveyWayne Arnold115 episodes
Danica McKellarGwendolyn 'Winnie' Cooper115 episodes
Josh SavianoPaul Joshua Pfeiffer115 episodes
Daniel SternNarrator (Adult Kevin)115 episodes
Olivia D'AboKaren Arnold94 episodes
Brandon CraneDoug Porter18 episodes
Michael TricarioRandy Mitchell16 episodes
Giovanni RibisiJeff Billings14 episodes
Robert PicardoCoach Cutlip13 episodes
Ben SteinMr. Cantwell12 episodes
Andy BermanChuck Coleman12 episodes
Jon FrearBrett11 episodes
Crystal McKellarBecky Slater10 episodes
Krista MurphyCarla Healy10 episodes
Sean BacaCraig Hobson10 episodes

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