The Wonder Years

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The 1,355 users who count themselves as The Wonder Years fans have written a total of 66 reviews.

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"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... more »

"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 Cocker

ABC 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 8:00less «

• Is Wonder Years Coming to TV Land???

  I heard a rumor that the wonder years may be coming to TV Land soon can anyone confirm?

  I heard a rumor that the wonder years may be coming to TV Land soon can anyone confirm?less «

  martinema Last online Jun 12, 2009
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• Favorite Episode?

  whats everyones fav hard to pick actually, i liked the one where the mom (norma??) starting sculpting and jack flips on her saying we wont have 200 ppl smokin in the house at once, i cried laughing the first time i heard it

  whats everyones fav hard to pick actually, i liked the one where the mom (norma??) starting sculpting and jack flips on her saying we wont have 200 ppl smokin in the house at once, i cried laughing the first time i heard itless «

  HField07 Last online May 13, 2008
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• www.allmyfavoriteshows.com has Wonder Years Complete Series on DVD...

  has anyone had any experience with them as far as other purchases go? they seem to have pretty much every show imaginable for decent prices. wonder years is around $50!

  has anyone had any experience with them as far as other purchases go? they seem to have pretty much every show imaginable for decent prices. wonder years is around $50!less «

  nothing_else123 Last online Nov 28, 2007
  3 comments, last one Mar 27, 2009 + Add Comment

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  10 Perfect

  The Story Of My Life hide « show »

  Although the charceters were a few years over, this is exactly what I went through growing up.
  Thats what made it great, I could relate perfectly, to almost every situation the show presented. The best thing was Kevins realationship with Winnie, I and most other guys went through the same thing. The longing for the object of your desire, the pure joy when you win her heart, and the unbearable agony when you lose her.
  
  The resolution of their story at the end of the series, was perfect. Thats what should have happened. After all, very few of us marry our childhood sweetheart!
  
  Very little else I want to say, the charcters were all on target. The best episode of course, was the one where the teacher died. A very well deserved Emmy indeed. A lot of folks were upset that the Father died at the end of the series. But that was good, because life does throw you a curve. Thats reality.
  
  I can only pray for a reunion someday. Syndication has bee a terriable disappointment.

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  calfan4life Added Jan 17, 2009 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  I can only imagine what sort of memories I would recall from watching it again. hide « show »

  I loved watching this show when I was younger and it is one of the few shows that I would gladly rent out to watch. I can only imagine what sort of memories I would recall from watching it again. I fell in love with Fred Savage from watching The Wonder Years. With the combination of romance, comedy and the usual teenage "issues" it spoke to the young and old. Breaking the barrier of age as the older generation could look back and remember what "the wonder years" were like for them and the young generation could watch and see that they were going through the so called "wonder years". This show was fantastically written.

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  ihavenotwin Added Nov 5, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  the reason i got hooked on tv... hide « show »

  before joey potter, isabel evans, brooke davis, veronica mars, summer roberts and dr. izzie stevens, there was winnie cooper. yeah. i was 13 (OMG! twas a decade ago) when this show was aired back home. i was so infatuated with her that my week wouldn't be complete if i didn't see her on tv.
  
  aside from her, the story is wonderful as well. my life was like kevin's. the things that are happening to him was happening to me at that point of my life. i surely can relate to what he was going through, being a teenager back then.
  
  this series is really cool. i bet the teenage drama series that we enjoy now is somehow, one way or the other, influenced by this show...

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  xych Added Aug 20, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  The Wonder Years are the best years hide « show »

  Few series have been able to capture the pain and triumphs of adolescence as The Wonder Years. The fact that the show was set in the late 1960's and early 70's--a time of major social change in the US--helped give this comedy-drama a unique voice. So did the actors that made up the tight-knit cast. To play young Kevin Arnold, the producers picked Fred Savage--who had appeared in several movies. Virtual unknowns Josh Saviano and Danica McKellar were tapped as (respectively) Kevin's best friend Paul Pfiffer and the love of Kevin's young life, the angelic Winnie Cooper. Rounding out the cast was Kevin's family; businessman and father Jack Arnold (Dan Lauria); homemaker mom Norma (Alley Mills); tormenting big brother Wayne (Jason Hervey) and hippie older sister Karen (Olivia d'Abo). To add some counterpoint to each episode, actor Daniel Stern was chosen to be the unseen narrator of the show, as the adult Kevin Arnold. Marlens and Black submitted the pilot script to all three major networks; ABC executives loved the concept and ordered six episodes as a mid-season replacement in early 1988. To play young Kevin Arnold, the producers picked Fred Savage--who had appeared in several movies. Virtual unknowns Josh Saviano and Danica McKellar were tapped as (respectively) Kevin's best friend Paul Pfiffer and the love of Kevin's young life, the angelic Winnie Cooper. Rounding out the cast was Kevin's family; businessman and father Jack Arnold (Dan Lauria); homemaker mom Norma (Alley Mills); tormenting big brother Wayne (Jason Hervey) and hippie older sister Karen (Olivia d'Abo). To add some counterpoint to each episode, actor Daniel Stern was chosen to be the unseen narrator of the show, as the adult Kevin Arnold. Marlens and Black submitted the pilot script to all three major networks; ABC executives loved the concept and ordered six episodes as a mid-season replacement in early 1988. The final narration by the adult Kevin beautifully summed up the experience that was The Wonder Years: "Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you're in diapers, the next day you're gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place...a town...a house like a lot of houses...a yard like a lot of other yards...on a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is...after all these years...I still look back...with wonder."

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  Barmston Added Feb 25, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  The best show that I ever lived! hide « show »

  This is the best show that I ever lived! I have watched every single episode about 3 times now. The final episode broke my heart when I found out that Kevin did not end up with Winnie. There were many other episodes that broke my heart, and made me laugh. It means so much to me that it has a dedicated spot on my iPod for every single episode. I only wish that there were more episodes. I wish that there was some type of reunion to update the story. By far, this is my all time favorite show!!!

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  jefferyclemons Added Feb 24, 2008 All my reviews