The Wonder Years

Main Cast

Episode Guide

Season 1

• Episode 1: Pilot
  Aired: Jan 31, 1988

  Kevin, Winnie and Paul enter middle school.

• Episode 2: Swingers
  Aired: Mar 22, 1988

  At Brian's funeral, Kevin obsesses over his first kiss with Winnie; Sex education begins being taught at Kevin's schools.

• Episode 3: My Father's Office
  Aired: Mar 29, 1988

  When Kevin expresses interest in what his dad does at work, his dad takes him into work for the day.

• Episode 4: Angel
  Aired: Apr 5, 1988

  Karen brings home a new boyfriend's whose views upset Kevin's dad.

• Episode 5: The Phone Call
  Aired: Apr 12, 1988

  Kevin frets over calling a girl from school.

• Episode 6: Dance with Me
  Aired: Apr 19, 1988

  Kevin ends up dateless for his first junior high dance as both Lisa and Winnie have dates.

Season 2

• Episode 1: Heart of Darkness
  Aired: Nov 30, 1988

  Kevin and Paul befriend a bad boy and lie to their parents to spend the night camping with him.

• Episode 2: Our Miss White
  Aired: Dec 7, 1988

  Kevin develops a crush on his teacher, Miss White while appearing in a play she wrote about the Civil Rights movement.

• Episode 3: Christmas
  Aired: Dec 14, 1988

  Kevin and Wayne try to convince their father to buy a color TV for Christmas; Kevin tries to find the perfect gift for Winnie.

• Episode 4: Steady as She Goes
  Aired: Jan 11, 1989

  Kevin asks Becky Slater to go steady in order to get Winnie to notice him.

• Episode 5: Just Between Me and You and Kirk and Paul and Carla and Becky
  Aired: Jan 18, 1989

  Kevin tries to figure out who Winnie really likes.

• Episode 6: Pottery Will Get You Nowhere
  Aired: Feb 1, 1989

  Norma begins taking a pottery class and everyone is supportive in the family expect Jack.

• Episode 7: Coda
  Aired: Feb 8, 1989

  Kevin gets discouraged during his piano lessons when he compares himself to another student.

• Episode 8: Hiroshima, Mon Frere
  Aired: Feb 15, 1989

  Wayne continues to antagonize Kevin including ruining his science project.

• Episode 9: Loosiers
  Aired: Feb 28, 1989

  Paul is humiliated during P.E. class.

• Episode 10: Walk Out
  Aired: Mar 7, 1989

  Kevin ends up elected to the student council who want to stage a walk out in protest of the Vietnam war.

• Episode 11: Nemesis
  Aired: Mar 14, 1989

  Kevin worries when he realizes that Becky Slater is looking to get even after breaking up with her.

• Episode 12: Fate
  Aired: Mar 28, 1989

  Kevin crosses path with the school bully.

• Episode 13: Birthday Boy
  Aired: Apr 11, 1989

  Paul and Kevin prepare to celebrate their thirteenth birthdays.

• Episode 14: Brightwing
  Aired: Apr 18, 1989

  Kevin is recruited by Karen to help run errands and ends up skipping school with her to hang at the rock.

• Episode 15: Square Dance
  Aired: May 2, 1989

  Kevin gets paired up with the strangest girl in 7th grade during the P.E. unit on square dancing.

• Episode 16: Whose Woods Are These?
  Aired: May 9, 1989

  Kevin, Winnie and Paul try to save Harper's Woods.

• Episode 17: How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation
  Aired: May 16, 1989

  Kevin's plans for a fun summer are dashed when Paul announces his family is leaving for the summer and he writes a long heartfelt message in Winnie's yearbook.

Season 3

• Episode 1: Summer Song
  Aired: Oct 3, 1989

  The Arnold's along with Paul head to Ocean City for a vacation.

• Episode 2: Math Class
  Aired: Oct 10, 1989

  Kevin struggles in his math class.

• Episode 3: Wayne on Wheels
  Aired: Oct 24, 1989

  Wayne gets his driver's license.

• Episode 4: Mom Wars
  Aired: Oct 31, 1989

  Norma is overly concerned when Kevin begins playing football after school with friends.

• Episode 5: On the Spot
  Aired: Nov 7, 1989

  Kevin tries out for the school play in order to get out of gym class.

• Episode 6: Odd Man Out
  Aired: Nov 14, 1989

  Kevin and Paul get into an argument and the two befriend other boys.

• Episode 7: The Family Car
  Aired: Nov 21, 1989

  Jack reluctantly agrees to shop for a new car.

• Episode 8: The Pimple
  Aired: Nov 28, 1989

  Kevin gets his first pimple just as a family friend with a pretty daughter is coming to visit.

• Episode 9: Math Class Squared
  Aired: Dec 12, 1989

  Kevin discovers that his classmates are cheating in math.

• Episode 10: Rock 'n Roll
  Aired: Jan 2, 1990

  Kevin meets a new kid at school and starts a band with him.

• Episode 11: Don't You Know Anything About Women?
  Aired: Jan 16, 1990

  Kevin wants to ask Susan Fisher to the school dance but can't work up the nerve so he goes with his lab partner, Linda.

• Episode 12: The Powers That Be
  Aired: Jan 23, 1990

  Grandpa Arnold arrives in town and tensions arise between him and Jack.

• Episode 13: She, My Friend and I
  Aired: Feb 6, 1990

  Paul is dumped by Carla Healy and expresses interest in dating Winnie.

• Episode 14: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
  Aired: Feb 13, 1990

  Kevin's valentine ends up in the wrong hands.

• Episode 15: The Tree House
  Aired: Feb 20, 1990

  Kevin and Jack build a tree house together giving them a bird's eye view of an attractive neighbor.

• Episode 16: The Glee Club
  Aired: Feb 27, 1990

  The 8th Grade Boys Glee Club can't seem to carry a tune, but a new teacher named Miss Haycock is determined to rectify that.

• Episode 17: Night Out
  Aired: Mar 13, 1990

  Newly coupled Kevin and Winnie are pressured into attending a notorious make-out party. While at the party, it seems just like any other 8th grade party ... until the lights get turned off.

• Episode 18: Faith
  Aired: Mar 27, 1989

  Kevin has to write an obituary for a school assignment; Jack faces tax season while Norma worries when she loses the receipts for the year.

• Episode 19: The Unnatural
  Aired: Apr 17, 1990

  Kevin is perplexed when he is encouraged to try out for the baseball team and keeps making the cut when he isn't as good as some of the other players.

• Episode 20: Goodbye
  Aired: Apr 24, 1990

  Kevin is trying to improve his grade in math, but is dealt a blow when his teacher suddenly passes away.

• Episode 21: Cocoa and Sympathy
  Aired: May 1, 1990

  Kevin feels slighted when Paul begins spending time with Kevin's mother.

• Episode 22: Daddy's Little Girl
  Aired: May 8, 1990

  As Karen's 18th birthday approaches and she is pushing the boundaries.

• Episode 23: Moving
  Aired: May 16, 1990

  Kevin worries that this parents are going to sell the house but soon discovers that the Cooper's are moving.

Season 4

• Episode 1: Growing Up
  Aired: Sep 19, 1990

  The family attends Jack's work picnic and learn Jack was passed over for a promotion.

• Episode 2: Ninth Grade Man
  Aired: Sep 26, 1990

  Kevin has a miserable first day of high school.

• Episode 3: The Journey
  Aired: Oct 3, 1990

  Kevin and his friends attempt to crash a 10th grade girls slumber party.

• Episode 4: The Cost of Living
  Aired: Oct 10, 1990

  Looking to make extra money, Kevin takes a job as a caddy at a golf course.

• Episode 5: It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World
  Aired: Oct 24, 1990

  Kevin is partnered up with Madeline for a school project but while at her house, Kevin loses his ID bracelet that Winnie gave him.

• Episode 6: Little Debbie
  Aired: Nov 7, 1990

  Kevin reluctantly agrees to escort Paul's little sister to her dance.

• Episode 7: The Ties That Bind
  Aired: Nov 14, 1990

  After expenses mount in the Arnold household, Jack asks for a raise at work which he gets plus a promotion that will interfere with him making it to Thanksgiving dinner.

• Episode 8: The Sixth Man
  Aired: Nov 28, 1990

  One thing has always been a certain, Kevin would beat Paul in basketball. When Paul tries out for the school basketball team, his skills improve leaving Kevin behind.

• Episode 9: A Very Cutlip Christmas
  Aired: Dec 12, 1990

  Kevin accidentally discovers that Coach Cutlip is working as Santa Claus at the mall.

• Episode 10: The Candidate
  Aired: Jan 9, 1991

  Paul nominated Kevin for student council President pitting him against Becky Slater.

• Episode 11: Heartbreak
  Aired: Jan 23, 1991

  Kevin is excited when a joint field trip is announced with Winnie's school but things end in heartbreak.

• Episode 12: Denial
  Aired: Jan 30, 1991

  Kevin convinces Paul to throw a party and invite Winnie in an attempt to get her back.

• Episode 13: Who's Aunt Rose?
  Aired: Feb 6, 1991

  Grandpa Arnold arrives in town and convinces the family to attend the funeral of a distance relative.

• Episode 14: Courage
  Aired: Feb 13, 1991

  Kevin puts off going back to the dentist to have a cavity filled because he doesn't want to chicken out in front of the dental hygienist he has a crush on.

• Episode 15: Buster
  Aired: Feb 27, 1991

  The family dog, Buster, has been acting strange and a visit to the vet reveals Buster should be fixed.

• Episode 16: Road Trip
  Aired: Mar 6, 1991

  Kevin and his father are forced together on a road trip to buy a new suit for Kevin.

• Episode 17: When Worlds Collide
  Aired: Mar 20, 1991

  Kevin is left embarrassed when his mother takes a job in the office at school.

• Episode 18: Separate Rooms
  Aired: Apr 3, 1991

  After Karen announces she won't be coming home for summer break, Kevin and Wayne fight over who should move and who should stay in there room.

• Episode 19: The Yearbook
  Aired: Apr 10, 1991

  Kevin is recruited to be on the yearbook staff and make up quotes about people. Kevin has second thoughts when he gets to know one of the students.

• Episode 20: The Accident
  Aired: Apr 24, 1991

  Kevin sees Winnie for the first time since right after they broke up.

• Episode 21: The House That Jack Built
  Aired: May 1, 1991

  Karen decides to move into a house that needs fixing up, when Jack insists on helping with the repairs they arrive to find that Karen's roommate is her boyfriend.

• Episode 22: Graduation
  Aired: May 8, 1991

  Kevin is upset to learn that Paul will be attending a prep school when they enter high school next year.

• Episode 23: The Wonder Years
  Aired: May 15, 1991

  A highlight episode of the last three years.

Season 5

• Episode 1: The Lake
  Aired: Oct 2, 1991

  The Arnolds and the Pfeiffers vacation at a lake house where Kevin meets a girl.

• Episode 2: Day One
  Aired: Oct 9, 1991

  Kevin's first day of high school doesn't go as he hoped.

• Episode 3: The Hardware Store
  Aired: Oct 16, 1991

  Kevin is fed up with dealing with his boss at the hardware store and takes a job at the mall.

• Episode 4: Frank and Denise
  Aired: Oct 23, 1991

  Kevin helps a couple get back together.

• Episode 5: Full Moon Rising
  Aired: Oct 30, 1991

  Kevin makes friends with Ricky who is the first to get his license.

• Episode 6: Triangle
  Aired: Nov 6, 1991

  The family is surprised when Wayne begins dating a nice girl named Sandy. Trouble rises when Sandy shows an interest in Kevin.

• Episode 7: Soccer
  Aired: Nov 20, 1991

  After failing to make the football team, Kevin ends up on the soccer team only to discover they are a bunch of nerds and a disinterested coach.

• Episode 8: Dinner Out
  Aired: Dec 4, 1991

  Norma tries to repair Jack and Karen's estranged relationship.

• Episode 9: Christmas Party
  Aired: Dec 11, 1991

  Despite their hectic schedules, Norma and Jack insist upon throwing their annual Christmas Party.

• Episode 10: Pfeiffer's Choice
  Aired: Dec 18, 1991

  When the Pfeiffer's investment in property pays off the divide grows between them and the Arnolds.

• Episode 11: Road Test
  Aired: Jan 8, 1992

  Kevin appears to be a natural at driving until it comes to parallel parking.

• Episode 12: Grandpa's Car
  Aired: Jan 15, 1992

  Grandpa Arnold refuses to listen to the families concerns when he has trouble driving.

• Episode 13: Kodachrome
  Aired: Jan 29, 1992

  Kevin enjoys his English teacher's unorthodox teaching style but the school board does not.

• Episode 14: Private Butthead
  Aired: Feb 5, 1992

  Wayne surprises his family by joining the Army instead of retaking the SAT's.

• Episode 15: Of Mastodons and Men
  Aired: Feb 12, 1992

  As things get serious with Kevin's new girlfriend, he begins to have second thoughts.

• Episode 16: Double Double Date
  Aired: Feb 26, 1992

  Kevin and Winnie set each other up on dates for the Spring Formal.

• Episode 17: Hero
  Aired: Mar 11, 1992

  Kevin idolizes a star on the school basketball team.

• Episode 18: Lunch Stories
  Aired: Mar 18, 1992

  The trials and tribulations of lunch period at McKinley High.

• Episode 19: Carnal Knowledge
  Aired: Mar 25, 1992

  Kevin and his friends attempt to sneak into an R rated movie.

• Episode 20: The Lost Weekend
  Aired: Apr 8, 1992

  With his parents out out of town, Kevin invites some guys over for a night of poker but it soon turns into an all out party.

• Episode 21: Stormy Weather
  Aired: Apr 22, 1992

  After a fight with her boyfriend, Karen shows back up at home in the middle of the night.

• Episode 22: The Wedding
  Aired: Apr 29, 1992

  Karen and Michael opt for a small backyard wedding over a church wedding.

• Episode 23: Back to the Lake
  Aired: May 6, 1992

  Kevin is disappointed as all his friends land summer jobs.  Kevin and Paul head up to revisit the lake.

• Episode 24: Broken Hearts and Burgers
  Aired: May 13, 1992

  A misunderstanding leads Winnie to give Kevin the cold shoulder.

Season 6

• Episode 1: Homecoming
  Aired: Sep 23, 1992

  Kevin and his friends attempt to steal a mascot for a rival high school; Wayne's friend, Wart, returns from a tour in Vietnam.

• Episode 2: Fishing
  Aired: Sep 30, 1992

  The Arnold men head out on their triennial fishing trip.

• Episode 3: Scenes from a Wedding
  Aired: Oct 7, 1992

  The Arnolds attend the wedding of Jack's bosses daughter where Kevin attempts to impress a girl and Wayne realizes that he dated the bride.

• Episode 4: Sex and Economics
  Aired: Oct 14, 1992

  Kevin takes on a job painting a teacher's house.

• Episode 5: Politics as Usual
  Aired: Oct 21, 1992

  Kevin is jealous when Winnie begins spending her time with a champaign worker for George McGovern. 

• Episode 6: White Lies
  Aired: Oct 28, 1992

  With his parents away on a trip, Kevin invites Winnie over.

• Episode 7: Wayne and Bonnie
  Aired: Nov 11, 1992

  Kevin tries to reconcile with Winnie; Wayne dates an older woman.

• Episode 8: Kevin Delivers
  Aired: Nov 25, 1992

  Kevin rushes to make his date with Winnie while working his shift at the Chinese restaurant. 

• Episode 9: The Test
  Aired: Dec 2, 1992

  Kevin and his friends worry about the upcoming SAT's.  Jack considers leaving his job and buying a furniture store.

• Episode 10: Let Nothing You Dismay
  Aired: Dec 16, 1992

  Jack is left scrambling when his partner backs out of the loan; Kevin struggles to make enough money to pay Winnie a Christmas gift.

• Episode 11: New Years
  Aired: Jan 6, 1993

  Kevin hopes to attend a party at a ski lodge with his friends but Wayne and his girlfriend invite the family out to dinner.

• Episode 12: Alice in Autoland
  Aired: Jan 13, 1993

  Kevin hopes to get a good deal on a car from Alice Pedermier's father.

• Episode 13: Ladies and Gentlemen... The Rolling Stones
  Aired: Jan 27, 1993

  After hearing a rumor that The Rolling Stones are going to be performing at a local dive bar, Kevin and his friends set out on a mission to find them.

• Episode 14: Unpacking
  Aired: Feb 3, 1993

  Kevin learns more about his friend, Jeff.

• Episode 15: Hulk Arnold
  Aired: Feb 10, 1993

  Kevin decides to join the wrestling team after showing promise during P.E. class.

• Episode 16: Nose
  Aired: Feb 24, 1993

  Kevin's friend, Ricky, falls for a new girl with a big nose.

• Episode 17: Eclipse
  Aired: Mar 3, 1993

  While on a class field trip, Kevin and Winnie get into a fight while Chuck gets left behind in a restroom.

• Episode 18: Poker
  Aired: Mar 24, 1993

  The guys poker night brings several revelations.

• Episode 19: The Little Women
  Aired: Mar 31, 1993

  Norma decides to get a full time job.  SAT scores come in for Kevin and his friends.

• Episode 20: Reunion
  Aired: Apr 28, 1993

  The Arnolds travel back to where Norma grew up so she had can attend her high school reunion.

• Episode 21: Summer (1)
  Aired: May 12, 1993

  Winnie takes a summer job as a life guard at a hotel resort, while Kevin considers a cross-country trip with his friends, an idea that Jack soon quashes knowing that Chuck and Jeff is cross-country without Chuck's Own Parents and Jeff's Mother's permission. Frustrated, Kevin then quits his job at Jack's factory and drives to the resort to see Winnie. Kevin then takes a job as a waiter to be near Winnie, but is then disappointed when he and Winnie are so busy they have no time for each other. Kevin gambles his gas money playing poker with the resort's house band and manages to win big; but later, when he finds Winnie to tell her of his good fortune, he becomes shocked to see Winnie kissing a co-worker. Part one of the two-part series finale.

• Episode 22: Independence Day (2)
  Aired: May 12, 1993

  Kevin, furious with Winnie over her infidelity, plays another poker game, this time losing all his money and his car. He then punches the guy Winnie kissed, quits his job and hitchhikes home because he is now without a car. Winnie is fired from her job because of Kevin's tirade; and she, too, hitches a ride back home, and Kevin happens to be picked up by the same couple. Winnie tells Kevin her side of what happened; but their argument becomes so heated that they are both dropped off at the side of the road. Soon after a thunderstorm occurs and they find refuge in an old barn where they decide they don't want to lose their childhood relationship. The next day they make it back home just in time for the Independence Day parade, and the present-day adult Kevin reveals the fates of himself, his family, and his friends from that day onward. Part two (conclusion) of the two-part series finale.