The episode list for the ABC comedy-drama series The Wonder Years . The series premiered on January 31, 1988 and ran for a total of 115 episodes spanning 6 seasons ending on May 12, 1993.
Originally, none of the seasons were available on DVD as official season box sets due to the cost of securing the music rights. [1] (See The Wonder Years article for more detailed information.) Time Life released the complete series on DVD October 10, 2014. [2]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
1 | 6 | January 31, 1988 | April 19, 1988 | 10 | 18.8 [a] | |
2 | 17 | November 30, 1988 | May 16, 1989 | 22 | 16.3 [b] | |
3 | 23 | October 3, 1989 | May 16, 1990 | 8 | 19.2 | |
4 | 23 | September 19, 1990 | May 15, 1991 | 30 | 14.2 | |
5 | 24 | October 2, 1991 | May 13, 1992 | 32 [3] | 12.9 [4] | |
6 | 22 | September 23, 1992 | May 12, 1993 | 54 [5] | 10.3 [6] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Rating/share (households) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Steve Miner | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | January 31, 1988 | B88003 | 17.9/31 [7] |
2 | 2 | "Swingers" | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | March 22, 1988 | B88101 | 19.5/30 [8] |
3 | 3 | "My Father's Office" | Jeffrey Brown | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | March 29, 1988 | B88102 | 19.2/30 [9] |
4 | 4 | "Angel" | Art Wolff | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | April 5, 1988 | B88103 | 17.1/28 [10] |
5 | 5 | "The Phone Call" | Jeffrey Brown | A. Scott Frank | April 12, 1988 | B88104 | 17.7/28 [11] |
6 | 6 | "Dance with Me" | Arlene Sanford | David M. Stern | April 19, 1988 | B88105 | 17.6/27 [12] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
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7 | 1 | "The Heart of Darkness" | Steve Miner | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | November 30, 1988 | B88501 | 24.5 [13] |
8 | 2 | "Our Miss White" | Peter Baldwin | Michael J. Weithorn | December 7, 1988 | B88502 | 22.7 [14] |
9 | 3 | "Christmas" | Steve Miner | Bob Brush | December 14, 1988 | B88503 | 19.0 [15] |
10 | 4 | "Steady as She Goes" | Steve Miner | David M. Stern | January 11, 1989 | B88504 | 26.2 [16] |
11 | 5 | "Just Between Me and You and Kirk and Paul and Carla and Becky" | Peter Baldwin | Matthew Carlson | January 18, 1989 | B88505 | 22.6 [17] |
12 | 6 | "Pottery Will Get You Nowhere" | Daniel Stern | Matthew Carlson | February 1, 1989 | B88506 | 24.0 [18] |
13 | 7 | "Coda" | Beth Hillshafer | Todd W. Langen | February 8, 1989 | B88507 | 20.5 [19] |
14 | 8 | "Hiroshima, Mon Frere" | Steve Miner | Matthew Carlson | February 15, 1989 | B88508 | 22.3 [20] |
15 | 9 | "Loosiers" | Steve Miner | David M. Stern | February 28, 1989 | B88509 | 33.4 [21] |
16 | 10 | "Walkout" | Steve Miner | Matthew Carlson | March 7, 1989 | B88510 | 35.2 [22] |
17 | 11 | "Nemesis" | Daniel Stern | Matthew Carlson | March 14, 1989 | B88511 | 32.1 [23] |
18 | 12 | "Fate" | Steve Miner | Bob Brush | March 28, 1989 | B88512 | 32.0 [24] |
19 | 13 | "Birthday Boy" | Steve Miner | David M. Stern | April 11, 1989 | B88513 | 31.0 [25] |
20 | 14 | "Brightwing" | Daniel Stern | Matthew Carlson | April 18, 1989 | B88514 | 30.3 [26] |
21 | 15 | "Square Dance" | Tom Moore | Todd W. Langen | May 2, 1989 | B88515 | 28.1 [27] |
22 | 16 | "Whose Woods Are These?" | Peter Horton | Bob Brush | May 9, 1989 | B88516 | 25.8 [28] |
23 | 17 | "How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation" | Michael Dinner | Jane Anderson | May 16, 1989 | B88517 | 27.4 [29] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
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24 | 1 | "Summer Song" | Michael Dinner | Mark B. Perry | October 3, 1989 | B89501 | 34.5 [30] |
25 | 2 | "Math Class" | Andy Tennant | Tom Gammill & Max Pross | October 10, 1989 | B89502 | 33.0 [31] |
26 | 3 | "Wayne on Wheels" | Beth Hillshafer | Mark B. Perry | October 24, 1989 | B89504 | 32.2 [32] |
27 | 4 | "Mom Wars" | Daniel Stern | Todd W. Langen | October 31, 1989 | B89503 | 25.9 [33] |
28 | 5 | "On the Spot" "Our Town" | Matia Karrell | Matthew Carlson | November 7, 1989 | B89505 | 29.0 [34] |
29 | 6 | "Odd Man Out" | Peter Baldwin | David M. Stern | November 14, 1989 | B89506 | 29.7 [35] |
30 | 7 | "The Family Car" | Michael Dinner | Debra Frank & Jack Weinstein | November 21, 1989 | B89507 | 35.9 [36] |
31 | 8 | "The Pimple" | Matia Karrell | David M. Stern & Todd W. Langen | November 28, 1989 | B89509 | 30.2 [37] |
32 | 9 | "Math Class Squared" | Daniel Stern | Matthew Carlson | December 12, 1989 | B89510 | 30.2 [38] |
33 | 10 | "Rock 'n' Roll" | Michael Dinner | Bob Stevens | January 2, 1990 | B89508 | 34.3 [39] |
34 | 11 | "Don't You Know Anything About Women?" | Jeff Brown | Tammy Ader | January 16, 1990 | B89511 | 30.1 [40] |
35 | 12 | "The Powers That Be" | Daniel Stern | David M. Stern | January 23, 1990 | B89512 | 33.3 [41] |
36 | 13 | "She, My Friend and I" | Peter Baldwin | Kerry Ehrin | February 6, 1990 | B89513 | 32.5 [42] |
37 | 14 | "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" | Matia Karrell | Mark B. Perry | February 13, 1990 | B89514 | 29.7 [43] |
38 | 15 | "The Tree House" | Michael Dinner | Story by : David M. Stern Teleplay by : Matthew Carlson | February 20, 1990 | B89515 | 30.5 [44] |
39 | 16 | "Glee Club" | Jim McBride | Story by : Bob Brush & Todd W. Langen Teleplay by : Todd W. Langen | February 27, 1990 | B89516 | 30.3 [45] |
40 | 17 | "Night Out" | Dan Lauria | Story by : Tammy Ader Teleplay by : Todd W. Langen & Mark B. Perry | March 13, 1990 | B89517 | 30.7 [46] |
41 | 18 | "Faith" "Death & Taxes" | Michael Dinner | Story by : Bob Brush & Matthew Carlson Teleplay by : Matthew Carlson | March 27, 1990 | B89518 | 27.4 [47] |
42 | 19 | "The Unnatural" | Nick Marck | Ian Gurvitz | April 17, 1990 | B89519 | 27.9 [48] |
43 | 20 | "Good-bye" | Michael Dinner | Bob Brush | April 24, 1990 | B89520 | 24.4 [49] |
44 | 21 | "Cocoa and Sympathy" | Peter Baldwin | Winnie Holzman | May 1, 1990 | B89521 | 25.7 [50] |
45 | 22 | "Daddy's Little Girl" | Jim McBride | Todd W. Langen & Mark B. Perry | May 8, 1990 | B89522 | 24.1 [51] |
46 | 23 | "Moving" | Michael Dinner | Jill Gordon & Bob Brush | May 16, 1990 | B89523 | 20.4 [52] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
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47 | 1 | "Growing Up" | Michael Dinner | Bob Brush | September 19, 1990 | B90501 | 24.0 [53] |
48 | 2 | "Ninth Grade Man" | Daniel Stern | Jill Gordon | September 26, 1990 | B90502 | 22.4 [54] |
49 | 3 | "The Journey" | Peter Werner | Jeffrey Stepakoff | October 3, 1990 | B90503 | 23.1 [55] |
50 | 4 | "The Cost of Living" | Nick Marck | Mark Levin | October 10, 1990 | B90504 | 24.2 [56] |
51 | 5 | "It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World" | Rob Thompson | Eric Gilliland & Jeffrey Stepakoff | October 24, 1990 | B90506 | 25.2 [57] |
52 | 6 | "Little Debbie" | Michael Dinner | Mark B. Perry | November 7, 1990 | B90505 | 23.4 [58] |
53 | 7 | "The Ties that Bind" | Peter Baldwin | Mark B. Perry | November 14, 1990 | B90508 | 24.6 [59] |
54 | 8 | "The Sixth Man" | Nick Marck | David Chambers | November 28, 1990 | B90507 | 24.1 [60] |
55 | 9 | "A Very Cutlip Christmas" | Michael Dinner | Suggested by Material by : Gene Wolande Teleplay by : Mark Levin | December 12, 1990 | B90509 | 20.5 [61] |
56 | 10 | "The Candidate" | Neal Israel | Story by : David Chambers & Eric Gilliland Teleplay by : Eric Gilliland | January 9, 1991 | B90510 | 22.6 [62] |
57 | 11 | "Heartbreak" | Andy Tennant | David Chambers | January 23, 1991 | B90511 | 23.2 [63] |
58 | 12 | "Denial" | Richard Masur | Story by : Mark Levin & David Chambers Teleplay by : Mark Levin | January 30, 1991 | B90513 | 22.6 [64] |
59 | 13 | "Who's Aunt Rose?" | Rob Thompson | Story by : Jill Gordon Teleplay by : Mark B. Perry | February 6, 1991 | B90512 | 22.1 [65] |
60 | 14 | "Courage" | Daniel Stern | Mark B. Perry | February 13, 1991 | B90515 | 22.3 [66] |
61 | 15 | "Buster" | Nick Marck | Story by : Jeffrey Stepakoff Teleplay by : Jill Gordon & Mark B. Perry | February 27, 1991 | B90514 | 21.2 [67] |
62 | 16 | "Road Trip" | Ken Topolsky | David Chambers | March 6, 1991 | B90516 | 20.6 [68] |
63 | 17 | "When Worlds Collide" | Lyndall Hobbs | Eric Gilliland | March 20, 1991 | B90517 | 23.2 [69] |
64 | 18 | "Separate Rooms" | Michael Dinner | Story by : Jill Gordon & Bob Brush Teleplay by : Bob Brush | April 3, 1991 | B90518 | 21.4 [70] |
65 | 19 | "The Yearbook" | Neal Israel | David Chambers | April 10, 1991 | B90519 | 17.4 [71] |
66 | 20 | "The Accident" | Richard Masur | Story by : Jill Gordon & Bob Brush Teleplay by : Jill Gordon | April 24, 1991 | B90520 | 18.3 [72] |
67 | 21 | "The House that Jack Built" | Ken Topolsky | Mark B. Perry & Mark Levin | May 1, 1991 | B90521 | 15.5 [73] |
68 | 22 | "Graduation" | Michael Dinner | Bob Brush | May 8, 1991 | B90522 | 15.6 [74] |
69 | 23 | "The Wonder Years: Looking Back..." | Nick Marck | Mark B. Perry & Mark Levin | May 15, 1991 | B90523 | 14.3 [75] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
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70 | 1 | "The Lake" | Michael Dinner | Mark Levin | October 2, 1991 | 02S0059101 | 23.5 [76] |
71 | 2 | "Day One" | Daniel Stern | Denise Moss & Sy Dukane | October 9, 1991 | 02S0059102 | 23.4 [77] |
72 | 3 | "The Hardware Store" | Ken Topolsky | Craig Hoffman | October 16, 1991 | 02S0059103 | 21.7 [78] |
73 | 4 | "Frank and Denise" | David Greenwalt | David Greenwalt | October 23, 1991 | 02S0059104 | 20.5 [79] |
74 | 5 | "Full Moon Rising" | Ken Topolsky | Mark B. Perry | October 30, 1991 | 02S0059105 | 20.5 [80] |
75 | 6 | "Triangle" | Daniel Stern | Sy Rosen | November 6, 1991 | 02S0059106 | 22.8 [81] |
76 | 7 | "Soccer" | Thomas Schlamme | Mark Levin | November 20, 1991 | 02S0059107 | 22.5 [82] |
77 | 8 | "Dinner Out" | Bryan Gordon | Gina Goldman | December 4, 1991 | 02S0059108 | 19.8 [83] |
78 | 9 | "Christmas Party" | Jim McBride | Sy Dukane & Denise Moss | December 11, 1991 | 02S0059110 | 20.2 [84] |
79 | 10 | "Pfeiffers' Pfortune" | Ken Topolsky | Mark B. Perry | December 18, 1991 | 02S0059109 | 18.7 [85] |
80 | 11 | "Road Test" | Thomas Schlamme | Craig Hoffman | January 8, 1992 | 02S0059111 | 21.2 [86] |
81 | 12 | "Grandpa's Car" | Michael Dinner | Mark Levin | January 15, 1992 | 02S0059112 | 21.7 [87] |
82 | 13 | "Kodachrome" | David Greenwalt | Gina Goldman | January 29, 1992 | 02S0059113 | 20.2 [88] |
83 | 14 | "Private Butthead" | Nick Marck | Sy Rosen | February 5, 1992 | 02S0059114 | 21.8 [89] |
84 | 15 | "Of Mastodons and Men" | Thomas Schlamme | Mark Levin | February 12, 1992 | 02S0059116 | 17.9 [90] |
85 | 16 | "Double Double Date" | Peter Baldwin | Sy Rosen & Mark B. Perry | February 26, 1992 | 02S0059115 | 22.9 [91] |
86 | 17 | "Hero" | Stephen Cragg | David Greenwalt | March 11, 1992 | 02S0059117 | 18.8 [92] |
87 | 18 | "Lunch Stories" | Ken Topolsky | Sy Dukane & Denise Moss | March 18, 1992 | 02S0059118 | 19.2 [93] |
88 | 19 | "Carnal Knowledge" | Nancy Cooperstein | David Greenwalt | March 25, 1992 | 02S0059119 | 19.3 [94] |
89 | 20 | "The Lost Weekend" | Arthur Albert | Story by : Rob Cohen Teleplay by : Sivert Glarum & Stephen Jenkins | April 8, 1992 | 02S0059120 | 16.3 [95] |
90 | 21 | "Stormy Weather" | Ken Topolsky | Denise Moss & Sy Dukane | April 22, 1992 | 02S0059121 | 17.2 [96] |
91 | 22 | "The Wedding" | Peter Baldwin | Mark B. Perry | April 29, 1992 | 02S0059122 | 15.3 [97] |
92 | 23 | "Back to the Lake" | Michael Dinner | Mark Levin | May 6, 1992 | 02S0059123 | 17.1 [98] |
93 | 24 | "Broken Hearts and Burgers" | Ken Topolsky | Craig Hoffman | May 13, 1992 | 02S0059124 | 15.8 [99] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
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94 | 1 | "Homecoming" | Michael Dinner | Bob Brush | September 23, 1992 | 02S0059202 | 15.9 [100] |
95 | 2 | "Fishing" | Greg Beeman | Phil Doran | September 30, 1992 | 02S0059203 | 16.3 [101] |
96 | 3 | "Scenes from a Wedding" | Michael Dinner | Story by : Michael Curtis & Greg Malins Teleplay by : Jon Harmon Feldman | October 7, 1992 | 02S0059204 | 15.7 [102] |
97 | 4 | "Sex and Economics" | Ken Topolsky | Story by : John Bunzel Teleplay by : Jon Harmon Feldman | October 14, 1992 | 02S0059201 | 17.5 [103] |
98 | 5 | "Politics as Usual" | Bryan Gordon | Craig Hoffman | October 21, 1992 | 02S0059205 | 16.0 [104] |
99 | 6 | "White Lies" | Peter Baldwin | Jon Harmon Feldman & Robin Riordan | October 28, 1992 | 02S0059206 | 18.5 [105] |
100 | 7 | "Wayne and Bonnie" | Greg Beeman | Sy Rosen | November 11, 1992 | 02S0059207 | 16.9 [106] |
101 | 8 | "Kevin Delivers" | Arthur Albert | Frank Renzulli | November 25, 1992 | 02S0059208 | 14.6 [107] |
102 | 9 | "The Test" | Ken Topolsky | Robin Riordan | December 2, 1992 | 02S0059209 | 14.1 [108] |
103 | 10 | "Let Nothing You Dismay" | Ken Topolsky | Craig Hoffman | December 16, 1992 | 02S0059210 | 13.0 [109] |
104 | 11 | "New Years" | Tom Moore | Jon Harmon Feldman | January 6, 1993 | 02S0059211 | 16.2 [110] |
105 | 12 | "Alice in Autoland" | Arthur Albert | Robin Riordan | January 13, 1993 | 02S0059212 | 17.8 [111] |
106 | 13 | "Ladies and Gentlemen...The Rolling Stones" | Peter Baldwin | Kim Friese | January 27, 1993 | 02S0059213 | N/A |
107 | 14 | "Unpacking" | Greg Beeman | Sy Rosen & Bob Brush | February 3, 1993 | 02S0059214 | 14.3 [112] |
108 | 15 | "Hulk Arnold" | Ken Topolsky | Kim Friese | February 10, 1993 | 02S0059215 | 20.8 [113] |
109 | 16 | "Nose" | David Greenwalt | Sy Rosen | February 24, 1993 | 02S0059216 | 14.2 [114] |
110 | 17 | "Eclipse" | Stephen Cragg | Craig Hoffman | March 3, 1993 | 02S0059217 | 16.9 [115] |
111 | 18 | "Poker" | David Greenwalt | Story by : Max Mutchnick & David Kohan Teleplay by : Jon Harmon Feldman | March 24, 1993 | 02S0059218 | 13.6 [116] |
112 | 19 | "The Little Women" | Ken Topolsky | David M. Wolf | March 31, 1993 | 02S0059219 | 14.9 [117] |
113 | 20 | "Reunion" | Arthur Albert | Story by : Mark B. Perry Teleplay by : Robin Riordan | April 28, 1993 | 02S0059220 | 12.2 [118] |
114 | 21 | "Summer" | Michael Dinner | Sy Rosen | May 12, 1993 | 02S0059221 | 21.0 [119] |
115 | 22 | "Independence Day" | Michael Dinner | Bob Brush | May 12, 1993 | 02S0059222 | 21.0 [119] |