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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |
- Tied with ALF
- Tied with The Hogan Family and The NBC Sunday Night Movie
Season 1 (1988)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Rating/share (households) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Season 2 (1988–89)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Season 3 (1989–90)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Season 4 (1990–91)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Season 5 (1991–92)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Season 6 (1992–93)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
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