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The Wonder Years

Title Card
Format Comedy-drama
Created by Carol Black
Neal Marlens
Starring Fred Savage
Dan Lauria
Alley Mills
Danica McKellar
Olivia d'Abo
Jason Hervey
Josh Saviano
Narrated by Daniel Stern
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance Carol Black is a TV writer and producer whose credits include Growing Pains, The Wonder Years, which she co-created with Neal Marlens Neal Marlens created the television sitcoms Growing Pains, The Wonder Years, and Ellen (both with fellow Growing Pains Fredrick Aaron Savage (born July 9 1976) is an American Actor and television and Film director, perhaps best known for Daniel Joseph "Dan" Lauria (born April 12, 1947) is an American television and film Actor. Alley Mills (born May 9, 1951 in Chicago Illinois) is an American actress best known for her role as Norma Arnold the mother in the Coming-of-age Danica Mae McKellar (born January 3, 1975) is an American actress and mathematical education advocate Olivia Jane d'Abo (born January 22, 1969) is an English Actress and Singer-songwriter. Jason Robert Hervey (born April 6 1972 is an American actor television producer and former Public relations agent Joshua David Saviano (born March 31, 1976) is an American Actor who played Kevin Arnold's best friend Paul Joshua Pfeiffer in the Situation Daniel Jacob Stern (born August 28, 1957) is an American Actor of Film and Television. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons 6
No.  of episodes 115 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) The Black-Marlens Company
Associate
producer(s)		 New World Television
Running time 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run March 15, 1988 – May 12, 1993
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

The Wonder Years is an Emmy Award-winning US American television dramedy created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. The following is an episode list for the ABC dramedy series The Wonder Years. New World Communications was an independent motion picture and television production company and later Television station owner in the United States from the The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance Carol Black is a TV writer and producer whose credits include Growing Pains, The Wonder Years, which she co-created with Neal Marlens Neal Marlens created the television sitcoms Growing Pains, The Wonder Years, and Ellen (both with fellow Growing Pains It ran for six seasons on ABC, from 1988 through 1993. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The year 1988 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1988. The year 1993 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Super Bowl XXII was an American football game played on January 31, 1988 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego California to decide

Set in 1968-1973 (each season took place exactly twenty years before the then current year), the series tackles the social issues and historic events of that time through the eyes of main character Kevin Arnold. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Kevin also deals with typical teenage social issues, including those prompted by his main love interest, Winnie Cooper, as well as typical family troubles. The story is narrated by an older, wiser Kevin (voiced by Daniel Stern), describing what is happening and what he learned from his experiences in an alternately nostalgic and ironic tone. Daniel Jacob Stern (born August 28, 1957) is an American Actor of Film and Television.

The show achieved a spot in the Nielsen Top Ten for two of its six seasons. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television [1] TV Guide named the show one of the 1980s' 20 best. [1] After only six episodes aired[1] The Wonder Years won an Emmy for best comedy series in 1988. Award winners and nominees This is a list of winning and nominated programs of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. At the age of 13 Fred Savage gained the honor of being the youngest actor ever nominated Outstanding Lead Actor for a Comedy Series. This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series winners 1990s 2000s The show was awarded a George Foster Peabody Award in 1989, for achieving two seemingly contradictory effects: on the one hand, its concentration on one family evokes the tradition of American situation comedy, from Father Knows Best to The Cosby Show; on the other hand, its imaginative use of the techniques of modern television pushes the boundaries of the sit-com and points the way to new modes of storytelling. The George Foster Peabody Awards, better known as simply the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards for excellence in Radio and Television broadcasting Father Knows Best was an American radio and television Sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s portrayed an idealized vision of Middle class The Cosby Show is an American television Situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 [2] In total, the series won 22 awards, and was nominated for a further 54 more. [3]

The show's theme is Joe Cocker's cover of The Beatles' song "With a Little Help from My Friends. Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944 is an English rock / Blues Singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " With a Little Help from My Friends " (originally titled A Little Help from My Friends) is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, released "

In 2007 the show was repeated on the music channel TMF. In February 2008 ITV3 got the rights to air the series in the UK starting from the very beginning. ITV3 is an entertainment Television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. [4] They have been showing two episodes a day back-to-back on weekdays at 2. 40pm, repeated at 7pm, and Saturday 3. 50pm, repeated Sunday 11. 55am.

Contents

Major characters

Minor characters

Episodes

Main article: List of The Wonder Years episodes

Story

The story begins with Kevin, Paul, and Winnie on the verge of starting junior high school in 1968. The following is an episode list for the ABC dramedy series The Wonder Years. Middle school or Junior High School serves as a "bridge" between the Elementary School and the High School Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The elder Kevin narrates that, like many schools that year, his junior high was re-named to Robert F. Kennedy. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a In the pilot, Winnie's older brother is killed in action in Vietnam. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Kevin meets Winnie in a nearby wooded area called Harpers Woods, and they end up sharing their first kiss.

This unsaid relationship between Winnie and Kevin remains dormant for a long while. Winnie starts dating a popular 8th grader named Kirk McCray. Kevin briefly goes steady with Becky Slater, but soon breaks up with her realizing his feelings for Winnie are too strong. Becky Slater bears a grudge against Kevin for many following episodes, once attempting to run him over on her bicycle. In a humorous subplot, Becky becomes a recurring nuisance for Kevin, particularly in episodes "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" and "Election. "

(from left to right) Paul, Kevin and Winnie
(from left to right) Paul, Kevin and Winnie

Kevin also has a major crush on his English teacher Miss White, who soon becomes Mrs. Heimer. Winnie eventually dumps Kirk as well. Kevin and Winnie share a second kiss at the start of the 1969 summer vacation. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Winnie's parents start having differences between themselves due to the grief of their son's death. Soon Winnie's father relocates to Chicago. He comes back to visit to see Winnie in a school play. Winnie gives a very emotional performance in the performance of Our Town and eventually her father comes back to live with them. Our Town is a three act play by Thornton Wilder which is perhaps the most frequently produced play by an American playwright

Kevin admires his math teacher Mr. Collins, and is devastated when he dies in the episode entitled "Goodbye".

A few days before Valentine's Day 1970, Paul's girlfriend Carla breaks up with him, and to raise Paul's spirits Kevin asks Winnie to ask Paul out, since he expresses an interest in her. Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a Holiday celebrated on February 14 Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The plan back-fires when Paul and Winnie continue having dates and Kevin becomes extremely jealous. Winnie breaks up with Paul, telling him that she likes someone else and hints at Kevin. Kevin rushes to talk to Winnie but she gets mad at him and ends up avoiding him for a few days. She tells him that she just wanted to let Paul down easy, and that's why she said Kevin's name even though it's not true. After Kevin apologizes on Valentine's Day, Winnie admits she had told the truth to Paul and she and Kevin finally start dating each other.

Just before the summer break, Kevin finds out that Winnie and her family are moving to a house 4 miles away and as a result of the move Winnie will be transferring to a new school, Lincoln Junior High. For a while it seems Winnie will break up with Kevin, who have gotten used to seeing each other every day as they live on the same street and attend the same schools. The couple decide to remain together and maintain a successful long distance relationship. Things become complicated when a beautiful new student named Madeline Adams joins Kevin's school, who quickly catches Kevin's eye. She kisses Kevin to thank him for being nice to her on her first day at a new school. That same night, she sees him embracing Winnie at the local pizza joint. Even with most boys in the class lusting after her, Madeline continues to openly flirt with Kevin, even knowing that he has a girlfriend. Kevin is obviously interested in her, but his love for Winnie keeps him from succumbing to what he calls "raw temptation. " The toll of being at separate schools and Kevin's attraction to Madeline begins to put a strain on their relationship. In an unexpected twist, it is Winnie who has met someone else, Roger, a typical jock-type at her new school, and she breaks up with Kevin. Kevin goes on to date Madeline but quickly dumps her when he realizes his feelings for her are not as strong as he thought. Winnie's relationship with Roger is brief and they break up. Winnie seems to be emotionally unstable for a while, and she is later hurt in a car accident which reunites her and Kevin.

One of the more memorable episodes was Graduation. Kevin and Paul graduate from Robert F. Kennedy Junior High in June 1971, and Winnie graduates from Lincoln Junior High. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Kevin almost misses his graduation ceremony as he goes to the hospital with Mrs. Heimer after she goes into labor. Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a Human Pregnancy or Winnie is in a leg cast, recovering after the car accident in a previous episode. Kevin is dismayed when he finds out that Paul will be going to a prep school, and they end up arguing in science class. Kevin punches Paul, and the distracted teacher accidentally mixes his two reactant chemicals together causing a minor explosion, which sets off the fire alarms. That September, Kevin and Winnie both go to McKinley High and Paul goes to a prep school.

In the summer of 1971, Kevin and Paul rent neighboring cabins with their families at a lake. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. He meets a beautiful girl who is a local of the town and she tells him she should stay away from him because he is a "summer boy," meaning he will leave when his vacation ends. The two, however, strike up a brief but moving romance. He promises to visit after he gets his license and does return, once, to see her. During the 1971/72 academic year Kevin has brief flings with Denise "the Grease", and Wayne's then-girlfriend Sandy. Kevin's grandfather gets his driver's license revoked, and sells his car to Kevin for a dollar. When Paul's father runs into financial troubles, Paul transfers to McKinley High after his first semester at prep school. Winnie and Kevin are reunited when they go on a double date to a school dance. Although they had been arguing prior to the dance, they find themselves more attracted to each other than their respective partners.

Throughout the series, Winnie tends to be overly sensitive, which frequently leads to misunderstandings with Kevin. Whenever Kevin wants to make fun of others, like the large-nosed girl in his English class, or his new music teacher, Winnie promptly scolds him for being so immature. Winnie excels at schoolwork, and occasionally earns criticism for being "boring" or "too perfect. "

In several later episodes, Kevin and Winnie kiss in Kevin's car at the local make-out point, but Winnie interrupts every time Kevin tries to go further. In fact, Kevin gets his hopes up when she goes to get something out of her purse, but it turns out to be chewing gum rather than contraception. In the episode White Lies, Kevin faces peer pressure in the boys locker room to reveal how far he's gone with Winnie. He tells the boys (truthfully) that Winnie slept over last night, and then leads them on to believe they had sex. Of course, the rumor spreads, causing Kevin and Winnie to break up for a few episodes.

In late 1972 Wayne starts working at NORCOM, and starts dating Bonnie, another employee. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She is divorced and has a son, which makes the situation awkward between Wayne and his parents. Wayne and Bonnie grow serious and his parents finally begin to accept their relationship, Mrs. Arnold even visiting with the baby. Wayne offers to treat the family to a New Years Eve dinner, saying that he has an announcement to make. At the restaurant, the Arnolds and Winnie wait for hours for Bonnie and Wayne to arrive. Bonnie shows up and tells Kevin that although she loves Wayne, she ended the relationship. She had a visit that day from her former husband and couldn't deny her feelings for him, leaving Wayne heart-broken. Kevin's dad quits NORCOM, and starts up a furniture manufacturing business. Paul, Kevin, and Winnie take the SATs. The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test) is a standardized test for College admissions in the Kevin gets a 650 in verbal and a 590 in math, while Winnie shines with a 725 in verbal and a 757 in math. Kevin has problems digesting this at first, but he eases up soon thereafter.

Final episode

In the finale double episode, Winnie decides to take a job for the summer of 1973 as a lifeguard at a resort. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Kevin, anxious to experience a taste of adult life, plans a cross-country trip with his friends. Kevin's dad, Jack, vehemently objects to Kevin's plan and ultimately Kevin abandons his planned trip. Kevin returns to his job at his father's furniture factory and telephones Winnie, who by all accounts is distant and seems to be enjoying her time away from Kevin. Eventually, Kevin and his father have a huge fight and Kevin announces that he is leaving, reasoning that he needs to "find himself. " Kevin hops in his car and heads to the resort where Winnie is working, hopeful that she can secure him a job and they can spend the rest of the summer together.

Much to Kevin's chagrin, Winnie does not appear too pleased with Kevin's arrival and maintains her distance. Kevin is finally able to secure a job at the resort's restaurant and resides in the bus boys' dorm. Feeling confused and frustrated over Winnie's behavior, Kevin searches out other activities to occupy his time. Kevin decides to play poker with the resort's in-house band members. Kevin wins big and goes searching for Winnie, anxious to share the tale of his good fortune. When Kevin finds her, Winnie is engaged in a passionate kiss with a male lifeguard.

The next day, Kevin confronts Winnie about her actions, and they have a huge fight. The fallout with Winnie leads Kevin to play another round of poker with the band. This time Kevin ends up losing everything, including his car. Desperate, Kevin confronts Winnie and her new beau at the restaurant and ends up punching him in the face. Kevin then leaves the resort on foot.

On a desolate stretch of highway, Kevin decides to begin hitchhiking. He finally gets picked up by an elderly couple and much to his surprise he finds Winnie in the backseat. Winnie was fired over the fight Kevin instigated at the resort. Kevin and Winnie begin to argue and the elderly couple get fed up and decides to drop them both off. A flash rain storm begins and Kevin and Winnie search for shelter. They find a barn and discuss how much things are changing and the prospects for the future. At first Winnie tells Kevin that she doesn't see them ending up together but quickly recants, telling Kevin "I don't want it to end. " Kevin and Winnie share a passionate kiss and spend the night together. It is implied, and generally believed by fans of the show, that they make love for the first time during this moment, but it wasn't confirmed by the narrator one way or the other. Sexual intercourse, in its biological sense is the act in which the male reproductive organ (in humans and other higher animals enters the female reproductive tract [1]

They soon find their way back to their hometown and arrive hand-in-hand to a 4th of July Parade. During this parade, Kevin (Daniel Stern) describes the fate of the show's main characters. Kevin made up with his father, returned to work, graduated high school in 1974 and then left for college. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Paul studies law at Harvard. Karen gives birth to a son in September 1973. Kevin's mother becomes a businesswoman and board chairman. Kevin's father dies two years later, and Wayne takes over his father's furniture business. Winnie studies art history in Paris while Kevin stays in the United States. Winnie and Kevin end up writing each other "once a week" for the next eight years. In the final epilogue, Kevin mentions how he is there, along with his wife and child, to greet Winnie when she returned to the United States in 1982.

The final sounds, voice-over and dialogue of the episode and series is that of Kevin (Daniel Stern) providing concluding narration with the sound of children playing in the background:

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.

A young boy (Stern's real life son) can be heard asking his dad to come out and play during a break in the final narration. Kevin's (Daniel Stern) narrative responds, "I'll be right there" as the episode closes.

DVD releases

Unlike most long-running popular American TV sitcoms, The Wonder Years has still not yet been released on DVD as official season box sets due to the cost of securing the music rights. A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is a compilation of various musical recordings Films Television programs or other collection Music licensing is the Licensed use of Copyrighted Music. Music licensing is intended to ensure that the creators of musical works get paid for their work [5] Because of this, The Wonder Years routinely appears high on the list of TV shows in-demand for a DVD release. Officially, The Wonder Years has so far only been released as two 'best-of' DVD sets, without the original music. They are the following:

Both sets are now quite rare and exceptionally expensive. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) However, an unofficial box set has been made available by the web site www. poppingtags. com. It is only available in a seven disc set, that includes all six seasons. Unfortunatley, it's bootleg characteristics are quite visible in each episode since it was recorded directly from cable and contains the "ABC Family" logo at the bottom of the screen.

Audio soundtrack

The official soundtrack was released in 1988 by Atlantic/WEA and contains a total of 13 tracks, featuring Joe Cocker's cover of "With a Little Help from My Friends," which is the show's theme song. Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944 is an English rock / Blues Singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty " With a Little Help from My Friends " (originally titled A Little Help from My Friends) is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, released [6]

Also, after the series' original run was over, Laserlight Digital released a 5-disc compilation box set under the title "Music from 'The Wonder Years'" in 1994. This is the same company that later released the only two DVDs for the series, "The Best of 'The Wonder Years'" and "The Christmas Wonder Years". The disc included 40 Motown favorites and 5 original songs (each is repeated twice in the set) written exclusively for the series by W. G. "Snuffy" Walden.

Trivia

"The Simpsons" episode "Three Men and a Comic Book" features "Daniel Stern" as 'Adult Bart' discussing his reaction to his first job. “ Three Men and a Comic Book ” is the 21st episode of the second season of The Simpsons. Daniel Stern is The pen name of Marie d'Agoult Daniel Stern (actor - an actor who appeared in the films Diner

References

  1. ^ a b c The Wonder Years from the Museum of Broadcast Communications
  2. ^ Peabody Award Winners Archive
  3. ^ Awards for The Wonder Years
  4. ^ www.avforums.com
  5. ^ Lieber, Scott (July 10, 2006). The Museum of Broadcast Communications (or MBC) is located in Chicago Illinois. Pricey nostalgia. The Denver Post.
  6. ^ Amazon.com: The Wonder Years OST
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