The Wonder Years: Story, Cast and Series Facts

The Wonder Years (1988): Drama, Comedy, Family. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Set in 1968-1973, the series tackles the social issues and historic events of that time through the eyes of main character Kevin Arnold. 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, describing what is happening and what he learned from his experiences in an alternately nostalgic and ironic tone.

Series details

Title: The Wonder Years
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Family
Premiere date: 1988-01-31
Final broadcast date listed: 1993-05-12
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
TVMaze ID: 1294

Cast and credited roles

Daniel Stern — Adult Kevin Arnold
Fred Savage — Kevin Arnold
Alley Mills — Norma Arnold
Jason Hervey — Wayne Arnold
Josh Saviano — Paul Joseph Pfeiffer
Dan Lauria — Jack Arnold
Danica McKellar — Gwendolyn "Winnie" Cooper
Olivia d'Abo — Karen Arnold

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 1988-01-31; final listed air date 1988-04-19; episode order: 6.
Season 2: premiered 1988-11-30; final listed air date 1989-05-16; episode order: 17.
Season 3: premiered 1989-03-27; final listed air date 1990-05-16; episode order: 23.
Season 4: premiered 1990-09-19; final listed air date 1991-05-15; episode order: 23.
Season 5: premiered 1991-10-02; final listed air date 1992-05-13; episode order: 24.
Season 6: premiered 1992-09-23; final listed air date 1993-05-12; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Wonder Years on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.