| # |
Title |
Writer[2] |
Director[2] |
Original airdate |
|
| 1 (1-01) |
"Pilot: The Wonder Years" |
Marlens & Black |
Steve Miner |
March 15, 1988 (1988-03-15) |
| Kevin and his friends are introduced during the summer just before they are getting ready to enter Robert F. Kennedy Junior High School. Kevin and Winnie share their first kiss at Harper's Woods as Winnie mourns the loss of her brother Brian, who is killed in Vietnam. |
| 2 (1-02) |
"Swingers" |
Marlens & Black |
Marlens & Black |
March 22, 1988 (1988-03-22) |
| Even at Brian's funeral, all Kevin can think about is Winnie. At school the boys' PE class begins the much anticipated sex education, but Kevin and Paul are bored with it — they want to learn more, so they decide to steal Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask). |
| 3 (1-03) |
"My Father's Office" |
Marlens & Black |
Jeffrey Brown |
March 29, 1988 (1988-03-29) |
| Kevin learns more about his dad by spending a day at his office. He learns the reason why he returns home in a grumpy mood every day and that even Jack has to quietly take orders and abuse from his boss. |
| 4 (1-04) |
"Angel" |
Marlens & Black |
Art Wolff |
April 5, 1988 (1988-04-05) |
| Karen is now a hippie who doesn't communicate with her parents much anymore. The tension is worsened when she brings home her new boyfriend Louis. Kevin takes an immediate dislike to Louis, a hippie who angers Jack with his anti-war sentiments. |
| 5 (1-05) |
"The Phone Call" |
A. Scott Frank |
Jeffrey Brown |
April 12, 1988 (1988-04-12) |
| Kevin tries to get up the courage to call Lisa Berlini. Paul tries to find out if Lisa likes Kevin by consulting the junior high grapevine. |
| 6 (1-06) |
"Dance With Me" |
David M. Stern |
Arlene Sanford |
April 19, 1988 (1988-04-19) |
| Kevin asks Lisa Berlini to the Spring Dance and she says okay, but soon thereafter, when Brad Gaines asks her, she decides to go with him. While eating lunch with Winnie, Kevin feels himself falling back in love with Winnie, but she is going to the dance with Kirk McCray. Kevin tries to make Winnie jealous at the dance, but fails. |
| # |
Title |
Writer[2] |
Director[2] |
Original airdate |
|
| 7 (2-01) |
"The Heart of Darkness" |
Marlens & Black |
Steve Miner |
November 30, 1988 (1988-11-30) |
| Kevin attempts to act cool after Winnie starts dating Kirk McCray (Michael Landes) and hanging out with all the cool kids. Kevin and Paul go camping with Gary (Breckin Meyer), where they drink beer and smoke cigarettes |
| 8 (2-02) |
"Our Miss White" |
Michael J. Weithorn |
Peter Baldwin |
December 7, 1988 (1988-12-07) |
| Kevin develops a crush on Miss White (Wendel Meldrum), his English teacher. She persuades him to play Robert Kennedy, the lead role, in a school play that she has written. |
| 9 (2-03) |
"Christmas" |
Bob Brush |
Steve Miner |
December 14, 1988 (1988-12-14) |
| Kevin and his brother try to convince their father to buy a color television for Christmas. Kevin tries to find a present for Winnie after he unexpectedly receives one from her. |
| 10 (2-04) |
"Steady as She Goes" |
David M. Stern |
Steve Miner |
January 10, 1989 (1989-01-10) |
| Rumors spread that Winnie and Kirk are going to break up, but later Kevin sees Kirk holding up a sign: "I am sorry, Winnie." Kevin gets frustrated with being alone, and ends up asking Becky Slater (Crystal McKellar) out in order to make Winnie jealous. |
| 11 (2-05) |
"Just Between You and Me ... and Kirk and Paul and Carla and Becky" |
Daniel Stern |
Peter Baldwin |
January 18, 1989 (1989-01-18) |
| Kirk asks Kevin to find out whether or not Winnie still likes him. While speaking to her, she tells him that she will break up with Kirk soon. Later, Kevin sees Kirk and Winnie kissing. Becky knocks out Kevin when she finds out he doesn't really like her. Kevin still wants to find out if Winnie likes him, but she is confused and is not sure. |
| 12 (2-06) |
"Pottery Will Get You Nowhere" |
Beth Hillshaferk |
Daniel Stern |
February 1, 1989 (1989-02-01) |
| When Norma decides to take a pottery class, Jack is less than excited for his wife which deeply disappoints her. Jack's built-up anger over her newfound independence results in the couple's first big fight in front of their children. |
| 13 (2-07) |
"Coda" |
Todd W. Langen |
Beth Hillshafer |
February 8, 1989 (1989-02-08) |
| Kevin dislikes his piano lessons, until Mrs. Carples (Maxine Stuart) tells Norma that Kevin has talent. He continues taking lessons, and improves his playing. That is, until Ronald Hirschmuller (Joseph Dammann) decides to play the same piece as him for the recital. Kevin messes up at the rehearsal, and decides to quit and not go to the recital, a decision he seems to regret later in life. |
| 14 (2-08) |
"Hiroshima, Mon Frere" |
Matthew Carlson |
Steve Miner |
February 15, 1989 (1989-02-15) |
| Wayne tortures and kills the subject of Kevin and Paul's hamster experiment for science class. |
| 15 (2-09) |
"Loosiers" |
David M. Stern |
Steve Miner |
February 28, 1989 (1989-02-28) |
| Paul likes to play basketball, but he's not very good at it. Kevin attempts to reorganize PE class so that Paul is not always picked last, and Coach Cutlip puts him as captain. Kevin chooses all the bad players for his team. |
| 16 (2-10) |
"Walkout" |
Matthew Carlson |
Steve Miner |
March 7, 1989 (1989-03-07) |
| Kevin and other students on the student council try to organize a walk out to protest America's involvement in the Vietnam War. Mr. Diperna threatens to mark it down on their permanent records if they do it. |
| 17 (2-11) |
"Nemesis" |
Matthew Carlson |
Daniel Stern |
March 14, 1989 (1989-03-14) |
| Kevin learns a lesson about talking behind someone's back and how "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" when Becky Slater returns and tells everyone what Kevin said behind their back. |
| 18 (2-12) |
"Fate" |
Bob Brush |
Steve Miner |
March 28, 1989 (1989-03-28) |
| Winnie is still angry with Kevin for talking about her behind her back. When Kevin stands up for her honor against school bully Eddie Pinetti, he is shocked to find that Winnie and Eddie are dating. In the end, his loyalty wins back the friendship of Winnie. |
| 19 (2-13) |
"Birthday Boy" |
David M. Stern |
Steve Miner |
April 11, 1989 (1989-04-11) |
| When Kevin's birthday party is scheduled for the same day as Paul's Bar Mitzvah, Kevin feels put out, but also becomes interested in family traditions. |
| 20 (2-14) |
"Brightwing" |
Matthew Carlson |
Daniel Stern |
April 18, 1989 (1989-04-18) |
| Kevin becomes his sister's confidant when he discovers she is skipping school to go to "the hill." |
| 21 (2-15) |
"Square Dance" |
Todd W. Langen |
Tom Moore |
May 2, 1989 (1989-05-02) |
| When Kevin is partnered with class weirdo, Margaret Farquhar (Lindsay Fisher), he tries to keep away from her – especially when she tries to become his friend. |
| 22 (2-16) |
"Whose Woods are These" |
Bob Brush |
Peter Horton |
May 9, 1989 (1989-05-09) |
| Kevin, Winnie and Paul try to stop the destruction of Harper's Woods. They don't want it destroyed because it was the place where Winnie and Kevin kissed for the first time and a place they all played together when they were younger. |
| 23 (2-17) |
"How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation" |
Jane Anderson |
Michael Dinner |
May 16, 1989 (1989-05-16) |
| It's the end of seventh grade for Kevin and a summer full of changes in his life. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper are breaking up and Miss White announces she is going to get married. |
| # |
Title |
Writer[2] |
Director[2] |
Original airdate |
|
| 24 (3-01) |
"Summer Song" |
Mark B. Perry |
Michael Dinner |
3 October 1989 (1989-10-03) |
| The family takes a trip to Ocean City. Kevin meets a girl named Teri (Holly Sampson) and they go on a date to the fair. They kiss under a pier, but then she tells Kevin that she is going home to Albuquerque. |
| 25 (3-02) |
"Math Class" |
Gammill & Pross |
Andy Tennant |
10 October 1989 (1989-10-10) |
| Kevin has trouble understanding math, but when his teacher refuses to give up on him and his dad offers to tutor him he is able to turn things around. |
| 26 (3-03) |
"Wayne on Wheels" |
Mark B. Perry |
Beth Hillshafer |
24 October 1989 (1989-10-24) |
| Wayne gets his driver's license and reluctantly chauffeurs Kevin around. |
| 27 (3-04) |
"Mom Wars" |
Todd W. Langen |
Daniel Stern |
31 October 1989 (1989-10-31) |
| Against his mother's wishes, Kevin decides to play contact football. His mother tries taking him clothes shopping to detract from his football games. |
| 28 (3-05) |
"On the Spot" |
Peter Baldwin |
Matia Karrell |
7 November 1989 (1989-11-07) |
| Winnie stars in the school play Our Town, and Kevin runs the stage lights. The moving performance by Winnie leads her dad to move back in with her and her mother. |
| 29 (3-06) |
"Odd Man Out" |
Peter Baldwin |
Peter Baldwin |
14 November 1989 (1989-11-14) |
| Kevin and Paul select new best friends after an argument and go their separate ways only to make up in the end. |
| 30 (3-07) |
"The Family Car" |
Frank & Weinstein |
Michael Dinner |
21 November 1989 (1989-11-21) |
| Kevin's family decides to get a new car, but Jack has trouble letting go of the old one as well as being reluctant to spend his money on a new one. |
| 31 (3-08) |
"The Pimple" |
David M. Stern & Langen |
Matia Karrell |
28 November 1989 (1989-11-28) |
| Kevin gets his first pimple just when family friends with a beautiful daughter come for a visit. |
| 32 (3-09) |
"Math Class Squared" |
Matthew Carlson |
Daniel Stern |
12 December 1989 (1989-12-12) |
| Kevin cheats in his Math class to keep up his grades. As a result his grades rise to near perfect and he is put in advanced math. After being unable to keep up, he reverts to regular math classes. |
| 33 (3-10) |
"Rock 'n' Roll" |
Bob Stevens |
Michael Dinner |
2 January 1990 (1990-01-02) |
| Kevin forms a Rock 'n' Roll band with a guy called Larry Beamen. |
| 34 (3-11) |
"Don't You Know Anything About Women?" |
Tammy Ader |
Jeffrey Brown |
16 January 1990 (1990-01-16) |
| Linda suggests that she and Kevin go to the dance "as friends" and he agrees. At the dance, Kevin hopes to dance with Susan and she asks Kevin to save a dance for her. Kevin pays so much attention to Susan that he hurts Linda's feelings. After a short time apart, Paul and Carla get back together which makes Kevin feel left out. |
| 35 (3-12) |
"The Powers that Be" |
David M. Stern |
Daniel Stern |
23 January 1990 (1990-01-23) |
| Kevin's Grandfather visits the Arnolds, and brings Kevin a surprise gift — Buster the dog, a responsibility Jack doesn't think Kevin can handle. |
| 36 (3-13) |
"She, My Friend and I" |
Kerry Ehrin |
Peter Baldwin |
6 February 1990 (1990-02-06) |
| Paul gets dumped by Carla, and Kevin convinces Winnie to ask him out, but things take a nasty turn as Paul starts liking Winnie, making Kevin jealous. |
| 37 (3-14) |
"St. Valentine's Day Massacre" |
Mark B. Perry |
Matia Karrell |
13 February 1990 (1990-02-13) |
|
Things get complicated for Kevin when a valentine meant for Winnie ends up in the hands of Becky Slater who decides to resume their short-lived romance.
Guest Star Ben Savage |
| 38 (3-15) |
"The Tree House" |
David M. Stern |
Michael Dinner |
20 February 1990 (1990-02-20) |
| Norma suggests to Jack that he and Kevin build a tree house together. |
| 39 (3-16) |
"Glee Club" |
Brush & Langen |
Jim McBride |
27 February 1990 (1990-02-27) |
| A new student teacher takes over the 8th grade glee club. |
| 40 (3-17) |
"Night Out" |
Tammy Ader |
Dan Lauria |
13 March 1990 (1990-03-13) |
| Kevin, Paul, Doug, and a couple other friends go out into the night to have some sort of party, and things don't happen as naturally as they expected. |
| 41 (3-18) |
"Faith" |
Brush & Carlson |
Michael Dinner |
27 March 1990 (1990-03-27) |
| Norma loses the tax receipts, and the whole Arnold household awaits impending doom when Jack finds out. |
| 42 (3-19) |
"The Unnatural" |
Ian Gurvitz |
Mick Marck |
17 April 1990 (1990-04-17) |
| Kevin tries out for the baseball team, but is disillusioned when he keeps making the cut even though his performance is bad. |
| 43 (3-20) |
"Goodbye" |
Bob Brush |
Michael Dinner |
24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) |
| Kevin receives extra tutoring to raise his grade in Mr. Collins' math class, until Mr. Collins decides that he can no longer spend the extra time with him just prior to the mid-term exam. He also stated he was taking the rest of the week off and would be leaving the exam for that Friday. That weekend Mr. Collins passes away and it seemed the teacher knew the end was near. |
| 44 (3-21) |
"Cocoa and Sympathy" |
Winnie Holzman |
Peter Baldwin |
1 May 1990 (1990-05-01) |
| Paul develops a crush on Kevin's mom, but Norma handles it well. They do go to a classical music concert togather. |
| 45 (3-22) |
"Daddy's Little Girl" |
Langen & Perry |
Jim McBride |
8 May 1990 (1990-05-08) |
| Karen's 18th birthday approaches, and tension arises with Jack when she tells him that she wants to enroll in a liberal college. |
| 46 (3-23) |
"Moving" |
Brush & Gordon |
Michael Dinner |
16 May 1990 (1990-05-16) |
| Winnie and her parents move away to a house 4 miles from Kevin's. |
| # |
Title |
Writer[2] |
Director[2] |
Original airdate |
|
| 47 (4-01) |
"Growing Up" |
Bob Brush |
Michael Dinner |
19 September 1990 (1990-09-19) |
| The Arnolds decide to go to a Labor Day picnic to bring their family closer to each other. |
| 48 (4-02) |
"Ninth Grade Man" |
Jill Gordon |
Daniel Stern |
26 September 1990 (1990-09-26) |
| Kevin makes adjustments to being in ninth grade. As he deals without Winnie, a bully, a temptress and worst of all...Becky Slater's wrath. |
| 49 (4-03) |
"The Journey" |
Jeff Stepakoff |
Peter Werner |
3 October 1990 (1990-10-03) |
| Kevin and his friends crash a slumber party of older girls. |
| 50 (4-04) |
"The Cost of Living" |
Mark Levin |
Nick Marck |
10 October 1990 (1990-10-10) |
| Kevin takes on a job as a golf caddy to earn extra money. |
| 51 (4-05) |
"It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World" |
Gilliland & Stepakoff |
Rob Thompson |
24 October 1990 (1990-10-24) |
| Kevin leaves a bracelet from Winnie in another girl's house. |
| 52 (4-06) |
"Little Debbie" |
Mark B. Perry |
Michael Dinner |
7 November 1990 (1990-11-07) |
| Paul's little sister Debbie develops a crush on Kevin and as a result Kevin is stuck taking her to a school dance. |
| 53 (4-07) |
"The Ties that Bind" |
Mark B. Perry |
Peter Baldwin |
14 November 1990 (1990-11-14) |
| When Jack gets a promotion, he is forced to travel during Thanksgiving which leaves Norma in charge of Thanksgiving dinner. |
| 54 (4-08) |
"The Sixth Man" |
David Chambers |
Nick Marck |
5 December 1990 (1990-12-05) |
| Paul tries out for basketball. |
| 55 (4-09) |
"A Very Cutlip Christmas" |
Mark Levin |
Michael Dinner |
12 December 1990 (1990-12-12) |
| Kevin discovers that Coach Cutlip is moonlighting as Santa Claus at the Shopping Mall. |
| 56 (4-10) |
"The Candidate" |
Chambers & Gilliland |
Neal Israel |
9 January 1991 (1991-01-09) |
| Paul tricks Kevin into running for student-council president against his long-time nemesis Becky. |
| 57 (4-11) |
"Heartbreak" |
David Chambers |
Andy Tennant |
23 January 1991 (1991-01-23) |
| Kevin and Winnie find themselves estranged during a trip to the Natural Science Museum. |
| 58 (4-12) |
"Denial" |
Levin & Chambers |
Richard Masur |
30 January 1991 (1991-01-30) |
| Winnie goes to Paul's party with a new boyfriend. |
| 59 (4-13) |
"Who's Aunt Rose?" |
Jill Gordon |
Rob Thompson |
6 February 1991 (1991-02-06) |
| Grandpa Arnold comes for a surprise visit in order to take the family to a funeral of a relative they never knew. |
| 60 (4-14) |
"Courage" |
Mark B. Perry |
Daniel Stern |
13 February 1991 (1991-02-13) |
| Kevin has his first cavity and needs a filling. |
| 61 (4-15) |
"Buster" |
Jeff Stepakoff |
Nick Marck |
27 February 1991 (1991-02-27) |
| Kevin's dog Buster will not stop barking - and the solution to the situation chills Kevin to the bone. |
| 62 (4-16) |
"Road Trip" |
David Chambers |
Ken Topolsky |
6 March 1991 (1991-03-06) |
| Jack takes Kevin to another town to buy a new suit, but they get lost in the countryside. |
| 63 (4-17) |
"When Worlds Collide" |
Eric Gilliland |
Lyndall Hobbs |
20 March 1991 (1991-03-20) |
| Norma gets a job as a secretary at Kevin's school which embarrasses him. |
| 64 (4-18) |
"Separate Rooms" |
Gordon & Brush |
Michael Dinner |
3 April 1991 (1991-04-03) |
| After Karen moves out, Wayne and Kevin convince their parents to allow them to each have their own room only to fight over who moves into Karen's old room. |
| 65 (4-19) |
"The Yearbook" |
David Chambers |
Neal Israel |
10 April 1991 (1991-04-10) |
|
The most popular students in school recruit Kevin to help with writing the yearbook and set him up to put derogatory quotes in about an unpopular overweight classmate.
Guest Star Jonathan Brandis as Steve |
| 66 (4-20) |
"The Accident" |
Gordon & Brush |
Richard Masur |
24 April 1991 (1991-04-24) |
| Winnie is emotionally unstable and is hanging out with older kids. She gets into a car accident and breaks her leg. Kevin comes to visit her, but her parents tell him that she doesn't want to see him right now. He sneaks back to see her later that night, and they say "I love you" to each other through her window. |
| 67 (4-21) |
"The House that Jack Built" |
Perry & Levin |
Ken Topolsky |
1 May 1991 (1991-05-01) |
| Karen moves out of the dorms and into an old house that needs fixing up. Jack comes to help, but gets more than he bargained for when he meets Karen's new roommate. |
| 68 (4-22) |
"Graduation" |
Bob Brush |
Michael Dinner |
8 May 1991 (1991-05-08) |
| As Junior High School graduation approaches, Kevin learns that Paul will be attending a prep school in the fall. An angry Kevin confronts, then punches Paul in the science lab on the last day of school. Later, Mrs. Heimer (Kevin's favorite English teacher) offers Kevin a ride, she goes into labor, leaving him to drive her to the hospital (unlicensed). He makes it back for graduation and patches things up with Paul. |
| 69 (4-23) |
"The Wonder Years (Clip Show)" |
Perry & Levin |
Nick Marck |
15 May 1991 (1991-05-15) |
| A collection of clips from past episodes. |
| # |
Title |
Writer[2] |
Director[2] |
Original airdate |
|
| 70 (5-01) |
"The Lake" |
Mark Levin |
Michael Dinner |
2 October 1991 (1991-10-02) |
| During a summer trip to the lake, Kevin meets a local girl, Cara, and romance ensues. The two find it difficult to part ways as the summer comes to an end. |
| 71 (5-02) |
"Day One" |
Dukane & Moss |
Daniel Stern |
9 October 1991 (1991-10-09) |
| Kevin's first day of 10th grade at McKinley High School. Distraught to be without his best friend Paul, and feeling alone, it does not go as planned. One of Kevin's teachers has a vendetta against him based on the teacher's experience with Wayne a couple of years back. |
| 72 (5-03) |
"The Hardware Store" |
Craig Hoffman |
Ken Topolsky |
16 October 1991 (1991-10-16) |
| Kevin doesn't enjoy his job at Old Man Harris' (Al Ruscio) Hardware Store. After quitting to go work at a food take-out place in the mall, Kevin feels guilty because of all the things that Old Man Harris had taught him. |
| 73 (5-04) |
"Frank and Denise" |
David Greenwalt |
David Greenwalt |
23 October 1991 (1991-10-23) |
| Meet Frank "the Stank" and Denise "the Grease", two older kids in Kevin's high school. Their romance is on the rocks, and when Kevin begins helping Denise in English class, Frank becomes jealous. |
| 74 (5-05) |
"Full Moon Rising" |
Mark B. Perry |
Ken Topolsky |
30 October 1991 (1991-10-30) |
| Ricky gets his driver's license, and Purdle moons Kevin's parents on the way home from a night out. |
| 75 (5-06) |
"Triangle" |
Sy Rosen |
Daniel Stern |
6 November 1991 (1991-11-06) |
| Kevin feels guilty after coming between Wayne and his new girlfriend, Sandy, after he engages in a secret relationship with her behind Wayne's back. |
| 76 (5-07) |
"Soccer" |
Mark Levin |
Thomas Schlamme |
20 November 1991 (1991-11-20) |
| Kevin joins the school's soccer team in an attempt to become involved in school sports, but becomes very frustrated with the team's lackluster performance and an extremely apathetic coach. |
| 77 (5-08) |
"Dinner Out" |
Gina Goldman |
Bryan Gordon |
4 December 1991 (1991-12-04) |
| Kevin decides to treat his family to dinner out on his father's birthday. Karen is invited, as an attempt at reconciliation. She and Michael accept, but dinner doesn't go as well as planned. |
| 78 (5-09) |
"Christmas Party" |
Dukane & Moss |
Jim McBride |
11 December 1991 (1991-12-11) |
| The Arnold family throws their last Christmas party after things do not go as planned. |
| 79 (5-10) |
"Pfeiffer's Choice" |
Mark B. Perry |
Ken Topolsky |
18 December 1991 (1991-12-18) |
| Tension arises between the Arnold and the Pfeiffer families after Paul's father makes a lot of money from a real estate speculation. |
| 80 (5-11) |
"Road Test" |
Craig Hoffman |
Thomas Schlamme |
8 January 1992 (1992-01-08) |
| Kevin lies to his parents about not getting his driver's license because of his inability to parallel park and ends up feeling guilty for not telling them the truth. |
| 81 (5-12) |
"Grandpa's Car" |
Mark Levin |
Michael Dinner |
15 January 1992 (1992-01-15) |
| Grandpa Arnold gives Kevin his car after he concludes - with a lot of arm twisting - that he is no longer able to drive. |
| 82 (5-13) |
"Kodachrome" |
Gina Goldman |
David Greenwalt |
29 January 1992 (1992-01-29) |
| Kevin's new English teacher refuses to adhere to rigid teaching standards set by the school board which makes her well liked and respected among her students, including Kevin. |
| 83 (5-14) |
"Private Butthead" |
Sy Rosen |
Nick Marck |
5 February 1992 (1992-02-05) |
| After giving up on the prospect of going to college, Wayne, alongside his friend Wart, attempt to join the army. Although Jack objects to his son's attempt to join, he hesitantly allows him to go. In the end, Wayne is rejected while Wart is accepted and is sent to Vietnam. |
| 84 (5-15) |
"Of Mastodons and Men" |
Mark Levin |
Thomas Schlamme |
12 February 1992 (1992-02-12) |
| Kevin is pulled away from his guy friends by a girl who wants to go steady with him. |
| 85 (5-16) |
"Double Double Date" |
Rosen & Perry |
Peter Baldwin |
26 February 1992 (1992-02-26) |
| Kevin and Winnie help each other get dates. Both of them find that they like each other better than their new love interests. |
| 86 (5-17) |
"Hero" |
David Greenwalt |
Stephen Cragg |
11 March 1992 (1992-03-11) |
| When McKinley High's basketball team makes it to the championship game, Jack takes Kevin to the game. Kevin is let down when the teams star, Bobby Riddle, fails to deliver the team a win but still admires Riddle. |
| 87 (5-18) |
"Lunch Stories" |
Dukane & Moss |
Ken Topolsky |
18 March 1992 (1992-03-18) |
| Kevin and friends experience a variety of academic crises, love troubles, and setbacks - all during a single lunch period. |
| 88 (5-19) |
"Carnal Knowledge" |
David Greenwalt |
Nancy Cooperstein |
25 March 1992 (1992-03-25) |
| Kevin and his friends plan to sneak in to see an erotic movie called "Carnal Knowledge" when Paul reveals that he will be dining with family friends that night and won't make it. After Kevin and his friends get kicked out of the theater, Paul tells Kevin that he had a sexual encounter with the daughter of their dinner guests. |
| 89 (5-20) |
"The Lost Weekend" |
Rob Cohen |
Arthur Albert |
8 April 1992 (1992-04-08) |
| The Arnolds are away for a weekend, leaving Kevin and Wayne home alone. Kevin has a party, which gets out of hand. When the parents blame Wayne, Kevin is amazed that Wayne accepts the blame. |
| 90 (5-21) |
"Stormy Weather" |
Dukane & Moss |
Ken Topolsky |
22 April 1992 (1992-04-22) |
| Karen and her boyfriend have a huge fight and Karen moves out and back to the Arnold's house. They end up making up and setting a wedding date in the end. |
| 91 (5-22) |
"The Wedding" |
Mark B. Perry |
Peter Baldwin |
29 April 1992 (1992-04-29) |
| After Karen and her live-in boyfriend make up from a breakup, they finally get married. |
| 92 (5-23) |
"Back to the Lake" |
Mark Levin |
Michael Dinner |
6 May 1992 (1992-05-06) |
| Kevin is frustrated at the prospect of missing out on a relaxing summer so he decides to visit Cara only to learn that Cara has moved on. |
| 93 (5-24) |
"Broken Hearts and Burgers" |
Craig Hoffman |
Ken Topolsky |
13 May 1992 (1992-05-13) |
| Kevin and Winnie break up over dinner out at the local diner. Kevin thinks back to the ups and downs between him and Winnie. By the end of the evening they patch things up. |
| # |
Title |
Writer[2] |
Director[2] |
Original airdate |
|
| 94 (6-01) |
"Homecoming" |
Bob Brush |
Michael Dinner |
23 September 1992 (1992-09-23) |
| Kevin tries to steal the rival school's owl mascot for homecoming. Wayne's buddy, David "Wart" Wartshafter, returns home from a tour in Vietnam a changed man. First episode appearance of Jeff Billings (Giovanni Ribisi) the first kid Kevin ever knew who had divorced parents. |
| 95 (6-02) |
"Fishing" |
Doran & Beeman |
Daniel Stern |
30 September 1992 (1992-09-30) |
| Kevin and Wayne are dragged by Jack to a secluded fishing hole for some male bonding. Kevin is angry that Jack and Wayne still treat him like the youngest, refusing him beer and ignoring him. Jack realizes his dream of building a cabin by the fishing hole is never going to happen. |
| 96 (6-03) |
"Scenes from a Wedding" |
Curtis & Malins |
Michael Dinner |
7 October 1992 (1992-10-07) |
| When Jack's boss's daughter gets married, the whole family, for no apparent reason, is invited to the wedding. |
| 97 (6-04) |
"Sex and Economics" |
John Bunzel |
Ken Topolsky |
14 October 1992 (1992-10-14) |
| Kevin's financial problems are taking a toll on his life. So Kevin takes a job painting his teacher's (who is a young female) house. The help he hired takes advantage of him. Kevin finally gets the job done at a huge financial loss. The house he paints is sold and the next year siding is added. |
| 98 (6-05) |
"Politics as Usual" |
Craig Hoffman |
Bryan Gordon |
21 October 1992 (1992-10-21) |
| Winnie convinces Kevin to work with her on the George McGovern campaign. Kevin is convinced that the man in charge has a romantic interest in Winnie. |
| 99 (6-06) |
"White Lies" |
Feldman & Roirdan |
Peter Baldwin |
28 October 1992 (1992-10-28) |
| Kevin feels the pressure from his friends to sleep with Winnie. When they fall asleep on the sofa, Kevin lets the guys get the wrong idea. |
| 100 (6-07) |
"Wayne and Bonnie" |
Mark Levin |
Thomas Schlamme |
11 November 1992 (1992-11-11) |
| Wayne begins dating a much older woman he met at work. The fact that this woman was divorced with a baby makes the family feel uneasy. |
| 101 (6-08) |
"Kevin Delivers" |
Gina Goldman |
Bryan Gordon |
25 November 1992 (1992-11-25) |
| Kevin gets a job delivering Chinese food. He makes decent tips, but loses them all when his car is towed while he calls Winnie. At the end of a long and fruitless night, he makes one last delivery -- as it turns out, to Winnie, so they can have a late-night date. |
| 102 (6-09) |
"The Test" |
Dukane & Moss |
Jim McBride |
9 December 1992 (1992-12-09) |
| Kevin deals with the stress of the SATs, and Paul and friends blow the test out of proportion. Meanwhile, Jack gets a middling review at NORCOM and decides to leave. He buys a furniture factory with another ex-NORCOM co-worker. Empowered by Jack's bravery, Kevin takes the SATs and decides his life will not be dictated by the results. |
| 103 (6-10) |
"Let Nothing You Dismay" |
Mark B. Perry |
Ken Topolsky |
16 December 1992 (1992-12-16) |
| The fourth Christmas episode of The Wonder Years. This Christmas, Jack has resigned from Norcom and with help from a co-worker is getting a loan for a furniture factory. But his friend backs out at the last minute. Even so, Jack manages to get the bank loan after all. |
| 104 (6-11) |
"New Years" |
Craig Hoffman |
Thomas Schlamme |
6 January 1993 (1993-01-06) |
| Wayne and Bonnie are growing closer and plan to get brother Kevin and their parents together on new Year's Eve to celebrate. Wayne, though, is apprehensive that Bonnie may eventually leave him to return to her ex-husband who is the father of her baby, a prediction which eventually comes to pass. |
| 105 (6-12) |
"Alice in Autoland" |
Mark Levin |
Michael Dinner |
13 January 1993 (1993-01-13) |
| Alice, Chuck's girlfriend, sets up a deal for Kevin to get a car at her father's car dealership at a low price. Alice tells Kevin that she has had a crush on Kevin for a long time. |
| 106 (6-13) |
"Ladies and Gentlemen...The Rolling Stones" |
Gina Goldman |
David Greenwalt |
20 January 1993 (1993-01-20) |
| Kevin and his friends hear rumors that The Rolling Stones are playing at a nightclub nearby, setting them off on a fruitless search. |
| 107 (6-14) |
"Unpacking" |
Sy Rosen |
Nick Marck |
3 February 1993 (1993-02-03) |
| Kevin takes a friend whose parents recently divorced back to his hometown for closure. |
| 108 (6-15) |
"Hulk Arnold" |
Mark Levin |
Thomas Schlamme |
10 February 1993 (1993-02-10) |
| Kevin is drafted to the wrestling team and, even though he loses matches, he impresses his coach by trying his best. |
| 109 (6-16) |
"Nose" |
Rosen & Perry |
Peter Baldwin |
24 February 1993 (1993-02-24) |
| A female classmate's long nose becomes the focus of this episode. |
| 110 (6-17) |
"Eclipse" |
David Greenwalt |
Stephen Cragg |
17 March 1993 (1993-03-17) |
| Kevin and Winnie argue throughout a field trip to a planetarium to see an eclipse. Chuck, meanwhile, is locked in a rest area bathroom, managing to escape and hitchhike to the planetarium. |
| 111 (6-18) |
"Poker" |
David Greenwalt |
Nancy Cooperstein |
17 March 1993 (1993-03-17) |
| Kevin and his friends pass the time by playing poker. Paul discovers that Kevin and his other friends have a secret ski trip planned that excludes him. |
| 112 (6-19) |
"Little Women" |
David Greenwalt |
Nancy Cooperstein |
31 March 1993 (1993-03-31) |
| Norma finally gets her college degree. She also begins a full-time job, much to Jack's disapproval. Kevin is surprised and proud to discover that his SAT scores are 650 in verbal and 590 in math. However, Kevin becomes extremely insecure when he discovers that Winnie earned a 725 in verbal and a 757 in math. Their fragile male egos beaten, Jack and Kevin challenge Norma and Winnie to a bowling match. |
| 113 (6-20) |
"Reunion" |
Rob Cohen |
Arthur Albert |
28 April 1993 (1993-04-28) |
| The Arnold clan flies to Norma's hometown for her high school reunion. Norma's parents (making their first and only appearance in the series) express their continued disapproval of Jack. They attempt to hook Norma up with her old high school flame, a medical doctor. Kevin is disturbed that Norma is being tempted by her old boyfriend while Jack doesn't seem to notice. |
| 114 (6-21) |
"Summer" |
Dukane & Moss |
Ken Topolsky |
12 May 1993 (1993-05-12) |
| Winnie gets a summer job at a resort where she will also live. Kevin meanwhile plans a cross country trip with his friends, an idea that his father put a stop to. Kevin then quits his job at his dad's factory and gets a job at the resort where Winnie works. Kevin is then disappointed when he and Winnie are so busy they have no time for each other. Meanwhile, Kevin gambles his life savings playing poker with some pros and wins big, which cheers him up until he then catches Winnie kissing a co-worker. |
| 115 (6-22) |
"Independence Day" |
Mark B. Perry |
Peter Baldwin |
12 May 1993 (1993-05-12) |
| Kevin is furious with Winnie and plays another poker game. This time he loses all his money and his car. He then punches the guy Winnie kissed and quits the job (that he was about to be fired from anyway). Winnie, meanwhile, is fired because of this as well. Winnie hitches a ride back home. Kevin also hitches a ride and happens to be picked up by the same couple that picked up Winnie moments earlier. Winnie then tells Kevin her side of what happened. They get into an argument and are both dropped off at the side of the road in hot humid weather. Soon after a thunderstorm occurs and lasts till dark. The two find refuge in an old barn where they talk things out. The next day they get back home, just in time for the Independence Day parade in their town. Kevin reveals the fates of himself, his family, and his friends. |
