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The Wonder Years (1988)

Comedy · Drama · Family

The story of Kevin Arnold facing the trials and tribulations of youth while growing up during the 1960s and 70s. Told through narration from an adult Kevin, Kevin faces the difficulties of maintaining relationships and friendships on his enthralling journey into adulthood.

IMDb rating
8.3 (44,263 votes)
Episode average
8.2 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
6
Streaming (US)
Hulu
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

8.42 avg 6 episodes 8.9 → 8.4 24 min avg

Ep 1: 8.9 · 933 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 600 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 639 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 524 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 502 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 494 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.9933
2Swingers8.3600
3My Father's Office8.7639
4Angel8.1524
5The Phone Call8.1502
6Dance with Me8.4494

Season 2 (1988)

8.27 avg 17 episodes 8.0 → 8.5 24 min avg

Ep 1: 8.0 · 435 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 421 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 448 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 422 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 422 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 419 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 412 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 379 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 383 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 390 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 381 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 366 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 373 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 363 votesEp 15: 8.7 · 472 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 362 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 379 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Heart of Darkness8.0435
2Our Miss White8.2421
3Christmas8.4448
4Steady as She Goes8.4422
5Just Between Me and You and Kirk and Paul and Carla and Becky8.6422
6Pottery Will Get You Nowhere8.5419
7Coda8.2412
8Hiroshima, Mon Frere8.0379
9Loosiers8.2383
10Walk Out8.3390
11Nemesis8.5381
12Fate7.9366
13Birthday Boy8.1373
14Brightwing8.1363
15Square Dance8.7472
16Whose Woods Are These?8.0362
17How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation8.5379

Season 3 (1989)

8.31 avg 23 episodes 8.7 → 8.4 24 min avg

Ep 1: 8.7 · 448 votesEp 2: 8.5 · 391 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 359 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 362 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 349 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 333 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 346 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 328 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 337 votesEp 10: 7.7 · 343 votesEp 11: 8.9 · 443 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 329 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 326 votesEp 14: 8.7 · 372 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 337 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 348 votesEp 17: 8.5 · 329 votesEp 18: 8.2 · 322 votesEp 19: 8.0 · 321 votesEp 20: 9.6 · 797 votesEp 21: 8.3 · 322 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 395 votesEp 23: 8.4 · 338 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Summer Song8.7448
2Math Class8.5391
3Wayne on Wheels8.1359
4Mom Wars8.4362
5On the Spot8.1349
6Odd Man Out7.9333
7The Family Car8.2346
8The Pimple7.7328
9Math Class Squared8.4337
10Rock 'n Roll7.7343
11Don't You Know Anything About Women?8.9443
12The Powers That Be8.2329
13She, My Friend and I8.2326
14The St. Valentine's Day Massacre8.7372
15The Tree House8.1337
16The Glee Club7.7348
17Night Out8.5329
18Faith8.2322
19The Unnatural8.0321
20Goodbye9.6797
21Cocoa and Sympathy8.3322
22Daddy's Little Girl8.7395
23Moving8.4338

Season 4 (1990)

8.20 avg 23 episodes 8.2 → 7.5 25 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 347 votesEp 2: 8.2 · 350 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 328 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 342 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 346 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 326 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 338 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 314 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 337 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 305 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 378 votesEp 12: 8.8 · 380 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 309 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 306 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 304 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 300 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 290 votesEp 18: 8.4 · 317 votesEp 19: 7.9 · 302 votesEp 20: 9.0 · 455 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 311 votesEp 22: 8.4 · 294 votesEp 23: 7.5 · 279 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Growing Up8.2347
2Ninth Grade Man8.2350
3The Journey8.0328
4The Cost of Living8.5342
5It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World8.4346
6Little Debbie8.2326
7The Ties That Bind8.4338
8The Sixth Man8.3314
9A Very Cutlip Christmas8.2337
10The Candidate7.8305
11Heartbreak8.7378
12Denial8.8380
13Who's Aunt Rose?7.6309
14Courage7.6306
15Buster7.7304
16Road Trip8.1300
17When Worlds Collide8.1290
18Separate Rooms8.4317
19The Yearbook7.9302
20The Accident9.0455
21The House That Jack Built8.5311
22Graduation8.4294
23The Wonder Years7.5279

Season 5 (1991)

8.08 avg 24 episodes 8.6 → 7.6 25 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 409 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 303 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 330 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 329 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 294 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 350 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 302 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 308 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 315 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 285 votesEp 11: 8.1 · 287 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 304 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 315 votesEp 14: 8.6 · 334 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 308 votesEp 16: 8.5 · 327 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 335 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 292 votesEp 19: 8.0 · 295 votesEp 20: 8.4 · 309 votesEp 21: 8.1 · 290 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 292 votesEp 23: 8.1 · 297 votesEp 24: 7.6 · 295 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Lake8.6409
2Day One8.1303
3The Hardware Store8.3330
4Frank and Denise8.0329
5Full Moon Rising7.7294
6Triangle8.4350
7Soccer7.4302
8Dinner Out8.2308
9Christmas Party7.9315
10Pfeiffer's Choice7.6285
11Road Test8.1287
12Grandpa's Car8.2304
13Kodachrome8.1315
14Private Butthead8.6334
15Of Mastodons and Men8.1308
16Double Double Date8.5327
17Hero8.1335
18Lunch Stories7.8292
19Carnal Knowledge8.0295
20The Lost Weekend8.4309
21Stormy Weather8.1290
22The Wedding8.1292
23Back to the Lake8.1297
24Broken Hearts and Burgers7.6295

Season 6 (1992)

8.05 avg 22 episodes 8.7 → 9.2 27 min avg

Ep 1: 8.7 · 374 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 290 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 298 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 303 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 284 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 283 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 290 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 300 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 273 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 288 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 296 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 278 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 278 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 295 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 280 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 300 votesEp 17: 7.8 · 295 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 287 votesEp 19: 7.9 · 274 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 265 votesEp 21: 8.4 · 317 votesEp 22: 9.2 · 587 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Homecoming8.7374
2Fishing8.0290
3Scenes from a Wedding7.8298
4Sex and Economics7.8303
5Politics as Usual7.5284
6White Lies8.1283
7Wayne and Bonnie8.1290
8Kevin Delivers8.2300
9The Test7.8273
10Let Nothing You Dismay8.1288
11New Years8.3296
12Alice in Autoland7.6278
13Ladies and Gentlemen... the Rolling Stones7.8278
14Unpacking8.4295
15Hulk Arnold8.0280
16Nose8.2300
17Eclipse7.8295
18Poker7.8287
19The Little Women7.9274
20Reunion7.7265
21Summer8.4317
22Independence Day9.2587
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