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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Wonder Years Season 5 Episode 7 - Soccer
    7.4/10(316 votes)

    #1 - Soccer

    S5:E7

    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.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Wonder Years Season 6 Episode 5 - Politics as Usual
    7.5/10(304 votes)

    #2 - Politics as Usual

    S6:E5

    Kevin gets jealous of a charismatic political campaigner who has encouraged Winnie to help him out.

    Director:Bryan Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Wonder Years Season 4 Episode 13 - Who's Aunt Rose?
    7.6/10(325 votes)

    #3 - Who's Aunt Rose?

    S4:E13

    Kevin learns the importance of family when Grandpa Arnold returns to town for Aunt Rose's funeral.

    Director:Rob Thompson
    Writer:Mark B. Perry

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  4. The Wonder Years Season 4 Episode 14 - Courage
    7.6/10(319 votes)

    #4 - Courage

    S4:E14

    Kevin has a small crush on Dr. Tucker's dental hygienist, Miss Hasenfuss. She makes him feel like a man, though that all changes when she calls him in for his first cavity filling.

    Director:Daniel Stern
    Writer:Mark B. Perry

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  5. The Wonder Years Season 4 Episode 23 - The Wonder Years
    7.6/10(297 votes)

    #5 - The Wonder Years

    S4:E23

    A clip show of highlights from Kevin's years in Junior High. Including clips from "Don't You Know Anything About Women," "The Glee Club," "Just Between You and Me... and Kirk and Paul and Carla and Becky," "Summer Song" among others.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Mark B. Perry

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  6. The Wonder Years Season 5 Episode 10 - Pfeiffer's Choice
    7.6/10(302 votes)

    #6 - Pfeiffer's Choice

    S5:E10

    The Pfeiffer and Arnold families have always been friends, but that friendship is threatened when the Pfeiffers come into a lot of money due to a real estate investment that Jack Arnold passed on. When the Arnolds are invited to the Pfeiffers' country club, Jack cannot handle it. Norma saves the day with a toast to the families' continuing friendship

    Director:Ken Topolsky
    Writer:Mark B. Perry

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  7. The Wonder Years Season 5 Episode 24 - Broken Hearts and Burgers
    7.6/10(310 votes)

    #7 - Broken Hearts and Burgers

    S5:E24

    Kevin is torn between whether to try getting back with Winnie or just enjoying his time at the diner with friends. Includes flashbacks of Winnie in the pilot, "Steady as She Goes," "Nemesis," "How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation," among many others. There is also a flashback to Becky Slater in "Just Between You and Me and Kirk and Paul and Carla and Becky," to Lisa Berlini in "Dance with Me" and to Madeline in "It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World."

    Director:Ken Topolsky
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Wonder Years Season 6 Episode 12 - Alice in Autoland
    7.6/10(300 votes)

    #8 - Alice in Autoland

    S6:E12

    When Kevin is offered a great deal on a used car from Alice's dad, Pistol Pete, Kevin has to decide whether to betray his friend, Chuck, who has broken up with Alice again.

    Director:Arthur Albert
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Wonder Years Season 3 Episode 8 - The Pimple
    7.7/10(343 votes)

    #9 - The Pimple

    S3:E8

    Kevin is looking forward to the visit of an old family friend, Gina, until he discovers his first pimple.

    Director:Matia Karrell
    Writer:David M. Stern

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  10. The Wonder Years Season 3 Episode 16 - The Glee Club
    7.7/10(366 votes)

    #10 - The Glee Club

    S3:E16

    A new student teacher tries to make something of the 8th-grade boys' Glee Club, but without much success.

    Director:Jim McBride
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Wonder Years Season 4 Episode 15 - Buster
    7.7/10(319 votes)

    #11 - Buster

    S4:E15

    Kevin's dog Buster needs to get fixed to stop his incessant barking, but the dog wants to avoid that at all costs.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Mark B. Perry

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  12. The Wonder Years Season 5 Episode 5 - Full Moon Rising
    7.7/10(307 votes)

    #12 - Full Moon Rising

    S5:E5

    When Ricky Halsenbach turns 16, Kev and friends decide to go cruising for chicks. Kevin gets into trouble with Cindy after she catches him in a lie. Purdle moons Kevin's parents from Ricky's car.

    Director:Ken Topolsky
    Writer:Mark B. Perry

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  13. The Wonder Years Season 6 Episode 20 - Reunion
    7.7/10(286 votes)

    #13 - Reunion

    S6:E20

    The Arnolds fly across country so Norma can attend her 25-year class reunion. Her parents keep talking about her old boyfriend, Roger, which upsets Kevin, but not Jack. Kevin realizes that the bond between his parents is stronger than he realized.

    Director:Arthur Albert
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Wonder Years Season 3 Episode 10 - Rock 'n Roll
    7.8/10(359 votes)

    #14 - Rock 'n Roll

    S3:E10

    Kevin joins a band, The Electric Shoes, when he is inspired by The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:Bob Stevens

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  15. The Wonder Years Season 4 Episode 10 - The Candidate
    7.8/10(319 votes)

    #15 - The Candidate

    S4:E10

    Kevin enters the race for student-council president, head-to-head with nemesis Becky Slater.

    Director:Neal Israel
    Writer:Eric Gilliland

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  16. The Wonder Years Season 5 Episode 18 - Lunch Stories
    7.8/10(306 votes)

    #16 - Lunch Stories

    S5:E18

    It's lunchtime at McKinley High and the cafeteria is full of life. Chuck spies a potential date. Ricky worries about an assignment he is yet to finish. Wayne tries to win $20 by finding out Maniac's first name. And Kevin is convinced by Winnie to donate blood.

    Director:Ken Topolsky
    Writers:Denise Moss, Sy Dukane

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  17. The Wonder Years Season 6 Episode 3 - Scenes from a Wedding
    7.8/10(318 votes)

    #17 - Scenes from a Wedding

    S6:E3

    When the Arnolds attend the wedding of Jack's boss' daughter, one of the bridesmaids turns her attention to Kevin. He tries to get a bottle of champagne for them to consume together, but ends up drinking it while he waits for her. When she does arrive, Kevin vomits on her. Later, Wayne tells Kevin that he's had sex with the bride.

    Director:Michael Dinner
    Writer:Jon Harmon Feldman

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  18. The Wonder Years Season 6 Episode 4 - Sex and Economics
    7.8/10(323 votes)

    #18 - Sex and Economics

    S6:E4

    Kevin wants to earn some money to take Winnie out for dinner, so he jumps at the opportunity to paint his sociology teacher's house. When he tries to con some younger students into helping him out, things start to go wrong.

    Director:Ken Topolsky
    Writer:Jon Harmon Feldman

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  19. The Wonder Years Season 6 Episode 9 - The Test
    7.8/10(294 votes)

    #19 - The Test

    S6:E9

    While Kevin and Winnie are concerned about their futures, Jack gets a disappointing evaluation from his employers at NORCOM. Kevin doesn't want to end up in a job like his dad has and Jack is getting pretty tired of it, too.

    Director:Ken Topolsky
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Wonder Years Season 6 Episode 13 - Ladies and Gentlemen... The Rolling Stones
    7.8/10(299 votes)

    #20 - Ladies and Gentlemen... The Rolling Stones

    S6:E13

    Kevin wants a story that he and Winnie can tell their kids. So, when he is grounded after receiving a speeding ticket, he sneaks out of the house anyway. Kevin, Winnie and friends are off to see The Rolling Stones, who are rumored to be playing at Joe's place, which is out of town. But when they arrive, Joe says he doesn't know who the Rolling Stones are.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:Kim Friese

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  21. The Wonder Years Season 6 Episode 17 - Eclipse
    7.8/10(315 votes)

    #21 - Eclipse

    S6:E17

    On the way to the Planetarium, Kevin and Winnie and Alice and Chuck play "Truth or Dare." When Winnie asks Kevin what he'd change about her, he thinks and then says sometimes she is just too perfect. She doesn't appreciate this and tries to prove that she make trouble as well as anyone else.

    Director:Stephen Cragg
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Wonder Years Season 6 Episode 18 - Poker
    7.8/10(311 votes)

    #22 - Poker

    S6:E18

    Over a game of poker we learn some truths about Kevin's friends, including that Chuck thinks he's gotten Alice pregnant, that Randy is worried about failing trigonometry and that Paul and Kevin are drifting apart.

    Director:David Greenwalt
    Writer:Jon Harmon Feldman

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  23. The Wonder Years Season 2 Episode 12 - Fate
    7.9/10(377 votes)

    #23 - Fate

    S2:E12

    When Kevin confronts the school bully, he's driven by his love for Winnie.

    Director:Steve Miner
    Writer:Bob Brush

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  24. The Wonder Years Season 3 Episode 6 - Odd Man Out
    7.9/10(349 votes)

    #24 - Odd Man Out

    S3:E6

    When Kevin and Paul get on each other's nerves, they try to become best friends with two other boys.

    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:David M. Stern

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  25. The Wonder Years Season 4 Episode 19 - The Yearbook
    7.9/10(320 votes)

    #25 - The Yearbook

    S4:E19

    Kevin finds himself in the in-crowd when he is invited to write witty captions for the photos in the yearbook. But when it comes to writing one for the fat kid in school, Peter Armbruster, Kevin has a hard time figuring out what is funny and what will hurt Peter.

    Director:Neal Israel
    Writer:David Chambers

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Soccer" is the worst rated episode of "The Wonder Years". It scored 7.4/10 based on 316 votes. Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/20/1991. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Politics as Usual".