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The Wonder Years — Season 4

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199023 episodes9.3/10 (32 votes)

About this season

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.

Episodes (23)

Growing Up
E1

1. Growing Up

9.0

Aired 19 September 1990 • 24 min

The family attends Jack's company picnic. Kevin is not looking forward to seeing Mimi Detweiler, who used to have a crush on him. Wayne's new girlfriend Angela annoys everyone but Wayne. Kevin beans Jack with a baseball at the father-son baseball game. Karen leaves for college.

Ninth Grade Man
E2

2. Ninth Grade Man

10.0

Aired 26 September 1990 • 24 min

Winnie is nervous about starting a new school, so she gets Kevin to promise to think about her every hour on the hour. Kevin finds this promise harder to keep than he thought when he loses his locker to Tony Barbella, is enrolled in shop class and meets a new girl in French class, Madeline.

The Journey
E3

3. The Journey

10.0

Aired 3 October 1990 • 24 min

News of a 10th-grade girls' slumber party has Kevin and his friends traveling across the city, believing they'll be invited in if they bring beer.

The Cost of Living
E4

4. The Cost of Living

10.0

Aired 10 October 1990 • 24 min

When Kevin learns that Paul gets a weekly allowance of five dollars and that there is money to be made being a caddy, he goes to work for the first time.

It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World
E5

5. It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World

9.5

Aired 24 October 1990 • 24 min

Kevin has to cancel a date with Winnie to finish a homework assignment with Madeline, who has already kissed him once. To make matters worse, when he flees Madeline's, he drops a bracelet that Winnie had engraved for him.

Little Debbie
E6

6. Little Debbie

9.0

Aired 7 November 1990 • 24 min

Paul's sister Debbie needs someone to take her to a cotillion and Kevin is guilted into the task. Meanwhile, Paul, Doug and Randy go to the football game to watch cheerleader Donna Delgado.

The Ties That Bind
E7

7. The Ties That Bind

9.5

Aired 14 November 1990 • 24 min

When the family needs money, Jack demands a raise and gets it. But his new position means travelling across the country and it looks like he might miss Thanksgiving.

The Sixth Man
E8

8. The Sixth Man

9.5

Aired 28 November 1990 • 24 min

Kevin is worried that Paul will look foolish when he's drafted to the basketball team, but it appears that Paul is only at his worst when he plays Kevin.

A Very Cutlip Christmas
E9

9. A Very Cutlip Christmas

8.0

Aired 12 December 1990 • 24 min

Kevin discovers a soft-spot inside Cutlip when he sees him playing Santa Clause at a local mall.

The Candidate
E10

10. The Candidate

9.0

Aired 9 January 1991 • 24 min

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

Heartbreak
E11

11. Heartbreak

10.0

Aired 23 January 1991 • 24 min

Kevin is excited when a joint field trip is organized with Winnie's school. But things do not work out so well when Kevin has a hard time tearing Winnie away from her new friends. Things go from bad to worse when Winnie tells Kevin she has met someone else.

Denial
E12

12. Denial

10.0

Aired 30 January 1991 • 24 min

News of Kevin's break-up with Winnie has spread quickly throughout Robert F Kennedy Junior High. Kevin is still in denial though and has Paul organise a party at his place so that Kevin can get Winnie alone. In an effort to make Winnie jealous, Kevin turns up with Madeline on his arm. When Kevin finally does get Winnie alone, she tells him she needs him to be her friend, but only her friend.

Who's Aunt Rose?
E13

13. Who's Aunt Rose?

9.0

Aired 6 February 1991 • 24 min

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

Courage
E14

14. Courage

9.0

Aired 13 February 1991 • 24 min

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.

Buster
E15

15. Buster

9.0

Aired 27 February 1991 • 24 min

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

Road Trip
E16

16. Road Trip

9.0

Aired 6 March 1991 • 24 min

Kevin and his father endure a disastrous trip together to buy a suit for Kevin. They get lost and argue over the radio station and Kevin embarrasses Jack at a diner they stop at.

When Worlds Collide
E17

17. When Worlds Collide

9.0

Aired 20 March 1991 • 24 min

Kevin's quest to remain cool is shattered when Norma takes a job at his school. He tries to rebel by stealing a hallpass for Tony Barbella, but Norma catches him in the act. When Norma acknowledges him during a fire drill and the other kids laugh, Kevin decides it is time to ask his mother to stop noticing him at school.

Separate Rooms
E18

18. Separate Rooms

9.5

Aired 3 April 1991 • 24 min

When Kevin and Wayne decide it's too cramped for two grown boys in their bedroom, they decide one of them should be allowed to move into Karen's room, now that she's away at college. The trouble is, who is going to be the one to go?

The Yearbook
E19

19. The Yearbook

9.0

Aired 10 April 1991 • 24 min

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.

The Accident
E20

20. The Accident

10.0

Aired 24 April 1991 • 24 min

Kevin sees Winnie for the first time since they broke up. He discovers that she a Roger have split up, too. When Winnie is in a car accident, Kevin rides over to see her at home, but her parents say she doesn't want to see him. Kevin leaves, but returns and climbs up to Winnie's bedroom window. They tell each other, "I love you."

The House That Jack Built
E21

21. The House That Jack Built

9.5

Aired 1 May 1991 • 24 min

Jack wants to help Karen out by fixing up the house she is now living in. But father and daughter go head-to-head when he discovers she is living there with a man.

Graduation
E22

22. Graduation

10.0

Aired 8 May 1991 • 24 min

As Kevin graduates from Junior High, he wants to believe nothing will change, but he learns that things can and do change when he discovers Paul is going to a private school in the coming year. Winnie is also anxious about the future. And Kevin has to drive Mrs. Heimer to the hospital when she goes into labor.

The Wonder Years
E23

23. The Wonder Years

10.0

Aired 15 May 1991 • 24 min

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.

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