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The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years
★ 7.0/10•2021•21m•TV-PG•Comedy•Drama•Family
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A coming of age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama through the point-of-view of imaginative 12 year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their “wonder years” in a turbulent time. Inspired by the classic series of the same name.

Saladin K. Patterson · Creator

StatusCanceled
Runtime21m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 22, 2021

Episodes

Episode 1 - PilotE121m

Pilot

Struggling to figure out where he fits in, Dean decides to pursue his calling as "The Great Uniter" and attempts to organize the first integrated baseball game between his team and his friend Brad's team.

Sep 22, 2021

Episode 2 - Green Eyed MonsterE221m

Green Eyed Monster

While Dean reckons with his first taste of heartbreak and betrayal, the adults in his life are overly empathetic and assume his grief is from mourning current events.

Sep 29, 2021

Episode 3 - The ClubE321m

The Club

Dean stumbles upon some “racy literature” and shares it with friends at school. When he is caught by the school principal, Bill and Lillian navigate uncharted territory as parents and Dean learns that manhood isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Oct 6, 2021

Episode 4 - The WorkplaceE421m

The Workplace

It's "Take Your Son to Work Day" and Dean heads to band practice with Bill. But the "grown folks' business" at the music studio prompts Lillian to have to pick up Dean. While at her office, Dean finally learns what his mom does while he's at school all day, gaining a newfound respect for her career and ambition.

Oct 13, 2021

Episode 5 - The Lock InE521m

The Lock In

Dean is reluctant to attend the annual church lock-in until Kim tells him it's where she got her first kiss. He enlists his friends to help him pair up with Keisa, but his plans are thwarted when he instead gets paired up with the pastor's daughter, Charlene.

Oct 20, 2021

Episode 6 - Be PreparedE621m

Be Prepared

When Coach Long and Bill take the boys on a camping trip as part of their newly formed scout troop, their starkly different approaches to the outdoors show Dean that his father isn't good at everything. As a thunderstorm threatens an eerie quest through the woods, Bill leans into his expertise to save the day.

Oct 27, 2021

Episode 7 - Independence DayE721m

Independence Day

As Kim's campaign for a car coincides with the need to take Grandaddy Clisby's keys away, Bill proposes a solution that is only pleasing to him: Kim can drive, so long as she takes her grandfather and Dean around town. Later on at the mall, Dean is worried about seeming uncool when Clisby ends up chaperoning him and his friends, but Clisby has a few crowd-pleasing tricks up his sleeve.

Nov 3, 2021

Episode 8 - Science FairE821m

Science Fair

After seeing Dean bullied by Michael after school Lillian goes to confront his parents and learns he needs more compassion than discipline. Much to Dean's dismay, she takes Michael under her wing and helps him with his project for the science fair – an event where Dean typically excels

Nov 17, 2021

Episode 9 - Home For ChristmasE921m

Home For Christmas

Dean can’t wait to spend Christmas with his older brother, Bruce, when he returns home from Vietnam. But adjusting to life back in Montgomery comes with unexpected challenges for Bruce, and the rest of the Williams family rely on their favorite holiday traditions to bring cheer

Dec 1, 2021

Episode 10 - Lads and Ladies and UsE1021m

Lads and Ladies and Us

Bill and Lillian decide to join high society club Lads & Ladies as a way to introduce Kim and Dean to positive influences in the community. Bill, Kim and Dean fit right in, but things take a turn when Lillian is treated differently for being a working mom.

Jan 5, 2022

Episode 11 - Brad MitzvahE1121m

Brad Mitzvah

Brad works through his nerves preparing for his bar mitzvah speech while Dean ends his friendship with Keisa when Charlene tells him he can’t be friends with other girls. Things come to a head when the whole group comes together to celebrate Brad’s bar mitzvah.

Jan 12, 2022

Episode 12 - I'm with the BandE1221m

I'm with the Band

When Dean loses his position as first chair saxophone in the school band, Bill lays the pressure on him to earn it back.

Jan 19, 2022

Episode 13 - The Valentine's Day DanceE1321m

The Valentine's Day Dance

Dean’s plans to ask Keisa to the Valentine’s Day Dance are foiled when another boy asks her out first after a new makeover makes her the talk of the school. Meanwhile, Bill and Lillian make Kim sign up for a Big Sister program to have extracurricular activities for her college applications.

Feb 2, 2022

Episode 14 - Country DeanE1421m

Country Dean

The family spends spring break with Lillian's parents in the countryside, and Dean lies to his cousins about city life in Montgomery to impress them. Meanwhile, Lillian helps to settle a land dispute between her parents and their neighbors to impress her difficult-to-please mother.

Feb 23, 2022

Episode 15 - Black TeacherE1521m

Black Teacher

When their teacher goes on maternity leave, Dean, Cory and Keisa are excited to be taught by Mr. Brady, the school's first Black teacher. Mr. Brady encourages the students to try out for the Knowledge Bowl team where Dean faces some unexpected challenges

Mar 2, 2022

Episode 16 - The SleepoverE1621m

The Sleepover

When Dean learns that Corey's dad, Coach Long, is in the doghouse, he struggles to keep this secret from his friend.

Mar 16, 2022

Episode 17 - Jobs and HangoutsE1721m

Jobs and Hangouts

Kim is excited to start her new job as a waitress at the local diner, which Dean adopts as his local hangout. When Kim experiences drama with her friends, she finds unlikely allies in a tough coworker and her younger brother.

Mar 23, 2022

Episode 18 - Goose GreaseE1822m

Goose Grease

When Dean comes down with the chicken pox on his way to a hunting trip with Bill and Grandaddy Clisby, Lillian forces the three of them to quarantine together. Clisby pushes homemade remedies on them out of his mistrust of doctors, but he's forced to reckon with this when Dean's condition worsens.

Apr 6, 2022

Episode 19 - Love & WarE1922m

Love & War

Bruce returns home from Vietnam, and the family is shocked to find out he is dating an older woman with an 8-year-old son with whom he is eager to start his life. When they learn more about Bruce's latest deployment, they begin to understand his survivors' guilt and come together to support him.

Apr 13, 2022

Episode 20 - Bill's New GigE2021m

Bill's New Gig

Bill is excited to have made tenure at the university, only to find that his focus on career and family has cost him his spot in his band; Bruce adjusts to living at home.

Apr 20, 2022

Episode 21 - Where No Dean Has Been BeforeE21

Where No Dean Has Been Before

Dean tries to impress Keisa's cool new boyfriend by inviting him and his friends to a party Kim is throwing while Bill and Lillian are away for the night; things get out of hand just as Bill and Lillian arrive home.

May 11, 2022

Episode 22 - Love, DeanE22

Love, Dean

It's the end of the school year, and summer excitement is all around; Bill and Lillian each receive major career opportunities; Dean and Keisa take shelter together as a tornado tears through.

May 18, 2022

Actors

Elisha Williams

Elisha Williams

Dean Williams

Dulé Hill

Dulé Hill

Bill Williams

Saycon Sengbloh

Saycon Sengbloh

Lillian Williams

Laura Kariuki

Laura Kariuki

Kim Williams

Amari O'Neil

Amari O'Neil

Cory Long

Julian Lerner

Julian Lerner

Brad Hitman

Milan Ray

Milan Ray

Keisa Clemmons

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Narrator

Recommendations

Hey Arnold!
Young Sheldon
iCarly
The Wonder Years
Boy Meets World
Father Knows Best
My Three Sons
Leave It to Beaver
The Proud Family
Cosby
That '70s Show
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
Marlon
Good Luck Charlie
Freaks and Geeks
All Grown Up!
Tyler Perry's The Oval
Sonny with a Chance
The Donna Reed Show
Little House on the Prairie

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