# List of The Wonder Years episodes

The episode list for the ABC comedy-drama series The Wonder Years. The series premiered on January 31, 1988 and ran for a total of 115 episodes spanning 6 seasons ending on May 12, 1993.
Originally, none of the seasons were available on DVD as official season box sets due to the cost of securing the music rights. (See The Wonder Years article for more detailed information.) Time Life released the complete series on DVD October 10, 2014.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Rank | Rating |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Rank | Rating |
| 1 | 6 | 6 | January 31, 1988 (1988-01-31) | April 19, 1988 (1988-04-19) | 10 | 18.8 |
| 2 | 17 | 17 | November 30, 1988 (1988-11-30) | May 16, 1989 (1989-05-16) | 22 | 16.3 |
| 3 | 23 | 23 | October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03) | May 16, 1990 (1990-05-16) | 8 | 19.2 |
| 4 | 23 | 23 | September 19, 1990 (1990-09-19) | May 15, 1991 (1991-05-15) | 30 | 14.2 |
| 5 | 24 | 24 | October 2, 1991 (1991-10-02) | May 13, 1992 (1992-05-13) | 32 | 12.9 |
| 6 | 22 | 22 | September 23, 1992 (1992-09-23) | May 12, 1993 (1993-05-12) | 54 | 10.3 |
* ↑ Tied with ALF
* ↑ Tied with The Hogan Family and The NBC Sunday Night Movie

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1988)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Rating/share (households) |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Steve Miner | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | January 31, 1988 (1988-01-31) | B88003 | 17.9/31 |
| 2 | 2 | "Swingers" | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | March 22, 1988 (1988-03-22) | B88101 | 19.5/30 |
| 3 | 3 | "My Father's Office" | Jeffrey Brown | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | March 29, 1988 (1988-03-29) | B88102 | 19.2/30 |
| 4 | 4 | "Angel" | Art Wolff | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | April 5, 1988 (1988-04-05) | B88103 | 17.1/28 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Phone Call" | Jeffrey Brown | A. Scott Frank | April 12, 1988 (1988-04-12) | B88104 | 17.7/28 |
| 6 | 6 | "Dance with Me" | Arlene Sanford | David M. Stern | April 19, 1988 (1988-04-19) | B88105 | 17.6/27 |

### Season 2 (1988–89)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
| 7 | 1 | "The Heart of Darkness" | Steve Miner | Neal Marlens & Carol Black | November 30, 1988 (1988-11-30) | B88501 | 24.5 |
| 8 | 2 | "Our Miss White" | Peter Baldwin | Michael J. Weithorn | December 7, 1988 (1988-12-07) | B88502 | 22.7 |
| 9 | 3 | "Christmas" | Steve Miner | Bob Brush | December 14, 1988 (1988-12-14) | B88503 | 19.0 |
| 10 | 4 | "Steady as She Goes" | Steve Miner | David M. Stern | January 11, 1989 (1989-01-11) | B88504 | 26.2 |
| 11 | 5 | "Just Between Me and You and Kirk and Paul and Carla and Becky" | Peter Baldwin | Matthew Carlson | January 18, 1989 (1989-01-18) | B88505 | 22.6 |
| 12 | 6 | "Pottery Will Get You Nowhere" | Daniel Stern | Matthew Carlson | February 1, 1989 (1989-02-01) | B88506 | 24.0 |
| 13 | 7 | "Coda" | Beth Hillshafer | Todd W. Langen | February 8, 1989 (1989-02-08) | B88507 | 20.5 |
| 14 | 8 | "Hiroshima, Mon Frere" | Steve Miner | Matthew Carlson | February 15, 1989 (1989-02-15) | B88508 | 22.3 |
| 15 | 9 | "Loosiers" | Steve Miner | David M. Stern | February 28, 1989 (1989-02-28) | B88509 | 33.4 |
| 16 | 10 | "Walkout" | Steve Miner | Matthew Carlson | March 7, 1989 (1989-03-07) | B88510 | 35.2 |
| 17 | 11 | "Nemesis" | Daniel Stern | Matthew Carlson | March 14, 1989 (1989-03-14) | B88511 | 32.1 |
| 18 | 12 | "Fate" | Steve Miner | Bob Brush | March 28, 1989 (1989-03-28) | B88512 | 32.0 |
| 19 | 13 | "Birthday Boy" | Steve Miner | David M. Stern | April 11, 1989 (1989-04-11) | B88513 | 31.0 |
| 20 | 14 | "Brightwing" | Daniel Stern | Matthew Carlson | April 18, 1989 (1989-04-18) | B88514 | 30.3 |
| 21 | 15 | "Square Dance" | Tom Moore | Todd W. Langen | May 2, 1989 (1989-05-02) | B88515 | 28.1 |
| 22 | 16 | "Whose Woods Are These?" | Peter Horton | Bob Brush | May 9, 1989 (1989-05-09) | B88516 | 25.8 |
| 23 | 17 | "How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation" | Michael Dinner | Jane Anderson | May 16, 1989 (1989-05-16) | B88517 | 27.4 |

### Season 3 (1989–90)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
| 24 | 1 | "Summer Song" | Michael Dinner | Mark B. Perry | October 3, 1989 (1989-10-03) | B89501 | 34.5 |
| 25 | 2 | "Math Class" | Andy Tennant | Tom Gammill & Max Pross | October 10, 1989 (1989-10-10) | B89502 | 33.0 |
| 26 | 3 | "Wayne on Wheels" | Beth Hillshafer | Mark B. Perry | October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24) | B89504 | 32.2 |
| 27 | 4 | "Mom Wars" | Daniel Stern | Todd W. Langen | October 31, 1989 (1989-10-31) | B89503 | 25.9 |
| 28 | 5 | "On the Spot" "Our Town" | Matia Karrell | Matthew Carlson | November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07) | B89505 | 29.0 |
| 29 | 6 | "Odd Man Out" | Peter Baldwin | David M. Stern | November 14, 1989 (1989-11-14) | B89506 | 29.7 |
| 30 | 7 | "The Family Car" | Michael Dinner | Debra Frank & Jack Weinstein | November 21, 1989 (1989-11-21) | B89507 | 35.9 |
| 31 | 8 | "The Pimple" | Matia Karrell | David M. Stern & Todd W. Langen | November 28, 1989 (1989-11-28) | B89509 | 30.2 |
| 32 | 9 | "Math Class Squared" | Daniel Stern | Matthew Carlson | December 12, 1989 (1989-12-12) | B89510 | 30.2 |
| 33 | 10 | "Rock 'n' Roll" | Michael Dinner | Bob Stevens | January 2, 1990 (1990-01-02) | B89508 | 34.3 |
| 34 | 11 | "Don't You Know Anything About Women?" | Jeff Brown | Tammy Ader | January 16, 1990 (1990-01-16) | B89511 | 30.1 |
| 35 | 12 | "The Powers That Be" | Daniel Stern | David M. Stern | January 23, 1990 (1990-01-23) | B89512 | 33.3 |
| 36 | 13 | "She, My Friend and I" | Peter Baldwin | Kerry Ehrin | February 6, 1990 (1990-02-06) | B89513 | 32.5 |
| 37 | 14 | "St. Valentine's Day Massacre" | Matia Karrell | Mark B. Perry | February 13, 1990 (1990-02-13) | B89514 | 29.7 |
| 38 | 15 | "The Tree House" | Michael Dinner | Story by : David M. Stern Teleplay by : Matthew Carlson | February 20, 1990 (1990-02-20) | B89515 | 30.5 |
| 39 | 16 | "Glee Club" | Jim McBride | Story by : Bob Brush & Todd W. Langen Teleplay by : Todd W. Langen | February 27, 1990 (1990-02-27) | B89516 | 30.3 |
| 40 | 17 | "Night Out" | Dan Lauria | Story by : Tammy Ader Teleplay by : Todd W. Langen & Mark B. Perry | March 13, 1990 (1990-03-13) | B89517 | 30.7 |
| 41 | 18 | "Faith" "Death & Taxes" | Michael Dinner | Story by : Bob Brush & Matthew Carlson Teleplay by : Matthew Carlson | March 27, 1990 (1990-03-27) | B89518 | 27.4 |
| 42 | 19 | "The Unnatural" | Nick Marck | Ian Gurvitz | April 17, 1990 (1990-04-17) | B89519 | 27.9 |
| 43 | 20 | "Good-bye" | Michael Dinner | Bob Brush | April 24, 1990 (1990-04-24) | B89520 | 24.4 |
| 44 | 21 | "Cocoa and Sympathy" | Peter Baldwin | Winnie Holzman | May 1, 1990 (1990-05-01) | B89521 | 25.7 |
| 45 | 22 | "Daddy's Little Girl" | Jim McBride | Todd W. Langen & Mark B. Perry | May 8, 1990 (1990-05-08) | B89522 | 24.1 |
| 46 | 23 | "Moving" | Michael Dinner | Jill Gordon & Bob Brush | May 16, 1990 (1990-05-16) | B89523 | 20.4 |

### Season 4 (1990–91)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
| 47 | 1 | "Growing Up" | Michael Dinner | Bob Brush | September 19, 1990 (1990-09-19) | B90501 | 24.0 |
| 48 | 2 | "Ninth Grade Man" | Daniel Stern | Jill Gordon | September 26, 1990 (1990-09-26) | B90502 | 22.4 |
| 49 | 3 | "The Journey" | Peter Werner | Jeffrey Stepakoff | October 3, 1990 (1990-10-03) | B90503 | 23.1 |
| 50 | 4 | "The Cost of Living" | Nick Marck | Mark Levin | October 10, 1990 (1990-10-10) | B90504 | 24.2 |
| 51 | 5 | "It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World" | Rob Thompson | Eric Gilliland & Jeffrey Stepakoff | October 24, 1990 (1990-10-24) | B90506 | 25.2 |
| 52 | 6 | "Little Debbie" | Michael Dinner | Mark B. Perry | November 7, 1990 (1990-11-07) | B90505 | 23.4 |
| 53 | 7 | "The Ties that Bind" | Peter Baldwin | Mark B. Perry | November 14, 1990 (1990-11-14) | B90508 | 24.6 |
| 54 | 8 | "The Sixth Man" | Nick Marck | David Chambers | November 28, 1990 (1990-11-28) | B90507 | 24.1 |
| 55 | 9 | "A Very Cutlip Christmas" | Michael Dinner | Suggested by Material by : Gene Wolande Teleplay by : Mark Levin | December 12, 1990 (1990-12-12) | B90509 | 20.5 |
| 56 | 10 | "The Candidate" | Neal Israel | Story by : David Chambers & Eric Gilliland Teleplay by : Eric Gilliland | January 9, 1991 (1991-01-09) | B90510 | 22.6 |
| 57 | 11 | "Heartbreak" | Andy Tennant | David Chambers | January 23, 1991 (1991-01-23) | B90511 | 23.2 |
| 58 | 12 | "Denial" | Richard Masur | Story by : Mark Levin & David Chambers Teleplay by : Mark Levin | January 30, 1991 (1991-01-30) | B90513 | 22.6 |
| 59 | 13 | "Who's Aunt Rose?" | Rob Thompson | Story by : Jill Gordon Teleplay by : Mark B. Perry | February 6, 1991 (1991-02-06) | B90512 | 22.1 |
| 60 | 14 | "Courage" | Daniel Stern | Mark B. Perry | February 13, 1991 (1991-02-13) | B90515 | 22.3 |
| 61 | 15 | "Buster" | Nick Marck | Story by : Jeffrey Stepakoff Teleplay by : Jill Gordon & Mark B. Perry | February 27, 1991 (1991-02-27) | B90514 | 21.2 |
| 62 | 16 | "Road Trip" | Ken Topolsky | David Chambers | March 6, 1991 (1991-03-06) | B90516 | 20.6 |
| 63 | 17 | "When Worlds Collide" | Lyndall Hobbs | Eric Gilliland | March 20, 1991 (1991-03-20) | B90517 | 23.2 |
| 64 | 18 | "Separate Rooms" | Michael Dinner | Story by : Jill Gordon & Bob Brush Teleplay by : Bob Brush | April 3, 1991 (1991-04-03) | B90518 | 21.4 |
| 65 | 19 | "The Yearbook" | Neal Israel | David Chambers | April 10, 1991 (1991-04-10) | B90519 | 17.4 |
| 66 | 20 | "The Accident" | Richard Masur | Story by : Jill Gordon & Bob Brush Teleplay by : Jill Gordon | April 24, 1991 (1991-04-24) | B90520 | 18.3 |
| 67 | 21 | "The House that Jack Built" | Ken Topolsky | Mark B. Perry & Mark Levin | May 1, 1991 (1991-05-01) | B90521 | 15.5 |
| 68 | 22 | "Graduation" | Michael Dinner | Bob Brush | May 8, 1991 (1991-05-08) | B90522 | 15.6 |
| 69 | 23 | "The Wonder Years: Looking Back..." | Nick Marck | Mark B. Perry & Mark Levin | May 15, 1991 (1991-05-15) | B90523 | 14.3 |

### Season 5 (1991–92)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
| 70 | 1 | "The Lake" | Michael Dinner | Mark Levin | October 2, 1991 (1991-10-02) | 02S0059101 | 23.5 |
| 71 | 2 | "Day One" | Daniel Stern | Denise Moss & Sy Dukane | October 9, 1991 (1991-10-09) | 02S0059102 | 23.4 |
| 72 | 3 | "The Hardware Store" | Ken Topolsky | Craig Hoffman | October 16, 1991 (1991-10-16) | 02S0059103 | 21.7 |
| 73 | 4 | "Frank and Denise" | David Greenwalt | David Greenwalt | October 23, 1991 (1991-10-23) | 02S0059104 | 20.5 |
| 74 | 5 | "Full Moon Rising" | Ken Topolsky | Mark B. Perry | October 30, 1991 (1991-10-30) | 02S0059105 | 20.5 |
| 75 | 6 | "Triangle" | Daniel Stern | Sy Rosen | November 6, 1991 (1991-11-06) | 02S0059106 | 22.8 |
| 76 | 7 | "Soccer" | Thomas Schlamme | Mark Levin | November 20, 1991 (1991-11-20) | 02S0059107 | 22.5 |
| 77 | 8 | "Dinner Out" | Bryan Gordon | Gina Goldman | December 4, 1991 (1991-12-04) | 02S0059108 | 19.8 |
| 78 | 9 | "Christmas Party" | Jim McBride | Sy Dukane & Denise Moss | December 11, 1991 (1991-12-11) | 02S0059110 | 20.2 |
| 79 | 10 | "Pfeiffers' Pfortune" | Ken Topolsky | Mark B. Perry | December 18, 1991 (1991-12-18) | 02S0059109 | 18.7 |
| 80 | 11 | "Road Test" | Thomas Schlamme | Craig Hoffman | January 8, 1992 (1992-01-08) | 02S0059111 | 21.2 |
| 81 | 12 | "Grandpa's Car" | Michael Dinner | Mark Levin | January 15, 1992 (1992-01-15) | 02S0059112 | 21.7 |
| 82 | 13 | "Kodachrome" | David Greenwalt | Gina Goldman | January 29, 1992 (1992-01-29) | 02S0059113 | 20.2 |
| 83 | 14 | "Private Butthead" | Nick Marck | Sy Rosen | February 5, 1992 (1992-02-05) | 02S0059114 | 21.8 |
| 84 | 15 | "Of Mastodons and Men" | Thomas Schlamme | Mark Levin | February 12, 1992 (1992-02-12) | 02S0059116 | 17.9 |
| 85 | 16 | "Double Double Date" | Peter Baldwin | Sy Rosen & Mark B. Perry | February 26, 1992 (1992-02-26) | 02S0059115 | 22.9 |
| 86 | 17 | "Hero" | Stephen Cragg | David Greenwalt | March 11, 1992 (1992-03-11) | 02S0059117 | 18.8 |
| 87 | 18 | "Lunch Stories" | Ken Topolsky | Sy Dukane & Denise Moss | March 18, 1992 (1992-03-18) | 02S0059118 | 19.2 |
| 88 | 19 | "Carnal Knowledge" | Nancy Cooperstein | David Greenwalt | March 25, 1992 (1992-03-25) | 02S0059119 | 19.3 |
| 89 | 20 | "The Lost Weekend" | Arthur Albert | Story by : Rob Cohen Teleplay by : Sivert Glarum & Stephen Jenkins | April 8, 1992 (1992-04-08) | 02S0059120 | 16.3 |
| 90 | 21 | "Stormy Weather" | Ken Topolsky | Denise Moss & Sy Dukane | April 22, 1992 (1992-04-22) | 02S0059121 | 17.2 |
| 91 | 22 | "The Wedding" | Peter Baldwin | Mark B. Perry | April 29, 1992 (1992-04-29) | 02S0059122 | 15.3 |
| 92 | 23 | "Back to the Lake" | Michael Dinner | Mark Levin | May 6, 1992 (1992-05-06) | 02S0059123 | 17.1 |
| 93 | 24 | "Broken Hearts and Burgers" | Ken Topolsky | Craig Hoffman | May 13, 1992 (1992-05-13) | 02S0059124 | 15.8 |

### Season 6 (1992–93)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | Viewers (millions) |
| 94 | 1 | "Homecoming" | Michael Dinner | Bob Brush | September 23, 1992 (1992-09-23) | 02S0059202 | 15.9 |
| 95 | 2 | "Fishing" | Greg Beeman | Phil Doran | September 30, 1992 (1992-09-30) | 02S0059203 | 16.3 |
| 96 | 3 | "Scenes from a Wedding" | Michael Dinner | Story by : Michael Curtis & Greg Malins Teleplay by : Jon Harmon Feldman | October 7, 1992 (1992-10-07) | 02S0059204 | 15.7 |
| 97 | 4 | "Sex and Economics" | Ken Topolsky | Story by : John Bunzel Teleplay by : Jon Harmon Feldman | October 14, 1992 (1992-10-14) | 02S0059201 | 17.5 |
| 98 | 5 | "Politics as Usual" | Bryan Gordon | Craig Hoffman | October 21, 1992 (1992-10-21) | 02S0059205 | 16.0 |
| 99 | 6 | "White Lies" | Peter Baldwin | Jon Harmon Feldman & Robin Riordan | October 28, 1992 (1992-10-28) | 02S0059206 | 18.5 |
| 100 | 7 | "Wayne and Bonnie" | Greg Beeman | Sy Rosen | November 11, 1992 (1992-11-11) | 02S0059207 | 16.9 |
| 101 | 8 | "Kevin Delivers" | Arthur Albert | Frank Renzulli | November 25, 1992 (1992-11-25) | 02S0059208 | 14.6 |
| 102 | 9 | "The Test" | Ken Topolsky | Robin Riordan | December 2, 1992 (1992-12-02) | 02S0059209 | 14.1 |
| 103 | 10 | "Let Nothing You Dismay" | Ken Topolsky | Craig Hoffman | December 16, 1992 (1992-12-16) | 02S0059210 | 13.0 |
| 104 | 11 | "New Years" | Tom Moore | Jon Harmon Feldman | January 6, 1993 (1993-01-06) | 02S0059211 | 16.2 |
| 105 | 12 | "Alice in Autoland" | Arthur Albert | Robin Riordan | January 13, 1993 (1993-01-13) | 02S0059212 | 17.8 |
| 106 | 13 | "Ladies and Gentlemen...The Rolling Stones" | Peter Baldwin | Kim Friese | January 27, 1993 (1993-01-27) | 02S0059213 | N/A |
| 107 | 14 | "Unpacking" | Greg Beeman | Sy Rosen & Bob Brush | February 3, 1993 (1993-02-03) | 02S0059214 | 14.3 |
| 108 | 15 | "Hulk Arnold" | Ken Topolsky | Kim Friese | February 10, 1993 (1993-02-10) | 02S0059215 | 20.8 |
| 109 | 16 | "Nose" | David Greenwalt | Sy Rosen | February 24, 1993 (1993-02-24) | 02S0059216 | 14.2 |
| 110 | 17 | "Eclipse" | Stephen Cragg | Craig Hoffman | March 3, 1993 (1993-03-03) | 02S0059217 | 16.9 |
| 111 | 18 | "Poker" | David Greenwalt | Story by : Max Mutchnick & David Kohan Teleplay by : Jon Harmon Feldman | March 24, 1993 (1993-03-24) | 02S0059218 | 13.6 |
| 112 | 19 | "The Little Women" | Ken Topolsky | David M. Wolf | March 31, 1993 (1993-03-31) | 02S0059219 | 14.9 |
| 113 | 20 | "Reunion" | Arthur Albert | Story by : Mark B. Perry Teleplay by : Robin Riordan | April 28, 1993 (1993-04-28) | 02S0059220 | 12.2 |
| 114 | 21 | "Summer" | Michael Dinner | Sy Rosen | May 12, 1993 (1993-05-12) | 02S0059221 | 21.0 |
| 115 | 22 | "Independence Day" | Michael Dinner | Bob Brush | May 12, 1993 (1993-05-12) | 02S0059222 | 21.0 |