7.0/101 votesLoading...#1 - Christmas
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/14/1988
Kevin and his brother try to convince their Dad to buy a color television. Kevin tries to find a present for Winnie after she unexpectedly gives him a present.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: Bob Brush
7.0/101 votesLoading...#2 - A Very Cutlip Christmas
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/1990
Kevin discovers a soft-spot inside Cutlip when he sees him playing Santa Clause at a local mall.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votesLoading...#3 - Let Nothing You Dismay
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/1992
It's Christmas and the Arnolds have a lot to celebrate. Things begin to unravel though, when Kevin thinks Winnie has bought him an expensive present and he wants to do the same in return. And Jack's new business gets into trouble when his partner, Charlie, decides to drop out and return to NORCOM.
Director: Ken Topolsky
Writer: N/A
4.5/102 votesLoading...#4 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/1988
Kevin and Paul attend Robert F Kennedy Junior High for the first time. Winnie's brother is killed in Vietnam. Kevin and Winnie kiss for the first time.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: Neal Marlens, Carol Black
4.0/101 votesLoading...#5 - Swingers
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/22/1988
Even at Brian's funeral, all Kevin can think about is Winnie. Sex Education begins at school, but the boys want to learn more - so they steal a book.
Director: Neal Marlens, Carol Black
Writer: Neal Marlens, Carol Black
NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - My Father's Office
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/29/1988
Kevin learns more about his dad by spending a day at his office.
Director: Jeffrey D. Brown
Writer: Neal Marlens, Carol Black
NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - The Phone Call
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/12/1988
Kevin tries to get up the courage to call Lisa Berlini. Paul tries to find out if Lisa likes Kevin, by consulting the Junior High grapevine.
Director: Jeffrey D. Brown
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Dance With Me
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/19/1988
While passing notes during class, Kevin asks Lisa Berlini to go to the dance with him. She says okay, but she decides to go with Brad Gaines after he asks her. While eating lunch with Winnie and Paul, Kevin feels himself falling back in love with Winnie, but she is goes to the dance with Kirk McCray. Kevin tries to make Winnie jealous by dancing with an unidentified girl...
Director: Arlene Sanford
Writer: David M. Stern
NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Heart of Darkness
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/30/1988
Winnie starts hanging around the cool kids because she is now dating Kirk McCray.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - Our Miss White
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 12/7/1988
Kevin gets a crush on Miss White. She convinces him to play Robert Kennedy is a play she has written.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: Michael J. Weithorn
NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Steady as She Goes
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/11/1989
Kevin continues to pine for Winnie, but is becoming frustrated with being alone - especially as Paul has Carla. Even though he's just looking for someone to make Winnie jealous, he ends up boyfriend to Becky Slater.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: David M. Stern
NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Just Between Me and You and Kirk and Paul and Carla and Becky
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/18/1989
Kevin wants to know if Winnie likes him or Kirk. Kirk wants to know if Winnie like him or Kevin. Becky punches Kevin when she finds out he doesn't really like her.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - Pottery Will Get You Nowhere
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/1/1989
Norma begins taking a pottery class, but receives no support or encouragement from Jack.
Director: Daniel Stern
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - Coda
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/8/1989
Kevin strives to prove himself better at the piano than Ronald Hirschmuller. But who is he trying to impress more - himself or his teacher?
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - Hiroshima, Mon Frere
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/15/1989
Kevin and Paul settle on doing a hamster/maze experiment for science class, but Wayne threatens to put a stop to it.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Loosiers
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/1989
Paul likes to play basketball, but he's really bad at it. Kevin doesn't like to see his best friend humiliated during Physical Education class.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: David M. Stern
NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - Walk Out
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/1989
Kevin and other students on the student council try to organize a walk out to protest America's involvement in Vietnam. Mr. Diperna threatens to mark it down on their permanent records if they do it.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - Nemesis
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/1989
Kevin learns a lesson about talking behind someones back and how 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'.
Director: Daniel Stern
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - Fate
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/1989
When Kevin confronts the school bully, he's driven by his love for Winnie.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: Bob Brush
NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - Birthday Boy
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/11/1989
When Kevin's birthday party is scheduled for the same day as Paul's Bar Mitzvah, Kevin feels put out, but also becomes interested in family traditions.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: David M. Stern
NaN/100 votesLoading...#22 - Brightwing
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 4/18/1989
Kevin becomes his sister's confidant when he discovers she is skipping school to go to ""the hill.""
Director: Daniel Stern
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - Whose Woods Are These?
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 5/9/1989
Kevin, Winnie and Paul try to stop the destruction of Harper's Woods. This is the place where Winnie and Kevin kissed for the first time and a place they all played together when they were younger.
Director: Peter Horton
Writer: Bob Brush
NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 5/16/1989
It's the end of seventh grade for Kevin and a summer full of changes in his life. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper are breaking up and Miss White announces she is going to get married.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Jane Anderson
The Best Episodes of The Wonder Years
Every episode of The Wonder Years ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Wonder Years!
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...
Genres:ComedyDramaFamily
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"Christmas" is the best rated episode of "The Wonder Years". It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Steve Miner and written by Bob Brush, it aired on 12/14/1988. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Very Cutlip Christmas".
