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The Wonder Years S4E5 — It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World
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The Wonder Years•Season 4•Episode 5

It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World

8.4/10 · 348 votesOct 24, 199024 min

Ranked #6 of 23 in Season 4•+0.2 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byRob Thompson
Written byEric Gilliland, Jeffrey Stepakoff
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Fred Savage

Fred Savage

Kevin Arnold

Dan Lauria

Dan Lauria

John 'Jack' Arnold

Alley Mills

Alley Mills

Norma Arnold

Olivia D'Abo

Olivia D'Abo

Karen Arnold

Jason Hervey

Jason Hervey

Wayne Arnold

Danica McKellar

Danica McKellar

Gwendolyn 'Winnie' Cooper

Josh Saviano

Josh Saviano

Paul Joshua Pfeiffer

Daniel Stern

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Eric Gilliland

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Episode Summary

"It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World" is episode 5 of The Wonder Years season 4. It scored 8.4/10 from 348 votes, ranking #6 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Rob Thompson and written by Eric Gilliland, Jeffrey Stepakoff, it aired on October 24, 1990.

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