Series
The Wonder Years
“Return to wonder.”
ComedyDramaFamily
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.
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Seasons & episodes
1Pilot22 Sept 2021 · 21m · ★ 2.8Struggling 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.
2Green Eyed Monster29 Sept 2021 · 21m · ★ 1.0While 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.
3The Club6 Oct 2021 · 21m · ★ 1.0Dean 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.
4The Workplace13 Oct 2021 · 21m · ★ 1.0It’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.
5The Lock In20 Oct 2021 · 21m · ★ 1.0Dean 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.
6Be Prepared27 Oct 2021 · 21m · ★ 1.0When 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.
7Independence Day3 Nov 2021 · 21m · ★ 2.0As 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.
8Science Fair17 Nov 2021 · 21m · ★ 1.0After 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
9Home For Christmas1 Dec 2021 · 21m · ★ 2.3Dean 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
10Lads and Ladies and Us5 Jan 2022 · 21m · ★ 1.0Bill 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.
11Brad Mitzvah12 Jan 2022 · 21m · ★ 1.0Brad 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.
12I'm With The Band19 Jan 2022 · 21m · ★ 1.0When Dean loses his position as first chair saxophone in the school band, Bill lays the pressure on him to earn it back.
13The Valentine’s Day Dance2 Feb 2022 · 21m · ★ 1.0Dean’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.
14Country Dean23 Feb 2022 · 21m · ★ 1.0The 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.
15Black Teacher2 Mar 2022 · 21m · ★ 1.0When 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
16The Sleepover16 Mar 2022 · 21m · ★ 1.0When Dean learns that Corey’s dad, Coach Long, is in the doghouse, he struggles to keep this secret from his friend.
17Jobs and Hangouts23 Mar 2022 · 21m · ★ 1.0Kim 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.
18Goose Grease6 Apr 2022 · 22m · ★ 1.0When 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.
19Love & War13 Apr 2022 · 22m · ★ 1.0Bruce 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.
20Bill's New Gig20 Apr 2022 · 21m · ★ 1.0Bill 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.
21Where No Dean Has Been Before11 May 2022 · ★ 1.0Dean 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.
22Love, Dean18 May 2022 · ★ 1.0It'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.
Details
- Created by
- Saladin K. Patterson
- First aired
- 22 Sept 2021
- Last aired
- 16 Aug 2023
- Status
- Canceled
- Language
- English
- Network
- ABC
- Episodes
- 32
- Votes
- 214 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
Elisha WilliamsDean Williams
Dulé HillBill Williams
Saycon SengblohLillian Williams
Laura KariukiKim Williams
Amari O'NeilCory Long
Julian LernerBrad Hitman
Milan RayKeisa Clemmons
Don CheadleNarrator
