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'''''The Wonder Years''''' is an American comedy-drama television series which aired for six seasons on ABC, from January 1988 to May 1993. The storyline focuses on the teenage years of main character Kevin Arnold, during the years 1968-1973, with each TV episode being set twenty years before it aired. | '''''The Wonder Years''''' is an American comedy-drama television series which aired for six seasons on ABC, from January 1988 to May 1993. The storyline focuses on the teenage years of main character Kevin Arnold, during the years 1968-1973, with each TV episode being set twenty years before it aired. | ||
| − | ''The Wonder Years'' was considered innovative for its storytelling style of having Kevin's adult self (voiced by [[Daniel Stern]]) providing a narration of the events of his childhood from an adult perspective. The show was ranked in the top thirty of the {{ | + | ''The Wonder Years'' was considered innovative for its storytelling style of having Kevin's adult self (voiced by [[Daniel Stern]]) providing a narration of the events of his childhood from an adult perspective. The show was ranked in the top thirty of the {{W|Nielsen ratings}} for its first four seasons and is generally considered one of the best shows of the 1980s. It was cancelled in 1993 due to increasing production costs and declining ratings. Also, the producers found themselves in a bind due to Kevin's increasing age (turning 16, and later 17) calling for more mature storylines which the network executives felt would be inappropriate for the show's 8 p.m. time slot and out of character with the tone established in the show's earlier seasons. |
''The Wonder Years'' has been referred to several times in ''The Simpsons'' media. | ''The Wonder Years'' has been referred to several times in ''The Simpsons'' media. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{TB|"[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]"}} | ||
{{TB|When [[Bart]] wants to buy a copy of ''[[Radioactive Man (comic)|Radioactive Man #1]]'' and [[Marge]] suggests he get a part-time job to pay for it, the scene pauses and Bart's adult voice (provided by ''Wonder Years'' narrator [[Daniel Stern]]) reflects on the ramifications of his getting a job, in the same style as ''The Wonder Years''.}} | {{TB|When [[Bart]] wants to buy a copy of ''[[Radioactive Man (comic)|Radioactive Man #1]]'' and [[Marge]] suggests he get a part-time job to pay for it, the scene pauses and Bart's adult voice (provided by ''Wonder Years'' narrator [[Daniel Stern]]) reflects on the ramifications of his getting a job, in the same style as ''The Wonder Years''.}} | ||
| − | {{TBT|[[File:Teenage Homer Home Movie. | + | {{TBT|[[File:Teenage Homer Home Movie.png|200px]]}} |
{{TB|[[Season 5|5]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 5|5]]}} | ||
{{TB|100}} | {{TB|100}} | ||
{{TB|"[[Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song]]"}} | ||
| − | {{TB|The episode opens with home movies showing [[Homer]] and Marge as young adults, similar to the opening sequence of ''The Wonders Years'' in its first five seasons (showing scenes with Kevin and his friends and family). The music playing in the background is {{ | + | {{TB|The episode opens with home movies showing [[Homer]] and Marge as young adults, similar to the opening sequence of ''The Wonders Years'' in its first five seasons (showing scenes with Kevin and his friends and family). The music playing in the background is {{W|Joe Cocker}}'s cover of "{{W|With a Little Help from My Friends}}", which is also the same as the opening sequence of ''The Wonder Years''.}} |
{{TBT|[[File:The Blunder Years - Original scene.png|200px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:The Blunder Years - Original scene.png|200px]]}} | ||
{{TB|[[Season 13|13]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 13|13]]}} | ||
{{TB|274}} | {{TB|274}} | ||
{{TB|"[[The Blunder Years]]"}} | {{TB|"[[The Blunder Years]]"}} | ||
| − | {{TB|The episode's title is an obvious pun on ''The Wonder Years'' and a sly hint at the episode's storyline involving a grown-up perspective on Homer's teenage years. The flashback portion of the episode, however, is strongly reminiscent of the 1986 film ''{{ | + | {{TB|The episode's title is an obvious pun on ''The Wonder Years'' and a sly hint at the episode's storyline involving a grown-up perspective on Homer's teenage years. The flashback portion of the episode, however, is strongly reminiscent of the 1986 film ''{{W2|Stand by Me|film}}''.}} |
{{TBT|[[File:TheVoiceoverYears.png|200px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:TheVoiceoverYears.png|200px]]}} | ||
{{TB|[[Season 22|22]]}} | {{TB|[[Season 22|22]]}} | ||
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{{TB|"[[Gone Abie Gone]]"}} | {{TB|"[[Gone Abie Gone]]"}} | ||
{{TB|When [[Grampa]] went missing, Homer read the book ''[[The Wander Years: A Guide to Finding the Walking Dad]]'' for ideas on how to find him. The book's title is a pun on both ''The Wonder Years'' and ''[[The Walking Dead]]''.}} | {{TB|When [[Grampa]] went missing, Homer read the book ''[[The Wander Years: A Guide to Finding the Walking Dad]]'' for ideas on how to find him. The book's title is a pun on both ''The Wonder Years'' and ''[[The Walking Dead]]''.}} | ||
| + | {{TBT|[[File:Shows fed to Hack-GPT.png|250px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Season 36|36]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|769}} | ||
| + | {{TB|"[[Bart's Birthday]]"}} | ||
| + | {{TB| According to host [[Conan O'Brien]], one of the shows an artificial intelligence device used to write this entire episode was ''The Wonder Years''.}} | ||
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| + | === Comics === | ||
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| + | {{TBT|[[File:Burnsie on Board Clockwork Orange.png|200px]]}} | ||
| + | {{TB|{{SC|34}}}} | ||
| + | {{TB|''[[Burnsie on Board]]''}} | ||
| + | {{TB|[[Mr. Burns]] comments that a film he is forcing Bart to watch is narrated by "that fellow who did the voice on ''The Wonder Years''".}} | ||
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{{TB|''[[The Krusty Book]]''}} | {{TB|''[[The Krusty Book]]''}} | ||
| − | {{TB|One of the items in [[Krusty]]'s executive office at [[Krustylu Studios]] is a coffee table which he got from {{ | + | {{TB|One of the items in [[Krusty]]'s executive office at [[Krustylu Studios]] is a coffee table which he got from {{W|Jason Hervey}}, "that kid from ''The Wonder Years''". (Hervey played Kevin Arnold's older brother.) Hervey owed Krusty money, but couldn't pay back the full amount, so he gave the coffee table to Krusty to make up the difference.}} |
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{{TB|[[Seth Green]]}} | {{TB|[[Seth Green]]}} | ||
{{TB|Guest-starred as Jimmy Donnelly, one of Kevin's schoolmates, in two episodes.}} | {{TB|Guest-starred as Jimmy Donnelly, one of Kevin's schoolmates, in two episodes.}} | ||
| − | {{TB|Voiced the | + | {{TB|Voiced the {{ap|Nerd|Robot Chicken}} in the ''{{W|Robot Chicken}}'' [[Robot Chicken couch gag 2|couch gag]] in the [[Season 28]] episode "[[The Cad and the Hat]]"; also served as executive producer for both of the ''Robot Chicken'' couch gags.}} |
{{TBT|[[File:Daniel Stern.jpg|150px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:Daniel Stern.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
{{TB|[[Daniel Stern]]}} | {{TB|[[Daniel Stern]]}} | ||
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{{TB|[[Seth Green]]}} | {{TB|[[Seth Green]]}} | ||
{{TB|Guest-starred as Jimmy Donnelly, one of Kevin's schoolmates, in two episodes.}} | {{TB|Guest-starred as Jimmy Donnelly, one of Kevin's schoolmates, in two episodes.}} | ||
| − | {{TB|Served as executive producer for both of the ''{{ | + | {{TB|Served as executive producer for both of the ''{{W|Robot Chicken}}'' couch gags: the [[Robot Chicken couch gag|first]] in the [[Season 24]] episode "[[The Fabulous Faker Boy]]", and the [[Robot Chicken couch gag 2|second]] in the [[Season 28]] episode "[[The Cad and the Hat]]". Also voiced the {{ap|Nerd|Robot Chicken}} in the second ''Robot Chicken'' couch gag.}} |
{{TBT|[[File:Max Pross.jpg|150px]]}} | {{TBT|[[File:Max Pross.jpg|150px]]}} | ||
{{TB|[[Max Pross]]}} | {{TB|[[Max Pross]]}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:11, October 6, 2024
The Wonder Years is an American comedy-drama television series which aired for six seasons on ABC, from January 1988 to May 1993. The storyline focuses on the teenage years of main character Kevin Arnold, during the years 1968-1973, with each TV episode being set twenty years before it aired.
The Wonder Years was considered innovative for its storytelling style of having Kevin's adult self (voiced by Daniel Stern) providing a narration of the events of his childhood from an adult perspective. The show was ranked in the top thirty of the Nielsen ratings for its first four seasons and is generally considered one of the best shows of the 1980s. It was cancelled in 1993 due to increasing production costs and declining ratings. Also, the producers found themselves in a bind due to Kevin's increasing age (turning 16, and later 17) calling for more mature storylines which the network executives felt would be inappropriate for the show's 8 p.m. time slot and out of character with the tone established in the show's earlier seasons.
The Wonder Years has been referred to several times in The Simpsons media.
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