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The Wonder Years Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2021 - 2022
Episode 1
Pilot
Wed, Sep 22, 2021 30 mins
As the youngest in the Williams family,Dean is struggling to figure out where he fits in. Between his brother's athleticism, sister's popularity, mother's intelligence and dad's overall coolness, everyone else seems to have their lane figured out. He 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.
Episode 2
Green Eyed Monster
Wed, Sep 29, 2021 30 mins
While 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. Dean milks the special treatment and uses it to his advantage – and his family shows their support for him in their own unique ways; Kim invites him to join her at a local activist rally, while Bill and Dean bond during a fishing trip.
Episode 3
The Club
Wed, Oct 6, 2021 30 mins
Dean 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.
Episode 4
The Workplace
Wed, Oct 13, 2021 30 mins
It'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.
Episode 5
The Lock In
Wed, Oct 20, 2021 30 mins
Dean 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.
Episode 6
Be Prepared
Wed, Oct 27, 2021 30 mins
Coach Long and Bill take the boys on a camping trip as part of their scout troop. Their different approaches to the outdoors show that Dean that his father is not good at everything.
Episode 7
Independence Day
Wed, Nov 3, 2021 30 mins
As 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.
Episode 8
Science Fair
Wed, Nov 17, 2021 30 mins
After 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.
Episode 9
Home for Christmas
Wed, Dec 1, 2021 30 mins
Dean 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.
Episode 10
Lads and Ladies and Us
Wed, Jan 5, 2022 30 mins
Bill 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.
Episode 11
Brad Mitzvah
Wed, Jan 12, 2022 30 mins
Brad 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.
Episode 12
I'm With the Band
Wed, Jan 19, 2022 30 mins
When Dean loses his position as first chair saxophone in the school band, Bill lays the pressure on him to earn it back. But after a talk with Lillian, Bill realizes he's being a bit too harsh and forcing his own dreams upon Dean.
Episode 13
The Valentine's Day Dance
Wed, Feb 2, 2022 30 mins
Dean's plans to ask Keisa to the Valentine's Day Dance are foiled when another boy asks her out first; Bill and Lillian make Kim sign up for a Big Sister program to have extracurricular activities for her college applications.
Episode 14
Country Dean
Wed, Feb 23, 2022 30 mins
The 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.
Episode 15
Black Teacher
Wed, Mar 2, 2022 30 mins
When 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.
Episode 16
The Sleepover
Wed, Mar 16, 2022 30 mins
When Dean learns that Corey's dad, Coach Long, is in the doghouse, he struggles to keep this secret from his friend.
Episode 17
Jobs and Hangouts
Wed, Mar 23, 2022 30 mins
Kim 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.
Episode 18
Goose Grease
Wed, Apr 6, 2022 30 mins
When 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.
Episode 19
Love & War
Wed, Apr 13, 2022 30 mins
Bruce 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.
Episode 20
Bill's New Gig
Wed, Apr 20, 2022 30 mins
Bill 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. Lillian encourages Bill to write and perform solo, especially as an attractive young jazz singer approaches Bill to collaborate. Meanwhile, Bruce adjusts to living at home.
Episode 21
Where No Dean Has Been Before
Wed, May 11, 2022 30 mins
Dean tries to impress Keisa's cool new boyfriend, Broderick, by inviting him and his friends over for 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, and Dean is forced to admit he isn't being true to himself.
Episode 22
Love, Dean
Wed, May 18, 2022 30 mins
It's the end of the school year, and summer excitement is all around. When Bill and Lillian each receive major career opportunities, tension builds as they decide who will handle more of the household responsibilities. Meanwhile, Dean and Keisa take shelter together as a tornado tears through Montgomery, providing the perfect moment for Dean to tell her how he really feels.
