"The Wonder Years" Pilot (1988)

User Rating:

8.6/10   

Director:

Steve Miner

Writers:

Carol Black (writer)
Neal Marlens (writer)

TV Series:

"The Wonder Years" (1988)

Original Air Date:

31 January 1988 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Comedy

Plot:

In 1968, friends Kevin Arnold, Paul Pfeiffer, and Winnie Cooper attend the newly renamed Robert F Kennedy Junior High for the first time.

Plot Keywords:

1960s | Child | 1970s | Voice Over Narration | Memory

Cast

Fred Savage	...	Kevin Arnold
Dan Lauria	...	Jack Arnold
Alley Mills	...	Norma Arnold
Olivia d'Abo	...	Karen Arnold
Jason Hervey	...	Wayne Arnold
Danica McKellar	...	Winnie Cooper
Josh Saviano	...	Paul Pfeiffer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Raye Birk	...	Mr. Diperna
Dah-ve Chodan	...	Locker Girl
Arye Gross	...	Older Kevin Arnold (voice)
Linda Hoy	...	Mrs. Ritvo
Don Jeffcoat	...	Eric Antonio
Bentley Mitchum	...	Brian Cooper
Dan Olivo	...	Student
Robert Picardo	...	Coach Cutlip
Sean Stanek	...	Greaser (as Sean Faro)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

The Black/Marlens Company

Trivia:

Arye Gross performed the narration for the pilot when it originally aired. However, Arye's narration was later removed and replaced with Daniel Stern's voice when the pilot aired in reruns.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Kevin chooses clothes for the first day of school (Fall 1968) while Tommy James and the Shondells' "Crystal Blue Persuasion" plays. This record wasn't released until the following spring (1969).

Quotes:

Kevin Arnold - The Narrator: There's no easy way to say this... I grew up in the suburbs.

Movie Connections:

References Help! (1965)