The Wonder Years: Season 3

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: October 3, 1989

Starring: Fred Savage, Danica McKellar, Dan Lauria

Summary: "The Wonder Years" was a hit comedy series starring Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold the main character, a boy facing rites of passage on his way to adulthood. Kevin lives with his brother Wayne (Jason Hervey), his sister Karen (Olivia d'Abo), his father Jack (Dan Lauria), and his mother Norma (Alley Mills). Kevin grows up with his on-and-off"The Wonder Years" was a hit comedy series starring Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold the main character, a boy facing rites of passage on his way to adulthood. Kevin lives with his brother Wayne (Jason Hervey), his sister Karen (Olivia d'Abo), his father Jack (Dan Lauria), and his mother Norma (Alley Mills). Kevin grows up with his on-and-off girlfriend, Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar), and his best friend, Paul Pfeiffer (Josh Saviano).The show had a successful 6 year run.Theme Song:
"With a Little Help From My Friends" by John Lennon & Paul McCartney -- performed by Joe CockerABC Broadcasty History:
January 1988 - April 1988 --- Tuesdays 8:30 October 1988 - February 1989 --- Wednesdays 9:00 February 1989 - August 1990 --- Tuesdays 8:30 August 1990 - August 1991 --- Wednesdays 8:00 August 1991 - February 1992 --- Wednesdays 8:30 March 1992 - September 1993 --- Wednesdays 8:00… Expand

Creator: Neal Marlens and Carol Black

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E23. Moving
Air Date: May 16, 1990
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S3:E22. Daddy's Little Girl
Air Date: May 8, 1990
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S3:E21. Cocoa and Sympathy
Air Date: May 1, 1990

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zkonedog

Mar 4, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A show like "The Wonder Years" always must walk the fine line between "nostalgic value" and "cheezy". The Second Season of the show walked that line perfectly. For the most part, so did Season Three...but (for perhaps the first time) a few clunkers thrown in.

For me, the highlights of this season included:

-Kevin (Fred Savage) meeting an "older woman" (played by Holly Sampson) during summer vacation.
-The episodes with math teacher Mr. Collins (Steven Gilborn).
-Kevin reluctantly taking chemistry lab partner Linda (Maia Brewton) to a school dance...and learning a big lesson in the process.
-Jack Arnold (Dan Laurie) giving his now-infamous "taxes" speech to Kevin.
-Karen Arnold (Olivia D'abo) graduating high school.

There are other funny/dramatic moments in this season too, but those were what really stood out to me.

The reason I give this season four stars instead of five, though, is because I think for the first time in show history they began running out of top-notch stories to tell. The writers were so good for this show that they could even take a stinker and polish it up a bit, but there were a number of episodes that lacked that "tightness" of earlier seasons. Two episodes--where Winnie Cooper (Danica McKellar) gets stage fright; and where Kevin joins a rock-and-roll band--were just very disappointing. There were also a handful that were truly great (most of the ones I listed above). Then some (like the treehouse, Grandpa's dog, the family car) were good but not great.

Overall, though, "The Wonder Years" remained a very funny, yet also very touching show all the way through this third season. The writers had to reach a little bit deeper into their baskets, producing a few "bruised apples", so to speak, but I still enjoyed watching the show. Nothing here that makes me want to turn away, that is for sure!… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1992
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 1991
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 1990
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 1989
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  S3:E23. Moving
  Air Date: May 16, 1990
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  S3:E22. Daddy's Little Girl
  Air Date: May 8, 1990
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  S3:E21. Cocoa and Sympathy
  Air Date: May 1, 1990
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  S3:E20. Goodbye
  Air Date: April 24, 1990
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  S3:E19. The Unnatural
  Air Date: April 17, 1990
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  S3:E18. Faith
  Air Date: March 27, 1989
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  S3:E17. Night Out
  Air Date: March 13, 1990
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  S3:E16. The Glee Club
  Air Date: February 27, 1990
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  S3:E15. The Tree House
  Air Date: February 20, 1990
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  S3:E14. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
  Air Date: February 13, 1990
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  S3:E13. She, My Friend and I
  Air Date: February 6, 1990
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  S3:E12. The Powers That Be
  Air Date: January 23, 1990
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  S3:E11. Don't You Know Anything About Women?
  Air Date: January 16, 1990
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  S3:E10. Rock 'n Roll
  Air Date: January 2, 1990
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  S3:E9. Math Class Squared
  Air Date: December 12, 1989
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  S3:E8. The Pimple
  Air Date: November 28, 1989
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  S3:E7. The Family Car
  Air Date: November 21, 1989
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  S3:E6. Odd Man Out
  Air Date: November 14, 1989
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  S3:E5. On the Spot
  Air Date: November 7, 1989
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  S3:E4. Mom Wars
  Air Date: October 31, 1989
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  S3:E3. Wayne on Wheels
  Air Date: October 24, 1989
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  S3:E2. Math Class
  Air Date: October 10, 1989
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  S3:E1. Summer Song
  Air Date: October 3, 1989
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: November 30, 1988
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 31, 1988