The wonder years invaded the television screen for five long years (1988-1993). It is a mixture of drama, family and comedy genre. It has six memorable seasons that touched the hearts of the viewers. Created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens, The wonder years deal with the social issues and historic events of the 1960’s and early 1970’s.   

It has achieved a spot in Nielsen Top Ten awards for two of its seasons. It also won an Emmy for the best comedy series in 1988 after airing six episodes. In addition to this, the series was also awarded a George Foster Peabody award in 1989. The show’s main sound track is Joe Crocker’s “With the help of my friends” song.

The main characters are as follows, Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold, Danica Mckellar as Gwendolyne Cooper, Josh Saviano as Paul Pfeiffer, Dan Lauria as Jack Arnold, Alley Millis as Norma Arnold, Olivia D’Abo as Karen Arnold and Jason Hervey as Wayne Arnold.

Adult Kevin Arnold reminisces and narrates his past experiences, specifically his teenage years how he deals with his problems and how he learn for his own experiences in life. As he goes from adolescence to adulthood, he experiences, along with his best friend Paul and sometimes-girlfriend Winnie, the full range of trials and traumas that come in just about everyone's life.

The main character Kevin also deals with middle and high school problems, encounters puberty, has ups and downs with childhood sweetheart Winnie, deals with older brother Wayne, and hangs out with geeky-but-lovable Paul.

“The wonder years” is a perfect example of what a real life is. It includes the problems, ups and downs and all the things an ordinary teenager deals with.