(Photo: ABC/Matt Sayles)
Network: ABC
Episodes: 32 (half-hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: September 22, 2021 — August 16, 2023
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Don Cheadle, Elisha “EJ” Williams, Dule Hill, Saycon Sengbloh, Laura Kariuki, Julian Lerner, Amari O’Neil, and Milan Ray.
TV show description:
A coming-of-age comedy series, The Wonder Years TV show was created by Saladin K. Patterson and was inspired by the original 1988 series.
Set in the late 1960s, the series takes a nostalgic look at the Williams family — Black middle-class residents of Montgomery, Alabama — through the point of view of imaginative 12-year-old son Dean (Williams).
The rest of the Williams family includes father Bill (Hill), mother Lillian (Sengbloh), older sister Kim (Kariuki), and an older brother in Vietnam. Dean’s friends include Brad Hitman (Lerner), Cory Long (O’Neil), and Keisa Clemmons (Ray), the apple of Dean’s eye.
Dean narrates the story as an adult (Cheadle). His hopeful and humorous recollections of his past spotlight the ups and downs of growing up in that time and place, as well as the friendship, laughter, and lessons Dean encountered along the way.
Episode #32 — The Happiest Place on Earth
When the Williams family decides to go on a family vacation, Kim suggests a road trip to Austin College and Dean proposes a stop at Disneyland. After meeting up with his old bandmates, Bill reflects on his life choices.
First aired: August 16, 2023.
What do you think? Do you like The Wonder Years TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a third season?
