The Wonder Years: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Wonder Years Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Heart of Darkness
Nov 30, 1988 · 24 min
Winnie starts hanging around the cool kids because she is now dating Kirk McCray.
Our Miss White
Dec 7, 1988 · 24 min
Kevin gets a crush on Miss White. She convinces him to play Robert Kennedy is a play she has written.
Christmas
Dec 14, 1988 · 24 min
Kevin and his brother try to convince their Dad to buy a color television. Kevin tries to find a present for Winnie after she unexpectedly gives him a present.
Steady as She Goes
Jan 11, 1989 · 24 min
Kevin continues to pine for Winnie, but is becoming frustrated with being alone - especially as Paul has Carla. Even though he's just looking for someone to make Winnie jealous, he
Just Between Me and You and Kirk and Paul and Carla and Becky
Jan 18, 1989 · 24 min
Kevin wants to know if Winnie likes him or Kirk. Kirk wants to know if Winnie like him or Kevin. Becky punches Kevin when she finds out he doesn't really like her.
Pottery Will Get You Nowhere
Feb 1, 1989 · 24 min
Norma begins taking a pottery class, but receives no support or encouragement from Jack.
Coda
Feb 8, 1989 · 24 min
Kevin strives to prove himself better at the piano than Ronald Hirschmuller. But who is he trying to impress more - himself or his teacher?
Hiroshima, Mon Frere
Feb 15, 1989 · 24 min
Kevin and Paul settle on doing a hamster/maze experiment for science class, but Wayne threatens to put a stop to it.
Loosiers
Feb 28, 1989 · 24 min
Paul likes to play basketball, but he's really bad at it. Kevin doesn't like to see his best friend humiliated during Physical Education class.
Walk Out
Mar 7, 1989 · 24 min
Kevin and other students on the student council try to organize a walk out to protest America's involvement in Vietnam. Mr. Diperna threatens to mark it down on their permanent rec
Nemesis
Mar 14, 1989 · 24 min
Kevin learns a lesson about talking behind someones back and how 'hell hath no fury like a woman scorned'.
Fate
Mar 28, 1989 · 24 min
When Kevin confronts the school bully, he's driven by his love for Winnie.
Birthday Boy
Apr 11, 1989 · 24 min
When Kevin's birthday party is scheduled for the same day as Paul's Bar Mitzvah, Kevin feels put out, but also becomes interested in family traditions.
Brightwing
Apr 18, 1989 · 24 min
Kevin becomes his sister's confidant when he discovers she is skipping school to go to ""the hill.""
Square Dance
May 2, 1989 · 24 min
When Kevin is partnered with class weirdo, Margaret Farquhar, he tries to keep away from her - especially when she tries to become his friend.
Whose Woods Are These?
May 9, 1989 · 24 min
Kevin, Winnie and Paul try to stop the destruction of Harper's Woods. This is the place where Winnie and Kevin kissed for the first time and a place they all played together when t
How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation
May 16, 1989 · 24 min
It's the end of seventh grade for Kevin and a summer full of changes in his life. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper are breaking up and Miss White announces she is going to get married.