Looking Back On My Wonder Years: A Wonder Years Podcast
717 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis podcast is dedicated to the 80's television show sitcom The Wonder Years.
A Grown Kevin Arnold recalls his days growing up in the tumultuous times of the late 60s and early 70s. In this podcast I pick out my favorite episodes of each season and review them. So join me your host Angela Bowen as I take a trip back in time to the hippie movement, the Vietnam War, the Beatles and so much more. So don your bellbottom pants, power up that lava lamp and crank up some Beach Boys and join me as I take us back to The Wonder Years.
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The Wonder Years: S2E10 Walk Out
July 13, 2017 17:19 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBHappy Early Upload Day Wonderlings, We're almost at the end of the week, due to a busy day tomorrow I'm giving you this new episode a day early. Yay! Let’s talk about this politically charged episode S2E10: Walk Out which aired on March 7, 1989 as Kevin and his fellow classmates decide to protest the war in Vietnam by proceeding in a walk out in the middle of class converging on the lawn of the school where they all join in a kumbaya chorus of “Give Peace A Chance”. Boy do these kids have ...
The Wonder Years: S2E8 Hiroshima Mon Frere
July 08, 2017 02:28 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBWelcome to the weekend Wonderlings, I know I’m ready for it, Are you? I'm your host Angela Bowen and join me as I discuss Season 2 Episode 8: Hiroshima, Mon Frere which aired on February 15, 1989. In this episode Wayne's bullying of Kevin has been getting pretty out-of-hand lately, but when he interferes in a big way with Kevin and Paul's Science Project, Wayne may have gone too far. Time for my flower power episode rating I’m giving it three out of five I did love it don’t get me wrong...
American Dreams: S1E1 The Pilot
July 06, 2017 18:43 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBHey there Dreamers, Welcome to Dancing On Bandstand: An American Dreams Podcast. This episode I'm discussing the first episode of American Dreams S1E1 The Pilot which aired on September 29, 2002. Meg Pryor's lifelong dream is to dance on the iconic 1960s television series, New American Bandstand 1965 (1952), and along with her adventurous confidante, Roxanne Bojarski, the 15-year-old's persistence pays off when they find themselves on camera, dancing amongst a variety of teen idols. While h...
The Wonder Years: S2E6 Pottery Will Get You Nowhere
June 29, 2017 16:30 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBWelcome Back Wonderlings, Happy Thursday, a new episode dropped early. I hope you’re ready for the holiday weekend. Wow, the fourth of July, how did we get here, already halfway done with 2017. I’ve just been working on my other podcasts getting ready to debut Dancing On Bandstand: An American Dreams Podcast this week. At least the introduction episode. So enjoy that! This is a Norma centered episode. Norma decides to take a ceramics course or pottery class at the community college, but n...
Dancing On Bandstand: An American Dreams Podcast Introduction Episode
June 27, 2017 16:11 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBHey there Dreamers, Welcome to my first podcast introduction episode of Dancing On Bandstand: An American Dreams Podcast. Join me as I give a brief overview of the show, the plot, and the characters as well as my plans for future episodes including fun segments and weekly trivia and listener questions. I will be hopefully uploading the pilot episode Season 1 Episode 1 "The Pilot" next Monday. My overall goal is to get out the first two episodes and then come back full force in September wi...
The Wonder Years: S2E5 Just Between Me And You, And Kirk, And Paul, And Carla And Becky
June 23, 2017 18:23 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBHello again Wonderlings, Well, it’s Friday and you know what that means. Yes, it’s the weekend!! We made it through another week and we can pat ourselves on the back for a job well done. And while we’re at it, we jump on to Soundcloud or Itunes because another episode of Looking Back On My Wonder Years: A Wonder Years Podcast Episode has finally arrived for your download and listening pleasure to start your weekend off in style. So take me along wherever you go or whatever you’re doing. Sea...
The Wonder Years Episode: S2E17 How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation, S3E1 Summer Song, S5E1 The Lake
June 21, 2017 18:21 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBWelcome to Summertime, Wonderlings, And to kick things off right I'm bringing you a special 3 episode bonus episode to celebrate with all summer episodes S2E17: How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation, S3E1: Summer Song and S5E1: The Lake. How I’m Spending My Summer Vacation which aired on May 16,1989. In this episode we start on the last day of school and Kevin is faced with some unexpected surprises, first his dilemma mulling over what to inscribe in Winnie’s yearbook, then his summer plans...
Mr. Belvedere: S1E2 The Outcasts
June 19, 2017 03:03 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBHey Everybody, Welcome to another episode of Tea Time With Mr. Belvedere: A Mr. Belvedere Podcast. Join me your host Angela Bowen as I review Season 1 Episode 2 The Outcasts which aired on March 29, 1985. In this episode we see Wesley angry over not receiving an invite to his best friend next door neighbor Howie Huffnagle’s birthday party so he decides to throw his own party on the same day but with most of his classmates at Howie’s party he’s left with only the outcasts in his class to i...
The Wonder Years: Season 2 Episode 4 Steady As She Goes
June 16, 2017 18:17 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBHey there Wonderlings, Happy Friday! Welcome to another episode of Looking Back On My Wonder Years with me your host Angela Bowen. Today I’ll looking at Season 2 Episode 4 Steady As She Goes which aired on January 11, 1989. Kevin's continuing longing for Winnie has caused him to become frustrated with being alone. And it's not helping that his best friend, Paul, now has Carla. When Kevin reaches his breaking point, he ends up asking Becky Slater to go steady, even though it's just to make...
The Wonder Years: Season 2 Episode 2 Our Miss White
June 10, 2017 04:57 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBWelcome to the Weekend, Wonderlings, I’m your host Angela Bowen and welcome to another episode of Looking Back on my Wonder Years: A Wonder Years Podcast. Today I will be reviewing Season 2 Episode 2 Our Miss White. Which aired on December 8, 1988. In this episode we see Kevin develop a crush on his english teacher Miss White who convinces Kevin to try out for the part of Robert Kennedy in the civil rights movement centering around Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech a play e...
Tea Time With Mr. Belvedere Podcast: S1E1: Stranger in the Night (The Pilot)
June 07, 2017 17:36 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBGreetings, I’m your host Angela Bowen and I’d like to welcome you to the first episode of my new podcast Tea Time with Mr. Belvedere: A Mr. Belvedere Podcast. Today I will be discussing the pilot episode Season 1 Episode 1 Stranger in the Night which premiered on March 15, 1985. I decided to do a Mr. Belvedere podcast because I love the show and grew up watching it in syndication in the 90s. Mr. Belvedere is an American sitcom that originally aired on ABC from March 15, 1985 to July 8, 199...
The Wonder Years: Season 2 Episode 1 Heart Of Darkness
June 02, 2017 16:50 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBHello again, Wonderlings, Jumping into Season 2 Episode 1 Heart of Darkness where we see Kevin and Paul partake in some nasty habits of smoking, drinking, and lies, as well as spelunking (cave exploration)and a ghost story late at night in the woods after meeting bad boy Gary. Will Kevin be able to keep up with Gary's wild ways or will he realize he's just too much for Kevin to handle. I also entertain with some ghost stories of my own, as well as my thoughts on peer pressure, underage indu...
The Wonder Years: Season One Wrap Up
May 30, 2017 17:49 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBThe time has come Wonderlings to toss our caps in the air, Season 1 is in the bag, onward to Season 2, but before we do that, let’s take a moment and bask in the greatness that was Season 1 of the Wonder Years. Reflecting on the awesomeness that was Season 1 even though there were only 6 episodes. In that short amount of time we fell in love with The Arnold family, uptight Dad Jack, homemaker extraordinaire Mom Norma, free spirit Karen, goofball Wayne, and the ever contemplative Kevin, nerd...
The Wonder Years: Season 1 Episode 5 The Phone Call And Episode 6 Dance With Me
May 27, 2017 02:11 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBHey Wonderlings, Well, we did it, we finished Season 1. Happy Memorial Day Weekend and what better way to celebrate it than with the final two episodes of Season 1 Episode 5 The Phone Call which aired on April 12, 1988 and Episode 6 Dance with Me which aired on April 19, 1988. In The Phone Call we see Kevin agonize over making his first phone call to a girl, but, oh no, not just any girl, this is the one and only dream girl Lisa Berlini. The type of girl who's so pretty; she most likely won...
The Wonder Years: Season 1 Episode 3 My Father's Office and Episode 4 Angel
May 15, 2017 16:29 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBHello Wonderlings, Welcome to another episode of Looking Back On My Wonder Years: A Wonder Years Podcast. I’m your host Angela Bowen.Today I will be reviewing Season 1 Episode 3 My Father’s Office which aired on March 29, 1988 and Episode 4 Angel which aired on April 5, 1988. In the episode My Father’s Office we see a young Kevin eager to know more about his father, go to work with him and after he views his father in a whole new light. Time for my Flower Power Episode Rating for Episode ...
The Wonder Years: Season 1 Episode 1: The Pilot & Episode 2: Swingers
May 11, 2017 18:02 - 1 hour - 101 MBWelcome Wonderlings, to the First Official Episode of Looking Back On My Wonder Years: A Wonder Years Podcast. Join me your host Angela Bowen as I discuss Season 1 Episode 1 The Pilot which premiered om January 31, 1988 and Episode 2 Swingers which aired on March 22, 1988. In the pilot episode we are introduced to 12 year old Kevin Arnold growing up in 1968. We see him navigating the rough waters of his first day of junior high school and also the unexpected death of a neighborhood friend. ...
Looking Back On My Wonder Years : The Introduction Episode
May 04, 2017 18:19 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBThe Year was 2017 and I was 34 years old: Hello, this is my introduction episode where I give an overview of the show The Wonder Years that ran from 1988-1993 from the creation, casting, writing, to it's ultimate cancellation. I also discuss my plans for the future of this new podcast. If you're a fan of the show The Wonder Years, Kevin & Winnie's on again off again romance that spanned six seasons,Kevin's allergic nerdy best friend Paul, homemaker extraordinaire Mom Norma Arnold, unspoken ...