S3.E1

Summer Song

Episode aired Feb 11, 1990
TV-PG
24m

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Fred Savage and Holly Sampson in The Wonder Years (1988)

While on vacation in Ocean City with his family and Paul, Kevin meets the slightly older girl Teri who helps him get over Winnie.While on vacation in Ocean City with his family and Paul, Kevin meets the slightly older girl Teri who helps him get over Winnie.While on vacation in Ocean City with his family and Paul, Kevin meets the slightly older girl Teri who helps him get over Winnie.

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Trivia
The Arnold's head to Ocean City. Although the State is not named, there's an Ocean City in MD and NJ. Another indication that the show is set on the East Coast.

Goofs
In the season 2 finale, How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation (1989), Paul states that he is going with his parents and The Schwartzes to a cabin and that he will "only" be gone until Labor Day. Kevin promptly says that that is the whole summer. In the season 3 season premiere, Summer Song (1989), Paul is seen going on vacation with Kevin and his parents to the beach.

Connections
Featured in The Wonder Years: The Wonder Years (1991)

Soundtracks
Spinning Wheel
(uncredited)
Written by David Clayton-Thomas
Performed by Blood Sweat & Tears

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8/10

Sweet little vacation story

Alright, it must be addressed at this point: the show's creators claim the setting is southern California (where it was filmed), but it's obviously New England. Considering Kevin's NY Jets jacket, Paul's reference to going to "Lake Cohasset" over the summer, Winnie going to Maine, and now the family driving to Ocean City (either Maryland or New Jersey) in a day, it's pretty clear that the setting is actually somewhere in New York.

Okay, on to what actually matters! We have another exploration of a common sitcom trope: the miserable family vacation which is nothing like the happy family vacations of yore, until the family comes together at the end. In this case, the coming-together moment is understated enough to be believable. The summer love (which is really just a weekend love) experience is also one most teens can relate to.