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The Wonder Years
S2.E9
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Loosiers

  • Episode aired Feb 28, 1989
  • TV-PG
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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Dustin Diamond and Josh Saviano in The Wonder Years (1988)
ComedyDramaFamilyRomance

When Kevin sees that Paul is being humiliated at basketball, he decides to go to Coach Cutlip to complain about how he thinks teams are being unfairly picked. Trying to teach him a lesson, C... Read allWhen Kevin sees that Paul is being humiliated at basketball, he decides to go to Coach Cutlip to complain about how he thinks teams are being unfairly picked. Trying to teach him a lesson, Cutlip makes Kevin the new team captain.When Kevin sees that Paul is being humiliated at basketball, he decides to go to Coach Cutlip to complain about how he thinks teams are being unfairly picked. Trying to teach him a lesson, Cutlip makes Kevin the new team captain.

  • Director
    • Steve Miner
  • Writers
    • Neal Marlens
    • Carol Black
    • David M. Stern
  • Stars
    • Fred Savage
    • Dan Lauria
    • Alley Mills
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    383
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    • Director
      • Steve Miner
    • Writers
      • Neal Marlens
      • Carol Black
      • David M. Stern
    • Stars
      • Fred Savage
      • Dan Lauria
      • Alley Mills
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Fred Savage
    Fred Savage
    • Kevin Arnold
    Dan Lauria
    Dan Lauria
    • Jack Arnold
    Alley Mills
    Alley Mills
    • Norma Arnold
    Olivia d'Abo
    Olivia d'Abo
    • Karen Arnold
    Jason Hervey
    Jason Hervey
    • Wayne Arnold
    Danica McKellar
    Danica McKellar
    • Winnie Cooper
    • (credit only)
    Josh Saviano
    Josh Saviano
    • Paul Pfeiffer
    Robert Picardo
    Robert Picardo
    • Mr. Cutlip
    Dustin Diamond
    Dustin Diamond
    • Joey Harris
    Salim Grant
    • Basketball Player (Patkus)
    Johnny Green
    • Basketball Player (Stetson)
    Art Hoffman
    • Basketball Player (Grimly)
    Adam Jeffries
    • Basketball Player (Simeonee)
    Matt Norero
    • O'Hara
    Marshall Raduziner
    Larenz Tate
    Larenz Tate
    • Basketball Team Captain
    Kyle Thompson
    Greg Herman
    • Bully Kid
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Steve Miner
    • Writers
      • Neal Marlens
      • Carol Black
      • David M. Stern
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    Features a wonderful visual gag

    A much better episode than the last, focussing on the importance of teamwork and friendship.

    Lovely overall.

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    • Trivia
      Robert Picardo earned an Emmy nod for this episode as Coach Cutlip.
    • Goofs
      Boom mic is obviously visible and drops further and further into the shot in the upper left hand corner of the screen in several shots during the scene when Paul and Joey Harris are left on the line when teams are being picked.
    • Quotes

      Kevin Arnold - The Narrator: As soon as we started to play, I knew something was wrong. Paul was like a man possessed

      [Paul shoots for the basket, and misses the board completely]

      Kevin Arnold - The Narrator: Unfortunately, he was not like a man possessed of a great deal of athletic ability.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      You've Got a Friend
      Written by Carole King

      Performed by James Taylor

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    • Release date
      • February 28, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • The Black/Marlens Company
      • New World Television
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    • Runtime
      24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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