'The Wonder Years' shines in ABC's reboot of the coming-of-age dramedy
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Early '90s TV is hitting the refresh button this fall, in the case of "The Wonder Years," delivering an impressive and ambitious ABC dramedy. Coming on the heels of Disney+'s "Doogie Howser, M.D." reboot, the two shows join the earlier "One Day at a Time" in proving it's possible to nostalgically recycle titles and still produce distinctive and captivating series.
Directed by original star Fred Savage, "The Wonder Years" revisits roughly the same period beginning in 1968, this time examining those turbulent years from the perspective of an African-American family and its 12-year-old son, Dean (Elisha "EJ" Williams).
Once again featuring narration by a grown-up version of the kid (courtesy of Don Cheadle), the elder voice amusingly recalls an era when spanking kids was perfectly okay, his father ("The West Wing's" Dulé Hill) responded to stressful situations by telling everyone "Be cool" and both parents (Saycon Sengbloh plays his mom) were fond of snapping at their kids, "Stay out of grown folks' business."
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