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The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black .. Neal Marlens. Neal Marlens. Carol Black. Carol Black. comedy-drama. comedy-drama. It ran on ABC from 1988 until 1993 .. ABC. American Broadcasting Company. The pilot aired on January 31 , 1988 , following ABC 's coverage of Super Bowl XXII .. ABC. American Broadcasting Company. Super Bowl XXII. Super Bowl XXII. The show achieved a spot in the Nielsen Top 30 for four of its six seasons .. Nielsen Top 30. Nielsen ratings. TV Guide named the show one of the 20 best of the 1980s .. TV Guide. TV Guide. After only six episodes aired , The Wonder Years won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1988 .. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. In addition , at age 13 , Fred Savage became the youngest actor ever nominated as Outstanding Lead Actor for a Comedy Series .. Fred Savage. Fred Savage. Outstanding Lead Actor for a Comedy Series. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series. The show was also awarded a Peabody Award in 1989 , for `` pushing the boundaries of the sitcom format and using new modes of storytelling . ''. Peabody Award. George Foster Peabody Award. In total , the series won 22 awards and was nominated for 54 more .. In 1997 , `` My Father 's Office '' was ranked # 29 on TV Guide 's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time , and in the 2009 revised list the pilot episode was ranked # 43 .. TV Guide. TV Guide. In 2016 , Rolling Stone ranked The Wonder Years # 63 on its list of 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time .. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. In 2017 , James Charisma of Paste ranked the show 's opening sequence # 14 on a list of The 75 Best TV Title Sequences of All Time .