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The Phone Call: Directed by Jeffrey D. Brown. With Fred Savage, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Olivia d'Abo. Kevin tries to get up the courage to call Lisa Berlini. Paul tries to find out if Lisa likes Kevin by consulting the junior high grapevine.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Jeffrey D. Brown
- 1988-04-12
- Overview
- Cast
- Music
The Phone Call is the fifth episode in the first season of the original series, The Wonder Years. It first aired on ABC on April 12, 1988.
Kevin begins to have a crush on an attractive girl in his class named Lisa Berlini. He wants to call her on the phone, but is ultimately nervous to do so. At the school cafeteria, he gets Paul to see if he can ask one of Lisa's friends if she's really into Kevin, unintentionally causing Lisa to find out about Kevin's secret crush on her. After going into hiding and pretending to be ill in order to avoid going to school, Kevin tries to call up Lisa on the phone, but decides to wait until after dinner, while the rest of the family is watching the crew of Apollo 8 transmit the first live pictures of Earth from the Moon on TV. After a few instances of further hesitation, Kevin finally works up the courage to call Lisa.
Main Cast
•Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold •Daniel Stern as the voice of Adult Kevin •Josh Saviano as Paul Pfeiffer •Dan Lauria as Jack Arnold •Alley Mills as Norma Arnold •Jason Hervey as Wayne Arnold •Olivia d'Abo as Karen Arnold (non-speaking role) •Danica McKellar as Winnie Cooper (non-speaking role, mentioned)
Supporting Cast
•Linda Hoy as Mrs. Ritvo •Kathy Wagner as Lisa Berlini (first appearance) •Paul Price as Mr. Katz (first appearance) •Geoff Witcher as Newscaster #1 (Frank) •Ron Tank as Newscaster #2 (Jim)
Licensed music
•I'm a Believer by the Monkees (Plays at the beginning of the episode while the homeroom class celebrates the launch of Apollo 8 and everyone leaves the classroom.) •Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet by Henry Mancini and Nino Rota (Plays a couple of times in the episode, first when Kevin gets distracted from constantly thinking about Lisa, and later when Paul tries to ask Patty Galvin if she knows if Lisa likes Kevin, accidentally causing her to ask other people before Lisa herself finds out of Kevin's crush on her.) •This song would be replaced in the 2014 DVD release with another song called Star Crossed Lovers, which has previously been used in many other TV shows and movies, such as The Brady Bunch.
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Nov 24, 2019 · The Wonder YearsSeason 1 Episode 5The Phone Call - EndingOriginal Air Date: April 12. 1988Episode Synopsis: Kevin tries to get up the courage to call Lisa Be...
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Mar 7, 2013 · Follow along using the transcript. Show transcript. Sean Toenjes. 38 subscribers. Videos. About. The Phone Call from The Wonder Years.
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[KEVIN is by the phone. He picks up the handset and begins to dial.] NARRATOR: There are very few things in life as purely terrifying as calling a twelve-year-old girl on the telephone.
The Phone Call. Available on Disney+, Hulu. S1 E5: Kevin is terrified at the thought of making his first phone call to a member of the opposite sex, Lisa Berlini. Drama Apr 12, 1988 23 min.
