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A Black family in turn-of-the-century Missouri endures prejudice after being given jobs formerly held by whites. (Conclusion)
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S7 E7 · A Cry in the Wild
WonderWorks is a drama and family TV series that premiered on PBS on October 1, 1984. It has 7 seasons and 116 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 7 Episode 7 "A Cry in the Wild", aired on September 23, 1991.
Anthology series aimed at children and families. Many of the episodes were based on popular children's and young adult novels.
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116 episodes · 7 seasons
1984 · 20 episodes · Last episode: 41 years ago
A Black family in turn-of-the-century Missouri endures prejudice after being given jobs formerly held by whites. (Conclusion)
A Black family in turn-of-the-century Missouri endures prejudice after being given jobs formerly held by whites.
Two 11-year-olds create a magical kingdom where they share their hopes and dreams.
A girl befriends the illegal immigrant holding her captive on a deserted island.
A 14-year-old enlists the services of a child-advocacy lawyer when she learns her parents have divided her life in their separation agreement.
A young Black girl in a quiet Mississippi town in 1965 becomes involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
A computer whiz writes a program to help a friend with her homework.
Based on the 1936 John Masefield story about a boy's train ride home during the holidays. (Conclusion) Parts 5 & 6 of the 6-part BBC mini-series.
Based on the 1936 John Masefield story about a boy's train ride home during the holidays. (Continuation) Parts 3 & 4 of the 6-part BBC mini-series.
Based on the 1936 John Masefield story about a boy's train ride home during the holidays. Parts 1 & 2 of the 6-part BBC mini-series.
1. An Earth girl tries to prepare children on a dark planet for the return of sunshine. 2. An Australian boy rescues and goes to great lengths to care for an emu egg.
The parents of a tough 14-year-old send her to one of their friends, who lives a reclusive life on a remote island.
The mayor of Hoboken courageously deals with a runaway 266-pound chicken named Henrietta.
A house seems to be haunted by the ghost of an abolitionist. (Conclusion)
A house seems to be haunted by the ghost of an abolitionist.
12-year-old Paul searches for a troll to prove fairy tales are real.
1. A 10-year-old boy in rural Saskatchewan must come to terms with his father's death and the adult world during the Depression. (Conclusion). 2. A girl growing up on a fox farm in rural Canada must deal with the gender roles she is expected to conform to.
A 10-year-old boy in rural Saskatchewan must come to terms with his father's death and the adult world during the Depression.
A klutzy teen takes a crash course in how to be a perfect person.
Young Booker T. Washington dreams of learning how to read despite a law against it.
1985 · 19 episodes · Last episode: 40 years ago
Lindy, a 13-year-old Vietnamese girl adopted as an infant by an Australian family, believes herself to be an orphan until one day she receives a letter from her real father, who wants her back.
As a schoolteacher, Anne finds her niche in the academic world. When Green Gables is in peril, it is Gilbert who helps Marilla.
Anne saves the life of Diana's little sister one wintry night, and their friendship is renewed.
Diana Barry becomes Anne's best friend, but then Anne gets her drunk at a tea party.
An elderly brother & sister need a boy to help with chores but wind up with a talkative girl instead.
The true story of an 11-year-old who becomes mayor of a Texas town.
A 14-year-old girl tries to join a boys' hockey team.
An African diplomat's son is kidnapped by terrorists and replaced by a look-alike.
A 12-year-old boy becomes increasingly obsessed with a wild pony after his mother remarries.
A 13-year-old immigrant from El Salvador tries to fit in with her new Latin American friends.
In the process of growing up, a remarkable magician amazes his friends but annoys his teachers.
Sister Gabrielle and her students help young children escape from occupied France during WWII.
An American girl wins the heart of an irascible spirit haunting a Gothic English mansion.
A girl and her aunt are brought together by a seal. (Conclusion)
A girl and her aunt are brought together by a seal.
A teenager tries to recover a fortune in stolen opals.
Friends and a dog help 7-year-old Molly adjust to her parents' divorce.
A factory-made child is sent to the wrong address. (Conclusion)
A factory-made child is sent to the wrong address.
1987 · 21 episodes · Last episode: 39 years ago
A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure. (Conclusion)
A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure.
A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s. (Conclusion)
A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s.
A 14-year-old girl joins forces with a police detective to find a missing urn containing her grandfather's ashes.
A young boy who enjoys hang gliding is transported into a post-apocalyptic future in which he tries to help people dying of a mysterious illness.
Mischievous children and a series of mishaps thwart a band of inept robbers.
A young athlete faces a choice between continuing her track-and-field training or pursuing an interest in dance that develops after she befriends a new girl in school who is not accepted because of her punk look.
The chronicle of a friendship between a streetwise Hispanic boy and an eccentric Italian immigrant as he builds the Watts Towers in Los Angeles. Based on a true story.
A Jewish family in Nazi Hungary adopts an 8-year-old Christian boy who learns valuable life lessons. Based on a true story.
A 10-year-old boy is tempted to cheat after he becomes a game show celebrity.
As Christmas 1932 approaches, a part-time paper boy becomes his family's sole support.
A young man fears he has inherited his family's magical powers when he is visited by the spirit of his great uncle.
An elderly scrap dealer and his three grandchildren fight to keep their home despite the efforts of a real estate developer's devious employees.
Sara endures more cruelties at the hands of Miss Minchin, but is at last reunited with friends and fortune. Parts 5 & 6 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
Carrisford moves to England to search for Crewe's missing daughter. Parts 3 & 4 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
Bad investments and her father's death leave lovely Sara Crewe penniless and in the clutches of grasping, greedy Miss Minchin. Parts 1 & 2 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
In this true story, a maverick teacher gets inner-city youths off the street and rechannels their energies to the game of chess.
An orphan joins a cattle drive to get even with the peddler who swindled him.
An Australian family tells a welfare counselor that a friendly swamp creature kidnapped their foster son.
In a bid for physical freedom, a wheelchair-bound boy encourages his disabled friends to join him in trying to become astronauts.
1987 · 16 episodes · Last episode: 38 years ago
An imaginative substitute teacher mesmerizes a tough Hispanic student and brightens his outlook.
A woman, abandoned by her husband, encounters prejudice against her Metis family as she struggles to support them in Depression-era Canada.
A young Japanese woman scarred by atomic radiation lives with a U.S. family while undergoing plastic surgery.
The children continue their dangerous odyssey through the Australian outback.
Following their mother's death, two children begin a trek across western Australia, hoping to reach their grandparents in England.
AKA Anne of Avonlea (Parts 3 & 4). Anne finally wins acceptance by the Kingsport community and even finds romance with the widowed father of a student. Feeling homesick, Anne returns to Avonlea, where she finds Gilbert gravely ill.
AKA Anne of Avonlea (Parts 1 & 2). Anne leaves home to teach at a girls' school in Kingsport.
Robbed of their fortune, an English family struggles to make a living in an Australian mining town, where they find close friends and a dangerous enemy. (Conclusion)
Robbed of their fortune, an English family struggles to make a living in an Australian mining town, where they find close friends and a dangerous enemy.
After a witch turns him into a frog, a teenager makes use of his scientific talents to reclaim a poisoned pond.
A police action results from efforts by a teenage girl and a street musician to provide a special evening for the neighborhood's homeless.
A tough New York City boy gets a chance at a new life when he takes an orphan train to Nebraska to live with a hard-working farm family.
An American Indian boy's struggle with racial prejudice is eased by his friendship by a kind old Jewish man.
A mine explosion threatens to sabotage the children's attempts to rescue the pit ponies.
In a Yorkshire mining town at the turn of the century, three brave children attempt to rescue a group of pit ponies from the slaughterhouse.
Miranda, a sensitive young loner, seeks help from her grandmother and an odd aunt in her struggle to understand death.
1988 · 18 episodes · Last episode: 37 years ago
A deaf-mute Polynesian boy befriends a large white turtle after he is shunned by superstitious villagers. An edited version of the 1984 movie.
A teenage girl struggles with jealousy of her twin sister.
In this animated sequel to "Happily Ever After", Molly Conway is upset when she learns about her mother's plans to remarry.
A 12-year-old boy has summer adventures in 1942 Mississippi. (Conclusion)
A 12-year-old boy has summer adventures in 1942 Mississippi.
Tony helps Johnno realize he can't run away from his problems.
A 12-year-old loner struggles to overcome difficulties and misunderstandings arising from his deafness.
Charlie and Sydney take odd jobs to support their mother; an audition for a touring company decides their fate.
Charlie escapes the orphanage to act on stage and visit his mother Hannah, now confined to an insane asylum.
Charlie and his brother Sydney are sent to an orphanage after Charles Sr. deserts his family.
A teen goes underground when he is falsely accused of causing an accident.
Parts 5 & 6 of the 6-part BBC series, an adaptation of the C.S. Lewis allegorical fantasy about a group of children who discover a magical realm and become embroiled in its inhabitants' conflicts.
Parts 3 & 4 of the 6-part BBC series, an adaptation of the C.S. Lewis allegorical fantasy about a group of children who discover a magical realm and become embroiled in its inhabitants' conflicts.
Parts 1 & 2 of the 6-part BBC series, an adaptation of the C.S. Lewis allegorical fantasy about a group of children who discover a magical realm and become embroiled in its inhabitants' conflicts.
On the Australian frontier, can a young boy's faith in Father Christmas save them from ruin?
Two Australian brothers try to save their grandfather's farm during the Depression by entering a prize horse in a race.
A teen tries to save his parents' marriage by taking them to court. (Conclusion)
A teen tries to save his parents' marriage by taking them to court.
1990 · 15 episodes · Last episode: 36 years ago
When an unexpected inheritance threatens to change his life with his adopted family in London, an eleven-year-old adoptee runs away from home.
A young American moves to Africa when his father is transferred. (Conclusion)
A young American moves to Africa when his father is transferred. (Continuation)
A young American moves to Africa when his father is transferred.
Reports of Indian massacres spur Caddie to prove the nearby Dakota tribe is peaceful.
A heavily altered version of the classic story about life on the 1860s Wisconsin frontier.
Adopted Kate forms new relationships and a sense of identity in the search for her birth mother. (Conclusion)
Adopted Kate forms new relationships and a sense of identity in the search for her birth mother.
A father-son adventure becomes an extraordinary pheasant hunt.
A 12-year-old learns her aunt is hiding slaves during the Civil War.
King Ramandu reveals what must be done to release the sleeping spell. An adaptation of the C.S. Lewis fantasy novel The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Parts 5 & 6 of the 6-part BBC series.
Three teens help Prince Caspian look for his father's trusted advisors, who were banished from Narnia. An adaptation of the C.S. Lewis fantasy novel The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Parts 3 & 4 of the 6-part BBC series.
A prince flees his evil uncle, who wants to keep the throne of Narnia for himself. An adaptation of the C.S. Lewis fantasy novel Prince Caspian. Parts 1 & 2 of the 6-part BBC series.
During the final days of amnesty for illegal aliens, a Mexican-American girl dreams of attending her quinceañera celebration. (Conclusion)
During the final days of amnesty for illegal aliens, a Mexican-American girl dreams of attending her quinceañera celebration.
1990 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 35 years ago
A boy must fend for himself after his plane crash-lands in the Canadian wilderness. A "WonderWorks Family Movie" presentation.
A 12-year-old living with a wealthy relative attempts to reunite her parents when she discovers that her long-thought-dead father is still alive. A "WonderWorks Family Movie" presentation.
An inner-city teen learns a lesson in compassion after he is catapulted back in time into the midst of a slave revolt in 19th-century South Carolina. A "WonderWorks Family Movie" presentation.
Two youngsters enlist the aid of fairy-tale beings when they journey to a magical kingdom to rescue an imprisoned prince. (Conclusion). An adaptation of the C.S. Lewis fantasy novel. Parts 4 to 6 of the 6-part BBC series. A "WonderWorks Family Movie" presentation.
Two youngsters enlist the aid of fairy-tale beings when they journey to a magical kingdom to rescue an imprisoned prince. An adaptation of the C.S. Lewis fantasy novel. Parts 1 to 3 of the 6-part BBC series. A "WonderWorks Family Movie" presentation.
A turn-of-the-century schoolgirl whose dreams are beginning to fade finds hope and friendship with a woman studying the natural history of the nearby Limberlost Swamp. A "WonderWorks Family Movie" presentation.
A 16-year-old camp counselor is forced to make compromises after his pesky younger brother tags along for the summer. A "WonderWorks Family Movie" presentation.
WonderWorks has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on September 23, 1991.
The most recent episode of WonderWorks, Season 7 Episode 7 "A Cry in the Wild", aired on September 23, 1991.
WonderWorks has 7 seasons with 116 episodes in total.
WonderWorks first aired on PBS on October 1, 1984.
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