Theorems, Cheer and The Wonder Years - with Danica McKellar
Hey Dude... The 90s Called!
YMG
4.6 • 839 Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
She was America’s first crush as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years, and today she’s just as beloved as the queen of holiday movies and a best-selling math author. In this episode, we sit down with Danica McKellar to talk about her unforgettable journey from child star to role model. Danica opens up about what it was really like growing up on one of TV’s most iconic shows, the memories that still make her smile, and how she’s inspiring the next generation through her love of math and education.
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| 0:00.0 | Yay Media Group |
| 0:03.3 | Well, I guess it was in the last year of the Wonder Years, somebody referred to me on set as America's sweetheart. |
| 0:10.1 | And I was like, what? |
| 0:11.8 | What are you talking about? |
| 0:13.1 | And it was really, like, I didn't realize that I was sort of a virtual, like, girlfriend or something for a lot of... |
| 0:20.9 | You were the, yeah, the first crush, right? |
| 0:23.7 | Everybody's right. |
| 0:24.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:25.1 | Yes. |
| 0:25.6 | Great. |
| 0:25.9 | Hey, dude. I think the 90s are calling. |
| 0:46.5 | Welcome to Hey Dude, the 90s called. |
| 0:53.8 | I am Christine Taylor and I am here with my partner in nostalgia, David Lashor. |
| 0:56.1 | Hello, Christine. |
| 0:57.3 | Hello, everybody. |
| 0:59.4 | Hi, David. |
| 1:01.1 | Hi, how's it going? |
| 1:02.1 | It's going good. |
| 1:11.8 | I feel like I just saw you because Jill and I watched the Emmys on Sunday night and you and Ben had a lot of glorious screen time. Was it glorious? Was it glorious screen time? You looked so good. I saw the pre-show interview |
| 1:19.1 | and you guys were amazing. But then there was this running joke with J.B. Smooth and this charity. |
| 1:26.1 | And you were sitting right behind. I know. And they said that to us. |
| 1:29.8 | Like, we were sitting, when we sat in our seats, we didn't know who was sitting in front of us yet. |
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