“What would you do” if you had to reboot…The Wonder Years?

Watching re-runs of the show on Nick at Nite was part of the very fabric of my childhood.

And who could forget Paul Pfeiffer (Josh Saviano), with his huge black glasses and goofy grin?

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He was the kind of best friend we’d all be lucky to have.

The show is inspired bySaladin K. Patterson’s experiences growing up there in the late ’60s.

Patterson is a sitcom veteran who currently serves as an executive producer on FX’s breakout comedy hitDave.

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ABC has handed a pilot production commitment toThe Wonder Years, and Savage will direct the pilot.

ABC has also seen success with another family sitcom set decades earlier and driven by narration –The Goldbergs.

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