Wonder Years was cancelled because of sexual harassment lawsuit against Fred Savage and Jason Hervey

Yet ABC gave his brother a show for 7 years.

I always hated that show - thank you for reminding me of it.

Show was canceled because it was running out of steam after 7 years. Rating were also down.

Harrassment charges may have been a minor factor in ABC's decision to cancel.

At 16 years old, if Savage did sexually harass the costume designer, it was behavior he learned from watching others, like Jason Hervey.

Right before joining the cast of [italic]Diff'rent Strokes[/italic] in its final season, Jason played a bratty child actor in the sappy nuns-and-orphans movie from [italic]Pee-Wee's Big Adventure[/italic]. I guess he wasn't acting then.

R2 you seem fun

[quote][R2] you seem fun

I am - this show wasn't.

r6 The great thing about TV shows -- if you don't like them, you don't have to watch them.

Isn't Jason Hervey best friends with Republican icon Scott Baio? I wonder if he's a deplorable, too.

[quote][R6] The great thing about TV shows -- if you don't like them, you don't have to watch them.

& the worst thing about being young is - aspects of popular culture are in your face - most people I knew liked this piece of crap, so I'd end up looking at it all the time - what was I supposed to do, walk round the block until it ended? Hide in the bathroom?

R9. Why are you still here?

Because I'm interested in what people are saying about this shitfest.

Alley Mills told this story trying to DEFEND him as a friend, but all she accomplished was putting his name out there for another #MeToo.

Alley Mills is sort of crazy. She wanted the series finale to be all about her character going back to college, and she told people, "We don;t want any more about Kevin and Winnie--that's all played out, anyway."

Keep'em coming...the movement is almost buried.

I wouldn't hate being sexually harassed by Dan Lauria

R10 exactly. Personally I liked the wonder years. The sixties is fascinating to me.

R10 has apparently decided only Wonder Years fans should be allowed to post here.

I remember hearing about the lawsuit and not being surprised much by the brother, because he always seemed gross, but also wondering where Savage's parents were.

Wonder Years was the first place I heard "Catch the Wind" by Donovan

And "The Circle Game" by Joni Mitchell

Um, R3, the show was on for 5 years. Not 7.

They need to reboot the wonder years. I love the theme song.

Licensing all of the expensive songs from the 60s took forever and that's why the series took so long to be released on DVD.

Olivia D'Abo looks microcephalic next to those people.

They should reboot it and set it in the 80s.

I liked the show. mostly for the sixties stuff but the syrupy narration and the exaggerated naivety of the characters were pretty annoying.

R25 There's already a shitload of crappy coming of age TV shows set in the 80s. We don't need anymore.

My So-called Life reminded me of a modern Wonder Years. They used the same main character voice over, which was not as common back then but is used all the time now on TV shows.

r25 They already did, it's called "The Goldbergs" and aside from weak link Adam, it's pretty good.

Freaks and Geeks is an accurate early 80s depiction.

[quote] There's already a shitload of crappy coming of age TV shows set in the 80s. We don't need anymore.

Oh, dear...

[quote][R10] exactly. Personally I liked the wonder years. The sixties is fascinating to me

Look elsewhere. THIS didn't capture them AT ALL.

Me too, R15, me too.

I'm sorry but The Goldbergs sucks. Totally unfunny

Paul's a cutie!

Ally Mills is married into the evil Breitbart family. She's an alt-right white supremacist (or she's at least cool with it).

"Isn't Jason Hervey best friends with Republican icon Scott Baio? I wonder if he's a deplorable, too."

Yep.

Who's the broad in the turquoise dress with the zika head? That a wonder right there.

Didn't Jason Hervey go on to become a drug dealer to the stars?

I don't recall hearing anything about Savage but there were strongly-worded rumors and blind items towards the end of the run about Hervey harassing females on the set ; Olivia d'Abo would know.

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Hervey was on Battle of the Network Stars last summer and came off HORRIBLE. Like the douchiest guy that could ever douche. He was so stunningly horrible that even the hosts made commentary of it.

Whoa r43, there's a battle of the network stars still? I gotta hear more about this! Also, why would he be on it? Is he on any shows now?

She is either being shady or stupid bringing that up after all this time.

Nobody remembers those accusations. Now, they all do.

Wonder if she is still pissed off with the boys for losing her paychecks . . .

ABC rebooted the series last summer with a collection of "stars," including Hervey. It's probably up on Hulu. I only made it through a few episodes.

I remember as a kid thinking this show might be interesting to watch and then I would attempt to watch it and it was so damn boring. Thank Gawd the boomers are done with and the 60's are kinda over as a culture phenomenum. FYI people would say I looked like Kevin.

Monique Long was Set Costumer for The Golden Girls!!!

This.

Weird. I’d always heard that Savage was humble and well-adjusted.

Well, I don’t know what to make of it. Guess he’s not?

I agree.

Weird.

Who's next Ron Howard?

The first season was great--it gradually went down hill after that. The Goldbergs does seem clearly derivative.

[quote]... the 60's are kinda over as a culture phenomenum.

I find R47's spelling phenomenal.

The Goldbergs > Wonder Years

It's not surprising that The Wonder Years clearly influenced The Goldbergs since Adam F. Goldberg grew up watching The Wonder Years. The difference is the actual video footage of real life events that each episode of The Goldbergs is based on.

It's interesting how Alley Mills has morphed into a more right-wing life. Back in the late70s-early 80s, I worked with her on a couple of stage productions in L.A. when she identified as a "card-carrying lesbian," in a long-term relationship with an actress/director who, if you were around back then, you'd know from her TV appearances. Guess time changes all of us!

Another reason for DL to love The Goldbergs: