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EXCLUSIVE: Disney is severing ties with Fred Savage following multiple complaints of misconduct in his role as executive producer and director on the freshman ABC comedy series The Wonder Years, produced by 20th Television, part of Disney Television Studios. The allegations were investigated, leading to Savage’s dismissal. The Wonder Years, a reboot of the beloved 1988 series, which starred Savage, has not been renewed for a second season yet but remains in contention. “Recently, we were made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fred Savage, and as is policy, an investigation was launched. Upon its completion, the decision was...

A reboot of “The Wonder Years” has landed a pilot production commitment at ABC. The new half-hour comedy series would focus on how a black middle class family in Montgomery, Alabama in the turbulent late 1960’s made sure it was The Wonder Years for them too. That puts the new show in the same time period as the original series, which was set between 1968 and 1973. A mini writer’s room for the show will be opened once ABC approves a pilot script. Saladin K. Patterson will write and executive produce. Lee Daniels and Marc Velez will executive produce via...

URANT, Okla. (DPI) — The Southeastern Oklahoma State Savages have hired The Wonder Years actor Fred Savage following an NCAA ruling outlawing mascots deemed offensive to Native Americans. "Our school nickname has always been a tribute to the Savages of Hollywood, never a derogatory reference to any tribal group," said SOSU's President John Libby. Fred Savage's smiling visage has been added to the university's football helmets. However, the Lady Savages swim team has objected to the mascot's presence in the girl's locker room. In related news, the NCAA's own mascot, Overpaid White Male Bureaucrat, now has a sidekick: Politically Overcorrect...