Fred Savage will be serving as executive producer on the reboot of ABC’s ‘Wonder Years,‘ and recently he recalled the moment he landed the role.

The show followed the Arnold family as they lived through events such as the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights movement, and the Space Race.

During its 1988-1992 run the show was nominated for 28 Emmy awards, one nomination which was for then 13-year-old Fred Savage.

Savage became the youngest male actor to be nominated for outstanding lead in a comedy series, and he still holds that title.

When castings for the show began, Savage was recommended to the creators by five different casting directors after his work in “The Princess Bride” and “Vice Versa.”

“I remember coming into Los Angeles from Chicago with my dad to meet Neal and Carol,” recalled the now 45-year-old actor.

“We stayed at the Century Park Hotel in Century City. They told me that’s where President Reagan stayed when he came to Los Angeles. I was very excited about that,” he added.

“I remember standing in this stone and marble conference room doing my scenes in front of a conference table that was a mile long,” he said, recalling the network test.

Savage also talked about the moment he learned he had been nominated for an Emmy.

The actor learned of his nomination during a sleepover in which his friend’s mother left a note that read: “Good morning, guys. There’s breakfast in the fridge. And congratulations, Fred. You were nominated for an Emmy.”

Since his time on “The Wonder Years“, Savage has come a long way in his acting and will be serving as executive producer in the show’s reboot which follows a Black family living in Montgomery, Alabama in the late 1960s.

The reboot is said to air on September 22 on ABC.

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