{"id":1963238,"date":"2025-08-16T01:11:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1963238"},"modified":"2025-08-16T01:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T01:11:41","slug":"for-years-the-wonder-years-fred-savage-though-guest-star-alicia-silverstone-gave-him-a-fake-phone-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/for-years-the-wonder-years-fred-savage-though-guest-star-alicia-silverstone-gave-him-a-fake-phone-number\/","title":{"rendered":"For years, \u201cThe Wonder Years\u201d&#8217; Fred Savage though guest star Alicia Silverstone gave him a fake phone number"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Those over 30 remember the pain: that jump scare of dialing a phone number only to be met with the piercing sounds of a fax machine answer tone \u2014 the uninvited cousin of the dial-up modem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That&#8217;s exactly what <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-wonder-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Wonder Years;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Wonder Years<\/em><\/a> star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/fred-savage\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fred Savage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fred Savage<\/a> heard every time he tried to call <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/alicia-silverstone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alicia Silverstone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Alicia Silverstone<\/a> after they met filming an episode of his family sitcom in 1992.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Wonder Years<\/em> season 5, episode 11 was Silverstone&#8217;s first on-screen role. In the episode, &#8220;Fred Savage&#8217;s character [Kevin Arnold] asks me on a date and I say, &#8216;Pick me up at seven,&#8217; or something,&#8221; Silverstone tells <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>. &#8220;And that&#8217;s what makes him decide he needs to get on it and learn how to drive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>ABC<\/p>\n<p> Alicia Silverstone and Fred Savage on &#8216;The Wonder Years&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Savage hoped to connect with Silverstone after filming. &#8220;Fred asked me for my number, which was really sweet, &#8217;cause I was 14. My home phone number was also [used for] a fax machine of my dad&#8217;s work. So he had tried calling that a few times, and it just went straight to fax. So he thought I gave him a fake number or something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Silverstone \u2014 who recently graced the cover of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-90s-issue-11779205\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW's '90s Issue;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW&#8217;s &#8217;90s Issue<\/a> \u2014 says they have &#8220;since corrected the situation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But not all her <em>Wonder Years<\/em> connections were missed. The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/clueless\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Clueless;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Clueless<\/em><\/a> alum (who will <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/why-alicia-silverstone-joined-clueless-sequel-series-11787241\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reprise her role as Cher Horowitz in an upcoming sequel series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reprise her role as Cher Horowitz in an upcoming sequel series<\/a>) says she and Josh Saviano, who played Kevin&#8217;s best friend Paul on all six seasons of the ABC series, &#8220;became very good friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t know how our exchange of numbers worked,&#8221; she says with a laugh, &#8220;but that worked.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Sign up for\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ew-tv-inline-offer\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly's\u00a0free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<em>&#8216;s\u00a0free daily newsletter<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<em>to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Silverstone shared the fax machine anecdote as part of a larger cruise down Memory Lane, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/alicia-silverstone-1990s-movies-memories-clueless-batman-and-robin-interview-11778930\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:looking back at her iconic '90s roles;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">looking back at her iconic &#8217;90s roles<\/a>, including <em>The Crush<\/em>, <em>Batman &amp; Robin<\/em>, <em>Blast from the Past<\/em>, and more. You can also watch the video interview in full above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/wonder-years-star-fred-savage-thought-alicia-silverstone-gave-him-fake-phone-number-11792187\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those over 30 remember the pain: that jump scare of dialing a phone number only to be met with the piercing sounds of a fax machine answer tone \u2014 the uninvited cousin of the dial-up modem. 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