[Josh Saviano] and co-star [Fred Savage] have become good friends, but Saviano says he doesn't really need people to always look up to like [Paul] does.

``I make friends.'' CUTLINE:A REGULAR GUY: Josh Saviano, ABC's `nerd' in `The Wonder Years,' considers himself `normal'; when he's not filming in L.A., he attends school in New Jersey, plays soccer and other sports.

The episode (8:30 p.m. EDT/PDT) was filmed in March, the same week Saviano actually turned 13 and had his own bar mitzvah. And like the episode, he celebrated with family and friends in northern New Jersey where he lives.