'Breaking In' Creator Sells 1980s 'Wonder Years' Comedy to ABC

Courtesy of Subject

Adam F. Goldberg

Breaking In creator Adam F. Goldberg is back in business.

our editor recommends

TCA: 'Breaking In's' Adam F. Goldberg Dream Casts his 'Wonder Years'-Style Comedy

Fox Cancels 'Breaking In,' 'I Hate My Teenage Daughter' -- Again

Fox Orders 'Breaking In' For Midseason

ABC has given a pilot production commitment to How the F--- am I Normal, a single-camera comedy described as a dysfunctional Wonder Years set in the simpler times of the 1980s.

Goldberg is on board to pen the Sony Pictures Television project and executive produce alongside Happy Madison's Doug Robinson. Seth Gordon will reteam with Goldberg and executive produce and direct the pilot.

The project was originally set up at Fox in August 2011, when the network revived Breaking In for a shortened second season.  

"My favorite show of all time is the Wonder Years, so this is my chance to go do a Wonder Years," Goldberg told THR of the project earlier this year. He had digitized 300 tapes featuring his own dysfunctional family's squabbles to use as inspiration.

STORY: 'Breaking In's' Adam F. Goldberg Dream Casts His 'Wonder Years'-Style Comedy

Among the appeals of the loosely defined 1980s project: the relatability of a family that yells often but ultimately loves each other. "Fox thought that that was a universal thing that hasn't really been seen on TV," he said in January, "because family shows tend to be watered down and pleasant."

At that time, he had hoped former The Talk host Leah Remini would be perfect for the mother, but she has since landed a role on ABC's Family Tools. He also planned to incorporate a Kevin Arnold-esque voiceover.

Normal marks Goldberg's return after his Fox Christian Slater workplace comedy was briefly brought back from cancellation last year only to have it meet the same fate.

Goldberg, repped by WME, was featured on THR's Next Generation list in 2011.