The “Goldbergs” delivers

By Warren Gordon
Staff Writer

The Goldbergs is a show that represents a middle class Jewish family in the 80s. They are loud, argumentative, but ultimately love each other and show it through their actions.

The parents are Murray and Beverly Goldberg. Murray is played by Jeff Garlin. Murray comes home, sits in front of his T.V. and calls all of his kids morons. Beverly, played by Wendi McLendon-Covey, a over controlling mother who will do anything to keep her children from growing up.

The oldest kid, Erica Goldberg(Hayley Orranita) is a bratty teenage girl, who’s main concern is boys. The middle child, Barry Goldberg(Troy Gentile), a socially awkward teenage boy who only wants to drive. The youngest child, Adam Goldberg(Sean Giambrone) a seventh grader films and observes everything.

For example, in one episode the younger boy, Adam, needs clothes for his first day of school. His mom buys him a train sweatshirt, a conductor’s cap, and a pair of sweatpants, and treats him like a first grader because she doesn’t want to let go of him.

Adam is entering seventh grade and he doesn’t want to be cute anymore, he wants to be dangerous. His mother doesn’t understand this, but his grandfather does. Adams grandfather, Pops, seems to understand the children more than the parents do.

Pops who is played by George Segal, is 80 years old and enjoys nothing more than spending time with his grandkids. He takes Adam shopping and buys the clothes he wants to wear.

At first mom was angry, then goes so far as to destroy the clothes, gradually she understands that an important part of parenting is letting go, and letting them make more decisions on their own.

This show is a great way to put teenagers through a life in the 80s due to the family style, clothes, music, and surroundings. Now everything is done through technology, but this show, shows that life back then was done through face to face conversations.

The colorful clothes the mother wore, the short shorts that the whole family wore, and all of the family’s hair styles show the difference between life today and life in the 80s.

So far, the few episodes that have been showed have fallen into the pattern of a yelling father, controlling mother, and children inserting their independence. This might seem predictable but the writing of Adam Goldberg and the acting of the family members is good that you cant help but enjoy the characters.

This comedy was very good, it’s very funny and well written. It has strong language and has some mature parts but most teenagers would love this how along with many who grew up in the 80s.