# The Goldbergs (2013)

> A geeky eleven-year-old documents his loud, loving 1980s family with a camcorder in a nostalgic sitcom.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/43992

## Facts

- Seasons: 10
- Episodes: 229
- Episode runtime: 22 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, family
- Created by: Adam F. Goldberg
- Network: ABC
- Cast: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeff Garlin, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, Patton Oswalt, George Segal, Sam Lerner
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2712740/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: nostalgic, warm, raucous, affectionate, comforting

## What critics say

Audiences rate The Goldbergs as a warm, positive family sitcom whose nostalgic 1980s setting and loving chaos win affection, though later seasons were rated lower than the early ones.

## Synopsis

The Goldbergs (2013-2023) is an American network family sitcom created by Adam F. Goldberg for ABC, running ten seasons and 229 episodes. Wendi McLendon-Covey plays Beverly Goldberg, a loud and overbearing mother who dominates her household in suburban Pennsylvania, while Jeff Garlin plays her husband Murray, Sean Giambrone plays Adam, the geeky eleven-year-old at the center of the show, and Troy Gentile plays his older brother Barry. Hayley Orrantia plays their sister Erica, and George Segal appears as Pops Solomon. The engine of the series is Adam's attempt to make sense of his awkward adolescence while documenting every family blowup, ambition and small humiliation with a camcorder. Each episode is a self-contained family story built from school crises, neighborhood rivalries, holiday mishaps and sibling feuds, all told in a retrospective voice that looks back on the decade. The show runs as a steady run of standalone half-hour episodes rather than one continuing arc. Set in 1980s suburban Pennsylvania, it leans into pop culture references, big hair, movies and music of the era. Its tone is warm, raucous and affectionate, with comfort-food humor and a sincere heart beneath the yelling. Fans of The Wonder Years, Everybody Loves Raymond and Malcolm in the Middle will find resonance here.

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