Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the ‘80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam (Sean Giambrone) these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy.
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aired Sep 25, 2013
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Dropped after season 3, too repetitive for me. Nothing special in the end, really.
I kinda like this. It's not hilarious stuff or something, but as an eighties kid myself I liked the vibe in the show a lot.
If you grew up with The Wonder Years, give this a shot. I gave the first episode a try and found it pretty funny and entertaining. I love Patton Oswalt as the narrator, and the little clip after the credits revealing that the show is based on real people and events gives a nice grip in reality. Definitely don't poo-poo this before seeing it. I think it was marketed all wrong as far as the ads go which gave it the impression of being a laugh-track sit-com. It's not that. Again, it's like Malcolm in the Middle meets The Wonder Years in the 80's. I'll be following this for sure. Give it a chance!
Before there were parenting blogs, trophies for showing up, and peanut allergies, there was a simpler time called the '80s. For geeky 11-year old Adam (Sean Giambrone) these were his wonder years and he faced them armed with a video camera to capture all the crazy. The Goldbergs are a loving family like any other, just with a lot more yelling. Mom Beverly (Wendi McClendon-Covey) is a classic "smother," an overbearing, overprotective matriarch who rules this brood with 100% authority and zero sense of boundaries. Dad Murray (Jeff Garlin) is gruff, hot-tempered and trying to parent without screaming. Sister Erica (Hayley Orrantia) is 17, hot, terrifying and not one to mess with. Barry (Troy Gentile) is 16, a grade A spaz with classic middle child syndrome. Adam (Sam Giambrone) is the youngest, a camera-wielding future director who's crushing on an older woman. Rounding out the family is beloved grandfather Al "Pops" Solomon (George Segal), the wild man of the clan, a shameless Don Juan who's schooling Adam in the ways of love. When Pops buys a new sports car and offers his Caddy to middle child Barry, it's enough to drive this already high-strung family to the brink of chaos.