The Goldbergs - TV Show on ABC (1 Viewer)

[Insein]

WORST SHOW EVER

It came on after Modern Family last night. Didn't change the channel quick enough.

This week's episode featured the 1984 presidential election AND the TV show American Gladiators...which didn't start until 19freaking89.

And it still isn't funny.

Every writer on this show needs to be beaten with a hose.

They're not going for historical timeline accuracy, dope.

Why not?

And what are they going for then?

Nostalgia. Heaps and heaps of it.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

WORST SHOW EVER

It came on after Modern Family last night. Didn't change the channel quick enough.

This week's episode featured the 1984 presidential election AND the TV show American Gladiators...which didn't start until 19freaking89.

And it still isn't funny.

Every writer on this show needs to be beaten with a hose.

They're not going for historical timeline accuracy, dope.

Why not?

And what are they going for then?

Nostalgia. Heaps and heaps of it.

They do a really bad job of it. It's like the writers weren't even alive in the 80s.

 

[Psychopav]

I was born in 1971 and quite enjoy the show.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I was born in 1971 and quite enjoy the show.

Figures

 

[elguapo07]

JTP!! JTP!!

 

[mquinnjr]

Took place where I grew up!

I just got out from under my rock and heard about this show, so IN to get started watching Season 1 and 2.

 

[snellman]

Took place where I grew up!

I just got out from under my rock and heard about this show, so IN to get started watching Season 1 and 2.

Just to forewarn you, it is not very historically accurate.

One of my favorite shows right now.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Took place where I grew up!

I just got out from under my rock and heard about this show, so IN to get started watching Season 1 and 2.

Buddy of mine grew up in Willow Grove - I swear this could be his family.

 

[snellman]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Not so much the funny line/bit for me, it is just more of a flashback. I guess you could call it a nostalgia thing.

 

[jhib]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

There's not a ton of laugh out loud moments, but a bunch each episode that give me a chuckle.

You cannot date my best friend. It's an unholy union! I forbid it!

Please do. Forbidden love is the best kind of love. Right after tender and jungle.

(Laughing) Oh! You're delusional.

Your relationship's not even real.

Why do you think she's keeping it a secret?

Oh, we'll see how much of a secret it is after Lainey asks me to the Darryl Dawkins dance this Friday.

Darryl Dawkins? Do you mean Sadie Hawkins?

No! I'm talking about the dance when the girls ask the guys. It's named after the basketball player Darryl Dawkins.

Who?

Dr. Dunkenstein, the rim wrecker, chocolate thunder, don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk.

Why would a dance where the girls ask the guys be named after a basketball player?

'Cause it's like the ball's in your court, girl.

 

[jhib]

And as far as the historical accuracy thing, it's really not that hard. He was a kid in the 80's. The memories of what happened when all merge together for him when he's telling his stories later on. I think it's awesome.

But I bet there's a documentary on some other channel for you to watch.

Oops... Forgot the all caps. Oh well.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

There's not a ton of laugh out loud moments, but a bunch each episode that give me a chuckle.

You cannot date my best friend. It's an unholy union! I forbid it!

Please do. Forbidden love is the best kind of love. Right after tender and jungle.

(Laughing) Oh! You're delusional.

Your relationship's not even real.

Why do you think she's keeping it a secret?

Oh, we'll see how much of a secret it is after Lainey asks me to the Darryl Dawkins dance this Friday.

Darryl Dawkins? Do you mean Sadie Hawkins?

No! I'm talking about the dance when the girls ask the guys. It's named after the basketball player Darryl Dawkins.

Who?

Dr. Dunkenstein, the rim wrecker, chocolate thunder, don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk.

Why would a dance where the girls ask the guys be named after a basketball player?

'Cause it's like the ball's in your court, girl.

That is actually pretty good.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

And as far as the historical accuracy thing, it's really not that hard. He was a kid in the 80's. The memories of what happened when all merge together for him when he's telling his stories later on. I think it's awesome.

But I bet there's a documentary on some other channel for you to watch.

Oops... Forgot the all caps. Oh well.

I'M SURE THERE'S A GOOGLE SEARCH OUT THERE FOR THE CREATOR

 

[jhib]

And as far as the historical accuracy thing, it's really not that hard. He was a kid in the 80's. The memories of what happened when all merge together for him when he's telling his stories later on. I think it's awesome.

But I bet there's a documentary on some other channel for you to watch.

Oops... Forgot the all caps. Oh well.

I'M SURE THERE'S A GOOGLE SEARCH OUT THERE FOR THE CREATOR

Nice.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Are there any sitcoms that you actually DO find funny?

 

[Stinger Ray]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Do you watch the show? If you don't think it is funny why do you watch it?

 

[Insein]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Do you watch the show? If you don't think it is funny why do you watch it?

New here?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Do you watch the show? If you don't think it is funny why do you watch it?

I watched it once to see what it was all about. Thought it was terrible.

I watched it again out of fairness. Still bad.

The last time it came on after Modern Family. Pretty much in the background.

 

[Stinger Ray]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Do you watch the show? If you don't think it is funny why do you watch it?

I watched it once to see what it was all about. Thought it was terrible.

I watched it again out of fairness. Still bad.

The last time it came on after Modern Family. Pretty much in the background.

So..why do you care?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Do you watch the show? If you don't think it is funny why do you watch it?

I watched it once to see what it was all about. Thought it was terrible.

I watched it again out of fairness. Still bad.

The last time it came on after Modern Family. Pretty much in the background.

So..why do you care?

1. It is my job to rid the world of inaccurate history/historical references.

2. It is my personal duty to rid the world of crappy TV shows/Movies.

3. As someone who grew up in the 80s...it is ####ing offensive.

 

[Stinger Ray]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Do you watch the show? If you don't think it is funny why do you watch it?

I watched it once to see what it was all about. Thought it was terrible.

I watched it again out of fairness. Still bad.

The last time it came on after Modern Family. Pretty much in the background.

So..why do you care?

1. It is my job to rid the world of inaccurate history/historical references.

2. It is my personal duty to rid the world of crappy TV shows/Movies.

3. As someone who grew up in the 80s...it is ####ing offensive.

You are one tightly wound dude. I have a lot of coal you can make into a diamond.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Do you watch the show? If you don't think it is funny why do you watch it?

I watched it once to see what it was all about. Thought it was terrible.

I watched it again out of fairness. Still bad.

The last time it came on after Modern Family. Pretty much in the background.

So..why do you care?

1. It is my job to rid the world of inaccurate history/historical references.

2. It is my personal duty to rid the world of crappy TV shows/Movies.

3. As someone who grew up in the 80s...it is ####ing offensive.

You are one tightly wound dude. I have a lot of coal you can make into a diamond.

I know I come off that way but I'm actually pretty mellow. I'm more of a social justice warrior for good entertainment.

 

[Frostillicus]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

No. GFYM.

 

[Frostillicus]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Do you watch the show? If you don't think it is funny why do you watch it?

I watched it once to see what it was all about. Thought it was terrible.

I watched it again out of fairness. Still bad.

The last time it came on after Modern Family. Pretty much in the background.

So..why do you care?

1. It is my job to rid the world of inaccurate history/historical references.

2. It is my personal duty to rid the world of crappy TV shows/Movies.

3. As someone who grew up in the 80s...it is ####ing offensive.

Being in your 20s in the 80s is not "growing up in the 80s" brah.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Do you watch the show? If you don't think it is funny why do you watch it?

I watched it once to see what it was all about. Thought it was terrible.

I watched it again out of fairness. Still bad.

The last time it came on after Modern Family. Pretty much in the background.

So..why do you care?

1. It is my job to rid the world of inaccurate history/historical references.

2. It is my personal duty to rid the world of crappy TV shows/Movies.

3. As someone who grew up in the 80s...it is ####ing offensive.

Being in your 20s in the 80s is not "growing up in the 80s" brah.

Sick burn!

Regardless...only a moron would mix these things up.

Imagine watching "That 70s Show" and they take their minds off of Watergate by watching "Saturday Nigh Fever".

 

[Frostillicus]

Serious question for fans of the show.

Could you please provide me with a link or quote of a funny line/bit?

Thanks.

Do you watch the show? If you don't think it is funny why do you watch it?

I watched it once to see what it was all about. Thought it was terrible.

I watched it again out of fairness. Still bad.

The last time it came on after Modern Family. Pretty much in the background.

So..why do you care?

1. It is my job to rid the world of inaccurate history/historical references.

2. It is my personal duty to rid the world of crappy TV shows/Movies.

3. As someone who grew up in the 80s...it is ####ing offensive.

Being in your 20s in the 80s is not "growing up in the 80s" brah.

Sick burn!

Regardless...only a moron would mix these things up.

Imagine watching "That 70s Show" and they take their minds off of Watergate by watching "Saturday Nigh Fever".

Makes sense to me.

 

[mquinnjr]

Took place where I grew up!

I just got out from under my rock and heard about this show, so IN to get started watching Season 1 and 2.

Just to forewarn you, it is not very historically accurate.

One of my favorite shows right now.

6 episodes in, can't stop watching. Good stuff, loving Barry.

 

[mquinnjr]

Party in the Woods at Alverthorpe Park, as per the Cop. Not only is it a real place, but is a park 2 minutes from where I grew up, and where I worked 6 summers spanning high school and college. So awesome!

Even better, second summer I started working there, I got invited to a party in the woods the older kids were having after work on a Saturday night after work. I couldn't make it, but would've loved to have gone. Anyways, "back in the woods" no one bothered you as long as you got a permit to rent it out ahead of time. No one would patrol it if a permit was taken out, even if it was college kids. Well, the guys organizing this didn't get a permit that year. Cops patrolled since there were people there without a permit. Since everyone was under aged and township employees, all were fired. Whew.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Vote for love this show.

 

[jhib]

Nice reference to Herman's brought back some memories for me. I had forgotten all about that store.

 

[The Noid]

Nice reference to Herman's brought back some memories for me. I had forgotten all about that store.

Gimble's, too.

 

[James Daulton]

Dig this show. Seems pretty accurate to the time period and the 80's were right in my wheelhouse.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Dig this show. Seems pretty accurate to the time period and the 80's were right in my wheelhouse.

 

[James Daulton]

Dig this show. Seems pretty accurate to the time period and the 80's were right in my wheelhouse.

You've seen two episodes, correct? Without reading through this whole thread, what are your main objections? There's always a fair chance I'm mixing up my 1991 with my 1988, and my 1982 with my 1978. I am getting old.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Dig this show. Seems pretty accurate to the time period and the 80's were right in my wheelhouse.

You've seen two episodes, correct? Without reading through this whole thread, what are your main objections? There's always a fair chance I'm mixing up my 1991 with my 1988, and my 1982 with my 1978. I am getting old.

2.5 episodes, Cochise.

I'm not going to go over it all again but the 80s references are pretty lame and sometimes horribly inaccurate.

A couple of episodes ago the older, more Jewishy brother was training for American Gladiators. At the same time the 1984 presidential election was going on. Those things happened about 5 years apart.

 

[Gr00vus]

I imagine the pitch for this show was "it's The Wonder Years in the 80's, but with more obnoxious parents."

 

[James Daulton]

Dig this show. Seems pretty accurate to the time period and the 80's were right in my wheelhouse.

You've seen two episodes, correct? Without reading through this whole thread, what are your main objections? There's always a fair chance I'm mixing up my 1991 with my 1988, and my 1982 with my 1978. I am getting old.

2.5 episodes, Cochise.

I'm not going to go over it all again but the 80s references are pretty lame and sometimes horribly inaccurate.

A couple of episodes ago the older, more Jewishy brother was training for American Gladiators. At the same time the 1984 presidential election was going on. Those things happened about 5 years apart.

But both in the 80's, yes?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Dig this show. Seems pretty accurate to the time period and the 80's were right in my wheelhouse.

You've seen two episodes, correct? Without reading through this whole thread, what are your main objections? There's always a fair chance I'm mixing up my 1991 with my 1988, and my 1982 with my 1978. I am getting old.

2.5 episodes, Cochise.

I'm not going to go over it all again but the 80s references are pretty lame and sometimes horribly inaccurate.

A couple of episodes ago the older, more Jewishy brother was training for American Gladiators. At the same time the 1984 presidential election was going on. Those things happened about 5 years apart.

But both in the 80's, yes?

Oh, good point.

Like on Mad Men they had that one episode where they were watching the Kennedy/Nixon debates while listening to Sgt. Pepper.

 

[James Daulton]

Dig this show. Seems pretty accurate to the time period and the 80's were right in my wheelhouse.

You've seen two episodes, correct? Without reading through this whole thread, what are your main objections? There's always a fair chance I'm mixing up my 1991 with my 1988, and my 1982 with my 1978. I am getting old.

2.5 episodes, Cochise.

I'm not going to go over it all again but the 80s references are pretty lame and sometimes horribly inaccurate.

A couple of episodes ago the older, more Jewishy brother was training for American Gladiators. At the same time the 1984 presidential election was going on. Those things happened about 5 years apart.

But both in the 80's, yes?

Oh, good point.

Like on Mad Men they had that one episode where they were watching the Kennedy/Nixon debates while listening to Sgt. Pepper.

Now we're on the same page!

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I remember being glued to my iPhone 6 on 9/11/01.

 

[mquinnjr]

I remember being glued to my iPhone 6 on 9/11/01.

Serious question: Do you enjoy anything?

 

[Gr00vus]

I remember being glued to my iPhone 6 on 9/11/01.

Serious question: Do you enjoy anything?

Pretty sure he enjoys his favorite 80's album "Use Your Illusion".

 

[RBM]

Loved the yenta episode.

 

[Insein]

I imagine the pitch for this show was "it's The Wonder Years in the 80's, but with more obnoxious parents."

Wonder Years meets Malcolm in the Middle.

 

[Mjolnirs]

Loved the yenta episode.

I used to race greyhounds

You must be fast!

 

[RBM]

End of last season and beginning of this one, not loving it. May have lost its charm already.

 

[John Bender]

I don't change the channel only because the daughter is smoking hot.

 

[Insein]

Kid is getting older. Going to lose its charm when his voice completely changes.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Kid is getting older. Going to lose its charm when his voice completely changes.

Yup