The Goldbergs

Seasons

2013

USA

8

TV-PG

This ABC show takes place in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania in the 1980s and follows the lives of a family named The Goldbergs.

Episode List

S1 • E1

The Circle of Driving

Under the watchful eye of an eleven-year-old boy's video camera, the Goldbergs face the challenges of life in the 80s, including two new teenage drivers and a grandfather who shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel.

S1 • E2

Daddy Daughter Day

A day out with Erica leaves Murray wishing he hadn't asked about her life. Their annual school wardrobe shopping trip leaves Beverly and Adam at odds.

S1 • E3

Mini Murray

Barry wants money to buy an expensive pair of basketball shoes, so Murray hires him to work at his furniture store. When Beverly prohibits him from seeing a new horror movie, Adam goes behind her back.

S1 • E4

Why're You Hitting Yourself?

As Beverly tries playing matchmaker for Pops, Adam and Barry bond over their discovery of a scrambled porn channel on TV.

S1 • E5

The Ring

As Beverly discovers that her engagement ring is the same one Murray gave to his ex-fiancee, Adam looks to a romantic comedy for inspiration as he tries to woo his pretty neighbor.

S1 • E6

Who Are You Going to Telephone?

As Adam abandons Pops to go trick-or-treating with a cool new friend, Beverly dons a costume so she can keep Barry from being embarrassed at a Halloween party.

S1 • E7

Call Me When You Get There

Barry is thrilled at the freedom offered by his new driver's license, until Beverly lays down her rules of the road. Pops resists wearing a Life Alert necklace and is forced to call Adam when he needs help.

S1 • E8

The Kremps

Beverly is determined to make friends with a standoffish neighbor. Barry and Erica battle for control of the family's one telephone line.

S1 • E9

Stop Arguing & Start Thanking

As Thanksgiving reignites the longstanding feud between Murray and his ne'er-do-well brother, Marvin, Barry's loss to Adam in a ball game shifts the balance of their sibling rivalry.

S1 • E10

Shopping

Erica's new job is jeopardized when Beverly goes overboard with her employee discount. Pops looks to change Barry's bad luck.

S1 • E11

Kara-Te

On the eve of the annual high school talent show, Beverly and Murray square off over Barry's plan to perform his karate routine, while Pops encourages Erica to sing.

S1 • E12

You're Under Foot

When Beverly complains that Pops is spending too much time with her at home, she forces Murray to take him back to work at the furniture store. Adam reluctantly gives away his toy collection, hoping it will help him get his first kiss.

S1 • E13

The Other Smother

Micromanaging Barry and Erica's college searches pits Beverly against a rival meddling mom. Erica tells Pops that her efforts to enhance her college prospects are based on lies.

S1 • E14

You Opened the Door

Beverly chaperons the school dance when, she learns Adam and Dana are attending it together. Murray endures teaching Barry about the birds and the bees.

S1 • E15

Muscles Mirsky

While Adam worries about sexual tension between him and his longtime friend Emmy, Erica and Beverly square off over a lack of trust.

S1 • E16

Goldbergs Never Say Die!

Barry and Erica join Adam and his friends on a Goonies-inspired treasure hunt for some family jewels misplaced by Pops.

S1 • E17

Lame Gretzky

As Murray struggles to get Adam interested in hockey, Beverly's efforts to help Erica prepare for her college entrance exams threaten to backfire.

S1 • E18

For Your Own Good

As an unwanted new chair puts Murray on the warpath with Beverly, Adam regrets enlisting Barry's help to fend off a school bully.

S1 • E19

The President's Fitness Test

Murray (Jeff Garlin) intervenes when Adam (Sean Giambrone) seeks Beverly's (Wendi McLendon-Covey) help to avoid a national physical fitness test. Barry (Troy Gentile) woos Erica's (Hayley Orrantia) French pen pal (guest star Bella Dayne).

S1 • E20

You're Not Invited

To get his little brother his first kiss, Barry hosts a "no parents allowed" birthday party in the basement for Adam - and sparks some surprisingly protective instincts in Erica.

S1 • E21

The Age of Darkness

When Erica cannot be consoled after her boyfriend dumps her, Murray steps in to help; Barry becomes obsessed with a new arcade game.

S1 • E22

A Wrestler Called Goldberg

Beverly learns that Barry lied about joining the wrestling team; Erica flakes on a promise to take Adam to a local screening of Return of the Jedi.

S1 • E23

Livin' on a Prayer

When Murray's high school free throw record is broken, he attends a banquet as the guest of honor. Elsewhere at home, Barry decides to throw a party where he quickly loses the spotlight.