Meet the Goldbergs, a lively Jewish family living in NYC. There are the dutiful children, Rosie and Sammy; Jake, the hot-tempered husband; old-world Uncle David; and, of course, the ever-cheerful and gracious matriarch Molly (Gertrude Berg). With lots of extended family and neighbors, the Goldberg home is always overflowing with joy, laughter and love. The Goldbergs was created and written by Gertrude Berg, a radio and television pioneer who achieved national celebrity and influenced American popular culture with her beloved character Molly Goldberg.
All 71 episodes of The Goldbergs known to exist + 12 radio shows + a 24-pg. book.
Digitally restored !!
Aired on CBS and NBC from 1949 to 1956 with an estimated viewership at 10 million viewers per episode.
Developed in conjunction with the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Includes guest appearances by Steve McQueen and Ann Bancroft with Marion Ross appearing in Mrs. G Goes to College.
BONUS FEATURES
An excerpt from Aviva Kempner's documentary Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
The pilot for Gertrude Berg's subsequent TV show Mrs. G Goes to College
12 episodes of The Goldbergs radio show which was broadcast for 17 years prior to the TV show
Life wrote: "For millions of Americans, listening to The Goldbergs... Has been a happy ritual akin to slipping on a pair of comfortable old shoes that never seem to wear out.ô
