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* TheDitz

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* TheDitzTheDitz: Easy to fool, makes a MissingStepsPlan on a regular basis, and by his own admission, he can't follow instructions with too many steps.



* ShesGotLegs: Erica's wardrobe favours flattering skirts and shorts.



* BumblingDad: Has shades of this.

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* BumblingDad: Has shades It's more because of this.a lack of interest in trying than actual ineptitude. When he gets his rear in gear, Murray can be more effective as a parent than Beverly.
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* IconicOutfit: His Philadelphia Flyers shirt, Big Orange.


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* SheCleansUpNicely: Until the ninth grade, Erica had to wear NerdGlasses and braces, and had stringy hair. Now she's among the hottest girls in school.


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* AccidentalMisnaming: Keeps calling Adam "Goldfarb".
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* TheObiWan: Usually to Adam, but does give out sage advice to other members of the family.

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* TheObiWan: TheMentor: Usually to Adam, but does give out sage advice to other members of the family.
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* FullNameBasis: with everyone.
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* HeterosexualLifePartner: to Erica
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* BigBrotherBully[=/=]BigBrotherInstinct: He flips back and forth between this with Adam.


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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Usually the foolish to Adam and Erica.
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** "I'm home. Nobody bother me."
* ComedicUnderwearExposure: Soon as he comes home from work, he kicks his pants off and lays back on the couch.

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* BumblingDad: has shades of this.

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* BumblingDad: has Has shades of this.



* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The older responsible to his young foolish Marvin.
* HiddenDepths: "Smother's Day" shows that he's actually a talented ventriloquist.



* NeglectfulParents: Downplayed. He usually leaves the more hands-on parenting to Beverly and Pops.

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* NeglectfulParents: ParentalNeglect: Downplayed. He usually leaves the more hands-on parenting to Beverly and Pops.




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* SupremeChef: She takes pride in her cooking even to the point she dumps out entirely cooked turkeys when they don't meet her exacting standards to Barry's chagrin. And all to please Pop-Pop who still remembers her only by the first Thanksgiving she cooked for him.

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* MommasBoy : While he's often exasperated with Beverly, he has the best relationships with all the adults, and several episodes revolve around him trying to break away from her influence, then realizing he really does need her.




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* SpoiledSweet : Adam is a nice kid, but anyone who grew up in TheEighties and couldn't afford those toys might think he was pretty spoiled. Not once does anyone say "Hey, get a paper route, already."
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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange : Downplayed, but it's there. Possibly signifying a time change, Beverly goes from more of a TheSeventies style flip curl in the first two seasons to more of a Princess Diana-meets Dorothy Hamill layered look in the third season.
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* WellDoneSonGuy : His father is abrasive and aloof. Murray makes a conscious effort to be a better father.


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!! Ben "Pop Pop" Goldberg

Murray's father, played by Judd Hirsch

* GrumpyOldMan : He's a definite sourpuss, and seems to only get along with Adam.
* TheOtherDarrin : Played first by Creator/PaulSorvino, then by Creator/JuddHirsch
* TheScrooge: A holiday-hating penny-pincher.

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!! Lainey Lewis
Played by AJ Michalka

* AlliterativeName
* MissingMom : Lainey likes hanging out at the house because [[MyBelovedSmother Beverly]] treats her like one of her own kids.
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim : Dating Barry. He's immature, not overly attractive, and kind of an ass. Somehow, they work.

!! Dave Kim
Played by Kenny Ridwan
* AsianAndNerdy : He wears glasses and plays Dungeons and Dragons.

!! Mr. Mellor
Played by Creator/BryanCallen

* GymClassHell : In Adam's eyes, Mr. Mellor's class is this, but he's played with a little more sympathy.
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* FanDumb: Chicken Little levels.


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** "My shmoo!"
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* CatchPhrase: "(Something the kids have done), moron!"


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* CatchPhrase: "By god, woman!"
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* NeglectfulParents: Downplayed. He usually leaves the more hands-on parenting to Beverly and Pops.
* SurroundedByIdiots: He usually calls his kids morons.
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* GirlyRun


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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Tends to come off as this compared to the rest of her family.
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* Adorkable

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* Adorkable*{{Adorkable}}
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* Adorkable
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* TheCastShowoff : She sings and plays guitar and keyboards, frequently.
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* ImpossiblyTackyClothes : Though the entire cast wears clothes straight from TheEighties , Beverly tends to dress up more, resulting in some truly spectacular outfits, including ShouldersOfDoom and that [[EightiesHair]] hairdo that looks shellacked.

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* ImpossiblyTackyClothes : Though the entire cast wears clothes straight from TheEighties , Beverly tends to dress up more, resulting in some truly spectacular outfits, including ShouldersOfDoom and that [[EightiesHair]] hairdo [[EightiesHair hairdo]] that looks shellacked.
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* ImpossiblyTackyClothes : Though the entire cast wears clothes straight from TheEighties , Beverly tends to dress up more, resulting in some truly spectacular outfits, including ShouldersOfDoom and that [[EightiesHair]] hairdo that looks shellacked.

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The middle child of the family. Older brother to Adam and younger brother to Erica.



The middle child of the family. Older brother to Adam and younger brother to Erica.
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* CatchPhrase: "Oh, balls!"


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* DumbassTeenageSon


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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Downplayed. She's often the most levelheaded of the Goldberg children, but is also the most openly rebellious against Beverly.


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* BumblingDad: has shades of this.


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* CatchPhrase: "If (something she doesn't want her children to do) then I have failed as a mother!"
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* CloudCuckoolander: He can get to be this at times.
* TheDitz
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* TheMovieBuff
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Played by: Wendi McLevon-Covey

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Played by: Wendi McLevon-Covey
[=McLendon=]-Covey
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: He'll usually be this to Barry and/or Erica.


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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: He'll usually be this to Erica.
* ButtMonkey
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: When he's in rapper mode, he goes by the name Big Tasty.


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* TheObiWan: Usually to Adam, but does give out sage advice to other members of the family.
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[[folder:The Goldbergs]]
!!Adam Goldberg
Played by: Sean Giambrone

The narrator of the show and youngest child of the family who chronicles his and his family's life in the 80s

!!Barry Goldberg
Played by: Troy Gentile

The middle child of the family. Older brother to Adam and younger brother to Erica.

!!Erica Goldberg
Played by: Haley Orrantia

The oldest child in the family.

!!Murray Goldberg
Played by: Jeff Garlin

The patriarch of the family who tends to be a bit of a grump.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

!!Beverly Goldberg
Played by: Wendi McLevon-Covey

The matriarch of the family.

* MamaBear
* MyBelovedSmother

!!Albert "Pops" Solomon
Played by: George Segal

Beverly's father, Murray's father in-law and grandfather to the kids

* CoolOldGuy
* TheCasanova
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