Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
Friday, July 10, 2009
Before "The Cosby Show," "Good Times," or even "I Love Lucy," there was "The Goldbergs." From 1929 until 1955, it was one of the most popular shows on radio and television. Aviva Kempner, director of the documentary "Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg," looks at the show's star, Gertrude Berg, the American Jewish heroine who emerged during the most difficult years for American Jews. She's joined by Adam Berg, Gertrude Berg's grandson.
"Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg" is playing in New York at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and the Quad Cinema.
"Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg" is playing in New York at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and the Quad Cinema.
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Comments [4]
I'd love and do plan to take my kids to see this movie. However, before I go, I'd love to show them a show or two of "The Goldbergs". Where would I find a copy of the show.
as a kid i remember all my friends in our apartment house gathering around a neighbor's television set and watching two shows weekly: "the milton berle show" and "the goldbergs."
If she represented for everyone the immigrant experience, how did that play out on television when it was still a luxury for the middle class?
Do the guests know what became of Arlene McQuade, Rosalie on the TV series?
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