GOLDBERGS, THE: MISTER KNIFEY-HANDS (TV)
Summary
One in this comedy series about a dysfunctional Pennsylvania family in the 1980s.
In this episode, Geoff tries to persuade Erica to accompany him to the high-school Halloween dance in a witty couples costume, and Adam defies Beverly's "no scary movies" rule to watch "A Nightmare on Elm Street" with Jackie – and then loses several nights of sleep thanks to Freddy Kreuger. Erica finds that returning to her old high school is actually an "ego boost," as the younger students are all impressed with her wisdom and maturity; Beverly and Murray are outraged to learn that Jackie's "hippie" parents allowed the teens to watch such a scary film. Bev goes to great lengths to help ease her "snuggle bug" into sleeping through the night; elsewhere, Geoff and the rest of TJP begin to worry that Erica has gotten stuck in "thirteenth grade," the home to uncool alumni who can't let go of their high-school glory days.
Vinny Geary helps Adam get over his fear by introducing him to Fangoria movie magazine, but Bev and Murray soon confront Vinny and Lynn about their laissez-faire parenting style. The Gearys argue that Adam is "over-mothered," and both sets of parents end up banning their kids from hanging out. Erica, not yet 21 but desperate for "validation," tries to impress the high-schoolers with a keg of (non-alcoholic) beer, much to Principal Glascott's annoyance. A furious Adam tells Beverly that he would prefer the Gearys as parents, and Erica and Geoff abruptly break up upon realizing that they embarrass one another.
Wishing to reconnect with her son, Beverly forces herself to watch "Elm Street" and ends up having a scary dream in which "Fredward Kroeger" counsels her about having made a mistake with Adam and Jackie. Upon awakening, she apologizes to the kids and to the Gearys, deciding that their dissimilar parenting styles can be complementary rather than conflicting. Elsewhere, Erica makes amends with Geoff and heads to the dance with him, dressed as "Halls and Oats." Meanwhile, Principal Glascott uses the fake beer to win over his teachers. Includes commercials and promos.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: November 30, 1999 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:30:03
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 134408
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; 1980s; Halloween
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 2013-
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "Instant Family" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Ralph Breaks the Internet" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - Apple iPhone X
- TV - Commercials - DirecTV satellite television
- TV - Commercials - General Mills Lucky Charms cereal
- TV - Commercials - L.L. Bean clothing
- TV - Commercials - Lowe's stores
- TV - Commercials - Macy's stores
- TV - Commercials - Mercedes-Benz automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Nature Valley granola bars
- TV - Commercials - Nespresso coffee machines
- TV - Commercials - Samsung Galaxy Note 9 cellular phones
- TV - Commercials - Subaru automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Target stores
- TV - Promos - "American Housewife"
- TV - Promos - "Black-ish"
- TV - Promos - "Grey's Anatomy"
- TV - Promos - "How to Get Away with Murder"
- TV - Promos - "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"
- TV - Promos - "Mickey's 90th Spectacular"
- TV - Promos - "Modern Family"
- TV - Promos - "Splitting Up Together"
- TV - Promos - "Station 19"
- TV - Promos - "The Conners"
- TV - Promos - "The Kids Are Alright"
- TV - Promos - The CMA Awards
CREDITS
- Doug Robinson … Executive Producer
- Seth Gordon … Executive Producer
- Alex Barnow … Executive Producer
- Chris Bishop … Executive Producer
- Mike Sikowitz … Executive Producer
- David Guarascio … Executive Producer
- Lew Schneider … Executive Producer, Director
- Adam F. Goldberg … Executive Producer, Created by
- Andrew Secunda … Executive Producer, Writer
- Dan Levy … Co-Executive Producer
- Rachel Sweet … Co-Executive Producer
- Annette Sahakian Davis … Co-Executive Producer
- Erin Braun … Producer
- Lauren Bans … Producer
- Aaron Kaczander … Co-Producer
- Erik Weiner … Co-Producer
- Matt Mira … Co-Producer
- Vern Davidson … Co-Producer
- Courtney Wieden … Co-Producer
- Hank Johnson … Co-Producer
- B.J. Maier … Associate Producer
- Michael Wandmacher … Music by
- I Fight Dragons … Theme Music by
- Wendi McLendon-Covey … Cast, Beverly Goldberg
- Sean Giambrone … Cast, Adam Goldberg
- Troy Gentile … Cast, Barry Goldberg
- Hayley Orrantia … Cast, Erica Goldberg
- Sam Lerner … Cast, Geoff Schwartz
- George Segal … Cast, Albert 'Pops' Solomon
- Jeff Garlin … Cast, Murray Goldberg
- Bryan Callen … Cast, Mr. Mellor
- Tim Meadows … Cast, John Glascott
- Scott Adsit … Cast, Vinny Geary
- Robert Englund … Cast, Freddy Krueger
- Matt Bush … Cast, Andy Cogan
- Noah Munck … Cast, "Naked" Rob Smith
- Shayne Topp … Cast, Matt Bradley
- Sean Marquette … Cast, Johnny Atkins
- Niko Guardado … Cast, Rubén Amaro Jr.
- Alexis G. Zall … Cast, Jackie Geary
- Jackie Geary … Cast, Lynn Geary
- Parvesh Cheena … Cast, Andy Cesunda
- Nate Hartley … Cast, Dan Morse
- Alex Jennings … Cast, Carla
- Aislinn Brooke Plair … Cast, Singing Girl #1
- Elizabeth Tovey … Cast, Singing Girl #2
- Mariam Tovey … Cast, Singing Girl #3