Category: The Goldbergs

[VINTAGE TEE COLLECTOR TRIGGER WARNING AHEAD] Back in 2014 I put together a complete guide to the vintage tees in season one of The Goldbergs. Yes, I am a madman who carefully documented all of the t-shirts that appeared in all 23 episodes of the first season. Many of them were true vintage, so I respected the effort put in by the show to stay true to the era. The guide was even well-received by Adam Goldberg, the show’s creator. @defunkd And this is the my dream shirt for the show. I wore it for YEARS... http://t.co/JetfddNpkO— Adam F. Goldberg ... Read more

The Goldbergs have returned! Back in May I geeked out and watched every episode from the first season and documented which vintage t-shirts make cameos. Well, I’m turning this into a weekly report… But sadly, I don’t have much to report t-shirt wise from the first episode. It didn’t feature much if any true vintage tees (with prints.) Our gut says that Lost Boys tee above is not true vintage. But thankfully the show has so much retro eye candy, nostalgic flashbacks, and laughs that we have found it in our hearts to forgive. Besides, I’ve heard rumblings from several ... Read more

If you haven’t yet tuned in to The Goldbergs, there’s no time like the present… err… past. The show is set in 1980-something (need I say more?) and documents the goings-on of a family in Pennsylvania. There’s a rad twist, though: the show is based on real-life producer Adam Goldberg and his experiences growing up in the best decade ever. As a child (and apparently as a grown-up, too) Adam was frequently situated behind a camera. As a result, snippets of real, vintage Goldberg family camcorder footage rounds out each episode, revealing actual-events-turned-plot-inspiration. Basically, the show features more “reality” than ... Read more