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The Goldbergs shares a name with a show that goes back to the 40s. ] Video: newsday.com/television
BY FRANK LOVECESpecial to Newsday
ABCs new TheGoldbergs (premieringTuesday at 9 p.m.)resembles TheWonder Years in form
but another show in name: theearly, unrelated sitcom TheGoldbergs, which was based onthe popular radio show andstarred Gertrude Berg. It aired onCBS, NBC, the defunct DuMontnetwork and first-run syndicationfrom 1949 through 1955. (Tenepisodes are available on Netflix;Shout! Factory released thesix-disc, 71-episode The UltimateGoldbergs DVD set.)This isnt the first series with
the same title as an earlier, unrelat-ed show, of course. A handful ofothers demonstrate that when it
comes to TV, sometimes it pays topick up after a name-dropper.
THE HIT Lost (ABC, 2004-10)Surreal drama of plane-crashsurvivors on an uncharted islandhaving to make their way homeTHEMISS Lost (NBC, 2001)Reality show of three couplesdropped into Mongolia having anot-so-amazing race home.
THE HIT ER (NBC, 1994-2009)Drama set in a Chicago emergen-cy room, with ensemble cast andstarring George Clooney.THEMISS E/R (CBS, 1984-85)Sitcom set in a Chicago emergen-cy room, with supporting-castmember George Clooney.
THE HIT The Practice (ABC,1997-2004) Legal drama of aBoston law firm.THEMISS The Practice (NBC,1976-77)SitcomofNewYorkfather-son doctors.
THEHIT Friends (NBC,1994-2004)Six 20-something /30-something friends explore lifeand love.THEMISS Friends (ABC, 1979)Three 11-year-old friends explorelife and like.
THEHIT HardCopy (syndicated1989-99)TabloidTV showTHEMISS HardCopy (CBS, 1987)Drama of non-tabloid Los Angelesnewspaper.
THEHIT HappyDays (ABC,1974-84)Sitcomof a nostalgicallyremembered 50s.THE MISS Happy Days (CBS,1970) Variety show of a nostalgi-cally remembered 30s and 40s.
THE HIT Saturday Night Live(NBC, 1975-present) Late-nightcomedy sketch show with BillMurray, Brian Doyle-Murray andChristopher Guest all eventuallyamong The Not Ready for PrimeTime Players. Titled SaturdayNight until the other showtanked.THEMISS SaturdayNight LiveWithHowardCosell (ABC,1975-76)Prime-time variety showwith Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray and Christopher Guest asThe PrimeTime Players.
THEHIT Police Story (NBC,1973-75)Realistic dramatic antholo-gy of policework.THEMISS Police Story (CBS,1952)Anthology dramatizingreal-life police casework.
NORELATIONTitles the same, butshows very different
George Clooney showed up inboth E/R and ER.
Gertrude Berg wasMolly in thefirst incarnation of The Goldbergs
The Smurfs 2. (PG) 12:05, 2:25,4:40.
WESTBURY
AMC LOEWS RACEWAY 10
(516) 745-6937The Family. (R) 10:45, 11:45,1:30, 2:30, 4:15, 5:15, 7, 8, 9:55, 10:40.Lee Daniels The Butler. (PG-13) 10:35, 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45.One Direction: This Is Us - ExtendedFan Cut. (PG) 10.One Direction: This Is Us 3D -Extended Fan Cut. (PG) 2:05,4:40, 7:20, 10.Planes. (PG) 10:20, 1:45, 4:05.Prisoners. (R) 10, 10:45, 12:35, 1:20,4, 4:45, 6:30, 7:30, 8:15, 9:40, 10:30.Riddick. (R) 11:05, 2, 4:50, 7:40,10:55.Thanks for Sharing. (R) 10:45, 1:40,4:25, 7:10, 9:50.Were the Millers. (R) 9:15.The Worlds End. (R) 11:55, 6:35.UA WESTBURY STADIUM 12 &
IMAX (516) 333-0009Battle of the Year 3D. (PG-13) 11:20,2, 4:50, 7:40, 10:40.The Family. (R) 11:05, 1, 1:50, 4,4:40, 6:50, 7:30, 10, 10:30.Insidious: Chapter 2. (PG-13) 11:40,2:20, 5:10, 8, 10:45.Instructions Not Included. (PG-13)11:10, 1:55, 4:45, 7:35, 10:25.Lee Daniels The Butler. (PG-13) 12, 3:20, 6:30, 9:30.One Direction: This Is Us 3D -Extended Fan Cut. (PG) 11:15,1:45, 7:10.Planes. (PG) 12:30.Prisoners. (R) 12:10, 3:10, 3:50, 6:40,7:20, 9:50, 10:20.Riddick. (R) 11:25, 2:10, 5, 7:50,10:35.Were the Millers. (R) 4:30, 10:50.The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3DExperience. (PG) 11, 1:40,4:20, 7, 9:40.
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(631) 669-3399Insidious: Chapter 2. (PG-13) 1:45,4:30, 7:30.Lee Daniels The Butler. (PG-13) 12:15, 3:15, 7.Prisoners. (R) 12, 3:15, 7:15.
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(631) 696-4200Battle of the Year. (PG-13) 12:20, 8:20.Battle of the Year 3D. (PG-13) 2:40, 6.The Family. (R) 12, 2:40, 5:40, 8.Insidious: Chapter 2. (PG-13) 12, 2:10,4:20, 6:30, 8:40.Planes. (PG) 12:15, 2:15, 4:15.Prisoners. (R) 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8.Riddick. (R) 6:15, 8:45.The Smurfs 2. (PG) 12, 2:15.Were the Millers. (R) 4:30, 8:15.DEER PARK
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IMAX 800-326-3264-4008Battle of the Year 3D. (PG-13) 11:10,11:50, 1:50, 2:30, 4:30, 5:10, 7:10,7:50, 9:50, 10:30.Despicable Me 2. (PG) 10:30,1:10.The Family. (R) 10:50, 11:40,1:30, 2:20, 4:20, 5, 7, 7:40, 9:35, 10:25.Insidious: Chapter 2. (PG-13) 11:20, 12,2, 2:40, 4:40, 5:20, 7:20, 8, 10, 10:40.Instructions Not Included. (PG-13)10:10, 1, 3:50, 6:45, 10:50.Lee Daniels The Butler. (PG-13) 12:20, 3:30, 6:35, 9:45.One Direction: This Is Us 3D -Extended Fan Cut. (PG) 12:10,2:25, 4:50, 7:05, 9:30.Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. (PG) 3:40, 6:30, 9:20.Planes. (PG) 10:20, 12:50, 3:20,5:35, 7:50, 10:05.Prisoners. (R) 10:40, 12:30, 2:10, 3:20,4, 5:30, 6:50, 7:30, 8:50, 9:40.Riddick. (R) 11:30, 2:15, 5:25,8:10, 10:55.Were the Millers. (R) 12:40, 3:10,5:50, 8:20, 11.The Wizard of Oz: An IMAX 3DExperience. (PG) 11, 1:40,4:10, 6:40, 9:10.
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(631) 324-0448Blue Jasmine. (PG-13) 12:30,3, 6:15.The Family. (R) 1:15, 4:15, 7:40.Lee Daniels The Butler. (PG-13) 12:15, 3:40, 7:15.Prisoners. (R) 12, 3:30, 7.Thanks for Sharing. (R) 1:30, 4:30, 7:30.
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ELWOOD CINEMA (631) 499-7800The Family. (R) 1:30, 4:15, 7:10,9:40.Insidious: Chapter 2. (PG-13) 1, 3:20,5:40, 8.Prisoners. (R) 1, 2, 4:10, 5:15, 7:20,8:30.
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CINEMAS (800) 315-4000Battle of the Year. (PG-13) 11:30,2:05, 4:40, 7:25, 10:05.Battle of the Year 3D. (PG-13) 1:30,4, 6:55, 9:35.Despicable Me 2. (PG) 11:55,2:20, 4:55.The Family. (R) 1:10, 1:40, 3:55,4:25, 6:40, 7:10, 9:20, 10.Generation Iron. (PG-13) 11:50, 2:25,5, 7:40, 10:15.Grand Masti. (Unrated) 7:20, 10:25.Instructions Not Included. (PG-13)12:55, 3:50, 6:45, 9:40.The Investigator. (PG-13) 11:35, 1:55,4:20, 6:45, 9:10.Lee Daniels The Butler. (PG-13) 12:45, 3:45, 6:50, 9:50.The Little Mermaid Second Screen Live.(Unrated) 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:15.Phata Poster Nikla Hero. (Unrated)12, 3:20, 6:35, 9:55.Prisoners. (R) 11:40, 12:10, 3:05, 3:35,6:30, 7:05, 9:45, 10:20.The Smurfs 2. (PG) 11:45, 2:15.Were the Millers. (R) 4:50, 7:30,10:10.
UA FARMINGDALE STADIUM 10
(631) 755-0940Blue Jasmine. (PG-13) 11:55,2:25, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55.Elysium. (R) 1:20, 4:20, 7:35,10:15.The Grandmaster. (PG-13) 1:05,4:05, 7:10, 10:10.Insidious: Chapter 2. (PG-13) 11:45,1:50, 2:20, 4:30, 5:10, 7:15, 7:45, 10,10:30.One Direction: This Is Us - ExtendedFan Cut. (PG) 3:50.One Direction: This Is Us 3D -Extended Fan Cut. (PG) 12:50,7:05, 9:50.Riddick. (R) 1, 1:30, 4, 4:40, 7,7:30, 10:05, 10:35.Thanks for Sharing. (R) 11:30, 2:15,4:50, 7:40, 10:20.The Way Way Back. (PG-13)11:50, 2:35, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25.
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(631) 728-8676Battle of the Year 3D. (PG-13) 1:20,4:20, 7:20.Insidious: Chapter 2. (PG-13) 1:40,4:40, 7:40.One Direction: This Is Us 3D -Extended Fan Cut. (PG) 1:10,4:10, 6:50.Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. (PG) 1, 4, 7.Riddick. (R) 1:30, 4:30, 7:20.HOLTSVILLE
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(800) 315-4000Battle of the Year. (PG-13) 1:25, 4:10,7:05, 9:55.Battle of the Year 3D. (PG-13) 12:55,3:45, 6:35, 9:20.Blue Jasmine. (PG-13) 4:20,6:40, 9:10.Despicable Me 2. (PG) 11:45,2:05.The Family. (R) (Rear WindowCaptioning) 1:05, 3:55, 6:45, 9:25; InDirectors Hall: 12:35, 3:25, 6:15, 9.Insidious: Chapter 2. (PG-13) 11:35,2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 10; In Directors Hall:1:40, 4:15, 6:50, 9:30.Instructions Not Included. (PG-13)1:10, 4, 6:55, 9:45.Lee Daniels The Butler. (PG-13) 11:55, 3:05, 6:10, 9:15.Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. (PG) 4:30, 7:10.Planes. (PG) 11:40, 2.
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