Spoilers ahead for the Season 9 premiere of The Goldbergs on ABC, called “The Goldbergs’ Excellent Adventure.”
Instead, The Goldbergs dedicated the full Season 9 premiere to saying goodbye to Pops (and George Segal), and it found the perfectly bittersweet way to do it.
Although The Goldbergs wrapped Season 8 back in the spring with a finale that was as funny as could be expected from the hit ABC comedy, there was an element of real-life tragedy due to the passing of George Segal, who played Pops from the very beginning.
And it involved an homage to Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, in true Goldbergs style.