
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
2009, Documentary, 1h 32m
68 Reviews 1,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Equal parts edification and entertainment, Kempner's tender tribute to a forgotten pioneer of American entertainment is both richly deserved and long overdue. Read critic reviews
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November 18, 2011 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
It is only in the sequence about Berg's popular costar Philip Loeb that Aviva Kempner's documentary resonates.
December 16, 2009 | Full Review… -
Yoo-Hoo suggests that, yes, Berg broke new ground and, no, she shouldn't be forgotten. But it doesn't explain why she endured, or why she is so forgotten today.
November 4, 2009 | Rating: 3/5 -
Charming.
October 16, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
History has been unfair to Berg, a fact that filmmaker Aviva Kempner hopes to correct with this illuminating documentary.
October 16, 2009 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
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Aug 14, 2011"Yoo-Hoo, Mrs, Goldberg" is a charming and informative documentary about Getrude Berg, nee Tilly Edelstein, who was not only the star of "The Goldbergs," an immensely popular sitcom that originated on the radio, but also wrote the scripts in the days before word processors and computers with bad handwriting that puts my atrocious handwriting to shame.(One interviewee refers to her as the Oprah of her time.) What's especially noteworthy about "The Goldbergs" is that it is the prototypical family sitcom, influencing many sitcoms in the years to come.(Norman Lear is on hand to testify to this.) Although, to be honest, any television series that lasts for any period of time will have rising stars passing through at some point. "The Goldbergs" not only has an important place in television history but also in the current events of the times by presenting a Jewish family in New York City without stereotypes in a time of growing anti-semitism in the 1930's. And the television program would be adversely affected by the Blacklist of the 1950's, despite its huge popularity. Sadly enough, "The Goldbergs" has faded somewhat from memory as it has not found a new audience with younger generations which hopefully this fine documentary helps to rectify.Walter M Super Reviewer
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