The second season of the American

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series '' The Goldbergs'' premiered on ABC on September 24, 2014. The season was produced by Adam F. Goldberg Productions,

Happy Madison Productions Happy Madison Productions is an American film and television production company founded in 1999 by Adam Sandler, which is best known for its comedy films. Happy Madison takes its name from the films ''Happy Gilmore'' and ''Billy Madison'', two b ...

, and

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, and the executive producers are Adam F. Goldberg, Doug Robinson, and Seth Gordon. The show explores the daily lives of the Goldberg family, a family living in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania in the 1980s. Beverly Goldberg (

Wendi McLendon-Covey Wendi McLendon-Covey (née McLendon; born October 10, 1969) is an American actress and comedian. She is known primarily for her work in comedic and improvisational roles. Since 2013, McLendon-Covey has played the role of Beverly Goldberg, a fami ...

), the overprotective matriarch of the Goldbergs is married to Murray Goldberg (

Jeff Garlin Jeffrey Garlin (born June 5, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Murray Goldberg, patriarch of the eponymous family in the ABC sitcom '' The Goldbergs'', and Jeff Greene on the HBO sitcom '' Curb You ...

). They are the parents of three children, Erica (

Hayley Orrantia Sarah Hayley Orrantia (born February 21, 1994) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is best known for portraying Erica Goldberg on the ABC comedy series '' The Goldbergs''. She was a member of Lakoda Rayne, a country pop girl group ...

), Barry (

Troy Gentile Troy Gentile (born Troy Francis Farshi; October 27, 1993) is an American actor best known for his role as Mark in ''Hotel for Dogs'' and Barry Goldberg on the comedy series '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present), and for playing young versions of Jac ...

), and Adam (

Sean Giambrone Sean Giambrone (born May 30, 1999) is an American actor. His on-screen roles include Adam F. Goldberg in the sitcom ''The Goldbergs (2013 TV series), The Goldbergs'' and Ron Stoppable in the Disney Channel film ''Kim Possible (film), Kim Possible' ...

). ABC renewed ''The Goldbergs'' for its second season on May 8, 2014. For season two, ''The Goldbergs'' was moved to a new night and time; Wednesdays at 8:30 pm (ET). On October 23, 2014, ABC gave the season a full 24-episode order. On May 7, 2015, the show was renewed for a third season.

Plot

After Barry received a kiss from his crush, Erica's best friend Lainey, he spends the year trying to get her to like him, and after multiple rejections, the two ultimately become a couple. Murray reconciles with his father Ben, called "Pop-Pop" by the children to differentiate from "Pops". Adam's relationship with Dana continues but must overcome a huge hurdle when she reveals she and her family are moving to Seattle.

Cast

Main cast

as Beverly Goldberg *

Adam Goldberg Adam Charles Goldberg (born October 25, 1970) is an American character actor, filmmaker, musician, and photographer. Known for his supporting roles in film and television, Goldberg has appeared in films such as '' Dazed and Confused'', ''Saving ...

as Barry Goldberg *

as Erica Goldberg *

George Segal George Segal Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such as ''Ship o ...

as Albert "Pops" Solomon *

as Murray Goldberg

Recurring cast

Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ''Groundhog Day'' and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in '' Memento'', as well as such television characters as ...

as Principal Ball *

Bryan Callen Bryan Callen (born January 26, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster. He studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Callen initiated his career as one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy seri ...

as Mr. Mellor *

Dan Bakkedahl Dan Bakkedahl (born November 18, 1969) is an American actor and improvisational comedian. He is best known for starring as Tim Hughes on the CBS sitcom ''Life in Pieces'', as Congressman Roger Furlong on the HBO series ''Veep'', and as Steve Nuge ...

as Mr. Woodburn *

Ana Gasteyer Ana Kristina Gasteyer (born May 4, 1967) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1996 to 2002. She has since starred in such sitcoms as ABC's ''Suburgatory,'' TBS's '' People of Earth'', NBC's ' ...

as Miss Cinoman *

Cedric Yarbrough Cedric Percelle Yarbrough (born March 20, 1973) is an American actor and comedian who stars in series ''Reno 911!'' as Deputy S. Jones and as Kenneth on the ABC sitcom '' Speechless'', as well as voicing Gerald Fitzgerald on the Netflix comedy Par ...

as Vic *

Jennifer Irwin Jennifer Irwin is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Dolly Durkins on iZombie and as Laurie Neustadt in the comedy '' Superstore''. Irwin is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. She worked with The Second City in th ...

as Virginia Kremp *

AJ Michalka Amanda Joy Michalka ( ; born April 10, 1991) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, record producer and voice actress who is best known as one half of the musical duo Aly & AJ (briefly 78violet), alongside her older sister Aly Michalka. She h ...

as Lainey Lewis *

Natalie Alyn Lind Natalie Alyn Lind (born 1999/2000) is an American actress. She is known for her television series appearances, such as her recurring roles as Dana Caldwell in '' The Goldbergs'' and Silver St. Cloud in '' Gotham'', and for her starring role as ...

as Dana Caldwell *

Kenny Ridwan Kenny Ridwan (born May 27, 1999) is an American actor known for his roles in the TV series '' The Goldbergs'', ''The Thundermans'', and ''The McCarthys''. He has also appeared as a guest star on ''Perception'', ''Bones'', ''Modern Family'', and ...

as Dave Kim * Stephanie Katherine Grant as Emmy Mirsky *

Jacob Hopkins Jacob Turner Hopkins (born March 4, 2002) is an American actor. Early life Hopkins was born in San Francisco, California to Gerald and Debra Hopkins. He has an older brother named Gerad (Born 1998). Career Hopkins is best known for playing the ...

as Chad Kremp * Matt Bush as Andy Cogan *

Sam Lerner Samuel Bryce Lerner (born September 27, 1992) is an American actor, who is most known for his role as Geoff Schwartz on '' The Goldbergs'', Chowder in '' Monster House'', and as Quinn Goldberg in ''Project Almanac''. Career Lerner appeared in ...

as Geoff Schwartz *

Noah Munck Noah Bryant Munck (born May 3, 1996) is an American actor, comedian, YouTube personality and music producer known for his roles as Gibby in the Nickelodeon series ''iCarly'' and "Naked Rob" Smith in the ABC comedy series '' The Goldbergs''. He al ...

as "Naked Rob" Smith

Episodes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goldbergs (season 2), The The Goldbergs (2013 TV series) seasons 2014 American television seasons 2015 American television seasons