‘The Goldbergs’: Will Erica & Jeff Actually Get Married in the 200th Episode? (VIDEO)
Every girl dreams of her wedding day, with fire breathers, unicorns and acrobats. Actually, this is ABC’s ’80s-centric comedy The Goldbergs, so those dreams belong to well-meaning but overzealous mother of the bride Beverly Goldberg (Wendi McLendon-Covey), who’s all too helpful when it comes to only daughter Erica (Hayley Orrantia) saying “I do” to fiancé Geoff Schwartz (Sam Lerner). “In typical Beverly fashion, she has her own plans for their ceremony and is going to try to insert those ideas as much as she can,” Orrantia says. “It becomes a tug of war.”
Erica’s big day coincides with a big day for the family sitcom: Episode No. 200! But there’s a hitch in getting hitched when the couple consider postponing, Orrantia explains, “so we have time to reconvene and figure out ‘How do we make this wedding the way we really want it?’” Erica copes with the stress by having a “sibling spa day” with Adam (Sean Giambrone) and Barry (Troy Gentile). Guess which brother decides he likes being pampered?
We won’t reveal whether the walk down the aisle actually occurs, but the landmark episode does include a bit of nostalgia in the form of pop star Richard Marx, who sings “Right Here Waiting.” Says Orrantia: “It was one of those pinch-me moments where you’re like, ‘Is this really happening?’”
Watch the full interview above.
The Goldbergs, 200th episode, Wednesday, March 2, 8/7c, ABC
