Stinger97 October 7, 2015 Share October 7, 2015 Murray (Jeff Garlin) attempts to help Adam (Sean Giambrone) transition into adulthood by building a robot, but their creative differences drive them apart, the opposite of what Murray was trying to achieve. Meanwhile, Barry (Troy Gentile) makes a huge mistake when he accidentally tapes over Beverly's (Wendi McLendon-Covey) beloved video of his 5th birthday party. Review: A.V. Club (A-) Link to comment
Traveller519 October 8, 2015 Share October 8, 2015 Kind of a coasting episode, but that's okay. The story stayed true to the overall relationships of the show and there were still some good laughs, mostly at the hands of Pops and his rugelach. Link to comment
dcalley October 8, 2015 Share October 8, 2015 I'm kind of amused that the taping over could have been prevented by popping off the tab on the tape. I'm sure Adam knew that, but Bev probably didn't, and the kids wouldn't have cared about her tapes. I confess the JTP move at the end was cool (but I cannot play basketball to save my life). I wonder how well the real Adam keeps it together when there's a big Murray+Adam focus, as there was in this episode. I was getting a little sad just thinking about how Pops and Murray are no longer around for him. 1 Link to comment
Accidental Martyr October 8, 2015 Share October 8, 2015 Not the strongest episode. Too much suspension of disbelief with Barry not knowing the height of a regulation basketball goal. 2 Link to comment
shipmate October 8, 2015 Share October 8, 2015 I look forward to the end of episode "real Videos" each week. Those elevate the show to that much more! 7 Link to comment
Pallida October 8, 2015 Share October 8, 2015 My excuse is I was only 8, but I cried during a certain scene in Short Circuit 2. The JTP section made me think of my brother, who around that same time, had a mishap with an alley-oop dunk and gave himself a black eye and a broken wrist. I also want to watch some Strawberry Shortcake now. Link to comment
Traveller519 October 8, 2015 Share October 8, 2015 I wonder how well the real Adam keeps it together when there's a big Murray+Adam focus, as there was in this episode. I was getting a little sad just thinking about how Pops and Murray are no longer around for him. Goodness, when Forever Young started playing at the end. My TV also exhausted some extra dust into the room. 3 Link to comment
Stinger97 October 9, 2015 Author Share October 9, 2015 I loved Short Circuit as a kid, but for some reason it never comes to my mind when thinking about classic 80s films. It was nice to be reminded of it. One thing I think this show does well is giving equal weight to each of the stories playing that week. This week was no different, as each of the characters got some funny scenes. I always adore when Adam and Pops share scenes together (one of my favorite episodes is Adam realizing that Pops wouldn't be around forever), and throwing Murray into the mix is never disappointing. The same goes for Barry and Beverly who, under lesser writers would become mundane and one-note, still make me laugh and still make me feel something for their relationship. The A.V. Club review I posted makes mention of a small little detail that was actually added a nice touch: the title cards in Beverly's "schmoopilation" video were inconsistent in that sometimes they preceded what was happening on screen, and sometimes they'd come after what was happening. Similarly, instead of the title cards being added directly over the picture (as they were in Barry's "Jampilation" video), they were handwritten and shot with the camera. It made sense, since Bev wouldn't be as proficient with the video camera as Barry is. 2 Link to comment
Paron Xanthis October 9, 2015 Share October 9, 2015 Strawberry Shortcake was around during the '80s? I thought she only came out this century! 1 Link to comment
readster October 9, 2015 Share October 9, 2015 Strawberry Shortcake was around during the '80s? I thought she only came out this century! Nope, Strawberry was around since 82, she showed up here and there throughout the early 80s before disappearing until over a decade ago. 2 Link to comment
jww October 9, 2015 Share October 9, 2015 It would have been impossible to have a vhs tape of Barry’s 5th birthday.party. since he would have been 5 in the mid 70’s long before personal VHS cameras were available (first1983) The party likely would have been shot in Super8 and I doubt they had the technology to transfer to VHS then . Link to comment
Kromm October 10, 2015 Share October 10, 2015 "Robit" was funny, but something about this episode felt forced/shoehorned. The lessons/family bonding didn't seem earned the way they usually are on this show. 2 Link to comment
TV Diva Queen October 14, 2015 Share October 14, 2015 It would have been impossible to have a vhs tape of Barry’s 5th birthday.party. since he would have been 5 in the mid 70’s long before personal VHS cameras were available (first1983) The party likely would have been shot in Super8 and I doubt they had the technology to transfer to VHS then . I transferred all my parents Super 8's to VHS for their 25th Anniversary - 1986. 3 Link to comment
Bryce Smith October 16, 2015 Share October 16, 2015 Barry's run after learning how bad of a basketball player he really was? Dying. 1 Link to comment
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