Adam works on his new persona for the first day of high school that he hopes will up his coolness level. Meanwhile, Beverly gets her teaching certification to become a substitute teacher. But when she is demoted to sub-janitor, she sends the Goldberg kids to a Saturday detention, but it is Principal Ball who must oversee the kids. Later, Murray arrives and takes over where he gives an...

Barry (Troy Gentile) sets out to defy Murray (Jeff Garlin) and become a P.E. teacher. Erica (Hayley Orrantia) looks to be a video-dating matchmaker for Lainey's (AJ Michalka) dad.

Erica and Adam both take the lead from TV's "The Brady Bunch" and "George Glass" their crushes. Adam risks bodily harm in an intense game of paintball, and Erica might be embarrassed when her friends see through her fake college-aged boyfriend. Meanwhile, Murray's stubbornness causes Beverly to miss seeing the Beach Boys at Live Aid.

As Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) tries to find Adam some lunchtime friends, the Goldbergs' new answering machine launches a war between Murray (Jeff Garlin) and his father, Pop-Pop (Judd Hirsch).

Hoping to be the next Stephen King, Adam (Sean Giambrone) writes a horror story whose monster is based on Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey). Erica (Hayley Orrantia) schemes to get a date with Geoff (Sam Lerner) on Halloween.

Adam decides to use Murray's love of action movies to convince his dad to help him make one. But the production goes haywire when a new leading man is needed after Barry goes missing. Meanwhile, Erica goes shopping with Beverly for a new wardrobe.

Thanksgiving finds Murray (Jeff Garlin) and his brother (guest star Dan Fogler) fighting over their Knight Rider fandom. Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) and Bill Lewis (David Koechner) begin a turkey cook-off.

Barry (Troy Gentile) objects when Adam (Sean Giambrone) and Lainey (AJ Michalka) are cast as lovers in the school's production of Phantom of the Opera. Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) makes sure Erica (Hayley Orrantia) can't coast through her senior year.

Adam (Sean Giambrone) and Barry (Troy Gentile) square off over the Harlem Globetrotters. Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) makes Murray (Jeff Garlin) pay for sleeping through his surprise 50th birthday party.

As Erica (Hayley Orrantia) refuses to sing the Hanukkah solo in the annual holiday concert, Adam (Sean Giambrone) loses his sense of wonder over a disappointing Star Wars bootleg film.

As Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) tries to inspire Barry (Troy Gentile) with her substitute teaching, Adam (Sean Giambrone) gets a lesson about the difficulties of being a teenage girl.

When a snow day cancels school, Adam and Barry discover Murray has a fear of snow. When the boys realize this, they exploit his weakness and take advantage of him. Meanwhile, Beverly finds Erica's college application lauding her mom as her hero, making Beverly very happy but angering Erica.

As Adam (Sean Giambrone) takes up tennis to win back his best friend, Valentine's Day sends Erica (Hayley Orrantia) into an emotional tailspin.

When Barry (Troy Gentile) and Erica (Hayley Orrantia) get jobs at the mall, Murray (Jeff Garlin) insists that Adam (Sean Giambrone) go to work, too.

As Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) looks to make Adam (Sean Giambrone) a movie star, Murray (Jeff Garlin) tries to be an interested dad to Erica (Hayley Orrantia) but ends up making her life worse.

Confusion over their shared name pits Adam (Sean Giambrone) against an upperclassman to see who gets to be called Adam Goldberg.

A newcomer challenges Barry (Troy Gentile) as leader of the JTP. Erica (Hayley Orrantia) tries to trick Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) by using her "no cursing" policy against her.

Lainey (AJ Michalka) surprises everyone with her college announcement, prompting Barry (Troy Gentile) to vow to follow in the footsteps of Doogie Howser: M.D. and become a doctor while still in high school.

Adam (Sean Giambrone) tells a lie that lands him a prom date with an older classmate. Barry (Troy Gentile) asks Erica (Hayley Orrantia) to help make the dance a night to remember for him and Lainey (AJ Michalka).

As a jealous Barry (Troy Gentile) tries sabotaging the bond between Adam (Sean Giambrone) and Pops (George Segal), Erica (Hayley Orrantia) catches Murray (Jeff Garlin) in a lie during her college admission interview.

When Barry (Troy Gentile) and Adam (Sean Giambrone) go on a golf cart joyride that ends in disaster, Erica (Hayley Orrantia) refuses to bail them out of trouble. Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) pressures Murray (Jeff Garlin) to take up a hobby together.

When Adam (Sean Giambrone) wants to spend the weekend at the beach with his girlfriend, and Erica (Hayley Orrantia) tries to get permission to go out of state for college, they must compete to get Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) to agree. A movie about nuclear war causes Barry (Troy Gentile) to worry about the future.

Adam (Sean Giambrone) jeopardizes his relationship with Jackie (Rowan Blanchard) when he gives Barry (Troy Gentile) and Erica (Hayley Orrantia) an advance look at the yearbook. Murray (Jeff Garlin) and Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) square off when his brother Marvin (guest star Dan Fogler) needs help.

As their family and friends struggle to accept that Erica (Hayley Orrantia) and Lainey (AJ Michalka) are graduating from high school, Adam (Sean Giambrone) panics when he's caught between his old girlfriend and his new one.