When George Segal passed away this March, Wendi McLendon-Covey and her collaborators on ABC comedy series The Goldbergs were put in a difficult situation—unable to pay tribute to him, given that they were days away from wrapping production on Season 8.In Season 9, though, the series’ executive producer and star promises that the actor and his character, grandfather Albert “Pops” Solomon, will get their due.“Every time we open a season, it’s always a movie tribute, and I’ve got to hand it to our writers.
We’re doing a movie tribute that actually takes us on a journey of where to spread Pops’ ashes,” she said. “It’s not only a traditional tribute, but hysterically funny, and you will cry your eyes out.
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