<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official website </Th> <Td> beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-goldbergs </Td> </Tr> <P> The Goldbergs is an American television period sitcom that premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, on ABC . The series was created by Adam F. Goldberg and stars Wendi McLendon - Covey, Jeff Garlin, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, and George Segal . The show is produced by Goldberg, Seth Gordon, and Doug Robinson . It is based on Goldberg's childhood and family in the 1980s, complete with a childhood version of himself . The fourth season premiered on September 21, 2016 . In May 2017, ABC renewed the series for a fifth and sixth season . The fifth season premiered on September 27, 2017 . </P> <P> The Goldbergs is set in the 1980s in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania . The show is loosely based on the showrunner's childhood, during which he videotaped events, many of which are reenacted throughout the program . It shows the reality of the' 80s through a young boy's eyes . </P>

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