Under the watchful eye of an eleven-year-old boy's video camera, the Goldbergs face the challenges of life in the 80s, including two new teenage drivers and a grandfather who shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel.
Barry wants money to buy an expensive pair of basketball shoes, so Murray hires him to work at his furniture store. When Beverly prohibits him from seeing a new horror movie, Adam goes behind her back.
As Beverly discovers that her engagement ring is the same one Murray gave to his ex-fiancee, Adam looks to a romantic comedy for inspiration as he tries to woo his pretty neighbor.
As Adam abandons Pops to go trick-or-treating with a cool new friend, Beverly dons a costume so she can keep Barry from being embarrassed at a Halloween party.
Barry is thrilled at the freedom offered by his new driver's license, until Beverly lays down her rules of the road. Pops resists wearing a Life Alert necklace and is forced to call Adam when he needs help.
As Thanksgiving reignites the longstanding feud between Murray and his ne'er-do-well brother, Marvin, Barry's loss to Adam in a ball game shifts the balance of their sibling rivalry.
On the eve of the annual high school talent show, Beverly and Murray square off over Barry's plan to perform his karate routine, while Pops encourages Erica to sing.
When Beverly complains that Pops is spending too much time with her at home, she forces Murray to take him back to work at the furniture store. Adam reluctantly gives away his toy collection, hoping it will help him get his first kiss.
Micromanaging Barry and Erica's college searches pits Beverly against a rival meddling mom. Erica tells Pops that her efforts to enhance her college prospects are based on lies.
Beverly chaperons the school dance when, she learns Adam and Dana are attending it together. Murray endures teaching Barry about the birds and the bees.
Murray (Jeff Garlin) intervenes when Adam (Sean Giambrone) seeks Beverly's (Wendi McLendon-Covey) help to avoid a national physical fitness test. Barry (Troy Gentile) woos Erica's (Hayley Orrantia) French pen pal (guest star Bella Dayne).
To get his little brother his first kiss, Barry hosts a "no parents allowed" birthday party in the basement for Adam - and sparks some surprisingly protective instincts in Erica.
When Murray's high school free throw record is broken, he attends a banquet as the guest of honor. Elsewhere at home, Barry decides to throw a party where he quickly loses the spotlight.