Now for something completely different. We have a bit of a gap between shows here on Open Apple, due to the timing of some interviews we have lined up. Rather than keep you waiting, we thought we’d try something wacky.

In this “episode” of Open Apple, Quinn and Mike sit down together and watch The Goldbergs. This is a sitcom airing on ABC that is garnering some critical acclaim. In particular, we watched episode 4 in season 2, entitled “Shall We Play a Game?”. This episode features an Apple II+ prominently throughout the show, including terrific shots of games and applications you will definitely recognize. The producers did their homework, and showed the platform genuine love and respect. It’s a very prominent feature of this episode, so we thought it might be fun to talk about it.

Fair warning- the podcast by itself will not make much sense if you aren’t watching along with us!


Hacking the II Plus on The Goldbergs (ABC).
Hacking the II Plus on The Goldbergs (ABC).

Em Maginnis

Mike is the editor-in-chief of A2Central, as well as a blogger and rescuer of classic manuals and books.