Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg

Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg" has a generous helping of old kinescopes of "The Goldbergs" and respectful recollections of grandchildren, acquaintances and admirers, including Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg .....won Berg the first Emmy for best actress..... ... Full Review

Per the poster blurb, Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg tells the story of Gertrude Berg , "the most famous woman in America you've never heard of." It does so in high Ken Burns documentary style, employing narration and incidental music scored over... ... Full Article

Who was The First Lady of Television? Most people would say mogul and star Lucille Ball, but as Aviva Kempner's charming new documentary, Yoo-Hoo Mrs. ... Full Article

"The Oprah of her day" is one talking head's description of the broadcasting pioneer Gertrude Berg in Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, Aviva Kempner's engrossing documentary portrait of a once-beloved radio and television star who died in 1966 and today is barely... ... Full Article

Aviva Kempner has only vague memories of seeing "The Goldbergs," which was off television by the time she was 10. But she does remember interacting with her Detroit neighbors through the back window, the same way the show's main character,... ... Full Article

Documentary. Directed by Aviva Kempner. (Not rated. 92 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Whenever watching a documentary by Aviva Kempner, surprises are always in store. ... Full Article

A fascinating account of a unique pop-culture phenomenon, "Yoo-Hoo Mrs. Goldberg" seems at first like a mockumentary. Who would believe that a pioneering radio and television program was written and produced by a matronly Jewish-American woman who played the starring... ... Full Article