Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg
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69 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Summary: From Aviva Kempner, award-winning maker of The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg, comes this humorous and eye-opening story of television pioneer Gertrude Berg. She was the creator, principal writer, and star of The Goldbergs, a popular radio show about a Jewish family living in New York City which became television’s very first character-driven domestic sitcom in 1949. She combined social commentary, family values and lots of humor to win the hearts of America. (International Film Circuit, Inc.)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Leba Hertz
    100
    Kempner once again educates and entertains with unexpected tidbits and just plain good old-fashioned filmmaking.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    80
    There's far more to this groundbreaker who built an empire in the face of formidable challenges. So why would you miss it? Go already.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    Berg was the pioneer for an indie TV entrepreneur like Lucille Ball.
  4. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Phil Hall
    60
    For those who never heard of "The Goldbergs" and its amazing star, Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg will provide a special introduction to a special person.

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  1. MarkM.
    10
    After watching the film a group of friends and I debated at length why we had never heard of Gertrude Berg. Here is our hypothesis. The reason that Gertrude Berg is not remembered -- besides the inability to make a permanent record of her show except for a few kinescopes, is that the history of the 20th century is by and large written by men. And her show appealed to women in their domestic scope. And judging from some of the ugly comments made on your site about her appearance the judgment by the male run networks and critics was that because she was not beautiful in the anorexic image seen on TV (Donna Reed, Lucy, Alice in The Honeymooners were damn skinny) and therefore she was not worthy of discussion. She made men uncomfortable. So does Oprah. So does Roseanne. Your review is right in that the film doesn't delve in to the reasons she wasn't remembered. The reasons are all about religious and sexual bias of the male controlled media. She was too Jewish, too old and too fat to be worthy of her tremendous accomplishments being recorded and recognized for posterity. She reminded men in power of their immigrant mothers who sacrificed for them. It wasn't cool. Thank goodness Aviva Kempner is finding a way to make sure she is not forgotten for her achievements. The narrow scope of beauty that the media seems to recognize is one reason why Gertrude Berg has been stricken from the record of cultural history. I think C plus is way too low a grade for this doc.… Expand

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