The Goldbergs Is Not Hiding Jeff Garlin’s Exit Well

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The Goldbergsis proving particularly inept at covering up the absence of Jeff Garlin in season 9. Last year, the actor was revealed to have allegedly exhibited behavior on the set of the ABC sitcom that made cast and crew members feel uncomfortable. As a result of an investigation into the reported misconduct, Sony Pictures Television, which produces The Goldbergs, appears to have let Garlin go. But his character, Murray Goldberg, has yet to be officially removed from the show, and it's become a glaring issue.

It is not easy for any show to hide the exit of a cast member, which is why the typical solution is for the production to write that actor's character out of the story in some way or another. The Goldbergs did this following the death of George Segal, another series regular. The Goldbergs has yet to acknowledge that Garlin is gone from the show, however, let alone the possibility of Murray's farewell. Since his role is central to the sitcom as a pivotal member of the titular family’s dynamic, the production has undoubtedly had a hard time covering up his absence.

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So far, The Goldbergs season 9 has featured bizarre efforts to hide Garlin's exit, including what appears to be a green screen appearance from Murray during his daughter Erica’s wedding. The show has also relied on the old canard of Garlin's character being conveniently out of town. However, his “touring a suede factory in Tucson” is an excuse that will only hold water for an episode or two, at most, before a more permanent explanation for Garlin's absence will be necessary. For Murray to simply be off on a work trip with no chance of him ever coming back is an embarrassingly bad