S02.E01: Love Is a Mix Tape - The Goldbergs

Points for mentioning Wawa, points off for talking about buying beer at the Wawa. It's a beer distributer or nothin' in 1980s PA. Or so my hazy 1980s memory is telling me. I remember buying beer at a deli (no fake ID needed - they didn't card) but I just don't remember Wawa selling beer.

Yep, Philly girl here (now in Orlando)....I hate myself for being picky about the local references in shows, but I can't help myself.

I always give this show major points for the references to Wawa, Lee's Hoagie House, the hometown teams, the street names, the Tastykakes in the kitchen.  I even think this episode may have shown the equivalent of the Fels Planetarium (at the Franklin Institute).  But I do deduct points for the mid-western accents (it's okay, I know the Philly accent is ugly and weird; can't blame them for not using it), the Wawa set resembles an icky 7-11 (everyone knows that Wawa has that special mixture of elite and everyman, with a level of cleanliness no 7-11 has ever known), and beer and liquor can't be purchased at Wawa.  For beer, go to the distributor or get "package goods" at a bar or restaurant with a license.  For liquor, you have to go to "the state store," a.k.a. the Wine & Spirits Shop that's run by the Liquor Control Board. 

My ridiculousness aside, I love this show.

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