The film follows Berg 's early years of marriage , her short period in New Orleans , her move to New York City , to her work in the radio and television renditions of '' The Goldbergs . '' The film devotes attention to the role of '' The Goldbergs '' in helping to present a congenial image of a striving Jewish family to the broader American public , and the tremendous popularity that the radio and television shows experienced . Stamberg deems Berg , " the '' Oprah '' of her day . " '' Yoo-Hoo , Mrs. Goldberg '' addresses developments contemporaneous with the years of '' The Goldbergs , '' Kristallnacht , the American Nazi German-American Bund and right-wing radio lecturer Father Coughlin . It also deals with Berg 's struggle against the McCarthy Era blacklisters and the influence of '' Red Channels . '' The film ends with the end of the television program and Berg 's post-Goldbergs professional career
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg