18 Reasons You Should Be Watching ‘The Goldbergs’ on ABC

I’ll be blunt- if you’ve found yourself on this site you’re most likely a child of the 80s, so you hardly need more reasons to watch the best new show on television.

ABC’s The Goldbergs has settled in as one of the best sitcoms on this year’s schedule, and you can bet your binder full of Garbage Pail Kids (“they’re gonna be worth millions“) that it’s a huge reason ABC is owning Tuesday nights.

In case you’re missing out, or if some episodes are starting to pile up on your DVR to-do list, here are 18 reasons you should be watching ABC’s The Goldbergs every Tuesday night:

Because the writing and acting is magnificent

Because the music is always rad

Because the creator (@adamfgoldberg) is active and engaging on Twitter during and after the show

Love all the Garbage Pail Kids love tonight. Lifetime collector. Those were mine on the show tonight! #GPK4LIFE pic.twitter.com/8m0vy7x4ae — Adam F. Goldberg (@adamfgoldberg) March 19, 2014

Because there are theme episodes based on fantastic things like The Goonies and the U.S.S. Flagg

Because Pops rules

Because every episode is dedicated to someone or something awesome

Because we’ve all had to make a tough decision at some point

Because you get exclusive Big Tasty music video premieres

Because entire blog posts can be written about the amazing things in Adam’s bedroom

Because the future is in the balance

Because we all stretched the phone cord as far as we could for some privacy

Because we’ve all overdressed for some occasion

Because it’s a family show with a ton of heart (not a lot of those left)

Because they feel like a family that would have lived on your street- you would have been friends with Adam, looked up to (see: feared) Barry, and crushed HARD on Erica

Because it’s the only show where you get Star Wars and a Reno 911! reunion in the same place

Because Haverchuck

Because it feels like home

Because “Bloody Marys for everybody!”

UPDATE: I told you he was active and engaging on Twitter: