TV reviewer Dustin Rowles, co-owner and founder of the blog Pajiba, recently posted a rant condemning the writers of “The Goldbergs” for shortchanging The Jenkintown Posse, aka the JTP.

For the uninformed, the JTP includes Andy Cogan, Matt Bradley, and Naked Rob Smith, played by Matt Bush, Shayne Topp, and Noah Munck, respectively.

From Pajiba’s blog:

How many of our longtime The Goldbergs viewers could actually identify them by their names before I told you what they were? That’s because The Goldbergs do not treat JTP as real people. They’ve appeared on the series more times than Lainey — in over 90 episodes — but what do we know about them? About their families? What are their jobs? Dreams? Aspirations?

We know nothing, because The Goldbergs have never given these characters any agency. They don’t even exist separately from one another. Have you ever seen Naked Rob without Andy? Why does Naked Rob continue to wear his hat backward? Why can’t Matt Bradley have a girlfriend? Did any of the JTP even go to college? Are they just townies that exist solely for Barry’s benefit?

To read the rest of Rowles’ thoughts on “The Goldbergs” and The Jenkintown Posse, you can check out his blog post here.

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