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Adam F. Goldberg On Robert Englund’s Return As Freddy For “The Goldbergs” Halloween Special

We’ve been eagerly awaiting “The Goldbergs” Halloween special featuring Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, the horror icon he made famous. With only days away until its airing, you may be wondering just how Freddy’s cameo came to be. Adam F. Goldberg the executive producer of The Goldbergs, which airs on ABC-TV on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. (EST) had the same reoccurring dream for the past four years – “How can I get Robert Englund to recreate his Freddy Krueger character for an episode of The Goldbergs?” After a four-year pursuit, Goldberg finally convinced Englund to recreate the character and appear in the upcoming episode entitled, “Mister Knifey Hands,” airing on ABC-TV on Wednesday, October 24th at 8 p.m. EST / 7 p.m. CST. Convincing Robert Englund to come out of retirement to play Freddy Krueger one last time is a true bucket-list moment for me as a writer,” said Goldberg. “I’ve been a longtime obsessive fan, collecting Freddy artwork and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 18, 2018
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Date Announced For “The Goldbergs” Halloween Special With Robert Englund As Freddy

Later this month horror fans will be able to see Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger for the first time in 15 years and for what could be the last time. Englund is set to make an appearance as the genre icon in the Halloween special of the 80’s set series “The Golbergs“, titled “Mister Knifey Hands”. In the special, “Despite Beverly’s wishes, Jackie’s parents allow Adam to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street and a disagreement between families ensues. Beverly dreams of facing off with horror icon Freddy Krueger (Guest Star Robert Englund), which teaches her an important lesson about her son’s relationship with Jackie. Meanwhile, Erica realizes she’s not as popular as she once was as she starts hanging out a William Penn Academy despite the fact she’s no longer a student there. ” Tune in for “The Goldbergs” Halloween special on Wednesday, October 24th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2018
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Robert Englund Is Playing Freddy Krueger In “The Goldbergs” Halloween Special!

There is going to be a big treat for fans of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Robert Englund, and the series “The Goldbergs“, and we swear it’s no trick, Englund is putting on the makeup and glove one more time for this year’s “The Goldbergs” Halloween special! Just when we thought that we’d never see Englund as horror icon Freddy Krueger again, this happens. ABC’s ’80s-set series follows “The Goldbergs“, a Pennsylvania family and features the hilarious antics of the 3 children played by Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, and Hayley Orrantia, as well as parents Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) and Murray (Jeff Garlin) and grandfather Albert aka “Pops” (George Segal). Patton Oswalt serves as the series’ narrator. Guess what, we’ve even got a preview to share with you, via “The Goldbergs‘” Twitter account! We will update you when we know more. #TheGoldbergs Halloween episode this year is going to be a NIGHTMARE! @RobertBEnglund will guest star as the one and only

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 21, 2018

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Adam F. Goldberg On Robert Englund’s Return As Freddy For “The Goldbergs” Halloween Special

We’ve been eagerly awaiting “The Goldbergs” Halloween special featuring Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger, the horror icon he made famous. With only days away until its airing, you may be wondering just how Freddy’s cameo came to be. Adam F. Goldberg the executive producer of The Goldbergs, which airs on ABC-TV on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. (EST) had the same reoccurring dream for the past four years – “How can I get Robert Englund to recreate his Freddy Krueger character for an episode of The Goldbergs?” After a four-year pursuit, Goldberg finally convinced Englund to recreate the character and appear in the upcoming episode entitled, “Mister Knifey Hands,” airing on ABC-TV on Wednesday, October 24th at 8 p.m. EST / 7 p.m. CST. Convincing Robert Englund to come out of retirement to play Freddy Krueger one last time is a true bucket-list moment for me as a writer,” said Goldberg. “I’ve been a longtime obsessive fan, collecting Freddy artwork and

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 18, 2018
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Date Announced For “The Goldbergs” Halloween Special With Robert Englund As Freddy

Later this month horror fans will be able to see Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger for the first time in 15 years and for what could be the last time. Englund is set to make an appearance as the genre icon in the Halloween special of the 80’s set series “The Golbergs“, titled “Mister Knifey Hands”. In the special, “Despite Beverly’s wishes, Jackie’s parents allow Adam to watch A Nightmare on Elm Street and a disagreement between families ensues. Beverly dreams of facing off with horror icon Freddy Krueger (Guest Star Robert Englund), which teaches her an important lesson about her son’s relationship with Jackie. Meanwhile, Erica realizes she’s not as popular as she once was as she starts hanging out a William Penn Academy despite the fact she’s no longer a student there. ” Tune in for “The Goldbergs” Halloween special on Wednesday, October 24th.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 17, 2018
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Robert Englund Is Playing Freddy Krueger In “The Goldbergs” Halloween Special!

There is going to be a big treat for fans of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Robert Englund, and the series “The Goldbergs“, and we swear it’s no trick, Englund is putting on the makeup and glove one more time for this year’s “The Goldbergs” Halloween special! Just when we thought that we’d never see Englund as horror icon Freddy Krueger again, this happens. ABC’s ’80s-set series follows “The Goldbergs“, a Pennsylvania family and features the hilarious antics of the 3 children played by Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, and Hayley Orrantia, as well as parents Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) and Murray (Jeff Garlin) and grandfather Albert aka “Pops” (George Segal). Patton Oswalt serves as the series’ narrator. Guess what, we’ve even got a preview to share with you, via “The Goldbergs‘” Twitter account! We will update you when we know more. #TheGoldbergs Halloween episode this year is going to be a NIGHTMARE! @RobertBEnglund will guest star as the one and only

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 21, 2018