Would you consider Beverly Goldberg a "helicopter parent" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 02-14-2020, 05:49 AM

In the simplest terms, a "helicopter parent" is one who is overprotective or has an excessive interest in their children's lives, experiences, or problems. They usually always run interference in their children's lives whether it be their academic studies or romantic life just to name a few.

It really started to occur to me that Beverly fits this description to a tee after rewatching the Halloween episode ("Who Are You Going to Telephone?") from Season 1. In it, Beverly dons a costume so she can keep Barry from being embarrassed at a Halloween party. Murray meanwhile strongly advises Beverly to mind her own business and let Barry handle the situation on his own. In his words (and I'm paraphrasing), if she keeps coming to their kids' rescue, then they'll grow up to be immature and they'll never want to move out.

Edward216 · 03-05-2020, 06:00 PM

Oh absolutely! Beverly's the epitome of a helicopter parent. LOL.

Ed.

02-14-2020, 05:49 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,324	Would you consider Beverly Goldberg a "helicopter parent" In the simplest terms, a "helicopter parent" is one who is overprotective or has an excessive interest in their children's lives, experiences, or problems. They usually always run interference in their children's lives whether it be their academic studies or romantic life just to name a few. It really started to occur to me that Beverly fits this description to a tee after rewatching the Halloween episode ("Who Are You Going to Telephone?") from Season 1. In it, Beverly dons a costume so she can keep Barry from being embarrassed at a Halloween party. Murray meanwhile strongly advises Beverly to mind her own business and let Barry handle the situation on his own. In his words (and I'm paraphrasing), if she keeps coming to their kids' rescue, then they'll grow up to be immature and they'll never want to move out.
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03-05-2020, 06:00 PM	#2
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,648	Oh absolutely! Beverly's the epitome of a helicopter parent. LOL. Ed.