The Goldbergs Cousin Simon (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Comedy

The Goldbergs

Cousin Simon (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Comedy

The program begins with an embedded Sanka ad: You are what you drink. "What is the logical conclusion to conclude?" "If it does cost a penny more, what's money if you can rise in the morning and brighten the corner where you are." Molly is...See moreThe program begins with an embedded Sanka ad: You are what you drink. "What is the logical conclusion to conclude?" "If it does cost a penny more, what's money if you can rise in the morning and brighten the corner where you are." Molly is in the middle of serving dinner to her cousin Simon. Simon's family is out of town, so Molly takes pity on him and asks him for supper, even though everyone dislikes him. Simon demands a third helping of the noodle pudding and simultaneously asks for an aspirin. He then announces that poor relations are a liability and proceeds to tell Jake that he is an excellent cutter but, by implication, not a good businessman. Uncle David becomes upset and points out that no one makes it alone; even Simon couldn't have gotten started without a loan from his uncle. Simon is taken ill. The doctor is summoned and decides he must rule out a heart attack. "Under no circumstances must the patient be moved." Simon takes over Molly's living room and her friends are requested to stop "yoohooing." Simon calls for Molly and tells her he knows "he's finished." "I wanted the wrong things. ... All the happiness I could have given. ... Did Jake have to suffer when I could have made life easier for him?" He promises to make Jake his right-hand man at the factory. "If I get well, Molly, I'll be a better Simon." His secretary arrives with the checks he intends to sign over to all his relatives to help them out. Then the doctor calls with the news that his cardiograph is negative. He has "a severe case of gastroenteritis; ... in plain English, over-eating." Simon decides not to sign the checks after all. He leaves, saying "You and your snacks almost killed me, Molly. I wish I could say thank you." In the ending Sanka ad, Molly opines "Maybe there's a Simon in every family and a little bit of Simon in everybody because who don't postpone until too late to do what you should do?" Written by rustle49 See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Cousin Simon.

Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Gertrude Berg Molly Goldberg Molly Goldberg See fewer	The Goldbergs (1949)
Henry Lascoe Cousin Simon Cousin Simon See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Philip Loeb Jake Goldberg Jake Goldberg See fewer	A Double Life (1947)
Paul Mann Dr. Stark Dr. Stark See fewer	The Goldbergs (1949)
Arlene McQuade Rosalie Goldberg Rosalie Goldberg See fewer	The Goldbergs (1949)
Eli Mintz Uncle David Uncle David See fewer	The Goldbergs (1949)
Larry Robinson Sammy Goldberg Sammy Goldberg See fewer	Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
Betty Walker Secretary Debbie Ronson Secretary Debbie Ronson See fewer	Exodus (1960)
Doro Merande Nurse Emulsion (uncredited) Nurse Emulsion (uncredited) See fewer	The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)