HomeABC Entertainment‘The Goldbergs’ to air tribute to George Segal on his final show‘The Goldbergs’ to air tribute to George Segal on his final showFri, April 2, 2021 by ABC NewsSHARE NOW ABC(LOS ANGELES) — The Goldbergs will air a special tribute to George Segal, who played Pops on the long-running sitcom. Next week’s episode, “Couple Off,” is the final episode the Oscar-nominated actor shot before he passed away on March 23 from complications of bypass surgery. It’ll include a 45 second-long tribute in honor of Segal, a preview of which is now on YouTube.The episode, which was directed by Back to the Future alumna Lea Thompson, airs Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on ABC.By Stephen IervolinoCopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.