The Goldbergs Season 9 Episode 16 Season 9, Episode 16: The Downtown Boys

Before leaving on her honeymoon with Geoff, Erica asks Adam to housesit at their downtown Philadelphia apartment. To avoid spending Spring Break with his mom, Adam jumps at the offer and invites Dave Kim to join him. But when a series of encounters in the city frightens Dave and leaves Adam all alone, he calls Beverly for help. Meanwhile, after the JTP loses a game of smashball to a teenage gang, Barry's revenge plan leads him to the mall, where shady entrepreneur John Calabasas and his younger brother Jean recruit him and his friends to be the next boy band sensation. As Jean is grooming the JTP for their mall showcase debut, Beverly and Adam are settling in downtown. Though Beverly gravitates to the seedy excitement of urban life, Adam is afraid to go outside. So as Adam looks for someone to take care of him back in Jenkintown, Beverly invites her friends from home to a party with the new people she's met. After calling his mom to find a shindig in full swing, Adam hurries to the res