Freaks and Geeks

Freaks and Geeks

1999
Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks

Freaks and Geeks

8.8 | TV-14 | en | Drama

High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").

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EP18  Noshing and Moshing
Oct. 17,2000
Noshing and Moshing

Neal wrestles with the dilemma of whether to tell his mother about his father's affair. Lindsay is given detention after coming to the aid of a girl being attacked by a boy. Daniel deals with pressures at home and with Kim. He escapes from his problems through punk music.

EP17  Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers
Oct. 10,2000
Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers

Lindsay tries to convince Harold to let her join her friends at a Who concert. Kim and Lindsay accidentally run over Millie's dog. Kim starts hanging out with Millie. Lindsay wants to tell Millie the truth about her dog, but Kim doesn't. Meanwhile, Nick teaches himself to play guitar and writes a love ballad for Lindsay and decides to play it for her despite Kens' objections. Ms. Haverchuck stuns Bill with the news that she has been dating Coach Fredricks.

EP16  Kim Kelly is My Friend
Sep. 05,2000
Kim Kelly is My Friend

Kim's friend, Karen, bullies Sam and calls him a geek. Kim invites Lindsay to dinner at her house, exposing Lindsay to the abuse Kim takes at home.

EP15  Discos and Dragons
Jul. 08,2000
Discos and Dragons

Daniel is sentenced to audio/visual class as punishment for attempting to pull the fire alarm to get out of taking a test. Lindsay is accepted to a two-week academic summit. Nick has a new girlfriend and takes up disco dancing.

EP14  The Little Things
Jul. 08,2000
The Little Things

Sam discovers that life as Cindy's boyfriend is not nearly as exciting as he had imagined. Ken's girlfriend ,Amy, confesses a shocking secret, putting Ken in an awkward situation. Lindsay struggles with asking Vice President George Bush a question during an assembly.

EP13  Smooching and Mooching
Jul. 08,2000
Smooching and Mooching

After fighting with his father, Nick moves out and to Lindsay's surprise begins staying with the Weir's. Cindy tells Bill that she has a crush on Sam. She asks Bill to convince Sam to invite her to a party.

EP12  Chokin' and Tokin'
Mar. 20,2000
Chokin' and Tokin'

When Bill talks about being allergic to peanuts in class, Alan tries to prove he's lying but Bill ends up in the hospital after an allergic reaction. Lindsay smokes weed for the first time.

EP11  The Garage Door
Mar. 13,2000
The Garage Door

Neal learns his father is cheating on his mother. Ken develops a crush on the tuba player in the school's marching band and Lindsay helps set them up.

EP10  Looks and Books
Feb. 07,2000
Looks and Books

A car accident results in Lindsay deciding to stop hanging out with her “freak” friends. She decides to rejoin the mathletes and start hanging out with Millie again. Sam adopts a new modern hair style in the hopes of impressing Cindy. When this fails, he seeks out a new wardrobe.

EP9  The Diary
Jan. 31,2000
The Diary

Lindsay's parents forbid her from hanging out with Kim, as they see her as a bad influence. Bill grows tired of being picked last for teams for baseball in P.E. class, and not being allowed to really participate.

EP8  We've Got Spirit
Jan. 24,2000
We've Got Spirit

Sam tries out to be the school mascot hoping to impress Cindy. Meanwhile, Daniel, Ken, and Kim suddenly become the basketball team's most rabid fans following a series of run-ins with jocks from the rival school, Lincoln High. Lindsay tries to figure out the best way to break up with Nick.

EP7  Girlfriends and Boyfriends
Jan. 17,2000
Girlfriends and Boyfriends

Lindsay reluctantly agrees to come over to Nick's house while his parents are out of town. Sam hopes to become lab partners with Cindy, but becomes jealous when Bill is named Cindy's lab partner.

EP6  Carded and Discarded
Jan. 10,2000
Carded and Discarded

Sam, Neal, and Bill befriend a pretty new transfer student, but soon fear of losing her to the popular crowd and try to win her over with a series of fun things they plan for her. Lindsay, Nick, Daniel, and Ken decide to get fake IDs so they can see a hot local band perform at a bar. However, after they go through the trouble of getting their IDs and getting into the bar, the group is stunned to find out who the hot local bands lead singer is.

EP5  I'm With the Band
Nov. 13,1999
I'm With the Band

Lindsay encourages Nick to pursue a career in music. Nick continues to practice with his current band, but quickly decides he's better than them. Lindsay encourages Nick to audition for a bigger local band. When things don't go well in the audition, Lindsay is there to comfort Nick. After learning they have to shower in gym class, Sam, Bill, and Neal refuse to do it.

EP4  Tests and Breasts
Nov. 06,1999
Tests and Breasts

Lindsay offers to help Daniel study for an algebra test, but ends up accused by the teacher of cheating. Daniel lends sexually naive Sam a porn film.

EP3  Tricks and Treats
Oct. 30,1999
Tricks and Treats

Sam convinces Bill and Neal to trick-or-treat on Halloween, but they end up embarrassed while Lindsay and her friends wreak havoc in the neighborhood.

EP2  Beers and Weirs
Oct. 02,1999
Beers and Weirs

Lindsay's friends learn that her parents are going away for the weekend and suggest having a kegger. Sam and Neal become worried after a school assembly focusing on alcohol-related deaths and they decide to switch the real beer with non-alcoholic beer. Daniel and Kim get back together and despite the lack of alcohol, the party quickly gets out of hand.

EP1  Pilot
Sep. 25,1999
Pilot

Lindsay's family and friends fear the worst when she quits the academic decathlon team and begins hanging around with a new crowd. A new friend tries to help her find her way. Meanwhile, Sam ponders asking cheerleader Cindy Sanders to the homecoming dance, while trying to cope with persistent teasing and torture at the hands of a savage bully.

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8.8 | TV-14 | en | Drama , Comedy | More Info
Released: 1999-09-25 | Released Producted By: Apatow Productions , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").

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John Francis Daley , Linda Cardellini , James Franco

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claudiavianney Granted i was only in kindergarten when this show aired but now 18 years later i've given it a watch and became a fan- binged the whole show on netflix in 2 days and im left with so many emotions! Discos & Dragons is such a bittersweet ending while The grateful dead's "Ripple" plays i couldnt help but get a lump in my throat. I read so many reviews and the saddest thing is i dont understand how it could have gotten canceled. Theres so much in this show you can relate to now more than all this BS highschool tv shows out now a days. Definetly a show worth watching and a show i will most likely binge watch AGAIN in the near future.
Bene Cumb I have never been a fan of college series, notably with comedy elements, as they depict events with exaggerated polarity, yet dealing with "innocent" child and teen topics only. All "decent" minors do not smoke and drink, their interest in opposite gender is limited to hugs and kisses, etc., thus spreading the adults' view of how it should be, but moving too far away from reality.Freaks and Geeks is an interesting mix of release and period - the series was made in 1999-2000, but the period depicted was ca 20 years earlier, i.e. almost my teen years. That is why (plus after reading the praise) I decided to "deal with it" - and became pleasantly surprised from the 1st episode. Realistic/appropriate topics and characters, good sense of era, fine background music, great performances - both teens and adults... The contrasts and overstatements were present (well, it is still a comedy-drama), but not disturbing, the so-called cuteness was included in all groups, and main attention was not focused on cheerleaders and sportsmen, as in Saved by the Bell, for example.Pity that the current world has become more and more regulated, with lots of political correctness, avoiding/hiding sensitive issues, demonizing sexuality and related stuff, etc. If a late teen delivers any porn for younger teens would bring about severe consequences to both parties if revealed... Although it has never been that people enter the adult world after becoming 18.
said-buet10 People not having an education system like USA or system similar to this one most likely wont find this relatable...for example education system in Asia is hugely different from this.I think most of its followers like it a lot because they can relate to this. I couldn't relate myself to this but i liked it anyway.At the beginning I was puzzled at it's high ratings. I saw normal actors playing normal role in a normal story. To be honest the story in some episodes is not close to decent. Some key characters don't have enough buildup. A lot of the times they don't have anything to do in the story being told in a particular episode, they are just in the frame being useless although despite not being extras.But after a while I started to understand how nice the making is. Obviously it's making is not comparable to Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad or other super popular modern series but its properly executed. I liked how Lindsay's parents became minor to key characters throughout the run of the show. There are small characters in this who has more impacts than a major ones(say i don't see what Seth Rogen is doing here at all)To summarize a decent TV series. Has some horribly unnecessary characters. Has some very lame episodes. Still the ones which doesn't have these flaws are enough to justify the cult followings it has now.
Mr-Fusion There's an authenticity at the heart of "Freaks and Geeks" that won me over when I first watched it, and keeps me coming back again and again. It's set way before I ever went to high school, but the issues herein are timeless. And the writing for these characters hits on the anxieties of coming-of-age, at least for me. This is subject matter that varies from hilarious to deeply sad - both genuinely so. What's odd (or cool) is that, in a cast full of future comedy stars, it's Martin Starr who gets all of the great lines (not to mention the pivotal role in "Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers", my vote for series best episode).And they really nailed 1980, not just with the soundtrack (a stellar list of song choices) but also the production design. Knock a point off for seeing no snow during a school year, but seeing as they were depicting suburban Detroit in Newhall, California, they did a bang-up job. It feels real without looking like they just plastered products on the set. Case in point, the Weir house; lived-in and decorated by baby boomers. You've seen this kind of house before.The quality here is beyond question. This is a personal favorite.10/10