Freaks and Geeks

The universal experience of teenagehood as lived by the regular old freaks and geeks in a Michigan high school, circa 1980, is the subject of this wistful comedy-drama executive-produced by Emmy-winner Judd Apatow and series creator Paul Feig. Revolving around the lives of freak and geek siblings Lindsay and Sam Weir (Linda Cardellini, John Daley), the show includes the everyday fears, humiliations and little triumphs of adolescents past, present and, no doubt, future,too. For sophomore Lindsay, life is getting difficult. Jolted by the death of her grandmother, she dons her dad's old Army jacket and fights the one-girl battle of McKinley High. The allure of being a champion "mathlete" is losing its appeal, and her goals of college and career feel somehow irrelevant. She's alienated. Luckily, though, she's not really alone. Drifting away from her studious friends, she finds herself increasingly drawn to others like her, the "freaks" who ' refuse to accept the status quo. Among them are Daniel (James Franco), a friendly but also a dangerous guy who seems to like Lindsay, as does his bud Nick (Jason Segel), who dreams of stardom as a rock-and-roll drummer a la Led Zeppelin's Jon Bonham. Then there's Ken (Seth Rogen), an acerbic rebel, and Kim (Busy Philipps), a tough girl who doesn't go easy on Lindsay. Meanwhile, Lindsay's freshman brother Sam navigates high school like a mouse in a maze. Threatened at every turn, and attracted to an unattainable cheerleader, Sam faces his own set of obstacles. But he has good friends. Sure, they're "geeks," but so is Sam. There's Neal (Samm Levine), a wise-acre, sci-fi loving geek, and bespectacled Bill (Martin Starr), a classic looking nerd who's unfortunately not as brainy as he appears. On the homefront, Lindsay and Sam suffer through the good intentions of their overbearing mom (Becky Ann Baker) and their hardwired dad Joe Flaherty), who turns every teen issue into a matter of life and death. Unfortunately the show was canceled after only 12 episodes had aired, this was due to the poor ratings obtained. A fan-led campaign caused NBC to broadcast three more episodes in July 2000, but these would not be seen until September of that year when the cable channel Fox Family aired them in syndication.

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 18

By chance, Lindsay and the freaks find out that Nick has been dating Sara and she has been teaching him to dance for an upcoming disco competition. Daniel, afraid of failing another test, is caught trying to pull the fir...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 17

After Ken's girlfriend, Amy, reveals to him that she was born with ambiguous genitalia, Ken questions his sexuality. His overanalysis of his relationship with Amy leads him to the conclusion that he has to break up with ...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 16

After Cindy Sanders breaks up with Todd Schellinger, Sam finally asks Cindy out on a date. She agrees and Sam, Neal and Bill find themselves nervously attending a make-out party. Much to Lindsay's chagrin, the Weirs allo...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 15

Daniel becomes attracted to Jenna Zank, a dropout from McKinley who is into the punk scene. To try and impress her, Daniel changes his appearance and meets her at a rock show that he invites Nick and Ken to. Trying to co...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 14

Lindsay and Kim accidentally run over Millie's dog one night. Lindsay wants to come clean to Millie, but Kim threatens that if Lindsay confesses, Kim will react violently. Feeling guilty, Kim befriends Millie and asks he...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 13

Lindsay smokes marijuana for the first time. Moments later, her father reminds her that she had promised to babysit for neighbors that night. Afraid to babysit by herself, she pleads her once-close friend Millie to babys...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 12

Sam and Bill both admire Neal Schweiber's father until Sam accidentally sees Mr. Schweiber hugging a strange woman. Fearing that Mr. Schweiber may be cheating on Mrs. Schweiber, Sam tells Bill and then Neal. Soon after, ...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 11

After Lindsay crashes the Weir family car while trying to help drive Daniel and his friends around, her parents forbid her from seeing the gang of freaks ever again. Shaken up by the experience, Lindsay gladly abides and...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 10

Bill is tired of being confined to deep right field during phys ed baseball games. He is constantly embarrassed by Coach Fredricks in front of his peers and is convinced he could be a great athlete if he was simply given...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 9

Sam becomes the McKinley basketball team's new mascot in the hopes of becoming closer to Cindy Sanders. Instead of winning her heart, however, he increasingly becomes frustrated with her apparent desire to be nothing mor...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 8

Nick begins making more aggressive advances towards Lindsay, most of which end up making her feel more disturbed than lovestruck. Tension is created between Sam and Bill when Bill is paired with Sam's crush, Cindy Sander...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 7

Sam, Neal and Bill befriend Maureen, a very pretty and friendly new student at McKinley. When the popular crowd shows interest in her, the geeks take Maureen out on a night of all-you-can-eat dining in an attempt to keep...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 6

Nick Andopolis realizes if he doesn't make a career out of being a drummer, his father is going to make him join the army. Lindsay attempts to remedy this first by pressuring the band to practice more (which results in t...

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 5

Danny gives Sam an edge in Sex-Ed and uses Lindsay to get his own edge in Algebra.

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 4

Kim is having trouble with both her family and her boyfriend. Sam runs afoul of a new bully...Kim's friend Karen.

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 3

Lindsay eschews holiday tradition with the family for a wild ride with her new friends. Sam and the gang go trick-or-treating and meet with ridicule, bullying, and egging.

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 2

While the parents are away Lindsay hosts a party. Sam and friends try in vain to keep things under control by switching the keg with non-alcoholic beer.

Freaks and Geeks - Season 1 Episode 1

Lindsay turns her back on academics and starts hanging with the burn-outs. Sam and friends take on a bully.