Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000)

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A television show about two unique groups of teenagers dealing with life in high school during the 80's.

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2000 | 1999
Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 14 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Series cast summary:
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 Lindsay Weir (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Sam Weir (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Daniel Desario (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Neal Schweiber (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Ken Miller (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Nick Andopolis (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Bill Haverchuck (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Jean Weir (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Harold Weir (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Kim Kelly (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Millie Kentner (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Frank Kowchevski (12 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jerry Messing ...
 Gordon Crisp (11 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Cindy Sanders (10 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Jeff Rosso (10 episodes, 1999-2000)
Stephen Lea Sheppard ...
 Harris Trinsky (10 episodes, 1999-2000)
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 Alan White (8 episodes, 1999-2000)
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Storyline

It's the 1980s and at McKinley High, there's two different groups of teenagers, the Freaks with cool and charismatic Daniel Desario and tomboy Lindsay Weir and the Geeks with Lindsay's shy younger brother Sam, gentle Bill Haverchuck, and self-proclaimed ladies' man Neal Schweiber. The show chronicles the normal teen/adolescence problems any teenager goes through including acceptance, drugs, drinking, and bullying. Written by Corey Semple (Hairsprayer07)

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It's 1980 and this is what high school was like for the rest of us. See more »

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Comedy | Drama

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Release Date:

25 September 1999 (USA)  »

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Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)
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1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Jason Segel and Linda Cardellini have small roles in Dead Man on Campus ' as a couple. See more »

Goofs

The weathered and worn Pontiac Trans Am that Daniel Desario drives is a design that was available no earlier than 1979. Since the show takes place in 1980, it is highly unlikely that a high school student from a low-income family could afford what was then a fairly new car - and almost equally unlikely that it would look so aged within one year. See more »

Quotes

Lindsay Weir: Dad is right - I'm part of this family.
Harold Weir: Hear that, Jean? I was right about something. Maybe we should take a picture of this moment.
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Connections

Referenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #8.149 (2010) See more »

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"Bad Reputation"
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Written by Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna, Ritchie Cordell, Marty Kupersmith
Performed by Joan Jett
Courtesy of Blackheart Records
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User Reviews

A Classic (In my mind anyway)
2 September 2000 | by (Southern California) – See all my reviews

This show was without a doubt the BEST new show on Television. It actually gave a new meaning to television and introduced wonderful and funny characters. The cast is perfect and the writing and acting is so great, there was nothing wrong with the show, in fact it was about 10 times better than some stupid sitcoms still on TV (some not all). Bill Haverchuck, played by Martin Starr is probably my favorite character because he was a interesting and funny character. The only problem was that NBC didn't give Freaks and Geeks a decent time slot. It was so unfair.

Get the DVDs, you'll LOVE them!

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