"Freaks and Geeks" Carded and Discarded (2000)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Director:

Judd Apatow

Writers:

Judd Apatow (writer)
Paul Feig (creator)

TV Series:

"Freaks and Geeks" (1999)

Original Air Date:

10 January 2000 (Season 1, Episode 7)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Sam, Neal, and Bill befriend a pretty new transfer student, but soon fear of losing her to the popular...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | 1980s | Geek | High School | Sporting Goods Store

Cast

Linda Cardellini	...	Lindsay Weir
John Francis Daley	...	Sam Weir
James Franco	...	Daniel Desario
Samm Levine	...	Neal Schweiber
Seth Rogen	...	Ken Miller
Jason Segel	...	Nick Andopolis
Martin Starr	...	Bill Haverchuck
Becky Ann Baker	...	Jean Weir
Joe Flaherty	...	Harold Weir
Busy Philipps	...	Kim Kelly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Allen	...	Jeff Rosso (as Dave 'Gruber' Allen)
Steve Bannos	...	Frank Kowchevski
Michael Beardsley	...	Humphries
Trace Beaulieu	...	Hector Lacovara
Kevin Corrigan	...	Toby
Kayla Ewell	...	Maureen Sampson
J.P. Fitting	...	Bass player
Ben Foster	...	Eli
Joanna Garcia	...	Vicki Appleby
Sarah Hagan	...	Millie Kentner
Joel Hodgson	...	Salesman
David Koechner	...	Iron Horse Restaurant Waiter
Chauncey Leopardi	...	Alan White
Jen MacNeil	...	Erin (voice)
Natasha Melnick	...	Cindy Sanders
Jerry Messing	...	Gordon Crisp
Jason Schwartzman	...	Howie Gelfand
Shawn Soong	...	Stroker

Runtime:

43 min (approx.)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Apatow Productions

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Howie Gelfand remarks to Nick "Sorry, Bill Laimbeer" (referring to his height). Laimbeer didn't become a Detroit Piston until February 16th, 1982. At the time that this episode would have taken place, (1980), Laimbeer probably would have had little relevance to Detroit-area youths.

Quotes:

Lindsay Weir: I don't need your help.
Jeff Rosso: Ok. Tell you what. Why don't I just visit you then in the *prison*, where you'll be living, and give you some really good advice, like, y'know, should you get shanked in the yard or in the dining hall? When you have your baby, which prison guard should take care of it? That kind of thing. That'd be a great way to do my job, don't ya think?
Lindsay Weir: Y'know, only time will tell. See you at the prison yard.

Movie Connections:

References Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)

Soundtrack:

American Band

Another excellent episode

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Another excellent episode of Freaks & Geeks that is better and cuter than I remembered.

The Freaks storyline was fun. In this episode the whole gang was trying to get into a party where they had to get fake ID's made for. I never really liked Jeff because of his uber lameness and once he again he proved it. He turned out to be at the party, part of the band. He caught the Freaks with beer and thanks to him they couldn't drink. I loved Kim's reaction.

The geek's part of the story was far cuter, a new girl Maureen that ends up hanging out with them. She's funny and not judgmental. Unfortunately for the geeks, the popular kids also like her so the geeks must fight to get her to stay with them. They take her out to an all-you-can-eat buffet. But eventually she starts hanging out with the popular kids, and that breaks their hearts.

My favorite part of the episode is probably Eli. they should have made him a regular because he's just so cute and funny.

FOUR stars for this one. This show is just charming as hell.