Chokin' and Tokin' (20 Mar. 2000)

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.

Director:

Miguel Arteta

Writers:

Judd Apatow, Paul Feig (creator)

Stars:

Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco

Cast

Episode credited 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
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Allen	...	Jeff Rosso (as Dave 'Gruber' Allen)
Steve Bannos	...	Frank Kowchevski
Michael Beardsley	...	Humphries
Camille Bennett	...	Cheerleader
Claudia Christian	...	Gloria Haverchuck
Kayla Ewell	...	Maureen Sampson

Storyline

Ingesting. A new teacher draws Bill out: he admits to a peanut allergy, so Alan sneaks a few into Bill's sandwich to see if Bill's lying. Will he die? Bill's mother blames herself, Alan's father is furious, Sam and Neal find humor and romance beneath the tragedy. Meanwhile, Lindsay calls Nick out on his constant marijuana use, so he challenges her to get high. Experimentation, a babysitting job, and Millie's friendship teach a life lesson that Lindsay may or may not remember in the morning. And what about the weekend sci-fi convention?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 2000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apatow Productions, DreamWorks Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min 43 min 44 min (17 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In "Chokin' & Tokin,'" Lindsay grabs the "M" volume of the encyclopedia to look up 'Marijuanna.' She finds it in the back of the volume, even though it starts with "MAR-" which would be closer to the front of the volume.

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Quotes

Millie Kentner: You're high!
Lindsay Weir: How could you tell?
Millie Kentner: I know what high people look like. I went to a Seals and Crofts concert last summer.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Smokin'"
(uncredited)
Written by Bradley Delp and Tom Scholz
Performed by Boston

User Reviews

Handles more serious issues

This is an episode with irritations, but still a great script.

The geek's storyline was about Bill, Bill is always a delight but the fact that he was in a coma most of the episode was a bit of a disappointment. At least we got to see his sexy mom. Allen annoys the crap out of me, though. He almost killed Bill by stuffing his sandwich with peanuts and after Bill wakes up even threatens to beat him up. Even though he actually wants to be friends. Allen is a douchebag, a scardicat and a failure.

The freaks storyline has a similar Allen; Nick. Nick is just a pathetic junkie. I have nothing against drugs, but Nick is just an airheaded ignorant fool. Listening to his arguments is like listening to a 5 year old argue. The freaks story has Lindsay trying out pod for the first time, and having a horrible experience resulting into her thinking that life is all a dog's dream. Kind of humorous and I love her friendship with Mellie. Lindsay is in many ways similar to me, only a lot brighter. I find it amazing how much I can relate to her.

Anyway, this episode is one of the least humorous ones, but deeper and handles more serious issues very well. I give it four stars.