"Freaks and Geeks" Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers (2000)

Director:

Judd Apatow

Writers:

Paul Feig (creator)
Judd Apatow (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Freaks and Geeks" (1999)

Original Air Date:

10 October 2000 (Season 1, Episode 14)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Lindsay tries to convince Harold to let her join her friends at a Who concert. Kim and Lindsay accidentally run over Millie's dog...

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
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Coach Ben Fredricks (as Tom Wilson)
Claudia Christian	...	Gloria Haverchuck
Meagen Fay	...	Mrs. Kentner
Chauncey Leopardi	...	Alan White
Sarah Hagan	...	Millie Kentner

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Apatow Productions

Trivia:

Was scheduled to air March 27, 2000 but it was canceled by NBC, so its first broadcast was October 10, 2000 on Fox Family Channel.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Lindsay is talking at Goliath's funeral, she mentions that her mother would come over wearing fur boots and Goliath would hump her feet. She then goes on to mentioned that Goliath was spayed. This term is gender specific to female pets.

Movie Connections:

References "M*A*S*H" (1972)

Soundtrack:

Lady L

Martin Starr did a fantastic job

Just like the previous episode, this one handles more deeper and emotional issues.

The geeks storyline stars the amazing Martin Starr as Bill, having his mother dating yet 'another' man. From what we understand is that she used to be quite the lady back in the day, she was most likely an erotic dancer and drug/alcohol addict. In this episode she reveals to Bill that she is dating Coach Fredricks. Bill is unhappy with this and tries to scare him away, but Coach aka Ben reveals to Ben that he loves his mother. I love the ending of the episode where Bill gives him a chance while watching the telly. Martin Starr did a fantastic job, he showed that he doesn't only excel at comedy but also at drama.

The freaks storyline features Lidnsay and Kim running over Millie's dog. This results into Millie wanting to be one of the freaks and wanting to go to a 'The Who' concert. Millie got to finally shine in this episode, but she changed her mind after being told by Kim who was responsible for Goliath's aka Millie's dog's death. One of my favorite parts of the episode was Nick and his song 'Lady L'. I tend to hate his character, but that song was pure brilliance.

overall, this episode deserves four and a half stars. Or five.