Kim Kelly Is My Friend (30 Apr. 2000)

Kim befriends Lindsay for ulterior motives, while Sam is bullied unmercifully by Karen Scarfolli, whose locker is next to his.

Director:

Lesli Linka Glatter

Writers:

Paul Feig (creator), Mike White

Stars:

Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Linda Cardellini	...	Lindsay Weir
John Francis Daley	...	Sam Weir
James Franco	...	Daniel Desario
Samm Levine	...	Neal Schweiber
Seth Rogen	...	Ken Miller (credit only)
Jason Segel	...	Nick Andopolis
Martin Starr	...	Bill Haverchuck
Becky Ann Baker	...	Jean Weir
Joe Flaherty	...	Harold Weir
Busy Philipps	...	Kim Kelly
Ann Dowd	...	Cookie Kelly
Jack Conley	...	Kim Kelly's Stepfather
Sarah Hagan	...	Millie Kentner
Rashida Jones	...	Karen Scarfolli
Steve Bannos	...	Frank Kowchevski

Storyline

Kim has two problems: her parents want to take her car, and she needs an alibi for nights she's staying out, probably with Daniel. So, she invites an unsuspecting Lindsay to come to dinner. Meanwhile, Karen Scarfolli, who hangs out with Kim and Daniel, bullies Sam unmercifully and gets him into trouble when he tries to remove graffiti she's put on his locker. Things come to a head at the Weir dinner table.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 2000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apatow Productions, DreamWorks Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min 44 min (17 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Episode "Kim Kelly Is My Friend" is the most edited of all the episodes shown on the Fox Family Channel.

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Goofs

When Kim and Lidsay are driving around, mountains (which do not exist in suburban Detroit) can briefly be seen in the background.

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Quotes

Kim Kelly: My aunt Cathy was so rad. She lived in L.A. She was on Kojak. She doinked Ryan O'Neal once at a party.
Lindsay Weir: Wow, she sounds awesome.
Kim Kelly: Yeah, well, she's dead. She OD'd on coke.

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Connections

References Battlestar Galactica (1978)

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Soundtracks

"Reminiscing"
Written by Graham Goble
Performed by The Little River Band

User Reviews

Great and underrated

This was once again, a lovely episode rich of character development, friendship and hilarious dialog.

There were some of the funniest scenes of the show in this particular episode. One that cracks me up badly is when Sam burps during dinner and Harold naturally thinks that he's gonna blow up.

Sam's storyline in this episode was a little frustrating, I honestly never liked Sam much and didn't feel bad for him getting bullied by Karen.

Lindsay's bonding with Kim was far more interesting in my opinion. She got to meet her crazy family and see her get really p!ssed off after finding Karen sucking on Daniel's thumb. Once again, a hilarious scene with a nice and dry closing line 'She's p!ssed'.

Dinner at the Weir's place was awkward, especially once Kim and Daniel made up and end up making out in the kitchen. I loved their make up scene, she slapped him pretty hard in the face.

FOUR stars for this great and underrated episode.