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Freaks and Geeks

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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.

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Linda Cardellini
Lindsay Weir
John Francis Daley
Sam Weir
James Franco
Daniel Desario

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Episode 1

Pilot

Sat, Sep 25, 199948 mins

After the death of her grandmother, high school junior Lindsay Weir, up to now the perfect student, discovers existential rebellion, at least a bit. She wears her dad's old jacket, refuses to join the academic decathlon team, and starts hanging around the school freaks. She remains good hearted and stands up to some boys teasing a mentally-challenged student, but when that goes awry and she's caught cutting class with one of the freaks, she mopes. Meanwhile, her freshman brother Sam, one of several school geeks, is being picked on mercilessly by Alan. Can Sam convince his friends to face the bully with him? The homecoming dance brings some resolution.

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Awards

  • 2000 - TCA Award - Outstanding Achievement in Drama - nominated
  • 2000 - TCA Award - Outstanding New Program of the Year - nominated
  • 2001 - CDG Award - Outstanding Period/Fantasy Television Series - nominated
  • 2000 - Make-up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Award - Best Period Makeup - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime) - nominated

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