Creators:
Paul FeigComposer:
Michael AndrewsCast:
Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Matt Czuchry, Martin Starr, Joe Flaherty, Busy Philipps, Samaire Armstrong, Seth Rogen (more)Episodes(18)
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Pilot (E01)
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Beers and Weirs (E02)
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Tricks and Treats (E03)
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Kim Kelly Is My Friend (E04)
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Tests and Breasts (E05)
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I'm with the Band (E06)
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Carded and Discarded (E07)
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Girlfriends and Boyfriends (E08)
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We've Got Spirit (E09)
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The Diary (E10)
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Looks and Books (E11)
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The Garage Door (E12)
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Chokin' and Tokin' (E13)
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Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers (E14)
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Noshing and Moshing (E15)
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Smooching and Mooching (E16)
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The Little Things (E17)
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Discos and Dragons (E18)
Plots(1)
Created by writer-comedian Paul Feig and executive produced by Judd Apatow, Freaks and Geeks followed the Weir siblings - former math whiz Lindsay (Linda Cardellini) and her younger brother Sam (John Francis Daley) - as they navigated the perils and pleasures of a Michigan high school circa 1980. What separated Freaks and Geeks from most other scholastic series was its brutal honesty - Lindsay and Sam, as well as their friends and parents, were given very human personas that showed failure, malice, indecision, and moments of great clarity. Likewise, the plotlines rarely offered pat solutions to the characters’ conflicts - the show unfolded in a naturalistic manner, which was a welcome respite for viewers tired of flashy high school dramas. When combined with its smart dialogue and winning performances (the cast included SCTV veteran Joe Flaherty and Spider-Man star James Franco, as well as the sublime and criminally underrecognized Martin Starr and Seth Rogen as Sam’s pal Bill and dry-witted Ken, respectively), the show became a haven for fans of quality television, if only for a brief period of time. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Amy Wheaton
USA
Best series:
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Sliders (1995) (series)
Douglas Bennett
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Dexter (2006) (series)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Bruce Bohne
Best series:
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995) (series)
The Angry Beavers (1997) (series)
![Ben Foster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247415_2d49ec.jpg)
Ben Foster
USA
Best series:
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Robot Chicken (2005) (series)
![Steve Bannos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/102/162102441_fde6bd.jpg)
Steve Bannos
USA
Best series:
Better Call Saul (2015) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
American Horror Story (2011) (series)
![Allen Covert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/453/166453461_929a2b.jpg)
Allen Covert
USA
Best series:
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Undeclared (2001) (series)
The King of Queens (1998) (series)
Shaun Weiss
USA
Best series:
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Boy Meets World (1993) (series)
The Cosby Show (1984) (series)
Stephen Lea Sheppard
Best series:
IT Crowd (2006) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
![Rashida Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/397/164397085_249780.jpg)
Rashida Jones
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Parks and Recreation (2009) (series)
The Office (2005) (series)
![Mike White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274034_ca8d8d.jpg)
Mike White
USA
Best series:
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Pushing Daisies (2007) (series)
Undeclared (2001) (series)
![Kevin Corrigan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/297/164297966_dbcdfa.jpg)
Kevin Corrigan
USA
Best series:
Californication (2007) (series)
The Get Down (2016) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
![Jason Schwartzman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273232_492455.jpg)
Jason Schwartzman
USA
Best series:
Fargo (2014) (series) - actor, narrator
Parks and Recreation (2009) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Trace Beaulieu
Best series:
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Arrested Development (2003) (series)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) (series)
![Riley Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272249_3134d0.jpg)
Riley Smith
USA
Best series:
True Detective (2014) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
True Blood (2008) (series)
![Shia LaBeouf](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/009/165009389_cc9c9a.jpg)
Shia LaBeouf
USA
Best series:
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
The X-Files (1993) (series)
ER (1994) (series)
![Leslie Mann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/319/164319052_cfbcd8.jpg)
Leslie Mann
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Modern Family (2009) (series)
![Claudia Christian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267848_22ef65.jpg)
Claudia Christian
USA
Best series:
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Quantum Leap (1989) (series)
9-1-1 (2018) (series)
![Meagen Fay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/110/161110133_59d4ee.jpg)
Meagen Fay
USA
Best series:
The Big Bang Theory (2007) (series)
Dopesick (2021) (series)
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)
![David Krumholtz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864240_9c7ad2.jpg)
David Krumholtz
USA
Best series:
The Newsroom (2012) (series)
Billions (2016) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
![Bianca Kajlich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273734_b446d2.jpg)
Bianca Kajlich
USA
Best series:
Bosch (2014) (series)
Freaks and Geeks (1999) (series)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) (series)