FREAKS AND GEEKS: THE DIARY (TV)
Summary
One in this series about two distinct groups of high schoolers in 1980 Michigan -- the Freaks, hoodish outcasts-by-choice who love heavy metal, cars, and defying authority; and the Geeks, physically and socially underdeveloped kids who revel in science fiction and impersonations of their comedy idols. In this episode, when Lindsay and Kim get caught hitchhiking, the Weirs begin to worry about Kim's influence on their daughter -- so they invite Kim's mother to dinner to find out more about Kim. Meanwhile, the Geeks are tired of being picked last for softball teams, so Bill swipes a list of teachers' phone numbers, and they start making prank calls to Coach Fredricks. The Weirs' dinner with Mrs. Kelly proves enlightening, and they forbid Lindsay to hang out with Kim in future. Kim is hurt by this news and stops speaking to Lindsay. The Weirs check up on Lindsay by reading her diary and discover that she believes them to be boring "robots," so Mrs. Weir tries to spice things up a bit. In an effort to catch the prankster, Coach Fredricks calls his students into his office, one at a time, to read a transcript of the call. He recognizes Bill as the culprit, but after Bill gives an explanation and expresses his displeasure with the coach's team-picking policies, Coach Fredricks decides to try letting Bill and Gordon act as captains. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: January 31, 2000 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:44:09
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:59684
- GENRE: Comedy; Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Adolescence - Drama; Drama; High school students - Attitudes; High school students - Conduct of life
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1999-2000
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Paul Feig … Executive Producer, Created by
- Judd Apatow … Executive Producer, Writer
- Bob Nickman … Supervising Producer
- Gabe Sachs … Supervising Producer
- Jeff Judah … Supervising Producer
- Mike White … Supervising Producer
- Victor Hsu … Producer
- J. Elvis Weinstein … Producer
- Terri Potts … Associate Producer
- Ken Olin … Director
- Rebecca Kirshner … Writer
- Mike Andrews … Music by
- Joan Jett … Theme Music by
- Linda Cardellini … Cast, Lindsay Weir
- John Francis Daley … Cast, Sam Weir
- James Franco … Cast, Daniel Desario
- Samm Levine … Cast, Neal Schweiber
- Seth Rogan … Cast, Ken Miller
- Jason Segel … Cast, Nick Andopolis
- Martin Starr … Cast, Bill Haverchuck
- Becky Ann Baker … Cast, Jean Weir
- Joe Flaherty … Cast, Harold Weir
- Busy Philipps … Cast, Kim Kelly
- Tom Wilson … Cast, Coach Fredricks
- Ann Dowd … Cast, Mrs. Kelly
- Sam McMurray … Cast, Dr. Schweiber
- Chauncey Leopardi … Cast, Alan White
- Jerry Messing … Cast, Gordon Crisp
- Bruce Bohne … Cast, Alby Peakem
- Denise Askew … Cast, the Student Gym Teacher
- Bill Chott … Cast, Senor O'Hara
- Ron Marasco … Cast, Mr. Caspar
- Barb, Landry, II … Cast, Kobie Pilgrim
- Matthew McKane … Cast, Mike Stevens
- Blake C. Shields … Cast, Rick Phillips