Freaks and Geeks
Season 1

s01e01 / Pilot

26th Sep '99 - 12:00am
Pilot Summary

Lindsay's family and friends fear the worst when she quits the academic decathlon team and begins hanging around with a new crowd. A new friend tries to help her find her way. Meanwhile, Sam ponders asking cheerleader Cindy Sanders to the homecoming dance, while trying to cope with persistent teasing and torture at the hands of a savage bully.

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s01e02 / Beers and Weirs

3rd Oct '99 - 12:00am
Beers and Weirs Summary

Lindsay's friends learn that her parents are going away for the weekend and suggest having a kegger. Sam and Neal become worried after a school assembly focusing on alcohol-related passings and they decide to switch the real beer with non-alcoholic beer. Daniel and Kim get back together and despite the lack of alcohol, the party quickly gets out of hand.

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s01e03 / Tricks and Treats

31st Oct '99 - 12:00am
Tricks and Treats Summary

Lindsay agrees to stay home and hand out candy with her mom on Halloween night. However, when she gets an invite to go cruise around town with Nick, Daniel, and Kim she ditches her mom. Sam, Bill, Neal, and Harris go trick or treating. Lindsay and the gang go on a vandalism spree that starts with smashing pumpkins and ends abruptly after Lindsay accidentally pelts Sam with an egg.

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s01e04 / Tests and Breasts

7th Nov '99 - 1:00am
Tests and Breasts Summary

Lindsay tries to tutor Daniel in algebra, but the situation seems hopeless. He steals a test from the teacher's office and asks Lindsay to help him fill in the answers. Mr. Kowchevski, suspicious of Daniel's surprisingly high grade, accuses the duo of cheating. Sam, Neal and Bill begin sex education class. They feel overwhelmed by the subject, so Daniel loans Sam a porno flick in a misguided attempt to help them.

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s01e05 / I'm With the Band

14th Nov '99 - 1:00am
I'm With the Band Summary

Lindsay encourages Nick to pursue a career in music. Nick continues to practice with his current band, but quickly decides he's better than them. Lindsay encourages Nick to audition for a bigger local band. When things don't go well in the audition, Lindsay is there to comfort Nick. After learning they have to shower in gym class, Sam, Bill, and Neal refuse to do it.

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s01e06 / Carded and Discarded

11th Jan '00 - 1:00am
Carded and Discarded Summary

Sam, Neal, and Bill befriend a pretty new transfer student, but soon fear of losing her to the popular crowd and try to win her over with a series of fun things they plan for her. Lindsay, Nick, Daniel, and Ken decide to get fake IDs so they can see a hot local band perform at a bar. However, after they go through the trouble of getting their IDs and getting into the bar, the group is stunned to find out who the hot local bands lead singer is.

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s01e07 / Girlfriends and Boyfriends

18th Jan '00 - 1:00am
Girlfriends and Boyfriends Summary

Lindsay reluctantly agrees to come over to Nick's house while his parents are out of town. Sam hopes to become lab partners with Cindy, but becomes jealous when Bill is named Cindy's lab partner.

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s01e08 / We've Got Spirit

25th Jan '00 - 1:00am
We've Got Spirit Summary

Sam tries out to be the school mascot hoping to impress Cindy. Meanwhile, Daniel, Ken, and Kim suddenly become the basketball team's most rabid fans following a series of run-ins with jocks from the rival school, Lincoln High. Lindsay tries to figure out the best way to break up with Nick.

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s01e09 / The Diary

1st Feb '00 - 1:00am
The Diary Summary

Lindsay's parents forbid her from hanging out with Kim, as they see her as a bad influence. Bill grows tired of being picked last for teams for baseball in P.E. class, and not being allowed to really participate.

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s01e10 / Looks and Books

8th Feb '00 - 1:00am
Looks and Books Summary

A car accident results in Lindsay deciding to stop hanging out with her 'freak' friends. She decides to rejoin the mathletes and start hanging out with Millie again. Sam adopts a new modern hair style in the hopes of impressing Cindy. When this fails, he seeks out a new wardrobe.

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s01e11 / The Garage Door (a.k.a. Tries and Lies)

14th Mar '00 - 1:00am
The Garage Door (a.k.a. Tries and Lies) Summary

Neal learns his father is cheating on his mother. Ken develops a crush on the tuba player in the school's marching band and Lindsay helps set them up.

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s01e12 / Chokin' and Tokin'

21st Mar '00 - 1:00am
Chokin' and Tokin' Summary

When Bill talks about being allergic to peanuts in class, Alan tries to prove he's lying but Bill ends up in the hospital after an allergic reaction. Lindsay smokes weed for the first time.

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s01e13 / Smooching and Mooching

9th Jul '00 - 12:00am
Smooching and Mooching Summary

After fighting with his father, Nick moves out and to Lindsay's surprise begins staying with the Weir's. Cindy tells Bill that she has a crush on Sam. She asks Bill to convince Sam to invite her to a party.

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s01e14 / The Little Things

9th Jul '00 - 1:00am
The Little Things Summary

Sam discovers that life as Cindy's boyfriend is not nearly as exciting as he had imagined. Ken's girlfriend ,Amy, confesses a shocking secret, putting Ken in an awkward situation. Lindsay struggles with asking Vice President George Bush a question during an assembly.

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s01e15 / Discos and Dragons

9th Jul '00 - 2:00am
Discos and Dragons Summary

Daniel is sentenced to audio/visual class as punishment for attempting to pull the fire alarm to get out of taking a test. Lindsay is accepted to a two-week academic summit. Nick has a new girlfriend and takes up disco dancing.

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s01e16 / Kim Kelly Is My Friend

6th Sep '00 - 12:00am
Kim Kelly Is My Friend Summary

Kim invites Lindsay to dinner, explaining that she needs to introduce a nice friend to her parents so they will stop hassling her to sell her car. After Lindsay realizes what an abusive home Kim is living in, the two flee the scene in Kim's car. Sam struggles with a bully who is friends with Kim.

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s01e17 / Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers

11th Oct '00 - 12:00am
Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers Summary

Lindsay tries to convince Harold to let her join her friends at a Who concert. Kim and Lindsay accidentally run over Millie's dog. Kim starts hanging out with Millie. Lindsay wants to tell Millie the truth about her dog, but Kim doesn't. Meanwhile, Nick teaches himself to play guitar and writes a love ballad for Lindsay and decides to play it for her despite Kens' objections. Ms. Haverchuck stuns Bill with the news that she has been dating Coach Fredricks.

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s01e18 / Noshing and Moshing

18th Oct '00 - 12:00am
Noshing and Moshing Summary

Neal wrestles with the dilemma of whether to tell his mother about his father's affair. Lindsay is given detention after coming to the aid of a girl being attacked by a boy. Daniel deals with pressures at home and with Kim. He escapes from his problems through punk music.

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