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.
Freaks and Geeks tells the stories of two unique groups of teenagers dealing with life in high school during the 1980s.
The show follows Lindsay Weir as she rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the 'freaks'), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the 'geeks').