Lindsay Weir is a high school student in a small Michigan town in 1980. When she starts hanging with a group of burn-outs known as the "³freaks," everyone who knew and loved the shy, brainy Lindsay has a conniption. Meanwhile, Lindsay's brother Sam, a freshman "geek," gets picked on by a bully named Alan who crushes his lunch, then pummels him in dodgeball. Sam's friends Neal and Bill agree to help him kick Alan's butt. They end up in a ridiculous fist-fight while Sam is asking his dream girl Cindy to the homecoming dance. In a compassionate gesture, Lindsay asks a retarded kid to the dance. When her good deed backfires, Lindsay's angst over the unfairness of high school can only be cured by a healthy dose of Styx's "Come Sail Away" and the unlikely sight of her brother dancing with a girl. Episode 2: Beers and Weirs When Mom and Dad go out of town, Lindsay throws a keg party to impress her new freak friends, particularly Daniel, who just broke up with his girlfriend, Kim. An anti-drinking assembly convinces Sam that his sister is in danger of becoming a statistic. To save her, Sam, Neal and Bill replace the keg at Lindsay¹s party with non-alcoholic beer. The party turns raucous anyway. Some older, scarier freaks show up. Millie plays a rockin' tune on the piano. Lindsay finds Daniel and Kim making out on her bed, then turns to Nick for comfort, only to find him trying to undo her bra strap. But it's a great night for Neal when he consoles Lindsay and gets a peck on the cheek in return. And the only one who'll have a hangover is Bill, who guzzles the real beer while everyone else just thinks they're "so wasted!" Episode 3: Tricks and Treats Is a high school freshman too old to go trick-or-treating? That's the question facing Sam this Halloween, when a dreaded book report on Crime and Punishment makes him feel like he¹s growing up too fast. Sam decides that a romp around town in a homemade robot costume is just what he needs to ward off adulthood. Neal, dressed as Groucho, Bill in Bionic Woman drag, and geek guru Harris with a bloody ax in his skull, join Sam for a humiliating evening of insults, stale Circus Peanuts, and a run-in with the freaks, including Lindsay who nails Sam with a raw egg. Instead of tattling on his sister, Sam takes off his costume and takes it like a man. But Lindsay already feels guilty for blowing off her mom to spend Halloween causing mayhem with her friends in an era when smashing pumpkins was a nasty prank, not a cute rock band. Episode 5: Tests and Breasts When the geeks are humiliated in sex ed class and puzzled by the punchline of a dirty joke, they realize that they're painfully behind in their knowledge of sex. They decide to watch a dirty movie to further their education. But the porno turns out to be more than they can handle? and may kill their interest in sex forever? until Sam gets the real scoop from the unlikeliest of sources: Mr. Fredricks. Meanwhile, Lindsay offers to tutor Daniel, who¹s flunking math. But he convinces her to help him cheat instead, using a combination of good looks, charm and crying like a baby to manipulate her. Lindsay must deal with the guilt of lying to her parents and the well-meaning Mr. Rosso, whose liberal (i.e. hippie) approach to teaching never ceases to piss off the hilariously smug Mr. Kowchevski. Episode 6: I'm with the Band The freaks have a rock band. They're no Led Zeppelin. Problem is, Nick wants to be John Bonham. After hearing the band's pathetic rendition of "Sunshine of Your Love," Lindsay helps Nick get an audition for a real band, only to watch him bomb horribly. But one good thing comes out of Nick's ordeal: a kiss from Lindsay. For anyone who played in a high school rock band, this episode brings back all the in-fighting, terrible cover tunes, and ridiculous band names. You'll be glad your band broke up. On the geek side: Sam refuses to take a shower after gym. Why? Simply because he doesn't want to get naked in front of everyone. When Sam finally decides to be "proud of his body," Alan pushes him out into the hall, naked. Sam is forced to streak through the school his privates censored for the viewing audience with a big blue dot. Episode 7: Carded and Discarded Sam (John Daley) and the geeks befriend a beautiful and smart new transfer student, Maureen (guest star Kayla Ewell). However, the geeks know they will lose her if they donÕt act fast to keep her away from the popular kids. Meanwhile, Lindsay (Linda Cardellini) is tired of being treated like a kid, so when Nick (Jason Segel) brings up the idea of getting fake IDÕs to go see a band, sheÕs determined to make it happen. Episode 8: Boyfriends and Girlfriends Sam is crushed when Cindy Sanders is paired up as a lab partner with Bill, so he goes out of his way to join the same groups as Cindy in order to be around her more. But the more time they spend together, the more Sam begins to realize that she considers him a friend -- someone she can talk to about the boys she likes. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Nick's budding romance begins to heat up, and when Nick invites her to his house while his parents are out of town, Lindsay becomes worried about them going all the way. Episode 9: We've Got Spirit In an attempt to get closer to cheerleader Cindy Sanders (guest star Natasha Melnick), Sam (John Daley) volunteers to wear the team mascot costume at the upcoming football game. But his plan backfires when she continues to see him as "just a friend" and confides to him about her crush on the school basketball star, Todd (guest star Riley Smith). Meanwhile, Lindsay (Linda Cardellini) is reluctant to break up with Nick (Jason Segel) even though he has become needy and sad, but when her mother accidentally breaks the news to him, Lindsay is forced to admit her feelings. Episode 10: The Diary Jean (Becky Ann Baker) and Harold (Joe Flaherty) become worried about Kim Kelly¹s (Busy Philipps) influence on Lindsay (Linda Cardellini) after the two girls are caught hitchhiking, so they invite Kim¹s mother (guest star Ann Dowd) over for dinner. After hearing how Mrs. Kelly keeps tabs on her out-of-control daughter by secretly reading her diary, they decide to read Lindsay¹s diary when she¹s not home, but are shocked to find Lindsay¹s criticisms of them. Meanwhile, after years of embarrassment, Bill (Martin Starr) and the geeks exact revenge on the jocks when they convince their gym teacher (guest star Tom Wilson) to let the geeks be captains and pick the teams. John Daley, Samm Levine, James Franco, Jason Segel and Seth Rogen also star. Episode 11: Looks and Books The freaks talk Lindsay (Linda Cardellini) into stealing her father's (Joe Flaherty) car, and when they get into an accident, she decides she's had enough of them and tries returning to her old academic "Mathlete" academic roots. Meanwhile, Sam (John Daley) decides its time to change his geeky image but his new choice of clothing gets him attention for all the wrong reasons. Episode 12: The Garage Door "The Garage Door" Sam's friendship with Neal is threatened when he discovers a disturbing secret about Neal's dad, the cool and funny Dr. Schweiber (Sam McMurray, Raising Arizona). On the freak side: Ken becomes smitten with a band geek named Amy (Jessica Campbell, Election) and needs Lindsay's help to hook him up for a date at the Laser Dome Episode 13: Chokin' and Tokin Lindsay and Kim accidentally run over Millie's dog one night. Lindsay wants to come clean to Millie, but Kim threatens that if Lindsay confesses, Kim will react violently. Feeling guilty, Kim befriends Millie and asks her to join the freaks to witness The Who, live in concert. Bill Haverchuck, already having a rocky relationship with Coach Fredricks is devastated to hear that his mother has been dating him. When Mrs. Haverchuck and Coach Fredricks become open with Bill about their relationship, Bill becomes increasingly frustrated until a visit to Go-Kart City evokes him to lash out at Coach Fredricks. Episode 15: Noshing and Moshing Daniel becomes attracted to Jenna Zank, a dropout from McKinley who is into the punk scene. To try and impress her, Daniel changes his appearance and meets her at a rock show that he invites Nick and Ken to. Trying to cope with the knowledge that his father is unfaithful in the Schweiber's marriage, Neal focuses all of his energy into his new ventriloquism act, neglecting school in the process. Episode 16: Smooching and Mooching After Cindy Sanders breaks up with Todd Schellinger, Sam finally asks Cindy out on a date. She agrees and Sam, Neal and Bill find themselves nervously attending a make-out party. Much to Lindsay's chagrin, the Weirs allow Nick to stay the night at their household after Nick's father sells his 29-piece drum kit. Episode 17: The Little Things After Ken's girlfriend, Amy, reveals to him that she was born with ambiguous genitalia, Ken questions his sexuality. His overanalysis of his relationship with Amy leads him to the conclusion that he has to break up with her. Sam is having a terrible time dating Cindy Sanders, who reveals herself to be shallow, rude, egotistical, and Republican. He tries to find the courage to break up with her. Episode 18: Discos and Dragons By chance, Lindsay and the freaks find out that Nick has been dating Sara and she has been teaching him to dance for an upcoming disco competition. Daniel, afraid of failing another test, is caught trying to pull the fire alarm. As punishment, he is forced to join the Audio/Visual club. The geeks respond to his presence coldly at first, but they later invite him to a game of Dungeons and Dragons. As a result of Lindsay's outstanding grades, she receives an invitation to an academic summit at the University of Michigan taking place during the summer. However, she is unsure of whether or not she wants to attend. |
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