Freaks and Geeks (1999)

Plot Summary

It's the 1980s and at McKinley High, there's two different groups of teenagers, the Freaks with cool and charismatic Daniel Desario and tomboy Lindsay Weir and the Geeks with Lindsay's shy younger brother Sam, gentle Bill Haverchuck, and self-proclaimed ladies' man Neal Schweiber. The show chronicles the normal teen/adolescence problems any teenager goes through including acceptance, drugs, drinking, and bullying.

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Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards (2001)

Primetime Emmy 2001

Nominated

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Paul Feig

Primetime Emmy Awards (2000)

Primetime Emmy 2000

Winner

Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series

Allison Jones Coreen Mayrs Jill Greenberg

Primetime Emmy 2000

Nominated

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Paul Feig