Writer:	Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah
Director:	Judd Apatow
Star:	John Francis Daley (Sam Weir),  Martin Starr (Bill Haverchuck),  Becky Ann Baker (Jean Weir),  Samm Levine (Neil Schweiber),  Seth Rogen (Ken Miller),  Linda Cardellini (Lindsay Weir),  Joe Flaherty (Harold Weir),  James Franco (Daniel Desario),  Jason Segel (Nick Andopolis)
Recurring Role:	Mark Allan Staubach (Mark),  Jason Lansing (Bully #1),  Shaun Weiss (Sean),  Busy Philipps (Kim Kelly),  Chauncey Leopardi (Alan White),  Sarah Hagan (Millie Kentner),  Natasha Melnick (Cindy Sanders),  Stephen Lea Sheppard (Harris Trinsky),  Jerry Messing (Gordon Crisp),  Thomas F. Wilson (Coach Ben Fredricks),  Steve Bannos (Mr. Kowchevski)
Guest Star:	Paul Feig (Bass Player),  Gabe Sachs (Drummer),  Jeff Judah (Sound Mixer),  Denise Askew (Student Gym Teacher),  Mike Andrews (Scott),  Jarrett Lennon (Colin),  Steve Nguyen (sound editor),  Kevin Tighe (Mr. Andopolis)

Series creator Paul Feig makes a cameo in this episode as a member of the band. (edit) Music: "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush; "Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream), butchered by Seth Rogen and Creation; "Crossroads" (Cream), performed by Dimension; "White Room" by Cream; "One Step Beyond" by Madness
(edit) At the 2000 Young Artist Awards, the series won the award for Best Family Television Series, Comedy. It also received a nomination for Best Performance in a Television Series by a Young Ensemble. John Francis Daley, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Sarah Hagan and Jarrett Lennon were included in the nomination. (edit) This episode was originally scheduled to air 20 Nov 99. (edit) After this airing, the series went on hiatus for nearly two months before moving from Saturdays (where it had picked up awful ratings) to Mondays. (edit)

Cindy: Hey Sam, I heard you streaked. Way to go! (edit) Ken:(To Nick) Are you still buying pot from the same guy? (edit) Mr.Fredricks: Schweiber put on some clothes you look like a 50 year old man. (edit) Daniel: I wrote out some Ramones songs.
Nick: The Ramones? They only use like three chords.
Daniel: Alright, so I'll learn another one. (edit) Neal: My mom says women prefer guys with a good sense of humor.
Bill: But you're not funny.
Neal: Screw you. I'm hilarious! (edit)

There's just a minor time line error in the episode when Lindsay and Nick are listening to "The Spirit of Radio" in his basement as he does his best to play along with his idol, Neil Peart. The show is set in 1980, and in the second episode John Bonham dies, which did happen that year. This is just three episodes later, and just two after the one that was on Halloween. So it seems like it's still supposed to be 1980, but they're listening to the live version of the song which was on Exit...Stage Left. But that album came out in 1981, so they're just off by about a few months to a year. (edit)

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