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Freaks and Geeks Season 1 Episode 17

The Little Things

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AIRED: 7/8/00

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. Sam and Ken both ponder what to do about their relationships. Lindsay struggles with asking Vice President George Bush a question during an assembly.moreless

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Very rarely is a series able to pull off three very different plots in one episode, and able to connect them all together to boot!

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By petewrigley, Nov 02, 2010

This is probably one of the most interesting episodes of the series, since if you don't like one plot in the episode, you might like one of the remaining two other plots. I don't want to give too much away, but I think it was great how Ken was given some attention in an episode for once and was even able to mirror Sam's predicament.

Personally, I liked how Sam was given such an awkward position to be in, but gathered enough courage to do what a guy had to do, regardless of whether it brought his social status back down-- Cindy's response during her opening speech near the end of the episodemay make you kinda sad, but when you think the whole thing over, you kinda want to laugh right in her face. We're all kinda cruel like that.

And as for Lindsay's plot, I liked how Jeff was completely out of his normal persona, which in turn actually triggered what he most likely wanted Lindsay to do in the first place.

All in all, this episode just has so much going on, that it deserves a 9/10 for just being able to tie everything together nicely. (Why's it not a 10? I dunno, you don't want to be too nice in these reviews.)

And let's not forget Ben Stiller's guest appearance. Priceless!moreless
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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

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Ben Stiller	Secret Service Agent	Guest Star
Jessica Campbell	Amy	Guest Star
Riley Smith	Todd Schellinger	Guest Star
Michael Beardsley	Humphries	Recurring Role
Trace Beaulieu	Hector Lacovara	Recurring Role
Busy Philipps	Kim Kelly	Recurring Role

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- Sam: It's Cindy. She's kind of boring. It's weird hanging out with her friends. And, I mean, all she wants to do is make out and stuff.
  Neal: I'd kill to be that bored.
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- Harold: Everyone's a Democrat until they get a little money. Then they come to their senses!
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- Music: "If My Friends Could See Me Now" by Linda Clifford; "Hail to the Chief," performed by McKinley High Band; "Fashion" by David Bowie; "The Road" by Jackson Browne
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- This episode was originally scheduled to air 17 Apr 00.
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