Nick stays with the Weirs after a fight with his father and the geeks go to a make-out party.Nick stays with the Weirs after a fight with his father and the geeks go to a make-out party.Nick stays with the Weirs after a fight with his father and the geeks go to a make-out party.
JoAnna Garcia Swisher
- Vicki Appleby
- (as Joanna Garcia)
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- TriviaHarold Weir tells Nick that Neil Peart couldn't drum his way out of a paper bag, and plays him some Buddy Rich to show him real drumming. In real life, Neil Peart has played on several Buddy Rich tribute albums and has used Buddy as an influence for reinventing his drumming style.
- GoofsSam's eyeline changes between shots when he is sitting on the bed next to Cindy.
- Quotes
Lindsay Weir: Dad, give me one good reason why there can't be a woman president.
Harold Weir: It's called three irrational days per month. Now, I would have no issue with the other twenty seven, but we're talking about the atomic bomb here.
- ConnectionsReferences Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- SoundtracksBad Reputation
(Main Title Song)
Written by Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna, Ritchie Cordell, and Marty Kupersmith
Performed by Joan Jett
Courtesy of Blackheart Records
Featured review
All of the show's virtues summed up in one episode
'Smooching and Mooching' gets the benefit of following a run of rough episodes, and it feels like things have settled back down. More than that, something good actually happens for these characters. Nick finds a supportive environment outside the home, and Bill tastes victory in the least likely venue: a make-out party. Nick having problems at home means another guest shot by Kevin Tighe - who, along with Seth Rogen, really makes the most of his short time on this show - and the guy is terrifying. One of the episode's highlights is the dichotomy between Mr. Andopolis and Harold Weir, and Joe Flaherty sums it up nicely:
"Nick's father's a hard man. My old man was the same way." "Yeah, I know the feeling." "Lindsay, trust me. You don't"
That tiny exchange between father and daughter shows just how important Flaherty is to this series, and how just a few seconds' screen time can say so much about a character. The guy's a treasure.
You could easily cite this episode as classic "Freaks and Geeks". The songs, the angst, the banter between Freaks (or ball-busting, if you will), the Lindsay/Sam dynamic . . . this is the show operating at its peak. Touching, hilarious and full to bursting with great character moments. The joy you feel when the end credits hit is the kind you wish you can bottle up for later.
10/10
"Nick's father's a hard man. My old man was the same way." "Yeah, I know the feeling." "Lindsay, trust me. You don't"
That tiny exchange between father and daughter shows just how important Flaherty is to this series, and how just a few seconds' screen time can say so much about a character. The guy's a treasure.
You could easily cite this episode as classic "Freaks and Geeks". The songs, the angst, the banter between Freaks (or ball-busting, if you will), the Lindsay/Sam dynamic . . . this is the show operating at its peak. Touching, hilarious and full to bursting with great character moments. The joy you feel when the end credits hit is the kind you wish you can bottle up for later.
10/10
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