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Freaks and Geeks

American teen comedy-drama television series
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Summary

Freaks and Geeks is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,211 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Paul Feig[3]
  • Award received: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series[4]
  • Director: Jake Kasdan[5], Lesli Linka Glatter[6], Miguel Arteta[7], Ken Olin[8]
  • Screenwriter: Judd Apatow[9], Mike White[10], Jeff Judah[11], Gabe Sachs[12], Jon Kasdan[13], Rebecca Rand Kirshner[14]
  • Composer: Michael Andrews[15]
  • Genre: teen drama television[16], comedy television series[17], drama television series[18], coming-of-age television program[19]
  • Cast member: Linda Cardellini[20], John Francis Daley[21], James Franco[22], Samm Levine[23], Seth Rogen[24], Jason Segel[25], Martin Starr[26], Becky Ann Baker[27], Joe Flaherty[28], Busy Philipps[29], Sarah Hagan[30], Dave Allen[31], Ben Foster[32], Shaun Weiss[33]
  • Producer: Judd Apatow[34]
  • Production company: Apatow Productions[35]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[36]
  • Commons category: Freaks and Geeks[37]
  • Soundtrack release: Freaks and Geeks – Original Soundtrack and Score[38]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[39]
  • Original broadcaster: NBC[40]
  • Country of origin: United States[41]
  • Has part(s): Freaks and Geeks, season 1[42]
  • Start time: September 25, 1999[43]
  • End time: July 8, 2000[44]
  • Distributed by: Netflix[45]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Freaks and Geeks[46]
  • Number of episodes: 18[47]
  • Nominated for: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series[48], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series[49], TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama[50], TCA Award for Outstanding New Program[51], TCA Heritage Award[52]
  • Title: Freaks and Geeks[53]
  • List of episodes: list of Freaks and Geeks episodes[54]
  • List of characters: list of Freaks and Geeks characters[55]

Why It Matters

Freaks and Geeks has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Freaks and Geeks receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series[4].

Related Entities

Ben Foster Busy Philipps James Franco Jason Segel Joe Flaherty John Francis Daley Judd Apatow Kayla Ewell Linda Cardellini Martin Starr Netflix Seth Rogen Thomas F. Wilson United States

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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