Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Freaks and Geeks 1.12

The Garage Door

Sam wants an Atari game system after he finds out that Neal is probably going to get one. Sam sees Dr. Schweiber at the mall hugging a woman wo isn't his wife. Dr. Schweiber tries to play it off like she is just an old friend from high school. 

Nick talks Daniel and the others into going to the light show on Friday. Ken develops a crush on Amy, who plays the tuba in the band. Daniel figures out what's going on with Ken. Daniel gets Lindsay to ask Amy to come with them to the show.

Sam tells Bill about what he saw at the mall. Bill insists that they have to tell Neal. Sam doesn't want to but Bill talks him into it. Neal searches his father's car and finds a garage door opener that isn't for the garage attached to his house. He gets Sam and Bill to go around the neighborhood looking for the garage that the opener will open.

Amy goes to the show with Ken and the others. She and Ken make out during the show. Daniel and Kim also make out during the show. Nick and Lindsay do not make out. He's still interested in her but she isn't interested in him as anything other than a friend.

Neal insists that they not give up on looking for the garage that matches the garage door opener. Sam and Bill stick with Neal for a few hours but they eventually give up and go home. Neal continues to look until he finds it. 

Thoughts

Jessica Campbell, who played Amy, had a fairly short career in front of the camera. She is in one more episode of Freaks and Geeks. She was also in Election (1999). She only has six screen credits in all and her most recent work was in 2002. She died in 2020.

This episode focuses on friends of Lindsay and Sam, instead of the Weir siblings. It may be the first time that has happened. 

I recall being much more moved by the ending to Neal's story the first time I saw it. I also recalled it ending a little differently. My recollection is that it was a more dramatic ending.

This was a decent episode. There were a few laughs.

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