Lindsay's family and friends fear the worst when she quits the academic decathlon team (a.k.a. the "mathletes") and begins hanging around with a new crowd. Her depression grows after her attempt to stop the teasing of a special education student...

Lindsay's friends learn that her parents are going away for the weekend and suggest having a kegger. She hesitantly agrees in the hopes of impressing Daniel, who has broken up with Kim. Sam and Neal become worried after a school assembly focusing...

Lindsay agrees to uphold a family tradition by staying home to hand out candy with her mom on Halloween night. She later changes her mind and decides to go out with her friends, leaving Jean disappointed and hurt. Sam decides that he is too old to...

Lindsay tries to tutor Daniel in algebra, but the situation seems hopeless. He steals a test from the teacher's office and asks Lindsay to help him fill in the answers. Mr. Kowchevski, suspicious of Daniel's surprisingly high grade, accuses...

Nick's father threatens to force him to join the Army unless he can maintain a C+ grade average. Lindsay encourages him to pursue a music career, then discovers that the band he has organized with the other freaks is really, really horrible. She...

Sam, Neal and Bill befriend a pretty new transfer student, but she quickly becomes friendly with cheerleaders. Terrified by the possibility of losing her, the guys undertake a series of measures to steer her away from the popular crowd...

Lindsay feels confused about her relationship with Nick, but reluctantly agrees to come over to his house while his parents are away for the weekend. Her friends and family only add to her apprehension. Millie warns Lindsay that freaks only...

Lindsay wants to break up with Nick because she considers him too needy and is tired of his constant pot smoking. Her friends beg her not to do this, and Kim warns that Nick becomes a different person after a break-up. Nick's ex-girlfriend Heidi...

While hitchhiking, Lindsay and Kim get picked up by one of Mr. Weir's regular customers, who insists that he must tell Harold about the incident. Harold and Jean invite Kim's mother over for dinner to discuss the situation. The trio gets along...

Lindsay's friends convince her to take her parents' car without permission so that they can run an errand. She is distracted by the group's antics and slams into a car backing out of a driveway, resulting in damage to both vehicles. Harold grounds...

Sam sees Neal's father embracing a woman in a department store. Dr. Schweiber claims that the woman is just a friend, but asks Sam to keep it a secret. He also buys Neal an Atari game system, apparently as a means of assuaging his guilt. Bill...

Bill embarrasses Sam and Neal by disclosing their various physical ailments in history class (in an effort to bond with the pretty young teacher). They criticize him for making them look bad in front of Maureen and Vicki. Sam and Neal announce...

Nick is outraged to discover that his father has sold his drums, which Mr. Andopolis considered an unnecessary distraction. When his father refuses to apologize (or give him the money from the sale), Nick leaves home. After getting kicked out of...

Sam discovers that life as Cindy's boyfriend is not nearly as exciting as he had imagined. They do not have any common interests, and Cindy seems incredibly bossy and shallow. After she expresses disgust for the movie "The Jerk" and refuses to...

The freaks are baffled when Nick takes up disco dancing at the behest of his perky new girlfriend, Sara. Ken is certain that Nick is only dating Sara in an attempt to make Lindsay jealous. Nick continually dismisses this theory, and insists that...

Sam inadvertently runs afoul of Kim's bitchy friend Karen, who writes "geek" on his locker with lipstick. After he removes the message, she writes "pygmy geek" in permanent marker. Mr. Kowchevski sees Sam trying to cover the graffiti and orders...

Lindsay tries to convince Harold to let her join her friends at a Who concert. Kim insists that Lindsay cannot miss the show because she "heard this will be their last tour." As she drives down Lindsay's street at night, Kim accidentally hits...

Neal wrestles with the dilemma of whether to tell his mother about his father's affair. His grades slip, and he gets into trouble with his teachers. He devotes all of his time to a ventriloquism act. Sam is embarrassed to be seen with Neal, while...