Freaks and Geeks (1999)
High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
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What critics compared Freaks and Geeks to
She re-watched Stand By Me, Pan’s Labyrinth, Jaws, E.T., and Freaks and Geeks when preparing to cast Stranger Things.
And like another retro classic, “Freaks and Geeks,” “Stranger Things” takes refuge in the idea that hard-won connections with other human beings can be a balm in a sea of confusion.
While most of the series’ references come from the 80s, the teenagers (Nancy, Jonathan, Steve, Barb, and the malicious couple that are Tommy and Nicole) feel directly ported from Freaks and Geeks.