July 28, 2009

• Freaks and Geeks- Tests and Breasts (episode 5)

  Previously on Freaks and Geeks: (Pilot), (Beers and Weirs), (Tricks and Treats), (Kim Kelly is My Friend)

  

  I was going to get this posted early but like last week we had a thunderstorm roll through the area.  A town about 20 miles south of my town got hit with winds measured at 130 mph and they had to close some of the highways because of mudslides from the great amount of rain we received in a short amount of time.  Currently there are flood warnings around here because another round of storms may come through later tonight.  I love summer.

  This episode is directed by Ken Kwapis and was written by Paul Feig and Bob Nickman.  Something else I failed to mention is that a couple of the actors with bit roles were in some of my favorite childhood movies.  The bully named Alan is Chauncey Leopardi who was in The Sandlot and then a character whose name eludes me because I believe it is only uttered once in the entire series even though he seems to be in more episodes than Seth Rogen was in The Mighty Ducks.  He played the goalie.  Look for this guy in the lunchroom and he comes up to Sam and asks him a question while Sam is talking to Cindy Sanders.  And speaking of Seth Rogen, he does not appear in this episode.

  Plot Summary: Lindsay agrees to tutor Daniel in algebra, but he doubts her effectiveness. Daniel manages to steal a test from the teacher's office and then asks Lindsay to help him fill in the answers. Mr. Kowchevski, suspicious of Daniel's surprisingly high grade, accuses the duo of cheating. When Lindsay becomes unsure of what to do, Daniel tells her they should deny everything. Sam, Neal and Bill begin sex education class. Daniel loans Sam a porno flick in a misguided attempt to help educate them, but ends up confusing them.

  I enjoyed this episode because it made me thankful.  I went to a private religious high school and we never had sex education other than in our religion courses or in biology.  The funny thing about biology class, my teacher was embarrassed to say the word "penis".  He always said, "the male member" or "the man's part".  One day in class a couple guys called him on it and asked if God created the penis.  He said yes and then they asked why he was afraid to say the word.  Finally after much back and forth the teacher erupted, "PENIS PENIS PENIS PENIS!  ARE YOU HAPPY NOW THAT I'VE SAID PENIS?"  Then he turned bright red and ran out of the classroom for a couple of minutes.  He came back and nothing was said.

  There is one of the most mysterious scenes in this episode.  Sam was confused after watching the porno and asks Mr. Fredericks an anonymous question but Mr. Fredericks realizes it is Sam's because of the paper he used.  Anyway they go into the coach's office and talk while music plays.  You can't hear what they are saying but you watch the conversation.  I have never found out what the question was or what they discussed in the office.  I guess it will remain one of those great mysteries of this series. 

  Throughtout the episode you hear the punchline to a joke ("How do you think I rang the doorbell?").  Here is the joke:  A woman, tired of living alone, decides to put an ad in the local paper. She asks for three things: 1. A man who will treat her nicely, 2. A man who won't leave her, and 3. A man who is good in bed. Several weeks go buy without a result, and the woman is resigned to life without a man who can embody those qualities. Then, the doorbell rings and she opens it to find an armless, legless man in a wheelchair. He says, "I'm here about the ad in the paper. As you can see, I have no arms, so I can't beat you, and I have no legs, so I can't run away from you." The woman is skeptical, and asks, "Yeah, but are you good in bed?" The man answers, "How do you think I rang the doorbell?"

  Music: "Takin' Care of Business" by Bachman-Turner Overdrive; "Superfly" by Curtis Mayfield; "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchestra; "Little Dreamer" by Van Halen

  Quotes:
  Neil: [Looking at the movie that Daniel has loned them] Whoa, its a naked woman!
  Bill: What's she doing?
  Neil: Who cares, she's naked!

  Sam: What am I supposed to do with a porno?
  Neil: You watch it. Over and over.
  Sam: Ew, only perverts watch pornos, right?
  Neil: Well, then every guy in America's a pervert.

  (As Neil sets up the porno)
  Sam: This is taking forever.
  Bill: Yeah, we could... we could have made our own porno by now.

  Harris: Love is like homework. You gotta study if you want to get an A (I think this is one of the best quotes)

  Here's the episode, enjoy!
  

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