Lindsay Weir

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Lindsay Weir is the intelligent, conflicted teenage protagonist of the cult TV series "Freaks and Geeks," who drifts from mathlete overachiever to hanging out with the school's burnout crowd as she searches for her identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
academicStrength mathematics
appearsIn Freaks and Geeks
characterTrait conflicted
empathetic
intelligent
rebellious
creator Paul Feig
criticalReception widely praised as a realistic portrayal of teenage life
familyName Weir
firstAppearance Pilot (Freaks and Geeks)
formerGroupMembership mathletes
friend Daniel Desario
Ken Miller
Kim Kelly
Millie Kentner
Nick Andopolis
fullName Lindsay Weir
gender female
givenName Lindsay
gradeLevel junior
groupMembership freaks
moralConflict struggles between parental expectations and personal freedom
narrativeRole protagonist of Freaks and Geeks
nationality American
network NBC
notableEvent cuts class to spend time with freaks
goes on Grateful Dead tour at end of series
quits mathletes
occupation high school student
parent Harold Weir
Jean Weir
portrayedBy Linda Cardellini
religiousBackground raised Catholic
romanticInterest Daniel Desario
Nick Andopolis
school William McKinley High School
seriesGenre teen comedy-drama
settingCity Chippewa, Michigan
sibling Sam Weir
themeAssociation adolescence
identity search
social class and cliques
timePeriod early 1980s
wardrobeSignature army jacket

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Freaks and Geeks mainCharacter Lindsay Weir
Linda Cardellini characterPortrayed Lindsay Weir
Sam Weir sibling Lindsay Weir
Kim Kelly friendOf Lindsay Weir
subject linked to: Kim Kelly in Freaks and Geeks
Kim Kelly closeTo Lindsay Weir
subject linked to: Kim Kelly in Freaks and Geeks
Seth Rogen as Ken Miller hasFriend Lindsay Weir
Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir child Lindsay Weir
Daniel Desario friendOf Lindsay Weir
Nick Andopolis closeFriendOf Lindsay Weir
Kim Kelly hasFriend Lindsay Weir
Ken Miller friendOf Lindsay Weir
Linda Cardellini portrayed Lindsay Weir
subject linked to: Cardellini
Lindsay Weir fullName Lindsay Weir