Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir
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Joe Flaherty as Harold Weir is the strict but loving father character on the cult TV series "Freaks and Geeks," known for his overprotective parenting and darkly humorous cautionary stories.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Freaks and Geeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason | Freaks and Geeks season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | McKinley High School (through his children) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterName | Harold Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
dark sense of humor
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loving ⓘ old-fashioned ⓘ overprotective ⓘ strict ⓘ |
| child |
Lindsay Weir
NERFINISHED
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Sam Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Paul Feig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Freaks and Geeks episode "Pilot" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | teen comedy-drama ⓘ |
| humorStyle | cautionary anecdotes ending in tragedy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
awkward but sincere attempts at parenting
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darkly humorous cautionary stories ⓘ disapproving of Lindsay’s rebellious phase ⓘ lecturing his children about consequences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
authority figure
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comic relief ⓘ father of main teen protagonists ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| occupation | sporting goods store owner ⓘ |
| owns | A-1 Sporting Goods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentingStyle | authoritarian but caring ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Lindsay Weir
NERFINISHED
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Sam Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Weir family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | Chippewa, Michigan (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Joe Flaherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Judd Apatow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToLindsay | concerned about her new friends GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipToSam | encourages him to avoid trouble GENERATED ⓘ |
| seriesStatus | cult TV series ⓘ |
| setIn | early 1980s ⓘ |
| spouse | Jean Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | teen and adult viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1980–1981 school year ⓘ |
| toneOfScenes | darkly comic ⓘ |
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