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 NERFINISHED
characterTrait conflicted
empathetic
intelligent
rebellious
creator Paul Feig NERFINISHED
criticalReception widely praised as a realistic portrayal of teenage life
familyName Weir NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Pilot (Freaks and Geeks) NERFINISHED
formerGroupMembership mathletes
friend Daniel Desario NERFINISHED
Ken Miller NERFINISHED
Kim Kelly NERFINISHED
Millie Kentner NERFINISHED
Nick Andopolis NERFINISHED
fullName Lindsay Weir NERFINISHED
gender female
givenName Lindsay NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Jean Weir NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Linda Cardellini NERFINISHED
religiousBackground raised Catholic
romanticInterest Daniel Desario NERFINISHED
Nick Andopolis NERFINISHED
school William McKinley High School NERFINISHED
seriesGenre teen comedy-drama
settingCity Chippewa, Michigan NERFINISHED
sibling Sam Weir NERFINISHED
themeAssociation adolescence
identity search
social class and cliques
timePeriod early 1980s
wardrobeSignature army jacket

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Linda Cardellini characterPortrayed Lindsay Weir
Freaks and Geeks mainCharacter Lindsay Weir