Freaks and Geeks is an American comedy-drama television series, created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow, that aired on NBC during the 1999–2000 television season. Eighteen episodes were completed, but the series was canceled after only twelve had aired.

A fan-led campaign caused NBC to broadcast three more episodes in July 2000; the last three would not be seen until September of that year, when the cable network Fox Family Channel aired them in syndication. The complete series was later released on DVD.

Despite a quick cancellation and only one season with 18 episodes, Freaks and Geeks developed a devoted cult following. The series appeared on Time magazine's 2007 "100 Greatest Shows of All Time" list,www.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0,,1651341,00.html and in 2008 Entertainment Weekly ranked it the 13th-best series of the past 25 years.www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207339,00.html