We've Got Spirit (Freaks and Geeks episode)
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| Freaks and Geeks episode |
| "We've Got Spirit" | |
| Episode No. | 9 |
| Prod. Code | 107 |
| Airdate | January 24, 2000 |
| Writer(s) | Mike White |
| Director | Danny Leiner |
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"We've Got Spirit" is the ninth episode of Freaks and Geeks. It was written by Mike White and was directed by Danny Leiner. It first aired on January 24, 2000.
[edit] Synopsis
Sam becomes the McKinley basketball team's new mascot in the hopes of becoming closer to Cindy Sanders. Instead of winning her heart, however, he increasingly becomes frustrated with her apparent desire to be nothing more than friends as well as her obsessive crush over the basketball team's star athlete Todd Schellinger. He eventually becomes so fed up that he allows Neal be the mascot during a basketball game, though Neal is much more interested in getting laughs than following orders from Vicki, the bossy head cheerleader. Lindsay tries to break up with Nick after many false attempts. The freaks, meanwhile, have a sudden interest in sports and school spirit after they get beaten up by a gang of McKinley's rivals at Lincoln.
[edit] Music
The following songs are featured in this episode.
| Song title | Artist | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Dust in the Wind" | Kansas | Point of Know Return | 1977 |
| "How Funky Is Your Chicken?" | performed by McKinley High Cheerleaders | ||
| "Keep Yourself Alive" | Queen | Queen (album) | 1973 |
| "Everybody Wants Some!!" | Van Halen | Women and Children First | 1980 |
| "Stranglehold" | Ted Nugent | Ted Nugent (album) | 1975 |
| "Do Ya Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" | Joan Jett | Bad Reputation | 1979 |
| "Hava Nagila" | sung by Samm Levine | ||
| "The Song Is Over" | The Who | Who's Next | 1971 |
[edit] Deleted scenes
The following scenes were edited out from the final cut of the episode, but can still be found on the series DVD.
- An extended cut of the cheerleaders and jocks trying to raise school spirit in the cafeteria for the upcoming basketball game. The scene establishes the freaks to be void of school spirit. This is followed by a scene with Nick and Lindsay talking under the stairwell. The sequence ends with an extended cut of Herbert the Norseman mascot falling on the cafeteria table.
- An extended cut of Sam trying out for the Norseman mascot and Herbert (Shia LaBeouf) talking to Bill and Neal.
- Lindsay attempts to break up with Nick in his car. They fight about Heidi Henderson and ultimately, Lindsay fails at breaking up with Nick again.
- A deleted sexual innuendo gag featuring Sam and Cindy talking after Sam and the cheerleaders form the human pyramid.
- Cindy sullenly tells Sam that she thinks Todd Schellinger may be interested in Vicki.
