Freaks and Geeks Episode 9
"We've Got Spirit"
Original airdate: Jan. 24, 2000
Writer: Mike White
Director: Danny Leiner
Cast: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segal, Martin Starr, Busy Philipps, Becky Ann Baker, Joe Flaherty
While the last episode was titled "Girlfriends and Boyfriends," that name would also fit "We've Got Spirit." Here, the Weir siblings find themselves with the opposite problems: Lindsay is stuck in a relationship with Nick that she wants to leave, and Sam seemingly finds himself moving further and further from the possibility of a relationship with Cindy. This all surrounds a basketball game—dubbed the big game, a phrase that's repeated over and over until those words sound like nonsense.