# Joel Robinson on Freaks & Geeks!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-robinson-on-freaks-geeks/267108>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 1, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-robinson-on-freaks-geeks/267108 "2004-10-01T22:24:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-robinson-on-freaks-geeks/267108/1 "2004-10-01T22:24:49Z")

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I had to do a double take while watching an episode of F&G last night on DVD. It’s the episode where Lindsy and her friends try to get fake IDs. Their connection is a guy working in a trendy clothing store. (I think it might have been that Schwartzman guy from Rushmore.) Anyway, his manager is Joel. He only had two lines.

Anyway, it brought a smile to my face.

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**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-robinson-on-freaks-geeks/267108/2 "2004-10-01T22:40:58Z")

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Would that be… uhhh… [this guy](http://www.kaijuhq.org/joel.jpg)?

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**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-robinson-on-freaks-geeks/267108/3 "2004-10-01T22:46:30Z")

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He plays the same character in two other episodes - one where he sells a “Parisian night suit” to Sam and the series finale where he DJ’s a disco night that Nick dances at.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-robinson-on-freaks-geeks/267108/4 "2004-10-01T23:42:05Z")

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Um, Joel HODGESON.

😉

Don’t forget to pay attention to the Science Teacher. I’ll give you a hint: “Push the button, Frank.”

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**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-robinson-on-freaks-geeks/267108/5 "2004-10-02T00:29:49Z")

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Hodgson, actually. And yes, that was Jason Schwartzman. It was his first acting gig after _Rushmore._

Scarlett, proud owner of the super-duper-mega-deluxe F&G 8-DVD set