Keith in Southern Comfort. I don’t how well it holds up but I really enjoyed it at the time:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083111/
Immortalized in this Ass Pony’s song:
Well, there was an episode of CBS Afternoon Playhouse called Revenge of the Nerd which aired the year before (1983). Though it was totally unrelated to the later film franchise. I think it just had a similar name by coincidence.
IMDb: CBS Afternoon Playhouse “Revenge of the Nerd”
Also, on Wikipedia:
I was 5 years old when that episode aired, almost 6, and I remember seeing it on TV. When the film Revenge of the Nerds came out the following year, I was sure they were related somehow. It wasn’t until years later, when I was old enough to actually watch the movies (on cable) that I figured out they had nothing to do with each other.
Hmm, that whole episode is available for viewing here, if anyone is curious:
I do not recommend it, as it was made for TV in 1983 and geared toward teens on CBS. Keep your expectations very low.
Same here! He doesn’t look like the others.
The Last Booger
The Rise of Skolnick
Which sounds like it should be a sequel to The Nerd.