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#116 – 90s Comfort Food: Freaks, Geeks, and Monsters of the Week

The one where the dream of the 90s is alive.

Jan 5, 2026

Stay warm this winter with some classic TV comfort food, as we swap episodes from two of our favorite shows from the 90s: Freaks and Geeks and The X-Files.

But first! We close out 2025 with a year-end Renewed or Canceled?! spectacular. The fates of 50 shows and showrunners hang in the balance!

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🔀 Show Swap: Freaks and Geeks

  • 📺 Episodes Watched: S1E02 (“Beers and Weirs”), S1E14 (“Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers”)*
  • 📆 Originally Premiered: Sept. 25, 1999 on NBC
  • 🍂 Seasons: 1
  • 🧭 Where to Stream: Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video
  • 🤩 Starring: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Busy Philipps, Becky Ann Baker, and Joe Flaherty.
  • 🤩 Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
  • 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Paul Feig
  • 📝 Written By: Judd Apatow, and others

*S1E14 may appear in a different order as NBC aired the final episodes out of order, skipping this one, which later aired on Fox Family.

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🔀 Show Swap: The X-Files

  • 📺 Episodes Watched: S1E03 (“Squeeze”), S1E21 (“Tooms”), S7E12 (“X-Cops”)
  • 📆 Originally Premiered: Sept. 10, 1993 on Fox
  • 🍂 Seasons: 11
  • 🧭 Where to Stream: Hulu, Pluto
  • 🤩 Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
  • 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Chris Carter
  • 📝 Written By: Vince Gilligan (“X-Cops”)

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