Least Favorite Characters on Freaks and Geeks

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I love the show and almost all of its characters, but there are only a couple of characters that bugged me almost throughout the show. Here are the two characters that I do not care for:

Sam Weir (I know all of you people are going to hate me for this): He only had two great moments, yet he is considered one of the "best" characters of the show. He whines basically throughout the show and it gets annoying after a few episodes. He is not so much a nerd as he is an effemintate loser and at times I wish Alan White would throw him into a locker.

Millie Kentner: Lindsay's former best friend from her "geek" days who tries to help the Green army jacket one from suffering the fate of being a "freak", but ends of coming across as some whiny grandmother who worries way too much. No wonder Lindsay does not want to hang out with you anymore, you lecture her to death. Millie is basically a 60-year-old female librarian inside of an awkward 15-year-old girl's body.

What are your least favorite characters on F&G?

Kim Kelly, only because I knew girls like her in junior high (slu*ty, unstable, attention-seeking) and they made my life hell. She laughs at Lindsay's misfortunes and has bailed on her so many times and comes off generally untrustworthy and manipulative.

While I like Sam, I can see your points about him as he is rather whiny. I do like Bill and Neil (did I get their names right?) better than Sam. I like Millie because she's so absurd. Her tone of voice and facial expressions are so hilarious. I still remember this one scene which cracked me up when I first saw it -- Millie is at the bus stop eating Fun Dip and has an amusing exchange with Lindsay and Kim about eating sugar so early in the morning. Also, when Lindsay is stoned and thinks her life is really just the sleeping houdn dog's dream, and the way Millie has to convince Lindsay that her life won't be over if the dog wakes up, etc. She was a good character.