Dweebs (TV series)

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| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| creator = [[Peter Noah]]<ref name= "before">{{cite news |last=Blevins |first=Joe |url= https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/before-silicon-valley-and-the-big-bang-theory-there-was-dweebs.html |title=Before 'Silicon Valley' and 'The Big Bang Theory', There Was 'Dweebs' |work=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] |date=November 6, 2015 |accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref>
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| writer = Peter Noah, Various
| director = [[Pamela Fryman]] (9 episodes), [[Andy Ackerman]] (1 episode)
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| starring = [[Farrah Forke]] [[Peter Scolari]] [[Stephen Tobolowsky]] [[Corey Feldman]] [[David Kaufman (actor)|David Kaufman]] Adam Biesk [[Holly Fulger]]
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| composer = Mark Heyes
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 10 (7 aired, 3 unaired)
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| executive_producer = Peter Noah
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Peter Noah Productions [[Warner Bros. Television]]
| channel = [[CBS]]
| first_aired = {{start date|1995|09|22}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1995|11|03}}
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'''''Dweebs''''' is an American [[sitcom]] that ran on [[CBS]] from September 22 to November 3, 1995. It failed to find an audience and was cancelled after 7 episodes, leaving 3 unaired.

==Synopsis==
The show stars [[Farrah Forke]] as Carey, a [[Technophobia|technophobic]] woman hired to be the office manager of a highly successful software company named Cyberbyte, owned by Warren Mosbey ([[Peter Scolari]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-22-ca-48832-story.html|title=CBS Unveils Dorky 'Dweebs,' 'Bonnie Hunt,' Gloomy 'Gothic'|date=September 22, 1995|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Warren and the other employees (played by actors [[Stephen Tobolowsky]], [[David Kaufman (actor)|David Kaufman]], [[Corey Feldman]] and Adam Biesk), were stereotypical [[nerd]]s or "dweebs", highly intelligent yet socially inept, contrasting with the character of Carey.<ref name="review">{{cite news |last=Hiltbrand |first=David |url= http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-dweebs-vol-44-no-19/ |title=Picks and Pans Review: Dweebs |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=November 6, 1995 |accessdate=July 5, 2017}}</ref> [[Holly Fulger]] also co-starred as Carey's friend, Noreen.

== Air dates and cancellation ==
Ten episodes were produced but only seven aired in the US between 22 September and 3 November 1995.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2005 |title=BBC - Comedy Guide - Dweebs |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/d/dweebs_1299001005.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050116061407/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/d/dweebs_1299001005.shtml |archive-date=2005-01-16}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Blevins |first=Joe |date=2015-11-06 |title=Before 'Silicon Valley' and 'The Big Bang Theory', There Was 'Dweebs' |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/11/before-silicon-valley-and-the-big-bang-theory-there-was-dweebs.html |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Vulture |language=en-us}}</ref> All 10 episodes aired the following year on Channel 4 in the UK from 29 June to 31 August 1996.<ref name=":0" />

Farrah Forke was fresh off her role as Alex Lambert on ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]''. She and Stephen Tobolowksy would both appear together again the following year as part of the main cast of the sitcom, ''[[Mr. Rhodes]]'', which was co-created by ''Dweebs'' creator [[Peter Noah]]. It ran for almost twice as many episodes but would also be canceled after only one season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr. Rhodes |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/mr-rhodes/cast/1000302238/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Reception and similarities to later shows ==
The show gained a mixed reception from critics at the time. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' felt the show had a future if the kinks were worked out.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=John P. |date=1995-09-18 |title=Dweebs |url=https://variety.com/1995/tv/reviews/dweebs-2-1200442884/ |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=John P. |date=September 18, 1995 |title=Dweebs |url=https://variety.com/1995/tv/reviews/dweebs-2-1200442884/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 22, 1995 |title=2 NEW SITCOMS PREMIERE; 2 EXCELLENT DRAMAS RETURN |url=https://www.deseret.com/1995/9/22/19194470/2-new-sitcoms-premiere-2-excellent-dramas-return |website=Deseret News}}</ref><ref name="review" />

Back in 1995, a sitcom about social outcasts in the tech industry was an original idea, and would later be successfully used in shows like ''[[The IT Crowd]], [[The Big Bang Theory]]'', and ''[[Silicon Valley (TV series)|Silicon Valley]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dweebs tv sitcom review on Comedy Series Info |url=http://sitcoms.frey-united.com/tv-comedy-series/sitcom/dweebs-sitcom/581/review |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=sitcoms.frey-united.com}}</ref> An article in ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' also compared the show to ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' and ''[[Silicon Valley (TV series)|Silicon Valley]]'' and called it a trailblazer,<ref name=":1" /> saying that the show was "quite possibly the first American sitcom to focus its attention on the tech world and the integration of computers into daily life" and was "practically avant garde for its time",<ref name=":1" /> due to the fact that it "existed at a time when a substantial portion of America, but by no means a majority (or even close), was computer-savvy".<ref name=":1" />

== Cast ==
* [[Farrah Forke]] as Carey
* [[Peter Scolari]] as Warren Mosbey
* [[Stephen Tobolowsky]] as Karl
* [[Corey Feldman]] as Vic
* [[David Kaufman (actor)|David Kaufman]] as Morley
* Adam Biesk as Todd
* [[Holly Fulger]] as Noreen

==Episodes==
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Pilot
|DirectedBy = [[Andy Ackerman]]
|WrittenBy = [[Peter Noah]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|22}}
|ShortSummary = Computer-illiterate Carey takes a job as an office manager at a high-tech computer company and quickly realizes that she's in over her head.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = The Privacy Show
|DirectedBy = [[Pamela Fryman]]
|WrittenBy = [[Bruce Rasmussen]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|29}}
|ShortSummary = Carey dates someone whom leads the jealous Dweebs to break privacy protocol when they conduct a background check on him and, as she soon finds out, on her as well. They attend a meeting at Carey's apartment to discuss boundaries, feelings and social interaction.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = The Birthday Party Show
|DirectedBy = Pamela Fryman
|WrittenBy = Eric Cohen
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|10|6}}
|ShortSummary = Carey invites her reluctant coworkers to her birthday party where they eventually break out of their party shells.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = The Cyrano Show
|DirectedBy = Pamela Fryman
|WrittenBy = Bill Barol
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|10|13}}
|ShortSummary = Warren is contacted by woman through instant messaging and Carey responds for him in a flirtation manner. However, not everything is as it seems. Karl is selected for a NASA software mission into space.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = The Bad Back Show
|DirectedBy = Pamela Fryman
|WrittenBy = Sydnie Suskind
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|10|20}}
|ShortSummary = When Carrie throws out her back and can't leave her apartment, Todd is made the temporary office manager, but he proves to be ill-equipped for the job.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = The Crush Show
|DirectedBy = Pamela Fryman
|WrittenBy = Bruce Rasmussen
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|10|27}}
|ShortSummary = Vic's jealousy gets the best of him after his negative actions towards Carey's boyfriend gets him in trouble. Warren suddenly becomes aggressive against a pushy contractor.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = The Noreen Sleeps with Warren Show
|DirectedBy = Pamela Fryman
|WrittenBy = Sydnie Suskind
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|11|03}}
|ShortSummary = Warren is going to a film screening of a movie they did computer generated special effects for and he needs a date. Carey can't go so she asks Noreen if she wants to and does. And the next day she tells Carey that she and Warren spent the night together and can't help brag about his prowess in bed. Which makes Carey look at Warren a little differently.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = The Karl's Crisis Show
|DirectedBy = Pamela Fryman
|WrittenBy = Eric Cohen
|OriginalAirDate = ''Unaired''
|ShortSummary = Karl gets upset when his coworkers repeatedly harass him about his age.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = The Bad P.R. Show
|DirectedBy = Pamela Fryman
|WrittenBy = Bill Barol
|OriginalAirDate = ''Unaired''
|ShortSummary = An off-the-cuff comment about software bugs leads to an overblown press scandal, so the company hires a public relations manager (special guest [[Wendie Malick]]).
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = The Actress Show
|DirectedBy = Pamela Fryman
|WrittenBy = Peter Noah
|OriginalAirDate = ''Unaired''
|ShortSummary = The gang swoon over an actress whom they hire to star in a new CD-ROM game.
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0111947|Dweebs}}
*{{Epguides|dweebs|Dweebs}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041011122444/http://www.pazsaz.com/dweebs.html Pazsaz Entertainment Network page]

[[Category:1990s American sitcoms]]
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[[Category:1995 American television series debuts]]
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[[Category:Television shows set in Seattle]]
[[Category:CBS sitcoms]]

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