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Latka you took the tongue right out of my mouth. Danny outsiders help us relate as an audience. Penny what are you some kind of nerd . Leonard im not some kind of nerd, i am the king of nerds. Tina fey theyre seeing everything with fresh eyes. Lurch you rang . Jaleel white that dynamic is pretty awesome, its special. Melissa joan hart that confidence really made people feel like they could be ok to be whoever they are, urkel did i do that . Melissa joan hart and i think, if i believe in who i am...

Latka you took the tongue right out of my mouth. Danny outsiders help us relate as an audience. Penny what are you some kind of nerd . Leonard im not some kind of nerd, i am the king of nerds. Tina fey theyre seeing everything with fresh eyes. Lurch you rang . Jaleel white that dynamic is pretty awesome, its special. Melissa joan hart that confidence really made people feel like they could be ok to be whoever they are, urkel did i do that . Melissa joan hart and i think, if i believe in who i am...

i suppose, to the outsider, we might seem a little unorthodox, but what does this "outsider" know anyway? who is he to judge us? >> the whole notion of the outsider. i mean, its a strand that goes through most sitcoms, i think. >> you took tongue right out of my mouth. >> outsiders help us relate as an audience. >> what are you some kind of nerd? >> im not some kind of nerd, i am the king of nerds. [ laughs ] >> theyre seeing everything with fresh eyes. >> you rang? >> that dynamic is ...

You also see the advent of the nerd. screech: hey lisa, my horoscope says that were destined to dance together. lisa: my horoscope says, beware of dorks. alice leppert: but theres sort of this lost puppy aspect to screech that takes him from a caricature of you know, just the nerd, to someone that the viewer actually roots for. jacqueline coley: then with fresh prince, carlton was the first one of the first black nerds on screen. carlton: wait till we come downstairs in those tuxes. people may n...

You also see the advent of the nerd. screech: hey lisa, my horoscope says that were destined to dance together. lisa: my horoscope says, beware of dorks. alice leppert: but theres sort of this lost puppy aspect to screech that takes him from a caricature of you know, just the nerd, to someone that the viewer actually roots for. jacqueline coley: then with fresh prince, carlton was the first one of the first black nerds on screen. carlton: wait till we come downstairs in those tuxes. people may n...

>> a lot of these outsider characters, they were just a sidekick of sorts, but once you start to get into the 90s, geeks are becoming more and more part of the national conversation. ♪ i dont give a damn about my reputation ♪ ♪ living in the past ♪ >> "freaks and geeks" is a pushback against the cookie-cutter characters and the typical teen sitcoms of that era. >> im sick of being called a geek. i mean, whats so geeky about us anyway? were just guys. >> gentlemen, good news, new "dungeon...

Screech is just weird. >> whatever youre doing, dont. >> with the shift towards teenage in a sitcom, you also see the advent of the nerd. >> lisa, my horoscope says were destined to dance together. >> my horoscope says beware of dorks. >> but there is sort of this lost puppy aspect to screech that takes him from a character of just the nerd to someone that the viewer actually roots for. >> then with "fresh prince" carlton was one of the first black nerds on screen. >> wait until we come down sta...

Carlton was one of the first black nerds on screen. >> wait until we come down stairs in those tuxes. people may not think were twins but i bet theyll think were brothers. >> i dont think you have to worry about anyone mistaking you for a brother. >> i always loved carlton, the way he was true to himself. >> go charlton! carlton! go carlton! >> a lot of these outsider characters were a side kick of sorts but once you get into the 90 its, geeks are becoming more and more part of the national conv...