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Undeclared
SummaryJudd Apatow's TV follow-up to Freaks and Geeks was just as short-lived (only one season aired) and, in retrospect, nearly as much of a lasting cult favorite.

Created By:Judd Apatow

Season Premiere: 
Sep 25, 2001
Metascore
must-watch
85
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Universal Acclaim
8.6
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Metascore
85
88% Positive
21 Reviews
13% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Jun 20, 2013
100
Washington Post
My love for Undeclared is unconditional... There are many different kinds of funny, and Apatow aims for one of the hardest kinds -- the humor of rueful recognition. You may not laugh till it hurts, but it'll hurt a little when you laugh, because you may recall your own awkward moments of defeat, embarrassment or disillusion. Undeclared is shrewdly observant and richly detailed, and the fact that it's funny, too, is the icing on the cake. Great cake! [25 Sept 2001, p.C01]
Jun 20, 2013
100
The New York Times
At times "Freaks and Geeks" tried too hard to create jolts of recognition. Here the frantic characters regularly call one another idiots, yet Undeclared always seems smart and effortless.
Jun 20, 2013
91
Boston Herald
Jay Baruchel is fabulous as the geeky Steven Karp whose dad (Wainwright) is hipper. [25 Sept 2001, p.48]
Jun 20, 2013
90
Boston Globe
Unlike the majority of today's youth-market vehicles, Undeclared has been put together with a refreshing lack of cynicism (as well as a refreshing lack of laugh track). [25 Sept 2001, p.E1]
Jun 20, 2013
80
Orlando Sentinel
One of the better-assembled new series this fall. The comedy forgoes a laugh track and a studio audience in favor of a wonderfully true-to-life feel and unforced humor. [25 Sept 2001, p.E1]
Jun 20, 2013
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Probably isn't for everyone, but surely more than a few viewers will identify with the misfits of all backgrounds and (judging from the presence of Loudon Wainwright as father to Steven Karp, the series' central character played by Jay Baruchel) ages thrown together in an anxious environment of self-discovery and perhaps too much freedom. [25 Sept 2001, p.47]
Jun 20, 2013
50
Houston Chronicle
That stupid daddy thing has got to go before it ruins a good college try. [25 Sept 2001, p.6]
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Universal Acclaim
8.6
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Oct 9, 2013
10
maisie
Hilarious, sweet and is full of awkward moments that you have probably happened to you too. Another prematurely cancelled show, just like Freaks and Geeks. Watch it.
May 27, 2014
8
drlowdon
Coming from Judd Apatow I’d been wanting to watch Undeclared for a while when it finally appeared on Netflix and it is perhaps best described as a college based companion to his cult high school show Freaks and Geeks, and not just because it features much of the same cast in some shape or form. With each episode running at around twenty-two minutes in length and featuring fast paced plots it is perhaps more sit-com than comedy drama for much of this first, and unfortunately only, season meaning that we can’t perhaps connect in quite the same way as we did with the characters in Freaks and Geeks. Once again however Apatow gets the tone of his subject matter pretty much spot on and, in part thanks to the excellent main cast and plethora of recognisable guest stars (that includes Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler), it is always very funny. Some shows don’t age well but, if you were a teenager in the late 90’s/early 2000’s as I was, Undeclared’s attention to detail arguably makes it an even better watch now than it was when it first aired nearly fifteen years ago. There may only be seventeen episodes but this is well worth seeking out.
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