by Busy Philipps—is Daniel's on-and-off girlfriend throughout the series. Kim is a tough, short-tempered girl and is known by the other students for having sex, doing drugs and being tough in a fight. She is often at odds with Daniel, usually accusing him of infidelity, sometimes with good cause, causing their relationship to be in constant disarray. However, despite their relationship troubles, over the course of the show the two stay together and so demonstrate attraction and affection for one another. Kim was originally dismissive and mean toward Lindsay and was reluctant to allow her to hang out in their group. She rightly notes that Lindsay is from a more affluent background than herself or Daniel, and is new to acting like a “freak” in terms of how she dresses and acts. Kim interprets this as Lindsay being a poser and untrustworthy. However, as the series progresses, the two eventually forge a strong friendship backed up by loyalty and empathy for each other. By the end of the series, Kim and Lindsay were best friends and spent most of their free time together. Kim lives with her disapproving mother, her illiterate stepfather, and her brother, a peculiar young man named Chip who sleeps on the living room couch. Kim claims he has brain damage from having been attacked by police and clubbed in the head. He appears to sleep all the time. She doesn't get along with her parents, who criticize her for not getting good grades and for the company she keeps. Her parents frequently devolve into screaming matches with each other and Kim, often on edge from living in poverty in a house in a state of disrepair. One major conflict occurs when Kim’s parents try to take away her car. They view the car as rightly belonging to the family, to let Kim use or sell if they want. Kim says her aunt — her mother’s sister — specifically gave it to her when she died of a cocaine overdose. Geeks Bill Haverchuck Bill Haverchuck—played by Martin Starr is the geekiest of the geek gang. Bill is tall for his age, skinny and wears large glasses. Bill is unpretentious and somewhat immature, with an understated but hilarious sense of humor. He remains the most mild-mannered and introverted of the three Geeks. He occasionally makes keen observations of other characters, usually in speaking to Sam and Neal. In