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 technophobic woman hired to be the office manager of a highly successful software company named Cyberbyte, owned by Warren Mosbey (Peter Scolari). Warren and the other employees (played by actors Stephen Tobolowsky, David Kaufman, Corey Feldman, Nick Bellini and Adam Biesk), were stereotypical nerds or "dweebs", highly intelligent yet socially inept, contrasting with the character of Carey. 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. All 10 episodes aired the following year on Channel 4 in the UK from 29 June to 31 August 1996.
Reception and similarities to later shows
The show gained a mixed reception from critics at the time. Variety felt the show had a future if the kinks were worked out. An article in Vulture also compared the show to The Big Bang Theory and Silicon Valley and called it a trailblazer,