Tim Busfield, playing that Poindexter character, was great, and so was Ted McGinley.
Lewis, Gilbert, and several other nerds fail to join fraternities, but are able to secure a dilapidated house near campus and repair it as a residence.
I tend to be more in the 1920s and 1960s.
However, I was insecure growing up.
Poindexter needed a guide because his glasses were too thick.
And that speaks volumes to people.