"Strangers with Candy" (1999) TV series 1999-2000

Creators:

Stephen Colbert
Mitch Rouse
Paul Dinello

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

7 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Good times!

Plot:

A 46-year-old ex-drug addict returns to high school as a freshman.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Bi | Drug Addict | Teacher | High School Student

Cast

Stephen Colbert	...	Chuck Noblet / ... (30 episodes, 1999-2000)
Greg Hollimon	...	Principal Onyx Blackman / ... (30 episodes, 1999-2000)
Amy Sedaris	...	Jerri Blank / ... (30 episodes, 1999-2000)
Deborah Rush	...	Sara Blank (30 episodes, 1999-2000)
Paul Dinello	...	Geoffrey Jellineck (29 episodes, 1999-2000)
Larc Spies	...	Derrick Blank (27 episodes, 1999-2000)
Orlando Pabotoy	...	Orlando Pinatubo (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Maria Thayer	...	Tamela 'Tammi' Littlenut (14 episodes, 1999-2000)
Sarah Thyre	...	Coach Cherri Wolf (13 episodes, 1999-2000)

Runtime:

22 min (30 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Comedy Central

Trivia:

Sarah Thyre, who plays Coach Wolf was originally casted to play Sara Blank. But the part later went to Deborah Rush.

Quotes:

Mr. Chuck Noblet: [Noblet is 'trying' to break a cult's hold over Jerri] Come on, Jerri! Let's go!
Jerri Blank: Where?
Mr. Chuck Noblet: Back to the cult! We'll go through the furnace and then out the air shaft!
Jerri Blank: We'll burn to death!
Mr. Chuck Noblet: Father will protect us! Where's your faith, woman?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Will & Grace: Strangers with Candice (#6.9)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Strangers With Candy Theme

A breath of fresh air

With so much garbage on television these days, it's refreshing to see a show so original and well-written as Strangers With Candy. I am glad that Comedy Central is re-running this hilarious program. It is politically incorrect, vulgar, and rude...it's fantastic! The writing is some of the best I've ever seen on television, every sentence uttered by every character is funny. The one-liners fly so fast that you barely have time to laugh before the next joke. In one episode, she and a classmate become secret lovers, but he's so ashamed of being with her that she hides in dumpsters, air ducts, etc.; it's a howlingly funny sight gag to see her head poking up out of the garbage as she waits for her lover. I think this show moved too fast for today's television audience and their limited attention span, so it's a shame that it was cancelled.