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Strangers with Candy

  • TV Series
  • 1999–2000
  • TV-14
  • 22m
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Strangers with Candy (1999)
A forty-six-year-old ex-drug addict returns to high school as a freshman.
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A 46-year-old ex-drug addict returns to high school as a freshman.A 46-year-old ex-drug addict returns to high school as a freshman.A 46-year-old ex-drug addict returns to high school as a freshman.

  • Creators
    • Stephen Colbert
    • Paul Dinello
    • Mitch Rouse
  • Stars
    • Amy Sedaris
    • Paul Dinello
    • Stephen Colbert
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
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    • Creators
      • Stephen Colbert
      • Paul Dinello
      • Mitch Rouse
    • Stars
      • Amy Sedaris
      • Paul Dinello
      • Stephen Colbert
    • 69User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Amy Sedaris
    Amy Sedaris
    • Jerri Blank
    Paul Dinello
    Paul Dinello
    • Geoffrey Jellineck…
    Stephen Colbert
    Stephen Colbert
    • Chuck Noblet…
    Greg Hollimon
    • Principal Onyx Blackman
    Deborah Rush
    Deborah Rush
    • Sara Blank
    Larc Spies
    Larc Spies
    • Derrick Blank…
    Orlando Pabotoy
    Orlando Pabotoy
    • Orlando Pinatubo
    Sarah Thyre
    • Coach Cherri Wolf…
    Maria Thayer
    Maria Thayer
    • Tammi Littlenut
    Roberto Gari
    Roberto Gari
    • Guy Blank…
    Dolores Duffy
    Dolores Duffy
    • Iris Puffybush…
    Troy Metcalf
    Troy Metcalf
    • Troy
    Patrick Blindauer
    • Chip Beavers
    David Pasquesi
    David Pasquesi
    • Stew
    Virginia Williams
    Virginia Williams
    • Ginger…
    Heather Magee
    • Shannon Tudyk
    Matthew Sean Blumm
    Matthew Sean Blumm
    • P-John
    Chuck Caruso
    • Trake
    • Creators
      • Stephen Colbert
      • Paul Dinello
      • Mitch Rouse
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    • Trivia
      The character of Jerri is based on motivational speaker Florrie Fisher, who travelled high schools in the 1970s talking about her fall from 1940s socialite to a heroin addicted prostitute in the 1960s. Many lines of dialogue in the show are taken verbatim from a recording of a speech she gave to a New York high school, which circulated for many years on the cult video market as "The Trip Back." In real life, Fisher fell out of the public eye in the early 1970s, and for many years was believed to be missing and presumed dead. In the late 2000s, researchers turned up an interview with Mike Douglas in a 1973 issue of the Rotary Club publication "The Rotarian," in which Douglas recounted interviewing Fisher. According to Douglas, Fisher's disappearance was due to her being taken to a Miami hospital in the middle of her lecture tour, where she was diagnosed with liver cancer. The disease resulted in kidney failure, and she ultimately died of a heart attack on May 26, 1972, at the age of 54, though her death went unknown for decades.
    • Goofs
      Derrick Blank is frequently referred to as Jerri's stepbrother. He is actually her half-brother.
    • Quotes

      Jerri Blank: "Packing a Musket", by Jerri Blank. When you work from your home and johns call on the phone, you're a call girl. When you walk 'til you limp and give a cut to a pimp, you're a street whore. When they're beggin' you please to get down on your knees near their groinage, excusa me, but you see, don't you touch where they pee without coinage.

      Mr. Chuck Noblet: Thank you, Jerri...

      Jerri Blank: When I straddle and squat, to show you my...

      [Bell rings]

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of every episode while the credits are rolling you see the cast in that episode dancing.
    • Alternate versions
      In the complete Season Three Box Set, the episodes "Trail of Tears" and "Is My Daddy Crazy?" feature the original aired episodes, but in the Complete Series Box Set they are director's-cut episodes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Amerikan naurattajat: Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Strangers With Candy Theme
      Composed by Mark Levenson

      Producer Bob Golden

    User reviews69

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    Clever and funny
    When I saw the commercials for this show, I thought it looked stupid and annoying. But I gave it a chance, and loved it. I think this show, although a bit strange and sometimes extreme, is very very funny. I find myself still laughing at some of the jokes days after I watch it. It's very different from most sitcoms, and most of the timing and originality of the jokes are pulled off terrifically. Amy Sedaris is incredible as the strange (and really ugly) Jerri Blank. Steven Colbert is also really funny. Give this show a chance, you will not regret it.
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    • Feb 22, 2000

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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Comedy Central
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Незнакомцы с конфеткой
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Comedy Central
      • Paramount Home Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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