What separates strangers with candy from other high school comedies, or from most mainstream comedies in general, is the casts total dedication to their parts. Colbert coproduced the film alongside executive producer david letterman. Created by stephen colbert, paul dinello, mitch rouse. Strangers with candy is a 2005 comedy film directed by paul dinello, written by dinello, stephen colbert, amy sedaris, and mitch rouse, and serves as a prequel to their 19992000 comedy central television series of the same name. In 10 words or less the whole jerri blank saga, and then some. The complete series is worth any comedy fans money. Strangers with candy the complete series dvd, 2006, 6. Superman returns monster house the devil wears prada strangers with candy w.
The series can be offensive on a number of levels it almost seems like sedaris goal to mock as many groups and institutions. Jellineck does an exercise where people express themselves in photos, but when jerri wants to hang a nude picture of herself with the other photos, principal blackman and minister arsenew has it taken down. A prequel film of the same name was released in 2005. Strangers with candy season 1 episode 6 rotten tomatoes. Asking strangers to throw a party at their house then.
The first 3 or 4 episodes on each disc play fine, but the last episode has. Sounds are categorized by type, including movies, tv, effects. However, unlike other such dogooder shows, chester and. Get the latest slate of new mtv shows jersey shore, teen wolf, teen mom and reality tv classics such as punkd and the hills. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series strangers with candy. Strangers with candy is a prequel to the television series of the same name. Strangers with candy is one of my alltime favorite comedy seriesits innovative, irreverant, and makes me laugh to the point of bursting. Strangers with candy primarily airs on comedy central and it stars many outstanding actors and actresses such as greg hollimon, paul dinello, amy sedaris, and stephen colbert, whom all provide excellent performances and keep you laughing minute after minute. Strangers with candythe movie 2006 choreography by richard move by richard move. After jerri blank amy sedaris, a 40yearold drug addict and prostitute, is.
Paul dinellos strangers with candy had its origins as a television series on comedy central. Strangers with candy twists an afterschool special into something completely original, hilarious and unfit for educational purposes. Jerri blank, a 46yearold freshman, is a selfdescribed user, boozer and loser. With amy sedaris, paul dinello, stephen colbert, greg hollimon. Flatpoint high is learning about freedom of speech, and mr. Strangers with candy is strangers with candy on netflix. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Kisses, a pink maltese is aggessive, nipping at owners kitten heels and eliminating on the carpet. I had almost forgotten how much i loved this show until comedy central released this season one dvd. Amy sedaris and cole escola talk the new season of at home and strangers with candy by the a. Ever since the comedy central series strangers with candy first aired, jerri blank.
The series main character, jerri blank played by amy sedaris, was a runaway returning to high school as a freshman at the age of 46. A clever film strip by closeted lovers chuck noblet and geoffrey jellineck on their. The shows best episodes play with the learning a lesson concept. Strangers with candy the last temptation of blank tv episode. Starring amy sedaris, the series and movie a prequel to the television show is a comedy about. Kobe, a one eyed australian shepherd, is biting people and lunging at strangers. Since i was anxious i ended up spending more at but received the product faster. The series started on april 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on october 2, 2000. In order to teach responsibility, flatpoint highs health teacher gives each girl a real baby. Eager to fit in, 46yearold freshman jerri blank makes drugs for the schools most popular girl. There was one in every episode usually around the 20 min mark except for the first part of.
Set in suburban flatpoint usa, follow the misadventures of jerrie blank, a 46 year old dropout who has spent the last 32 years in and out of prison. In the series finale, the last temptation of blank, a photograph of beck is visible in coach wolfs food stand. The following is a list of episodes for the comedy central original series strangers with candy. The show is an amazing example of how far you can stretch the boundaries of the television sitcom. A prequel to the criticallyacclaimed series featuring jerri blank, a 46yearold exjunkie excon who returns to high school in a bid to restart her life. Strangers with candy is a television series produced by comedy central. But now im out of jail, picking up my life exactly where i left off. How can we get netflix to stream strangers with candy. Jerris hips are out of proportion to the rest of her body.
With amy sedaris, stephen colbert, paul dinello, paul sedaris. Jerri is about as close to being one as is possible for a live action show. A rescued coonhound named banjo is afraid of people, even owner beverly. Strangers with candy season 1 dvd, 2003, 2disc set. Its a series that, like its comedy central predecessor south park, delights in unpc humor, but where the two shows differ is that on strangers with. If you need a good laugh watch strangers with candy its great. Hello, im jerri blank and im a 46yearold high school freshman. A searchable database of strangers with candy free audio files and sound clip files mp3 and wav. It first aired on april 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on october 2, 2000. Strangers with candy was a darkly comic sitcom that ran from 1999 to 2000 on comedy central and created by comedians amy sedaris, paul dinello and stephen colbert jerri blank, a 46yearold boozer, user, and loser, ran away from home when she was young and spent thirtytwo years doing things wed really, really rather not hear about, no matter how eager she is to tell us about that donkey.
Strangers with candy 19992000 was an american sitcom that aired thirty episodes in three seasons of ten episodes each on comedy central. In each episode, hosts john chester and andre miller travel from town to town, in millers reallife, rickety pickup truck jackie, searching for total strangers who are looking to have their lives changed. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. Strangers with candy is often described as a high school satire or a parody of afterschool specials, but as ive argued before, the truth is much weirder and far more interesting than either of these descriptions would suggest. When a racial epithet is spraypainted on the wall of flatpoint high scholl, paul cotton jared ryan is the only witness and everyone wants to know who did it. Strangers with candy trailer 2006 a prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring jerri blank, a 46 yearold exjunkie, excon who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over. This television series is mainly focused around a woman by the name of jerri blank. Jerris burning issueseason 3, ep 1jerri learns the hard way that chlamydia is not.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of strangers with candy with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. So the original pilot was not aired but an episode that was almost the same story was, sometimes the. A fortysixyearold exdrug addict returns to high school as a freshman. Im back in high school, living at home, and discovering all sorts of things about my body.
A prequel to the criticallyacclaimed series featuring jerri blank, a 46yearold exjunkie excon who returns to high. In 1967, jerri dropped out of high school and ran away from home. Watch strangers with candy episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Back at home after 32 years as a teenage runaway, the wellintentioned jerri picks up her life exactly where she left it. Strangers with candy s 3 e 7 ask jerri video dailymotion. Strangers with candy series comedy central official site. Strangers with candy was an absolutely brilliant comedy that took the concept of afterschool specials and turned it on its head then gave it a wedgie and then gave it a swirlie. It first aired on april 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on october 2. A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring jerri blank, a 46yearold exjunkie excon who returns to high.
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