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Plot

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The series’ main character, Jerri Blank (played by Amy Sedaris), was a runaway returning to high school as a freshman at age 46 at the fictional Flatpoint High School in the town of Flatpoint. The following is a list of episodes for the Comedy Central original series, Strangers with Candy. ... Amy Sedaris (born March 29, 1961, in Endicott, New York) is an American actress, author, and comedian. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Freshman Year redirects here. ... In the series Strangers with Candy, Jerri Blank attends Flatpoint High School in the fictional town of Flatpoint. ...

Created and written by Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, and Mitch Rouse, the show was a spoof of the after school specials of the 1970s and 1980s and was also inspired, at least in part, by a 1970 public-service film, The Trip Back, that featured a reformed drug addict named Florrie Fisher (see “Origin” below). Sedaris, Colbert, Dinello, and Rouse were cast members of the short-lived Comedy Central series Exit 57; they, along with Greg Hollimon and many other stars of the series, were also alumni of Chicago’s Second City comedy troupe. Amy Sedaris (born March 29, 1961, in Endicott, New York) is an American actress, author, and comedian. ... Paul Dinello (born November 28, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, writer, director, and an alumnus of Chicago-based The Second City, Improv Institute, and Annoyance Theatre. ... This article is about Stephen Colbert, the actor. ... Mitch Rouse is an American actor and director. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... DVD release for Martin Tahses After School Specials from 1979-1980 An after school special is a type of American television program intended to be viewed by adolescents when they returned home from school, usually at about 4:00 . ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A screen capture from Florrie Fishers 1970 public service announcement. ... Exit 57 was a sketch comedy show that was aired on HBO] in 1995 and 1996. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... The Second City Logo The Second City is a long-running improvisational comedy troupe based in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, with offshoot troupes in other cities, most notably Toronto. ...

According to the show’s animated introduction,^[1] Jerri ran away from home and became “a boozer, a user, and a loser” after dropping out of high school as a teenager, supporting her drug habits through prostitution, stripping, and larceny. She has been to prison several times, the last time because she, in her words, “stole the TV”. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Whore redirects here. ... A striptease dancer performing. ... In the United States, larceny is a common law crime involving stealing. ...

Every episode featured a theme or moral lesson, although the lessons were often amoral or warped; in an episode about eating disorders, Jerri learns that it’s OK to become an anorexic because it will get people to pay attention to you. When Jerri’s father passes away in the episode “The Goodbye Guy”, Jerri learns the valuable lesson, “You never really ‘lose’ your parents. Unless of course they die. Then they’re gone forever. And nothing will bring them back.” In another episode, Jerri learned that “violence really isn’t the only way to resolve a conflict, but it’s the only way to win it”. Amorality is the quality of having no concept of right or wrong. ... Anorexia (deriving from the Greek word ανορεξία = without appetite (αν = without + όρεξη = appetite)) is the medical name for loss of appetite. ...

Each episode ends with the cast and other features from the episode dancing.

Origin

The series was first envisioned by Dinello and Colbert, both of whom had seen a Scared Straight!–type public-service film called The Trip Back, in which motivational speaker Florrie Fisher recalled her days as a New York prostitute to a group of high-school students. Seeing that Fisher strongly resembled their friend Amy Sedaris, they showed her a copy of the tape and, suitably impressed with Sedaris’s imitation of Fisher, began developing a series based around the idea of Fisher going back to high school herself. The three, along with Mitch Rouse, combined this concept with lampooning the after school specials they had all been subjected to in high school, along with the short-lived mid-1990s teen series My So-Called Life. Much of Jerri’s past is taken from anecdotes in The Trip Back, some of which were also included in Fisher’s autobiography, The Lonely Trip Back. Several lines of dialog in the series were taken verbatim from Fisher’s public-service film. It is arguable that Jerri Blank has become even more famous than the woman that inspired her; while Strangers with Candy became a cult success, Florrie Fisher sank into obscurity in the 1980s. Today, much speculation among fans of the series revolves around finding out whatever happened to Fisher. Scared Straight! was a documentary directed by Arnold Shapiro and released in 1978. ... A screen capture from Florrie Fishers 1970 public service announcement. ... For other uses, see My So-Called Life (disambiguation). ...

Characters

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The Blank family

• Geraldine “Jerri” Antonia Blank – A 46-year-old ex-con, ex-junkie, and high-school freshman at Flatpoint High.
• Guy Blank – Jerri’s natural father.
• Sara Blank – Jerri’s stepmother.
• Derrick Blank – Jerri’s half-brother. He plays quarterback for the Flatpoint Donkeys football team.
• Stew – The Blank family’s meat man. He is having an affair with Sara Blank.

Flatpoint High faculty and staff

• Principal Onyx Blackman – Principal of Flatpoint High School.
• Charles “Chuck” Noblet – Chuck is the school’s history teacher and sponsor of the school newspaper, The Donkey Trouser. He and his wife, Claire, have a child, Seamus. He is in a secret homosexual relationship with Geoffrey Jellineck.
• Geoffrey Jellineck – Geoffrey (pronounced JOFF-ree as opposed to the conventional JEFF-ree) is the school’s art teacher. He is an emotionally fragile man who is engaged in a secret homosexual relationship with Chuck Noblet.
• Coach Cherri Wolf – The girls’ gym teacher.
• Iris Puffybush – Secretary to Principal Blackman (and much, much more).
• Cassie Pines – The school’s guidance counselor.

Flatpoint High students

• Tammi Littlenut
• Orlando Pinatubo
• Jimmy Tickles

Miscellaneous

• Claire Noblet – Wife to Chuck Noblet. She is oblivious to her husband’s relationship with Geoffrey Jellineck.

Flatpoint High

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Episode list

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Film

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On February 7, 2006, movie company ThinkFilm announced that it had acquired the distribution rights to a feature film based on the series. The film, a prequel to the television show, was completed in 2004 and acquired by Warner Independent at Sundance in 2005, but release of the film was delayed due to legal clearance issues. Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, and Paul Dinello reprised their roles for the film; several other characters were recast. In addition to acting, Colbert is a co-producer and Dinello is a director for the film. Worldwide Pants, a production company owned by comedian David Letterman, was also a producer. This is the company’s first feature film production. A teaser trailer for the film was released in April 2006^[2] (see “External links”). The initial theater release was June 28, 2006, in the New York City area, followed by the remainder of the United States on July 7. A DVD of the film was released in November 2006. Amy Sedaris said of Jerri Blank that “she’s like a rash; you never know when she’s going to pop up.”^[3] Strangers With Candy is a film released in 2006 by ThinkFilm, first screened at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ThinkFilm is a distibutor of independent films which was founded in 2001. ... Worldwide Pants Incorporated is a television production company owned by comedian and talk show host David Letterman. ... David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Trailer (film). ... Amy Sedaris (born March 29, 1961, in Endicott, New York) is an American actress, author, and comedian. ...

Notes

1. ^ The animated introduction was used only after the first season. In the first season, Jerri would give the introduction during the episodes’ beginnings before the song started.
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ Lauren Thompson, The Daily Texan (2006-07-09). Retrieved on 2006-07-09.

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External links

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• Strangers With Candy at the Internet Movie Database.
• Strangers with Candy at TV.com.
• Tony's Strangers With Candy Companion Site.
• The Comfort Zone Strangers with Candy photo galleries and quotes pages, as well as Amy Sedaris pictures, audio downloads and interview transcripts