List of Strangers with Candy episodes#ep24
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The following is a list of episodes for the Comedy Central original series Strangers with Candy. The series started on April 7, 1999, and concluded its third and final season on October 2, 2000. A prequel film of the same name was released in 2005.
Series overview
Episodes
=Pilot episode=
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| Title = Retardation: A Celebration
| WrittenBy = Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Mitch Rouse & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Adam Bernstein
| OriginalAirDate = Unaired
| ProdCode = 100
| ShortSummary = Jerri is asked to spy on her lockermate, looking for signs of retardation. Later evolved into Episode 104, "Who Wants Cake?"
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=Season 1 (1999)=
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| Title = Old Habits, New Beginnings
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris & Mitch Rouse
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|4|7}}
| ProdCode = 101
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| ShortSummary = Jerri tries to make friends by supplying a classmate with drugs.
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| Title = A Burden's Burden
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|4|14}}
| ProdCode = 102
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| ShortSummary = Jerri is assigned to take care of a 10-pound baby in order to learn responsibility, reminiscent of the 1985 ABC Afterschool Special "First the Egg".
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| Title = Dreams on the Rocks
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|4|21}}
| ProdCode = 103
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| ShortSummary = Jerri must deal with her stepmother's alcoholism, reminiscent of the ABC Afterschool Specials "Francesca, Baby" (1976) and "She Drinks a Little" (1981).
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| Title = Who Wants Cake?
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris & Mitch Rouse
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|4|28}}
| ProdCode = 104
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| ShortSummary = Jerri is asked to spy on her lockermate, looking for signs of retardation.
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| Title = Bogie Nights
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris & Thomas Lennon
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|6|14}}
| ProdCode = 105
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| ShortSummary = Jerri befriends the new student, Ricky (Fred Koehler) but discovers a secret that will keep them apart forever.
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| Title = Let Freedom Ring
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris & Mitch Rouse
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|6|21}}
| ProdCode = 106
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| ShortSummary = Flatpoint High is in the grip of a racist who spray-painted an ethnic slur on the wall, reminiscent of the 1989 ABC Afterschool Special "Taking a Stand".
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| Title = Feather in the Storm
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Danny Leiner
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|6|28}}
| ProdCode = 107
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| ShortSummary = Jerri must lose weight to be in physical shape for the debate team, which she thinks is her ticket to popularity, loosely inspired by the ABC television film The Best Little Girl in the World. Meat man "Stu" (David Pasquesi) moves in with the family.
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| Title = To Be Young, Gifted, and Blank
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Dan Dinello
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|7|5}}
| ProdCode = 108
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| ShortSummary = Mr. Noblet discovers that Jerri is a violin prodigy, and he strives to use her talents for his own purposes in competing against Mr. Jellineck's orchestra, reminiscent of the 1982 ABC Afterschool Special "Between Two Loves".
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| Title = Jerri Is Only Skin Deep
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Danny Leiner & Bob Balaban
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|7|12}}
| ProdCode = 109
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| ShortSummary = Homecoming-Queen hopeful Jerri struggles with the Inner Beauty category.
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| Title = The Trip Back
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|7|19}}
| ProdCode = 110
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| ShortSummary = Jerri turns back to a life of drugs after being seduced by a beautiful female druggie, reminiscent of the 1980 ABC Afterschool Special "Stoned".
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=Season 2 (2000)=
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| Title = The Virgin Jerri
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Juan J. Campanella
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|1|17}}
| ProdCode = 203
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| ShortSummary = Jerri becomes a virgin again, but struggles with keeping her funbox closed.
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| Title = Behind Blank Eyes
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Juan J. Campanella
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|1|24}}
| ProdCode = 202
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| ShortSummary = Jerri finds herself attracted to a blind classmate. While she tries to navigate the sightless world (reminiscent of the 1976 ABC Afterschool Special "Blind Sunday"), he fights for the right to play on the football team.
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| Title = Yes, You Can't
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Dan Dinello
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|1|31}}
| ProdCode = 201
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| ShortSummary = Jerri agonizes over what she wants to do with her life while Mr. Jellineck quits teaching to become a starving artist.
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| Title = The Goodbye Guy
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|2|7}}
| ProdCode = 204
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| ShortSummary = Jerri’s daddy is eaten by high school mascots, leaving her out of the big Father–Student Sack Race.
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| Title = The Blank Page
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris & David Wain
| DirectedBy = Juan J. Campanella
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|2|21}}
| ProdCode = 206
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| ShortSummary = Flatpoint High discovers Jerri’s illiteracy, which she must overcome in order to make the cheerleading squad, reminiscent of the 1984 ABC Afterschool Special "The Hero Who Couldn't Read".
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| Title = Hit and Run
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|2|28}}
| ProdCode = 205
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| ShortSummary = Jerri runs over Mr. Jellineck and has difficulty keeping the secret, reminiscent of the 1979 ABC Afterschool Special "The Terrible Secret". Mr. Noblet discovers that the revelation of another secret is the key to Jellineck’s recovery.
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| Title = To Love, Honor, and Pretend
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|3|7}}
| ProdCode = 207
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| ShortSummary = Jerri is assigned a partner in class to learn what married life is really like, reminiscent of the 1979 ABC Afterschool Special "Make Believe Marriage". Mr. Noblet grows jealous of the special fake bond between Mr. Jellineck and Coach Wolf as Jerri’s control issues threaten her own fake union in a marriage experiment gone awry.
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| Title = Blank Stare: Part 1
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|6|19}}
| ProdCode = 208
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| ShortSummary = Jerri is recruited by a cult of happy people who sing the same song (a lot), reminiscent of the films Ticket to Heaven (1981) and Split Image (1982). Flatpoint High begins a radical change in politics, becoming a totalitarian regime, keeping its students/citizens to a code of strict anonymity and perfect obedience.
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| Title = Blank Stare: Part 2
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|6|26}}
| ProdCode = 209
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| ShortSummary = After Jerri becomes perfectly assimilated into the cult’s mindset, its leader finds that sometimes cults have to be selective with their recruits. Jerri is thrown out of the cult and has to be deprogrammed.
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| Title = A Price Too High for Riches
| WrittenBy = Nicholas Stoller, Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|7|3}}
| ProdCode = 210
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| ShortSummary = Flairs, a shoe with a ridiculously long lace, take the fashion world by storm and become the key to Jerri’s social success.
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=Season 3 (2000)=
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| Title = Jerri’s Burning Issue
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|7|10}}
| ProdCode = 301
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| ShortSummary = With the school "Purity Dance" days away, Jerri struggles with the decision to tell her popular new boyfriend that she has contracted an epic case of syphilis.
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| Title = Is Freedom Free?
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Juan J. Campanella
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|7|17}}
| ProdCode = 302
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| ShortSummary = Jerri’s "au naturel" self-portrait ignites a storm of censorship from the school.
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| Title = Trail of Tears
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Juan J. Campanella
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|7|24}}
| ProdCode = 303
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| ShortSummary = Jerri must again face her own racist views when she discovers that she is a full-blooded Native American Indian and is sent to a cultural-immersion camp for adopted redskins.
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| Title = Is My Daddy Crazy?
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|7|31}}
| ProdCode = 304
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| ShortSummary = Jerri wonders if she can cure her stepmother's lover's insanity in time for him to speak at Flatpoint High's Occupation Week, reminiscent of the 1989 ABC Afterschool Special "My Dad Can't Be Crazy...Can He?".
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| Title = Blank Relay
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Juan J. Campanella
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|8|14}}
| ProdCode = 305
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| ShortSummary = Desperate to stay on the track team, Jerri abuses steroids and pushes them to her teammates.
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| Title = Invisible Love
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|8|21}}
| ProdCode = 306
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| ShortSummary = Jerri's secret relationship with the school stud makes her question her own self-respect.
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| Title = Ask Jerri
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Juan J. Campanella
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|9|11}}
| ProdCode = 307
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| ShortSummary = Jerri takes over the school newspaper’s advice column from Jellineck, reminiscent of the 1976 ABC Afterschool Special "Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate". Disaster follows, especially in the relationship between Jellineck and Noblet.
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| Title = There Once Was a Blank from Nantucket
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|9|18}}
| ProdCode = 308
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| ShortSummary = Jerri must deal with sexual harassment and prevent her new jazz-orchestra beau from finding out, reminiscent of the 1994 ABC Afterschool Special "Boys Will Be Boys: The Ali Cooper Story".
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| Title = Bully
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Peter Lauer
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|9|25}}
| ProdCode = 309
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| ShortSummary = Bullies threaten both Jerri and Jellineck, reminiscent of the 1972 ABC Afterschool Special "Psst! Hammerman's After You!".
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| Title = The Last Temptation of Blank
| WrittenBy = Paul Dinello & Amy Sedaris
| DirectedBy = Juan J. Campanella
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|10|2}}
| ProdCode = 310
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| ShortSummary = As Flatpoint High is set to turn into a strip mall, Jerri becomes friends with a popular girl (guest star Winona Ryder) and must decide if she wants to leave her old friends behind forever to finally find lasting popularity.
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=Film=
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|RTitle=Strangers with Candy
|WrittenBy= Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Amy Sedaris
|DirectedBy=Paul Dinello
|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2006|6|28}}
|ShortSummary=The film takes place before the series. Jerri Blank discovers her mother has died, her father, Guy, has remarried to the hateful Sara Blank, and she has an arrogant half-brother Derrick. To make matters worse, her father is in a "stress-induced coma". Taking the suggestion of the family doctor literally, Jerri decides to pick her life back up where she left it, beginning her high school all over again as a freshman at Flatpoint High.
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References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0194624/episodes#season-1 List of Strangers with Candy episodes] at the Internet Movie Database
- [http://www.jerriblank.com/swcepgd.html Episode Guide] at [http://www.jerriblank.com jerriblank.com]
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