"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 | Student | Teacher | Drugs | 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:

The character of Jerri is based on drug-addict Florrie Fisher, who talked to kids in schools about the dangers of drugs during the 1970s. Many of the show's story lines mirror Fisher's account precisely, including Jerri's joining a cult, lesbian compulsion and in the series finale, her relapse and return to the streets. In real life, Fisher mysteriously disappeared after her high school lecture stint, having presumably relapsed to a life of addiction, prostitution and thievery.

Quotes:

Mr. Chuck Noblet: It's unthinkable, the atrocities that the Native Aamericans committed against the buffalo. No one is certain what exactly the Native Americans did to the poor creatures, but whatever it was, it caused the buffalo to become so depressed, that when the white men came, the buffalo committed suicide by jumping in front of the white men's muskets.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Colbert Report: (2006-07-10)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Strangers With Candy Theme

Why do they take good stuff off the air?

Stranger's With Candy has such a funny premise, and a highly un-believable one that you just have see it to believe it. I loved this series, bravo for Comedy Central to show it. In some respects it was like a very warped after school special but mixed in were themes of older adults trying to attend 'school', to compete against youngsters, and re-live a hey-day they never had in the first place.

Jeri is a character that is trying to get her life back ontrack, and at her age, she went right back to the beginning, the high school she dropped out of. Oh -- gosh-- how funny it would be to see ANY of the high school drop outs decide to go back after 15, 20, 25 years of leaving and to RE-LIVE that horror all over again!!!

This series was funny, bittersweet, and yes, more like a warped after school special but the question "Strangers With Candy" asked that we all should be asking is:

"Do I set my work aspirations higher or do I chose to work at the plastic flower plant plant like everyone else?"